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I have made no secret about how I feel around lockdown. I’ve tried to remain positive and find the good in it. Creating scrapbook designs to capture lockdown seemed like the best way to document this highly unusual time.
Scrapbooking
For years I have enjoyed creating scrapbooks. I usually make them as gifts for people. They are such a great way to store memories and show someone how much they mean to you. It involves a lot of work but it makes it even more special as a gift.
Not often though do I decide to create one just for us. Creating something together as a family that we can share.
We all love to take photographs in my family and some of my most cherish memories as a child are spending hours going through my parents photo’s from as far back as their own childhood. I want to be able to be able to create those memories with my own children.
Rather than having piles of photographs that no one ever looks at, I’d rather fill my home with personal scrapbooks that we’ve worked on together.
Lockdown memories
It has of course been a really difficult time for everyone. But once lock down was announced, I knew I wanted to find a way to document the time.
I created some lockdown journal prompts which seemed like a great way to combine some of my interests, blogging and journaling.
Alongside this, I knew I wanted to create something more visual. A diary of lock down and all the activities we did during that time.
With restrictions in place, we were of course isolated from our loved ones but also limited to the places we could visit. We soon exhausted our local park, but this meant we discovered some really beautiful places on our doorstep.
It wasn’t long before we found our rhythm and came up with some great ‘stay at home’ activities to document as well. A scrapbook is the ideal way to pull all of these wonderful memories together for us all to enjoy.
How to create perfect Scrapbook designs
When it came to planning our scrapbook, I was unsure how to start. In steps Design Bundles and their scrapbook designs.
I could spend hours looking at all the wonderful designs available in so many different formats. But that will not get our scrapbook finished will it.
With so many designs available to choose from, it didn’t take long to realise what direction I wanted to go in. I wanted it bright and cheery and colourful. Think rainbows and outdoor feel. We all remember how significant the rainbow was during lockdown and I wanted to capture that.
The beauty of Design bundles is the wide range of formats that the designs are available in. As I had already got physical photo’s printed and a scrapbook purchased, I needed to use the digital papers in a sightly different way.
Design Bundles
As I have already mentioned, I wanted to go for a really colourful theme. I want to capture the positives of Lockdown rather than focus on the obvious negatives.
It didn’t take me very long to find just what I wanted. They were easy to download the designs I’d chosen as a jpg file. This meant I could then print them off and a good quality, thick paper.
I was blown away by how well they printed. I’d been worried that so I would lose some of the colour or that they would not work at all. The background patterns for my scrapbook were now ready to use and I could not be more excited!
See how we got on with our lockdown scrapbook designs.
Beautiful scrapbook designs
My scrapbook of choice This rainbow was the perfect choice
I absolutely loved the rainbow design as a first page of our scrapbook. This image could be downloaded in various formats and was actually a free design. This image could also be put on a t-shirt which is such a great idea.
As this is a family project we kept the designs quite simple. I let the children choose the papers they wanted to match the photographs they were in.
This was such a lovely activity to do as a family and has in fact become a bit of an obsession. The girls are not aware yet but I have made them a scrapbook hamper each for Christmas. I’ll be including a gift voucher for Design Bundles so they can have as much fun as I did picking from all the available designs.
Swapping favourites Dotty for spots! Even big Bro got involved A clear favourite! Little Miss perfectionist Happy faces Team work Working together Final touches
Have you considered capturing the highlights of lock down in any format? Would a scrapbook be a fun way for your family to look back over 2020. A year that has without a doubt been the craziest of years!
Lovely and inspiring
Thank you so much Pam x x
Oooh! I love scrapbooking! You can’t go wrong with putting together some scraps and turning it into an art. It is great that you made some lockdown journal prompts. You can still make the most this way! I used to buy a ton of scrapbooking supplies but never really did much with it. Love your pages!
Nancy ✨ exquisitely.me
I totally get that! I’ve done the same many a time x
Your scrapbook is so beautiful. I love the idea od scrapbooking in lokdown. It is such a fun thing to do. Scrapbooking is something I’ve tried in the past but never actually completing. I really need to do it till the end of the year.
