Scrapbook Sayings

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If you're having trouble getting started on your layout, scrapbook sayings can be a useful resource for designing a special page.

Sayings add the perfect finishing touch to your scrapbook layouts.

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Using Scrapbook Sayings on your Layout

Ways to use sayings in your scrapbook include:

Use a saying as your page title
Repeat a saying in light type across a plain cardstock background to make your own customized patterned paper
Incorporate words for a saying into your journaling block by printing them in a different font or highlighting them in a bright color
Use rub-ons to add a saying to the "empty" background space in a photo on your layout
Combine clip art, free fonts, and scrapbook sayings to design a unique tag embellishment
Add sayings in "thought bubbles" above someone's head to make a humorous page

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Finding Sayings for Your Scrapbook

When the right words don't come easily, sayings can be a helpful journaling tool. Common phrases or expressions, poetry, song lyrics, famous quotes, funny quotes from loved ones, and pre-made scrapbook embellishments can all be great sources of sayings for your project.

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Common Phrases and Expressions

The English language is full of colorful phrases and expressions that work well for scrapbooking. For example, "born to be wild" or "tough as nails" can be interesting additions to a scrapbook about your son. You can find a variety of ideas for great scrapbook titles Scrap Sayings Web site. This large directory features more than 4,000 phrases and expressions grouped according to the most common scrapbook project themes.

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Poetry

Poetry adds a classic element to any scrapbook layout. Pick up a few poetry books from your local library, then see which poems inspire your creativity. If you like a poem that's too long to include on your layout, simply use an excerpt as your page title and tuck a copy of the entire poem into an envelope for hidden journaling.

Even if you don't consider yourself a writer, you may want to try writing your own poems for your scrapbook page. Acrostic poems are very easy for beginners to write.

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Song Lyrics

Song lyrics add a great touch of pop culture to your scrapbook pages. By accenting a layout with lyrics from a song that you enjoy, you're giving the viewer new insight into your personality. Simply visit Lyrics.com to download the words to your favorite tunes.

If you're interested in bringing a multimedia approach to your scrapbook, you may even want to consider including a CD with your favorite songs on a pocket page in your album. Songs can easily be purchased from a service such as iTunes and burned to a customized playlist.

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Famous Quotes

Quotes from famous people, especially those whom you admire, can be excellent additions to your scrapbook projects. There are quotes to fit everything from baby scrapbook layouts to wedding albums.

Quote Garden has an easy to search directory of quotations on a number of topics. If you'd prefer a printed reference book to store in your craft area, Bartlett's Familiar Quotations: A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature is a classic used by professional writers and speakers since its initial publication in 1855.

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Funny Quotes from Friends and Family

To boost your creativity, consider keeping a small notebook and a pen in your purse to jot down all the unusual things your friends and family say. This is especially helpful if you have young children at home, since kids have witty observations on life that can make excellent page titles and journaling starters for your scrapbook layouts.

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Embellishments with Scrapbook Sayings

A number of stickers, rub-ons, and chipboard embellishments are available featuring sayings for vacation, baby, romance, and family scrapbook layouts. Simply browse through your local scrapbook store or an online retailer such as A Cherry on Top Scrapbooking Shoppe to see what products inspire your creative juices.

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