Hi everyone! I hope you're all having some fun reading along this week, as I take a lighthearted look at our scrapbook pages. Today I'm going to focus on finding inspiration for our funny pages. For me, my most used source of funny one-liners that accompany photos is Facebook. I know myself, as well as many of friends, use Facebook to share lighthearted photos and funny quips. I find these easily translate into scrapbook pages. For example, when I took this photo of my son, my husband commented on how he looked like a future hipster. I then posted the photo, with the line "Am I inadvertently raising an urban hipster?" . This easily translated into the following page:
This is another exaple of the same thing, where I simply lifted photos and a quote for a layout:
Pinterest is another fun place for inspiration. Here are few things I found:
source: kikicreates.blogspot.com via Sarah on Pinterest
Source: aplacetolovedogs.com via Sarah on Pinterest
Source: gypsynester.com via Sarah on Pinterest
I'm sure many of you have seen the cartoons with sarcastic one-liners, like the one here. If this does not speak to you, there are thousands of others on Pinterest!
source: someecards.com via Sarah on Pinterest
source: weightlosstipstoday.blogspot.ca via Mary on Pinterest
And finally, a few quotes to think about:
Families are like fudge - mostly sweet with a few nuts. - unknown
If you obey all the rules, you miss all the fun. - Katherine Hepburn
From there to here, from here to there, funny things are everywhere. - Dr. Seuss
Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional. - Bob Monkhouse
No matter how calmly you try to referee, parenting will eventually produce bizarre behavior, and I'm not talking about the kids. Their behavior is always normal. - Bill Cosby
A two-year-old is kind of like having a blender, but you don't have a top for it. - Jerry Seinfeld