Page Toppers

Page Toppers are also called 'Page Starters' or 'Page Titles'. They tie together a group of photos or add fun or meaning to a page. Originally 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.
Below are links to some of the pages on this site that have page toppers. If you don't find something in this list use the site index or search.

Page Starters

(based on an idea by Shawn G.)
There are times when we feel our pages all look the same.
Sometimes you just need to look at your pages in a different way. A caption or title could change the 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 use word association and think of words that remind you of other things. Let your imagination go 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, 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 your photos 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 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 titles 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 great page layout!
"Just Plane Fun" could be photos at an airport or air show, playing with toy or paper planes, or simply playing. The title is versatile enough to use in many 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 book, movie or song title.
Examples: