Idea Jar

Thank you to Cindy in Ky. for sharing the following idea ! 

Are you stuck in a scrapbooking rut, always using the same technique or the same style on your layouts?  Or maybe you are having a hard time coming up with ANY ideas for a layout?  Or maybe you have true Scrapper's Block, and haven't been inspired to scrap in ages?  Below you will find a whole list of ideas to try.  You can either read through them and see if something sparks your interest OR you could print out the list, cut out each idea, and put them all  in an "idea jar".  When you get Scrapper's Block, pull one idea out of the jar, and use that idea to create a layout!

1. JOURNAL IN YOUR OWN HANDWRITING

2. SCRAP A SPORTS EVENT OR GAME

3. USE SOME "BUMPER CROPS" ON A LAYOUT

4. USE A BLACK BACKGROUND (CAN BE BLACK PRINTED PAPER)

5. USE NOTHING BUT CARDSTOCK

6. USE TAG ART ON A LAYOUT

7. SCRAP A HOLIDAY IN "NON-TRADITIONAL" COLORS

8. TURN ON THE T.V., USE THE FIRST WORDS UTTERED ON THE T.V. IN YOUR LAYOUT

9. USE "WOOD" PAPER OR REGULAR PAPER THAT LOOKS LIKE WOOD

10. USE ANY OTHER SPECIALTY PAPER

11. USE METALLIC PAPER SOMWHERE IN YOUR LAYOUT

12. USE ALL SCRAPS EXCEPT FOR THE BACKGROUND PAPER

13. DO A BLACK AND WHITE LAYOUT

14. USE BRIGHT COLORS FOR A LAYOUT

15. USE SUEDE PAPER

16. USE STICKERS IN A CREATIVE WAY

17. USE A PAPER CUTTER

18. USE FABRIC FLOWERS

19. USE GLITTER OR A GLITTER PEN ON A LAYOUT

20. MIX PATTERENED PAPERS

21. USE A PANAROMIC PICTURE ON A LAYOUT

22. DOT THE I'S IN YOUR TITLE WITH AN EMBELLISHMENT

23. SCRAP A CURRENT EVENT (WITHIN THE PAST YR.)

24. USE A HANDWRITTEN TITLE

25. PRINT A PICTURE ON WATERCOLOR PAPER, TEAR AND CHALK EDGES

26. DO A VELLUM OVERLAY OVER A PHOTO

27. CHALK THE EDGES OF A TORN PHOTOMAT

28. DO A SPRING LAYOUT

29. MAKE A POCKET PAGE

30. USE 1 WORD ADJECTIVES TO DESCRIBE THE PERSON IN A PICTURE

31. USE CRUMPLED PAPER ON A LAYOUT

32. MIX TEMPLATE LETTERS FOR A TITLE

33. CUT GRAPHICS FROM PATTERNED PAPER TO USE AS AN EMBELLISHMENT

34. PULL OUT THE STASH OF STICKER LETTERS

35. USE AT LEAST 3 PHOTOS ON A PAGE

36. JOURNAL ON VELLUM OVER A PHOTO

37. USE COLORED PENCILS ON YOUR TITLE

38. USE DAISIES ON A LAYOUT (DIE CUTS)

39. DO PAPER FOLDING ON A LAYOUT

40. COLOR BLOCK A BACKGROUND

41. USE THE STAMP YOU BOUGHT 2 YRS. AGO AND HAVE NEVER USED

42. USE HOLLY LEAVES AND BERRIES AS AN EMBELLISHMENT

43. CONVERT AN 8 ½ X 11 PAGE TO A 12X12 LAYOUT

44. JOURNAL 2 POINTS OF VIEW FOR EACH PICTURE

45. USE STICKERS FOR THE BORDER

46. USE COLORED PENS ON A LAYOUT

47. EMBELLISH YOUR PAGE WITH A PAPER DOLL

48. PUT YOUR TITLE DOWN THE SIDE OF THE PAGE

49. USE FABRIC

50. USE A XYRON

51. USE BEADS ON LAYOUT

52. USE A STICKER BORDER

53. WEAVE A FIBER BEHIND A TITLE

54. USE A PAPER DOLL

55. USE A DIE CUT IN A CREATIVE WAY

56. DO A SAND LAYOUT (EITHER IN COLOR, TEXTURE)

57. USE WHITE AS A BACKGROUND

58. USE A QUOTE ON A LAYOUT

59. USE AT LEAST 3 SHADES OF THE SAME COLOR ON A LO

60. USE SOMETHING FROM NATURE

61. USE MAGIC MESH

62. USE STICKERS FOR A TITLE

63. SCRAP ANY CELEBRATION

64. DO A SUMMER LAYOUT

