Moodboards are one of my favourite ways to spark creativity. There’s something about looking at a collection of images, colours, and textures that gets the brain firing in different directions. It’s fascinating how one moodboard can inspire so many different interpretations, depending on what catches your eye first. Lucky for me, The Scrapbookers Journal has a moodbooard in the latest call for submission that just called out to me.
The mix of neon lettering, vintage roses, heritage photos, and that little pop of yellow had my mind going in two completely different directions. At first glance, it all spoke to family, history, and nostalgia, but the more I looked, the more I saw the potential for both a traditional and a modern take on the theme.
On my first run of supplies from my stash, I pulled my patterned papers and potential photos, the image below is what I started with; you can see the selection of heritage and more modern patterns, so at this stage I was a bit stumped.
From there I ended up creating two layouts. The first was a classic heritage page featuring a black and white photo of my Mum and Dad. I leaned into the traditional style with vintage-inspired papers, die-cuts, and stickers that echoed the timeless feel of old family albums. The roses in the moodboard reinforced that sense of history, so I made sure to include floral elements that had a soft, aged look.
For the second layout, I took a more contemporary approach while still honouring the heritage theme. I used a recent black and white family photo but paired it with a fresher colour palette—soft pinks, teal, and just a touch of yellow on a white background to tie back to the moodboard (see the touch of yellow in the bottom lefthand photo of the Moodboard?) The roses made another appearance, but this time alongside a brighter floral paper that gave the page a modern lift.
I always find it interesting to see how a moodboard can take you in unexpected directions. Some people might be drawn to the neon lettering and go full pop-art, while others might focus on the black and white imagery and create something deeply nostalgic. That’s the beauty of inspiration—it’s never just one thing. Moodboards are a great reminder that creativity doesn’t have to be boxed in. Sometimes the best ideas come from letting your brain run in two opposite directions at once.
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