#3: Using lots of photos

Have a layout where you just need to get all those photos on and still make it look good? Here's a tip: Crop them all down to their various sizes -- they don't have to be the same size, just crop away. Then, choose a pp or cardstock color that will match your background paper (the actual 12x12 paper you are scrapping on). Start arranging all your pictures on the pp or cardstock, leaving a 1/4 inch border on the outside only. Make sure your pictures all overlap. Make a fun, random pattern. Then, cut out a 1/4 inch border all the way around your collage of picture and you have one massive photo to put on your scrapbook page! Good luck!