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That's Life: Finding Scrapbook Inspiration in the Everyday
With its fresh, humorous approach to the seemingly mundane, That's Life offers scrapbookers insightful ways to depict their everyday lives through their art. Divided into chapters dedicated to each day of the week, this day-planner-inspired format offers up endearing anecdotes, unique prompts, and charming ideas as well as example pages that will inspire the reader to create scrapbooks that are more authentic, organic and genuine than ever before.
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112 pages, Paperback
First published July 5, 2007
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June 6, 2016
This is the latest book that I've read in the scrapbooking genre. And I'm not sure exactly why, but I have mixed emotions about it. First off, let me say - it was a pleasant read. My summary of it: it is a book of journaling-based prompts with layouts included.
Nic Howard gives the reader 7 different ways of looking at the everyday world around us and scrapbooking it. For example - goals, expectations, hobbies, daily activities or frustrations, people around us, etc. If you've been scrapping long, you won't find any surprises here. The book is logically constructed and I think she does a creditable job of exploring those topics while entertaining the reader, but there were no WOW moments for me - nothing original brought to the table. There are ample layouts with well documented stories that are reflected in the layouts.
The layouts - yes, that's where I think the train came off the track and the boxcars ran into one another. Nic has a distinctive scrapbooking style, which I do like. But by the midpoint of the book, (only 100 pages, mind you), I began to think all her layouts looked alike. And what's more, several of the other scrappers' layouts she included were too similar to her own. Nic and her friends like big titles and journal strips. She does some lovely layering, but it also appeared formulaic to me before I was finished. Maybe this is the result of all the layouts being prepared during a short period of time and reflecting the populist style of that day (2007). I can't say for sure.
I enjoyed the book; it was worth the time invested (but really wish I had gotten it from the library instead of purchasing it new). Probably would have appreciated the effort more as a newbie scrapper who may have gleaned something more, although there are no instructions or how-to's included in the book for beginners. I doubt I'll be referring to it in the future.
Nic Howard gives the reader 7 different ways of looking at the everyday world around us and scrapbooking it. For example - goals, expectations, hobbies, daily activities or frustrations, people around us, etc. If you've been scrapping long, you won't find any surprises here. The book is logically constructed and I think she does a creditable job of exploring those topics while entertaining the reader, but there were no WOW moments for me - nothing original brought to the table. There are ample layouts with well documented stories that are reflected in the layouts.
The layouts - yes, that's where I think the train came off the track and the boxcars ran into one another. Nic has a distinctive scrapbooking style, which I do like. But by the midpoint of the book, (only 100 pages, mind you), I began to think all her layouts looked alike. And what's more, several of the other scrappers' layouts she included were too similar to her own. Nic and her friends like big titles and journal strips. She does some lovely layering, but it also appeared formulaic to me before I was finished. Maybe this is the result of all the layouts being prepared during a short period of time and reflecting the populist style of that day (2007). I can't say for sure.
I enjoyed the book; it was worth the time invested (but really wish I had gotten it from the library instead of purchasing it new). Probably would have appreciated the effort more as a newbie scrapper who may have gleaned something more, although there are no instructions or how-to's included in the book for beginners. I doubt I'll be referring to it in the future.
October 11, 2007
I don't tend to scrap "events" on my pages. I lean toward the everday kind of stuff that occurs. Good inspiration for how others tell their stories on their scrapbook pages. Nic Howard is very humorous.
April 30, 2009
Gave some good ideas to use for all of my so-so pictures and some not-so-picture-perfect stories. I think its important to show the good memories and the other memories that show how we've grown as a family or as individuals. I will flip back through this to find inspiration while scrapbooking.
July 8, 2007
wonderful idea book... love her style!
July 12, 2007
Incredible layouts! Incredible design elements for the entire book. Loved it!!!!
March 12, 2009
Inspiring pages to scraplift
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