Styles of Scrapbooking, Heritage Scrapbooking... Part 2, Digital Styles

In my previous post, I shared how heritage scrapbooking in traditional style is one of my most favorite ways to scrapbook.  There are times, though, when digital scrapbooking is essential to completing your project.  You can do some special effects with digital scrapbooking that cannot be done any other way.  You can also use it to include items in your Heritage Album that could not otherwise be used.

For example, I can take a photo of a very large painting that my mom painted and then use it digitally in my album.  I can also take a photo and enlarge it to 12 X 12" to fill the entire page, change it to be very opaque, and then add other images in photo boxes over it.  It is a beautiful technique.  With digital scrapbooking, you can add as many layers as you'd like and not have to worry about your album being too bulky.  You can also turn your page into a hybrid if you just have to add some real live embellishments to it:)

Here are some examples I've made using our My Digital Studio to create my pages.

The next 2 photos (below) are kind of like a miracle to me.  I didn't actually have this photo at all.  What I found was an old negative.  I laid it on my printer, backed it with plain white paper and ran a copy.  It worked!  I thought this photo was lost forever.

Notice the large, opaque background photo?

This photo is not in good condition, but I was able to 'tweak' it digitally and still use it in my album.  

Below... a photo of a very large painting that my mother did.

The next 2 photos are of my great great grandparents.  They were on old chipboard that was something like 2 X 5 FEET or more... very large!!! All the edges are crumbling and I know they won't last much longer.  I set them up outside and photographed them.  I know, the people are kind of scary looking, but they were part of my family history.  I wonder if she hadn't maybe had a stroke.

The next page is from an old photo that my husband's parents used for a family Christmas card.  I love it!  Wasn't my husband a cute little boy?

So... what do you think?  Would you maybe try some digital scrapbooking now?  I'll share one more way that digital scrapbooking can make some wonderful memories.  I had been making an album to celebrate the life of my FIL.  When he died, my husband asked me to make a CD that we could play at the visitation.  My digital 'album' I made is 75 pages.  My daughter set it up to play with Amazing Grace.  It was played at his visitation and everyone loved looking at it and sharing the wonderful memories from his life. 

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Styles of Scrapbooking, Hybrid Projects

This is a great day to post this project because it would have been my daddy's birthday today.  He lived to be 89.  I miss him every day.
So... let's look at another fun style of scrapbooking.  This style involves a little digital action and a little touch of traditional scrapbooking.  It's a great way to add dimension to digital projects and lends itself well to frameable projects. 

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hybrid scrapbooking
--- This combines digital and traditional scrapbooking.  You design your pages digitally, get them printed, and then add other embellishments as you desire. 

Here's the project I made for one of my scrapbook pages I shared with you previously.  It's a tribute to how much I loved my daddy and spending time with him... even if I was rather camera shy.

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Styles of Scrapbooking, Going Digital

I have a totally different style of scrapbooking to share with you today... different from any of the styles I've shared so far.  It involves going digital.  I much prefer to get my hands on the materials I use for scrapbooking, most often using traditional styles, but there are times that going digital can be invaluable.

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digital scrapbooking
--- using programs such as our MDS (My Digital Studio) to design complete layouts, including photo boxes and completing everything right on your laptop.  Even digital scrapbooking comes with options.  
---- You can choose to use an already designed layout and then choose to place your photos yourself or have them popped in randomly.  It's like a digital kit.
---- You can choose to design everything yourself, choosing where to place your photos, what stamps and embellishments to use and what colors and papers you'd like to use on your pages.
--- All digital scrapbooking comes with many options for styles and sizes of layouts... even little swatch books. 
--- You can also use a digital kit to design and have printed your very own hardback journal.  These are great for keeping notes, sketches and ideas for all kinds of scrapbooking.
--- You don't have to have the space (and expense) of keeping a 'stash' of materials on hand for your scrapbooking.  All you need is your computer and a digital program.

I'll share more of these projects later.  For now, let's take a look at a series of pages, all made with our My Digital Studio program.

First, a page I made as a tribute to our late friend, Ed, who played the organ at our daughter's wedding.

... a page I made of my dad (and me) when I was about 3 years old...

... a page I made, just for fun, after our Olive Jane's third birthday party...

I must share a series of pages created by my daughter, Jenn.  She does a fabulous job with digital scrapbooking.  Click here to see her blog.

My daughter Jenn's tribute to our late friend, Ed.

Digital scrapbooking is completely different from traditional scrapbooking but the results can be equally pleasing.  One big advantage is that, once you've completed your pages, you can have your pages and your photos printed all at one time!

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