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Announcements!

Monday, March 31st, 2008

New to Paperclipping? A few things you should know: This is a great place to learn all scrapbooking techniques (I've posted more than 100 video tutorials). Several are free downloads, and I consistently release new tutorials every month. Others are members-only, available when you become a member. Finally, I recommend you subscribe to my RSS feed, or the newsletter (the form is in the sidebar) to make sure you get new videos as they're released. Thanks for visiting!

Today was all about the yellow paint on my walls. Such a happy color. Tomorrow will be all about the red shelving unit! I can’t wait!

Tomorrow is all about something else, too. We’re trying something new for Paperclipping Live tomorrow night: I’m going to take a couple of calls to answer questions.

I’m having trouble keeping up with emails and questions, so if I haven’t gotten back to you on something you asked me, Tuesday night will be a great time to ask me again! I’ll let you know during the show when we’ll start the calls.

You need to have Skype to call in, so if you don’t already have a skype account, you can get one for free at www.skype.com.

I should be able to take both video and audio calls. If you have a video camera on your computer, please us it. My skype username is noellhyman. That is all you need to be able to call me from your computer.

Remember it’s tomorrow night (Tuesday) 6:30pm PST.

If you’re unsure of the time difference, look for your city on this website and then compare it to my city, which is Phoenix.

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Paperclipping 37 – Scrapbooking With Kids

Sunday, March 30th, 2008

Paperclipping 37

I will be back later to add the show notes.

In this episode I make a big announcement. You may have already noticed a few changes on the website. You can go to the Membership Information page of this site to find out more.

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6 Tips for Scrapbooking Your Family’s Art

Friday, March 28th, 2008

Whether your family is artistic by nature, or you want to showcase the developmental art of your young children, I have four tips I’ve used recently to display or incorporate our family art into my scrapbooking.

1. Photograph the artist in action when the work is almost complete.

This way you document the activity as well as the art itself.

2. Duplicate the style of the art on the scrapbook page.

i did this on both the above layout and the one below. For Something New, I wanted to recreate the fantasy feel of my son’s painting, so I created a smoky circular haze around the photos with three shades of paint on a dry brush. I added flowing-shaped rub-on’s, streaks of Platinum Stickles (glitter), and bits of bling for a magical style.

On Artsy Girl, I used my daughter’s doodling as inspiration for the doodled look on the layout.

3. Take a square or circular punch to the art and use it as embellishments for a layout about your child being artistic.

I noticed my daughter using a lot of hearts and rainbows lately, both to doodle and in larger drawings. I punched some doodles to use for the layout above.

4. Crop the art to a size similar to a photo and then scrap it as if it were one.

Just like I did in the above 6×6 layout, treat it like a photo and journal your thoughts about the developmental progress you’re observing in your artist.

5. Put the art piece straight into a page protector as-is.

You see an example of this on the right side of the above album. I put Aiden’s picture into an 8.5xll page protector. I especially like this next to a page that displays art on a layout with explanatory journaling.

6. Use art to journal about an another subject altogether.

This was my second attempt at painting an actual picture and I thought it was pretty good for a beginner. Since dancing is one of my lifetime favorites, I decided to tear the painting out of my practice journal and use it for a layout about how much I love Modern Dance.

Note: I used pop dots behind the cloud-like paper to give dimension, further highlighting the art.

With so many options for showcasing family art in your scrapbooks, you can display a lot of different pieces without overshadowing your own scrapbooking style. Put the layouts in albums about the people who created the art. Or, if your family is particularly artistic, dedicate an album or album section to layouts that are about your family’s creative endeavors.

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My Interview On Conversations With Adrienne

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008

If you’ve never listened to the audio podcast, Conversations With Adrienne, you ought to just to hear Adrienne’s adorable accent. We had a fun little chat recently when she interviewed me about my Paperclipping and my scrapbooking.

What a doll she is.

To hear the interview, click here.

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Paperclipping Live

Tuesday, March 25th, 2008

I was so enthralled with the page I was putting together last week that I forgot to give out a free download to my Schoolwork Scrapbook tutorial. Looks like I need to give out two free ones this evening to make up for it.

Tonight I hope to finish the 4-page layout of my girlfriend and I being super (over-the-top?) silly. Come along as I talk through my process. It’s so helpful to see how someone else goes from a group of pictures to a completed layout.

Plus, you may be one of the winners tonight!

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We’re live tonight at 6:30pm PST. Join us and chat by clicking here.

If you’re unsure of the time difference, look for your city on this website and then compare it to my city, which is Phoenix.

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Making Connections: How Photo Freedom Has Helped Me Already

Tuesday, March 25th, 2008

A Leftover Photo

The main photo in this layout is a leftover from last year’s Easter and didn’t really fit on the layout I made for that holiday.

I decided it was time to make a decision about whether or not to scrap it on its own page or put it into my box of categoried pictures (pictures I took out of chronological order and put into topics and sub-topics, according to Stacy Julian’s system).

I thought about the possibility of the photo featured in a single page layout. It struck me that with all the cousins present to play with, my kids, Aiden and Trinity, decided to sneak off together to their own quiet place.

