Scrapbook Look #7 - May 2026

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

Welcome back to Scrapbook Look!  However you like to do it, we can all enjoy the relaxing and therapeutic benefits of scrapbooking, including a quick pre-designed yearbook that doesn't require extra software.

Here's a look at some of the scrapbook pages from my 2025 yearbook.  This time I'm including both the digital layouts before I had the book professionally printed and also photos of the final, printed product, too. 

This page was fun to put together because the digital art (see Credits below) was just so darling.  Being a Gryffindor at heart, that's the background paper I chose for our Harry Potter watch party with themed dinner.  I meant to get a picture of our family at the party but never did!  The themed food is always fun for me to remember, especially with a few new additions this year.

And this is another memory I love being able to re-live and re-love through my photos and story in a scrapbook.  For this one, I wanted a few hints of decor but I wanted to really let the photos themselves take the stage.  

I took the layout idea from Forever Design Map 11, which I added beach-themed papers to.  (credited below)

I really like how the sea-colored paper at the bottom with the rip makes it look like a wave!  I had so much journaling about this trip that it ended up being a good spot for that, too.

Here's what those pages look like in my printed book.  The pages feel like velvet, and I feel like I could touch the water!

CREDITS

• Scrapbook pages made using Artisan software by Forever.  (information | subscription | digital art store)
• Digital art credit: Wizard World Kit by Mags Graphics, Forever Design Map 11 for 12x12 by Forever Digital Art, Ocean Escape Page Pak by Cottage Arts, Beach Story Page Kit by Designs by Mandy King, and Summer Blues Bundle by Little Feet Digital Designs 
• 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.

SOMETHING SPECIAL FOR PAPER SCRAPBOOKERS

This month I have something special for paper scrapbooking friends who worry about only having one copy of their scrapbooks.

There's nothing better than a lovingly-created scrapbook page.

🔥Except fireproofing it!🔥

Right now through June 30, FOREVER has a special Scrapbook Page Digitization Box! You can get 100 scans (50 double-sided pages) for $100, with additional scans available at $1 per side. This service helps safeguard years of creative work—capturing photos, handwritten notes, and layered designs—while making it easy to enjoy, share, and print in the future.

Order your Box before June 30 for the $1 per page price (minimum 100). It will include packing instructions and bar codes so your special pages can be tracked every step of the way. (If you read this after June 30, 2026, you can still digitize your scrapbook pages with a regular FOREVER Digitization Box at regular prices.)

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.)  

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