Hello again! It's Friday and time to wind down our discussion about our goals for this year. Thanks to everyone who shared their plans and projects in the comments.
I asked the rest of the Write.Click.Scrapbook team what their goals were for the year, and the following is a list of links to blog posts where they talk about how they plan to tackle 2012. So many inspiring ideas! Thanks ladies!
I also want to share how some of us are keeping our One Little Word in the forefront. Earlier this week I completed a vision board that now hangs in my scrap room. Basically it is a collage of images and words that are meaningful to me this year.
Hello again! Are you all fired up to get started with photography projects for this year? Every year one of my goals is to improve my photography, and it is one goal I hit every time. I think this is so because the sure way to get better at taking photos is to just take photos, lots of them.
The last few years we have seen an upsurgence in the daily photo project, known as Project 365 (this year 365 +1). The premise is simple: take a photo every day for 365 days. The reality is less simple, at least for me, as I have yet to successfully complete a Project 365! But I know many people who have, including my friend and WCS team mate Paula. You can see the fantastic photo book she made from 2010 here.
If you want to try a Project 365 this year, a great resource is the website Capture Your 365 where Katrina Kennedy and her team will help you to reach your Project 365 goals. The site provides support through a forum, blog and gallery. On the blog you can find posts related to not just photography but also journaling and scrapbooking. Every month, Katrina posts a checklist of photo ideas for daily photos. You can find the January 2012 list here.
If Project 365 sounds daunting, there are other options. WCS team mates Lisa and Monika are running their Project 52 for the second time this year. That's just one photo a week folks! Even I can manage that!
This one is not limited to photos only, it can be any weekly project. There's a Flickr group for uploading your weekly submissions, as well as weekly prompts for inspiration and a blog post for linking up your projects.
Another option is to do monthly photo projects at sporadic times during the year. Last year I came across a bunch of these, and my most successful attempt was taking a photo every day in June. Via Pinterest I found three separate 30 Day Photo Challenge Lists, and used them to inspire a daily photo for that month. You can see the lists here, here and here. I did a quick search on Pinterest and found a bunch more! You can see these even if you're not registered there.
Big Picture Classes runs a series of Photo Classes with Tracey Clarke of Shutter Sisters for capturing the seasons. Right now you can take the self-paced Picture Winter Class. A couple years back I did the first class she ran, Picture Spring and it was a great experience.
Finally, Karen Walrond of Chookoolonks is running a photography gratitude project this year. This one is a paid subscription, where you receive a monthly newsletter with inspiration, creative prompts and shooting tips for developing a gratitude practice through photography. Karen will be donating 40% of your fee to Kiva, so it's also a way of doing good!
Of course you can always come up with your own approach to a photo project for the year. A family photo once a week, or once a month, a photo on the same date each month, or a 365 self-portrait project are some examples. The key is practice, practice, practice.
Are you doing, or do you know of any other photo projects that I haven't mentioned? Please share in the comments!
Tomorrow we'll talk about scrapbooking all the photos you are going to be taking.
I have the pleasure of loading the gallery each month, which means I get sneak peeks of all the layouts as they come in. And then I get to spend some time with each project as I post it and edit the materials' lists. But even still, when I pull open the gallery as a whole, my knees swoon, just a bit.
Like every month, there is something in each project that catches my eye. Let's go in order of appearance.
Lisa's canvas: First, I love red polkadots. And tiny ones remind me of my favorite swiss dot dress when I was little. But my favorite part is Lisa's ingenuity in decorating a stamped doily. I would have been tempted to buy an actual doily, which would not have had the same simple glory that Lisa's stamped doily attains.
Aly's layout: Such a brilliant use of cards. I love how some of the circles are names, others photos, other designs. I think the mixture provides such good balance. And helps us to see how eclectic gatherings help tell stories.
Christa's layout: My favorite part of Christa's layout is how she used border punched paper to create shelves for her pictures. This subtle tie in to her subject unifies her story and photos and design. So clever.
