We often think of scrapbooking as a way to capture birthdays, vacations, and major milestones. But some of the most powerful pages we’ll ever create are about the quiet, ordinary moments that carried us through—the ones where we felt seen, supported, or simply still breathing.
Today, let’s talk about how scrapbooking can become a healing ritual and a powerful act of storytelling when you’ve walked through trauma, illness, or grief.
💬 Why These Moments Matter:
When you’re recovering from something heavy—PTSD, cancer, chronic illness, loss—the smallest moments of light become sacred. A smile from a stranger. A morning with less pain. A handwritten note. A cup of tea.
📷 These are your milestones. These are pages worth preserving.
🖼️ How to Scrapbook These Memories:
- Use soft colors like ivory, blush, pale blue, or gold to evoke gentleness.
- Pair journaling with photos of objects or places that hold meaning (your favorite mug, sunrise, your dog curled up at your feet).
- Layer textures—a torn edge, a vellum overlay, hand-stamped details—to represent healing and depth.
- Include a short reflection: What did this moment teach you? How did it make you feel seen?
✨ Bonus Prompt:
Create a spread titled “What Carried Me” and list 3-5 moments from the past year that helped you keep going.
You don’t need a “perfect” life to scrapbook. You just need a heartbeat and a story. By capturing the beauty in your survival, your pages become both art and evidence—you were here, you felt deeply, you kept going.
Let your scrapbook become a celebration of light in the in-between.
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