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Sunday, 8 April 2012

Scapbook Page Titles

Do you struggle with scrapbook page titles?  Does a title come to mind as soon as you choose your photo or do you decide on a title once the page is complete?  Does every page need a title?

I think I could answer both "Yes" and "No" to each and every one of those questions, though I have very, very few title-less pages myself.

Frequently my 95% complete page will sit on my desk for a day or two while the "perfect" title is trapped in the recesses of my brain; I know it's there - maybe I dreamed it - but I want to wait for it to surface.  Sometimes it does, other times I settle for something else and move on to the next page.

Occasionally I pick a photo and the future page title is glaringly obvious - maybe it's a play on words, or a phrase we were using at the time, or a lyric from a current song that just fits somehow.  My first April Counterfeit Kit page certainly fits this category (even though the statue is of a mammoth rather than an elephant): the title was set in stone!

Layout of Mammoth in Zoological Gardens - Barcelona - Jimjams
I've used a sketch from Creative Craft World
as part of the weekly challenge on UKS.
I seem to find it relatively easy to come up with alliterative titles (like Secret Surprise or Bognor Beach) but these start to look a bit cheesy if overdone. Occasionally Often my "perfect" title contains too many vowels for the alphabet I had in mind and I end up mixing fonts or get inventive with a backwards "3", a trimmed "Q" or an upside down "w"!

Manilla tags - clips - bakers twine - buttonsWhen I really struggle to find the right title, and my family and scrapping friends can't help either, I resort to the internet! My first port of call is usually Denny's Quotes (they have a decent search facility and a mix of page toppers, quotes, poems and lyrics).  Other places I go include The Perfect Title (organised into categories), The Quote Garden and Song Lyrics (you can search albums, artists, songs and within the lyrics).
I could do with some reliable alternative places to visit, so do please share where you go for page title inspiration in the comments.

P.S. I'm multi-tasking as ever and, while my page fits a UKScrappers/CCW challenge this week, it also ties in nicely with this month's challenge over at The Studio: to include at least three items from their supply list - Kraft, twine, die cuts, ink, a star and washi tape - I managed all but one! Pop over here if you fancy having a go yourself!