You can draw inspiration and find scrapbooking designs from a variety of sources, from actual scrapbooking guides to fabric, clothing and more. Once you start spotting the potential in everyday items, you’ll never run out of sources for unique and interesting scrapbooking designs.
1. Books: Scour the shelves of your local library and bookstore for books about scrapbooking. Even if the theme of the book isn’t one you enjoy, you may be able to pick up some new ideas for page layouts or designs by leafing through them.
2. Magazines: Leaf through the pages of any current scrapbooking magazine and you’ll find hundreds of great designs and ideas for scrapbooking. If you expand your search to include paper art magazines as well, you can pick up even more scrapbooking design ideas at the newstand.
3. Online: Look online for scrapbooking designs that others have used. You can get a lot of inspiration by viewing the scrapbooks that others have created. While you won’t want to copy someone else’s work, you can choose a color scheme or layout that is similar to one 
you like and give it your own twist.
4. Fabrics: Look at any pretty or interesting textile to get great ideas for your own work. Fabrics are created by professional designers and colorists–so use their expertise when you select your own color scheme.
A great way to keep track of your scrapbooking designs and new ideas for pages is to keep a notebook or journal. When you see something you like, whether it is a scrap of fabric, photograph, or actual layout, add it to your book. The next time you need an idea, just leaf through the pages of your own book of scrapbooking designs.
