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sandritaaaaa
Haute SISter (850)
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# Posted: 12 Apr 2008 18:41
maybe im the one that has this problem.
i have tons of pictures i know what i want to say but i have such a hard time thinking of a title for my pages. at times, its so discouraging i end up not scrapping at all.
can anyone give me any tips please?
thnx
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tracinicole
Favorite SISter (15229)
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# Posted: 12 Apr 2008 18:50
I think this is a great question for our very own "Dear Ashley"!!!!
I am gonna watch for the answer too cause I have title issues too!
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Kim Langston
Style Maven (531)
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# Posted: 12 Apr 2008 20:00
I tend to use alot of song titles or lyrics for inspiration. It's already written for me so I just have to match a picture to it.
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SmllChng
Vogue SISter (3699)
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# Posted: 12 Apr 2008 20:13
I can title a LO most times but journaling is my big cramp! uugghhh... I'll help you if you help me?
lol JK
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sandritaaaaa
Haute SISter (850)
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# Posted: 12 Apr 2008 20:20
I tend to use alot of song titles or lyrics for inspiration
great idea!
I can title a LO most times but journaling is my big cramp! uugghhh... I'll help you if you help me?
this is another problem too =( im usually embarrased about anyone reading my journaling so i hide it. oh! and my hadwriting sucks booty.
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candiMANDI
SISter Elle (1861)
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# Posted: 12 Apr 2008 20:22
Sometimes people just say something clever that I think, hey I could use that for a title! So, I'll keep a mental note or write it down immediately. Basically, you've got to be thinking about it all the time and when somebody says the right thing- bam write it down!
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mhutch
Style Maven (737)
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# Posted: 12 Apr 2008 21:07
I sometimes don't even put a title on my lo's. I feel the picture says it all sometimes. On those the journaling and the picture are more important than some title.
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mrsdd02
Style Addict (1412)
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# Posted: 12 Apr 2008 21:09
I sometimes don't even put a title on my lo's.
I agree! Why do you feel obligated?
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tracinicole
Favorite SISter (15229)
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# Posted: 12 Apr 2008 21:11
this is another problem too =( im usually embarrased about anyone reading my journaling so i hide it. oh! and my hadwriting sucks booty.
Are you my long lost sister??? ;) I have the SAME problem along with the title problem....! Geez, I just pretty much admitted I have problems doing half the layout!
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mhutch
Style Maven (737)
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# Posted: 12 Apr 2008 21:25
Ok, girls. Here is a tip. Something I found really works for me since scrap time is limited for me.
Get a somewhat thin spiral bound notebook and some paper clips. Get your pictures. Put them in the notebook in their little envelope. Put lots of paperclips on the front cover. Grab this when you head out to pick up kids from school or waiting for them to get out of extra cir. activites. You can write your journaling while waiting in line. Paperclip the pictures to the page. Then you can think of a title later if you want one.
That way it is all ready to go when you scrap.
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choxiegirl
Big SIS (4215)
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# Posted: 12 Apr 2008 22:17
I agree, mhutch ^^^^^^. I am always thinking of stuff I want to journal and whenever I think of it I write it down....even if I don't have a picture to go along with it at that moment.
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sandritaaaaa
Haute SISter (850)
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# Posted: 12 Apr 2008 22:18
Are you my long lost sister??? ;) I have the SAME problem along with the title problem....! Geez, I just pretty much admitted I have problems doing half the layout!
I think so! When I show my family my pages I say, 'oh, don't read that!' or 'don't flip that open, thats personal!' hahaha
then they think im so completely anal lol
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choxiegirl
Big SIS (4215)
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# Posted: 12 Apr 2008 22:18
I sometimes don't even put a title on my lo's.
agree with this too!
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sandritaaaaa
Haute SISter (850)
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# Posted: 12 Apr 2008 22:20
Get a somewhat thin spiral bound...
this is such a good idea. i usually scrap about my nieces and nephew and since i live far away from them i don't see them everyday but my cousin calls almost every day and tells me the crazy things they say! im gonna have to write them down so i dont forget and make them into titles Ü
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SmllChng
Vogue SISter (3699)
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# Posted: 12 Apr 2008 23:01
my hadwriting sucks booty
uuuuggghhhh I took a caligraphy class and my handwriting is still hideous!!!!!!!!!
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sandritaaaaa
Haute SISter (850)
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# Posted: 13 Apr 2008 01:28
uuuuggghhhh I took a caligraphy class
i would looove to take a class like that...along with a photography class!! Ü
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pascrapgal
Favorite SISter (8223)
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# Posted: 13 Apr 2008 01:35
Get a somewhat thin spiral bound notebook and some paper clips. Get your pictures. Put them in the notebook in their little envelope. Put lots of paperclips on the front cover. Grab this when you head out to pick up kids from school or waiting for them to get out of extra cir. activites. You can write your journaling while waiting in line. Paperclip the pictures to the page. Then you can think of a title later if you want one.
