Wedding Scrapbooking

I've done paper scrapping for a long while, but I'm terribly behind. I think digital scrapbooking might just be what I need to get back on track, but I'm overwhelmed with all of the info out there. Help! Where should I start?

First I would start by looking at the software you are going to use. How comfortable are you with using it? If the answer is not so much, I would recommend getting books and such on the software that will teach you how to do various things. If you are using Adobe Photoshop (CS, Elements, etc.), then you can access Adobe's website for tutorials and tons of information. They also do a podcast if you are interested in that. I have found those useful. Nothing beats getting to see how someone does something step by step!!

If you are using other software, chek out their customer website to see if they offer any how-tos. Many of the various programs have a lot of similarities so even if you don't have Adobe, you might want to take a gander over there.

Once you feel that you have a decent handle on your software I would go to a limited number of websites. Pick one that you feel give you the best directions on how-tos and have a forum to discuss things. Forums are a great chance to interact and get help when you are stuck! They often will also have archieves so that you can look for answers to questions that you have that may have been asked before. I will list a couple examples below of some websites that I have enjoyed for digital scrapping.

I need help in getting started with scrap booking. Never did it before and don't know where to begin and how to do it. Any help would be appreciated.

I am a professional scrapbooker.

Go to the store and buy a paper kit, an album (I prefer 12×12) some stickers that you think you can use, an adhesive such as sticky squares or an acid free glue stick (don't use elmer's white glue), and at least one black marker that's made for scrapping. Make sure you are buying acid free. Although most items in Michaels, AC Moore, and Joann's are already acid free if you get them out of the scrapbooking section.

I wouldn't go after any big brands at this point, as you may love this, but you may not- and you don't want to go blow $100 on something you don't need. Just the basics will get you started.

My first supplies were a big lot off eBay for about $50.00 that got me going pretty well. I have now spent over $5,000.00 on items that I use, and love. So be sure you can financially take the expense of this hobby.

Get some photo's together and make sure they are extra's and not originals or your only copy, and start to practice, you don't need a specific theme on your first book, just get to know the hobby an practice techniques. My first book looks like a 3rd grader did it. My current books win awards and I get paid to scrap other people's books.

Just go slow. It can take you up to 2 hours to get one good page together. Line up your design before sticking it. Crop (cut) your photos if you'd like. Write a little something on each page.

Just have fun.

As you get better you can start adding brads, buttons, paint, ink stamping, ribbons, sewing etc.

Check out scrapper sites if you don't really know what you want your pages to look like. Try http://www.creatingkeepsakes.com
they have photos of other's work, and lots of great ideas.

Email me if you'd like to see my actual website.

I need some ideas….I have a program that i can print backgrounds that i can add my on texts, pictures and such on my 8×11 paper/card stock/photo paper. However, I prefer 12×12 albums. Anybody have any ideas on how I can use my 8×11 page on a 12×12 page without it looking strange?
Thanks

One idea is to cut the 8.5 x 11 page down to an 8×8 and put it in the center of the 12×12 page creating a boarder effect. A square within square will look good on a page.
Cut the 8.5×11 page into long strips and use them across the top and bottom of your larger page.

I get a ton of white card stock scraps from work that they are going to throw into the recycling bin. I like to use them in my scrapbooking, but I get tired of plain stark white. How can I age, or stress, this card stock to give it some character?

Take a small sponge, like a make-up one, or one from a craft store. Smear it on an ink-pad, like brown, or tan,or any color really. Smear the ink on the paper in circular motions in the center and outward motions near the edge, so that the edge is slightly darker. It is a really neat effect, and you can do it once you get your paper cut down to your desired size and shape.

I saw a few copys of layouts on line. I see some like border type things on the corner of the pictures. (they are like triangle borders) I dont know what they are called? Can I buy thoes or do I have to hand make them? I have never seen um at like Walmart?

Also I have some phases that I got and they are Vellum. I thought they were rub off when I bouth them, but they are not! My question is what kind of glue would I use to glue tem, they are kinda see threw!

Many scrapbook stores sell those corners, you can also buy a puncher to make them. also a few brands make vellum adhesives…they are on a roller you just roll it on and it will disappear when you stick it to the paper. My favorite way to stick vellum on a page is with embellishments like eyelets and brads…To use eyelets/brads you can either buy tools or try to put them on your way..Hope I was helpful. Also Scrapbook.com has a place where you can order any of those items. Good luck and happy scrap booking!

I need bigger posts for scrapbooking. I dont like the extensions, they get week. Can you but larger posts at homedepot?

I doubt it and I know I saw some somewhere - can't remember. Maybe scrapbook.com?

hello,
i am looking in to making a digital scrapbook for my brother. I need to find a website or software that works on the mac and is either free or very cheep. If you know of any ideas please let me know. Thank you

Go to CropMom.com. It’s an online scrapbooking Website where you can create digital scrapbook pages for free using your photos and CropMom’s designer digital scrapbook graphics. You can use a Mac. There’s no expensive software to buy. No digital scrapbook kits to buy.

Once you’ve created your layout, you can download the low-resolution JPEG for free for sharing on the Web or for emailing. You can purchse the high-resolution JPEG of your layout for a small fee. If you want to purchase more than one layout, buy a package because it’s less expensive.

Just for fun? Besides smilebox. You don't really make your own scrapbook. I use to go to a scrapbooking site online to build scrapbooks, and it was for free. Anybody know of a site like this?
you don't build your own scrapbooks on smilebox* I don't want sites that will link me to sites where i can get scrapbook supplies, i want a site where i can make my own scrapbook online.

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hi, I am going to visit Italy next month and I am planing to see Venice, Florence and of course Rome. this will be my first visit to Italy. I just start to making scrapbooks with my photos, so I really want to purchase scrapbooking supplies from Italy, which I can not find in my country. I will be very pleased if somebody tell me where I can find scrapbook stores in Rome?

I just spent four months in Rome, and while I'm an avid scrapbooker here in the States, I found very, very few options over there. The cartolerie are great for oohing and aahing over bits of stationary and paper; of the ones I visited frequently, there's one just to the right of the Pantheon (though it's aimed and overpriced for tourists) and one in Trastevere. (I lived in Trastevere; I highly suggest wandering around those streets until you're so lost you stumble on something wonderful, like the cartoleria over there.) The cartolerie in Firenze are amazing! That's one of their specialties. There's a great one across the river, but I can't remember specific details as I only visited once. Check the market; some shops offer goods there. Have fun!

I love to scrapbook and like talking to others who love to scrapbook also. Scrapbookers are very creative people, full of great ideas. What are your favorite hints and tips for scrapbooking?

Color is my thing. I don't like to put too much on a page - one can overdo it with all the awesome stuff out there. I am careful to match colors in the pictures to papers and things I use, but I try to match one of the less dominant colors. It makes things pop.

I love the rub on stuff that's out there now, much better than the first rub on products.

i also collect stickers with sayings and quotes to use for areas that need a little something but I don't want to journal. Sometimes just a few words say it all.

I guess everyone has their own scrapbooking philosophy. Some love to journal, some will decorate a whole page with just one picture. Some are techniqe junkies!

That's the great thing about scrapbooking, it's all your own style.

Color and Balance. It took me all those words to just say that.