Page Toppers are also called 'Page Starters' or 'Titles'. They can be used to tie together a group of photos or add fun or meaning to a page. For a while I had all the page toppers in one file but it got too big. At last count there were 5,168 page toppers on the website - and that doesn't include the short quotes that some people use for titles.
Some of lists got so that I divided them into more specific subjects - like Smiles, Bath time, etc. If you don't find something look in other files in the same section or use the site index.
Animals |
Ears (and earrings) |
Adult Birthdays |
Autumn |
Arts and Crafts |
Performing Arts |
Scouts |
(based on an idea by Shawn G.)
There are times when we feel that our pages are all looking the same.
Sometimes you just need to look at your pages in a different way. A caption or
title could change the whole look and feeling of a page. Some people even get ideas for taking photos by looking at a list of page toppers.
When looking at a title or caption use word association and think of words
that remind you of other things. Let your imagination go wild and think about paper, stickers and die-cuts that go with the idea.
"In the Good Ol' Summertime" is good for a word association exercise.
What do you think of when you think of summertime? Is it watermelon, the old
swimming hole, the hot sun, lemonade, baseball, BBQ, shady trees, vacation, and
the beach? Use one of these words to brainstorm your way to a page layout.
Let's try "lemonade". Even if the photos that you are using do not
have lemons or lemonade in them, you will still be getting the point across to
the viewer of the scrapbook that, "In the good ol' summertime they used to
drink lemonade, but this summer we..." swam in the pool, played in the
backyard, etc.
Other ideas for page toppers include popular movie, book or song titles like "Wild Thing, you Make My Heart Sing". Not only is the title melodious, but it leaves you with a mental picture of...what? Someone in love? Hearts Singing? Staffs of music with love notes?
Some of my favorite titles are the ones that use puns or a play-on-words
such as, "Just Plane Fun" or "A Moving Experience". By substituting a rhyming word, a homonym, or a
synonym you can change a popular phrase or title to go with your photos and
inspire a wonderful page layout!
"Just Plane Fun" could be photos at an airport or air show, playing
with toy or paper planes, or simply playing photos. The title is versatile
enough to use in many different situations. "A Moving Experience" could mean emotionally moving or physically
moving.
So take a theme and go for it!
Ideas for page toppers are everywhere. Try substituting a name, a place,
etc. from your family in a familiar book, movie or song title.
Examples: