Like all visual arts, scrapbooking is based on some basic design principles such as:
The Visual Triangle;
Repetition;
The Rule of Thirds; and,
The Rule of Odds.
Repetition is an important graphic design concept and something that many scrapbookers seem to pick up intuitively. Repetition helps draw the eye along a chosen path.
Think, "What element can I repeat to pull my layout together?" next time you start working on a scrapbook page.