Free Printable Love Poems and Scrapbook Stuff

From LoveToKnow Scrapbooking

If you’re looking for a unique Valentine’s Day gift for someone special, there are plenty of free printable love poems and scrapbook stuff available online to help you create a one-of-a-kind mini album.

Free scrapbook graphics make it easy to create a frugal Valentine's Day gift.

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Themes for Valentine’s Day Scrapbooks

When making a mini album to use as a Valentine’s Day gift, it’s helpful to come up with a theme to give the project a sense of structure. Possibilities include:

10 Things I Love About You
Reasons I Love You
The ABCs of Love
Favorite Memories
Past, Present, and Future
A Love that Never Ends
My Funny Valentine

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Finding Free Printable Love Poems and Scrapbook Stuff Online

There are plenty of Web sites offering free printable love poems and scrapbook stuff online. Even sites that aren’t marketed exclusively to scrapbookers frequently have downloads that can be incorporated into your Valentine’s Day craft projects.

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Printable Love Poems

Poetry is almost universally associated with love and Valentine’s Day, but the idea of writing an original poem is enough to send many people into a full-blown panic attack. Fortunately, there are many Web sites offering free poems that you can easily incorporate into your scrapbooking projects. For example:

The Holiday Spot has several Valentine’s Day poems written by amateur poets from around the globe.
Poems for Free has a large assortment of Valentine poetry by Nicolas Gordon, as well as links to poetry celebrating friendship.
Poem Source has a page of rhyming Valentine verse by Joanna Fuchs that works well for both scrapbooking and card making projects.

If you’re not interested in poetry, you may want to consider adding the lyrics from your favorite romantic songs to your Valentine album. Lyrics.com makes it easy to look up the words to almost any tune. Famous Quotes and Quotations also has a list of popular romantic quotes that can be used as journaling starters for your project.

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Printable Valentine Graphics

When you’re on a tight budget, turning to Web sites that offer printable scrapbook graphics is a smart move. Simply print your favorite images onto acid-free cardstock and use them in the same manner as traditional scrapbooking supplies.

The following Web sites have printable graphics that would be appropriate for a Valentine’s Day project:

Creating Keepsakes has a small assortment of printable accents designed for Valentine and romance-themed scrapbook layouts.
Two Peas in a Bucket has a mini-kit with a pink, brown, and green color scheme that gives it a slightly retro feel.
Shabby Princess has a “Sweet Sprinkles” digital kit that makes it easy to quickly pull together a Valentine’s Day gift album.
Scrapbook Scrapbook has a printable 23-page set of graphics that will lend a casual feel to your Valentine’s Day projects.
Bluegrass Publishing has a page filled with holiday downloads that includes several Valentine’s Day scrapbooking papers and embellishments.
Valentine Clip Art is a site filled with images that are perfect to use as embellishments for any Valentine’s Day paper crafting project.

If you’re looking for free fonts, including dingbats, to use on your Valentine scrapbook project, Da Font has a nice assortment that includes script fonts and funky block letters accented with tiny hearts.

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Budget-Friendly Valentine Scrapbooking Tips

While the Internet can be a great resource for the frugal scrapbooker, there are plenty of other ways you can add extra flair to your Valentine's Day scrapbook projects. For example:

Use the wrapping paper from your Valentine gift as a background for your layout.
Mat the verse from your Valentine card onto a block of scrap cardstock for a quick and easy journaling substitute.
Take the ribbon bow from your box of chocolates to use as an embellishment for a journaling tag.
Add a vellum envelope filled with dried flower petals to your page.

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