'Where did you get that red hair?' 'What's the story behind that gorgeous wedding dress?' These and scores of other family history topics are scrapbooked beautifully in this jumbo Treasury of Favorites from Creating Keepsakes publications. The incredible stories and layouts will inspire families to dig through their own pictures to create priceless, lasting heirlooms. There are even fast-to-finish mini album ideas for busy folks who feel overwhelmed at the thought of getting started! Devoted to weddings and births, childhood and grandparenting, there are more than 575 creative page designs and practical tips to guide first-time or longtime scrappers alike....

Preserving family memories is a universal hobby that presents a special challenge for families with loved ones who are experiencing memory loss, such as from Alzheimer's disease. This ground-breaking guidebook from the editors of Creating Keepsakes scrapbook magazine provides a wealth of effective ideas and projects to help individuals with memory loss, their families and loved ones, and their caregivers. It's loaded with advice on how to gather memories from various sources and have meaningful conversations with memory loss suffers. The book includes projects such as mini albums with memories told like stories, detail albums of favorite places and family traditions, an album of "My Friends Over the Years," and a "What I Love" wall collage....

Whether it involves unexpected goof-ups or never-miss daily rituals, this big Treasury of Favorites from Creating Keepsakes scrapbook magazine shows how much fun it can be to scrapbook real life. Here are more than 650 creative ideas and page designs to help scrappers highlight the endearing qualities of their family and friends as well as their silliest pranks....

Introducing the scrapbooker's new best friend. When it comes to making the most of your memories, take a page from the Creating Keepsakes experts. Beginners and more experienced scrapbookers alike will turn to this hefty new reference guide time and time again for helpful insights and daily inspiration on tools, techniques, layouts - plus all the can't-miss tips you'd expect from The Scrapbooking Authority.

Features:

* Comprehensive, must-have resource with step-by-step scrapbooking fundamentals, embellishing techniques, and beyond-basic sample pages

* Hundreds of photos and how-to illustrations plus expert tricks and tips for enhancing creativity

* Bonus primers on photography, journaling, using computers, and productivity boosters

* Creating Keepsakes devotees are fueling the $2.55 billion scrapbooking boom, demanding numerous reprints of the CK Treasury of Favorites series by Leisure Arts....