Scrapbooks are the perfect way to remember vacations, romances, births, children's achievements, and hobbies. Give photos and keepsakes a special place with this complete guide to scrapbooking that blend pictures and words to make any story come to life. "Cutouts" are the new element here -- easy and imaginative patterns and templates to bring just the right style and design to any scrapbook, lust follow directions for transferring them onto tracing paper and apply them to your spreads. Then add special features such as embossing, die-cuts, and stickers. Learn how to use basic design principles -- color, placement, and balance -- to develop themes for pages and spreads.