How to Make a Vision Board with your Scrapbook
How is that list of New Year’s Resolution going? In a recent blog post I talked about the Top 5 Creative Scrapbook Ideas you can do with your scrapbooks. Making a vision board with your scrapbook will help you knock out those resolutions this year!
It is a great way to help keep you motivated and on task. As you know, scrapbooks are a wonderful way to use your creative genius to capture moments and memories that you want to cherish forever. They allow you and your family to remember the past each time you open the book.
While scrapbooks are a great way to remember the past, scrapbook vision books are a great way to plan for the future and set goals. You can use your past creative scrapbook ideas to create a one of a kind scrapbook vision board.
A scrapbook vision board is very similar to scrapbooks because they allow you to be creative and use any and all material you want. While vision boards can take almost any form you want, the traditional scrapbook vision board will take the form of a smaller book layout.
Using a scrapbook album to create your vision book allows you to display the pages in your scrapbook and update to make new changes and layouts as you are inspired or goals and visions change. You can refer back to the creative piece of artwork displayed so that everyone can see what a great job you did and to inspire you every day.
Your vision board should include anything that you want. Ideas for vision boards may include adding your goals for your family, career, travel plans, and community.
You should include anything that can motivate you to help reach your goals, especially since the new year has just started and you likely have a New Year’s resolution you are trying to meet. According to recent statistics, about 80 percent of people who plan a New Year’s resolution fail to meet it. A vision board is a great reminder of your goals and is a great way to inspire you to reach them.
Vision Board Ideas
You can try including motivational words and phrases to your vision board. Using your own handmade notes or even phrases from magazines or books can make a great addition to your board. You can even get motivational stickers if you are looking for ideas for vision boards. Many stickers can be found on Amazon such as these inspirational stickers here.
These motivational phrases can help remind you every day of why you are trying to reach your goals. They can give you the inspiration to carry on even during challenging days. Here is a layout I did which was inspired by something I found on Pinterest called “Words to Live By”.
Each person’s vision board ideas will vary because each person has different goals. Your vision board can feature a specific theme or include a variety of different themes.
For example, you may choose to have a vision board dedicated to family. If you are planning for a new child, are looking for ways to reconnect with family, want to spend more time together as a family, or are sending children off to college this year may be a great time to devote yourself to family.
Your vision board could also feature a different corner for each goal you have this year. You could decorate one corner to represent living a healthy lifestyle and another corner to advancing your career. The next corner could symbolize giving back to your community. The last corner could be designed to focus on family.
Since this is your vision board, it should truly represent who you are as a person and what you want to accomplish in your future.
Similar to creative scrapbook ideas for vision boards should be personal to you. You should not try to make it traditional, but rather find materials that you want to look at every day.
For example, if you have a goal to travel more you may want to include maps to represent the destinations you want to visit. If you want to make more money and be more successful in your career you may choose to hang a real dollar bill to your board.
Where to Start?
If you are having trouble creating a scrapbook vision board you should start by deciding what you want your future to be. List out all the goals you have for yourself, no matter how small or large they may seem.
Once you have your goals listed you can prioritize your goals and pick out a few that are most important to you. These goals should be the focus of your vision board.
After you have the main goals for your future decided to think of things that symbolize your goals. You can use words and phrases, pictures, or even other materials to help you remember why you chose that goal. Use these things to decorate your vision board and make it creative and personal to you.
You can use a scrapbook that you made in the past to help you create your scrapbook vision board. Using a scrapbook allows you to remember what your life has been like. You can use these memories to decide what you want your future to look like.
A scrapbook is a great way to think about your future goals. It also includes great pictures and sayings that you may want to include on your scrapbook vision board.
Materials To Use
There are endless supplies that you can use for your vision board. You can be as creative as you would like because there is no right or wrong vision board. Use your ideas and your creative genius to help you make it yours. If you are looking for some materials that you can use here are a few to help you get started. See our blog on the Top 15 Paper Craft Tools Needed in Your Craft Toolbox.
- Scrapbook Album new or re-purposed
- Crafting Paper
- Stickers
- Photo images
- Adhesive
- Scissors
If you want some help getting started with this Scrapbook goal book check out the JK Crafts Scrapbook Album kit which has a lot of the materials that you would need to make a vision board. It includes scrapbook album, craft paper, stickers, washi tape and stencils. It can help you start making the vision book of your dreams.
All the best vision boards include a variety of different stickers. There is an endless number of sticker varieties available. Try using stickers that stand out to you and represent your personality and style. Making the vision board a true reflection of yourself will encourage you to reach your dreams and achieve your goals.
Tips for Making The Best Vision Board
Do Not Rush: A vision board takes time to get it perfect. Do not try and rush this project or it will likely not turn out as you want. This project is not meant to take an hour to complete, but rather should be an ongoing process. You can add and remove things throughout the year as you see necessary. Feel free to change it up after you met certain goals. Adding new things to your vision board over time will help keep you motivated and keep your visions feeling fresh and new.
Invite Friends to Join: Inviting your closest friends over on a Friday or Saturday night to drink wine and make a vision board may be the perfect way to pass some time. If you or your friends are going through a rough patch and looking to start a new chapter in their lives creating a scrapbook vision board may be the perfect medicine. You can catch up with friends, share stories, share goals, and talk about the future.
Include Pictures: Your vision board should include pictures of yourself or other pictures that you find. Using pictures that make you happy is a great way to motivate yourself. They are also great to look at every day. Using pictures from a scrapbook that you have already made is a great starter. It allows you to take the best pictures from your past and use it to guide your future.
Once you are happy with your vision book remember to display it somewhere that you can see it every day. Keeping your vision board in a place you visit often will allow you more opportunities to read your vision book and remember all of your goals.
It is a great motivational tool that you can use every day to inspire yourself. It can also help keep you on track to reaching your goals. If something is not going your way read the words and phrases and help remind yourself of why you are trying to reach that goal.
Lastly, remember this Vision Book is about what you want to see happen in your future. Put out those Law of Attraction vibes and make your future dreams happen! For more inspiration check out the JK Crafts Pinterest board for vision boards.
Crafting Out!
Iva
Below is a Pinterest friendly photo so you can pin it to your Crafting Boards with ease!
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