Rex Camposagrado asked:
Valentine’s Day, a special day for couples in all stages of their relationships, is also a day for school children to express their friendships through Valentine’s Day cards and projects. Arouse the senses and show emotion with Valentine font ideas for Valentine’s Day cards, invitations, decorations, crafts, scrapbooks and other Valentine font projects.
The most popular Valentine Fonts that are use for Valentine’s Day cards and Valentine scrapbook
projects are:
Swing Font – Swing™ was designed by Max R. Kaufmann as a frisky but well-behaved connecting script with an even color. Swing’s informal style fit perfectly with that era’s demand for beautiful but casual scripts. With its bolder weight, it exudes a classic elegance that can add a vigorous touch at Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day and many other events.
Palace Script Semibold- Palace Script™ is an elegant version of an English copperplate script. Its steep incline and dramatic color variation give its letters the appearance of being engraved. Because of the small x-height and delicate weight you’ll want to use this font in large sizes. It is an elegant Valentine font that shows a touch of class.
New Berolina Font – New Berolina™was designed by Martin Wilke, a clever German lettering artist and type designer. It is a boyant, disconnected script that scampers merrily across the page in its eagerness to tell a story. Drawn with a light hand, New Berolina’s casual curves and flowing lines add a formal, friendly touch to Valentine’s Day Cards to give them a fresh and organic appearance.
French Script – Ooo La La…French Script™ is an elegant upright french script with delicate, flourished capitals and joining lowercase. These fonts are great for Valentine greetings cards, invitations, scrapbooks and announcements any time of year.
Here are more Valentine Day Card fonts and Sweetest Day fonts that would be ideal for the Valentine’s Day:
Crestwood Font
Dorchester Script Font
Hastings Font
Gill Floriated Capitals Font
Erbar Font
Curlz Font
Colonna Font
Zanzibar Font
Viant Font
Mecheria Font
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Valentine’s Day, a special day for couples in all stages of their relationships, is also a day for school children to express their friendships through Valentine’s Day cards and projects. Arouse the senses and show emotion with Valentine font ideas for Valentine’s Day cards, invitations, decorations, crafts, scrapbooks and other Valentine font projects.
The most popular Valentine Fonts that are use for Valentine’s Day cards and Valentine scrapbook
projects are:Swing Font – Swing™ was designed by Max R. Kaufmann as a frisky but well-behaved connecting script with an even color. Swing’s informal style fit perfectly with that era’s demand for beautiful but casual scripts. With its bolder weight, it exudes a classic elegance that can add a vigorous touch at Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day and many other events.
Palace Script Semibold- Palace Script™ is an elegant version of an English copperplate script. Its steep incline and dramatic color variation give its letters the appearance of being engraved. Because of the small x-height and delicate weight you’ll want to use this font in large sizes. It is an elegant Valentine font that shows a touch of class.
New Berolina Font – New Berolina™was designed by Martin Wilke, a clever German lettering artist and type designer. It is a boyant, disconnected script that scampers merrily across the page in its eagerness to tell a story. Drawn with a light hand, New Berolina’s casual curves and flowing lines add a formal, friendly touch to Valentine’s Day Cards to give them a fresh and organic appearance.
French Script – Ooo La La…French Script™ is an elegant upright french script with delicate, flourished capitals and joining lowercase. These fonts are great for Valentine greetings cards, invitations, scrapbooks and announcements any time of year.
Here are more Valentine Day Card fonts and Sweetest Day fonts that would be ideal for the Valentine’s Day:
Crestwood Font
Dorchester Script Font
Hastings Font
Gill Floriated Capitals Font
Erbar Font
Curlz Font
Colonna Font
Zanzibar Font
Viant Font
Mecheria Font
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Beverly Frank asked:
If you want to personalize your Valentine’s Day cards this year, you can do it with a few easy craft items and a few spare minutes of your time. To get started with some easy do-it-yourself Valentine’s Day cards, here are the supplies you will need:
• Valentine scrapbooking paper
• Old Valentine’s day cards
• Heart-shaped rubber stamp with a red or black ink pad
• Heart-shaped hole punch
• Red or white cardstock paper
• Red or white foam paper
• Glue stick
• Scissors
• Family pictures
• Glitter
• Red and white ribbon
Now that you have all the supplies laid out before you, let’s get started with your Valentine’s Day card. Here is a simple step-by-step guide of what to do:
Step # 1 – Get the decorations ready
Before you start gluing things to the card, you need to get all of the decorations ready that you need to glue to the card. Use the heart-shaped hole punch to create some heart decorations out of the foam and cardstock paper. Once you have cut them out, dip them in some Elmer’s glue and sprinkle them with some glitter. Give them a few minutes to try on wax paper so they don’t stick to your kitchen table and other surfaces. Tie the ribbons into small bows. Use white and red ribbon and tie them together in double ribbons. You will want at least one double ribbon because you will need to glue it to the top of the card.
Step # 2 – Word the card
To get started with the decoration of your Valentine, you need to choose the wording for the card. Would you like to say the simple ‘Happy Valentine’s Day’ message or would you like to offer something extra like a poem or a love note? Use the Valentine’s scrapbooking paper to type your message on the computer and print it out. This will be used as the inside of your card. For the message on the outside, grab some of the old Valentine’s Day cards you have and cut out the heart shape on them along with the phrase ‘Happy Valentine’s Day’. This is a fun way to liven up a dull Valentine’s Day card. Once you have this ready, you are ready to start gluing things into their proper place on the card.
Step # 3 – The Layout
Use all of the decorations and add them to the card. Which items will go inside the card and which ones will look good on the outside of the card? Don’t forget to add your family photos to the card. Placing them on the center of the card so it is the first thing the recipient sees. Cut the picture into the shape of a heart and glue it right in the middle and then glue some foam hearts around it. Glue the lace bow to the top of the card. If you want to get creative with the lace, glue two strings of lace to the front and back of the card, then tie them together in a bow. On the inside of the card, include your poem or love note that has been printed out on the scrapbooking paper. Be sure to decorate the inside of the card with the cardstock hearts that are covered with glitter. You might also consider adding a few different cut-outs from your family pictures on this page.
Creating homemade Valentine’s Day cards is meaningful and fun. You get a chance to sort through all of your recent family pictures and share them with the people you love.
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If you want to personalize your Valentine’s Day cards this year, you can do it with a few easy craft items and a few spare minutes of your time. To get started with some easy do-it-yourself Valentine’s Day cards, here are the supplies you will need:
• Valentine scrapbooking
paper • Old Valentine’s day cards
• Heart-shaped rubber stamp with a red or black ink pad
• Heart-shaped hole punch
• Red or white cardstock paper
• Red or white foam paper
• Glue stick
• Scissors
• Family pictures
• Glitter
• Red and white ribbon
Now that you have all the supplies laid out before you, let’s get started with your Valentine’s Day card. Here is a simple step-by-step guide of what to do:
Step # 1 – Get the decorations ready
Before you start gluing things to the card, you need to get all of the decorations ready that you need to glue to the card. Use the heart-shaped hole punch to create some heart decorations out of the foam and cardstock paper. Once you have cut them out, dip them in some Elmer’s glue and sprinkle them with some glitter. Give them a few minutes to try on wax paper so they don’t stick to your kitchen table and other surfaces. Tie the ribbons into small bows. Use white and red ribbon and tie them together in double ribbons. You will want at least one double ribbon because you will need to glue it to the top of the card.
