Classic and Complete Scrapbook Style

 The first weekend in January I went on a weekend getaway scrapbooking retreat! It was in an ideal location with the Columbia River as our backdrop.  

I decided to use a Creative Memories Scrapbook with plain Spargo Refill Pages.

My basic style is this:

Cut a 3.5 x 12 inch strip of patterned paper and tape it down on both edges of the 2 page spread.  

Then I typically use about 5 photos per page, placing my photos fairly close together so that I have room for a journaling area:

Here are some of my basic 5-photos-per pay Layouts:

Extremely simple, but DONE! COMPLETE! FINI!