Aly's layout: First, the pictures are perfect. I have had three small children and this very same situation, but never thought to bend down and snap a picture of the ornaments on the floor, or the giant grin of the culprit. Times like this I remember how important it is to visit our site often for reminders of all those photos we don't want to miss!! (Such a shameless plug!! teehee!!) Second, did you notice Aly's use of the photo corners? A quiet means of defining the photos as a whole.
Celeste's layout: One of Celeste's greatest strengths is her design strength. She flexed her muscles for us again this month. Notice how everything about her layout is linear: the squares, the even spaces, the white space. And then, there's the photo. Tilted just so. Thereby drawing our eye in. And with tilt, the ninja's eyes become horizontally even with the squares, thereby providing one more bit of balance and symmetry.
Aly's layout: Did you read the journaling? It talks about a moment of quiet. I find most of my quiet holiday moments are spent staring at the lights on my tree. I feel a layout coming on!
Lisa's layout: Aside from the scrapbooking side of things, I might need some of those cookies!! hee hee. Lisa has such a way with her photos. (My favorite might be the kitty next to the elf!!) It's not just the photos she takes, but her angles, her lighting, and the details. Oh, the details.
Christa's layout: First, do you see how unseasonal the colors in this layout are? Not very Christmas-y,but really lovely all the same. And can you spot the triangle? The bottom of visual triangle is the left hand side of the layout (top to bottom). The apex of the triangle is the photo of Jed. This triangle wouldn't work without the tape at the bottom of the page in the lower left hand corner. Cover it up, for just a moment, and evaluate the difference. See? I told you Christa was clever!!
Kelly's book: I love the idea of a page or two representing each year of celebrations. I have made similar birthday books, but never thought to do it for Christmas. This is so very smart. And how fun to look at each year as it grows. Thank you, Kelly, for such a terrific idea!
Keshet's layout: Oh, food shots! What's not to love? I have taken photos of the neighbors' and teachers' treats in the past, but rarely seem to get them on a layout. I love how Keshet's layout show a close-up photo and then one in full packaging. Perfect.
Paula's layout: Paula's photo grouping is just perfect. And did you know that you can have this too? She used a digital photo cluster to put it together. These can be used for paper layouts, too by adding your photos, printing it out, and then trimming the edges. Adding the notation on the bottom of the photos makes it even more purposeful. And the layers on the title? Lovely.
Cheryl's ornament: Only Cheryl could transform a dollar store ugly plaque into this darling little creation.
Cheryl's plate: Or a plate into this? And if you try this at home, be sure to add shadows to the layers so that you can tell who is in front. It's the same as if you were using stickers. One on top, one below.
Francine's layout: The title is terrific and tell so much of the story. Good titles are so effective. I have been keeping track of the books we have checked out of the library on Pinterest and I know that a layout like this will be a perfect capture of our visual list! Something I love about Francine's layout is how the title is big and bold, and the flourish is big and bold, and the photos are just so tiny.
Lisa's layout: I love this one for its content. Have you a similar book? A place where you keep all your ideas together? Have you thought to photograph it and add it to your scrapbook? These items that make up our world are so fleeting. And yet, so basic for us. Perhaps you could look around your life and see if there's something you do often that hasn't yet made your scrapbooks!
Lisa's layout: Did you notice the texture of the blue ribbon beneath the photo? and how the ribbon isn't completely adhered, thus providing even more texture? The velvety softness adds to the warm glow of the lights. And again, Lisa's photos are well-composed so that the twinkle lights glow softly.
Marie's layout: The visual triangle on this layout is more like a pyramid, coming up and out of the paper. The stacked layers make the photo rise up and out of the page, catching your eye before anything else. And Marie was right on target in getting down level with the baby to shoot the photo at the appropriate perspective.
Monika's layout: Monika's design is one of my go-to designs. It works seamlessly for horizontal 4x6 photos. I probably have more than 20 layouts with nearly the same design. And, no, that's not lazy, just practical!! Further, did you notice the woodgrain tape? So hip!
Emily's layout: For a layout about a santa collection, Emily's layout is remarkably and delightfully void of santas. Rather, the title is the story and the photo is the evidence. The trees prove the season and the colors lend a cheer. Especially helpful with a black and white photo. And have I mentioned how real Emily's pages seem? And always have a twist of wry humor.
