Welcome to the very first part of the “How to Make a Photo Mosaic” series. Many of you have concerns and questions about creating a handmade photo mosaic, and I hope you can learn a lot from these upcoming posts. I begin today’s article by going over the basic tools and supplies you need. Plus, I teach you how to choose a Page Pattern based on your chosen photos and embellishments. I hope you learn a lot from today’s post. Now let’s get started!

When my children were small we often entertained ourselves by looking through our photo albums and telling stories about “when they were little.” In those days we relied on mama’s memory to recall the details of the events in the pictures. Today, we need not rely on my now questionable skills of recall, but we can include “The Story” with each and every scrapbook layout...