Hi. Today I gave up on the idea of a Disney photobook and switched gears to an old-fashioned scrapbook. I am working on my Winnie the pooh pages first and found some nice papers and stickers. I was wondering if any of you can recommend sources for Disney papers and stickers etc for my future pages?
There is plenty of Disney-related scrapping stuff out there. Even just Michael's, AC Moore, and Hobby Lobby have lots, but there is even more available online. Honestly.... I don't use much of it, even though I scrap a lot of Disney pages. I guess I feel like if the photo has Mickey in it, why do I need another Mickey on the page?
I am somewhat new to scrapbooking. I have made some pages in the past but it takes me about six hours per page!
I still take far too long to do most pages, but as time goes by, I am finding more and more ways to streamline the process. Premade sketches are a big help. I collect sketches from other folks (Becky Higgins was big on sketches in Creating Keepsakes Magazine), plus I've started creating my own!
I am wondering the best way to do typed journaling. Do most people just use Microsoft word and print on scrapbook paper? Is there a program to make the journaling box a bit more fancy such as outlining a box shape or having fancy letters?
When I create the page, I am sure to leave space for journaling. After I have created the entire page, I either use a piece of plain white/offwhite cardstock or a scrap of an accent color piece used on the page and print my journaling onto it. Then I trim it appropriately and add it to the page. My journaling is always the last part of the page I do. I use free fonts that I find online (acidfonts.com has a HUGE number of freebies and is super easy to use) and occasionally I will splurge and buy one from scrapnfonts.com. I LOVE FONTS!!
I, like others, have an old CD program that does jouranling in a shaped box, but it is pretty dated....I prefer clean straight lines for the most part.
Do you ever just print out clip art images on cardstock? Will printer ink change color over time or ruin pictures?
I occasionally use a bit of clipart. Never noticed any problems with colors.... but this is the same printer/ink that I occasionally use to print photos, so I wouldn't expect a problem. But I would avoid exposure to direct sunlight for any length of time.
Would you recommend purchasing a die cut machine like a circuit? It is pretty expensive but I'd love to do titles for my pages.
I would NOT invest in a machine like a Cricut yet. You may decide that this is NOT the hobby for you.... or you may discover digital scrapping. For now, you can buy pre-cut diecut letters for things like titles. I've had my Cricut for a few years now (and I scrapped for 10+ years without it) and I still sometimes use leftovers pre-cut letters from my "pre-Cricut" days! White is a super helpful color of letters to buy because you can color them (with chalk, ink, paint, etc) to coordinate with your page. Plus you can use micro tip scissors to alter the shapes of the letters occasionally! You can also print out titles on cardstock to add to your page. And there is always rubber stamped letters.
What is paper piecing and what do I need to do it? I tried reading instructions on a site listed in one of the stickys but it seemed like Greek.
It is basically making shapes and embellishments by layering cut-out pieces of the design. For example, a paper pieced hamburger would have a layer for the burger, then another layer for the mustard and another layer for the ketchup, and another layer for the bun. People (even a few on here 
) create BEAUTIFUL and very elaborate paper piecings.... some by hand and some with the help of the Cricut.
I've never been able to accomplish those, although I definitely admire them. The best and only paper piecings I've ever done are super simple things like burgers, hot dogs, fries, a sailboat, etc.
I would definitely save that type of thing for when your scrapping becomes more advanced.
Also I can't find a 12x12 Disney album I like any suggestions? Is there a way to jazz up a solid album cover and still have it last.
I'll tell you honestly, I don't worry much about the covers of my albums. For the most part I stick with the most inexpensive album covers that ACMoore sells. I try to stick with white and pastels for DD's albums and navy, dark green, black, burgundy for DS's albums... red for Disney, and a few other assorted colors for other special trips.
I figure eventually I will replace ALL of the album covers so that they match or coordinate better. And I've learned to NOT overfill my albums because they will fall apart, sooner rather than later.
I wouldn't worry too much about the covers being plain. It's what's inside that makes it special... plus if you are sliding the album off and on a shelf between other albums/books, you risk scraping off the decor you have added.
Any general advice would be truly appreciated as well! Thank you all so much for putting up with my many questions! I look forward to hearing from some of you! Have a great day! -Roni
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