"Let's Go Fly a Kite" Scrapbook Layout
by Rachel Paxton

Description: Tips for creating a scrapbook page from pictures of flying a kite.

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Flying a kite is a great outdoor activity that the entire family can enjoy. Better yet, it is a great opportunity to take some photos for your family scrapbook...there's nothing cuter than tiny, beaming faces looking up into the sky at a kite they're trying so hard to hold on to. We ended up tying the string to our boys' wrists so they wouldn't let go. I have a great picture of me tying the string to my son's wrist while he has a look on his face that says "Mommy, no! I can do it myself!"

Flying kites isn't just for springtime. If you live in an area like we do you can find a good wind for kite flying almost any time of year! We took our photos in June, when the sky was a brilliant blue. The colors really came through in the pictures.

I chose an easy scrapbook layout for my kite flying pictures. My goal was to accentuate the blue sky and the colors of the kite, so I chose white and blue for my background colors.

Materials needed:

Paper cutter
Glue stick
6 Kite photos
12x12 piece of textured white cardstock
12x12 piece of scrapbook paper with cloud pattern

I first cut a strip of the cloud paper to glue in the center of the white background page. The photos will be placed above and below this strip. My strip was about 4 inches tall and the same width of the background page. I glued this strip in place and then centered my caption "Let's Go Fly a Kite" in the center of the page. I created my caption in Creating Keepsakes "Creative Lettering" software program. This is a great computer program to use for captions and all kinds of lettering. You could also use Microsoft Word's WordArt to create a similar caption. I printed this on white computer paper. You could also print it on white card stock. You can make it any size you like.

Next I cut down my photos. I lined up three photos above the center cloud strip, and three photos below the center strip. The pictures don't have to all be the same size. I just cut them down to get rid of unnecessary space in the photos and so that they fit nicely on the scrapbook page. I glued them in place, and that's it! It's really very simple. The blue sky and green grass are a sharp contrast to the white background and really stand out. You could mat the photos with a different color if you wish, but I didn't find it necessary.

Rachel Paxton is a freelance writer and mom of four. For scrapbooking, card making, gift-giving ideas, and more family memory-making activities, visit http://www.crafty-moms.com.

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