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Easy Hybrid Scrapbooking by Katrina Simeck Katrina Simeck offers tips on using your computer in addition to traditional scrapbooking methods to utilize the best of both worlds. Article rating: 9.33

Have you ever used your computer to create a title for your scrapbook page?  Do you use your computer to type up journaling to include on your layout? If you’ve used your computer to create anything that you’ve added to your page, you’ve already gotten started with hybrid scrapbooking. Hybrid scrapbooking offers the best of both traditional scrapbooking and digital scrapbooking. It doesn’t need to be complicated. Here, we’ll start with an easy hybrid technique…including journaling directly onto your photo using a journaling block.

Open the photo that you are going to work with (I’m using Adobe Photoshop Elements 5). Resize the photo to the size that you’ll include on your page, and make any adjustments to lighting and color.  Consider choosing a photo where the subject (in this layout, the subject is a bucket) is off-center. This will allow extra room for your journaling block.

Create a new blank file in the size that you’ll use for your journaling. Set your resolution to 300 pixels/inch, and your background to transparent.  Don’t stress too much about the exact size…you’ll have an opportunity to adjust that later.   

Using the paint bucket tool, with opacity set at 20%, fill in your new file with the color that you’d like your journaling block. Be sure to choose a color that will coordinate with your photo, and will be a light enough background for your font color. I chose white for this layout.

Click back to your photo. Drag your new file to create a new layer over your photo. Position this new layer where you’d like your journaling to appear…now is the time to make adjustments to size.

Select the journaling block layer as your active layer. Use the type tool to begin typing your journaling on this layer. Adjust your font size and color so that the journaling is easy to read over the photo.

When your journaling is complete, flatten all layers, and print out your photo as you normally would. You can also upload the file to a photo-printing service if you desire.

Add your photo to your layout, along with any traditional embellishments. Viola…you’ve created a hybrid layout!

Supplies: alphas (American     Crafts & Scenic Route), brads (Doodlebug Designs), cardstock (Bazzill),  chipboard (Scenic Route), patterned paper (Scenic Route), punch (arrow – Fiskars)

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