Wanna know the trick to making your Halloween scrapbook layouts look frightfully good? Welcome to the haunted hit list. These Halloween scrapbook layout ideas brew up witchy color palettes, candy-corn clusters, pumpkin-spice titles, and ghost-cute printables you can mix with handmade bits for a boo-tiful finish. Use them across scrapbooking, junk journaling, bullet journals, and weekly planner spreads so every page feels festive, a little mischievous, and totally Halloween.
Wondering where to find Halloween scrapbook inspiration that actually slaps? You found it. This is your go-to stash of Halloween Scrapbook Layout Ideas with 25 boo-worthy examples to copy, tweak, or remix. You’ll see everything from witchy collage spreads to candy-cute pages, plus ideas that play nice with junk journaling, bullet journals, and weekly planner spreads.
Oh, did I get ahead of myself? Are you asking what is a Halloween scrapbook layout? Or what is it for? It’s for fun! It’s art! It’s a themed page design that combines your Halloween photos (or not) with coordinated papers, titles, and embellishments. They can be made with a similar color palette, clusters, and a clear focal photo if you have one. Keep it cohesive and your Halloween scrapbook layout ideas (junk journal pages, bullet pages or planners) will always look polished.
The featured layouts below prove how wildly versatile Halloween can be. It’s not just different pattern papers. It’s color mood, texture, and vibe. Go moody with inky neutrals. Go bright with pumpkin orange and neon webs. Keep it cozy with vintage stamps and lace. Many of these looks work after October too. Think autumn stories, magical themes, black cat moments, or year-round goth sparkle whenever you want that little hit of spooky.
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Want More Halloween Scrapbook Ideas?
Check out our seasonal scrapbook series for even more inspiration!
- Ghost Scrapbook Ideas (coming soon)
- Witch Scrapbook Ideas
- Skeleton Scrapbook Ideas
- Gothic Halloween Scrapbook Ideas
We also have Halloween Themed Weekly Planner/Bullet Journal Ideas, plus all the seasons!
- Fall Planner Ideas (coming soon)
- Winter Planner Ideas (coming soon)
- Thanksgiving Planner Ideas (coming soon)
- Christmas Planner Ideas (coming soon)
- Halloween Planner Ideas
How do you make a Halloween scrapbook look cool?
We know Halloween is a wealth of inspiration for pages, so having a plan is a great way to end up with gorgeous layouts. Start with the rule of threes. Pick three colors you love, three little icons you’ll repeat, and build three clusters around your photo. It gives instant balance without overthinking.
Keep the vibe consistent. This is what I struggle with the most! If you’re going witchy, stay witchy from title to tags. If you’re doing cute pastel ghosts, let it stay sweet from start to finish. That consistency is what makes the whole page feel intentional. Remember, you can do another page with all those other embellishments you want to use!
Remember your neutrals! Strong Halloween colors look extra good when you ground them with black, cream, kraft, or soft gray. Black cardstock behind orange. Cream vellum over purple. A little neutral goes a long way and makes everything look polished.
Layering, baby. The picture right above gives a master class in layering! Isn’t it freaking gorgeous?? Give your photo a mat, tuck in a patterned scrap, add a label, then float your title on foam for a soft shadow. Mix textures so it feels touchable. Vellum, lace, gauze, twine, enamel dots, a sprinkle of glitter. Leave a little breathing room around the edges and tuck one tiny accent into each cluster so the eye glides through.
This recipe works for scrapbooks, junk journals, bullet journals, and weekly planner spreads. You’ve got this, and it’s going to be adorable.
FAQs: Halloween Scrapbook Layouts
A scrapbook is usually built around photos, memories, and keepsakes, often with a more organized, album-style look, like a few of the scrapbook layouts in this post. Junk journals are all about freedom and fun! They don’t have to include photos and often use found papers, ticket stubs, and layered textures. If you want to see the difference in action, just scroll through the skeleton ideas right here for inspiration! We also have a post giving examples of the difference. Check it out here!
Scan or photograph the original first so you have a backup. Sandwich fragile items in clear pockets or between vellum and black cardstock to stop oils and dyes from bleeding. For bulky pieces, use a tiny hinge of washi so the page still sits flat in a protector. If it might crumble later, laminate a thin duplicate and tuck the real one in a hidden pocket.
Print a mix of one 4×6 and two 3x4s. The 4×6 becomes your focal with tidy photo mats, and the 3x4s fill a quick grid. Crop busy backgrounds tight so costumes and faces read first. Build three clusters around the photos and finish with a bold title. Add one strip of pattern papers behind the focal and you’re done.
