Terrific Titles

A strong title can set the theme and mood for your scrapbook page and help draw the reader into a layout. But sometimes coming up with the perfect title without using the same tired clichés can be a challenge.

When you’re looking for a fresh take on titles, the answer might just be right in front of you – on the television screen or somewhere in that stack of mail.

Magazines. Browse the pages of a magazine with a similar theme as that of your layout and look for headlines that you can borrow as titles. For instance, if you’re working on baby pages, look at a parenting magazine, or for an album on your new home, try a decorating magazine such as House Beautiful. In a recent issue of Woman’s Day, I found the headline “The Hurrier I Go.” I plan to use it for a layout on how busy my 19-month-old is.

Movies and TV Shows. Hollywood producers put a great deal of thought into coming up with titles for their films and television shows. Luckily, you can benefit from their hard work! Search “Earth’s Biggest Movie Database” at www.imdb.com for the perfect title for your pages or use one of your all-time favorite film quotes. “Home Improvement,” “My Three Sons,” “Growing Pains,” “Happy Days,” and “8 Simple Rules”are great page titles, and they’re all simply television show titles. Find lists of show titles at www.epguides.com.

Songs. Both song titles and lyrics are rich sources for scrapbook page titles. Think about your favorite tunes, or do an Internet search by theme or decade. A quick search for ‘80s song titles brought up a few possibilities for fun summer pages: “Cruel Summer” (Bananarama), “Walking on Sunshine” (Katrina and the Waves), and “Sunglasses at Night” (Corey Hart). I have been waiting to get a photo of my daughter by the beach just so I can create a title using the lyrics “I hope you still feel small when you stand beside the ocean” from “I Hope You Can Dance” by Lee Ann Womack.

Books. Check your own shelves, or search by the appropriate subject on any bookseller web site for book titles that could be used as page titles. I have been considering doing a small album about my writing career and found the following book titles which might work for some of my pages: “The Well-Fed Writer,” “Rules for Writers,” and “Line by Line.” On the current bestseller list, some interesting possibilities for page titles of various themes include: “You: The Owner’s Manual” (possibly a layout about caring for a new baby) and “Rich Dad, Poor Dad” (your husband before and after a big-ticket purchase).

With so many terrific titles already out there, there’s no need to completely reinvent the wheel when you’re trying to find a title for your next layout.

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