Step # 2 – Word the card
To get started with the decoration of your Valentine, you need to choose the wording for the card. Would you like to say the simple ‘Happy Valentine’s Day’ message or would you like to offer something extra like a poem or a love note? Use the Valentine’s scrapbooking paper to type your message on the computer and print it out. This will be used as the inside of your card. For the message on the outside, grab some of the old Valentine’s Day cards you have and cut out the heart shape on them along with the phrase ‘Happy Valentine’s Day’. This is a fun way to liven up a dull Valentine’s Day card. Once you have this ready, you are ready to start gluing things into their proper place on the card.
Step # 3 – The Layout
Use all of the decorations and add them to the card. Which items will go inside the card and which ones will look good on the outside of the card? Don’t forget to add your family photos to the card. Placing them on the center of the card so it is the first thing the recipient sees. Cut the picture into the shape of a heart and glue it right in the middle and then glue some foam hearts around it. Glue the lace bow to the top of the card. If you want to get creative with the lace, glue two strings of lace to the front and back of the card, then tie them together in a bow. On the inside of the card, include your poem or love note that has been printed out on the scrapbooking paper. Be sure to decorate the inside of the card with the cardstock hearts that are covered with glitter. You might also consider adding a few different cut-outs from your family pictures on this page.
Creating homemade Valentine’s Day cards is meaningful and fun. You get a chance to sort through all of your recent family pictures and share them with the people you love.
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Peata Hepi asked:
Love is in the air and it is time to pull out your red and black patterned papers and all of those heart shaped embellishments to throw together in a mini album which is all about the love. Take a look through these 5 fabulous mini book theme ideas for your next Valentine’s Day gift. We have something for everyone including your lover, your family and even your friends.
1. 10 things I love about you
Pick the 10 top reasons you love your partner and dedicate a page to each one.
2. Our Love Story This will be a love story about yourself and your partner. From the very first day that you both met until now and every moment in between.
- When did you meet?
- How did you meet?
- What were your first impressions?
- When did you know it was love?
3. Love coupons
This is a quick and easy gift idea for a loved one. Make up a book of vouchers and pop them into an Valentine’s Day card or envelope. Try being really creative and alter an altoid tin or a small cigar box to hold your vouchers along with some candy hearts. Your love vouchers can entitle the bearer to
- One kiss
- A romantic dinner for two
- A night of house duties
- Breakfast in bed
4. The loves in my life A mini album to fill with everyone close to your heart not just your significant other.
5. Valentines Day A mini scrapbook keepsake to treasure. Remember every moment from this special day and base your album around it. Keep any small mementos from the day like dinner menus, matchbooks, movie or concert tickets.
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Love is in the air and it is time to pull out your red and black patterned papers and all of those heart shaped embellishments
to throw together in a mini album which is all about the love. Take a look through these 5 fabulous mini book theme ideas for your next Valentine’s Day gift. We have something for everyone including your lover, your family and even your friends.1. 10 things I love about you
Pick the 10 top reasons you love your partner and dedicate a page to each one.
2. Our Love Story This will be a love story about yourself and your partner. From the very first day that you both met until now and every moment in between.
- When did you meet?
- How did you meet?
- What were your first impressions?
- When did you know it was love?
3. Love coupons
This is a quick and easy gift idea for a loved one. Make up a book of vouchers and pop them into an Valentine’s Day card or envelope. Try being really creative and alter an altoid tin or a small cigar box to hold your vouchers along with some candy hearts. Your love vouchers can entitle the bearer to
- One kiss
- A romantic dinner for two
- A night of house duties
- Breakfast in bed
4. The loves in my life A mini album to fill with everyone close to your heart not just your significant other.
5. Valentines Day A mini scrapbook
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Rachel Paxton asked:
There is nothing as special or personal as a homemade Valentine’s
Day card. Surprise your friends and family with your handmade
creations. Here are some ideas to get you started. The link at
the end of the article shows photographs of the finished cards.
Materials:
Four blank greeting cards (available at craft stores), dark red
piece of scrapbooking paper, white piece of cardstock, cream
colored piece of cardstock, red and white gingham piece of
scrapbooking paper, paper cutter, scissors, glue stick, computer,
printer, sewing machine.
Card #1
For this card you will need a dark red piece of scrapbooking
paper, a red and white gingham piece of scrapbooking paper (or
other coordinating piece of paper), and a piece of white
cardstock. Cut a piece of the dark red paper to fit the front of
the greeting card and glue it in place. The dark red is the
background of the card. Cut two strips of the gingham paper,
approximately an inch and a half wide. Cut them to the width of
the card (this card will open horizontally). Tear a freehand
heart from the gingham paper, large enough to fill up
approximately three quarters of the entire card. Next glue the
strips of gingham paper to the front of the card with space in
between them. The idea is that there is a “strip” of gingham, a
strip of red, a strip of gingham, and then a strip of red. Use
your sewing machine to stitch* along the edges of the strips of
gingham paper, and then stitch around the edge of the card. Glue
the heart in the middle of the card. Type “Happy Valentine’s
Day” on your computer and print out on white cardstock. Cut out
the phrase (narrow strip) and glue to the center of the heart.
* Stitching tips: If you have never used your sewing machine to
make cards, it is easy! Just sew on the paper like you would on
fabric. You might want to reserve a needle just for paper so you
don’t dull the needle for your fabric projects. There are two
ways you can include stitching in your card making projects. You
can either stitch directly on the card, or you can stitch on a
separate piece of paper and then glue that piece to the card
(then the stitching won’t show through the card).
Card #2:
This Valentine’s Day card is quick and easy. Cut a piece of dark
red paper to fit the front of your blank card and glue it in
place. Type “Happy Valentine’s Day” on your computer and print
it on the cream colored paper. Mat the cut-out phrase first on a
dark red piece of paper, and then mat that piece on another piece
of cream colored cardstock to create a layered look. This card
will open horizontally, so turn it in that direction and glue the
Valentine’s sentiment to the top third of the card. For the
bottom portion of the card cut three small freehand hearts from
the dark red paper. Glue these hearts to three torn scraps (in
the shapes of squares) of cream colored paper. Space these
pieces across the bottom of the card and glue in place. Stitch
around the outside of the card and around the “Happy Valentine’s
Day” if you wish, but it isn’t necessary.
