Hey there! I hope you’ve enjoyed the 2010 Winter Olympics and our Olympic-inspired scrapbooking ideas these past two weeks. In honor of the closing ceremonies scheduled this weekend, we’re pleased to bring you celebration-themed pages—layouts that rejoice in and commemorate happy events, accomplishments, and relationships. Take a look at the following categories, and then scrapbook a layout celebrating something wonderful in your life.
1. Firsts and milestones. Many first-time experiences are happy events that mark a significant moment of your life—your first day at a new job, your first car, or your first home, for example. Smaller firsts may also be meaningful to you and worthy of mention on a scrapbook page, such as your child’s first day at school, the first spring flower in your garden, or your pet’s first successful attempt at a new trick.
“Our First House” by Kim Arnold, as seen in the "Super-Fast Pages with 4" x 6" Photos, Volume 2" special issue
2. Birthdays. Commemorate your special day with a scrapbook page. And yes, that’s your birthday too—not just the kids’ birthdays!
“Happy Birthday” by Cindy Tobey, as seen in the June 2009 issue of Creating Keepsakes
3. Weddings, anniversaries, and engagements. Keep these important celebrations fresh in your memory with pages highlighting the most memorable images and happenings from the event.
“The Perfect Day” by Kelly Noel, as seen in the June 2009 issue of Creating Keepsakes
4. Babies. If there’s a baby in your life, then chances are good you also have thousands of photos of the little one on your computer. Choose your favorites to create special pages that document how tiny and sweet your baby is.
“Elsie, 4 Weeks” by Jamie Waters, as seen in the June 2009 issue of Creating Keepsakes
5. Accomplishments. Scrapbook your successes—from goals met to obstacles overcome. Possible topics include graduations (from preschool to college), promotions or raises at work, sports achievements, and more.
“Mike’s Graduation” by Kelly Purkey, as seen in the February 2010 issue of Creating Keepsakes
6. Your favorite things. Remember to celebrate the little things as well by recording what makes you happy right now. Your favorite song, your favorite color, the funny nickname your two-year-old has for the dog. Make a list and scrapbook it. Include photos if you have them, or make the layout design all about your words, like Deena Wuest did on her page.
“100 Things I Love” by Deena Wuest, as seen in "Get Creative with Type"
7. Very good days. Record the everyday happenings that make your life happy. Maybe the moments special to you are starting the day with a favorite breakfast, taking an evening stroll with a friend, or spending time in your garden.
“Thursday Morning Waffles” by Jennifer Davis, as seen in the February 2010 issue of Creating Keepsakes
Whatever celebrations you choose to scrapbook, we hope you’ll share your happy pages with us by posting your celebration pages on our idea gallery at Club CK.
—Lori Fairbanks, product editor
P.S. Don’t forget to download your free font as part of Free Font Friday! This week, you can download CK Lounge Act here.
Beautiful pages
Lovely LOs & great ideas to inspire pages
Great layouts! Does anyone know how that 100 layout was done with the text tomake it look like numbers?! Anyone?!
Great layouts! Does anyone know how that 100 layout was done with the text tomake it look like numbers?! Anyone?
Hi, Christina! To create the “100″ layout, I simply typed the number 100 in Photoshop and enlarged it to fill the entire page. Then I added each line of text in a separate text box and adjusted the size and font until they fit perfectly inside. When all the text is entered simply delete the “100″ layer. Super simple…just takes a little time.
If you’re looking for a similar but quicker option, there are also digital templates you can buy that will fit text neatly inside shapes/numbers/letters. Hope that helps!