Scrapbooking Addiction

Learn Photoshop

2006-05-30T13:45:00.000-07:00

Many digital scrappers face the same issue, trying to learn a software program? Through our research photoshop seems to be the most popular program used, so we went searching for anything to teach you how to use it completely. We found a cheap, quick solution target=_top>Click Here!

You could be zipping through photoshop in the next couple of hours by clicking on the link below.

Learn Photoshop Now

Enjoy,
Tony

Cropping a photo using slice

2006-05-24T12:34:00.000-07:00

For all you digital scrappers, we found this article about a nice feature in some software programs. Enjoy and don't forget to visit our new site HERE.

Tony

Windows Draw 6 or CompletePublisher'99

"Slicing" a Digital Photograph

This tutorial explains how to use the "Slice" feature in Micrografx Windows Draw 6, or, Sierra Complete Publisher for cropping a digital photograph to a non-rectangular shape. For simplicity's sake, both programs are referred to as "Draw" in this tutorial.

Editors Note: Originally published as Micrografx Windows Draw 6, the current version of this program is published by Sierra as CompletePublisher'99. For all practical purposes, they are the same program.

Being able to "Slice" a photograph in Draw is a great feature for computer scrapbooking! Slicing crops a photograph into the shape of an object. Much more than simple rectangles, you can use circles, ovals, stars, or other shapes too. This can add a whole new range of design possibilities to your scrapbook pages!

Draw includes some special shapes with it but you're not limited to those. To use a shape, the graphic must be a single object, like a star or a circle. Although a little more involved, you can also slice a photograph into a word that could be used as a headline or topper for a scrapbook page.

"Slicing" requires 2 objects; the object that you want to slice (the digital photograph), and, a simple vector graphic object that is the shape you want the sliced object to be. It works pretty much like a cookie cutter. Your photograph is the cookie dough and the shape is the cookie cutter.

Note: The slice shape (cookie cutter) must be a single object graphic. It cannot be a graphic that is made up of multiple objects or Draw will not know which individual shape to make the slice with. Most vectored clip art graphics contain multiple objects within the graphic. If the image is grouped, it may appear like it's one object when it really isn't. A graphic like this cannot be used to slice a photograph.

To follow along you'll need to have:

- Either Micrografx Windows Draw 6 or Sierra's CompletePublisher'99.

- A digital photograph to slice. This can be a photograph you have scanned, taken with a digital camera, or from a computer disk with your photographs that you got from a photo lab.

(For the purposes of this lesson, working with a low resolution photograph will be easier and take less computer processing time, so, if you have a low resolution photograph, practice this tutorial with it instead of a high resolution image.)

Lets get started!

For this tutorial, we'll take a digital photograph and put it into the shape of a circle.

1. Start a new layout in Draw and make sure the Visual Toolbar is active.

2. From the INSERT menu, select the PICTURE command. This will open a standard, Windows file dialog window. Navigate to the hard disk or drive and folder where you have your digital photograph. Double-click on the name of the photograph you want to use and the photo will be imported into your layout.

3. On the Visual Toolbar, click on the Create Shapes button and select Circle. When you do this, the mouse pointer will change to look like a cursor with a little circle next to it.

4. Next, move the cursor over on top of the layout and draw a circle by clicking, holding down the mouse button, and dragging down and to the right. As you drag the cursor a circle will be drawn on your layout. You want the circle to be a little smaller than the size of the photograph, so, when you have the circle to about that size, release the mouse button.

5. When you clicked on the Circle creation tool, a little window also opened up that says "Circle". We only need one circle for this tutorial, so click on the Finished button in the circle window.

6. Next, click on top of the circle and drag it on top of the photograph. (If you need to adjust the circle's size you can by clicking on one of the squares in a corner of the circle and dragging the little square.)

7. Once you have the circle over the top of your photograph, you're almost ready to slice. It's important to remember that the circle (your cookie cutter) does have to be on top of the photograph (your cookie dough) because when you do a slice, the program is going to use the shape of the top object to cut the shape out of the bottom object.

8. The final thing you have to do before you make the slice is to select both of the objects; the photograph and the shape. You have to do this so that the program knows what objects is going to use for the slice.

9. There are a couple of ways to select multiple objects. You can click and drag a rectangle around the outside of just those two objects, or, you can click on one object to select it, then hold down the shift key and click on the second object. (Holding down the shift key lets you select additional objects without deselecting what you already have selected.)

10. OK, both objects selected?

11. From the Tools menu select the Slice Object command.

12. At first it will appear as though the circle just disappeared but nothing else happened. Don't panic! The program did cut the shape! It may look like nothing happened but what you're seeing on the screen is actually two objects, the new shape and the left over piece of the photograph.

13. So, the final thing you need to do is to click on a corner of the photograph, or, anywhere else on the photo that's outside of where the circle was. When you click on it, it's selected. Now press your delete key. The extra cookie dough disappears and your left with....

Your shape!

Article by David Sutphin
David is an avid computer scrapbooker and the owner of Dream Maker Software, publisher of Cliptures clip art.

Copyright 1999, all rights reserved.

New Website

2006-05-18T07:31:00.000-07:00

I'm proud to announce we have a new website for our readers. Click HERE. The name of the new site is The Scrapbooking Source, and that's exactly the intent. Our hope is to provide a site that reviews products, provides articles, links to our blog here, provide customer reviews. That's right you can submit your own product reviews for your fellow scrappers and we will post them to the site. Click HERE to visit. We will continue to add content to this site so it will be a one stop shop for scrapper traditional and digital alike. So I encourage you to click the link below and check it out.

Tony

The Scrapbooking Source

Adobe photoshop elements summit

2006-05-15T12:18:00.000-07:00

I know it's a bit late but I just found this out. The Free Photoshop Elements Summit will be held in Chicago on 5/19 from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM. The summit is completely free and besides hours of free instruction they will also be giving away lots of cool stuff. If you are a digital scrapbooker then you know this is one of the best pieces of software available. Check out the site by clicking the title above or by clicking HERE.

Tony

Mothers day

2006-05-10T11:49:00.000-07:00

Mothers day is right around the corner, what a great time to make a scrapbook gift or remberance page for yourself. What grandmother wouldn't love a small scrapbook of you when you where young mixed with some of the gradkids at the same age. Have fun and create some memories.

Tony

Scrapbooking workshop

2006-05-08T09:48:00.000-07:00

The link below is to a lady named Nikole's myspace where she is looking for people interested in attending a scrapbooking workshop. Check it out and see if you are close enough and interested in attending. You can't have to many friends so don't pass on the opportunity to meet new people and possibly some great new tips or techniques. Enjoy

Tony

http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=22172998&blogID=118733130

Easter is here

2006-04-14T12:33:00.000-07:00

I know it is really close but you still have some time to prepare. Get ahead of the curve and start planning your easter pages now, otherwise it will sneak up on you and you might be sitting there with a bunch of pictures and no ideas how to use them. Begin by looking through your supplies, what color paper and ribbons do you have. Think about what the general theme of a page might be and then stage some very specific pictures on Sunday. It's ok to have some deliberately staged or posed pictures, it's your book! If you still haven't got pictures with the Easter bunny yet, do it and take your camera with you to get additional pictures.....often some of these are better than what you end up bying. Another advantage is that you can get additional pictures of the moment or scene setup. Plan ahead and knock out some killer pages quickly. Happy Easter.

Tony

Scrapbooking money saving tips

2006-04-11T16:33:00.000-07:00

I hear it alot, "I want to start but don't have much money" or " I stopped because I couldn't afford it" and on and on. Look I'm with you, it's expensive if you just go out unabadant to your local craft store, it's easy to drop $100 or more per trip. You can scrapbook CHEAPLY, you just need to be a little more crafty (no pun intended).

1) A lot of scrapbook pages are made for events (birthdays, weddings, baby showers, anniversaries, etc) stock up on as many items from the event as possible. Invitations, napkins, favors, ribbons, flowers, wrapping paper, etc etc, these items work like charms when relating your page to the event and its FREE.

2) Avoid your local craft store. I know you need to take a deep breath to compose yourself, it's ok go ahead................... Alright let me explain, I'm not saying don't go ever. What I am saying is look at other sources first like a dollar store, you would be surprised the amount of items on their shelves that you can use. Also many online stores are considerably cheaper even with shipping factored in. If having to wait a few days is what it takes to fit in your budget and be able to scrapbook then suck it up. Also old stand by Wal-Mart, there like 7-eleven or waffle houses...EVERYWHERE. They carry alot of items pretty cheap and have alot of sales. This leads into number 3.

3) Buy the items and only the items that are listed in the sales flyers from your local stores. I know it's hard but it must be done, no impulse buys. Also, watch for special sales (ex. after holidays like christmas) those red items from christmas work well for Valentines day. Also watch for bulk item sales and specials, buddy up with your network of scrappers and buy together.

4) Avoid one time use or speciality items when possible, stick with basic papers and ribbons that can be used for multiple themes.

Hopefully some of this helps don't be scared of being a little thrifty, once your page is done no one will tell the difference anyways. Enjoy

Tony

Digital or Film Photography

2006-04-04T11:34:00.000-07:00

Here at Scrapbooking Addiction we always try to help our readers out with the popular question of film or digital. We have made previous posts showing the benefits of each and want to continue that trend. Below is an article we found from a technical writer for a photography tips site. Enjoy

Digital Or Film Photography
by: Michael Colucci

The popularity of digital cameras may have enjoyed amazing increase but film has still an important part to play in photography and will continue to be important for some time, a few years at the least. Film has many advantages that photographers continue to recognize. Major players in the production of film like Kodak is still putting into it millions though experts all agree that digital film will reign supreme in the near future.

These are the reasons though why some photographers prefer film over digital:

1) Facilities and Investment

Ordinary people, not only photographers, have invested considerably in photographic equipments that use film. Cameras and lenses still have capabilities that digital photography cannot match. Compared with a high-end professional 35mm camera, a digital camera still lacks facilities that only the traditional camera can provide. A photographer who decides to switch to digital may find himself spending big especially if his lenses, flashes and other accessories are not compatible with a new digital system.

2) Wide Angle

The absence of extreme wide-angle lenses and a slow start-up time are two of the most disadvantages of even the best digital cameras. 35mm cameras modifies to digital bodies usually employ a CCD image sensor that is smaller, usually around 245mm x 16mm) as opposed to the 36mm x 24mm x 35mm film that results to a narrow angle. Photographers who are fans of wide angles may find the traditional 35mm more of their liking.

3) Action

Film cameras also offer an advantage during fast-changing and unpredictable photography scenarios. Unlike digital camera that uses batteries than can ran out in the most unexpected time, a 35mm camera can be easily switched on and ready for use whenever you need take a shot. Moreover, digital cameras usually take several seconds before you can use it which obviously is a disadvantage for photographers who wants to capture actions which can’t be repeated anymore.

4) Tough Conditions

Film cameras are also sturdier equipments than their digital counterparts and can withstand harsh conditions that photography may demand in the line of work. Count on film to be more reliable than digital especially when your are working in a not-so-good weather conditions.

5) Comparing Costs

When it comes to cost, film and digital advantages and disadvantages vary considerably depending on the usage. A photographer with a film budget amounting to thousands of dollars in one year may find digital camera more practical. But if you are not a busy photographer, your income may not defray the cost of going digital.

About The Author

Michael Colucci is a technical writer for http://www.photography-tips.org - A site that offers free tips and resources on photography.

ArticleCity.com - Digital Or Film Photography

The ethics of editing scrapbook photos

2006-04-04T09:36:00.000-07:00

I found a neat little article in the Salt Lake Tribune titled "The ethics of editing scrapbook photos". The author recounts about some times she has manipulated family and friend photographs to produce a "more satisfying" scrapbook. She also describes how she told some newspaper photojournalists about this and there suprising reaction about the ethics of manipulating photos that will reflect history. Go ahead, read it, enjoy and make your own determination about the manufacturing of photos and settings. Enjoy

Tony

Salt Lake Tribune - Lifestyle

Digital Scrapbooking Kits Designed by blushbutter

2006-03-29T11:33:00.000-08:00

I wanted to give a plug for this great site. Blushbutter is a site that offers very nice digital scrapbooking kits, tips and generally great information. Take a look by clicking on the title above or link below. Enjoy

Tony

Digital Scrapbooking Kits Designed by blushbutter

Kodak picture taking tips

2006-03-24T14:37:00.000-08:00

As many of my readers know I think the best way to improve a scrapbook is to take better pictures. I don't want to beat it to death but you can only dress up a page with poor pictures so much. The title above or link below will take you to a kodak page where there is an abundant number of picture taking tips and articles. Finally, I am interested to know how many people use Kodak cameras....I do. Please click the comment button below and let us know. Enjoy
Tony

Taking Pictures

Scrappers, I'ver heard your requests and.....I've found the answer

2006-03-14T13:11:00.000-08:00

Dear fellow scrappers,

I have heard the requests and complaints many times, I can't think of the right phrases or titles or ideas in general. We've all been there, you, me and everyone else who reads this blog. Where is there, stuck with brain block...unable to move forward with some portion of our scrapbooking....writers call it writers block. Some people are unable to snap out of it and lose interest in scrapbooking! DON'T BECOME THAT PERSON CLICK HERE NOW! What you need is something you can refer to that will get the imagination going again. I have found an ebook for you titled "Lasting Expressions" which is a collection of over 5,000 titles, phrases, quotes and ideas.
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Displaying work as art

2006-03-08T11:06:00.000-08:00

I have been reading alot lately about a new trend (I would say it's new) regarding taking scrapbook pages, photos or combo and turning them into art for the home and gifts. I currently know of several digital scrappers that embelish pictures with different items and frame them for the wall but this is not your only option. Another growing and very nice option is shadowboxes, these are a deep set frame that usually includes a photo as well as physical memoribilia. These are very nice, I got one given to me as a gift for my wedding that inludes our program, invitation, favors and patches of the bridesmaid gowns. It is really nice and hangs in our bedroom. Another option coming is coasters, usually glass that you can insert a photo alone or embelished in some way. There are also many framing options including paper mache frames. I also have read about people making personel planners or journal books as well as rotating display boards for their kids weekly/monthly activities. If this is something your interested in please leave us a comment by clicking on the comment link below and please due explore the net or your local shops for more info. Enjoy

Tony

Digital Scrapbooking: Getting started

2006-03-07T10:47:00.000-08:00

A little article on getting started with Digital scrapbooking. Enjoy

A photo editing program. You'll want to be able to crop, trim and re-size your photos. Arcsoft makes easy-to-use photo studio tools in the $50 range. Kodak Easyshare, which will let you crop to a variety of sizes -- 4x6, 3x5, or 2x3, for example -- is available for free. Read more

"The Waterbury Connecticut Republican American Newspaper"

Scrapbook Oasis: Elsie Flannigan's Class Sign Ups Have Begun!

2006-03-01T14:58:00.000-08:00

This is a link to another scrapbooking blog called Scrapbook oasis. I am posting what I found today because they speak of someone named Elsie Flannigan who will be conducting some classes in April. Plus this appears to be a nice blog. Enjoy,
Tony

Scrapbook Oasis: Elsie Flannigan's Class Sign Ups Have Begun!

7 Unique Ideas the Scrapbooking Pros Use to Make a Page Unique

2006-02-27T10:30:00.000-08:00

7 Unique Ideas the Scrapbooking Pros Use to Make a Page Unique
1. Vellum

Vellum is a transparent, translucent material. Vellum can be used to create a slight shadow or shade change to background or embellishment colors. This can be used as a softening agent for baby scrapbooks, as a touch of elegance to gift scrapbooks, or to create dimension in a boring flat page.

To reduce the cloudiness effect caused by gluing, apply only a thin line of glue along the edges of the vellum. In this way, you will see a slight shadow only along the very edge. This will look like a border to the vellum. Vellum is available in both acidic and non acidic forms.

2. Shadow Boxes

A great way to add depth to your scrapbook page is to add shadow boxes. Basically shadow boxes add a shadow to your images. Shadow boxes are also a great way to make your most important photographs or text boxes stand out form the rest of the page. Shadow boxes can also be to emphasis dedications.

To make a shadow box, simply cut a box shape out of paper. Next, put your embellishment on a larger square of cardstock. Then, add glue to all four sides of the cardstock square and attach it to the back of your paper. The embellishment will show through, adding greater dimension to your page.

3. Patterned Paper

Patterned paper can be used for backgrounds, borders, and embellishments. Often plain white backgrounds look rather boring and dull. Patterned backgrounds add a touch of excitement to your page. The right pattern tailored to your theme and purpose can also increase that professional look.

Colors and patterns can be used to coordinate with your photographs or to add dramatic effects. Paper with various themes and patterns is widely available. For instance, a birthday scrapbook could have a background made of your favorite gift wrap. This could add a touch of elegance or a touch of humor depending upon the patterned paper you choose.

4. Textured Paper

Textured paper can add extra dimension to your scrapbooking page. Textured paper can be used to highlight focus items on your scrapbook page. Textured paper can also be used as a backgrounds or border to give your page an interesting fresh look.

Textured paper is available in a variety of textures and colors and is available in most craft and office supply stores.

5. Book Jacket Backgrounds

For an added personal touch and artist flair use a book jacket as a background. This scrapbook technique looks especially nice when the book jacket is the reader's favorite book or author, adding a wonderful personalized touch.

Be aware, however, that the glossy coating on the book jacket creates an added challenge to sticking objects to this background. Alternative attachment methods include sewing and eyelets.

6. Adding Dimension

One good way to add dimension to images is to use double stick foam tape. Double stick foam tape literally allows items to pop out at your reader adding realism to items. This technique is especially useful in children's art and educational scrapbooks.

Simply, cut the foam tape into whatever shape and size you want. Then, attach to shape onto your scrapbook page. Double stick foam tape is available at most craft stores in various colors and thicknesses.

7. Ribbons and Lace

Ribbon and lace are by far the most common, and most beautiful, border embellishment. The flowing nature of both materials encourages a touch of softness and elegance. Ribbon and lace are especially popular in gift and memory scrapbooks.

Moreover, ribbon is easy to glue and attach. Lace requires a bit more patience.

For an interesting change from ribbon and lace, try using jute or raffia.

About the author:
Lena Fields loves helping others to save special memories using the fun and exciting art of scrapbooking. For more scrapbooking resources, please visit Scrapbooking Secrets.

written by:Lena Fields

Scrapbooking (crop) party!

2006-02-27T10:21:00.000-08:00

If your fairly new to scrapbooking you may not be familiar with a cropping party. Here is a short article about them. Check in you local area for clubs and I am sure you will find parties in your area. Enjoy

Tony

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Which digital scrapbook software?

