Scrapbooking Farm Ideas

Paper Ideas

Depending on the mood you’re trying to generate with your layout, there are many color possibilities. Earth tones are the most obvious choice, but you can use pastels, muted colors, or even bright colors as well.

Patterned Papers

Patterned papers are a fun way to display your farm photos. Some great patterns include:

• John Deere Wheat Scrapbook Paper: A golden field of wheat blowing in the breeze.
• John Deere Corn Husk Scrapbook Paper: Ears of corn split open and arranged in a “V” pattern.
• Dirt with John Deer Boot Print Logo Scrapbook Paper: Loose dirt serves as the background for two large boot prints depicting the John Deere logo.
• Farm Life Paper: This bright red paper features the siding of a barn with a white doorframe along the right side. A translucent patch adorns the left corner of the page with the words “farm life.”

Embellishments

Embellishments for your farm scrapbook theme can range from die cuts to natural elements found on a farm.

• Quilled Farm Animals: This project involves cutting, curling and piecing paper to make farm animals. It provides step-by-step instructions for making sheep, cows, pigs and chickens.
• Scrapbooker’s Haven has a number of farm-related scrapbook stickers, papers and die cuts. If you look along the left menu-bar, under themes, you’ll find categories for Farm & Animals, John Deere, and FFA/4-H. All of which include embellishments fit for your farm layouts.
• Addicted to Scrapbooking.com also carries a variety of farm stickers and stamps - use the search term, “farm.”

Die Cuts

There are a number of different choices for adding die cuts to your pages. You can make your own or purchase them pre-cut. Ebay Express has a variety of farm die cuts available.

Natural Elements

You can add natural elements found on a farm to your pages, but be careful. These types of elements are often not acid-free; therefore, they will discolor your pages over time.

• Hay: Instead of real hay, tie 10-15 small pieces of raffia together in a fan shape.
• Barbed wire: twist craft wire into a braid.
• Pressed flowers
• Animal hair: If you have a favorite animal from the farm, ask if you can clip a lock of hair from the animal to include in your layout.

Journaling

Your journaling can do more than just tell the story of your photos. You can talk about the emotions you felt while on the farm. Grossed out by the smell? Did you feel free from the chaos of the city? Was this your first visit? Will you visit again?

Farm Quotes, Poems and Page Titles

If you’re looking for quotes or poems to use on your farm scrapbook layouts, consider these:

• We're Going To The Farm –Hilary Martin
• “Farming looks mighty easy when your plow is a pencil, and you’re a thousand miles from the corn field.” - Dwight D. Eisenhower
• “Life on a farm is a school of patience; you can't hurry the crops or make an ox in two days.” -Henri Alain

If you need further inspiration, visit Denny Davis.net or Scrapbook.com for more great page titles, poems and quotes.

Farm Scrapbook Kits

If you're short on scrapbooking farm ideas, try one of the following kits:

• Addicted to Scrapbooking.com: This earth tone kit includes six papers, stickers, ribbon and metal accents for 63 pieces total.
• ETSY.com: A brightly colored kit including four patterned papers and six sticker sheets

Scrapbooking Farm Ideas Summary

Whether it is one page or an entire album, you can scrapbook your farm photos using a variety of colors, embellishments and journaling. The important thing, as with all scrapbooking, is to put your personality into it. Then, when someone looks at it, she or he learns something about you.