Turn off overheads and light from the side with two diffused lamps or a window during daytime. Angle the page a few degrees so reflections bounce away from the lens. Shoot on a neutral background, tap to focus, and lower exposure slightly. A soft edit for white balance keeps oranges from going neon. If you want extra reach, film a short process video while you shoot.
Do I have to write on my Halloween scrapbook?
Girl, no you do not!
Do what feels right. If you love journaling, add a few lines about the costume drama, the trick or treat route, or the snack table wins.
If you want more of a junk journal vibe, skip handwriting and use word stickers, tiny labels, and phrase strips to tell the story.
Hate writing entirely? Build a weekly planner spread that shows the activities instead. Blocks, icons, and little checklists still document the memories.
Your journal, your rules.
Where can you find Halloween scrapbook inspiration?
Slowestuff Blog Scrapbook Division – Monster of Mayhem Crafters
Not totally sure what separates scrapbooking from junk journaling? Here’s how we categorize them. Scrapbooks are focused around photos, while junk journals don’t necessarily have pictures. That’s kind of it in a nutshell!
Scrapbooks are great for preserving those favorite memories with family members or making something that feels like a keepsake. Junk journals? They’re perfect for experimenting, using scraps from Valentine’s Day cards, and just having fun with different textures and vibes.
We actually have a whole blog post talking about the difference, with examples of each. Check it out here!
If you haven’t before stumbled across the Slowestuff website, we have an entire section of the blog dedicated to scrapbooking & junk journaling! The crafting group of the blog is made up of monsters, check out their introduction post here!
If you still want more, check out Paper Muse, my free assistant build just for scrapbookers! She’s got ideas for seasonal pages, supply lists, junk journal prompts, you name it. Try Paper Muse now!
We have some of the Monster’s layouts included here but we also wanted to feature other creators. We are so inspired by all of these gorgeous scrapbook and junk journal pages!
30 Jaw Dropping Halloween Scrapbook Layout Ideas – Layout section
Scroll through these layouts and wander into a shadowy graveyard at midnight, where fog curls around old stone and little hints of candlelight catch on lace and foil. It’s cozy spooky in the best way. You’ll want to light a candle, pull up a blanket, and start layering vellum, torn book paper, and glitter stars until your page feels a little haunted and a lot beautiful. Add a whisper of neutral to calm the bold Halloween colors, tuck in a tiny label, maybe a bony friend or two, and watch the whole thing come to life on your scrapbook, junk journal, or planner spread.
All creators are credited, and their Instagram page is linked to each picture, so please do check out their pages to see their other work too! We love to support the scrapbook and journaling community. No AI Images here!!
Mayhem Crafters – Halloween Junk Journal Layout
Here is one of our own creations! We could not figure out what to do with these super color saturated stickers, so we went with a monochrome white/grey theme and think it ended up pretty sweet!
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Where Can I Find Junk Journal & Scrapbook Supplies?
We know that seeing other people’s (or creature’s) junk journal layouts or Halloween scrapbook layout often makes people want to get the same supplies as those being used.
We welcome you to visit the Monster’s Junk Journal Scrapbook Storefront (linked below). It is a great way to get a quick look or full details to find all kinds of little things to create your handmade creations, like amazing scrapbook stickers, pattern paper, ephemera, die cut, tools, storage, and more of your favorite things for your memory journal or scrapbooking hobby.
Whether you’re making a mini album for spooky season, crafting a handmade item, or just having some creative me-time, having everything in one place makes it so much more fun and less stressful. So, grab your supplies, pick your favorite photos or memories, and let’s get scrapping!
Mayhem Crafters Storefront
Quick link to our storefront if you want to do a little browsing!
Whether you love a slotted box card or a die set packed with thin metal skeleton leaves, there’s a wonderful project (or twelve) in here for every style. Halloween layouts or not, these are a wonderful gift for your own creativity all year long.
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30 Amazing Halloween Scrapbook Layout Ideas To Inspire You All Year Long
If you’re new to this or in the early stages, don’t overthink it! Scrapbooking and junk journaling are all about having fun, not perfection. Start small, focus on what makes you happy, and let your creativity flow. Definitely tag us with your creations! We would love to see them!
If you want more general scrapbook or junk journal inspiration, check out our scrapbook layout section of the blog for lots of inspiration! If you want more Halloween content, check out our Halloween section for all kinds of inspiration for costumes, decor, and more!
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