THEME – In-review layouts

In the beginning of a new year, we often look back on the previous year. What did we do? Where did we go? Who did we meet? Who joined the family? Who left us? What milestones occurred during those last 12 months? And why not use scrapbooking to document and compile those events? Let's have a look at different approaches we can have for an "in-review" layout.

Once a month events

It is quite typical to have a "Year in review" layout that will illustrate some event for each of the 12 months of the year. If you take lots of pictures, this should be easy enough, although you might have a hard time picking only ONE photo for a whole month! If you have a busy life, or if you have kids around, it is likely that you will have something for every single month.

Once a month growth

This type of year in review is very popular if you have a newborn. It is so easy to take a picture every single month, and show how this little treasure is growing up. You can capture that little smile during the first year, but also in the second or third year.

Photos of kids growing up are so much fun. I am sad that I missed that opportunity.

And then, why not take a similar picture of yourself, or with your spouse, every month too? although the changes might not be as obvious as for a newborn, you might still see some grey hair appear, a mustache disappear, hair growing longer, then suddenly being shorter, etc.

All over the place

Maybe you are not the kind of person to take pictures almost every day, or maybe you live a quiet life and can't think of notable events for each month of the year. Of course, those month to month layouts would not suit you, but you can still gather random photos of what might have been the one or two main events of the year, and simply showcase those in a busy layout, without necessarily assigning months for each photo.

After all, who says that a year in review HAS to be done on a monthly basis?

Timeline

The idea of a timeline is interesting because it allows you to "date" certain photos and events, but you are not required to have something for every month, and if needed, you can even have more than one photo for a single month.

With a timeline, it would be a fantastic way to use a double page layout, as it would give even more space for photos and journaling.

What will you "review"?

There are many ways you can do a review. It does not have to be a year either. Why not have a season in review for our little baseball players? or even a day in review if you had a very busy day, a special outing, or a day adventure?

With digital scrapbooking, you have the option to play with the photos, resize them to fit more, add text that is small yet legible to tell your story. As you likely will have many photos to display, check out other ways you can use multiple photos in a layout.

This is a great way for you to start digital scrapbooking. If you are new to the hobby and want to begin with even simpler projects, click here to learn more.