Card #3:
This card is made from a dark red piece of paper and a cream
colored piece of paper. Cut a piece of the dark red paper to fit
the front of your blank card and glue it in place. Cut a large
square from the cream colored paper and glue it just above the
center of the card. Glue the piece of paper in place. Tear a
large heart from the dark red paper and glue it in the center of
the cream colored square. Type “Happy Valentine’s Day” on your
computer. Print on cream colored paper and glue in the center of
the heart. Stitch around the cream colored square and the edge of
the card, if you wish.
Card #4:
This card is made from a dark red piece of paper, the gingham
paper, and white card stock. This card will open horizontally.
Cut a piece of the dark red paper to fit the front of your
pre-made card and glue it in place. Cut two strips of gingham
paper and glue them to the top and bottom of the card so that
there is a red strip in between. Cut three freehand hearts from
the gingham paper and space them out in the red portion of the
card. Glue them in place. Type “Happy Valentine’s Day” on your
computer and print on white paper. Cut out into a narrow strip
(narrower than hearts) and glue in the center of the card on top
of the hearts.
Notes: – The terms “card stock” and “paper” are used
interchangably here, but it is up to you which kind of paper you
use, depending on the look you are trying to achieve – A sewing
machine isn’t necessary for this project, it is just a nice added
touch – You don’t have to use your computer for this project, you
can handwrite the words if you wish.
Photos of finished cards:
http://www.crafty-moms.com/valentines-day-cards.shtml
Kansieo.com
There is nothing as special or personal as a homemade Valentine’s
Day card. Surprise your friends and family with your handmade
creations. Here are some ideas to get you started. The link at
the end of the article shows photographs of the finished cards.
Materials:
Four blank greeting cards (available at craft stores), dark red
piece of scrapbooking
paper, white piece of cardstock, cream colored piece of cardstock, red and white gingham piece of
scrapbooking paper, paper cutter, scissors, glue stick, computer,
printer, sewing machine.
Card #1
For this card you will need a dark red piece of scrapbooking
paper, a red and white gingham piece of scrapbooking paper (or
other coordinating piece of paper), and a piece of white
cardstock. Cut a piece of the dark red paper to fit the front of
the greeting card and glue it in place. The dark red is the
background of the card. Cut two strips of the gingham paper,
approximately an inch and a half wide. Cut them to the width of
the card (this card will open horizontally). Tear a freehand
heart from the gingham paper, large enough to fill up
approximately three quarters of the entire card. Next glue the
strips of gingham paper to the front of the card with space in
between them. The idea is that there is a “strip” of gingham, a
strip of red, a strip of gingham, and then a strip of red. Use
your sewing machine to stitch* along the edges of the strips of
gingham paper, and then stitch around the edge of the card. Glue
the heart in the middle of the card. Type “Happy Valentine’s
Day” on your computer and print out on white cardstock. Cut out
the phrase (narrow strip) and glue to the center of the heart.
* Stitching tips: If you have never used your sewing machine to
make cards, it is easy! Just sew on the paper like you would on
fabric. You might want to reserve a needle just for paper so you
don’t dull the needle for your fabric projects. There are two
ways you can include stitching in your card making projects. You
can either stitch directly on the card, or you can stitch on a
separate piece of paper and then glue that piece to the card
(then the stitching won’t show through the card).
Card #2:
This Valentine’s Day card is quick and easy. Cut a piece of dark
red paper to fit the front of your blank card and glue it in
place. Type “Happy Valentine’s Day” on your computer and print
it on the cream colored paper. Mat the cut-out phrase first on a
dark red piece of paper, and then mat that piece on another piece
of cream colored cardstock to create a layered look. This card
will open horizontally, so turn it in that direction and glue the
Valentine’s sentiment to the top third of the card. For the
bottom portion of the card cut three small freehand hearts from
the dark red paper. Glue these hearts to three torn scraps (in
the shapes of squares) of cream colored paper. Space these
pieces across the bottom of the card and glue in place. Stitch
around the outside of the card and around the “Happy Valentine’s
Day” if you wish, but it isn’t necessary.
Card #3:
This card is made from a dark red piece of paper and a cream
colored piece of paper. Cut a piece of the dark red paper to fit
the front of your blank card and glue it in place. Cut a large
square from the cream colored paper and glue it just above the
center of the card. Glue the piece of paper in place. Tear a
large heart from the dark red paper and glue it in the center of
the cream colored square. Type “Happy Valentine’s Day” on your
computer. Print on cream colored paper and glue in the center of
the heart. Stitch around the cream colored square and the edge of
the card, if you wish.
Card #4:
This card is made from a dark red piece of paper, the gingham
paper, and white card stock
. This card will open horizontally. Cut a piece of the dark red paper to fit the front of your
pre-made card and glue it in place. Cut two strips of gingham
paper and glue them to the top and bottom of the card so that
there is a red strip in between. Cut three freehand hearts from
the gingham paper and space them out in the red portion of the
card. Glue them in place. Type “Happy Valentine’s Day” on your
computer and print on white paper. Cut out into a narrow strip
(narrower than hearts) and glue in the center of the card on top
of the hearts.
Notes: – The terms “card stock” and “paper” are used
interchangably here, but it is up to you which kind of paper you
use, depending on the look you are trying to achieve – A sewing
machine isn’t necessary for this project, it is just a nice added
touch – You don’t have to use your computer for this project, you
can handwrite the words if you wish.
Photos of finished cards:
http://www.crafty-moms.com/valentines-day-cards.shtml
Kansieo.com
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Christine Perry asked:
Valentine’s Day is all about romance, love and friendship. It may not be a common picture-taking opportunity, but with or without a photo, there are still plenty of Valentine’s Day scrapbooking ideas. Remember this February 14th and that special someone you asked to be yours with these Valentine’s Day scrapbook page tips.
1. Find a Photo- just because you don’t have a photo taken on February 14th doesn’t mean you can’t include photos in your Valentine’s layout. Find a photo of you and sweetheart from another occasion to fix that problem. You can go back as far you as you want for a picture of you both together, perhaps even a wedding picture.
2. Choose a Page Title- Need some help coming up with a Valentine’s Day themed title? Here are a few suggestions:
How Do I Love Thee? I Love You I Want to Kiss You All Over Crazy Little Thing Called Love My Heart Belongs to You This Kiss Always and Forever High School Sweethearts Soulmates Be Mine
3. Choose Romantic Page Elements: Obvious choices for your page elements are hearts and roses, but look at your other scrapbooking supplies for embellishments that make you think of romance. For example, use white lace, a pink satin ribbon, red bows or Victorian accents.
4. Add Color- Red is the color of the day for Valentines’ Day, but too much red on your page may overpower your focal point. Use red as an accent, and try adding more white and pink to your layout.
5. Add Your Valentine’s Day Cards- Cards make decorative page elements. You can create a pocket on the page to add the cards you gave to each other. This way they can be removed so you can read the sentiments inside.