Making A Connection

Suddenly it occurred to me that I had just done a layout about these two and how sweet their relationship is. I wondered if I had other pictures of the two of them interacting. I scanned through one of my photo albums (of photos in relative chronological order that I hope to scrap) and found two applicable photos that I don’t need for other layouts.

Then I went to my categoried photos and found two more behind the tab, Us Together. I now had five photos that tell a beautiful story. It took me about two minutes total to conceptualize my topic, locate my photos, and plan a design scheme.

Easy. Meaningful. And fun to look at.

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Close
8.5×11

Journaling to my daughter reads: The other day Aiden told me he wanted another girlfriend. “Who’s your first girlfriend?” I asked. And his answer: Trinity. Turns out he wanted me to give him another sister since he adores his first one so much. And no wonder…you take such good care of him. I am amazed at how you stick together. At easter, when there were cousins to play with, the two of you stayed up there on that play area, checking out your easter candy and just being together.

Supplies: Patterned paper (Daisy D’s) * Paper lace (Creative Imaginations) * Journaling Sticker (Creative Imaginations) Letter Rub-ons (K.I. Memories) * Bling (Me & My Big Ideas) * Acrylic Paint (Grumbacher).

Location of Layout: In the “Us, Together” album, which fits into my “This Is Us” category of albums.

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Two Tips For Simple Easter Layouts

Sunday, March 23rd, 2008

There are two favorite things I like to do for my Easter layouts when I have lots of photos and lots of color in those photos.

Use White For The Background Color

White is my favorite background color for Easter layouts. I like that it keeps the layouts clean despite the larger amount of photos. The white allows the traditional holiday colors in the photos to pop, while preventing pastels from overwhelming me.

Easter photos often have so much color already in them, you don’t have to add more than a few touches of accent colors.

Print Smaller-Sized Photos For A Collage

Because we celebrate with my in-laws the day before Easter, our holiday spans two days. I like that I can use a lot of photos on one layout by printing smaller sizes.

In time I want to have a separate Easter album that I can pull out for display every spring. I don’t like boxing myself in with self-inflicted rules (you definitely don’t have to use white backgrounds for fabulous Easter layouts). But even if I stick with white backgrounds for only half of our Easters, our album will have a cohesive and unified look. Especially if most of the pages also use a lot of smaller photo prints.

To see my 2006 Easter layout, click here.
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Easter 07
12×12 Layout

Supplies: Cardstock (Bazzill) * Patterned paper, decorative stickers, (Creative Imaginations) * Letter stickers (Creative Imaginations, Creative Memories) * Brad (Making Memories) Ribbon (own stash).

Posted in Holidays, Scrapbook-Layout, Scrapbooking, color | Comments

Book Review: Photo Freedom by Stacy Julian

Wednesday, March 19th, 2008

I have a feeling this book will be my choice for Best Scrapbook-related Book for 2008.

Photo Freedom is the book I’ve been waiting for since I read Stacy Julian’s previous book, Big Picture Scrapbooking. In that one, Stacy described her philosophy of focusing on the pictures, stories and memories, and letting go of the pressure to scrap every photo and be “caught up.”

She introduced a system called, “Library Of Memories,” which she developed for the flow and management of photos. That system allows her to live her scrapbooking philosophy.

Since then, many of us have been trying to figure out how that system works. In Photo Freedom, Stacy shares the exact details of her system.

Stacy’s Instruction on her Library Of Memories System

She shares the details in a way that is fun and easy to learn. Sharing the details of any system can be tedious, but not with Stacy.

She made use of visuals–mouth-watering visuals–to give much of her instruction. She gave just enough information, but no more than necessary to get how it works.

I blew through the book in one night and then began it again the next day.

Stacy’s System Can Help Improve Your Scrapbooking

A fun part of the book is a section that showcases some of Stacy’s layouts. It outlines exactly how her system enabled her to develop her stories (or identify patterns) and put pages together in less time than it would without her system.

Not only is it fun to see her layouts and read her stories, it also clarifies why Stacy’s system works so well. It simplifies the scrapbooking process, helps you identify some fabulous stories you wouldn’t have thought of otherwise, and allows you to find the photos you want much more quickly than a standard chronological system.

A little time up front to implement her system will save more time later.

Who Is This Book Good For?

I recommend this book to all scrapbookers. Because we’re all different, I never recommend a book just because I like it. I recommend books based on how you scrapbook. When I review a book, I state who will most likely benefit from the book. Rarely do I think one book will benefit all scrapbookers. Photo Freedom is one of those rare ones.

Stacy’s system is so flexible that anyone can adapt it to their own situation and ways of thinking. One of the best things about Photo Freedom is that Stacy dedicated a section of the book to showing how thirteen different scrapbookers incorporated and adapted the system to meet their own needs. Even if you want to continue scrapbooking and storing photos chronologically, you will likely find many parts of her system that will help you.

What if you already took her Library Of Memories class? Even those who took her class in the past are saying they understand it more having read the book. Plus, Stacy has added some new features to the system that are quick and easy to implement and will make scrapbooking certain pages faster than ever.

My Recommendation

Basically, what I’m saying in review of Stacy Julian’s book: Buy it. Just go buy it. See for yourself. It’s fabulous.

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