Antonia || Sweet Passions
It can be easy to get distracted by life and not finish projects off, I’m terrible for it x
This is such a good idea to make a scrapbook of the time during the lockdown and turn something that has been really hard into something beautiful! I’ve always liked the idea of scrapbooking but I’m not very creative
I’m not really either which is why I let the kids decide, I’m just a bit of a control freak so not always easy to give it up completely x
Such a beautiful idea. I’ve always wanted to scrapbook but I never took the time to get creative and do it. This is great inspiration and I like the journal prompts. Thank you!
Thank you so much Theresa x
I haven’t journaled or scrapbooked in a very long time but I loved seeing this post and feel very inspired to start again now.
Aww I’m so pleased you feel inspired x x
Oh this is a great idea! I’ve always wanted to do a scrapbook and now I’ll go through with it.
Enjoy x x
I loved seeing photo’s of your scrapbook designs, they’re so fun and cute! I remember scrapbooking when I was a kid, I loved doing it so much! What a lovely idea of making a scrapbook during lockdown, that’s a great thing to look back on in years to come x
Lucy | http://www.lucymary.co.uk
I don’t think we will ever forget 2020 will we, but I wanted something positive to come from it x
These are good ideas. I used to love making scrapbooks with my mother when I was young. I haven’t been making scrapbooks for a long time. I need to start making scrapbooks again. Thank you for sharing your ideas with me.
Thank you fadima x
I used to be really into scrapbooking. I’ve kind of let it go but these designs bundles are so pretty I might have to get back into it. It’s really cool that you can just download them.
There are so many amazing ways to use them x
I used to encourage my son to make scrapbooks when he was a child. It’s great that there are sites out there to help you now
It does make life much easier x
Oh Claire, this is just lovely, what a wonderful way to capture the good memories of lockdown. And it’s such a good idea to prompt the printing out of photos too. I have so many on my phone that never see the light of day. Scrapbooking with a theme is actually a really good incentive to print them out! x
Thank you Lisa. It was so much fun and already been looked through multiple times x
My daughter would like to start scrapbooking so this is a great post for her to check out… and me, as I have absolutely no idea where to start! Sim x
It always feels a bit overwhelming but it’s much simpler than it looks, especially if you just the let the children make the decisions x
Very beautiful Scrapbook. Awesome idea to keep the memories. The rainbow heart pattern is just too good. I loved it!!
Thank you x
I love the idea of a scrapbook hamper as a gift! I am always looking for fun new gifts for my nieces and nephews, and you may have just inspired me for this year! Thank you for the ideas – I’ll check out the website to see what they have that speaks to me.
Enjoy! I can’t wait for the girls to see all the wonderful bits I’ve got for them and the best bit is that none of it was overly expensive x
Really love to see their cute expressions on their faces.. pretty useful and you’ll always have this scrapbook🧡
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Thank you 💕
This is a really great idea, and something I totally want to try. I’m already a journaling fan but never thought to create scrapbooks, especially with so much time at home. Great post!
Anika | chaptersofmay.com
It’s certainly kept us busy and entertained over the months x
Aww I love that! I’m sure your family will cherish those scrapbooks forever. I love making scrapbooks after trips or big events, and find myself gravitating to them more than journaling. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you so much, it’s just so lovely to have something to treasure x
This is such a lovely idea. We have so many photos from our time during lockdown and I would love to pop them in a scrapbook.
I highly recommend, there has to be some positives from this year x
This is a fab idea. It’s great getting the kids involved creating something for all the memories 😁.
Thanks Eddie, they’ve really enjoyed every minute of it x
I do love the idea of scrapbooking and documenting life in lockdown is one way to look at back at those memories.
It’s been an odd time but I wanted to remember the good x
I love scrapbooking. I used to do it so much when I was younger. It’s a hobby that has sadly been neglected in the past few years. This looks like such a great resource, I’ll have to take a look at it as I’ve been getting back into it during lockdown.
