Quick & Easy has never been so much fun! In the past few years several unique scrapbooking styles have emerged. Pages with whirly freeform style are just as common as those with crisp, clean cuts. Textures and accents run the gamut from urban rugged to soft country chic. If your curiosity is stirred to experiment with the abundance of products and ideas available, but time is of the essence, then this is the book for you. With Quick & Easy Scrapbook Styles you'll learn the tricks, tips and techniques for crafting fast scrapbook pages in the following five popular styles: Graphic: Influenced by the world of graphic design, these pages impart a sophisticated tone with clean lines, bold fonts and lots of open space. Sassy: A little bit sass, a little bit class, this style is for the eclectic scrapbooker. Metallic elements, vibrant colors and fun accents are trademarks of this fashion. Urban: Gritty, grungy and worn, urban pages march to that run-down, metro beat. Ransom-style type, wire, mesh and metal synchronize on the urban page. Fun & Funky: Full of character and pizzazz, fun and funky pages strut mixed patterns, bold colors, doodles, waves and swirls. Romantic: Cloaked in quiet colors, natural textures and harmonious patterns, the romantic style is pure pleasure. It will entice you with its loveliness. If you're looking for cutting-edge styles that can be created in flash, pick up a copy of Quick & Easy Scrapbook Styles today! Whatever your taste or skill level, you won't find a more comprehensive, time-friendly resource with such a wealth of inspiration and ideas.

Every page in this colorful collection will spark your imagination and spur you to experiment with ever more creative arrangements of photos, borders, frames, and captioning. Ideas for every special occasion appear: a new birth, recital, family trip, holidays, and more. “Get your photos ready, these ideas will keep you busy making album pages for a long time...tips and techniques galore...”—Quick & Easy Crafts.

Plain or fancy, formal or fun, chronicling special events or everyday moments, scrapbooks are the perfect, personal way to preserve precious memories and create lasting keepsakes. This visual guide walks you through choosing albums and papers, organizing and cropping photos, and more, and explains step-by-step essential techniques like journaling, designing appealing pages, and using embellishments to add pizzazz. The layout gallery gives you great ideas for travel, family, heritage, and other pages, while a chapter on organizing your stuff helps you keep everything in its place. Concise two-page lessons show you all the steps to a skill and are ideal for quick review Each skill or technique is defined and described Detailed color photos demonstrate each step Step-by-step instructions accompany each photo Helpful tips provide additional guidance

Presents one hundred scrapbook pages that can be made in one hour or less and includes design templates and suggestions for borders, titles, and embellishments.

Weave and braid versatile parachute cord in an array of fashion colors to create attractive and useful accessories. Parachute Cord Craft ties everything together with 22 clever projects for home, outdoors, school, and sports. Make fashionable bracelets, necklaces, belts, lanyards, dog collars, key fobs and more, with detailed instructions and step-by-step diagrams.

Scrapbooking is sweeping the nation! This hot hobby is a fantastic way to preserve your memories and family history—and have a lot of fun doing it. Now, here’s an easy-to-follow guide that will have you creating great scrapbook projects in no time. Scrapbooking For Dummies is perfect for you if you’re a new scrapbooker who wants to create your own personal scrapbook (or who would like to make a special scrapbook for a friend or loved one) or if you’re already an avid scrapbooker who’s looking for helpful tips and new ideas. This friendly guide takes the guesswork out of creating well-designed albums. You’ll discover how to: Organize your photographs and memorabilia Assemble the right tools and materials Research your personal history and tell your story Design attractive, foolproof page layouts Network with other scrapbookers This plain-English guide features clear, close-up photographs and sketches that illustrate just what you want to know about scrapbooking tools and techniques. You’ll learn about the different styles of scrapbooking, how to create unity in your albums, and how to take better pictures (including advice on digital photography). You receive hands-on guidance every step of the way as you: Choose a theme or occasion Crop and mount photographs Accessorize with stickers, stamps, and more Enhance your albums through journaling Avoid costly, time-consuming mistakes Take proper care of photographs and negatives Extend the life of your old photos Complete with ten great scrapbooking projects and a list of online resources, Scrapbooking For Dummies gives you the tools you need to create beautiful albums to share with family and friends—and pass on to future generations!

Scrapbook Page Maps takes the guesswork out of where to begin by giving plenty of design ideas for their scrapbook layouts! By referring to the sketches in the book, you can select photos, papers and embellishments and then bring the page together quickly and easily. Helpful resource information such as a supply list and photo sizes are included on each card, along with page information cross-referencing the sketch back to the book. Scrapbook Page Maps is the essential book for beginning scrapbookers as well as those short on time. And you get more than just an inspiring, design-filled idea book! Also included is a deck of laminated cards that includes a thumbnail of many of the sketches in the book along with corresponding finished layouts.

In Parenting by God's Promises, Dr. Joel R. Beeke explores what nurture and admonition look like and offers gems of practical wisdom for parents on topics such as family worship, teaching children, modeling faithful Christian living, and exercising discipline.

Presents a collection of more than 250 scrapbook pages that feature a variety of techniques for displaying photographs.

Be inspired to use your stash of papers, mementos and accents to create something wonderful! You'll find over 120 valuable tips, ideas, samples, and instructions for creating your very own 'Smash It In' journals.