65. DO A HOUSE AND HOME LAYOUT

66. MAKE "LACE" EDGES W/DECO SCISSORS AND PUNCHES

67. USE THE NAME OF A SONG FOR A TITLE

68. USE A DECORATIVE PUNCH

69. USE A POEM ON A LAYOUT

70. DO A CHURCH ACTIVITY LAYOUT

71. USE ONLY CARDSTOCK ON A LAYOUT

72. USE A PAPER CRIMPER

73. USE THE NAME OF A T.V. SHOW FOR A TITLE

74. USE TINY BEADS

75. SCRAP A FAMILY TRADITION

76. USE A "SOUND" BUTTON

77. DRY EMBOSS AN EMBELLISHMENT

78. DO A COLOR BLOCKING LAYOUT

79. JOURNAL USING A LIST

80. USE MULBERRY PAPER

81. SEW A TITLE

82. CROP A PICTURE IN A CIRCLE

83. DO A "LIKE FATHER LIKE SON" OR "LIKE MOTHER LIKE DAUGHTER" L.O.

84. USE EMBOSSED PAPER

85. USE DRIED FLOWERS

86. USE PHOTO CORNERS

87. USE ALL PASTEL COLORED PAPER

88. SCRAP AN EVENT THAT INCLUDES SOME SORT OF FOOD(PICNIC,RESTAURANT)

89. DO A HERITAGE LAYOUT

90. DO A LAYOUT THAT INCLUDES TOYS IN SOME WAY

91. DO A GARDEN LAYOUT

92. USE MAGIC MESH

93. USE AN EMBELLISHMENT DIE CUT

94. USE PUNCH ART ON A LAYOUT

95. USE VELLUM ON A LAYOUT

96. USE CIRCLES ON A LAYOUT

97. DECORATE 1 SIDE OF PHOTO MAT W/EYELETS

98. USE THE NAME OF A BOOK FOR A TITLE

99. DO A HOLIDAY LAYOUT

100. USE A COMPUTER-GENERATED TITLE

101. DO CALLIGRAPHY

102. USE ONLY PATTERNED PAPER ON A LAYOUT

103. DO A BEFORE AND AFTER LAYOUT (DIET,PREGNANCY)

104. USE ROLLED PAPER

105. MAKE AND USE A SHAKER BOX

106. USE THE LAST THING YOU BOUGHT

107. USE SOMETHING YOU GOT IN A SWAP

108. USE RIBBON

109. USE STRAIGHT SCISSORS

110. USE READY MADE FRAME

111. PUT TITLE LETTERS ON INDIVIDUAL TAGS

112. USE ONLY PAPER FROM THE SCRAP PILE

113. DO A PANORAMIC LAYOUT

114. C.A.S.E. A LAYOUT (OTHER THAN YOUR OWN) COPY AND STEAL EVERYTHING - USE THE SAME COLORS AND TECHNIQUES

115. PEN STITCH ON A LAYOUT

116. USE "STARS" ON A LAYOUT (STAMPED,PUNCHED,STICKERS)

117. USE SCRAPBOOK GLITTER

118. USE PRESSED FLOWERS OR LEAVES ON A L.O.

119. DO PAPER WEAVING ON A LAYOUT

120. USE CHALK ON A LAYOUT

121. DO A "TOTALLY ME" LAYOUT USING YOUR PICTURES OF YOU DOING YOUR "STUFF"

122. SILHOUETTE A PICTURE

123. DO A FALL LAYOUT

124. USE DIAMOND DUST PAPER

125. USE RUBBER STAMPS ON A LAYOUT

126. USE 3 DIFFERENT PATTERNED PAPERS IN THE SAME LAYOUT

127. USE AN ITEM FROM NATURE AS AN EMBELLISHMENT

128. FIND 1 ITEM IN YOUR DH'S TOOLBOX TO USE AS AN EMBELLISHMENT

129. USE THE WORD "LOVE" IN THE TITLE

130. DO A SCHOOL LAYOUT

131. PRINT A PHOTO ON VELLUM

132. USE FIBERS

133. USE A PRAYER ON A LAYOUT

134. USE CHARMS

135. MAKE A QUILT PAGE

136. DANGLE SOMETHING FROM A LETTER IN THE TITLE USING(WIRE,RAFFIA,STRING, OR SOMETHING)

137. USE DRAGONFLIES ON A LAYOUT

138. USE A PHOTO MAT

139. DO A PEEK-A-BOO PAGE

140. DO A WINTER LAYOUT

141. SCRAP AN ACCOMPLISHMENT - YOURS OR FAMILY

142. MAKE AND USE A JOURNALING "SQUARE"

143. USE A BIBLE VERSE ON A LAYOUT

144. DO A PAPER TEARING LAYOUT

145. MAKE A SCENE W/STICKERS

146. USE MAMBI STICKERS ON A LAYOUT

147. USE PHOTOS FROM DIFFERENT TIME PERIODS (TO SHOW CHANGE OR SIMILARITY OVERTIME)

148. USE POP DOTS

149. DO A "NAUTICAL" LAYOUT

150. USE EYELETS

151. DO A "STEP INTO THE PAST" LAYOUT

