Craft Stew

What do you do with all those photos that are too nice to throw out, but don’t fit onto your scrapbook layout? Many people just throw them into a cardboard box to be lost forever. Others, shoved into an album, unsorted and unlabeled.

Here’s a quick way to make an organized and attractive album out of those photos. I call it a “scrapped album.”

Scrapped albums are albums that are half photo album and half scrapbook. The photos are placed in standard 3 pocket photo albums but labels, decorative elements, journaling and title pages can be added.

Here’s how:

First, gather your materials. You will need all of your leftover photos, a standard album with 3 pockets on each side, acid free cardstock, glue and a scissors. If you want to use other embellishments, like stickers, get them together now also.

Second, sort your photos by event or by person and place into the album. Decide where you may want to place some journaling, and leave that pocket free. 

Third, go back a personalize your album. Choose one of the ideas below to use on each two page layout. Unless you really have the time, it is not necessary to do more than that.

Cut square of cardstock the same size as your photos and use it for journaling or a title.

Cut small tabs and glue them onto the edge of photos for labeling.

Cut some pictures down and place frames around them.

I’m sure you can think of lots of other great ideas to do with your scrapped album. Just don’t go overboard, however.

Remember: This album is supposed to be in place of a scrapbook, not another scrapbook.

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