Scrapping Love Quotes

Even on the most amorous day of the year it would be highly unlikely that I could wax poetic about love the same way that Shakespeare or even Charles M. Schultz did. I’ve tried to write fluffy marshmallow proses and toyed with penning puppy dog, unicorn and rainbow haikus, but the end result always spells F-A-I-L more than L-O-V-E. This inability to express my heartfelt feelings on paper makes it tough to come up with original love-themed layouts for my Valentine’s Day scrapbook. Fortunately, what I lack in originality I more than make up for in ingenuity. For the last … Continue reading

Love: Quotes and Passages From the Heart – B. C. Aronson

Just in time for Valentine’s Day I found Love: Quotes and Passages from the Heart. This book is a collection of over 400 quotes and passages on the subject of love. The quotes are from famous spiritual leaders, writers, politicians, actors, artists, and philosophers. John Donne, Robert Louis Stevenson, Barbara Kingsolver, Margaret Atwood, Helen Keller, Abraham Lincoln, Friedrich Nietzsche, Woody Allen, and C. S. Lewis all have ideas about love. The book is edited by B. C. Aronson. In her introduction she explains that love means different things to different people. She’s divided this collection of quotes into eleven chapters: … Continue reading

Valentine’s Day Love Blossoms with Heidi Grace

Everyone celebrates Valentine’s Day each year, recognizing those we love and cherish. And don’t get me wrong, it certainly should be done on February 14th. But there are dozens of other times throughout the year, that we could be remembering those we love. Just don’t lose sight of that when you are scrapbooking and creating beautiful layouts about your loved ones. However, if you are looking for some cute products for Valentine’s Day or any other romantic or love filled layout, then look no further! Heidi Grace with Fiskars has an adorable line, perfect for these types of scrapbook layouts, … Continue reading

Romantic Poems for Your Scrapbook Pages

Journaling can be easy when you include a poem. Sometimes a poem evokes feelings you couldn’t otherwise express verbally and can really make the whole scrapbook layout come together. With Valentine’s Day coming up, the day involving love, I figured it would be a great time to share some amazing poems with you. The following poems were voted on by over 50 scrapbookers and were voted the top poems to use on scrapbook pages. Remember, you don’t just have to use these on layouts involving Valentine’s Day. You can also use them on layouts on themes such as anniversary, wedding … Continue reading

Romantic Quotes For Scrapbooking Valentine’s Day

Scrapbooking Valentine’s Day isn’t always easy, because sometimes we do not have pictures to coordinate with the events. However it is still important to scrapbook this special day. Because we don’t always have photos of these events, using photographs from other occasions, perhaps of the two of you as a couple, is an easy fix to the problem. However, you might still be left with plenty of empty space to put something else on the page. I absolutely love using quotes on my scrapbook pages and I collect them whenever I find them. The following ten quotes are excellent romantic … Continue reading

Get Creative with Valentine’s Layouts

Love Day has come and gone, though the memories will linger for a lifetime, especially if you scored a serious sparkler and a marriage proposal on February 14th.  Even if your sweetie didn’t get down on one knee this Valentine’s, you shouldn’t let the holiday go by without crafting at least a single page layout detailing the day’s highlights.  However, rather than employing the same ol’ trite scrapbooking techniques, consider getting a little creative with the following ideas: Choose a Theme:  So, you didn’t get the five-carat diamond tennis bracelet you had your heart set on for Valentine’s Day.  Surely, … Continue reading

Fun Valentine Products

Creating scrapbook layouts about Valentine’s Day isn’t usually something that I have done in the past. For some reason, I haven’t taken pictures that day and therefore, I don’t have anything that I want t o scrapbook. But this year, there are so many fun Valentine products available, I’m going to make sure to have my camera ready on Valentine’s Day so that I will be able to use some of the fabulous products that are available. Here are a few of my favorite valentine line that have come out this year. Making Memories. They have added to their kraft … Continue reading