Hybrid Step-by-Step: Ice Caves

Hybrid scrapbooking is becoming ever more popular. The mix of digital elements combined with the feel and dimension of traditional paper scrapbooking is very appealing.

Here is a step-by-step example of mixing digital and traditional scrapbooking in one layout.

1. Choose digital photographs and coordinating cardstock or patterned paper.
   
   
2. Edit the photographs in photo editing software. Adjust levels, colors, brightness, rotation, cropping etc. as needed. I adjusted levels and cropped two photographs into 3.8" squares and one horizontal photograph to fit beneath the two squares.
   
   
3. Open a new document in photo editing software to arrange the photographs. In Adobe Photoshop I opened a new document the size I wanted for my photo collage plus a little more for the title. I chose an area of 8" x 8" with a black background. The black background will create a border around the whole collage.
   
   
4. Place cropped photographs on the document with the black background.
   
   
   
   
   
   
5. Using text tools in the photo editing software, add a title. I used the dropper tool to pick the font colors from the photographs. The font is Arial at 36 pt. Use the Move tool to place the font as needed.
   
   
   
   
   
   
6. Print photographs with border and title together on one sheet.Keeping photographs, border and title as one piece, trim around the edges.
   
   
7. Attach with adhesive to cardstock or patterned paper on the far left side.
   
   
8. Place journaling to the right of the photographs, either as a journaling block printed on the computer or hand journaling.
   
   
9. Add traditional embellishments. I added strips of inked patterned paper above and below the photographs. I also added chipboard for texture and dimension.
   
   
   

Any layout can incorporate the elements of digital and traditional, creating fun new layout ideas.

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