2006-02-07T16:01:00.000-08:00

For the benefit of our strict paper scrappers and newbies, I want to do some posts talking about digi scrapping software programs. With that being said I want to focus the posts on the most popular programs so people just beginning with these or looking into acquiring one of these can find more information and people to talk to. I know what I have used as well as a few other people but I want to know what most of the readers of this blog are using since we are a special community that is growing. Please click the comment link below and leave some feedback about what software(s) you use and what you like or dislike about them. Thanks,

Digital or Computer Scrapbooking

2006-02-06T10:30:00.000-08:00

Well, I know we have readers who are strictly traditional paper scrappers and we have readers who are new to scrapbooking in general, so we'll talk briefly about what digital scrapbooking is. Digital scrapbooking, I believe can be grouped into two categories the first is using your computer and software programs to create elements that are printed and added to your paper scrapbook and the second would be using the same tools to create full pages that can be printed and put into a book, shared with online albums or put onto a DVD and shared on TV. For the sake of keeping this post to a readable length we will focus on the first category of using digital to embelish or assist your paper scrapbook. First, items that are digitally created for your paper book are often referred to as elements, for this post we will use elements as our reference. There are many, many elements you can create and a few different options you can use. One of the most basic elements would be to do your journaling or page titles in Microsoft Word or a like program. With this you can vary your font type, size and color as well as different color backgrounds. Additional options here would be clip art and word art also. You could then print and attach or cut out the words and attach. Very basic but a nice option if your penmanship is not the most elegant. To move on to a little more advanced and I must say time saving methods you will need a photo editing program or a scrapbooking program (examples: adobe photoshop, adobe photoshop elements, Microsoft image pro, HP scrapbooking creative assistant, etc).
If you are a digital photographer but paper scrapper you could start with adding captions or borders to your photos before printing them. Most programs come with some really neat element creation functions like shapes, paper tearing and sewing. Some of these can be done as a one off element you print and use in your paper book or you can combine some of these on to layouts for what I believe is the best feature of digi scrapping and that is to have an endless supply of paper backgrounds always available. You can use basic layouts that are included with most programs and create your own and save them for use over and over again. You'll never have to worry about not having the right color or patterned background or card stock because you can always pull up one of your digital opitions and print it. Well that's enough about using digital elements and believe me we just touched the tip of the ice berg here. I encourage you to explore on the internet for more info. and free trials of many software programs. Our next post will focus on creating full digital scrapbook pages and converting from a paper scrapper to a digi scrapper. Enjoy

Take better digital photos

2006-01-31T13:27:00.000-08:00

As we dive into the topic of digital scrapbooking I thought it would be best if we touched on the topic of taking digital pictures. My belief as I often state hear is that the better the pictures, the better the scrapbook. So with that being said I do not claim to be or want to be known as the digital photography expert, although I am often told my pictures are very good. What I will do because I think it's the best option is to send you to the source of an expert CLICK HERE. Digital photography was suppossed to make the whole picture taking process simplier, right? It has to a degree, but many people still find their memory cards full of 'disappointing' shots. You can add all the accessories you want to your scrapbook but in the end it comes down to the pictures. Learn to take great digital photos everytime, it's easier than you think. Check out the link below, one of the great features is easy to understand explanations about your camera and its features. Enjoy

Digital photography

Digital scrapbooking

2006-01-23T13:50:00.000-08:00

Since we are moving into the digital age which includes photography, I am intrigued by digital scrapbooking or how it can be intigrated with traditional photography and scrapbooking. I would love to hear from readers of this blog about your interest in digital scrapbooking and would you like to see more posts here about digital scrapbooking. What would you like the posts to be about? Click the comment link below and please leave some feedback. Thanks,

Tony

Removing photos from an old album

2006-01-17T10:33:00.000-08:00

As you get more experienced with your scrapbooking you may want to take photos out of an old magnetic album to create a scrapbook page(s). Sometimes this is tricky and you can damage your photos which is obviously the worst case scenario. Following are some tips to try and hopefully they help.
Loosening the glue on the back of your pictures is probably the most critical step in this process. There are a couple of options, one is to use a blow dryer to heat and thus loosen the glue. You should hold the blow dryer at least 5 inches from the book and angle it slightly. After the glue has loosened, use something fine (dental floss works great) to slide underneath the photo and lift it up. If heating the glue does not work you can use an acid free product like Un-Du. Visit your local hobby store for this product or others that the local expert might recommend. Apply a small amount to the back of the photo or underneath as far as you can get. Wait a minute or so and the photo should lift off easily. Hopefully this help but if you do not feel comfortable please seek out some more information or advise and give it a try. Enjoy

Football Scrapbooking Designs to Print Football scrapbook pages

2006-01-09T10:44:00.000-08:00

You or someone special to you may be a big football fan and what better time for a fan than now since the playoffs and superbowl are coming up. I found this site where you can print football themed pages to use for a superbowl party or your children that play. Click the link below or the title above and enjoy.

Tony

Football Scrapbooking Designs to Print Football scrapbook pages

Holiday vacation is over!

2006-01-04T08:23:00.000-08:00

I'm back from vacation and a wonderful holiday season. I will be adding new posts this week.

Tony

Creating scrapbook quilts!

2005-12-20T11:21:00.000-08:00

While many scrapbookers are fans of other crafts as well, it is usually difficult to integrate multiple craft categories into one project. A revealing new book helps alleviate this problem by showing you simple, easy to follow instructions to create beutifull scrapbook quilts. It is a great inspiration to combine quilting, rubber stamping and scrapbooking. Click Here Here is an editorial review of the book,
Here is advice for turning vacations, family events, or favorite activities into one-of-a-kind quilted keepsakes. Astroth shows how to embellish quilts with vintage photographs, memorabilia, stamping, decorative papers, and more to achieve personalized heirlooms that generations will enjoy. Fifteen quick and easy projects include kids-, nature-, patriotic-, art-, and ethnic-themed quilts. With a basic quilt pattern, step-by-step instructions, and lots of creative suggestions, crafters are able to create limitless designs. No-sew options make the process enjoyable for children and inexperienced crafters, too.
Click here Scrapbooking quilts to enjoy this book now

Scrapbooking camp for the deaf.

2005-12-19T13:56:00.000-08:00

I'm not sure how many of our readers are deaf or have friends or family that are deaf but I found some great information on a scrapbooking camp at a deaf resort. It sounds really nice so I definetally wanted to sure and hope you do as well. click on the title or link below to view the entire information. Enjoy

Tony

We are expanding our programs! Join us and enjoy the amenities at deaf resort in Madison, SD. Check out http://www.camplakodia.com.

We are hosting a Scrapbooking camp on February 17th through 20th.

DeafNetwork.com

doodle-y-doo

2005-12-19T13:43:00.000-08:00

I found this blog where this lady is posting images that can be downloaded for free to use as backgrounds or whatever you like. Not sure if this will be a continueing affair but she may post something that your scrapbook has been needing and you can now get it for free. Enjoy

Tony

doodle-y-doo

Night and low light photos.

