[article] In the Words of Others - Choosing the Right Quote For Your Scrapbook Pages - by Alecia Lehmann

It may be true that a picture may be worth a thousand words, when you are trying to preserve a memory for future generations it helps to add a little verbiage to your pages. Memory isn't always accurate, and to really get the most out of your scrapbooking efforts, you may want to consider adding some quotes or phrases to your pages.

Think of using quotes as a sort of bridge between writing an entire diary entry about your photos and losing the meaning behind the pictures by leaving words out entirely. Quotes can serve as both an embellishment and a form of journaling. They an convey the essence of a memory, allowing you to provide the substance through more detailed journaling.

By implementing scrapbooking quotes, you can convey universal emotion to accompany your very personal memories. When taken together with your photos, memorabilia and other embellishments, scrapbooking quotes can help you create a complete layout that will inspire reminiscing, even years after the event has taken place.

But what makes a good scrapbooking quote? A good scrapbooking quote will be:

Catchy - An effective scrapbook quote should be easily remembered. It should stick in your head and make an impact. Think of your favourite song or artist. The best ones get to be that way because they have staying power.

Relevant - The scrapbooking quote may come off as trivial to the reader. However, the meaning of the scrapbooking quote should not be so vague that the reader has to use all of his or her brainpower to understand it. That is, unless you intend for the scrapbook to take on an air of mystery and clue-finding.

Short - A good scrapbooking quote should be able to grab the reader's attention quickly, in just a few words. Unless it is the goal of your layout to have the quote be the center of attention, it should not overpower the photos or memorabilia on your page. The goal of the quote is to bridge the gap between your own words and the images on the page.

Emotional - This does not mean that every quote has to incite tears! A quote should evoke some kind of emotion, sadness, nostalgia, happiness, excitement, etc. - whatever the intended emotion of the layout is.

These are just a few ideas for how scrapbooking quotes can enhance your layouts and your memories. But scrapbooks are personal, and the choice of what makes a good quote is ultimately up to you. If it complements your memories in a way that is meaningful to you, it's the right choice.

Search the Internet for a wealth of ideas for scrapbook quotes. There's a treasure trove of choices out there!

Article written by Alecia Lehmann ... a Scrapbook enthusiast! If you enjoyed this article and would like to create professional looking scrapbooks using simple (and often free) ideas, then go to http://www.megascrapbooking.com/

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[article] Scrapbooking Ideas And Quotes For Exciting Pages - by Karen Lincoln

Author: Karen Lincoln

When it comes to scrapbooking there is never a shortage of ideas to use. Scrapbooking is only limited by the person putting the album together. To help get your creative juices flowing, take a look at some of these suggestions for making scrapbooking more fun and more meaningful. There is also a section on a few quotes that are just too cute to pass up.

Tips and Tricks for Scrapbooking

If you want to scrapbook, but are overwhelmed with all of the photos that you have piled in draws and cabinets, here's a tip for you. Start scrapbooking with your next roll of film and go from there. From this point on, you can keep up with your scrapbook with ease. Scrapbooking should be an enjoyable hobby, not a cumbersome task. If you find you have time to work on the older photo collection, great; if not, then no sweat.

Page titles can sometimes be a challenge to come up with an appropriate and catchy name. In order to solve this problem, try going through your CD and video collections. You are bound to find a title that fits your scrapbook. You can also try looking through old greeting cards or using scrapbook Internet sites for tons of ideas. Speaking of greeting cards, be sure to save the ones that you get from others. The pictures on greeting cards make great die cut images for your scrapbooks.

Making your own stickers to personalize your scrapbook is a breeze. Simply purchase full cover label sheets from your local discount store and print your personal pictures onto the sheets. Cut around the images and you have instant stickers to place in your album. This is fun to do, but can become addictive because it is so easy.

Quotes Galore ideal for scrapbooks

Here are some quotes that will give you great ideas for your picture captions. Feel free to use these on your current and future projects.

Babies

• A star is born!

• A sneak peek at baby (ultrasound)

• A time to be born

• A Whole New World

• Bear-y Cute!

Kids

• Having A Ball

• Accidents Happen

• Me & My Teddy

• Daddy's Helper

• Cute as a Button

Gardening

• Gardening adds years to your life and life to your years.

• Gardening...just another day at the plant.

• Gardening: A labor that begins with daybreak and ends with back break.

• Weed it and Reap

• A beautiful garden is a work of heart.

Love

• Can't Fight This Feeling

• Happiness is being married to your best friend.

• Loads of Love

• Love "bears" all things.

• My love for you is like a circle, it has no end.

Dogs

• Dogs leave paw prints in your heart

• Bad to the bone

• Dog-gone cute

• It's a dog's life

• No bones about it

Cats

• Purrrfectly Adorable

• Cool Kitty

• When you have a cat, Everyday is purr-fect

• Cats don't have owners... they have staff.

• Cats are just children with fur!

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