I really love all the wonderful digital scrapbook supplies available and I have been collecting freebies for quite some time now. It’s a perfect way of getting hold of enough basic supplies to be able to explore the digital world and learn more about digital and hybrid scrapbooking. I’ve also bought a few kits every now and then, and I’ve felt quite bad about never really using them. I don’t think I could ever abandon creating with paper. I love to use my hands and to experiment with paint and glue, but my goal has been to create more hybrid projects.
When I got the June kit and saw the beautiful book covers from 7gypsies, I got the idea to create a hybrid mini album about me and my life right now. I used a digital template from Karla Dudley Designs (http://www.thedigichick.com) and some fabulous patterned graphed papers designed by Katie Pertiet (http://www.designerdigitals.com).
I gathered a bunch of photos of myself and to play around with the photos a little I used actions and textures designed by Michelle Black (http://www.thephotoprofessional.com). I then took the template and added photos and patterned paper and printed the pages in a small format, onto photo paper. I then added stickers, rub ons and journaling. To assemble the whole album I used ribbons from one of the June add ons and glued them in between the photos and to the album covers.
This was a really fun project to create and I hope I’ll be able to follow my plan and dig into my digital designs a bit more often and create a lot more hybrid projects. I also hope I gave you some inspiration to try it!
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