It seems like every year I struggle to come up with new and creative ways to scrapbook our Easter egg decorating and egg hunt memories. That's when I turn to other scrapbookers for inspiration, and I'm not above "scraplifting" a few ideas.
I’m very proud to say that this layout was published in the Spring 2022 issue of Creative Scrapbooker Magazine. I was so excited to see that they even gave it a full price page spread.
The story behind this layout was it was the night before Easter when we decided to dye eggs. It was the year after Jim and I got married and Alyssia was the one who really wanted to decorate eggs. Have I mentioned I love having stepdaughters? Somehow a big sister can convince little brothers to do things that even their mother can’t, and the boys actually wanted to dye eggs too! So we put on old clothes, covered the table with newspapers and had lots of fun while making a mess. I love that even Jim got in on the action. The kids were actually pretty meticulous as they decorated their eggs in their favorite colors. Alyssia even helped Caleb get his egg to look like Spider-Man.
This is not necessarily an annual tradition lately as the kids have grown older, but I love the memories we had of doing it, and no spring scrapbook of mine would be complete without this Easter layout.
Scrapbooking Tips:
I rely heavily on Allison Davis and Debbie Sanders sketches from Scrapbook Generation. They have simplified my scrapbooking process so much and rather than hinder creativity they actually increase it! When I feel more creative, I also feel so much more productive. I am able to complete more layouts in less time when I have a template sitting in front of me as a starting point.
I used a sketch from the amazing sketch book It's Hip to be Square, where every sketch features only square photos primarily 4 x 4" in size. I love working with this size because it’s so easy to create a photo-heavy layout and still leave room for some creative license. In this case of this layout, I used 4 x 4 photos and followed the sketch as far as the pattern paper and photo placement.
Where I really became creative and made this layout my own are the Easter egg embellishments. I found an egg cut file on the Silhouette Design Studio and cut out three of the same shape Easter eggs. I mixed and matched the colors to coordinate with the Echo Park papers I used from their Easter collection. Two of the eggs became a backdrop for my title and my journaling strips.
One of my favorite techniques is mixing and matching fonts and sizes with my letter stickers when creating a title. In this case I used the Easter Egg sticker from the paper collection as the main focal point of my title. I then used my Tiny Type letter stickers in a coordinating teal blue color to spell out "decorating." I get very frustrated when I can’t make a straight line with my letters, so one of my go-to techniques is to overlap letters and place some at angles. I think this creates visual interest in my title, while saving me time and keeping me from going crazy if I can’t place my letters completely straight.
After I adhered the eggs to the page using dimensional adhesive, they still looked a little bland. They needed something to help them pop off the page so I use glitter enamel dots from Doodlebug Designs to complete the look.
I love how this layout turned out and I love that I recorded special memories of decorating Easter eggs while the kids still wanted to do this activity. You never know when the last Easter Egg decorating will be. . . .
Supplies Used:
Cardstock - Bazzill and The Stamps of Life
Pattern Paper & Title Sticker - Echo Park
Enamel Dots & Letter Stickers - Doodlebug Designs
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