How To Make Free Scrapbook Kits

Commercial use kits/items are a resource that may be used to make any type of creation which you may claim as your own and sell or give away. Some commerical use items require that you give credit to the designer and some do not.

Before you use any type of scrapbooking download it is important to view the designer's TOU (terms of use) to make sure you do not violate any terms when you create your project. If you have any questions about what you are allowed to create there are usually links or an email address in this file so you can contact the designer and ask about their policies.

Most shops sell CU items and there are even CU freebies available. For free items I recommend using CU Freebies Only which has a large collection of CU links from many designers that are updated daily. Another popular place is Gunhild Storiede's blog. She makes fabulous CU/PU items and often includes tips on how to use them too.

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Scrapbooking Celebrity Favorites And Memorabilia

Are you one of those people who collects clippings or memorabilia of your favorite celebrities? Whether it be President Obama, Elvis, Michael Jackson, Farrah Fawcett, KISS, Motley Crue, Kings of Leon, Rihanna, Britney Spears, Usher or someone else;

if you collect press clippings, publicity photos, autographs, or have saved that headline from the newspaper, why not create a scrapbook of the information and preserve that piece of history in a book along with your other items.

First of all, make sure that you preserve the items in such a way that you can enjoy it, but also in a way that won't damage it's value. Specifically autographs, autographed pictures, magazine covers and certain newspaper headlines could actually be worth something if they are preserved correctly.

Especially if you can include a picture of you receiving the autograph with the actual autograph. That will help authenticate the item, if later you decide to sell it.

You can include picture or campaign buttons, bumper stickers, concert programs, concert/show tickets, pictures of you in your concert t-shirt, pictures of you with your favorite celebrity can all make for a fun scrapbook album.

Don't forget to include your own thoughts on the page though. How did you feel about what happened? Did it shock you? What do you remember about that person? Why do you collect the memorabilia? Were they your favorite growing up? What do you have in common with this person or group?

Where can you find the information about your celebrities? Just look around you at the grocery store on the magazine racks, newspapers and look online. You can find all types of information about celebrities and create your own keepsake album.

Do you have a favorite movie or television show? Check out ebay and see if you can get a copy of the press kit that was given out when it was released. Maybe you have a favorite author or celebrity, if you do check out their facebook or myspace page.

They might even have their own official web page and fan club. Some authors will even send you free promotion items for their books if you send them a self addressed stamped envelope.

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Scrapbook: Honors And Class Reunions

Honors: Shannon F. Kennedy of Janesville was given an Outstanding Recent Alumni award by UW-Whitewater during their Founders Day activities. Kennedy is the president of SASID Inc., a Web-based insurance company he founded with his brother, D. Shawn Kennedy. The company was recently listed by Inc. magazine as one of the 5,000 fastest-growing private companies in America.

Tammy Andries, events coordinator for the Madison affiliate of the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, has been nominated for the Randy Pausch award, named after the author of “The Last Lecture.”

Student honors: Sixteen Madison-area middle and high school students — finalists among 50 state students in the May 2 National History Day competition — will represent Wisconsin at the national event in June at College Park, Md.

Nine of the students are from EAGLE School of Madison: Laura Bunn, Isaac Herlitzka, Martha Longley, Carolyn Raihala, Mara Rosenstock, Madeleine Smith, Nate Smith, Anne Zhao and Jeffrey Zhao. Colin Brochtrup, Bailey Derks, Nick Jensen and Wendy Wolf will represent Madison La Follette High School. The final three local finalists are Joanna Weng of Madison’s Hamilton Middle School, Emma Svenson of Middleton High School and Kelly Parrell of Wisconsin Heights High School.

The competition includes papers, performances, Web sites, documentaries and exhibits on an annual theme, which this year was “The Individual in History: Actions and Legacies.” The Wisconsin Historical Society coordinates the state program.

Amigos: Following seven months of training, language study and fundraising, 11 teens from five area high schools will spend several weeks in Latin America this summer working on service projects with the Madison chapter of Amigos de las Americas. They will leave for their designated projects on Wednesday.

The students are Ben Arndt, Jackson Eagan, Rebecca Fitzgerald, Rebecca Gilpatrick, Anna Toman and Bit Oppeneer, all of Madison East; Leah Garner and Bryna Godar of Madison West; Lauren Hagen of Madison Memorial; Rebecca Cray of Edgewood High School and Caitlin Jenewein of Verona.

Class reunions: The Cambridge High School Alumni Association will hold its annual banquet on Saturday at Lake Ripley Country Club. The Class of 1959 will be honored, as well as all alumni celebrating reunions in 2009. The social hour is at 4:30 p.m., with class photos at 5:15 p.m. and dinner at 6 p.m., at a cost of $20 per person. Contact Tara Vasby at 608-445-7393 for information.

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Scrapbooking For Less

With all the bells and whistles now available for scrapbooking, it is easy to overlook what you may already have on hand to use for scrapbooking. Rather than spending loads of money on stickers, stamps and or die-cuts, start looking at what you have left over from the experience you want to preserve.

• Use your children’s artwork or schoolwork to frame your child’s pictures. Every week while your child is in school they generate loads of paperwork that can include one of a kind pictures/artwork, unique stories, and examples of their work that you can use to show how wonderful your child was at their age.

• Using your ticket stubs can allow you to show what venue you visited, the date and time of the event and can even make note of who all went if you use all the tickets.

• Keep brochures and flyers from the event or location visited. Many brochures are done with full color pictures that save you having to take pictures of monuments and let you focus on showing the interaction of you, your family or friends interacting while having your experience.

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