Male Scrapper

Does anyone have any info on digital scrapbooking? I take so many pictures of my new baby, and I would like to scrapbook, but I think it’d be more practical to do this on a computer. I’m not really familiar with this, but I’ve just recently heard of it. Are there any good websites that could give me a tutorial? Is digital scrapbooking cheaper than regular scrapbooking?

There are loads of digital sites with many giving away free kits and RAK’s (random acts of kindness). If you really want to get started you need to have something like photo shop elements as a programme. A couple of sites that I use are http//www.snapandscrap.net where you can complete challenges every month for free kit. They also do a newsletter with tutorials etc. Another good give away site is scrapwow.net. and their sister site RAK which has a link from scrapwow

Scrapgirls.com also is dedicated to digi scrapping and do a newsletter with a freebie every few days and lots of tutorials.

Just get in there and take the plunge.

It is definitely cheaper as you can use the stuff again and again, but you don’t get the touching you get with paper albums. I do both

I have a bunch of pictures piling up and want to put together a real good scrapbook that will last a good number of years. I was wondering if anyone knows the "best" scrapbooking company to buy products from…something that will last a long time and won’t yellow the pages. I know lots of companies claim that their product is the "safest for pictures" or whatever, but I was wondering about what you guys have found. Also, what chemicals should I look for in glue, tape, etc. that could be dangerous to the pictures.

Thanks!

With the large project you have you might want to look into Cherish Bound. Cherish Bound offers you a way to publish your pictures, memorabilia and memories. Instead of spending hours and lots of money, you can upload all your info into our online publishing center and create a beautiful customized book. You can use the templates that are already there or create your own book. The books are archived so you don’t have to worry about having a damaged scrapbook or losing it….you can buy it anytime and multiple copies if you want. The books are also 100% gaurenteed. If the pages or binding ever loosens or comes a part the books will be replaced free of charge. Preserving yoru memories this way will be more affordable and doesn’t take near the time to do too. If your pics are already digital you just uplaod from the computer…if they’re paper then they just need to be scanned. There are 100’s of different way to create the perfect picture book…and there is room for text to write stories and have your family contribute to the book as well.

Let me know if you’d like more information!! Good luck!

I have a bunch of pictures at the developer and I want to start scrapbooking. I need some advice on how to cut them to size for my pages. I was planning on using an exacto blade and a ruler. I don’t have much money left because I spent plenty on scrapbooking supplies. Would using an exacto blade or scissors be alright? I want to make sure the pictures are straight.

Also….

If you have any scrapbooking advice or links for beginners that would be greatly appreciated.

Hello – I explained this in your other question, cut the paper itself and put your picture behind the paper so you don’t have to cut your actual picture and it looks neater. Use an exacto knife to cut shapes out. It will be like matting for a picture frame

Live in Saskatchewan and would like to find an online store to purchase from in Canada.

JoAnn’s sells online, but I don’t know if they ship from within Canada. EBay actually has a ton of scrapbooking stuff. You can refine your search to addresses within a certain radius, which would only show you Canadian sellers. It’s in the vertical box on the left-hand side of the screen, once you’ve gotten to a category of stuff.

If it were me, I’d use Google. Go to www.google.com and type "scrapbooking stores online Canada" in the search box that comes up. Hit Enter. If you get too many to deal with, refine your search and try again.

Why do you go to your favorite scrapbook store? Is it because they have the biggest paper collection? Or the more helpful, knowledgable employees?

What is it that you like best about your favorite scrapbook stores?

Thanks!

Well I would have to say that the best thing about my local scrapbook store is the wonderful, knowledgeable employees! They are so wonderful. If there is a new technique or product, they take the time to show me how to do it. If I have a page that is not quite working right, I can take it in and they make helpful suggestions. They have helped me with ideas for gift scrapbooks.

My local store also offers great classes using all the hottest items. The will also let customers book the "scrap room" for free in order to have little crop sessions with friends. That is always fun and give us a chance to spread out our work more than we could at home. This store has cards for frequent shoppers. One is, take ten classes, get one class free. Another is a 10% discount with an extra 5-10% off on select products each month.

Of course, product quality and selection is always a must. With out that, no one would purchase much. And a good clearance or sale section is a bonus (it’s my first stop every time I go into my local store)!

Hope that helps!

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It is for scrapbooking. Anybody have any tutorials?

Two approaches…

Open the image you want to process.
Check to see what the dimensions and resolution are.
Before you do anything to the image, open a new blank file.
Check the dimension and resolution of the new file.
- If they don’t match your original, change them.
Fill the new file with any color you want for your background color.
Go back to your original file.
Choose the eliptical marquee tool.
Set the feather to 10-20 pixels.
Select an oval around your main subject.
Copy it with [CTRL]+[C].
Go back to the file with your background color.
Display the copied selection with [CTRL]+[V].
Merge the visible layers with [CTRL]+[SHIFT]+[E].
Voila!

—[ALTERNATE APPROACH]—
—[Stolen from another answer]—

1. Add a new blank layer to the image
2. Use the elliptical marquee tool to draw where you want the vignette.
3. Go to Select>Feather and enter the radius to make it fade. Use something like 20-30 to start, depending on the size of the image, but you can go as large as 250 if you want a very gradual fade.
4. Hit Shift+Ctrl+I or go to Select>Inverse
5. Go to Edit>Fill and fill with black or any other color.
6. Hit Ctrl+D to deselect.

Because it’s on another layer, you can adjust the opacity of your vignette or add a layer mask to adjust it.

Please hear me out. Im 22 and soon to be engaged to my boyfriend. I know guys dont usually apprecoate scrapbooking from their girlfriend but i was thinking to write a short novel/story about our romantic relationship. How it started off and where we are at the moment. Inc some photos, convos, etc but mainly a writing chunk!!! Hope that makes sense!! I wanted to type it up and get it professionally bound and embossed. So it looks manly/masculine and like a published book (except its private for him and me). Would he apprciate this more. GUYS – would you appreciate this if ure girlfriend gave it to you?!?! Please advise!!

Sorry, I’m not a guy, but I’d like to give my opinion anyway because I spent most of my life married.

A man may smile and say, "Oh thanks, that’s sweet" and he might read it through, but it would be a source of vague embarrassment and would probably be hidden in a drawer for fear any other man would ever see it.
That’s way too mushy for most guys.

You don’t want to remove from a relationship all the excitement of the hunt.
If you always let a man know that you feel irrevocably bonded to him you introduce clinginess and become too much of a "sure thing." You fade into the wall and might as well be a piece of furniture.
Men want a feeling that they have through great luck found a valuable woman that other men want. It’s what keeps the excitement in a marriage.
So I think little gestures of love are better than being joined at the hip with sappy emotions.

If you must give him something, give him a photo album of your prettiest pictures doing some athletic or dangerous thing. Crowd scenes are good, to remind him that you do get out into the world.

My apologies if any of this does not apply to your relationship, or if I have gone too far.
But I would not have been married so many years if I had let myself lose control of the mystery of attraction.

I am getting into digital scrapbooking, and am excited about all the free stuff you can download online. I am, however, a little aprehensive about downloading. Has anyone ever run into a digital scrapbooking site I should stay away from (spyware, viruses, etc.)? Thanks!

I guess BlueBell would be one that I would stay away from as it doesn’t have as many features as some.

I have only used PhotoMix software for my digital scrapbooking. It works for me as I like to make many collages and such.

Hope that helps