Enjoy Menna x
This is such a brilliant idea! I love that you have found a positive way to document these unprecedented times during lockdown as it will certainly be a good source of inspiration in years to come, I suspect! Love the idea of the Christmas surprise for your children 🙂
I can’t wait to give it to them now x
I love scrapbooks! I used to make them as a teen and still enjoy putting them together, They hold such great memories.
They really do x
These are some excellent tips and advice, its not something ive ever really done but i can see the benefits, great post.
Thanks Liam x
What a great way to look back on such a strange time in our lives! Love the idea of putting together a scrapbook.
Thank you, I just really wanted a visual reminder that 2020 wasn’t all bad x
This is such a lovely thing to do, lockdown memories are going to be something you’ll want to look back on. I do memory books in a similar way to keep everything together x
It’s a lovely way to document it x
What a delightful thing to have done!! I definitely need to get into the habit of printing off more photos to store the memories. This looks like such a fun activity for everyone and a great way to remember this time with some positivity.
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Thank you Lindsey. We have to find the positives somewhere don’t we x
I LOVE scrapbooking! But I haven’t done it in YEARS!
Would love to get back into it!
I’d definitely check out design bundles for some inspiration x
I’m a huge fan of scrapbooking so this looks lovely. It is such a lovely way to save memories and is so creative and therapeutic!
It’s certainly very therapeutic, I can lose hours once I start x
Oh what a lovely idea and the bright rainbows throughout really make it pop! It’s such a nice thing to do 🙂
Thank you x
I can imagine scrapbooking to be a great hobby to have done during lockdown. I wish I had the patience to do something like this – I bet it’s really relaxing! Love the look of your pages! <3
Thanks Jenny! It’s hard work but so nice to watch it develop x
I love that you followed the positives of lockdown. Although it was due to something bad there were some positives that came from the whole situation. The rainbow design does seem to be very appropriate.
After the storm and all that, think it’s fine to get the rainbows out again though x
Aw I love this!! Such a great idea to turn a negative situation into a positive book of memories. This is so fab xxx
Thank you Melanie x
Love scrapbooking and you definitely would recommend it. I had one as a wedding present. Great idea on lockdown.
I bet as a wedding present it was lovely x
A lot of my friends have started some sort of lockdown diary and they have added some beautiful stories in their book. I have taken lots of photos but not documented any of it and this is scrapbook is a great idea
I just thought it was the perfect way to document what has at the heart of it been the longest our family have spent together uninterrupted really x
This is such a great way to capture some of the positive that have come from lockdown su as spending more time together as a family.
Thanks for sharing
This is lovely! Your scrapbook looks really nice.
Your scrapbook has such a pretty design – I love scrapbooks, they’re a great way of capturing memories and some of the positive aspect of lockdown!
What a great idea! Lockdown certainly has been a challenge for everyone, but I love the idea of capturing all fo the good moments in a scrapbook. That way we can look back on this crazy time in our lives and know that there was some good in it.
I love scrapbooking 🙂 it’s so relaxing and I love going through mine and looking back on my memories 💖
I’ve never thought of making a lockdown scrapbook! It’s something I should definitely look at doing though. And I’m a big fan of Design Bundles too. They have so many great products to choose from 🙂
Louise x
What a great way to capture memories. And, a great gift idea.
I have been keeping a diary of what has been going on as its so easy to forget just how tough some weeks have been, plus all the good stuff that has been going on. It has been good to look back on things
Gorgeous designs! I love design bundles! They have such an excellent selection. I wish I had a printer so I could print all sorts of things and decorate my office.
Wow! This is so beautiful and it’s a great idea to keep the mind busy as well as active during the lock down phase. I never tried making scrapbooks but now am inspired to create one!😍
What a great way to make the most of a far from ideal situation! I love that you’ve put together Christmas scrapbooking hampers too 🙂
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Thanks for sharing, this looks a great way of capturing the memories 🙂
Nic | Nic’s Adventures & Bakes
Thank you. Looks like I will be needing another scrapbook now x
I tried scrapbooking when I was younger but I realized I’m really not good with it so I gave up on that! But your scrapbook designs are sooo nice to look at! Must’ve been fun to do too.
Liz
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