| Scrapbooking reflects the principle of "organized | | | | background help honor the Dalmatian and keep |
| chaos." You can put almost anything in a | | | | your scrapbook color scheme interesting. |
| scrapbook, and creativity is a major asset for | | | | Combining red and orange with a deep blue |
| people who make scrapbooks (or scrappers). You | | | | represents flames, and adding aqua or light blue |
| can combine a wide range of materials, colors, | | | | introduces water. |
| textures, and images to create something as | | | | 2. Images and Firefighting Shapes. |
| unique as you are. | | | | Images are an important basic element of any |
| Yet, every scrapbook is organized around a | | | | scrapbook. Using familiar images, shapes, and |
| theme, the subject of the scrapbook. It may be | | | | symbols maintains your firefighting theme and |
| a person's life, an important event, a favorite | | | | adds to your scrapbook pages. Here are some |
| vacation location, or any number of things the | | | | suggestions to get you started: |
| scrapper wants to remember. Scrapbooks are | | | | 3. Fire Engine. |
| meant to preserve and interpret favorite | | | | This popular vehicle is easy to recognize and easy |
| memories, but the best scrapbooks do it in a way | | | | to reproduce for your scrapbook. Your young |
| that tells a story. | | | | man will quickly know what it is by its familiar |
| The theme ties every element together in your | | | | shape and bright fire engine red colors. You can |
| scrapbook. If you're making a scrapbook for a | | | | use it as a background image or make cut-outs |
| gift, your theme may be something that is | | | | to frame your photos and mementos. |
| important to the recipient. A very popular theme | | | | 4. Firefighter. |
| for young boys is firefighters. | | | | Firemen have a familiar and recognizable |
| Especially since 2001, all of us have been more | | | | silhouette, with their fire hat, parka, and axe. You |
| aware of how heroic these public servants must | | | | can show your firefighter in different poses and |
| be. Many grown men still dream of becoming a | | | | positions throughout the scrapbook to add a |
| firefighter long after childhood is over. | | | | sense of action to your pages. Holding the fire |
| Creating a scrapbook on a firefighter theme is a | | | | hose, climbing the ladder, or bringing a person out |
| great project that you can ask your young man | | | | of the flames are all exciting ways to honor their |
| to join. Even though young boys may find the | | | | courage. |
| idea too girlie at first, they'll love helping find the | | | | 5. Fire Hydrant. |
| images and embellishments representing | | | | Another familiar shape and image is the fire |
| firefighters. You and your project assistant can | | | | hydrant. You can add that mustard yellow color |
| have a great time collecting the elements and | | | | to complement the firefighter's parka, and the |
| creating a firefighting scrapbook honoring the | | | | hydrant shape makes a great frame. But you |
| profession and telling the child's story at the same | | | | may want to be careful in how you use it, given |
| time. | | | | the hydrant's popularity with dogs. |
| Here are some ideas for themes and supporting | | | | 6. Hook and Ladder. |
| elements that may get your and your young | | | | This vehicle has very distinctive features that |
| potential firefighter off to a good start. | | | | represent the firefighter in action. |
| 1. Colors. | | | | 7. Firefighter Symbols and Shapes. |
| There are several colors we associate with | | | | Several shapes come to mind when thinking about |
| firefighting that make great color schemes for | | | | firefighting. The familiar shape of the fireman's |
| scrapbooks. Beginning with the ever-popular "fire | | | | badge is a nice one for scrapbooks. The fireman's |
| engine red" and white, you recall the familiar fire | | | | hat is a distinctive shape easy to recognize. You |
| trucks and sirens. But you don't want to create | | | | might also consider cut-outs of Dalmatians, |
| an "ambulancing" scrapbook, so you can add other | | | | flames, the fireman's axe, or the siren to accent |
| colors common to firefighting. Mustard yellow is | | | | your pages and make your theme loud and clear. |
| the color of a fireman's coat or parka and the | | | | These are just a few ideas for a firefighting |
| oxygen tank he wears into burning buildings. | | | | scrapbook. You and your young boy will have a |
| Another nice touch is to use the colors of the | | | | great time thinking of other ways to incorporate |
| traditional firefighting dog. Black spots on a white | | | | the firefighter theme in your scrapbook. |