Frog Scrapbook Ideas

Scrapbooking incorporates a layered technique that uses paper, photos, stickers, lace, ribbon, card stock and other materials to create a themed collage on one page. A frog themed page works for outdoor photos or for fans of the Disney movie "Princess and the Frog." As you create your scrapbook page, arrange your photos first on the page to get an idea of design and how to place all of the elements.

Frog Tales

Cut out squares of light blue and white with crafting scissors. Tile these squares in alternating rows on your scrapbook's paper. With a frog stamp, push into green ink and press on to the white tiles. Measure the the length of your photos. Tear a rectangular strip of tan construction paper that measures an inch longer than the length of the largest photo to go on the page. Tear another rectangular strip of green construction paper with a length of half an inch above your largest photo. Paste the tan construction paper horizontally across the middle of your page. Paste the green construction piece in the center on top of the tan rectangle. Paste your largest photo portrait style in the center of the construction paper. Paste other portrait photos to the left and right.

Froggy Tracks

Choose three to four photos in a series that describes an adventure or discovery. Measure the length and width of these photos. Cut out pieces of card stock that measure half an inch longer and wider than the photos. Paste the photos on to the card stock. Arrange the photos so that one is in the top left corner, one is off-center to the right in the middle of the page and another is in the bottom left corner. The first picture needs to be 3 inches from the top. Place a frog sticker to sit on top of the card stock's edge of the first photo in the series. With a green marker, create bounce tracks with curved dashed marks to the right of the first picture, leading to the next picture. Place the frog stickers on top of each photo as you paste to the page. Stick on a final sticker in the bottom right corner or create bouncy tracks that lead off the page and onto the next.

Lily Pads

Cut out three lily pads and one forward-facing frog shape from .30 gauge acid-free chip board. The lily pads range in size from 1 to 2 inches tall. Cover a chip board piece in paper glaze. Tap out green glitter from a tube on to the chip board. Lift the chip board out of the glitter and set aside to dry. Repeat for the other lily pads that you cut. Use a different color of glitter for the frog. Once dry, apply a thin coat of paper glaze on top of the glitter coat to set and prevent flaking. Set aside to dry overnight. Cut a large lily pad from light green card stock or construction paper and paste in the center of your page. Paste your photo on to the card stock. Paste your chip board pieces around the photo in the corners or off to the side.

Princess and the Frog

For a child who loves the Disney movie "Princess and the Frog," cut out circular pieces of bright pink card stock for one or two photos in a series. Paste the photos to the center of the card stock. With reed or flower stamps, embellish the edges of the scrapbook. Punch a hole in the bottom of the photo's card stock and tie a piece of blue ribbon. Arrange and glue the card stock photos on to the page. Decorate further by adding "Princess and the Frog" stickers in the corners.