Donna's layout: Donna chose to use two patterned papers as her backdrop, though not in equal proportion. When she added her photographs, she put the narrow photo on the wider pattern, and the wider photo on the narrower strip. This slight adjustment creates flow from the vertical base of the visual triangle (the left hand side of the layout) up and through the triangle to the middle of the page on the right side. With the edge of the landscape photo crossing over onto the patterned paper on the left, the layout becomes cohesive and level.
Amy's layout: This is a wonderful reminder to get our memories on paper even if it means we must wait for the photo. And if you know what size it will be, you can create an whole layout and even place it in the proper album. Who said layouts need photos?
Amy's layout: Being a fontophile and a stickerphile, I have always wanted to create a layout like this, but have never been able to determine how to do it. Now I know who I can ask! I love the boxes and how she hand drew them. And I wish we lived close enough to visit my mom and help her decorate!!
Alexandra's tags: Such a clever way of documenting our homes. Tags relieve the pressure of having a particular number of items and are fun little canvases to decorate. And once we get some snow or put up some lights, I am totally taking Alex's suggestion to document our outside homes.
Thank you for going gallery walking with me. I hope it was helpful to evaluate the little things that make the layouts work so well.
Saturday Sketch
This week you have a chance to recreate Donna's layout. She put together a sketch for you that is also downloadable as a layered template. Enjoy!
Thank you, Donna! From all of us!
Printable
School ended for us yesterday. Which means Thursday was spent elbow deep in white chocolate popcorn. Having 16 teacher gifts to put together, I thought it might be easiest to print tags. So I made tags.
Thank you for stopping by and spending some time with us! We appreciate you and hope you are doing well on your holiday preparations. Next week will be filled with more December Dailies. Can't wait to see you here!
This month we wanted to celebrate the love and effort that we take decorating our homes for the holidays. No matter what the celebration, it seems there is always room for a little festivity!! (Or a lot, hee hee!!) Sit back, relax, and enjoy peering into our Holiday Homes.
December is here and we are thrilled to announce the return of our daily posting schedule! Much like our summer months, each day will feature a new author and a new topic. Our team is thrilled to inspire your December to be filled with paper crafting, scrapbooking, and photography. So, while the weather outside may be frightful, our site will be delightful...
But, wait, today is Thursday. And you know what that means...
To celebrate the start of December and the holiday season, we're kicking things off with an exciting give.away.day. We know that many of you are working on winter or holiday projects and would love to add to your stash of winter- and holiday-themed products, so...without further ado...we bring you October Afternoon's Holiday Style collection!
If you haven't already clicked on the link or the images above to get a closer look, the Holiday Style line features twelve double-sided patterned papers and a large variety of embellishments certain to add holiday style (get it? :)) to all of your projects. With the mix of patterns and products in this collection you'll have lots of opportunities to document your favorite memories of winters and holidays past and present and will have lots of bits leftover for cards, gift tags, etc.
Here's a layout Vivian created using die cut embellishments from the Flower Sack (clever Vivian cut them in half to stretch them!) as well as Word Stickers and Little Flyers.
October Afternoon is really close to having 10,000 followers on Facebook. If you haven't already headed over there to like them, please do so and let them know that you were sent there by Write. Click. Scrapbook. A little birdie told me that there might be a prize or two or more when the magic number appears.
Interested in a chance to win Holiday Style? I thought so. Go ahead and leave a comment on this post telling us what is your holiday style. Comments will remain open through tonight. One lucky number will be posted tomorrow. Please remember to claim your lucky number before Saturday at midnight.
Before you go, we have some sad news. Beth, Melissa, and Marcy are leaving us. I have worked with Beth since 2006 and I can't imagine my scrapbook life not including her. Not one bit. Beth is not only a fantastic designer but also an amazing woman, friend, and mother. Melissa has been with us since we launched. I first noticed her name attached to a layout with tiny footprints. It was love at first sight!! And I carry her camera strap on my camera so I will have an excuse to think of her everyday! And Marcy, my fellow Canadian, is leaving far too soon. Her pages are top notch. We are sad we won't have a chance to get to know her more. But also know that we will see her often. Happily so! We will miss you all and look forward to stalking your blogs to keep up!
