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An album truly reflects "who" you are so take a look at the following list and discover your own personal scrapbook style. Once you've decided on the scrapbook style that best suits your personality, you'll be able to select products that will create a scrapbook story with continuity rather than a mish-mash of techniques and ideas.
Diva
Use embellishments, beads, jewelry, wire art and glitzy color schemes, often fashion inspired.
Rustic
Use handmade papers, natural images, textures, scenery and scenic elements incorporated in layouts.
Soft & Simple
Uses vellums, layered papers, repetition of single image or element, understate style and colors.
Classic
Uses bold, solid colors, simple clean lines, minimalist design.
Romantic
Emphasis on heritage and vintage looks, lots of floral and lace, mixes patterned papers and different scales of images.
Avant-Garde
Graphic, stylized-look, uses gray, metallic and muted color tones, emphasis on open space on layouts.
Playful
Uses bright colors, die-cuts, decorative lettering, images with animals and animated characters.
Craftsman
Bold, interactive pages emphasizing new techniques, incorporate 3-D elements, pop-ups, notions and mixed media.
Vintage Vogue
Are inspired by the elegance of a bygone era. From the Victorian age to Art Deco, history has its place -- in life and in scrapbooking. Tend to use a lot of ribbon, charms and metal embellishments.
Retro Mode
Get groovy, baby, with beehives, bell-bottoms and Bohemians. Prefer paper and embellishments with a retro theme, bold colors, fringe, glass effects and eye-catching embellishments.
Pretty Chic
Florals, laces, crystal and chintz in pretty tones, this feminine style is a fusion of romantic, rustic and vintage styles. All things delicate, soft tones and graceful designs. They tend to gravitate toward soft embellishments, small-patterned papers, and translucent fibers.
Sporty Spice
Bold, branded and vibrant. Hard-hitting colors and energetic themes. Love hard embellishments, primary colors, magic mesh and metal charms.
Country Charm
Whimsical, earthy and provincial inspirations. Gather inspiration from nature, rustic provincial style and everything wholesome and pure. Prefer simple colors, natural embellishments such as mulberry and cork, handmade papers and soft patterned papers.
Industrial Chic
Look to the factory floor, the shipyard and high-tech office environments for inspiration. Tend to scrapbook with cutting-edge style. Film noir, cyberpunk, dark cityscapes. This style demands funky shapes, metal, hardware, out of the ordinary embellishments and minimal color.
Elegant Sophistication
Timeless, classic style. Embodied by Audrey Hepburn. Balanced, simple, and austere. Lends itself to metal charms, tags, book plates, embossed letters, antique ribbons, and earth tones.
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