It Takes Two has the right mix of papers for memorializing your hero or showing your pedigree in a heritage layout. Create a patriotic display of Grandpa's photo and military service certificate like the one at left by combining red, blue and an American flag. For a wow effect on your pedigree page, triple-mat It Takes Two's family tree upon leaf-green vellum, wood-grain-patterned and solid dark brown papers. Mount small, oval photos of your ancestors on slightly larger ovals of the leaf-green vellum. Place them on their designated branches, and you'll wind up with a family tree page that will delight your family and future generations. Ask for these scrapbook products at the craft retailer nearest you. (800) 331-9843, <www.ittakestwo.com>

 

Scrappers often talk about "cropping" and all-night "crops," but what do they mean? The term cropping refers to trimming a photo to improve its appearance in a scrapbook. Scrap-bookers may use decorative scissors to cut a design around an image and turn it into a work of art, or a paper trimmer to remove unnecessary background. Cropping around the photo subject's shape with straight-edge scissors creates a silhouette that can add interest to your page, When a group of crafters gets together to work on album pages, their scrapbooking sessions are called crops. Avid scrapbookers sometimes hold all-night crops — if you're invited to such a party, be prepared to crop till you drop!