That's it! Don't forget to pour over the new gallery, to visit October Afternoon, to return to leave your comment, and to include a heartfelt goodbye to Beth, Melissa, and Marcy. What a day! What a month! December is going to be awesome!
Clouds here again, and a Happy Wednesday to ya! If you have ever lived in Colorado then you really learn to appreciate the very little "Fall" season we get, 3wks at most, and one day you see it, the other you don't. This season me, my hubby, and friends had the opportunity to visit the Rocky Mtn Natl park, and we took some amazing pictures of the foliage, and immensely enjoyed!
Hi everyone! I am so excited to be back here with all of you!
I spent a long time thinking about my week and finally settled on a week of "making it easy." The biggest worry I hear from all my friends who scrapbook is that they don't have enough time. They'd like to scrap more but they can never find the time to sit and do it. When they have time, their photos aren't ready or they don't know what story to scrap and by the time they have the photo printed and the journaling typed up, they've used up all their free time for the day.
So I thought it would be worthwhile to ask the write.click.scrapbook. team how they streamlined their scrapbooking so that they could find time to scrap more regularly. Throughout the week, we're going to focus on four different areas of time-saving tips.
Today starts with photos and then tomorrow we will talk about journaling. On Wednesday we're going to talk about supplies. How to organize them and where to place them so they can be most efficient. And, finally, on Friday we're going to focus on things you can do in a super-short time or what you can do when you have time but are feeling uninspired to create.
The goal is that when you're feeling super-creative and find yourself with a chunk of time, you can sit at your table and create. You don't have to waste this precious time processing or printing photos. Or figuring out journaling or looking for embellishments, etc. You can just sit and play.
I asked the whole write.click.scrapbook team to pitch in with their tried and tested ideas so that we can have suggestions and ideas for every kind of scrapper. I am hoping that at least some of these will resonate with you and give you ideas on how to make the process a little bit easier for yourself.
So let's get started, shall we?
I wanted to begin with photos for two reasons. One, because I think that's where most people begin their layouts. Most people are photo-driven scrappers and it's the first element we put down on our page. So if you don't have photos, you don't have your initial starting point.
And, two, unfortunately, photos often take a long time to get ready. You have to download them, edit them, print them or upload them somewhere so you can order prints and wait for them to come in. There's a lot of process that goes into getting your photos ready to be scrapped, so I thought it would be a good place to start saving time and streamlining.
I collected ideas from the whole team and grouped them into several areas:
Editing and Preparing Photos
Let's talk about getting the photos ready. Once you take a photo, you have to download it onto your computer and then decide whether you will edit it or not. This could be simple editing like cropping and sizing or it could be a more complicated process that takes several minutes per photo. There's no right or wrong answer here, the idea is to do what works for you. However, if you're taking so much time editing each photo that you now have no time to actually scrap them, you're doing yourself a disservice. So the first step for you is to go through your process and figure out how much time you're spending downloading and editing your photos. Can you speed up the process in any way?
I generally take photos every single day. At the end of the day, I put my card into my computer and download that day's photos. I pick out my favorites (generally about 6-10 photos) and I edit them. Once they look the way I like, I put them in a special folder on my computer. The whole process takes me about 15 minutes a day.
If I downloaded my photos weekly or monthly, there would be too many photos to go through and too many favorites to edit and it would be a several-hour process which would make me feel overwhelmed and I would likely put it off. 15 minutes a day doesn't seem terrible to me but 2-3 hours on a weekend is a lot more work, for me. But if you take photos less frequently, a weekly download and edit time might be more appropriate for you. Another idea is to do what Lisa does, she edits her photos while she's watching TV. So if you're watching an hour-long show, you can get quite a bit of processing done at the same time. However, unless you can do it at the same time as another long activity (like TV) I recommend keeping your process around 15-25 minutes. To most people, that doesn't feel like a large amount of time and we are more inclined to sit and do it instead of putting it off.
