Scrapbook Layouts

Scrapbook Idea: Scrapbook Your Garden

Well here in the Southern Hemisphere we’re well launched into Spring and the Northern Hemisphere is charging into Autumn. The two best seasons of the year, to my mind. So what better time to start thinking about scrapbooking the beautiful examples of nature that help to define these seasons. A couple of weeks ago you [...]

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Do You Scrapbook for the Journey or the Destination?

When it comes to travel, some people enjoy the actual experience of traveling as much as they enjoy arriving at their destination and for others the actual traveling process is a necessary evil required to get them to their desired destination. And I think this can also be applied to Scrapbooking. For many scrapbookers, the [...]

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Do you Scrapbook with One or Many Photos?

A couple of weeks ago I wrote an article called Scrapbooking Today versus Yesterday in which we explored whether the comercialism in scrapbooking today has de-personalised’ our scrapbook albums compared to the ones our Mothers and Grandmothers used to make. I say ‘we’ explored this proposition because I received some awesome comments on this post, [...]

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Scrap Those Body Parts

No, I’m not suggesting you chop bits off and chuck them in the garbage. We usually focus on the face of our subject when we take our photos. But have you ever tried taking photos of other parts of the body and using them in your scrapbook layouts? Try photographing a focal part of your [...]

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Scrapbook Journaling with Your Handwriting

Now I can hear all the paper scrapbookers saying ” No no no! My handwriting is terrible. I don’t want to ruin my scrapbook layouts by scrawling all over them. And what if I make a mistake? I’ll be ruining my supplies trying to get my writing to look good.”

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Add a Great Effect to your Photos with a Layer Filter

There is a whole world of play available to you in the Filters Menu in Photoshop Elements (and of course in other good photo editing software packages too, but the names and menu directions will be different). Try giving your scrapbook layouts a little extra kick by applying one or more effects to a photo to create a different look.

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Why Journaling is Important on your Scrapbook Layouts

A picture paints a thousand words! But do you know what? Sometimes that’s just not enough! Often we create our scrapbook layouts as visual pieces of art with our photo as the centerpiece. And we leave the photo to tell the story. That might work when the event is still fresh in our minds. But [...]

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Scrapbooking in Silhouette

Silhouettes can make a great scrapbook layout technique.
Removing your subject from the background of the photo lets you position them with whatever backdrop you want in order to tell your story.

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Madison Avenue Scrapbooking

Trying to find something new for your scrapbook layouts can often be a challenge. Well I suggest you look no further than your nearest magazine when your inspiration has gone on holiday. Sit down in a comfortable chair with the beverage of your choice (some chocolate always helps the creative process I find, but this is optional). And start flicking through your favourite magazines.

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