Photo & Story Treasures: Scrapbook Look #3

Friday, January 16, 2026

Scrapbook Look #3 - January 2026

Welcome back to Scrapbook Look! Our regular inspirational and informational articles are here on the first Friday of every month, with Scrapbook Look on the third Fridays.

Scrapbooking, however you do it, has a host of relaxing and therapeutic benefits, and this is what makes it extra fun:

"Scrapbooking isn't just re-living memories. It's re-loving them." ~Janna W.

This month, I'm sharing a few more favorites.

First up, when my niece got married she didn't want a traditional bridal shower, so my daughter and my other niece came up with the idea for a bridal fiesta, which was the most fun I'd had in a long time. Laughing so hard I cry is always my idea of a good time. I just loved the fun digital papers and stickers I found for these pages. (Credits below.)

Next, the first page of our trip to Mesa Verde National Park, an absolutely amazing place to visit in southwest Colorado where Native Americans built their homes right into the cliffs! I loved the neutral design of this digital art kit, with an actual map of the park as one of the pages that I used as the background paper.

the printed version of my digital scrapbook

And last for today is a page layout (the first of the several pages of this trip) where I used a blueprint. A blueprint is basically a pre-designed page where you fill it in with colors, papers, and embellishments of your choice. (I actually made a tutorial video about what using a template or blueprint is like if you'd like to see.) I thought the pictures that look like they're hanging on a wall here was so cute!

CREDITS

Scrapbook pages made using Artisan software by Forever. (information | subscription | digital art store)
Digital art credit: Around the World Latin America by Forever Digital Art, Deckled Frames No. 2 by Katie Pertiet Designs, National Park Project Mesa Verde (CO) by Designs by Mandy King, Crop Blueprint Bundle 2017 12x12 by pixels2pages, At the Lake Bundle by Forever Digital Art
Digital book printed here (in gorgeous, high-quality pages I fall in love with every time), with the digital version PDF also kept forever there in my private account.

NOTE: I am a Forever affiliate called an Ambassador (a decision I made because I love it so much), so you will find affiliate links in this post. I earn a commission from anything purchased at my website, and being your Ambassador means I'm here to help you with questions, too. If you're new to Forever and open your free account here to give it a try, you'll get a $20 welcome coupon towards anything mentioned in this post.

FAQ

Why digital?

First, there's no "right way" to scrapbook, except for two things: 1- quality so your book will last for many, many years to come, and 2- something you will love and therefore do.
I personally choose digital because it's faster and easier, taking up less space in my house than the papers and scissors and stickers (and table space) I needed when I was a paper scrapbooker. I like that instead of having to crop (cut) a photo to make it fit, I can easily resize, zoom in, etc.
I also love the ability to print multiple copies with just the click of a button, and for safety reasons I like that my scrapbooks exist both digitally and in print. (I have scanned my old paper scrapbooks for the same reason.)

Why digital just to print it?

Aside from what I mentioned above: Accessibility! Yes, I print my digitally-created scrapbooks because print is an easily-accessible form of seeing and also sharing (and gifting!) photos and memories. Print doesn't need a full battery in an expensive gadget. Plus, photo experts still recommend print as an important way to store photos and memories, in addition to digital forms.

Thanks for stopping in. See you at next month's Scrapbook Look! (Or, first click the Scrapbook Look tag at the bottom of this post to see more scrapbook pages.)