2005-12-06T16:51:00.000-08:00

Are you continually frustrated by your inability to capture precious moments in low light situations? Well, there are some things you can do about it and this post will focus on those solutions. I will try and keep this as simple as possible and please believe me that I am not a camera expert but do know enough to share some things I have learned. Ok, lets get started. In very simple terms, to get better pictures in low lights you need to have a slower shutter speed which allows the opportunity for more light to be captured and combine this with the equivalent aperture setting. Shutter speed and aperture are the two variables at your disposal which allow you to control how much light reaches the film to ensure you record a correctly exposed image. These to items are set by the exposure modes on your camera, some cameras will have very limited modes while others provide a number of options. Many cameras these days have a shooting mode titled 'night mode' or 'slow-sync mode' obviously these are your easiest options. But be aware that the specs. of your camera may render night might incapable in a lot of situations, here is why. Check your camera specs. for the lowest available shutter speed, if it is only 1/2 or 1 second you will be in trouble in some cases because a longer exposure time is usually required in low light. Of the other available modes, the two best options for low light are probably aperture priority and metered manual. Aperture priority is very versatile for all situations especially low light. Before we describe this mode lets state generally what aperture is or means. Aperture is the lens setting on your camera often the (f/number). What this does is sets the depth of field in your picture, basically do you need to ensure sharp focus from the front to the back of the picture like a panoramic shot or have it focused sharply on a limited area. To have sharp focus form front to back you set your aperture to a small setting like f/16 or higher and for focused you set it to a wide aperture like f/4. Ok back to aperture priority, this mode allows you to pick the aperture setting and the camera will choose the correct shutter speed. This is good for low light because it is the aperture setting that controls flash exposure not shutter speed. As for metered manual it is how it's described as you manually choose all options. Obviously this is slower than using other modes and takes a little practice but there is a tool to help the learning curve. Most cameras when set in this mode will have an indicator in the view finder, usually a + & - sign with a needle or flashing leds or lcd scale which tell you if you combination of aperture and shutter speed will provide a correct exposure. Let's close this, hopefully you've got a better idea of how to improve your low light pictures or at least understand which areas you need to focus on in your camera guide. Please do read up and practice as I promise you will get better pictures and thus a better scrapbook. Enjoy

Christmas is coming!

2005-11-30T13:03:00.000-08:00

It's definetally not to early to start planning your christmas layouts. In fact if you have some page ideas in mind you can plan your picture taking to bring your page together. I thought I would share some layout ideas and quotes or sayings below. Enjoy and remember it will be harder to get organized after christmas to scrapbook your pages then to plan ahead so you can spend your post holiday time putting it together.

Layout ideas
1) If you have a new baby, maybe an 'Away in a manger' page. Very simply could take some pictures with robes on, use some stencils and punches for stars, add an away in the manger title and frame the pictures inside of a basic brown house shape. Get creative as you like.
2) A santa page. Obviously pictures with Santa, maybe the words Ho Ho Ho on the page and some drawn or predesigned figures (Santa, sleigh, reindeer, etc.)
3) A tree decorating page
4) A christmas dinner page

Quotes
1) Christmas began in the heart of God. It is complete only when it reaches the heart of man."
2) Christmas, my child, is love in action. Every time we love, every time we give, it's Christmas."
3) Christmas isn't a season. It's a feeling."
4) Never worry about the size of your Christmas tree. In the eyes of children, they are all 30 feet tall."

Cheaper to print or buy

2005-11-14T14:17:00.000-08:00

Most scrapbookers especially newbies are looking for free themed or wall papered pages to print. I have found that what is available for free is very limited and mostly digital. For the most part hard copy or non digital pages are cheaper to buy or create than to print. Secondly, all licensed material (ex. Disney) is not free and must be purchased from a craft store. I am very interested in what the readers of this blog have found, especially if you have found some good online services. Please click the comment button below and let us know your opinion. Enjoy

Tony

Posting Again

2005-11-14T13:08:00.000-08:00

Sorry for the lack of posts lately, I have been traveling out of the country. I am back and will be getting caught up with providing info. and conversation points on this blog. Thanks,

Tony

Markers, are all ok to use?

2005-11-03T10:04:00.000-08:00

Obviously coloring, shading and writing are common practices in scrapbooking and markers are one of the most universal tools for this. The following may be well known info. by most of you but not all and we want to help beginners be successfull. You need to be very carefull with your marker choices as most common markers will bleed or smudge. Also many of the common or generic markers are not acid free. Some readily available brands you can use for scrapbooking are Markers Pigma which can be used for fine or broad lines, is quick drying, waterproof, fade resistant and will not smear. Another useable brand is Color workshop Blo pens which have the same features listed above. Both of these brands can be found in craft and office supply stores as well as Walgreens. Enjoy.

10 Composition Tips

2005-11-02T12:30:00.000-08:00

I found this article and thought I would share. These are some very good starter tips for layout composition. Enjoy

Tony

10 Composition Tips
By Andrea Steed for Scrapjazz.com
Designers and decorators have been using composition tips for centuries. Many of them fit perfectly into the composition of a scrapbook layout. Here are 10 tips for creating a balanced layout.

Advantages of digital photography

2005-10-27T13:57:00.000-07:00

Depending who you talk to, you will find a wide range of believed pros and cons between digital photography and traditional film. This post will focus on some of the many perceived advantages of using digital, we will cover traditional film at another time. Let's begin and please be aware these are in no particular order.
1) Immediate feedback - This is widely acknowledged as one of if not the most advantageous aspect of using digital photography. When using digital you are able to immediately see your photo which allows you to make adjustments if needed. This is vitally important if you are shooting a series of photos like a sporting event. You can reduce the amount of adjustment required and take better digital photos, for help with that target=_top>Click Here!. I know most people have been very disappointed at one time or another when they pick up some developed pictures only to find out their pictures are blurry or to dark.
2) Ability to edit - This is one of my favorites. Most digital cameras come with their own version of software that allows you to do some level of editing and printing. One of the more popular standard software programs that has extended features is Photoshop. Some of the fixes you can do with photoshop are if the color in the photo is unattractive, you can desaturate the image or convert it to sepia tones. You can also recolor part of an image using Photoshop's tools. If an image is blurry, you can use the Unsharp mask tool to sharpen it. There are even tools which help you fix poor exposure, red eye and remove distracting details. To obtain a copy of photoshop for your PC or Mac Click Here.
I'm going to wrap this up as it's getting long but these are two of the biggest advantages of using digital and the two that I believe affect scrapbooking the most. As we always state, the best way to improve a scrapbook is with better pictures because that's what it's really about. Enjoy

When Digital SB'ing goes paper based

2005-10-24T16:14:00.000-07:00

A nice article from one of our favorite new blog sites "Scrapability". The article is based on the new trend of digital scrapbooking going paper based. Click the title or link below to view the entire article. Enjoy,
Tony

Recently I’ve noticed an interesting movement in the world of digital scrapbooking, with some designers now producing designs for things a little "out of the box" of what we might normally think of digital designs (from a scrapbooking perspective, that is).

