http://www.cropcorner.com Tips, tutorials, and inspiration for your scrapbook Wed, 13 Sep 2006 18:41:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Another great online idea for a mini book. I just love the creativity and step-by-step scrapbooking instructions. http://www.cropcorner.com/2006/09/13/mini-book-of-the-month-domestic-diva/ If you're like me, you enjoy peeking into others crop rooms to see how they organize their scrapbooking space. Here's a small crop room that looks like it could be in anyone's house. I just re-organized my room at home as well. I bought a ton of coordinated boxes to ... http://www.cropcorner.com/2006/09/11/another-crop-room/ Many classes and tips about photography, talk about improving the fundamentals of how to take better photos. I was inspired by this article by Jim Altengarten, an educator in photography, in which he talks about ten principles of how to take better photos. His top 10 photography tips include: Believing is seeing Take five ... http://www.cropcorner.com/2006/09/03/apogee-photo-magazine-my-ten-photographic-principles/ Over the years, I've been doing genealogical research about my family, hoping to someday find the time to put together the stories and old pictures for future generations to enjoy. As a girl, I remember spending hours pouring over my grandmother's old photo albums with the black pages, white ... http://www.cropcorner.com/2006/09/01/scrapbooking-a-secret/ ScrapbookBytes website has some great tips on how to use Photoshop to make digital elements for your pages. For example - check out their tutorial on how to use Photoshop to make RickRack. Also worth a look is how to create plaid paper from striped paper. What I like most about the site ... http://www.cropcorner.com/2006/08/29/element-rick-rack-and-easy-plaid/ One of the great things about digital cameras is the instant gratification they give - you can immediately look to see how the picture came out - and whether you need to reshoot. With kids - it's almost a necessity! Also, the theory goes, that you only have to pay ... http://www.cropcorner.com/2006/08/28/summertime-fun/ How do you avoid having your pictures of your summer memories end up with a different fate than 80% of all film developed? Get them out of their development envelopes and into albums where they can be enjoyed. In this article about preserving your vacation memories, tips are given about ... http://www.cropcorner.com/2006/08/25/preserve-your-summer-memories-forever/ I save and categorize scraps of paper. I just can't bear to throw them away. ScrapJazz has published some layout ideas on how to use all those scraps of paper you've been collecting. http://www.cropcorner.com/2006/08/25/old-supplies-new-designs-scrap-paper/ Pre-made templates can be a quick and fun way to put together pages. This tutorial will show you how to use layered templates in Photoshop, adding papers and photos. To add the background paper, open desired paper & holding the shift key to center, drag paper into layered file. Rename layer ... http://www.cropcorner.com/2006/08/24/technique-using-layered-templates/ I love finding blogs of other scrapbookers where they take the time to give instruction on a particular technique. Here is a nice description of how to use chalk and clear embossing ink to get more use out of your rubber stamps. http://www.cropcorner.com/2006/08/18/chalk-popping-technique/ My favorite local scrapbooking store, Memory Lane PA has just launched their blog at : memorylanepa.typepad.com. Here's their first post introducing what they're all about. If you're ever local to Quakertown, PA - be sure to stop in! http://www.cropcorner.com/2006/08/17/memory-lane-pa-joins-the-blogosphere/ Journaling is usually one of the most difficult parts of coming up with a compelling scrapbooking page. Here's a tip from ScrapJazz about how to start with journaling, and then design the layout around it. http://www.cropcorner.com/2006/08/16/journaling-first/ Taken right out of the office and brought into the world of paper crafting, brads have quickly become a staple embellishment for craft projects. So what is it about these little paper fasteners that paper crafters just can't get enough of? I love brads because everything about them is completely ... http://www.cropcorner.com/2006/08/16/august-2006-why-i-love-brads/ Creating Keepsakes magazine reviewed 90 (yes 90!) adhesives for use in your scrapbooks. If you're looking to decide on what adhesive you should use, or are just curious what's new in this area, check out their two articles on adhesives: overview about adhesives adhesive reviewer's top choices http://www.cropcorner.com/2006/08/15/super-glues-impressive-adhesives/ Altered scrapbooking projects are all the rage. Here are some project ideas from ScrapJazz that I liked: Altered Desk Calendar Altered Wall Plaque A to Z Altered Recipe Box Altered Jars http://www.cropcorner.com/2006/08/15/altered-desk-calendar/ About.com scrapbooking has a large collection of layout galleries that include page ideas as well as free scrapbooking patterns. For example, here is a gallery of free paisley patterns and scrapbook page layout sketches. They're not really my style, but are a good example of the type of ... http://www.cropcorner.com/2006/08/14/perfect-paisley-scrapbook-pages/ As an amateur photographer, I think it's interesting to read about how professionals setup for their photo shoots. Here's a good article from ePhotoZine about how a professional setup for a calendar photo shoot. Things I learned: even professionals sometimes have unwilling subjects and need to have quick action a simple process ... http://www.cropcorner.com/2006/08/11/calendar-photography-project/ This technique is particularly useful and makes removing skies, even where their are fine details encroaching into the sky, easy. It allows you to protect the areas you do not wish to erase, eliminating fiddly painting work. The first task is to create a history point this will allow you to ... http://www.cropcorner.com/2006/08/10/technique-sky-removal-for-landscapes/ Fall is upon us and that can only mean one thing: It's back to school time! Remember how exciting it was to go back to school every year? Shopping for school supplies and new clothes, meeting your new teacher and seeing which friends would be in your classes-all in anticipation ... http://www.cropcorner.com/2006/08/08/september-2005-andndash-using-almost-doneandtrade-page-kits/ You're attending a photography workshop when you look around. You have the impression that everybody else has a bigger, better camera than yours--longer lens, newer, more expensive, more features. You feel inadequate. Tail between your legs, you slink back home to engage in your other hobby--cooking. You prepare ... http://www.cropcorner.com/2006/08/08/you-go-into-photography-with-the-camera-you-have-not-the-camera-you-wish-you-had/