Photo & Story Treasures: Scrapbook Look #9

Friday, July 17, 2026

Scrapbook Look #9 - July 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.

I can't believe we're already at #9! I'm doing a year's worth of Scrapbook Looks in celebration of my 16th blogiversary, so that means there are only 3 more coming. Time sure flies.

First up, I've got another hodge-podge of events instead of one thing on this page. I have used a technique I like to make sense of a page like this: numbering. Just add numbers to the photos, then describe them by those numbers in your journaling. The numbers are in brown circles at the edge of each photo.

I wasn't sure what papers and color scheme I'd go with on this one, but as soon as I put the papers from this collection together (credited below), I LOVED it!

And I used a "design map" for this page (also called a blueprint). It's essentially like a template, pre-designed for me and all, but everything on a blueprint is gray. The design is there, but then I can add the papers and embellishments of my choice, depending on the theme of my page. Super easy!

I used MRF Lemonberry Sans (font) for my journaling. I LOVE using Artisan digital scrapbooking software for many reasons, but being able to use any font on my computer is a big one. I'm a font addict.

Next, I'm sharing a fun page! We helped my daughter move to a new apartment in March. Again, I wasn't very decided on the color scheme for this, and after searching through the digital art I own so far, I wondered if there might be something cute that was specific to moving. There was! And I know I'll be able to use all those cute flowers and buttons for non-moving pages in the future, too.

For the journaling font, I wanted something bold for contrast, so I just used Berlin Sans FB. I also wanted a really thick font for the title, so I used Cooper Black and this fun feature for making titles. Because I used this method, I could fill the title with a matching digital paper.

I think the red and yellow is so fun! The frames were part of the digital art collection, too. (credit below)

The last scrapbook pages I'll share today are two-pages layout that I'm loving, pages from a trip to my beloved San Diego. Again, I used a blueprint for the design, then filled it in with digital "papers" and elements of my choosing. I really like this particular blueprint set because it's designed with two facing pages, so the photo you highlight in the middle goes across both pages. *love*

The font I used for "San Diego" and "California" is called Violet.

I've mentioned this before, but I enjoy using blueprints (and templates, for that matter) because the layouts are often set up in ways I personally wouldn't have come up with on my own. It's nice to shake things up now and again.

Honestly, the hardest part was picking which photo to have as the large one in the middle. But that rose with the palm trees behind is just my heart, so there we go.

And if you're wondering, the background "papers" are actually digital papers, not the use-a-picture-as-a-background technique I showed in Scrapbook Look #6. It's from the "Summer Blues Bundle" digital art collection I've credited below.

CREDITS

Scrapbook pages made using Artisan software by Forever. (information | subscription | digital art store)
Digital art credit: Forever Design Maps 3 by FOREVER Digital Art, All Things March Mixology by FOREVER Digital Art, Krafty Flair Alphaset by Alphabet Soup, Moving Day - Kit by Seatrout Scraps, FOREVER Design Maps 56 for 12x12 by FOREVER Digital Art, Summer Blues Bundle by Little Feet Digital Designs, and City Break - San Diego - Signage 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, along with 2 GB of private Cloud Storage (a $50 value).

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.)

And you print it, too?

Yes!! Aside from what I mentioned above: Print has increased accessibility! 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.)