Scrapability - Blogs on Scrapbooking and Other Paper Arts - Scrap Rants - When Digital SB'ing goes Paper Based

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Scrapability

2005-10-24T15:44:00.000-07:00

I found a great blog site today with posts, articles and links about everything to do with scrapbooking. I encourage everyone to check it out at this link and please post some positive comments on the site if you like it. Enjoy
http://scrapability.squarespace.com/display/admin/

Scrapbooking About A Relationship

2005-10-17T16:11:00.000-07:00

You know scrapbooks often include pages about relationships by including siblings, friends, spouses, etc, but what's really missing is the intimate journaling. A scrapbook is a great place to display and celebrate a relationship. Put a book together that concentrates on a specific relationship like your spouse. Put some thought and reflection into this so you can journal about why they are important to you and what you truly value about them and the time you spend together. Relationships are about connections and connections require two people or objects so journal about your spouses input on the same values. Give it a try and I'll bet you'll be amazed at how you rekindle some of the thoughts, values and beliefs you have in your relationship. Enjoy

Artistic or Not

2005-10-13T14:54:00.000-07:00

I'm not artistic enough or I'm not creative is why I don't scrapbook! This is the one sentence I hear over and over again from people that I have trouble understanding. I know many of you have heard it or used to say it yourselves. Look I don't know many scrapbookers that are mistaken as Da Vinci, while some people are very artistic and make elaborate scrapbooks it's not a prerequisite. Think about it, something as basic as putting a title on a page and pasting pictures to it is a scrapbook. Would you rather carry around an envelope of pictures or try and pile mutltiple people in front of your computer or pull a nice book off your shelf and hand it to someone or take it with you somewhere. The key to preserving history (which is what scrapbooking is) is to just start, I bet that if you just started as basic as I stated previously you will find it to be a great creative outlet. You may even find out that you are more artistic or creative than you give yourself credit for. Almost all scrapbooking techniques can be taught and you can do as much or as little as you like. I encourage you to get some books and read up on getting started or learning new techniques. Enjoy

Scrap Books

Poems for Scrapbooks

2005-10-11T15:03:00.000-07:00

Poems fit some scrapbook pages perfectly, click the title above to view some more free samples.

How Do I Love Thee?
How do I love thee?
Let me count the ways.
I love thee to the depth and breadth and height
My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight
For the ends of Being and ideal Grace.
I love thee to the level of every day's
Most quiet need, by sun and candle-light.
I love thee freely, as men strive for right;
I love thee purely, as they turn from praise.
I love thee with the passion put to use
In my old griefs, and with my childhood's faith.
I love thee with a love I seemed to lose
With my lost saints - I love thee with the breath,
Smiles, tears, of all my life!
-and, if God choose,
I shall but love thee better after death.

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Shimmer and Shine

2005-10-10T13:24:00.000-07:00

Have you always thought that creating shimmering scrapbook pages was to difficult so you've never tried? I did and boy was I wrong. Now don't misunderstand me some techniques can be very elaborate and difficult but there are ways to easily add shimmer and shine to a page. There are inks, chalks and paints which have ingredients added to them so they sparkle even after they have dried. Simply using these items alone works well like using a metallic gel pen to write some text which adds a nice flavor when written on a colored paper. Where you can really begin to create some mesmerizing pages is when you use varing techniques of the same tool or mix and match techniques. One of the more versatile tools is pearlized powders which can be used as a powder or as a paint. As a powder use Versamark ink or another adhesive and brush on the powder. Using as a powder works quite nicely on full background pages, enhancing stickers and even as a stamp. To use as a paint add some water and gum arabic. Adding different levels of shimmer and shine to your scrapbook can make very simple pages look elaborate. Please read up on some of these techniques and give them a try I think you'll enjoy the process as much as the finished product. Enjoy

Tony

Scrapbooking History

2005-10-07T11:37:00.000-07:00

Through my years of scrapbooking I have had the pleasure to meet and interact with many fellow scrappers. The fascinating thing to me is the wide spectrum of experience levels within this wonderful craft. I've met and know people who have been scrapbooking since before I was born but also know many people who have just recently started. This hobbie of ours has been around for a long time and continues to grow in popularity. Did you know scrapbooking has been around for hundreds of years? The first related magazine called 'The Scrapbook' went into circulation in 1825 and the term scrapbooks attained measurable popularity by the late nineteenth century. Needless to say that the invention of the camera in the late nineteenth century added a whole new element to scrapbooks and thus began the developement of books we are most familiar with. I encourage every scrapper to read up on the history of scrapbooking to fully appreciate the longevity of this hobbie. Also, I'll bet that you will stumble across some great ideas that have not been seen for years. Enjoy

Tony

Scrapbooking-Directory - Start Your Own Scrapbooking Business

2005-10-04T17:45:00.000-07:00

Press release about an at home scrapbooking business. This may not be for everyone but I wanted to pass the info. along. Click the titls or link below to view the entire press release. Enjoy

Tony

PRWEB) January 24, 2005 -- Tara Grant, (Scrapbooking Instructor),is proud to announce an exciting ground floor work at home opportunity! You can now start your own scrapbooking business without the huge investment of opening a scrapbook store! Our new direct sales instructor opportunity offers you the chance to share your scrapbooking passion with others and earn some extra money at the same time!

Scrapbooking-Directory - Start Your Own Scrapbooking Business

Genealogy In Scrapbooks - Preserving Our Past!

2005-10-04T17:22:00.000-07:00

I know genealogy peaks the interests of many people and what better way to capture the past than in a scrapbook. This article is a nice introduction based on one persons view. Click on the title or link below for the entire article. Enjoy

Tony

Many scrapbookers are also genealogists; and no wonder, since scrapbooking is a way of preserving our lives, and the lives our families. With care and consideration genealogy and family history can very easily be incorporated into scrapbooking with or without photos of your ancestors! Recently this has been a major focus of my scrapbooking energies, though I have been compiling my genealogy for more than 10 years. Let’s look at ways we can all incorporate family history into our scrapbooking!

Genealogy In Scrapbooks - Preserving Our Past!

