3 Feminist Art Techniques to Take Your Scrapbooking to the Next Level

Let’s create some outwardly feminist art! So, incorporating feminist art techniques into your scrapbooking adds depth and personality, and also empowers you to share your story in more meaningful ways. These following techniques invite you to reflect, create, and celebrate your identity, thoughts, and beliefs on each page. Here are three creative techniques to help you make your scrapbooks unapologetically yours.

1. Collage

Collage is a powerful way to create visual narratives using layered images, text, and bits of life. When you piece together images, words, and scraps from various sources—like magazines, creative supplies, or vintage stash stuff—you’re crafting something that’s deeply personal, bold, and, yes, feminist. This technique is a fantastic way to amplify messages and really express your point of view.

• Gather Materials: Look for images, words, and designs that resonate with you. Check out thrift stores or your recycling bin for unexpected sources.
• Layer With Intention: Think about what each layer means and how they speak to each other on the page.
• Add Personal Elements: Include parts of your own story—maybe snippets of your handwriting, or little tokens from your everyday life.

Collage turns your pages into powerful statements and allows you to use ordinary bits and pieces to tell extraordinary stories.

2. Embroidery

Adding embroidery to your pages is more than just decoration—it’s a nod to the history of women’s labor and domesticity while flipping it on its head. Embroidery allows you to add texture and meaning, and it’s a fantastic way to bring tactile elements into your scrapbook. Whether you’re stitching phrases, symbols, or abstract designs, embroidery makes your page feel personal and intentional.

• Use a Simple Needle and Thread: A basic needle and embroidery floss are all you need to start.
• Choose Meaningful Symbols or Words: Think about what you want to emphasize. Feminist symbols, powerful words, or even abstract shapes can all make a statement.
• Incorporate Your Own Style: Do you prefer big, bold stitches or subtle details? Go with what feels true to you.

Embroidery is an amazing way to connect the past and present, playing with traditional crafts while adding fresh, personal meaning to your work.

Here’s a great article from A Cherry on Top with different scrapbooking embroidery techniques.

3. Printmaking

Printmaking with tools like gelli plates, stamps, or stencils allows you to explore bold colors and shapes while making things that are completely unique to you. With printmaking, you’re both adding visual interest and also experimenting with feminist themes like freedom, empowerment, and breaking free from constraints. This technique is all about layered textures and patterns — you’ll create rich and inspiring pages.

• Get Creative with Materials: You can use a gelli plate, foam stamps, or even household objects like sponges and leaves for unique textures.
• Experiment with Colors: Vibrant or muted? Contrasting or monochrome? Think about how color choices impact the overall message.
• Embrace Imperfections: Printmaking has a playful, imperfect quality. Each print is unique—just like your story.

Printmaking is all about experimentation, it gives you the opportunity to create pages that are beautifully unpolished and true to you and your right now story.

Adding feminist art techniques to your scrapbook isn’t about perfection—it’s about connection. Each of these techniques allows you to dive deeper into your story, explore layers of meaning, and create pages that truly reflect your journey. It’s a beautiful combo of tradition and today. Which technique will you try next? Let your creativity run wild, and make each page a celebration of who you are — your voice, your story, and your vision.

Can’t wait to see what you make!