Scrapbooking Baby's Cherished Moments: 200 Page Designs [Hardcover]

Rebecca Carter (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 2004 | Series: 200 Page Designs

Save every one of those precious and fleeting babyhood moments in a scrapbook that will become a treasured family keepsake and a joy to look through again and again. The multitude of designs presented in these bright and lively pages are simply dazzling. If the pictures can tell the story, let them speak, in a simple yet beautiful layout: one heartwarming example has two images of a newborn alone and one with the beaming mother embracing her infant. A handwritten card with a tiny safety pin and miniature bottle attached completes the sweet effect. Or go wilder, adding buttons and ribbons, a mixture of patterns, heritage laces and trims, girly-girl adornments, and a little bit of everything, from scrabble letters to decorative charms.

Editorial Reviews

From Booklist

Events and memories are what scrapbooking is all about--and Americans waxing nostalgic accounts for this craft's increasing popularity. Carter's focus on babies, then, is a natural, though she does include occasional pregnancy moments and any number of props in this 128-page gallery. General instructions center on a few techniques, with an emphasis on good photographic methods. After that, she depends on the five chapters to build on each other and showcase ideas and tips. Chapter 1 starts simply, and then the second through the fifth add on media, layers, and a few three-dimensional tricks. Most impressive, though, are the elegant layouts, with information about main papers, supplies, and a few working details. Easy to emulate; most pages will evoke oohs, aahs, and aren't-they-cute comments. To scrapbook could be divine. Barbara Jacobs
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Product Details

• Hardcover: 128 pages
• Publisher: Sterling/Chapelle (October 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1402709358
• ISBN-13: 978-1402709357
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 8.8 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,157,705 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Great if you take MOSTLY Black and White Photos, October 4, 2007

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L. Eldred (Westlake Village, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Scrapbooking Baby's Cherished Moments: 200 Page Designs (Paperback)

I purchased this book because of the reviews . . . none of which mentioned that she uses MOSTLY black and white photographs in her layouts! As ALL sacrapbookers have been taught, black and white photo layouts are done VERY differently then Color photo layouts! I was dissapointed even though I picked up a few GREAT tips!

If you do ONLY or Mostly Black and White Photography and like simple layouts this is the book for you!

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Classy Layouts and Design Ideas, December 8, 2009

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K. Wheaton "valleygardener" (Napa Valley, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Scrapbooking Baby's Cherished Moments: 200 Page Designs (Hardcover)

I am new to scrapbooking and got a number of books out of my local library and this was by far the best as far as design elements go. I find some scrapping a little too cute and contrived for my taste. Although this book is strictly for baby memory books the design elements can be used in any type of scrapping. The other reviewer's comments about B/W refer not to the photos of projects which are all in color but to the B/W photos used IN the projects. I really like the looks she achieved ---in fact her B/W pages were among my favorites. The photography is exquisite. The author does a good job of allowing the photos to speak for themselves and not to overdo the additional elements.

I highly recommend this book from an artistic and graphic perspective. My only (minor)criticism is that I would have liked the particular font and product listed for each project.

I like this book so much I may order a copy because there are just so many good ideas!