Turtlemama Designs

2005-10-03T15:29:00.000-07:00

I just had to let everyone know about this great site where you can get free digital scrapbooking kits. Please do check this out by clicking the title above to be taken to the site. The site contains some great kits, ideas and a link to the turtlemama blog, all of which I would recommend. Enjoy

Tony

Learning to scrapbook

2005-09-28T13:43:00.000-07:00

I have seen a few ebooks and hardcover books about learning to scrapbook in different forms and fashions. I don't know about everyone else but reading how to do something which you do with your hands and create doesn't quite work for me. Don't get me wrong descriptive writing has its pluses but what works better for me is if it is complemented, with pictures for example. I am looking for something like this, a how to manual with step by step pictures of some advanced techniques would be good. If anyone knows of a manual like this or you have some comments on what you would like for How to instruction, please press the comment button below and let me know. Thanks,

Tony

Taking Better Photos

2005-09-28T10:20:00.000-07:00

Lead on potentially a good book about "Taking better photos'. I have not seen the book yet but as you know my belief is the best way to truly enhance a scrapbook is to have higher quality pictures. Click the title above to read the entire article. Enjoy and let me know if anyone has read the book.

Tony

On a recent visit to the library, I checked out a book by Nick Kelsh called How to Photograph Your Life. What an amazing book. It is technical enough so that I learned some things (like f-stops and film ISO numbers) and conversational enough that I actually understood them.

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Adobe Release Photoshop Elements 4.0

2005-09-27T12:40:00.000-07:00

Information you should definitely be aware of if you use photoshop to get those pictures ready to scrap. This is the press release for the new version. Happy scrapbooking

Tony

The Digital Camera Bloggers � Blog Archive � Adobe Release Photoshop Elements 4.0

How to make a pooh title page!

2005-09-27T12:16:00.000-07:00

For all you Pooh fans, here's a short article with instructions on how to easily create a pooh scrapbook cover. Click on the title or link below for the entire article. Enjoy,

Tony

One Scrappy Site - Scrapbooking Community

Digital Photographs

2005-09-26T13:50:00.000-07:00

Digital photography was suppossed to make the whole picture taking process simplier, right? It has to a degree, but many people still find their memory cards full of 'disappointing' shots. You can add all the accessories you want to your scrapbook but in the end it comes down to the pictures. Learn to take great digital photos everytime, it's easier than you think. Check out the link below, one of the great features is easy to understand explanations about your camera and its features. Enjoy

Click Here!

Online scrapbooking

2005-09-22T09:45:00.000-07:00

Interesting thoughts about advantages of online scrapbooking verses traditional. Click on the title or link below to view the complete article. Enjoy

Tony

Scrapbooking

Popular Scrabooking Fad Goes Digital

2005-09-21T16:27:00.000-07:00

Older article but I thought it had some useable info. about creating online scrapbooks. Click on the title or link below to view the entire article. Enjoy

Tony
Glen Mills, PA May 12, 2004 -- It's one of today's hottest fads among women. Stores are popping up across the nation to feed the trend while thousands of people search for information on it every day online. That fad is scrapbooking -- creating the most unique family photo albums imaginable, from touching to humorous to bizarre and beyond.

Despite its popularity, scrapbooking faces a major challenge in a world where families and friends often end up living hundreds or thousands of miles apart: how do you share your creative efforts with those you most want to share with? The solution, of course, is in going digital.

The Art of Scrapbooking - The Best Resources for Supplies, Ideas and Information About the Art of Scrapbooking - Scrapbooking Articles

Recent Vacation

2005-09-20T08:53:00.000-07:00

I recently returned from Hawaii, it was the first time my kids had been there. What a wonderfull opportunity to scrapbook. We had a great time and it will be really neat to show them the pages when they are older. I have not decided how I am going to procede with the page development, but I am leaning towards wanting to use some preformatted pages.

I do not have any specific to Hawaii or a beach located vacation, can anyone help with suggestions on what they used in a previous scrapbook or the best locations to purchase some? Please leave your suggestions in the comments section of this post. Thanks and never stop scrapbooking.

Christmas Pages

2005-09-19T13:10:00.000-07:00

Christmas is right around the corner so it's a great time to plan and prepare for your christmas pages or album. Being such a big holiday which often takes monthes to recover from you don't want to fall behind and lose some of the fresh memories that are in your head. Click on the title or link below to view the entire article. Enjoy

Tony

One thing that can help is patterned paper. Yes, books of patterned papers are a lifesaver when it comes to quick coordinating for great pages. We’ve listened to your requests for more matching paper designs per book and put at least two coordinating sheets in each book so it’s easy to create double-page spreads or mix and match papers on one layout.

Paperwishes.com - Christmas Pages

Creating Vacation-themed Mini Album Pages

2005-09-19T13:04:00.000-07:00

Nice tips and supply list in this article which is a great follow on to our previous post about getting started again. Click the title or link below for the full article. Enjoy

Tony

Vacation season is here and 8”x8” mini albums are the perfect place to record all those vacation memories. Dedicate a whole album to a single vacation, or feature highlights from several vacations in one book. In “Adventures on the Big Island,” Shauna used coordinating 8”x8” papers, cardstock and cut-outs to make this tropical theme really pop.
Paperwishes.com - Creating Vacation-themed Mini Album Pages

Hints And Tips On Scrapbooking Baby's "Firsts" by Elaine Clay

2005-09-16T14:05:00.000-07:00

Good article about tips for getting started specifically around your babies first acts. Enjoy

Tony
http://www.questionsabout.com/tross/Scrapbooking_01.html

It is true to say that a lot of people begin to get the scrappin' bug after their child/children are born and usually their first attempt at scrapbooking is making a baby album.

Having a child is one of the most important events in our lives and baby's first year is a busy, lively, ever changing journey of discovery. It is full of important milestones…

No wonder then, as parents we want to capture and record all those many memorable moments - preserving them in scrapbooks is a great way to safely keep and cherish those memories for years to come.

One timeless and extremely popular baby scrapbooking idea is to make an album that consists of 'firsts'. This is a relatively easy and flexible theme to follow, especially for someone new to scrapbooking and is a great way to create enchanting baby scrapbooks.

This kind of album usually consists of a scrapbook arranged in chronological order with individual layouts showing special and notable moments in your baby's life.

New babies are so photogenic it's hard to resist capturing all the big and little things that make up their day-to-day lives.

No doubt you will have lots of pictures to sort through - so here's a small list of 'firsts' to give you some ideas for organizing your photos:

-- sleep/nap -- bottle/breast feed -- diaper change -- dressed in their first outfit -- ride in a car seat -- smiles -- bath -- trip out in the buggy -- solid food -- teeth -- sitting up -- drinking from a cup -- feeding him/herself -- crawling -- walking with the furniture -- steps/walking on their own -- hair cut -- halloween -- Christmas

To add a little more interest to your album try and vary the layouts, for instance make some events into double page spreads. Such as coming home from the hospital or bath-time, which always presents an opportunity for some great photos!

