Quick Scrapping Tutorial!

 

I’ve been working on my Hawaii album lately, and as I was putting together a double-page spread using two single-page templates, I thought I’d share one of my favorite ways to scrapbook faster.

For this spread, I used two templates from the same set. 

First, I completely scrapbook one side of the layout — photos, journaling, papers, elements, everything. I take my time getting that first page just the way I like it.

Next, on the second template, I place my photos and journaling. Then I open both layouts in Photoshop and go to Window > Arrange > Tile All Vertically so I can see them side by side.

From there, I simply drag the papers from the finished (left) layout over to the right layout. If you hold down the Shift key while dragging, it will place the paper perfectly aligned on the template. Then just press Ctrl + Alt + G to clip it to the layer below.

After that, I add a few elements to the right side to balance everything out — and I’m done!

This method saves so much time because I don’t have to dig back through the kit and decide between all those beautiful papers again (and let’s be honest, sometimes that’s the hardest part!). Once you have one side designed, the second side comes together so quickly.

You could absolutely use this technique to create an entire album faster and with a cohesive look throughout.

You can watch the whole process here.

I did end up moving part of the title over to the right side for better balance, and I love how it brought the two pages together.

The kit I used is Roam Collection by Paislee Press and Rachel Jefferies.

Hope this helps you get those albums done!

-Liz