2010

Here are some new and good scrapbook ideas. Check them and enjoy!.

You find Scrapbooking Inspiration from the oddest things!

I've been told that the first week of May is National Postcard Week ... who knew! I started thinking how my most treasured postcard could be used in a scrapbook ... so I scanned both the front and the back of the card and opened up my copy of Stampin' Up!s digital crafting product My Digital Studio™. I selected the Summer Home Simply Scrappin Kit layout, chose to work with Page 2 and 3 layouts (already formatted for 10 pictures), loaded my Postcard and pictures, and then made it my own. By the way ... you'll notice that I used the BACK of the card! See the place for the postage stamp in the upper right corner ... Remember folks, you don't always have to do it the way people expect!

I need to tell you why I picked this Postcard. My son Chris brought it back with him from his 3-week trip to Thailand and Vietnam in 2007. He shared so many wonderful stories and pictures with me ... it was great. Unfortunately, this is one of the many things he doesn't remember much about (he's lost most memories of activities up to 2 years prior to his accident). However, when he was in the hospital last year, I brought LOTS of pictures for him to look at as he was 'waking up.' This postcard was in that collection. Chis picked it out and put it on his bulletin board as it was one of the first things he could remember. So you can see why this postcard is so special. You'll notice there's a slight 'dot' about mid-way down the left side of the card ... that's the hole from the push pin. I wouldn't try to "mask" that for anything.

So here my friends are my two pages that this precious postcard inspired ...

I hope this Scrapbook Inspiration idea sparked your curosity ... find a special postcard in your collection and see what you can create.

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