Give your pages a personal touch by adding some memorabilia, using a pocket envelope, to your layouts - like the birth announcement or maybe a lock of hair from their first hair cut.

If you are new to scrapbooking and you're unsure about starting out on your new album then a good choice would be to buy yourself a baby scrapbook kit. These kits contain everything you will need to begin scrapbooking and are a great shortcut to creating super layouts that you can be proud of.

You can also enhance your pages with some of the many baby-related products that are available on the market. Decorate your layout with an adorable or cute baby scrapbook paper.

Then, embellish your page with some charming baby scrapbook stickers like rattles, booties, bibs, bottles etc and when they're done display all of your beautiful pages in a lovely baby scrapbook album.

Go on… give it a go. Make yourself a baby scrapbook to savor and keep all those incredible memories. You'll find it's much more than just a scrapbook - it will become a precious family keepsake that you'll treasure forever.

About the Author
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Getting Started Again

2005-09-15T12:53:00.000-07:00

Are you at a point where you got behind in your scrapbooking and feel to overwhelmed to get caught up because so much time has passed? I've been there and know many other people who have as well. Don't panic, the key is to get started again doing some scrapbooking and it doesn't have to be exactly where you left off with your last book (kid, family, couple, etc). What I have found works best is start with major events (parties, vacations, graduations,etc). Build pages of these major events and then put the completed pages into a book. It is a great way to narrow the scope and get yourself started again. Hopefully once you get back into action you can find the time to go back and catch up where you left off in the past. Enjoy and please do pass along your thoughts and comments at the link below. It is for an upcoming product we are developing and you will qualify for a free gift.

Tony
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Scrapbooking childrens's favorite stories

2005-09-14T15:47:00.000-07:00

Great article about one of my favorite subjects, bonding with your kids through scrapbooking. Click on the title or link below to read the full article. Enjoy!

Tony

Scrapbooking Children's Favorite Stories by Fion Lim

Countless memories are built during the formative childhood days. If there's an excellent means to record them down in some ways, it'll be scrapbooking.

True, we can't possibly capture every single event, but we can definitely scrap those more memorable ones onto pages.

If you've decided to scrapbook together with your kid, besides guiding them with little prompts on the journaling, you'll probably need some neat ideas to pull in those best memories.

Here's various hot-selling "stories" that you and your child can scrapbook about:
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Scrapbooking for Soldiers

2005-09-14T13:02:00.000-07:00

Great service, please take advantage.

Tony

Scrapbooks for Soldiers
by Steve
Tuesday, August 23, 2005

A Maryland couple has come up with a way for Americans to thank the men and women who serve our country in the military. They have started a non-political, non-profit group called Scrapbooks for Soldiers.

Tony and Julie Leggieri of Frederick, MD collect photographs from people, along with words of encouragement and thanks to our soldiers, assemble them into scrapbooks, and send them military bases, both here and abroad.

The Leggieri's are asking the public to send them photos, of individuals, families, civic groups, people with their pets...anything goes (within reason). Pictures can be either emailed or sent via U.S. Postal Service and only need to include the person's name, city, state, and if they wish, words of thanks and/or encouragement.

Interested in your questions!

2005-09-13T12:45:00.000-07:00

I am gathering information for a product to help not only beginning scrapbookers but veterans as well. If you want to get started or learn some new techniques please visit the link above and post your questions on our page. I want to make sure this product is the most comprehensive available so everyone can get the maximum pleasure from scrapbooking. It will only take a couple of minutes and you will be qualified for a free gift. Thanks,

Tony
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Article Search Engine: GoArticles.com

2005-09-13T12:42:00.000-07:00

Great article that points out the importance of including yourself in your scrapbooking. Often we do get caught up scrapping about others (family) and forget about ourselves. You are special and should scrapbook yourself for the lasting enjoyment of others. Click the link above to read the full article. Enjoy

Tony

As a devoted scrapper, you probably gain satisfaction from scrapbooking about others. Oftentimes, you are the one glaring missing light in your scrapbook albums. Simply because you're so caught up with hiding behind the camera and being a fixated shutterbug. Either that or you're tied up scrapbooking about others that you missed out on scrapbooking about yourself. Somehow, it's happening too frequently.

Creating Time To Scrap!

2005-08-29T14:14:00.000-07:00

We've all been there, so many pictures and ideas with so little time. I like many other scrappers fit into the category of working parent with young children. That means my time to scrap exists at freakishly early or late hours in the day or my spouse happens to take the kids somewhere and if I'm lucky there is nothing critical I need to do. What do I do, I love to scrap and can't fathom all my memories sitting inside picture folders in a box. Below are some tips I use, and hopefully are helpfull for you.

1) Cut and crop pictures as soon as you pick them up or print them out.
2) Create some preformatted pages that just need pictures added. As an example if your kids play sports there's a good chance you will be creating a sports page at some time. Therefore create some simple preformatted pages with sports paper or stickers and you then can add pictures and captions when you have a chance.
3) Buy some preformatted pages. Not exactly expressing your fulll creativity but serves the purpose if you crunched for time.
4) Copy a page design you've seen somewhere else. Every page doesn't have to be a completely unique piece of work. If you like it use it, the pictures are different.
5) Make it a family or one on one project with your kid. Let them create some pages or help cut, glue, place stickers, etc.

Please visit the following page and share your questions about scrapbooking.
http://www.questionsabout.com/tross/Scrapbooking_01.html

Enjoy,
Tony

Article Search Engine: GoArticles.com

2005-08-24T15:52:00.000-07:00

I just got my daughters haircut for the first time two days ago so this article really hit home. I got some great ideas out of this article and hope you do to. Click on the link below and Enjoy!

Tony

Article Search Engine: GoArticles.com: "A Scrapbook Page To Celebrate Your Child's First Haircut by Nigel Patterson

Here's a great idea for making a special 'first haircut' scrapbook page. Between the ages of about 12 and 18 months, a baby boy or girl may go for their first hair cut. You've probably seen that there are many children's hair salons that offer special deals for a child's first visit. They have a special chair, take a photo or even video the visit -- and then later you take away the photo or video and a lock of hair as a keepsake. So why not create a scrap book page to celebrate this event in a special way!

Here are some tips to give the page a fresh angle. And of course these ideas could be re-worked for all kinds of different kids' scrapbook projects."

Welcome to scrapbooking addiction

2005-07-11T15:42:00.000-07:00

Hello all,

We hope to bring you the latest news, ideas and leads about the great hobby of scrapbooking. We would love to hear from you, just press the comment button below and introduce yourselves.

Tony