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April 15, 2021

How To Create a Scrapbook Page with Cricut

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Scrapbooking with Cricut Maker

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I can’t believe it’s been over 5 years since my first Cricut. I feel like I’ve had it forever. My husband always works so hard to make my dreams come true and he sure did when he bought me my first Cricut. The main reason I wanted a Cricut so badly was to create scrapbook pages and images with it. It’s still my absolute favorite thing to do. If I could sit all day and just play with paper whether scrapbooking or just creating stuff with my Cricut, I would be super super happy, but you know life always gets in the way. I see many people ask, how do you use a Cricut for scrapbooking? Well it’s super easy and I will show you step by step how to create a scrapbook page with Cricut. 

Scrapbook Page with Cricut for Easter

These steps can be used for any type of scrapbook page. The one I’m making is an egg hunt theme since Easter was a few weeks ago and I want to share the awesome Daisy Meadows Cricut Collection with you. The images are super cute. The basics of creating the page will work for any themed page. 

Daisy Meadows Card stock and patterned paper

A really cool thing about the Close To My Heart Cricut Collections is that the colors used in the images in Design Space, match the coordinating card stock sets. It makes choosing the card stock super easy for creating these pages. I used the  Daisy Meadows Card Stock and the Daisy Meadows Paper Pack for my scrapbook page.

Creating a Scrapbook Page with Cricut 

When creating a scrapbook page, it’s all about the layers. The more layers you add the more decorative and detailed your page will be. Today I’m creating an easy simple layout that is pretty basic, but I’ll be sharing more in the coming weeks of more detailed pages with Cricut. 

Also when I create in Cricut Design Space, I like to just get the pieces of my page created, then I worry about the colors, patterned paper, and card stock at the end before I cut the design. If I played with the colors and was constantly changing it, I would be creating forever. Plus I prefer to look at my photos, card stock and patterned paper to choose the colors rather than in Design Space. 

Base Layer in Cricut Design Space

Create the use of the scrapbook page in the size you will be using for your scrapbook

Start with the base layer that will be your page size. I’m making a 12×12 scrapbook layout today. In Cricut Design Space, I create a 12×12 square, but I will hide the layer when I go to cut my design. Choose a square from shapes and make the size that you need. 

Add Layers to Scrapbook Page

The next step is to choose the next layer to go on top of the base layer. For this layout, I will be using this decorative edge rectangle as the next layer. This is the layer that I like to think of as the decorative paper, like pennants, rectangles, a circle, or any shapes that you want to add to your scrapbook layout. 

Add layers on top of the base layer in Cricut Design Space

Add Photo Squares

When the base of the layout is ready, it’s time to add the photo squares for the size of the photos that will fit the layout. My Easter egg hunt layout will hold two 4×6 photos. 

Choose the photo size you will use and add the photo squares

Title for the Scrapbook Layout

Next it’s time to add a title to the page. In Design Space, I will be using the Egg Hunt image from the Daisy Meadows collection and placing it at the top of the page in the center. For title ideas you can use an image from Design Space, upload an image or create it using the text or drawing feature. 

Add the title to your scrapbook page with Cricut

Choose Images to Decorate the Page

Who’s ready to make the page extra pretty? Now that the basics of the scrapbook page are created, it’s time to add the images to decorate the page. From the Daisy Meadows collection, I will be using the bunny and decorative eggs for the corners of the rectangle. 

In Cricut Design Space add in images as decoration on the scrapbook layout

Once your scrapbook page in Design Space is complete, it’s time to choose the paper to create the page with. This is my favorite part because I really start to see my design coming to life once I start choosing paper. 

Cutting the Scrapbook Page with Cricut Machine

Using the Cricut Maker for scrapbooking

When all your paper is chosen, get out your Cricut machine. Depending on the size of the images, you can cut it with your Cricut Joy, Explore or Maker. I love to use my Cricut Joy for decorative elements because most of the time they are smaller than 4.5 inches wide. If my images are bigger than that, than I use my Cricut Maker. Remember to hide the base layer because that will not be cut. 

glue the images together cut by the Cricut for the scrapbook page

Start with the base layer and build upon it as you glue on the pieces. If you are unsure how to glue the images, my tip is to ungroup the image in Design Space. The layers will show you the top, middle, and bottom layer.  Use this as your guide to glue the images together.

Easter Scrapbook page with Cricut

Glue on the pieces in the order that you created them in Design Space. Really easy right? 

I changed up the placement of the bunny, so I used 3D foam dots in the center of the bunnies back so that the photos can slide in under the bunny. I did the same thing for the eggs on the corner of the page too.

Scrapbooking with Cricut

Also you can easily turn this simple scrapbook page into a double layout by just changing a few things. I used the inside of the dark pink rectangle from the frame and added the banners and the egg for journaling. The zip strip at the top is from the patterned paper.

Double 12x12 scrapbook page with Cricut layout

Scrapbooking with your Cricut is a lot of fun and allows you too customize and personalize everything. The possibilities are endless of creative scrapbook pages to make. 

How to Create a scrapbook page with Cricut

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