On Monday, I encouraged you to get your Summer To-Do list complete so you'll never be at a loss for summertime fun. Of course, it goes without saying that you should keep the camera handy so you'll have plenty of photos to scrap when summer comes to an end. And today I wanted to share a few ideas for scrapping your warm weather memories.
1. Scrap a typical summer day. How do you spend your summer days? Is your schedule different this time of year? Document it on a scrapbook page! Around here, we spend most of the warm days at our neighborhood pool. I used days-of-the-week tags to highlight the frequency that we visit our pool, and chose bold, bright colors to match the summertime theme.
2. Scrap a favorite summertime treat. One of the best parts of warmer weather is the seasonal foods! From barbeque to fresh produce to homemade ice cream, everyone has a favorite. Scrap yours on a page dedicated to summer foods. My page features campfire treat of s'mores, a treat the whole family loves to make.
3. Scrap an overview of your summer. Chances are, you have hundreds of photos from your summer activities. And scrapping them all can be overwhelming. So why not do a quick "summer in review" page by picking 6-8 of your favorite photos that span your summer? I used eight photos and a few quick lines of journaling to create a snapshot of our summer adventures.
4. Scrap a photo that captures the summertime feeling. Some things just define summer: eating popsicles, backyard bbqs, lemonade stands. Pick one of your photos that screams "SUMMER!" and scrap it with a favorite summertime quote. I used photos of my son cooling off in our sprinklers and added some whimsical circular accents to create a scene that just captures my memories of summer.
5. Use a summertime color palette. Even if you don't have the perfect warm weather photos (yet!), get in the summer scrap mood by scrapping a page with bright, saturated seasonal colors. I used vibrant shades of pink, blue, yellow and green on this page and balanced them with some doses of white, creating a color scheme that definitively summery!
Enjoy your summer scrapbooking!
~ Lisa
Gorgeous pages! Love the ideas here!
Posted by: Diana Fisher | June 29, 2011 at 11:33 AM
Fabulous layouts, as always, Lisa! I especially adore the Smores one!
Posted by: Jean | June 29, 2011 at 11:43 AM
I love every single page! So much inspiration! Maybe for the first time (and maybe it has to do with the fact that I created a "summer list"), I am making an extra effort in documenting our summer.
Posted by: Nathalie | June 29, 2011 at 12:22 PM
Great ideas. I love how you have captured the summer days.
Posted by: Donna Rawbone | June 29, 2011 at 12:59 PM
Thanks sooooooooo much for sharing these great ideas!
Will definately be doing some of these---
especially the Treat one---my son has just discovered the Oreo Blizzard from DQ.
Posted by: {vicki} | June 30, 2011 at 09:16 AM