152. USE YOUR FAVORITE SHIRT AS INSPIRATION

153. TEAR THE EDEGES OF A PICTURE

154. RUBBER STAMP ON A PAGE

155. WET EMBOSS ON A LAYOUT

156. USE DEBBIE MUMM STICKERS OR PUNCHOUTS ON A PAGE

157. USE A LADYBUG THEME

158. SEW OR CROSS-STITCH ON A LAYOUT

159. USE WATER-COLOR PENCILS ON A LAYOUT

160. MAKE A SHAKER BOX

161. MAKE A MONOCHROMATIC LAYOUT

162. USE A PHOTO FOR A TEMPLATE LETTERS

163. DO AN ANIMAL LAYOUT (ZOO,PETS, AND COULD BE PEOPLE)

164. TAKE A LAYOUT YOU'VE DONE THAT YOU LOVE, AND RECREATE IT WITH DIFFERENT COLORS AND A DIFFERENT THEME

165. DO A PAPER PIECING ON A PAGE (WITH A NEEDLE OR TOOL)

166. MAKE AN EMBELLISHMENT W/PUNCHES

167. USE A PRE-MADE TITLE

168. USE A NSBR EMBELLISHMENT

169. USE STENCILS

170. MAKE A SHADOW BOX LAYOUT WITH FOAM CORE

171. DO A VACATION LAYOUT

172. JOURNAL UNDER A "LIFT UP" PHOTO

173. USE "SOMETHING FROM THE KITCHEN" IN A LAYOUT

174. MAKE A "PAGE THAT MOVES" POP-UP/PULL

175. USE RED, WHITE, AND BLUE ON A LAYOUT

176. EMBOSS YOUR OWN BACKGROUND PAPER (WET/DRY)

177. USE RAFFIA ON A LAYOUT

178. DO QUILLING ON A PAGE

179. SHAKER BOX TITLE

180. DRY EMBOSS ON A LAYOUT

181. USE PLAID PAPER FOR THE TITLE OR FOR THE BACKGROUND OF THE TITLE

182. MAKE MOSIAC FRAMES FOR THE PICTURES

183. USE BUTTONS

184. USE "WOOD" PAPERS

185. USE BLACK AND WHITE PICTURS ON A LAYOUT

186. USE BRADS ON A LAYOUT

187. USE LACE

188. DANGLE SOMETHING FROM THE TITLE

189. USE COMPUTER-GENERATED JOURNALING

190. USE BUTTONS ON A LAYOUT

191. DO A WATER LAYOUT (BEACH, POOL, POND, LAKE, BATHTUB, RAINSTORM, OR SQUIRT GUN) ANTHING WATER

192. DO AN "IT'S BROKEN" LAYOUT (TOY, LEG OR CAR)

193. USE DECORATIVE SCISSORS

194. USE NOTHING BUT PRINTED PAPER

195. USE PHOTO CORNERS

196. USE WIRE ON A LAYOUT

197. USE A JOURNALING GENIE OR A COLUZZLE SHAPE TO MAKE A JOURNALING SQUARE

198. JOURNAL ON A PHOTO MAT

199. CUT A TITLE FROM CURSIVE FONT

200. DANGLE TAGS FROM PHOTO MAT

201. TEAR A PAPER PIECING AND USE IT ON A LAYOUT

202. USE A "NEW TO YOU" TOOL

203. USE A TEMPLATE OF ANY KIND

204. DO A SNOW LAYOUT

205. USE PAPERMOON STICKERS ON A LAYOUT

206. USE A 5X7 OR LARGER PICTURE ON A LAYOUT

207. PICK KEY WORDS IN YOUR JOURNALING TO HIGHLIGHT WITH BORDERS TO LARGER FONT

208. MAKE A LAYOUT W/OUT PICTURES (MUST HAVE JOURNALING)

209. USE COLOR TINTED PICTURES ON A LAYOUT

210. PUT MEMORABILIA ON A PAGE (COINS,BABY BRACLETT, ETC.)

211. DECORATE THE FOUR CORNERS OF A LAYOUT

212. USE POP DOTS

213. USE RIBBON ON A LAYOUT

214. USE A KEEPSAKE POCKET

215. USE YOUR FAVORITE KNICK-KNACK AS INSPIRATION

216. DO A MOSAIC LAYOUT

217. USE A PRE-MADE FRAME

218. USE A CORNER PUNCH

219. SCRAP A PATRIOTIC PAGE

220. USE THE TITLE ONLY TO EXPLAIN YOUR PICTURES - NO JOURNALING

221. USE SQUARES ON A LAYOUT

222. USE FABRIC ON A PAGE

223. USE TWINE ON A LAYOUT

224. MAKE AND USE A PAPER PIECING

225. HAND WRITE YOUR JOURNALING

226. USE DIE-CUT LETTERS FOR A TITLE

227. CUT OUT THE LETTERS FOR A TITLE

228. WRITE A LETTER TO THE PERSON IN THE LAYOUT

229. DO A CAREER LAYOUT

230. USE BUTTONS

231. FRAME A PICTURE WITH THE SAME PICTURE (CUT OUT PART OF IT)