The Cruise Scrapbook Layout -
Memories of a Lifetime Captured

Maybe you recently had the opportunity to go on the only cruise you will likely ever be able to afford and you want to cherish it for a lifetime. Or, perhaps you go on yearly cruises and want to document your travels to a wide variety of destinations. While you are off traveling the seas, you of course snap hundreds of pictures, but what can you do with all of them once you get back to your everyday life?

You can create cruise scrapbook layouts, that's what!

Here Are Some Cruise Scrapbook Layout Ideas

Think outside the box! You can use photos from your trip in a variety of different ways:

* Individual pages hung on the wall in scrapbook frames.

* Small pocketbook-sized scrapbooks documenting main highlights of a vacation.

* 12 x 12 scrapbooks that document overviews of each day's activities.

* A very thick scrapbook or series of albums that document every small detail and exciting moment of the entire trip.

If you are creating cruise scrapbook layout pages for a honeymoon or other special vacation that you want to remember forever, you will want to make sure you document every small detail of the trip with your camera so you can create very detailed cruise scrapbook layout pages when you get home.

If you go on routine cruises for vacation, then a smaller album or one that gives one set of cruise scrapbook layout pages per day as an overview of the trip as a whole may be more suitable. You can also just highlight the on-land side excursions enjoyed during the cruise.

A series of cruise scrapbooks is a great idea if you go on routine cruises to different destinations. This will essentially create a well-documented travel log of all your adventures.

So, when should you create cruise scrapbook layout pages and hang them in a scrapbook frame? Use this idea for those special pictures that capture emotional moments you never want to forget. For instance, I once framed a cruise scrapbook layout that featured an up close picture of my husband and I on the deck at sunset of one very special cruise. I also included background pictures of the darkening ocean and lights far off in the distance.

Design Ideas for Cruise Scrapbooks

There are endless options when it comes to coming up with design ideas for a cruise scrapbook layout. Start by spending some time looking through all of your pictures from the cruise and arranging them in some manner. If you want to create a scrapbook that overviews the trip you may want to separate the photos according to the day they were taken. If you want to capture just the special moments you may want to categorize them according to how sentimental you feel toward them or how special they are to you.

Next, spend some time browsing through scrapbooking supplies dedicated to the cruise theme online. You may find background paper or special paper piecings that jump out as perfect partners to specific pictures.

Finally, start thinking of any color combinations, objects, and themes which are special to this cruise for one reason to another. These are all ideas that can inspire a special cruise scrapbooking layout. You will of course want to find some themes related to your specific destination and the local culture.

By looking through these things you should get a lot of original ideas as far as design elements and page themes. You can go online and look around for other cruise scrapbooking layout ideas.

Upload a Pic of Your Favorite Cruise Scrapbook Layout

Don't keep your favorite cruise layout stashed away in an album where no one can see it. Show it off! It's simple to share it here. Simply use the form below to upload a picture of your page. Don't forget to provide any special details about how you put your page together, as well as favorite memories of your trip...

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