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A pink cut out scrapbook theme

 So I have been thinking of buying a miniature pastel pink fence for a scrapbook theme. 

Instead what I decided is to use the craft I already have at home. I have coloured paper so I pulled out some pastel pink paper.

I thought let’s cut out my own fence. 


To be honest I only did four fence posts because the fifth one I made too big a gap between each one. No matter! I didn’t need a long fence. 

I then just cut out random shapes. I started with some hearts of different sizes and then some squares of different sizes. Because it’s nearly Christmas I thought maybe I would turn it into Christmas gifts. I cut some triangles and a circle. 

I re-arranged the shapes to the page. Noting, these are not hard shapes but I like the end result and somewhat layered. If I choose more than one colour I could have added more layers effectively. The look would stand out more for sure. But that’s ok because I have the white background, which always helps a layered look. 

So I am showing you this because scrapbooking doesn’t have to be hard. Sometimes it can be as simple as cutting out some coloured card paper, cutting out some shapes and gluing them on the page. Add your photo anywhere. It could be diagonal to add a different layer and look to your page or it could simply be placed on the left to show the cut outs. Or if you prefer just place the photo right in the middle. 

I really have a lot of craft and buying more for one page isn’t really beneficial. I would have spent about $20 on miniature items that the viewer probably couldn’t see properly because it’s a full 360 degree shape rather than looking down a Birds Eye view. And let’s be real, spending $20 just for one page and no more, is a bit much in my opinion. 

I would rather spend $20 on scrapbooking products that give me a few pages worth (at a minimum). 

So here is my simple scrapbooking design, using my favourite colour. Simply by cutting out some shapes on a different coloured paper. Simple yet effective. 


#scrapbooking #pinktheme #scrapbookingforbeginners #meltoye

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