That's such a GREAT idea! And anytime you hear a great play on words or song title or lyrics or quote, you could write all that stuff in that little journal too.
YIPPEEEE! Another excuse for an altered journal cover! ;)
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pascrapgal
Favorite SISter (8223)
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# Posted: 13 Apr 2008 01:37
When I show my family my pages I say, 'oh, don't read that!' or 'don't flip that open, thats personal!' hahaha
I have just the opposite problem - maybe it's because I very wordy, though. But when someone's looking at a scrapbook/page I've done they most often DON'T take the time to read what I've written... that always disappoints me a little... Funny. ;)
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sandritaaaaa
Haute SISter (850)
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# Posted: 14 Apr 2008 11:21
I tend to use alot of song titles or lyrics for inspiration. It's already written for me so I just have to match a picture to it.
i remembered this when i came across this blog today
i think it's a great match =)
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scrappinjill
Baby SISter (3)
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# Posted: 17 Apr 2008 09:35
I scraplift a lot of titles...and I use lots of lyrics or quotes from my son or husband..
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shadylane14
Fashion Plate (489)
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# Posted: 10 Jul 2008 19:08
when someone's looking at a scrapbook/page I've done they most often DON'T take the time to read what I've written... that always disappoints me a little...
i feel exactly the same way!! it kinda hurts my feelings. i pour my heart out and put my all into what i create and write. i want people to read it!!
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tracinicole
Favorite SISter (15229)
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# Posted: 10 Jul 2008 19:26
i want people to read it!!
That is so funny because I always feel like I am being super nosey and try NOT to read out of respect for a person's privacy. I always ask first, even if someone is showing me.
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garate55
Little SISter (23)
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# Posted: 14 Jul 2008 17:07
You could also use popular sayings with a twist like flipping the words or changing one. Also, if you google "one liners" or "quotes" a ton of pages pop up that you can use.
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sandritaaaaa
Haute SISter (850)
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# Posted: 14 Jul 2008 17:37
i want people to read it!!
That is so funny because I always feel like I am being super nosey and try NOT to read out of respect for a person's privacy. I always ask first, even if someone is showing me.
i was asked to do a project at my friends school-kinda a mini workshop to make mini books and i took some of mine to show examples and the very first thing i said before i passed them around was DO NOT READ ANYTHING! lol
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sandritaaaaa
Haute SISter (850)
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# Posted: 14 Jul 2008 17:37
these are all great ideas!! now, if i only had time to scrap more =/
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laTunanta
Fashion Plate (382)
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# Posted: 14 Jul 2008 17:41
I sometimes don't even put a title on my lo's.
I agree! Why do you feel obligated?
Mee too, more and more often, I choose not to have a title, but instead I put in a journaling tag to tell more about the photo, what and where ;)
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lorwilb
Style Addict (1342)
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# Posted: 14 Jul 2008 18:58
one word...QUOTES!
I always do a quote search on a topic
quoteland.com or thinkexist.com are good ones and find a quote that fits my subject.
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danilouwho
Vogue SISter (3081)
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# Posted: 14 Jul 2008 20:28
I use song lyrics, random quotes, or I just make the beginning, middle or end of my journaling much larger and bolder and use it as my title (if that made sense??). Sometimes I don't use a title. I also try to keep a notebook handy when I do think up titles and things or just to remember things people say. You just never know what you'll want to remember!
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gemini_jen
SISter Elle (1508)
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# Posted: 14 Jul 2008 20:38 - Edited by: gemini_jen
Oooh, I have *just* what you need. Promise. A fellow scrapper had a copy of The Ultimate Guide to the Perfect Word at a scrap retreat, and I kept on picking it up to use. I ended up getting it and it's perfect!
It has thousands of titles and quotes, under different classifications. You look up your "theme" and bingo, you have a list of tons of different suggestions.
Here's an example, under Sisters:
A Sister is a Forever Friend
Sisterly Love
Sister Act
Sisters are Tied Together with Heartstrings
The best thing about having a sister was that I always had a friend. - Cali Rae Turner
Everyone that uses it (at crops, retreats, etc.) loves it. I promise you won't have another "I hope you dance" LO. ;)
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rachelelizabeth
Stylin' SIS (126)
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# Posted: 14 Jul 2008 21:29
Ohhh....you are not alone. I always have a lot of trouble coming up with titels. I want them to be creative and I want them to be witty. But it never works!
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