| When preparing for your vacation, you always | | | | the dates and the places you visit as well as |
| remember to pack your camera, but do you ever | | | | your feelings and thoughts. Now when you |
| think about how you will scrapbook your | | | | return home, journaling in your scrapbook |
| vacation photos before you leave on your | | | | will be quick, easy and more detailed. You |
| trip? Planning your vacation scrapbooking | | | | can even tear a few pages from the journal |
| pages before you begin your trip makes it | | | | and include them right in your layouts. |
| easier and quicker to design a beautiful | | | | Planning Photographs of Your Trip Think ahead |
| vacation album when you get home. Here are a | | | | and plan a few of your vacation photos. |
| few quick tips to consider when planning your | | | | You'll want a picture that can serve as the |
| vacation scrapbook. Your Vacation | | | | title page of your album. If you're going a |
| Scrapbooking Album Most of us plan our | | | | cruise, a picture of the ship would work well |
| vacations well in advance. It's never too | | | | for this. If it's Disney World, take a photo |
| early to start shopping for a vacation | | | | of the Disney World sign. Remember that as |
| scrapbooking album. You want one that will | | | | you take photos of the places you visit you |
| reflect the theme or location of your trip. | | | | will want to be sure to include yourself in |
| Consider a location-specific album like | | | | the shots too. Before you go on the trip, |
| Disney or Hawaiian scrapbooks. You may | | | | make a list of what photos you don't want to |
| prefer a beach-themed album or a general | | | | forget to take. Tuck the list in your camera |
| vacation album. Planning ahead gives you | | | | bag so it's always handy. Mementos of Your |
| plenty of time to watch your local | | | | Vacation You'll want to bring home mementos |
| scrapbooking or craft store for sales. You | | | | of your trip for your vacation scrapbook. |
| can even get a plain chipboard covered | | | | Pack small plastic bags to hold them so they |
| scrapbook and design your own album cover. | | | | won't be damaged on the trip home. Save |
| Embellishments for Your Vacation Scrapbook | | | | tickets to parks and shows, menus or napkins, |
| While you are shopping for your album, look | | | | maps and brochures. You will definitely want |
| to see what coordinating products are | | | | to add these to your page layouts. A little |
| available to match it. Planning in advance | | | | planning will make your vacation scrapbook |
| allows you to take advantage of sales on | | | | album come together easily. Try to get your |
| embellishments as well. Choose page elements | | | | pictures developed as soon as possible, and |
| and paper that will work well with the | | | | start working on your pages while the |
| location and themes of your vacation photos. | | | | memories are still fresh in your mind. |
| Keep all your embellishments with the album | | | | Following these tips, you'll have everything |
| you have chosen together in one place. | | | | you need when you arrive home to design a |
| They'll be ready when you return from your | | | | beautiful keepsake of your trip. |
| trip. Journaling Your Trip Remembering the | | | | |
| details of your vacation is part of the | | | | Christine Perry invites you to her website, |
| journaling process on your scrapbooking page | | | | for more scrapbooking ideas and information |
| layouts. Make it easier by keeping notes or | | | | on scrapbooking home office design. |
| writing in a journal during your trip. Note | | | | |