Digital Scrapbooking

This is my "Peace" corner in my scrapbook room.

This is my first blog EVER!  I am a busy lady, but ALWAYS find time to scrapbook.  I have been scrapbooking since 2005 and started with the traditional method, 12 x 12 paper, stick on letters, and old photos.  Sometimes, when I look at how I started, I want to re-do them, but then I think not.  Each new album adds a new spice to how far I have come through learning on websites, my friends that I scrap with, magazines, and especially all the new technology!  I do a lot of digital scrapbooking now, but still use the traditional method in the mix, by using 11 x 8.5 landscape format on 12 x 12 paper.  I embellish my pages using my bling and Cricut letters. 

I have started painting on canvas recently, so I carried this theme to my albums.  I am using the S.E.I Preservation Series Albums, 11 x 8.5 size.  I am painting the covers by roughing them up with an emery block so the acrylic paint will adhere.  Then I paint the cover with a prime acrylic color, such as gray.  I have painted 2 albums so far.  One is a beach scene and the edge is decorated with ribbon, the titles are done with my Cricut. I rounded the edges to create a "wave look" and used 8" x 8" pages.   The other album is of our Scrapbook Retreat last year and I used my Cricut letters, paint, and Cricut cut outs.  Then I painted 3 layers of Mod Podge to seal it.  These albums are for small projects, like vacations, events, etc.  

Painted beach scene 11 x 8.5

Painted, edges cut rounded, 8x8 inside

Paper Covered Album w/ Cricut Letters & Shapes, sealed w/ 3 coats of Mod Podge

This is our Scrapbook Group from last year's Retreat....A great group of gals!

Does anyone have any good ideas for showcasing your scrapbooks?  Not that I want to "force" anyone to look at them, but they should be located in our family rooms, not tucked away in our scrapbook rooms, right?  I have a bookcase in my family room and the bottom shelf is dedicated to scrapbooks.  I have a large ottoman with storage and as I fill up the bookshelf, I will store them in the ottoman.  I have a large cherry serving tray on the ottoman and always have a scrapbook or two on the tray!  Any more ideas, girls, where are your scrapbooks?

That's all for now.

Barb