Creative Fall Scrapbooking Ideas
Updated June 08, 2015.
Fall is most often associated with going back to school and getting ready for Halloween, but these aren't the only possible topics for fall scrapbooking. As you're documenting memories of baby's first year, try to think of all the special things your family does that are representative of the season (See: The Fall Baby: Fun Family Activities for the Entire Family). For example, fall photo opportunities and scrapbook page ideas might include:
Fall colors are rich and vibrant, which provides an opportunity to break away from the pastels you see on scrapbook pages with everyday baby memories. Amber, auburn, golden brown, rust, marigold, pumpkin, ruby, and scarlet are all good color choices for designing a fall scrapbooking layout.
For easy fall embellishments, consider the following fun scrapbook ideas:
If you're a digital scrapbooker, Shabby Princess offers a free Shabby Fall kit that has beautiful papers and embellishments for your baby scrapbook layout. Two Peas in a Bucket also has a nice selection of free fall digital scrapbooking kits, including Eloquent Autumn, The Long & Winding Road, and Thankful.
Even though pictures are the first thing people tend to notice on a scrapbook layout, remember that you still need to include some journaling to provide the details your baby is too young to remember. At the bare minimum, your fall scrapbook page needs to tell who is in the pictures, where they were taken, and when the event occurred.
Titles aren't essential on every baby scrapbook layout, so you can leave them out if you need room to include more photos. However, using a title can be a good way to support your journaling and to help reinforce the overall theme of your page. Here are some fall sayings for scrapbooking that would make great page titles:
Fall is most often associated with going back to school and getting ready for Halloween, but these aren't the only possible topics for fall scrapbooking. As you're documenting memories of baby's first year, try to think of all the special things your family does that are representative of the season (See: The Fall Baby: Fun Family Activities for the Entire Family). For example, fall photo opportunities and scrapbook page ideas might include:
- Swapping swimsuits for sweaters as the temperature drops
- Looking at the leaves falling on the trees
- Picking apples
- Visiting a pumpkin patch
- Going to see animals at a petting zoo
- Going on a hayride
- Visiting an outdoor carnival for the first time
- Watching the sunset while wrapped up in a cozy blanket
- Going for a ride around town in baby's little red wagon
- Enjoying special time alone with Mom while older siblings are back at school
- Sitting on the couch watching football with Dad
Design Ideas for Fall Scrapbook Pages
Fall colors are rich and vibrant, which provides an opportunity to break away from the pastels you see on scrapbook pages with everyday baby memories. Amber, auburn, golden brown, rust, marigold, pumpkin, ruby, and scarlet are all good color choices for designing a fall scrapbooking layout.
For easy fall embellishments, consider the following fun scrapbook ideas:
- Cut an apple in half, apply red or green paint, and then stamp several images to make a pretty page border.
- Make a leaf rubbing using a crayon and white paper, then add the accent to your scrapbook page.
- Make the cute stack of paper pieced pumpkins featured on About Scrapbooking.
- Create custom patterned paper by scanning one of baby's cute fall sweaters and printing the image on acid free cardstock. (If you don't have a scanner, try taking a close-up photo of the garment using the macro setting on your digital camera.)
If you're a digital scrapbooker, Shabby Princess offers a free Shabby Fall kit that has beautiful papers and embellishments for your baby scrapbook layout. Two Peas in a Bucket also has a nice selection of free fall digital scrapbooking kits, including Eloquent Autumn, The Long & Winding Road, and Thankful.
Journaling for Fall Scrapbooking Layouts
Even though pictures are the first thing people tend to notice on a scrapbook layout, remember that you still need to include some journaling to provide the details your baby is too young to remember. At the bare minimum, your fall scrapbook page needs to tell who is in the pictures, where they were taken, and when the event occurred.
Titles aren't essential on every baby scrapbook layout, so you can leave them out if you need room to include more photos. However, using a title can be a good way to support your journaling and to help reinforce the overall theme of your page. Here are some fall sayings for scrapbooking that would make great page titles:
- "A" is for Autumn
- "F" is for Fall
- As the Leaves Turn
- Autumn Days Are Here Again
- Autumn is in the Air
- Fabulous Fall
- The Cutest Pumpkin in the Patch
- Seasons of Change
- The Beauty of Fall
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