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FATHER’S DAY SCRAPBOOK THEME When we buy gifts for our mothers it is not as difficult as buying one for our fathers. Men’s needs in general are expensive and do not have much variation. There is one gift that you can give to the special man in your life. Honor you father by creating a scrapbook of him with a father’s day scrapbook theme.

A scrapbook is one way of showing your father how his presence has influenced your life. You will be hard pressed to find a gift that will leave a personal impression on your father like you will find with creating a scrapbook.

There are many themes that you can choose. Will the father’s day scrapbook theme capture your dad’s life from boyhood to the present time? Are you going to center on the learning and effect of your father in your life? What is your dads favorite hobby? Can you make some type of graphic for your scrapbook that will capture the theme of his hobby? Let us say that your father is a fishing enthusiast, you can probably have fishing tools as background images. If he is a baseball fan then maybe something about his favorite team can be an underlying theme.

You can then start purchasing the materials that you are going to need to create the scrapbook. Here are some tips to help you get organized:

·Have a spread of photos of your dad whether alone, with the family or with other people. Select the best ones for your scrapbook. These would be the photos that highlight an important event in your dad’s life or those that convey your emotions about your father.

You want to limit your page to about 3 colors because too many colors will leave your page looking too busy. The colors should complement the photos that you will be placing. If you know your father’s favorite colors then this can be used.

·Choose one photo that is to be the focal point of the scrapbook. This can be a solo shot of your father. It can be a studio shot. An outdoor photo is also a good center piece.

·Highlight the main picture. You can mat the image by having a wider border or another color which will stand out from the rest.

·Add journaling to your scrapbook page. Place a comment or caption about what the photo is, where it was made, what happened, etc. This will make the scrapbook more interesting.

·Arrange the elements of the scrapbook in a way that does not crowd the page.  Many people will create scrapbook pages that are full of pictures and make the page look more like a photo album.  This is not the look that you want if you are trying to create a scrapbook.. A page with too many photos may overwhelm the viewer.

·Place embellishments on your page – stickers, die cuts, rubber stamps and punches. But again be careful that they do not overpower the images on the page.

Consider asking other family members to provide photos and include their own journal along with the picture they supply. You want to get others involved in creating your fathers scrapbook.  The more people that are involved the more meaning it will have in the future.  Try to get your dads closest friends and family to participate in the creation of the scrapbook.

My name is Teresa Surrency and I am the host of Scrapbook Secrets With Teresa.  You can post and search Scrapbook Crops on my Scrapbook Events Website

Don’t you want to know how to choose the right scrapbook themes?

For many years Scrapbooks have been considered works of Art . Scrapbooks are filled with collections of photos   that focuses around a certain event or theme. Scrapbooking has been around for ages but has in recent years become a popular hobby for a very large group. Over the years, scrapbooks have evolved and have a very different look. However, they still serve the same purpose as they did many years ago . There are so many different embellishments; papers and styles to choose from that one could have a very hard time selecting just the right materials.

Choosing a Scrapbook Theme selection does not have to be difficult. You can choose to create a complex or simple design. The themes can be focused on many different events such as birthdays, weddings, holidays and many other events. If you really wanted, you could create a scrapbook that focuses on you and your friends creating scrapbooks. Does this sound silly to you? Well I must say that I know people who have created scrapbooks themed around scrapbooking and when it is your hobby, it is no different than creating a scrapbook theme about fishing or hunting . You want to focus your scrapbook theme around things that make you most happy .

When you are looking to select a Scrapbook Theme, you want to consider these three (3) things…

1. What is your objective - what do you look to achieve with your scrapbook?

2. Who are you making the scrapbook for? Is the scrapbook for you, your family, a friend or maybe for your child’s school…

3. Who or what is the content of your scrapbook? Who will be in the scrapbook? I am sure there are photos that you just want to make sure you include in your book. What photos are these ?

These are some very important questions to ask your self before selecting your scrapbook theme. You are going to be telling a story through your scrapbook pages. You will want to use scrapbook embellishments that relate to the story that your scrapbook will tell. Remember, if you are creating the scrapbook for someone other than yourself such as a friend or relative, use scrapbook embellishments that reflect that person’s personality or their interests.

MY TOP WAYS TO COME UP WITH A SCRAPBOOK THEME

1. Look through your photos and as a collection you can produce a theme with what you find in common in these photos.

2. Your Childhood vacations. Places you have visited or your most memorable vacation can help you in choosing a very nice theme.