6. Write Love Letters- Journaling is just as important on a Valentine’s layout as it is on any other scrapbooking page. Use the page title ideas listed above to prompt journaling ideas. You could also include handwritten love letters given any time of the year or from the past.
7. Add a Love Poem- if you want a quick way to add journaling, use a love poem or quote on your page. It’s easy to find plenty of choices for poems and quotes by doing a search for “romantic poems” on the internet.
8. Photograph Valentine’s Day Gifts- Include a photo of the box of chocolates or roses you received, and scrapbook the gift card. If you had a nice dinner out, put a photo of the restaurant on your page and don’t forget to journal what you each ordered for dinner.
9. Remember the Kids- Children celebrate Valentine’s Day too. Include cards exchanged from school mates on a special page for your children. Record their feelings about this holiday and what it means to them.
10. Dedicate a Page to Your Valentine- Instead of focusing on the couple, use a page layout to express all the reasons why you love him/her.
With a little creativity, you can create a beautiful Valentine’s Day page layout even if you don’t have a photo from that day. You don’t even need special supplies. You probably already have embellishments with a romantic theme. Add some white and pink cardstock and some red letters, and you have everything you need to make a Valentine’s Day scrapbooking page.
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Valentine’s Day is all about romance, love and friendship. It may not be a common picture-taking opportunity, but with or without a photo, there are still plenty of Valentine’s Day scrapbooking
ideas. Remember this February 14th and that special someone you asked to be yours with these Valentine’s Day scrapbook page tips.1. Find a Photo- just because you don’t have a photo taken on February 14th doesn’t mean you can’t include photos in your Valentine’s layout. Find a photo of you and sweetheart from another occasion to fix that problem. You can go back as far you as you want for a picture of you both together, perhaps even a wedding picture.
2. Choose a Page Title- Need some help coming up with a Valentine’s Day themed title? Here are a few suggestions:
How Do I Love Thee? I Love You I Want to Kiss You All Over Crazy Little Thing Called Love My Heart Belongs to You This Kiss Always and Forever High School Sweethearts Soulmates Be Mine
3. Choose Romantic Page Elements: Obvious choices for your page elements are hearts and roses, but look at your other scrapbooking supplies
for embellishments that make you think of romance. For example, use white lace, a pink satin ribbon, red bows or Victorian accents.4. Add Color- Red is the color of the day for Valentines’ Day, but too much red on your page may overpower your focal point. Use red as an accent, and try adding more white and pink to your layout.
5. Add Your Valentine’s Day Cards- Cards make decorative page elements. You can create a pocket on the page to add the cards you gave to each other. This way they can be removed so you can read the sentiments inside.
6. Write Love Letters- Journaling is just as important on a Valentine’s layout as it is on any other scrapbooking page. Use the page title ideas listed above to prompt journaling ideas. You could also include handwritten love letters given any time of the year or from the past.
7. Add a Love Poem- if you want a quick way to add journaling, use a love poem or quote on your page. It’s easy to find plenty of choices for poems and quotes by doing a search for “romantic poems” on the internet.
8. Photograph Valentine’s Day Gifts- Include a photo of the box of chocolates or roses you received, and scrapbook the gift card. If you had a nice dinner out, put a photo of the restaurant on your page and don’t forget to journal what you each ordered for dinner.
9. Remember the Kids- Children celebrate Valentine’s Day too. Include cards exchanged from school mates on a special page for your children. Record their feelings about this holiday and what it means to them.
10. Dedicate a Page to Your Valentine- Instead of focusing on the couple, use a page layout to express all the reasons why you love him/her.
With a little creativity, you can create a beautiful Valentine’s Day page layout even if you don’t have a photo from that day. You don’t even need special supplies. You probably already have embellishments with a romantic theme
. Add some white and pink cardstock and some red letters, and you have everything you need to make a Valentine’s Day scrapbooking page.Website content
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Sherry Frewerd asked:
When the craft of scrapbooking began, you needed to buy tons and tons of stickers, tape, glue and pretty papers just to stick on the first photo of your kids. Well now days, more and more frugal and happy scrappers are taking full advantage of the technology available to them. With digital cameras and the internet, scrapbooking has become a hobby that anyone can do, and without a huge amount of expense. There is a world of free images, clip art, fonts, borders etc. that can be downloaded or saved to your computer and printed out for your scrapbooks.
To find the wealth of scrapbooking freebies out there online, just do a simple Google search for ‘free scrapbook graphics’ or ‘free clip art’. There are many other search terms to use that will reveal to you the different scrapbooking freebies you can find. You can get entire scrapbook themes with all of the free matching clip art, borders and fonts that you can use in just about any scrapbook.
Here are a few tips and ideas of the scrapbooking freebies you can find online:
Clipart makes scrapbooking easier and fun. The internet offers various original clipart graphics for any theme or occasion like holidays, music, religion, animals, people, sports, and more. Most often, the graphics will be cropped to fit any scrapbook pattern. A crafter can select from many designs that are usually grouped by themes to make searching easier.
Scrapbook enthusiasts love to journal in their creations. There are tons of cool and interesting fonts available online that make the art of scrapbook journaling even more fun. These wonderful, unique fonts are very often designed by other scrapbookers and come in an array of colors, styles and sizes. Implementing different fonts can bring out the creativity in anyone.
You can also find different photographs and pictures online to add to your scrapbook theme.
Often, photographs and pictures will be animated, making them perfect for different occasions like weddings, birthdays and holidays.
Avid scrapbookers will tell you how much they love to add vintage graphics and images to their scrapbook pages. You can easily download free vintages clipart images depicting different people, times and places in history. Vintage advertising art or greeting cards are a popular downloadable scrapbook item, along with public domain book art.
Take advantage of all the internet has to offer you for your scrapbooking projects. Many of the items mentioned above are available free, while some are for sale. Regardless, the items can be just what you need to make your pages unique and beautiful. You will not only save money by using free clipart and then tweaking it on Adobe Photoshop to make your own, but you’ll save time by shopping or acquiring items online in the comfort of your home.
Have fun creating the perfect scrapbook!
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When the craft of scrapbooking
began, you needed to buy tons and tons of stickers, tape, glue and pretty papers just to stick on the first photo of your kids. Well now days, more and more frugal and happy scrappers are taking full advantage of the technology available to them. With digital cameras and the internet, scrapbooking has become a hobby that anyone can do, and without a huge amount of expense. There is a world of free images, clip art, fonts, borders etc. that can be downloaded or saved to your computer and printed out for your scrapbooks.To find the wealth of scrapbooking freebies out there online, just do a simple Google search for ‘free scrapbook
graphics’ or ‘free clip art’. There are many other search terms to use that will reveal to you the different scrapbooking freebies you can find. You can get entire scrapbook themes with all of the free matching clip art, borders and fonts that you can use in just about any scrapbook.Here are a few tips and ideas of the scrapbooking freebies you can find online:
Clipart
makes scrapbooking easier and fun. The internet offers various original clipart graphics for any theme or occasion like holidays, music, religion, animals, people, sports, and more. Most often, the graphics will be cropped to fit any scrapbook pattern. A crafter can select from many designs that are usually grouped by themes to make searching easier.Scrapbook enthusiasts love to journal in their creations. There are tons of cool and interesting fonts available online that make the art of scrapbook journaling even more fun. These wonderful, unique fonts are very often designed by other scrapbookers and come in an array of colors, styles and sizes. Implementing different fonts can bring out the creativity in anyone.
