Planning a Labor Day Scrapbooking Layout

We’re getting geared up for another big family scrapbooking day, so I’m thinking about ideas for layouts and am putting together more pages to just drop pictures into on our big day. Planning ahead of time like this can be really good, but it does have its drawbacks, too.

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Don’t Get Camera Crazy

When you are planning a Labor Day scrapbooking layout before you take your photos, you can make sure you get the shots you want – Dad at the grill wearing Mom’s apron, Uncle Al juggling the condiment jars like he does every year while everyone looks on in horror, kids chowing down on corn on the cob. However, you may be so focused on filling holes in your layout that you forget what memory books are about – recording your wonderful memories. So, don’t forget to put down the camera part of the time so you can add to everyone else’s memories, too.

Choose Autumn Colors

I usually pick jewel tone colors that remind me of fall or the shades of leaves on Autumn trees as my Labor Day color scheme. However, if I was making a page about career talks that guests made at school, I’d choose uniform colors for my pages.

Add Fun Embellishments

There are a lot of ways to embellish pages about Labor Day:

• Add a name badge shaped piece of cardstock to a layout about a police officer or other service worker in the family. You can journal on it, use it as the background for your title, or cut a photo to fit.
• Attach leaf shaped buttons to the page.
• Laminate real leaves and use them as decorative elements.
• Use picnic or barbeque related stickers on the page.