You can see in the photo above that my folder is called "2011 photos" and the images all have the date on them. For January 1, 2011, I have 5 favorite images. For January 2, I have 7, etc. I download and save these daily.
One other note on organizing photos. Some people spend time puttting tags and comments in their photos. This is very worthwhile if you find yourself going back and searching for specfic photos. However, if you're not going back to old photos ever, don't spend time doing this extra step. I generally scrap current photos, so when I process my images each night, I put them in one big folder called 2011. If I know a specific story I want to scrap with them, I will create another folder in the 2011 folder and give it the story's name. For example I might say "first day of school" and put all my favorite, already-processed, first-day photos in there. The date is there my default and I don't add any other tags or information. This saves me a lot of time.
Where you save things matters, too, while I save my photos in a folder, Lisa creates photo collages in Picasa or Photoshop so they are completely ready to print when she's ready to print. We will discuss this more down below in the printing section.
So here are some questions for you to think about editing and prepping photos:
1. How often do you download your photos? Do you wait until there's a full card or do you do it each time you take new photos?
2. Do you like to edit while you watch TV or listen to a specific podcast, etc. where you know you can put a large chunk of time aside to edit? Or do you need to do it in 15-20 mintues you find here and there? How can you make it so you have the right amount of photos to edit when you sit to do it (so you're not overwhelmed before you even begin.)
3. Is there any part in your editing process that you can cut down?
4. How and where do you save the photos so they are ready to be printed?
Sizing Photos
Since I print my photos ahead of time, the most common question I get is how I know what size to print them in. How do I know what size will work best with my layout? The truth is, I don't know. I know that I tend to favor smaller photos. I also know that if I have a series of photos, I like them all to be the same size. So I size each of my photos differently, using small sizes. I make some of them 2x3s and others 3x4.5s etc. When it comes time to scrap, I just work with the size I have. For me, this process works just fine. But here are some ideas from other members of the team:
Donna says: "I always start my scrapbooking process by pairing photos I want to scrapbook with a corresponding sketch from my sketch notebook. Then I size and print my photos according to the sketches I have chosen. Generally I do this in batches and send my photos to be printed at my favorite printer. I number the pages of my sketch notebook so that I can keep track of which photos go with which sketch. When I have time to scrapbook I simply pull out my sketch notebook and my photos and put everything together."
Isn't that super-clever? If you're a sketch-user, I think this is a fantastic idea!
[photo of donna's book]
Just in case you're thinking you can't ever be so sure which sketch you want to use or that you won't change your mind, she also says: "To avoid getting stuck, because sometimes I do change my mind about the focus of a layout, I often print photos in a variety of sizes and choose multiple sketches for any given story. Any leftover photos are saved for personality or seasonal pages (I like to make pages such as, "my favorite summer photos" and so on), or I will send those extra photos to the grandparents."
It's a matter of having extras vs flexibility. If you want to be more frugal, you need to be more decisive.
If you're not a huge sketch-user, but my system seems too relaxed for you, here's another clever idea from Amy: "When I'm processing photos, I have what I think of as "primary" and "secondary" photos. The secondary pictures are maybe not as strong as the primary photos, or not as important. I print the primary photos as 4x6s and the secondary photos as 2 3x4s. With photos I really, really love, I get 5x7s printed—they are probably my favorite size to work with for one-photo layouts. I store groupings of photos for layouts in ziplock bags, the sandwich size."
Do you have a favorite size? I've come to learn that knowing what size of photos work best for you is a really important step in having your photos ready to go. It's also important to know how many photos you like to have on a page and whether you prefer single-page layouts or double-pagers. All of these decisions will factor in the size of your photos.
Having pictures on hand before you sit to scrap will save you a lot of time and headache. So spending some time thinking about your preferences is worth the effort. Here are some questions to help you decide how you should size your photos:
1. Do you like to use sketches? Can a sketch help dictate sizes for you?
2. Do you like small or large photos? Do you have a favorite size?
3. Do you tend to scrap many photos per page or just one photo?
4. What's your preferred layout size?
Like most things, deciding the size of your photos ahead of time takes practice but if you put the effort into figuring out how to make it work for you, you will be able to seperate it from the creating time so you can have your photos waiting for you when you sit at your table.