You can also find different photographs and pictures online to add to your scrapbook theme.
Often, photographs and pictures will be animated, making them perfect for different occasions like weddings, birthdays and holidays.
Avid scrapbookers will tell you how much they love to add vintage graphics and images to their scrapbook pages. You can easily download free vintages clipart images depicting different people, times and places in history. Vintage advertising art or greeting cards are a popular downloadable scrapbook item, along with public domain book art.
Take advantage of all the internet has to offer you for your scrapbooking projects. Many of the items mentioned above are available free, while some are for sale. Regardless, the items can be just what you need to make your pages unique and beautiful. You will not only save money by using free clipart and then tweaking it on Adobe Photoshop to make your own, but you’ll save time by shopping or acquiring items online in the comfort of your home.
Have fun creating the perfect scrapbook!
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Sharon Olvera asked:
Scrapbooking Your Winter Solstice
Winter scrapbooking themes and layouts are a spectacular way to envelope the spirit of the solstice season into your celebrations. Ever thought about creating your own winter wonderland scrapbook? What does your winter solstice mean to you? Winter brings many wonders, including the rain, bare trees, and sometimes a clear, cold night sky blanketing the earth with heavenly lights.
For astronomers and others, the connection between astronomical events and the season held great importance. Archaeological sites such as New Grange in Ireland and Stonehenge in Britain are two examples of the stories that have grown up around our understandings of the winter season. Similarly, we build our own meanings into the pages of our winter scrapbook of what this winter season means to us.
Winter scrapbooking usually brings on thoughts of the holidays, the most prominent among others, being Christmas, New Years, and Valentines Day. These, of course, are sprinkled with many other celebrations such as Chanukah, Kwanza, Epiphany, President’s Day, and Ash Wednesday. Touching on, for the most part, the three most recognized holidays (or etymologically speaking, “holy days,”) in our winter scrapbooking, will be Christmas, New Years and Valentines Day. The scrapbooking projects ought to be applicable to any given holiday though. Again, as the focus is on creating a winter wonderland scrapbook, consider in what way your own holiday holds meaning for you and how you can show that in your page. Following are some idea sparkers.
Check out these winter scrapbooking projects for Christmas.
Not sure what to do with old Christmas and other holiday cards? Create scrapbooking gifts tags for the next year. Cut out the front of the card in creative shapes, like stars, letters, toys and more. Write to and from on the back. Cut out the main picture on the card (such as Santa or the Nativity), punch a hole in it and tie to your packages.
Not sure how you can afford the stamps for sending cards this season? With some creative scrapbooking, you can make post-cards out of those old cards (whether holiday, birthday, anniversary or other). It can be pretty, humorous, whatever you want it to be.
You can also make gift bags for the following year as well as scrapbooking embellishments, table place cards and tree ornaments for your next holiday party.
Finally, you could donate your cards for scrapbooking and other craft projects to local schools, senior centers, church groups, a local scrapbook club, and various youth centered groups such as the girl and boy scouts of America.
New Years Scrapbooking
New Years winter scrapbooking projects include creating a scrapbooking timeline or what has also been called a time-capsule. Included in this year in review for your scrapbook might be headlines of important news events of the past year, receipts showing the price of various grocery items such as milk and bread, brochures or postcards from family vacations, your children’s drawings and any other type of memorabilia to capture the vintage moment of that present time.
Ideas for your scrapbooking treasures can involve your best and worst memories, a favorite movie, past-time, and major milestones. Scrap your New Year’s resolutions and the hopes and dreams for the coming year. Use photos in your scrapbooking timeline as you photograph your home, car, clothes, furniture pieces and hairstyles.
Valentines Day Scrapbooking Ideas
The month of February brings with it the celebration of Valentines Day. There exist many things about this day to love. Here are a few Valentines Day scrapbooking ideas to consider for your Valentines Day scrapbook or for a valentine gift idea.
Find a photograph. The photo does not have to have been taken on Valentine’s Day. One from another occasion of the both of you will work just fine. For instance, I have a photo of my husband and me at my sister’s wedding reception before we were married. That would be a lovely picture in a Valentines Day scrapbook page.
Choose a page title. Pick something, for example, from a favorite or popular love song, a phrase from a poem or a novel or use common terms like Soul-mates, Sweethearts, I Love You, and Be Mine.
Choose romantic page elements such as hearts or roses. Other scrapbooking elements for a romantic theme would be white lace, satin ribbon, red bows or Victorian-style accents. For an entirely different project I used small dried roses in a layout and it turned out beautiful. These elements work well when you are working with shadowboxes.
Add color. Red is a popular color for Valentine’s Day. For something different, try more white and pink using red or even black as an accent. Scenes from Sixteen Candles and Pretty in Pink come to mind for ideas in color and colorful phrases.
Add your Valentines Day cards for decoration. Make a pocket on the page for holding the cards you gave to each other. Include your children’s Valentine Cards and how they feel about the holiday as well. Return to it and read the sentiments inside anytime you want.
This next one is a favorite of mine. Write love letters. Do this through journaling in your Valentine layout. Use title ideas for prompts in your scrapbook journaling. Also include handwritten love letters given at any time of the year or further back. A form of this idea I have on one of my scrapbook pages. During the time my husband and I were dating, we left quick little notes to each other using photos from Webshots in our emails. I saved these and put them on at least a couple pages of my scrapbook. I used the phrase “You’ve Got Mail” from a movie title with Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan.
Finally, dedicate a page in your winter wonderland scrapbook to your Valentine expressing the reasons why you love him or her.
Again, in your winter scrapbooking quest, whatever you choose to reminisce in your winter wonderland scrapbook, remember that it is your winter solstice you are scrapbooking and journaling about. Let these ideas inspire you this winter season to create a dialogue between you and those you love or at least open awareness to your own thoughts and feelings. Happy Scrapping!
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Your Winter SolsticeWinter scrapbooking themes
and layouts are a spectacular way to envelope the spirit of the solstice season into your celebrations. Ever thought about creating your own winter wonderland scrapbook? What does your winter solstice mean to you? Winter brings many wonders, including the rain, bare trees, and sometimes a clear, cold night sky blanketing the earth with heavenly lights.For astronomers and others, the connection between astronomical events and the season held great importance. Archaeological sites such as New Grange in Ireland and Stonehenge in Britain are two examples of the stories that have grown up around our understandings of the winter season. Similarly, we build our own meanings into the pages of our winter scrapbook of what this winter season means to us.