3. Have you participated in any events or projects? Photos or mementos from these events can also be the basis of your scrapbook theme.

4. Special Hobbies and Events . Like I said before… If you love scrapbooking, you may choose for your scrapbook theme to be related to scrapbooking. The things that bring you happiness can be your theme.

5. Genealogy Scrapbooks . Family Tree scrapbooks are a great way to preserve your family history and this is currently a very hot scrapbooking trend.

6. Create your own twist on template themes. Creating a scrapbook about yourself for your parents instead of just doing it for yourself.  These can be focused around recollections of your childhood.

Get more ideas for your scrapbook themes by looking a websites that focus on choosing a scrapbook theme and helping produce other scrapbooking ideas.

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FATHER’S DAY SCRAPBOOK THEME When we buy gifts for our mothers it is not as difficult as buying one for our fathers. Men’s needs in general are expensive and do not have much variation. There is one gift that you can give to the special man in your life. Honor you father by creating a scrapbook of him with a father’s day scrapbook theme.

A scrapbook is one way of showing your father how his presence has influenced your life. Because it is personally made by you, this will be greatly treasured more than an expensive gift that was brought from a store.

You can choose many different thems for your Father’s Day Scrapbook. Will the father’s day scrapbook theme capture your dad’s life from boyhood to the present time? Are you going to center on the learning and effect of your father in your life? What is your dads favorite hobby? Can you make some type of graphic for your scrapbook that will capture the theme of his hobby? Let us say that your father is a fishing enthusiast, you can probably have fishing tools as background images. If he is a baseball fan then maybe something about his favorite team can be an underlying theme.

You can then proceed to acquiring the materials for your scrapbook. Here are some tips to help you get organized:

·Have a spread of photos of your dad whether alone, with the family or with other people. Select the best ones for your scrapbook. These would be the photos that highlight an important event in your dad’s life or those that convey your emotions about your father.

·Be sure to select maximum of 3 colors for your scrapbook page. You want to select colors that match the photos that you are using in the scrapbook page. Placing odd colors with photos can make the picture clash with the background and you want to keep your colors working together. If you know your father’s favorite colors then this can be used.

·Choose one photo that is to be the focal point of the scrapbook. This can be a solo shot of your father. It can be a studio shot. Try to find an outdoor photo of your father. These outdoor photos make great center pieces.

The main picture should be highlighted to stand out. You can mat the image by having a wider border or another color which will stand out from the rest.

·Add journaling to your scrapbook page. Place a comment or caption about what the photo is, where it was made, what happened, etc. This will make the scrapbook more interesting.

·Arrange the elements of the scrapbook in a way that does not crowd the page.  Many people will create scrapbook pages that are full of pictures and make the page look more like a photo album.  This is not the look that you want if you are trying to create a scrapbook.. A page that is covered in many pictures may crowed the page leaving the viewer overwhelmed.

·Place embellishments on your page – stickers, die cuts, rubber stamps and punches. You do want to be careful not to overpower the images on the page.

If you are close to other family members, you may consider asking them to supply you with some pictures as well as some quotes that they would like to include in your dad’s scrapbook. You want to get others involved in creating your fathers scrapbook.  The more people that are involved the more meaning it will have in the future.  Try to get your dads closest friends and family to participate in the creation of the scrapbook.

My name is Teresa Surrency and I am the host of Scrapbook Secrets With Teresa.  You can post and search Scrapbook Crops on my Scrapbook Events Website

Making the individual pages of your scrapbook is surely the most inspiring about the past-time.  You can select the scrapbook layout, pictures, pictures, items and other decorations to put into your scrapbook. 

Yet, with all the items, papers and letters that you wish to include in your page, you usually finish up baffled.  You don’t have to worry about that now, these are easy scrapbooking ideas that you can keep in mind while beginning to work on your scrapbook layout. 

Balance

Make certain your design is in balance.  If you’ve got a enormous picture on the center of the page, make sure that it does not look like it’s hanging when you put the other elements on the sheet.  As well, if you would like to make a 2 page lay-out, evaluate the items on the pages and make sure that they compliment each other.

Decorations

Always ensure that you have 1 theme in your scrapbook layout.  Sometimes the items seriously affect the layout of your page.  So be certain that they are related.  Items definitely have some commonality.  Always evaluate them before planning your page. 

