Book Review: Quick and Easy Pages
by Joanna Campbell Slan
Visit her website at Scrapbook Storytelling
Quick
and Easy Pages is called "a quick start guide for anyone who wants to
scrapbook." It is delightfully written for two types of readers. The first
is the scrapbooker just starting out, who is looking for a clear and concise
description of key scrapbook techniques. The second is the experienced
scrapbooker who needs encouragement that not only is it okay to focus on some
quick and easy scrapbook pages, but also that it may be the best choice for
those who have "limited time, a huge pile of photos, and a family life
providing both interruptions and stories to save." Both of these types of
scrapbookers can turn to this book and find creative "inspiration and
direction."
The book is designed around 36 specific techniques. Each is detailed with step by step color photos and a full color sample layout showing how the technique was used. These 36 core lessons each include tips, additional techniques, and journaling "Story Starters." For example, in the section that focuses on "Using a Vellum Page Title," readers will also find a tip on selecting pre-printed vellum, another tip about gluing small pieces to pages, an overview of "Page Title Lettering Options," and a Story Starter to inspire holiday journaling. The book is designed for the reader to be able to dive in and select a specific topic picking up wonderful tips and journaling hints along the way. One can read it cover to cover or topic by topic.
A selection of some of the other topics included in the book are: Using Pre-Printed Page Titles, Die Cuts, Creating a Photo Frame, Using Letter Stickers, Matting with Design Lines, Using Laminate Film, Using a Letter Template, Practicing Paper Piecing. Working With Vellum, Creating a Tableau, Creating a Headline on Your Computer, and so much more!
Another terrific bonus with this book is that the templates and patterns used for the sample layouts in the book can be found for free on the Scrapbook Storytelling web site! If the reader loves the Dalmatian with the fire hose seen in the book, she can simply go to Joanna's web site and print out the pattern for it!
Book Information:
Title: Quick and Easy Scrapbook Pages
Author: Joanna Campbell Slan
ISBN: 1-930500-02-5
List Price: $14.99 US
Paperback, 80 pages
About the Author:
Joanna Campbell Slan is a regular columnist in Creating Keepsakes Scrapbook Magazine and Personal Journaling magazine. Her stories in the bestsellers Chicken Soup for the Soul and Chocolate for a Woman's Soul have touched and inspired more than 6 million people
Purchasing Information
Quick and Easy Pages is available from Barnes and Noble for $14.99 plus shipping.
Watch for Upcoming Articles!
Joanna Slan will be writing for About.com Scrapbooking on a monthly basis. In upcoming weeks, watch for articles about dividing and conquering your scrapbook journaling tasks.
