Creating A New PageIn Scrapbooking nistory (NAPSA)—For millions of Americans, scrapbooks are a creative way to preserve memo- ries—a collage of photos, text and decorative touches that personalize the experiences they depict. In the U.S., scrapbooking is more than just a collective arts and crafts project; it’s a $2.6 billion industry. Scrapbooking expert Polly Maly, contributing editor for Better Homes and Gardens Scrapbooks etc., offers tips to help everyone from novice to avid scrapbookers find time to get started or catch up on their scrapbooking, such as: Keep your eye on theprize: When designing a scrapbook page, decide first on the theme of your page and choose photos that will visually tell the story. Then pick one photo as your focal point to reinforce your page idea. Organize and categorize: Whether your scrap space is a corner of your dining room table or a dedicated room in your home, organize your supplies. Storing all of your embellishments, stamps, paper and tools together means more time scrapping and less time hunting for your supplies. Inspired organization: Need inspiration for organizing your scrapping space? Head to a discount store and cruise the kitchen and bath storage aisles for organizational ideas, including: / Paper towel holders to hold spools of ribbon; YDecorative glass jars to house buttons and smaller embellishments; and Y Utensil jars for the perfect tool caddies. Theroad oflife: Stay current Extra storage, swivel seating and the interior table make this mini- van the perfect family room on wheels. on your scrapbooking by taking your scrapping essentials with you in the new 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan, which has a place for everything from the innovative in-floor or overhead storage bins and dual glove boxes to map pockets behind the driver and front passenger seats. You can even “scrap on the go”—during soccer practice, waiting for the car pool, during ballet lessons or while on vacation—using the Grand Caravan’s innovative Swivel ’n Go™ seating system and table. To celebrate this huge trend, Dodge took the ordinary scrapbook to extraordinary proportions and broke the Guinness World Record™ for the world’s largest photo album. The record-breaking album is approximately 9 feet wide by 12 feet tall and contains 20 pages of photographs. The album commemorates the Dodge minivan since its introduction in 1984 and the arrival of the all-new 2008 Grand Caravan in dealer showrooms. To learn more about the new minivan and its innovative features, visit www.dodge.com.
