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Easy Family Scrapbook Ideas: Print Those Pictures!

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Using pocket pages and precut cards you can simplify your family memory keeping with these easy family scrapbook ideas using Jen Hadfield's Home+Made Kit.

I was away scrapbooking this weekend, trying to catch up on my Project Life album. These weekends usually consist of a little blogging, some extra sleep, a few delicious meals and some easy family scrapbook ideas.

When I started scrapbooking 18 years ago I labored over the pages (and cut many a kid’s head with patterned scissors. Can anyone relate? Now I document our everyday lives with Project Life pages, a memory keeping system composed of pocket pages with slots for everything from 4×6 pictures to instagram photos. There is a wide selection of brands and sizes of page protectors which gives you a variety of options. You can make the pages as simple or as complicated as you want by adding precut papers, embellishments, journaling and memorabilia. 

For this project I combined two different size pocket pages and a variety of elements from the Jen Hadfield Home+Made Collection. One of the many things I love about this collection is that the papers mix and match well together. Even though I was using pictures of my first grandchild I wanted to stick to a more neutral palette and I loved these colors! Pattered papers speak to my heart!

Supplies:

4×6 pictures
12×12 Page Protectors
12×12 Scrapbook Paper
Puffy Stickers
Decorative Tape
Thickers Letters
Paper Cutter

Step 1: First I selected the scrapbook papers and embellishments.

Pebbles and Jen Hadfield Home+Made Collection - Marty's Musings

Step 2: I chose the pictures I wanted to scrapbook and the page protectors to fit those sizes. This layout was about the birth of my first grandson but you could also do a layout covering a week in your family life, a specific topic or even several pics representing years in a row.

Using pocket pages and precut cards you can simplify your family memory keeping with these easy family scrapbook ideas using Jen Hadfield's Home+Made Kit.

Step 3: I then cut a 12×12 sheet of cards into 3×4 sections.

Using pocket pages and precut cards you can simplify your family memory keeping with these easy family scrapbook ideas using Jen Hadfield's Home+Made Kit.

Step 4: I cut a couple of frames out of the cardstock sheet.

Using pocket pages and precut cards you can simplify your family memory keeping with these easy family scrapbook ideas using Jen Hadfield's Home+Made Kit.

Step 5: I then added a puffy sticker to the frame and matted with coordinating paper. I cut out a 4×6 piece of paper, added the hello sticker, frame and a strip of decorative tape.

Using pocket pages and precut cards you can simplify your family memory keeping with these easy family scrapbook ideas using Jen Hadfield's Home+Made Kit.

Step 6: I added Thickers to the outside of a pocket (my grandson’s name) and a narrow strip of cardstock for the open center section. I then glued the 3×4 card to a 4×6 piece of cardstock and inserted everything into the pockets.

Using pocket pages and precut cards you can simplify your family memory keeping with these easy family scrapbook ideas using Jen Hadfield's Home+Made Kit.

Step 7: I matted another frame and wrote out my grandson’s full name and birthdate. I like to have my handwriting in my scrapbooks even if it’s not pretty! 

Using pocket pages and precut cards you can simplify your family memory keeping with these easy family scrapbook ideas using Jen Hadfield's Home+Made Kit.

I added the rest of the cards and pictures and the pages were done!

Using pocket pages and precut cards you can simplify your family memory keeping with these easy family scrapbook ideas using Jen Hadfield's Home+Made Kit.

Using pocket pages and precut cards you can simplify your family memory keeping with these easy family scrapbook ideas using Jen Hadfield's Home+Made Kit.

For a little bonus I threw together a quick little card from leftovers! I save my scrap papers and embellishments and whip up a card whenever I can.

Card Supplies:

8 1/2 x 11 cardstock
Scrapbook Papers
Tag
Flower Embellishment
1 Brad
Glue Stick

These simple cards can be made from left over scrapbook papers and embellishments in 5 minutes or less!

Step 1: Cut the 8 1/2 x 11 piece of card stock in half and glue a 5 1/2 x 4 1/4 piece of patterned cardstock to it as shown.

These simple cards can be made from left over scrapbook papers and embellishments in 5 minutes or less!

Step 2: Glue one 3×4 saying and add one tag attached with a brad. Add a flower embellishment. 

These simple cards can be made from left over scrapbook papers and embellishments in 5 minutes or less!

You’re done! This card would be perfect as a thank you for a wedding or baby gift.

These simple cards can be made from left over scrapbook papers and embellishments in 5 minutes or less!

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Marty Walden believes anyone can create an authentic home filled with simple, thrifty decor. When you join her community, you’ll gain the knowledge and confidence to create a treasured home and still live within your means!

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  1. ERSA FRANKLIN says

    07/26/2016 at 9:15 am

    I always have loved the idea of crafting. I have loads of ideas but never seem to find the time to do them. I have notebooks of ideas from way back when. Maybe some day I can actually get around to doing all the things I want to do. Sort of my bucket list I guess it would be, wouldn’t it? It looks like I better get started. Times a wastin’.

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  2. Elizabeth says

    03/08/2020 at 12:39 am

    Hello! I love that layout, the two horizontal and three vertical. I pocket scrapbook too, but I can’t seem to buy this layout style anywhere. Do you know who makes it? Can you tell me? I need to buy more so badly! Thanks!

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    • Marty Walden says

      03/10/2020 at 7:33 pm

      Hi, Elizabeth. I couldn’t find the exact protector but this one is similar. https://amzn.to/3aNuUVk I think the brand is We R Memory Keepers but I’m not totally sure. Hope this helps!

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