Printing and Storing Photos
Now that we've downloaded, edited, and sized our photos, it's time to print them. Here, too, there are a lot of different options available to you. I tend to print my photos at home. Mostly cause I am too impatient for them to come in the mail. Once a month, I open up my 2011 folder and pick all the new photos from that month, I resize them randomly and prepare 8.5x11-sized collages. I then print them out, cut them up, and put them in a small container right next to my desk. During that month, I use those photos for my layouts. Next month, I repeat the process. Some months, I don't get to scrap all the ones I printed and I might do them the next month or I might save them in my excess envelopes. Those envelopes are then used for random projects that come up throughout the year.
Just in case you don't know how to make one, here's a video on how to make collages for layouts. I use this to also just print lots of photos on one page and then cut them out for different layouts.
Lisa and Celeste both said they take advantage of sales at my their online photo processing sites and get a bunch of photos printed. Celeste also mentioned making some two-up 3x4s. This way they always have a few photos ready to go.
Several of the others print at home, like me. Erin said that even though she doesn't deliberately print photos in advance, when she's printing photos for a layout, she likes to fill up her 8.5x11 page so she ends up with a bunch of extra photos that she can put in a stash.
Just so you don't think we all print in advance, Francine says "I only print after I have a general idea of how my page will look, then I decide what size or sizes or if to print in colour or black & white. Any photos that I don't end up using at that time, I place in a storage box, so that I have a source to just pull from without having to go through editing and printing."
So even she ends up with a few extras and a stash to use when the mood strikes. Maybe having all your photos printed ahead of time feels overwhelming so you can just get a few of them ready to use in case you feel motivated to scrap but don't feel like going through the computer and printing photos out.
As I mentioned, I tend to store my pages in a little box, but I loved Alexandra's idea, too. She says, "If I have an idea for the cardstock I'd like to use or the patterned papers, then I'll add them to the picture(s) and slide them in a see-through folder. This way it's easy for me to continue where I left off and my picture+papers are protected." Isn't that fabulous? It makes the process that much easier and faster.
Amy also mentioned storing her photos in groupings. She said she puts them in sandwich-sized ziplock bags. This keeps the connected photos together so you don't have to go digging in your stash each time.
The hardest part of getting the photos printed ahead of time is figuring out the sizing. So if you can commit to a particular size, there are two other questions to answer:
1. How many photos will you use to create this one layout? (so, how many photos do you need to print)
2. Do you want color or black and white or a combination of the two?
One you know the sizes and the answer to these two questions, you can start printing your photos ahead of time and building yourself a stash. A word of caution here, I generally recommend that you have a small stash of photos at any particular time. Maybe enough for 8-10 layouts. Unless you're a super-scrapper and create 20-30 layouts a month, it's nice to be able to have a small stash so you don't feel overwhelmed and can regularly add more recent photos to your pile. At least that's what I prefer. If you're more of a heritage scrapper, you might feel differently. Just pay attention to how different sized-stashes effect your scrapbooking and you'll find what's ideal for you.
And here we are. I know reading all of this might seem overwhelming but the idea is to think about all the steps between taking a photo and having it ready to be scrapped. If you can create a process that works for you so that your photos are ready and waiting for you when you sit at your table, you are much more likely to use the creative to create a layout.
So your homework today is to figure out your own process and how you can make it easier. If you have questions about anything I didn't mention or want further explanations of some of our systems, just leave a message and I'll make sure to respond to comments. If you have other creative ideas please make sure to leave those in the comments, too!
And see you tomorrow when we talk about journaling!
Welcome to Flickr Saturday, where we'll be highlighting reader & team layouts and other projects from our WCS Flickr gallery that correspond to the blog themes each month.
Be sure to load your layout when you create something inspired by one of our team members. One of these months you might just find yourself featured on the fourth Saturday!
Click Saturday: Design
Lisa O took her own photography challenge and uploaded these beauties to Flickr.
Week 3: My Three Senses
Monika inspired Monica to create this mini album from a children's board book purchased from the Target Dollar Spot.
