First post of the Nap Time Scrapper!

Hi Everybody! I'm here to give you some examples of some easy to put together scrapbook layouts in case you ever need a little creative inspiration!


The first page I want to show you is called "To Each His Own". My little guys each have their own way to enjoy the snow, one inside, one outside!

99.9% of my Layouts are 12x12 

Winter pages are always a fun topic to scrap, and are somewhat of a rarity this year, we have had the oddest winter! One thing I want to mention, please remember when you are scrapping that you don't always have to use perfect photos! I don't always drag out my DSLR camera to take pictures to scrap, I often don't even get out my point and shoot camera! These photos were taken with my cell phone! I always have my phone on me and it is OFTEN used in my day to day life scrapbook layouts!

I love chipboard alpha's, though experience has taught me that they often get too dry and fall off the page after they have been there for a few years... Maybe a little back-up adhesive is a good idea!

I often mat my photos on my LO's (layouts), but not too often do I mat them with plain white cardstock. I opted for white on this page as 2 of the photos came printed with a white border and I liked it, so I went with it!

You probably noticed that I don't have fancy typed journaling on this LO. As 99% of the time, I hand write my journaling! It lends to a more personal feel for me. The reason I scrapbook is so my children will know as much about their childhood as possible. I know me, and therefor I know that if I have to take the time to type and print it simply won't get done... so I grab an archival safe scrapbooking pen (I like Stampin' Up!) and start writing! You may catch a slip up in my writing sometimes as I am often lost in thought as I write and an occasional ooops happens!

Notice these beautiful snowflakes? Just seeing them as I type this reminds me why I like punches so much! I am slowly but surely building my collection of punches as they are just SO EASY and unique to use on my LO's. I helped them POP off the page by using my FAVORITE embellishment adhesive, Pop Dots!





I hope you all enjoyed my first blog post, and I hope to see you again soon here on the Nap Time Scrapper! And remember, even if you don't know what you are doing, you are probably not going to be scrapbooking layouts that the world will be seeing! You are most likely scrapbooking in order to preserve memories, just do it! Simple and easy is a great way to start!