Wednesday, January 02, 2008
FROM DONNA JOLLEY
Happy Holidays to everyone. I pray each and every one of you had a wonderful holiday season filled with lots of fun, family, laughter, good health, and lots of photos!! I've had a busy time with spending time in Charlotte, NC with our 3 children, sadly my husband had to work and missed out on all the fun. And my brother-in-law, Don Olive, who most of you know, has spent the last 2 weeks in the hospital. We are waiting on one more test and hopefully they will send him home by this weekend. Please continue to pray for him and my sister Barb.
This week I want to tell you how to scrapbook hands on with a 2 page spread. The first step is to pick 6 ~ 8 of your photos that you want to put on a 2 page spread. These could be related photos from one event or just photos that you want to group together. As you look at your photos pick the ones that are the best. Depending on your page size (12 x 12) you could get 4 or 5 photos on a page, (8 1/2 x 11) you could probably get 2 or 3 photos on a page.
The next step is cropping your photos. Yes, it is okay to cut your photos! My favorite tool is a personal size paper cutter that you use to "trim" your photos. I like to focus in on the main subject in the picture and trim away anything left. I would never "crop" or "trim" old photos, those showing things of historical value in the background such as your house you lived in or the family car. Another thing that we never cut off is parts of those cute little babies!! Those little hands and toes will never be that little again so try and keep them in the picture.
For the traditional album maker the next part is simply arranging your photos in a layout that pleases you. Try to keep the layout simple yet eye appealing. I could go on and on about the "proper" layout, but really the best layout is one that you like to look at over and over again. Remember to leave room for your journaling.
After you arrange your photos you "mount" them or "tape" them down to your page. The best product to use is one that is acid free and safe for your photos, a double sided photo tape. Check the package to see the safety of the product for photos.
This is a traditional scrapbook page!!! Next week I'll talk more about adding color to the layout with paper and embellishments!!
Happy Holidays to everyone. I pray each and every one of you had a wonderful holiday season filled with lots of fun, family, laughter, good health, and lots of photos!! I've had a busy time with spending time in Charlotte, NC with our 3 children, sadly my husband had to work and missed out on all the fun. And my brother-in-law, Don Olive, who most of you know, has spent the last 2 weeks in the hospital. We are waiting on one more test and hopefully they will send him home by this weekend. Please continue to pray for him and my sister Barb.
This week I want to tell you how to scrapbook hands on with a 2 page spread. The first step is to pick 6 ~ 8 of your photos that you want to put on a 2 page spread. These could be related photos from one event or just photos that you want to group together. As you look at your photos pick the ones that are the best. Depending on your page size (12 x 12) you could get 4 or 5 photos on a page, (8 1/2 x 11) you could probably get 2 or 3 photos on a page.
The next step is cropping your photos. Yes, it is okay to cut your photos! My favorite tool is a personal size paper cutter that you use to "trim" your photos. I like to focus in on the main subject in the picture and trim away anything left. I would never "crop" or "trim" old photos, those showing things of historical value in the background such as your house you lived in or the family car. Another thing that we never cut off is parts of those cute little babies!! Those little hands and toes will never be that little again so try and keep them in the picture.
For the traditional album maker the next part is simply arranging your photos in a layout that pleases you. Try to keep the layout simple yet eye appealing. I could go on and on about the "proper" layout, but really the best layout is one that you like to look at over and over again. Remember to leave room for your journaling.
After you arrange your photos you "mount" them or "tape" them down to your page. The best product to use is one that is acid free and safe for your photos, a double sided photo tape. Check the package to see the safety of the product for photos.
This is a traditional scrapbook page!!! Next week I'll talk more about adding color to the layout with paper and embellishments!!
# posted by Jinny Wilson @ 6:11 PM 