Scrapbook Saturday sketch
Donna's sketch was the basis of Tara's digital layout of her family all dressed up for Halloween.
Marnie also created two layouts with Donna's sketch. One sticks to the sketch pretty closely, one, well, she started there!
Thank you for sharing your creations with us, ladies! We hope you will please join in again next month!
Hello Dear Friends! This is alexandra and today we're looking at cards and a mini book all showcasing Hipstamatic shots.
Here is a first card I made using two Hipstamatic pictures:
and this one with an off-centered glittered frame...
and to finish off this week of posts on the magic of Hipstamatic shots, here is a crazy mini. The idea behind it is a portrait of each member of the family (minus DD#1 who is away at University) coupled with a manuscript journaling of their favorite things in life! I'd like to take this opportunity to thank Avital for providing the journaling cards used in this mini-album.
Thank you for your visits and comments! I've enjoyed being your host this week. Happy Scrapping everyone!
Hello Dear Friends! This is alexandra again and today we're going to take a look at the Hipstamatic pictures on lay-outs.
These pictures are a lot easier to use than one might think. Depending on the effect chosen, they can convey a dream-like state, a sense of innocence or create a bold contrast and really catching the attention...
This page is about the joy of winter. The saturated blues accentuate the idea of cold weather and make a nice contrast with the whimsical banner.
On this page, what would have been common pictures had they been taken with a regular camera actually appear to be magical with that white glare in the middle.
I often feel that Hipstamatic shots are a truer translation of how we remember a moment. For instance, that moment in Paris when we sat at the Jardin du Palais Royal to enjoy an esquisite pastry from Ladurée actually looks like that in my memory!
For the project "2011 in 52 pages" that my co-host Pascale and Virginie are helping me conduct at Scrap Rendez-Vous, I have often mixed Hipstamatic photos with regular pictures...
or even used a photo collage of Hipstamatic shots as the base for my page...
here is another page with a majority of hipstamatic shots...
On this page, I layered several shots on top of each other and attached them with a brad...
I hope this has given you some ideas on how to mix and match hipstamatic shots on your pages. In my next post, we'll see how one can make fun cards using Hipstamatic pictures and I'll also have a very fun new mini to share.
Hi there! Welcome to Click. Saturday! I thought we´d go on with the topic of this week; design. Emily has done such a great job showing us the principles of design that I thought the photo challenges would go with that.
Now, design can, of course be of different characters: paper/fabric, architecture, design as in home decor.
Design Around Town
The first photo challenge is to go out in your neighbourhood or town and take photos of some typical architecture.
Don´t forget the detail shots!
Marnie accepted the challenge, took a few shots, and added them to a layout based upon a Becky Fleck sketch.
Home Design
Challenge number 2 is to look in your home/house where you can find design. Maybe it is special pieces of furniture or colors. Or perhaps your house has some funky features on the outside?!
And here are the photographs incorporated into a layout.
This is an older layout I did to highlight our home decor style.
Paige shares a page giving us a glimpse of her home. Such a beautiful page!
Such photos and layouts can also include our outdoor spaces. Alexandra created a darling layout about her new backyard makeover!
Fashion Design
The third photo challenge is to take a look in your wardrobe. Do you have a specific style of clothes?
These are the sorts of photos that, while we might not think them important, will be fun to look back on and remember. And I promise, it's more than just the clothes you will remember when you look back on a picture like this!!
And while you are in the mood and have a photo in hand, take a minute and scrap it. No time like the present!!
Marnie was excited to document her love of stripes. What a great season to shop for a stripe lover!
Here are the challenges again:
Go out in your neighbourhood, town, or city (wherever you may live!) and capture the specific design/styles of the buildings. Maybe there is some public art somewhere?
Once home, head inside and see if you can capture the style in the architecture of your house. Is there anything inside your home that shows a specific style?
Head into your closet. Look in your wardrobe; just take a photo of your clothes hanging for example. Do you have a style of clothes that you love? A favorite designer perhaps?
Please feel free to share your photos and layouts with us. We would love to see what you come up with!
