Scrapbooking is amazingly fun and a wonderful creative outlet. However, sometimes it’s easy to get caught up in the creative flow and end up with mistakes glued to their page that have messed up their page layout. There are a few things to be sure you check for as prepare your layouts before you finalize them in order to avoid mistakes and ensure that you the best project possible.

That most common mistake while working on a scrapbooking project seems to be a spill of some sort. It may slip your mind while you have everything spread out and just made yourself a nice fresh cup of coffee, but it’s good practice to keep food and drink separate from your scrapbooking supplies and work in progress.

Another common mistake in scrapbooking projects is not noticing spelling and grammar mistakes.  A tip that usually works well is to write out the title, note, or message on a piece of paper first. Proof read it, and then copy it from the paper as you write it out on the final scrapbook page.

If you happen to make a scribble or a scratch with a writing tool, those can often be touched up with a small sticker or other embellishment.

Sometimes a mistake is a good thing. Ask anyone creative genius and they’ll tell you that often some of their best ideas come by making a small error and causing the original idea to take a turn for the better. On your scrapbooking page, you might accidentally drop the wrong embellishment on the page but end up liking it better.

In some cases you could actually add more to the page and joke about your mistake with writing or embellishments somehow.

All types of things can happen, so don’t take it too seriously if you make a boo boo. Just fix it the best you can if you have to, and enjoy yourself.