Clutter

Try to make sure that each item on your scrapbook layout is distinguishable.  If you put too many things on a single page, the layout will certainly suffer.  Be sure that there are just enough items for a page.  Handling the page for its layout will be less complicated if you only have enough things for the space. 

Diversity

Be certain to make divergences in your layout.  If you can, make a dummy set for all your scrapbook layout designs and place them each on a list.  That way you can immediately distinguish the styles that you have used on your pages.  A really interesting scrapbook is one that varies yet maintains a general theme. 

Look at Lots of Examples

Perhaps the finest ways to learn a greatscrapbook layout style is to go looking for one.  the internet and comparing your scrapbook to others.  When you’re flooded with samples of good scrapbook layouts, you may be certain that your own style will naturally come out.

Perhaps the best way to do this is invite your relatives who have the same hobby to join you while you are working on your scrapbook.  In this way, they can also help you out in deciding what scrapbook layout to make. 

Be certain to keep in mind these scrapbooking tips when you start your scrapbook layout.  It is still best to make a dummy before beginning the genuine one.  Just take a minute to look at your materials and be sure to ask for some comments before adherring them on your pages.

Making a scrapbook is a good way to preserve memories, and deciding on a scrapbook theme is the starting step in  making something to commemorate a certain occasion. Here are several scrapbooking tips to get you started.

The scrapbook theme can be straightforward or complex. It could be a special event like a birthday, a baby shower, a wedding, Christmas, or Halloween. Scrapbook themes can also be personalized to the scrapbook recipient’s individual interests. Themes can include  sports, favorite television programs, music, the outside, or cultural influences.

What is the overall purpose for your scrapbook?
Who is this for?
Who is the scrapbook about?

The answers to these 3 questions are all factors in selecting an appropriate scrapbooking theme. For example, the scrapbook you are giving your nephew as he graduates from medical college is maybe different than the grandparent book you send your mother. Your nephew will often cherish a scrapbook with footage, poems, books, and more masculine embellishments The theme of the scrapbook could be medical. You might create gildings that looked like knifes and tweezers around various photos of your nephew during his college years.

Your mom, on the other hand, will adore a great number of baby pictures fancifully embellished with flowers, ribbon, and baby fingerprints. This scrapbook theme will generally be your baby. Pictures may include baby and grandmother with the baby. A nice journal about your baby’s birth could also add a pleasant touch

Don’t forget to form a title for your scrapbook. Though adding a title might seem to be plain or trivial, a title defines the whole basis of your scrapbook. The title instantly tells the spectator what the page is all about. In one word or one short phrase, the title tells the reader the scrapbook theme and purpose.

Titles can be as basic as the date of an event, the name of an individual, or a specific event. They also might be more engaging and exciting. Titles can entail quotes, proverbs, fillers, or easy phrases. The best places to look for title inspiration are in cards, adverts, and commercials.

Color choice is also critical. Color coordination and contrast will accent and highlight your scrapbook theme. A well thought out color range can help outline the theme of a page, attract attention to precise items, or detract away from mistakes. Poorly selected color schemes, on the other hand, may cause your scrapbook page to look bad|unattractive.

Background color can either be matched, coordinated, or contrasted with the colors in your photographs, mementos, or embellishments. Matching colors adds to the continuity of the color range. Coordinated colors add depth to scrapbook pages. Contrasted colors focus the eye. In this manner, color can be employed to form the effect you desire.

A great way to see how colors appear together is to gather and check out color wheels from your town paint or hardware store. Paint wheels are generally on hand free for the taking in nearly any paint office

Most scrapbooks will contain photos. Even the most uninvolved reader of your scrapbook will glance at the photos. Photos truly are worth one thousand words. Therefore, it is important to pick photos that are of top quality and obviously illustrate your scrapbook theme.

Any photograph may be employed in a scrapbook. Even instant photographs can be used in scrapbooking. Just be cautious the chemicals within the photograph do not spill out on the remainder of your scrapbook. Digital photographs can simply be printed right onto lignin-free and acid-free paper.

Always keep in mind that scrapbooking is permanent. Therefore, it is maybe preferable to use copies of your one image of Great Grandma instead risk destroying the picture forever. Simply scan the picture on your computer scanner and print the image on lignin free and acid free paper.

Scrapbooking is satisfying and delightful. You are creating a book of significantmemories that is more delightful than a regular photograph album. So select your scrapbook theme, get the basic scrapbooking supplies, choose some photos, and get started.