Scrapbookers Inner Circle

Tammy already mentioned newspapers and magazines as a source for making the layouts unique. But, where do you find the inspiration in an ordinary day to make a page? What is your motivation to create a great scrapbook that will be worth looking at for generations to come? Personally, I would like my scrapbooks to say something about me, for my grandchildren and their children. I do not want them to just gather dust on a shelf, or get thrown away. So, where do I find the inspiration to make something worth keeping, not just for my family and friends now, but for a touch of history in years to come?

An answer to my own question

The internet is full of places to get ideas. But I often have a hard time finding a "look" that is something that is "like me". So, I like to do a search on a specific topic that I may want to scrapbook/theme for a card, (i.e....Hawaii scrapbook page or handmade Birthday card) and then look through them, find photos I like, copy it and put it into a MS publisher page (or other graphics program) where I can put 2 or 3 ideas on the page and then print them out and put them in a file folder. When it comes time to scrapbook/make cards, I pull out that folder and get some inspiration from those photos , tweek it to make it mine, and off I go, but the ideas makes the layout process much easier and faster.

I like going over to the website flickr and doing a search for ideas. This is great if your traveling you can get an idea of what the locals photograph or if you miss a photo.