Winter scrapbooking usually brings on thoughts of the holidays, the most prominent among others, being Christmas, New Years, and Valentines Day. These, of course, are sprinkled with many other celebrations such as Chanukah, Kwanza, Epiphany, President’s Day, and Ash Wednesday. Touching on, for the most part, the three most recognized holidays (or etymologically speaking, “holy days,”) in our winter scrapbooking, will be Christmas, New Years and Valentines Day. The scrapbooking projects ought to be applicable to any given holiday though. Again, as the focus is on creating a winter wonderland scrapbook, consider in what way your own holiday holds meaning for you and how you can show that in your page. Following are some idea sparkers.
Check out these winter scrapbooking projects for Christmas.
Not sure what to do with old Christmas and other holiday cards? Create scrapbooking gifts tags for the next year. Cut out the front of the card in creative shapes, like stars, letters, toys and more. Write to and from on the back. Cut out the main picture on the card (such as Santa or the Nativity), punch a hole in it and tie to your packages.
Not sure how you can afford the stamps for sending cards this season? With some creative scrapbooking, you can make post-cards out of those old cards (whether holiday, birthday, anniversary or other). It can be pretty, humorous, whatever you want it to be.
You can also make gift bags for the following year as well as scrapbooking embellishments
, table place cards and tree ornaments for your next holiday party.Finally, you could donate your cards for scrapbooking and other craft projects to local schools, senior centers, church groups, a local scrapbook club, and various youth centered groups such as the girl and boy scouts of America.
New Years Scrapbooking
New Years winter scrapbooking projects include creating a scrapbooking timeline or what has also been called a time-capsule. Included in this year in review for your scrapbook might be headlines of important news events of the past year, receipts showing the price of various grocery items such as milk and bread, brochures or postcards from family vacations, your children’s drawings and any other type of memorabilia to capture the vintage moment of that present time.
Ideas for your scrapbooking treasures can involve your best and worst memories, a favorite movie, past-time, and major milestones. Scrap your New Year’s resolutions and the hopes and dreams for the coming year. Use photos in your scrapbooking timeline as you photograph your home, car, clothes, furniture pieces and hairstyles.
Valentines Day Scrapbooking Ideas
The month of February brings with it the celebration of Valentines Day. There exist many things about this day to love. Here are a few Valentines Day scrapbooking ideas to consider for your Valentines Day scrapbook or for a valentine gift idea.
Find a photograph. The photo does not have to have been taken on Valentine’s Day. One from another occasion of the both of you will work just fine. For instance, I have a photo of my husband and me at my sister’s wedding reception before we were married. That would be a lovely picture in a Valentines Day scrapbook page.
Choose a page title. Pick something, for example, from a favorite or popular love song, a phrase from a poem or a novel or use common terms like Soul-mates, Sweethearts, I Love You, and Be Mine.
Choose romantic page elements such as hearts or roses. Other scrapbooking elements for a romantic theme
would be white lace, satin ribbon, red bows or Victorian-style accents. For an entirely different project I used small dried roses in a layout and it turned out beautiful. These elements work well when you are working with shadowboxes.Add color. Red is a popular color for Valentine’s Day. For something different, try more white and pink using red or even black as an accent. Scenes from Sixteen Candles and Pretty in Pink come to mind for ideas in color and colorful phrases.
Add your Valentines Day cards for decoration. Make a pocket on the page for holding the cards you gave to each other. Include your children’s Valentine Cards and how they feel about the holiday as well. Return to it and read the sentiments inside anytime you want.
This next one is a favorite of mine. Write love letters. Do this through journaling in your Valentine layout. Use title ideas for prompts in your scrapbook journaling. Also include handwritten love letters given at any time of the year or further back. A form of this idea I have on one of my scrapbook pages. During the time my husband and I were dating, we left quick little notes to each other using photos from Webshots in our emails. I saved these and put them on at least a couple pages of my scrapbook. I used the phrase “You’ve Got Mail” from a movie title with Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan.
Finally, dedicate a page in your winter wonderland scrapbook to your Valentine expressing the reasons why you love him or her.
Again, in your winter scrapbooking quest, whatever you choose to reminisce in your winter wonderland scrapbook, remember that it is your winter solstice you are scrapbooking and journaling about. Let these ideas inspire you this winter season to create a dialogue between you and those you love or at least open awareness to your own thoughts and feelings. Happy Scrapping!
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Michelle Cardello asked:
When most scrappers think of Christmas scrapbooking, many images come to mind that are rather conventional. For example, images of a family around the Christmas tree, photos around the Yule tide fire, and other pictures usually included in Christmas cards.
While most scrappers search for ideas that “leap off the page”, perhaps it is better for scrappers to abandon the idea of the page altogether. In other words, even though scrappers do their best to make pages that fit well in an album, there are other ways of expressing Christmas ideas than just in the album.
One of the best ways to do an annual Christmas scrapbook is to start a mini-album. A mini-album is exactly what it sounds like, a scrapbooking album designed only to celebrate one memory or a few memories. They are meant to be small, like the size of a half or quarter page, and not hold many pages. A mini-album is a perfect way to use your scrapbook skills, and when complete, they can sometimes be used as either gift cards or gifts in and of themselves!
After all, many people send a letter that explains what their family did during the year, but statistics have shown that very few ever read these letters. Imagine how much your family’s mini-album will stand out from the usually run-of-the-mill family letters which are nothing but words that few want to take the time to read. A mini-album uses pictures that say a thousand words, along with text and decoration of a Christmas page really showcases that which you value.
In addition to all the things your family has accomplished in the year, you can really put anything into this Christmas scrapbooking mini-book. Generally, it is good to see Christmas images associated with it. This means taking a picture of yourself with your family in the conventional surrounding mentioned earlier, such as around a Christmas tree or fireplace. Keep in mind that one might have to take such photos months in advance.
You may also want to avoid the cliché, so to speak of Christmas scrapbooking and go with something altogether different. There are no rules of what you can and cannot do with this, but you should embrace ideas that celebrate the season and the artist’s family.
The mini-book should use Christmas colors, including red and green patterns. Decorations should also be holiday-themed, including ribbons, bows, or even wrapping paper. Once again, it is not wise to limit oneself with traditional Christmas patterns, as the mini-album is one idea where the scrapper can really use his or her imagination.
Even though the Christmas scrapbooking mini-album takes a lot of creativity, it is practically made for mass production. With a little prepared pattern and some paper, along with some lettering, a mini-book is a snap to assemble. All one needs to do is fold some paper in two, then bind them together using staples or even thread.
Once the frame is assembled, it is easy to let creativity flow as photos, stamping, embossing, and every skill the scrapper knows can be put proudly on display.
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When most scrappers think of Christmas scrapbooking
, many images come to mind that are rather conventional. For example, images of a family around the Christmas tree, photos around the Yule tide fire, and other pictures usually included in Christmas cards.While most scrappers search for ideas that “leap off the page”, perhaps it is better for scrappers to abandon the idea of the page altogether. In other words, even though scrappers do their best to make pages that fit well in an album
, there are other ways of expressing Christmas ideas than just in the album.One of the best ways to do an annual Christmas scrapbook
is to start a mini-album. A mini-album is exactly what it sounds like, a scrapbooking album designed only to celebrate one memory or a few memories. They are meant to be small, like the size of a half or quarter page, and not hold many pages. A mini-album is a perfect way to use your scrapbook skills, and when complete, they can sometimes be used as either gift cards or gifts in and of themselves!After all, many people send a letter that explains what their family did during the year, but statistics have shown that very few ever read these letters. Imagine how much your family’s mini-album will stand out from the usually run-of-the-mill family letters which are nothing but words that few want to take the time to read. A mini-album uses pictures that say a thousand words, along with text and decoration of a Christmas page really showcases that which you value.
In addition to all the things your family has accomplished in the year, you can really put anything into this Christmas scrapbooking mini-book. Generally, it is good to see Christmas images associated with it. This means taking a picture of yourself with your family in the conventional surrounding mentioned earlier, such as around a Christmas tree or fireplace. Keep in mind that one might have to take such photos months in advance.
You may also want to avoid the cliché, so to speak of Christmas scrapbooking and go with something altogether different. There are no rules of what you can and cannot do with this, but you should embrace ideas that celebrate the season and the artist’s family.
The mini-book should use Christmas colors, including red and green patterns. Decorations should also be holiday-themed, including ribbons, bows, or even wrapping paper
. Once again, it is not wise to limit oneself with traditional Christmas patterns, as the mini-album is one idea where the scrapper can really use his or her imagination.Even though the Christmas scrapbooking mini-album takes a lot of creativity, it is practically made for mass production. With a little prepared pattern and some paper, along with some lettering, a mini-book is a snap to assemble. All one needs to do is fold some paper in two, then bind them together using staples or even thread.
Once the frame is assembled, it is easy to let creativity flow as photos, stamping, embossing, and every skill the scrapper knows can be put proudly on display.
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Michele Cardello asked:
Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa can often be hard subject matter for holiday scrapbooking ideas. However, holiday scrapbooking ideas do not require a great leap of imagination.
After all, most holiday scrapbooking ideas focus on the concept of tradition, something that always keeps the holidays alive. Therefore, it is quite simple to have tradition be the subject for your holiday scrapbooking ideas. Not just tradition, but how the scrapper personally celebrates his or her holiday tradition of Christmas, Hanakkah, or Kwanzaa.
It is good to have pages showing pictures of your family celebrating the holiday, along with some text such as journaling precisely how your family personally celebrates the holiday and what it means to them. The text can be done in other ways, and it is up the scrapper to use his or her imagination.
For example, Christmas traditions range from all kinds of origins, from its beginning celebrations, to more modern customs such as mistletoe and the Christmas tree. Every household seems to have various ways of celebrating Christmas, and it may take the scrapper a lot of thought before he or she discovers the traditions to be the subjects of his or her holiday scrapbooking ideas. The scrapper needs to ask his or herself what traditions he or she remembers from Christmases past, and how he or she still incorporates them into their present day celebrations.
If you celebrate Hanukkah, you may want to include a photo session on the lighting of the menorah, an important ritual. A personal account by a family member could help bring the event to life to someone outside the family looking at the page, especially if they do not know or celebrate Hanukkah traditions. The same rule applies to a Kwanzaa page, and it demonstrates holiday scrapbooking ideas where the scrapper’s family can showcase the meaning of the holiday and how the scrapper celebrates it.
A photo spread is another way to go with holiday scrapbooking ideas. Often a simple horizontal display of pictures can create a quiet effect that brings out the majestic holiday. Sometimes photos in black-and-white can create an interesting, more in-depth effect than color ones.
Some other good holiday scrapbooking ideas are taking cards from the occasion, such as Christmas cards, and removing the fronts. From there, they can be arranged into a collage that really puts the holiday on display in a very unique fashion. Even though this may lack the personal touch of photos, there is still much that can be said there.
The use of colors can be important, and traditional Christmas colors such as red and green might seem the obvious choice for holiday scrapbooking ideas. However, these can be overused, and it is really more important to have substance over style. Foils and embossing are effective toward any holiday scrapbooking, and there are many ideas of how to arrange them.
It is true that some of the best holiday scrapbooking ideas for Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa involve tradition, but creativity may trump it. In other words, while holiday scrapbooking ideas based in and on tradition usually work, sometimes the best choice is to break tradition once in awhile.
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Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa can often be hard subject matter for holiday scrapbooking
ideas. However, holiday scrapbooking ideas do not require a great leap of imagination.After all, most holiday scrapbooking ideas focus on the concept of tradition, something that always keeps the holidays alive. Therefore, it is quite simple to have tradition be the subject for your holiday scrapbooking ideas. Not just tradition, but how the scrapper personally celebrates his or her holiday tradition of Christmas, Hanakkah, or Kwanzaa.
It is good to have pages showing pictures of your family celebrating the holiday, along with some text such as journaling precisely how your family personally celebrates the holiday and what it means to them. The text can be done in other ways, and it is up the scrapper to use his or her imagination.
For example, Christmas traditions range from all kinds of origins, from its beginning celebrations, to more modern customs such as mistletoe and the Christmas tree. Every household seems to have various ways of celebrating Christmas, and it may take the scrapper a lot of thought before he or she discovers the traditions to be the subjects of his or her holiday scrapbooking ideas. The scrapper needs to ask his or herself what traditions he or she remembers from Christmases past, and how he or she still incorporates them into their present day celebrations.
If you celebrate Hanukkah, you may want to include a photo session on the lighting of the menorah, an important ritual. A personal account by a family member could help bring the event to life to someone outside the family looking at the page, especially if they do not know or celebrate Hanukkah traditions. The same rule applies to a Kwanzaa page, and it demonstrates holiday scrapbooking ideas where the scrapper’s family can showcase the meaning of the holiday and how the scrapper celebrates it.
A photo spread is another way to go with holiday scrapbooking ideas. Often a simple horizontal display of pictures can create a quiet effect that brings out the majestic holiday. Sometimes photos in black-and-white can create an interesting, more in-depth effect than color ones.
Some other good holiday scrapbooking ideas are taking cards from the occasion, such as Christmas cards, and removing the fronts. From there, they can be arranged into a collage that really puts the holiday on display in a very unique fashion. Even though this may lack the personal touch of photos, there is still much that can be said there.
The use of colors can be important, and traditional Christmas colors such as red and green might seem the obvious choice for holiday scrapbooking ideas. However, these can be overused, and it is really more important to have substance over style. Foils and embossing are effective toward any holiday scrapbooking, and there are many ideas of how to arrange them.
It is true that some of the best holiday scrapbooking ideas for Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa involve tradition, but creativity may trump it. In other words, while holiday scrapbooking ideas based in and on tradition usually work, sometimes the best choice is to break tradition once in awhile.
