In my first scrapbooks, I used the alphabet stickers to do my "scrapbooking text".  The reason for this is that my handwriting is so bad that I felt that it would take away from the focus of the pages.  In some ways, I thought the stickers were neat, because I would use all kinds of shapes, sizes, styles and colors.  The downfall with this is that after a little while, I would start to run out of letters.  Companies never seem to give you enough vowels and common consonants.  You can do a few tricks though with the "leftovers".  (See below).  It does take time to sort through all the letters to see what is available, but at the same time, I enjoyed coming up with my "own" creative alphabet.  Make sure you have all the letters you need, prior to gluing or sticking your letters on your page.  There is nothing worse than being halfway through the journaling and then realizing that not only have you run out of letters, you’ve also have used up the ones that can be converted into different letters.  It's a major pain peeling the letters off without tearing the letters, pictures, or pages.  Just ask me how I know.

The last scrapbook that I made, I used

 Scrapbooking Software - that I absolutely LOVE.  The software allowed me to do a variety of things.  I was able to choose background color and style for my pages.  I was able to creat different formats for titling and texting/journaling.  There were also several examples to help me be inspired to create my own unique pages.  I highly recommend it.  Needless to say, there is an abundance of software available to enhance your scrapbooking.

Stenciling is another option to use for your text.   I must admit though that I am not a big fan of stenciling.  The main reason is that I haven't used it enough to do a good job with it.  The few times that I have tried it, it has been so crooked or just plain tacky that I would give up and go another route.

A FEW TRICKS OF THE LETTERS

You can make the number "3" into an "E". 

"M" and "W" can be interchangeable, and depending on the shape, they can be used as an "E" or a "3". 

A "Z" can be used for an "N".  

If the letters were made of paper or fabric, I sometimes cut them so that an "E" could be turned into an" F", or turn an “L” into a "T" and vice versa