Capturing a Little Personality

This is the fifth part of a six part series that delves into capturing the complete personalities and uniqueness of the individuals who adorn our scrapbook pages. This article focuses on capturing each individual’s true personality without sugar coating it. Please keep in mind that not only does this work on your children, but also on you, your significant other and friends and family members. Let’s face it, we all have unique personalities. And in that aspect, sometimes personalities can clash, even within a close-knit family. Some people are even-tempered, happy go lucky people while others might be stubborn or … Continue reading

Capturing Unique Talents and Abilities

This is part two in a six part series about capturing the complete personalities and uniqueness of the individuals who are in our scrapbooks. This article focuses on capturing the unique talents and gifts that each person possesses. Please keep in mind that not only does this work on your children, but also on you, your significant other and friends and family members. Everyone has talents that make them unique. For some it might be their ability to burp the alphabet, and for others it might be the gift of voice or music. One of the things that many people … Continue reading

Capturing the Complete Person in Your Scrapbooks

In everyone’s life there are people that are important, and it is high time you capture the complete person on your scrapbooking pages. It does not matter if you are a parent who mostly scrapbooks their child or children, or if you are a single guy or gal and scrapbooking the other people in your life. It is all significant no matter the stage in your life. Capturing the complete person is important as important as capturing the events that these people partake in, which is what we as scrapbookers do traditionally. This is not limited to the people in … Continue reading

Scrapbooking You

Have you thought about what you scrapbook the most pictures of? More than likely it is your children, your pets, your family or a hobby or activity that someone you know participates in. Do you remember to scrapbook you? It is important for us to tell our own story, not just the stories of everyone else in our lives. You matter a lot in the big picture, and in order for future generations to see a complete picture, they need to see you in those albums too. The Early Years You need to dig out those adorable baby, toddler and … Continue reading

Scrapbooking Week in Review for April 7-14, 2008

Does it ever seem like life just keeps getting busier and busier? In case you happened to miss any of the articles in the scrapbooking blog, here is a recap for you. Looking for a New Simple Technique to Try? Do you ever sit and stare at your major stash of scrapbooking supplies and wonder what new techniques to try to add a little personality or flair to your pages? If you do, you are not alone. It is typical to find yourself in a rut and wonder what you can do about it. Capturing Quirky Habits and Mannerisms This … Continue reading