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Try using song lyrics in your next layout.

Song lyrics can be a great source of title and page inspiration for a scraper.

Music and songs play an important part in our lives. Hearing a song again can evoke a lot of emotion, bringing back fond memories of special times, special people and special places.

Of course, different songs mean different things to different people - but you can use songs to ‘tap’ into those memories to create unique, and highly personal scrapbook pages.

How do you use lyrics on your pages?

Well, here’s a scrapbook journaling idea for you to try using a wedding layout as an example.

If the bride and groom have their own ’special song’ then you use that to add a personal touch. If not don’t worry find another suitable song instead, there are lots of song lyric web sites on the internet that you can browse.

Pick a section from your chosen song for example, the first verse of “A Groovy Kind of Love” by Phil Collins and journal the lyrics around the edges of your page.

Then embellish your border with some appropriate wedding stickers, die-cuts or punches. Tie it all neatly together, by using the title of the chosen song as the accent title for your layout.

What about a friendship page? You could use some of the lyrics from “You’ve Got a Friend” by Carole King, maybe decorate your border with musical notes.

Doing a page about someone’s birthday? You could journal the words from “Happy Birthday” and embellish the border with cakes, candles or other birthday memorabilia.

Don’t limit yourself to just a section of a song, use all of it if you want to.

Write or print out the complete song lyrics onto some nice paper and add it to your page. If you don’t have the room left on your album page make a pocket envelope to put your song sheet into.

You can apply this scrapbook journaling idea to any kind of page theme, not just the ones listed here as examples.

There have been tens of thousands of songs published over the years covering all sorts of subjects - the possibilities for the resourceful scraper are endless.

Just make sure that the song title or lyric you are going to use is suitable for the theme of your layout and you’ll soon add a quick, simple and memorable piece of journaling to your page.

About The Author

Elaine Clay is the owner of Online-Scrapbooking-Guide.com - your one-stop online scrapbooking resource. Find inspiration, increase your creativity and have fun with our helpful tips, ideas, articles and much more.

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Scrapbook journaling is one of the primary components that sets a scrapbook apart from a plain photo album. Pictures by themselves tell a certain amount of the “story” behind the pictures, but journaling can bring the pictures to life.

What is journaling?…

It’s very simple actually. Depending on how involved you want to get, it can be a simple statement of facts about an event or as heartfelt as a love letter.

When you think about it, the true purpose of scrapbooking is to serve as a sort of family history and while books full of pictures are nice, it’s even nicer to have the memories to go along with them. Plus, how are your great, great grandchildren going to know how much you enjoyed your trip to the Grand Canyon, if you don’t provide them with the nitty-gritty details?

The key to successful scrapbook journaling is to keep a good record of your events.

So, next time you go to a birthday party or a family reunion, keep the Five W’s in mind and jot down a few notes to keep the memories fresh in your mind.

These are just a few examples. If you’re willing to pour your heart out onto paper, you can use your scrapbook as a bonafide journal/diary.

Happy Scrapping!

Michelle has been scrapbooking for over five years and is the owner of Choubox Scrapbook Design (http://www.creative-scrapbook-layouts.com). Choubox is your source for pre-made scrapbook layouts, quality scrapbook supplies and valuable information on how to start scrapbooking.

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Scrapbooking is an art that accents the contents of what you would like to include. A scrapbook can be of anything that you want compiled. Usually it is a collection of paper items and/or photos that span a defined time period. A scrapbook is a perfect gift idea because many people are not good at drawing a picture of their own lives. I have a few ideas from my experience that have made a world of difference when making a scrapbook.

First, decide on a definite time period and subject. Then decide about how long you would like it to be. If you have too much material, this will help you when you have to sort through it. If you do not have much material, then this will help you realistically select a scrap book size. It is best to use a scrapbook that is already bound. Books that have a ring binder do not look as nice, but they do add some flexibility for future content. Make sure that the pages are made of paper so that you can write and decorate the pages.

Next sort through all of the material that you want to include in the scrap book. Lay the material on the pages and get a feel for what will fit on each page. Plan to leave room to decorate and write notes.

Now you can select the kinds of art supples you will need. Glue sticks are a great tool for sticking almost anything to a page. They also make glue sticks that are photo friendly now, because regular ones have an acid that would ruin photos over time. Colored markers are a must, but make sure you have a pencil so you can sketch before you use the marker. There are also many different kinds of stickers that may have funny sayings or clip art that can make the task easier if you aren’t the most accomplished artist.

When you are putting everything together just make sure that everything is pretty flat so that when you close the book it will close all of the way.

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