Once simply the act of applying photos to album pages, scrapbooking is now a highly decorative craft, and in fact has resurfaced as one of the hottest trends in the craft industry. Retail outlets, craft stores, and publications are dedicating large amounts of resources to reintroduce consumers to this hot but age-old-trend. Couple this with the fact that new software and the Internet and their ease of use have created unprecedented interest in genealogy and the tracing of people's family heritages, and the result is the craft of heritage scrapbooking. In Creating Your Family Heritage Scrapbook, authors Maria Given Nerius and Bill Gardner introduce readers to and guide them through this next big step in the art of scrapbooking. A constant reference companion, this book gives readers all the tools they need to learn about and enjoy heritage scrapbooking, such as: -- The art and application of researching family history including online resources-- The necessary supplies, tools, and products to start a heritage scrapbook-- Scrapbooking and journaling how-to's, including dozens of hints and tips-- Sample templates and a fo
Doesnt everyone have that one scary closet stuffed with years worth of family photos and memorabilia? And dont we all have the best intentions of doing something with all of it some day?
Plain or fancy, formal or fun, chronicling special events or everyday moments, scrapbooks are the perfect, personal way to preserve precious memories and create lasting keepsakes. This visual guide walks you through choosing albums and papers, organizing and cropping photos, and more, and explains step-by-step essential techniques like journaling, designing appealing pages, and using embellishments to add pizzazz. The layout gallery gives you great ideas for travel, family, heritage, and other pages, while a chapter on organizing your stuff helps you keep everything in its place. Concise two-page lessons show you all the steps to a skill and are ideal for quick review Each skill or technique is defined and described Detailed color photos demonstrate each step Step-by-step instructions accompany each photo Helpful tips provide additional guidance
Your complete guide to scrapbooking ideas! Capture priceless memories in fabulous scrapbook pages you'll cherish for a lifetime! Sensational Page Ideas for Scrapbooks features literally hundreds of inspiring ideas and cutting-edge techniques to help you create spectacular scrapbook pages. Inside this complete guide you'll discover: * Quick and easy page layouts that can be made in an hour or less * Cutting-edge scrapbook pages showcasing memorable photos, journaling and embellishments * Endless ideas for capturing the events and feeling of each season * Advice and ideas for well-preserved, beautifully displayed family photos, documents and heirlooms using the latest archival products and newest scrapbooking trends Uncover a wealth of new ideas to celebrate your family and friends with Sensational Page Ideas for Scrapbooks-a must-have for every scrapbooker's library!
This lavish book is a collection of hundreds of practical craft techniques, inspirational ideas and fabulous designs. An introduction to each craft details all the materials and equipment that are needed to get started. Easy methods for making and decorating card and scrapbook page backgrounds follow, and there are tips on choosing design themes, putting tints and patterns together, and using embellishments to personalize each design. Many versatile craft techniques are featured such as papercraft, stamping, stencils, paint techniques, working with airdrying clay, simple sewing and embroidery.This is the ultimate sourcebook for all crafters.
This complete guide to creating a scrapbook helps you collect and preserve your favorite family memories. Lasting Memories features hundreds of pages from dozens of memory albums to show you how to plan each scrapbook page. You will learn how to combine photographs with personal memorabilia to create lasting memories of family experiences. Chapters on color, layout, and captioning help you plan and build pages that tell the whole story. Includes: Hundreds of colorful pages from old and new scrapbooks Ten quick-reference "Idea Boards" offer dozens of ways to decorate pages using diecuts, stencils, stickers, paper punches, rubber stamps, and more
Celebrate your family ties, both past and present, by completing uniquecrapbook pages. This book and its components will guide and inspire you toreate stunning projects featuring your family tree to commemorate youreritage.
Do you want to publish your family history research but feel limited by the lack of content that you have? Family History Scrapbooking Simplified helps you map out your heritage using photos, documents, or the content you have. Are you frustrated with the lack of creative control that large photo book printers offer? Family History Scrapbooking Simplified suggests a way to take creative control over your project using digital scrapbooking software. Are you ready to create a heritage scrapbook but do not know what to include in the such a project? Family History Scrapbooking Simplified explains what to put in your projects from a genealogical perspective.
Genealogist Laura Best follows up her well-received "Genealogy for the First Time"(R) with a colorful volume dedicated to techniques for preserving precious ancestral memories through scrapbooking. Use those vintage photos, uncovered documents, and newly-found family stories to create scrapbooked family trees and pedigree charts, eight generation treatments, depictions of holidays and family reunions through the years, and histories of family homesteads. Inscribe notes on ancestors' occupations and hobbies, anecdotes, celebrations, and sad moments: every memory worth passing on to children, grandchildren, and generations to come. The page designs all draw on color schemes and images common to various time periods, and there are also techniques for displaying the scrapbooked material in shadow boxes and frames.