Valentine’s Day Scrapbook Layout

What’s not to love about my baby girl picking some cheery daffodils on a drizzly February day in Atlanta? I’m not sure if your little ones do this, but Elena thinks every flower is meant for picking.  I thought this picture was priceless since it captured the moment when she plucked yet another flower from its stem. It’s precious—so I just had to use it for a Valentine’s Day scrapbook page!

Today I’m sharing how I start a scrapbook page.  I begin by drawing color inspiration from the photograph itself. In this case, yellow was my first choice and then pink since it picked up the word “L-O-V-E” on her jacket.  Sifting through my supplies and arranging embellishments and papers next to each other is a fun part of the process.

Scrapbook Valentine

Then I find a patterned paper that I like that complements the colors I’ve chosen and relates to the story I am telling. In this case, a floral paper with hints of yellow and pink fit the bill. This heart-shaped felt ribbon is from the $1 area at Target. You can’t tell in the pictures here, but Elena’s pants have little hearts on them, so this ribbon picks up on the shape but at a different scale.

Once I have a good amount of material to begin with I will usually take a break and then come back and look at everything I’ve gathered and pick my favorites and place them on the background paper.  The background paper I’ve used here is a thick piece of real wood veneer. It has a beautiful texture and natural veining.

Then I play around with my tools like practicing with my date stamp to get a clear impression on my paper and experimenting with different pens on the paper I want to journal on.

Related: Easy Valentines Box Using Stuff You Already Have

Valentine Scrapbook Supplies

1. Cardstock: Wood Paper from Paper-Source.

2. Heart Shaped Ribbon from $1 area at Target

3. Date Stamp from Office Depot

4. Vellum Paper from Office Depot

5. “Micron Size 02” Archival Pen

6. “We’ll love you forever” card from “Project Life Baby Edition for Her”