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Michele Cardello asked:
Chances are good that you’re thankful for something. Your kids. Your soul mate. Your health. So why not turn those grateful thoughts into unique scrapbooking ideas for Thanksgiving?
A “Why I’m Thankful” (or, if you want to get the whole family into the act, a “Why We’re Thankful”) album is the perfect way to celebrate Turkey Day. Not only will you be able to nibble on Aunt Martha’s delectable cranberry stuffing, but you’ll also be able to share with your loved ones exactly why you’re smiling so broadly this year.
If you’re a scrapbooking fanatic, you might feel tapped for scrapbooking ideas for Thanksgiving. Consequently, a “Why I’m Thankful” book will provide you with a new way to explore the activity you adore.
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Start your creative scrapbooking by getting out a pen and paper and writing down everything for which you’re thankful. Don’t be shy and don’t try to edit yourself – you’re not writing the Great American Novel. You’re simply expressing your innermost thoughts.
As your list grows, you may begin to see some patterns emerging. Those patterns should start to give you scrapbooking ideas for Thanksgiving album pages.
For example, if you notice that you seem to have written quite a bit about how you’re thankful for your parents, why not dedicate a few pages (or more) in your Thanksgiving scrapbook to them? Even if they are no longer living, you can do so in memory, which will make a lovely tribute to those family members who can only “participate” in Thanksgiving in spirit.
Pictures from the Piles
We all have scores of photographs in piles and files. After you’ve chosen some page themes for your creative scrapbooking, it’s a terrific time to take an afternoon and sift through your photos for the perfect images.
Let’s say that you want to devote a page in your Thanksgiving scrapbook album(s) to your son who just started college. (Has the time really flown by so quickly?) After collecting several autumn “shots” of him throughout his preschool, elementary, and/or secondary school years, you could put them together in a beautiful collage.
Additional scrapbooking ideas for Thanksgiving could be to use your photos in unique, unexpected ways, such as just cutting out the heads of the individuals and pasting them on “cartoon” bodies. (It’s not as gruesome as it sounds!) That way, if you cannot seem to find the “perfect” snap of someone, you can create it yourself using stickers, freehand drawings, or stamps.
A Wealth of Writings
Are you someone who keeps every greeting card that is sent to you? Do you hold on to sticky notes from your hubby no matter how mundane? Have you convinced yourself that all these slips of paper will someday be important?
It’s finally time to make good on that promise!
A Thanksgiving scrapbook is a wonderful place to showcase all those little scribblings you’ve held on to for a lifetime. For instance, perhaps one of your scrapbook albums is dedicated to your spouse. Inside, you could fill page after page with simple (but thoughtful) writings that you’ve kept in a drawer throughout your courtship and marriage.
Alternatively, if you have notes that your children wrote before they were quite literate, those treasured, misspelled letters could add a dash of sweet silliness to any Thanksgiving scrapbook albums.
Entice Others to Be Thankful, Too!
Finally, remember that as you come up with new scrapbooking ideas for Thanksgiving based on the “Why I’m Thankful” topic area, it can be extra motivating to share them with family and friends.
Truly, you never know who might be looking for the inspiration to start her own scrapbook albums. There are absolutely people out there who would enjoy the activity of creating their own books of lasting memories… but they are unsure of how to begin.
By showing them your holiday “Why I’m Thankful” scrapbook and brainstorming other scrapbooking ideas for Thanksgiving with your buddy, you might just find out down the road that you’re the reason she’s thankful this year!
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Chances are good that you’re thankful for something. Your kids. Your soul mate. Your health. So why not turn those grateful thoughts into unique scrapbooking
ideas for Thanksgiving?A “Why I’m Thankful” (or, if you want to get the whole family into the act, a “Why We’re Thankful”) album
is the perfect way to celebrate Turkey Day. Not only will you be able to nibble on Aunt Martha’s delectable cranberry stuffing, but you’ll also be able to share with your loved ones exactly why you’re smiling so broadly this year.If you’re a scrapbooking fanatic, you might feel tapped for scrapbooking ideas for Thanksgiving. Consequently, a “Why I’m Thankful” book will provide you with a new way to explore the activity you adore.
Marvelous Freeform Musings
Start your creative scrapbooking by getting out a pen and paper
and writing down everything for which you’re thankful. Don’t be shy and don’t try to edit yourself – you’re not writing the Great American Novel. You’re simply expressing your innermost thoughts.As your list grows, you may begin to see some patterns emerging. Those patterns should start to give you scrapbooking ideas for Thanksgiving album pages.
For example, if you notice that you seem to have written quite a bit about how you’re thankful for your parents, why not dedicate a few pages (or more) in your Thanksgiving scrapbook
to them? Even if they are no longer living, you can do so in memory, which will make a lovely tribute to those family members who can only “participate” in Thanksgiving in spirit.Pictures from the Piles
We all have scores of photographs in piles and files. After you’ve chosen some page themes
for your creative scrapbooking, it’s a terrific time to take an afternoon and sift through your photos for the perfect images.Let’s say that you want to devote a page in your Thanksgiving scrapbook album(s) to your son who just started college. (Has the time really flown by so quickly?) After collecting several autumn “shots” of him throughout his preschool, elementary, and/or secondary school years, you could put them together in a beautiful collage.
Additional scrapbooking ideas for Thanksgiving could be to use your photos in unique, unexpected ways, such as just cutting out the heads of the individuals and pasting them on “cartoon” bodies. (It’s not as gruesome as it sounds!) That way, if you cannot seem to find the “perfect” snap of someone, you can create it yourself using stickers
, freehand drawings, or stamps.A Wealth of Writings
Are you someone who keeps every greeting card that is sent to you? Do you hold on to sticky notes from your hubby no matter how mundane? Have you convinced yourself that all these slips of paper will someday be important?
It’s finally time to make good on that promise!
A Thanksgiving scrapbook is a wonderful place to showcase all those little scribblings you’ve held on to for a lifetime. For instance, perhaps one of your scrapbook albums
is dedicated to your spouse. Inside, you could fill page after page with simple (but thoughtful) writings that you’ve kept in a drawer throughout your courtship and marriage.Alternatively, if you have notes that your children wrote before they were quite literate, those treasured, misspelled letters could add a dash of sweet silliness to any Thanksgiving scrapbook albums.
Entice Others to Be Thankful, Too!
Finally, remember that as you come up with new scrapbooking ideas for Thanksgiving based on the “Why I’m Thankful” topic area, it can be extra motivating to share them with family and friends.
Truly, you never know who might be looking for the inspiration to start her own scrapbook albums. There are absolutely people out there who would enjoy the activity of creating their own books of lasting memories… but they are unsure of how to begin.
By showing them your holiday “Why I’m Thankful” scrapbook and brainstorming other scrapbooking ideas for Thanksgiving with your buddy, you might just find out down the road that you’re the reason she’s thankful this year!
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