Book of Me Scrapbook LayoutsJune Challenge - Childhood YearsThe June Challenge for the Book of Me Scrapbook Layouts will focus on when we were young, what we were like, who we grew up with, and where we lived. Since school is out in June, this is a great time to focus on you as a child and compare to your own children.
Both of these layouts were early professional photos. One was a 5 x 7 and the other and 8 x 10. I hand cut the ovals from the background paper with the Fiskars Decorative craft scissors. That made any imperfections in the cutting not to show. Ultimately, I plan to put that locket in the left photo on the page in a small plastic container to showcase it. Option #1 - YOU AS A CHILD - Do a layout focusing on you as a young child. Were there interesting circumstances surrounding your birth? Or a particular event during your childhood that significantly influenced your life? What was your personality like? Did it get you in trouble or keep you far from it? What are your earliest memories? Your favorite memories? What did you want to be when you grew up? Photo Ideas: Do you have any old photos that you collected from your class mates when you were in school? Could they be hidden in a long lost box of treasures from years gone by? Layout ideas: Old school photos with the typical in-style clothes for the time period. Comparison photos of you and your own children - or you and your parents when they were children. Option #2 - CHILDHOOD COMPANIONS - Who did you grow up with? Did you have siblings or cousins or others who were like siblings in your life? How did birth order affect your upbringing? Layout idea: Do a layout featuring your childhood relationships. Option #3 - WHERE DID YOU GROW UP? - Did you live in the same town or house during your years as a child? Or were you like me, a Military Brat, with no hometown, just a birthplace and lots of temporary houses that you mother made into homes? 
Here I only had 1 photo - a large 8 x 10 black and white of the house we lived in as one of 4 military families in Tampa, Florida. This photo of the housing unit decorated for Christmas and some of our neighbors standing out front was taken as these were the first place finishers in the decoration contest. Hey, it was December 1953! The background papers had only the green trees so I added some crystal stickers to the tree tops, and cut around them to insert the photo. The star on the left was made from cardboard and aluminum foil - by my dad - the same as the one on the top of house! This was a major contribution of my dad's annually, and my memories are of an engineer who got out his compass and slide rule to calculate how to make the star a perfect shape. These Book of Me Scrapbook Layouts actually sparked an entire Family Christmas Traditions Album, with Christmas Foods & Recipes, Family Traditions and journaling about they got started and even photos of the favorite ornaments and where we lived when we collected them. 
More Book-of-Me Layouts of our preparation for a move to Guam in 1955. Mom and I had to get a passport - we used the same one back then and we all had to get shots back then as well. The photo on the right was from my Dad's office. It was a staged photo, but certainly reminds me of his great sense of humor. Again, while this started out as a Book of Me Scrapbook Layouts, my finished products always seem to start with one idea and sort of finish with another. But, I am in the photos! Book of Me Scrapbook Layout Idea: Do a layout that features your memories of your family's home or your hometown. How did growing up in a small town, a city, or various military bases affect you and shape your views today? Photo ideas: The family home or homes you stayed in or something particular about the inside of the homes. Go to Book of Me Scrapbook Layouts - July Challenge -
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