December Daily 2010 | Day Four
Welcome to Day Four.
Today I'm mixing things up by adding 4, 4x6 photos. To include them in the album I adhered two back to back and punched holes (2 holes). I use rolling adhesive to adhere them together. More images below.
Adhering photos back to back is a great way to include more photos into minibooks.
I started Day Four with another 6x8 photo - I might just keep doing that all the way through and I might not. Right now they are making me really happy.
The word art on the photo is from my December Sentiment Strips package at Designer Digitals.
Here's a look at that first 4x6 photo. Along the side is a 1/2 a cute little circle from Bananafish Studio.
The back photo is one of Simon in the car. Love. The pen I used is another from that same set of Pitt Artist metallic pens from Faber-Castell.
A look at the spread:
On to the other side of the transparent paper:
Close up of the second set of 4x6 photos:
And the back side of this 4x6:
This 4x6 uses the other half of the circle accent from the first 4x6.
You might also noticed that I oriented one set of 4x6 photos with the top two holes and the other set with the bottom two holes. I like the balance that gives to the book.
Journaling went onto a photo again. Simple and easy. Paper along the bottom is from the Anna Griffin Georgette Cardstock pack.
A closer look:
JOURNALING : It’s hard to pass up a chance to visit the snow. Katie & Peter met us at our house around 7am and we started the hour or so drive up to Willamette Pass. The plan was to see the snow, do a bit of sledding, hang out for just awhile and then come back home for the Oregon v. Oregon State football game. It was Anna’s first time to the mountains and she did better than I thought with the cold. I carried her a bit but she also wanted to walk and check things out. Simon was in heaven. He loves the snow and could have stayed up there much longer than we did - this might be the year to get him on some skis. Both Chris I and remember how much we liked being in the mountain snow as kids - the awesome quiet, riding the chair lift, the speed coming down. I’m totally hoping this is the first of many more trips up there this season.
SUPPLIES : White Circle Paper from Graphi Papers Corp; Maya Road Sheer Clocks; Jenni Bowlin Vintage Christmas Chipboard Buttons: Two Peas | Scrapbook.com; Ali Edwards December Sentiment Strips; Ali Edwards 2010 December Daily 6x8 Overlays; Bananafish Studio Vintage Inspired Holiday Milkcaps; Anna Griffin Georgette Holiday Collection Double Sided Cardstock Pack; Fonts: Lucia BT and Sentinel
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I so love that about the Pacific North West that you don't have to deal with the snow, but you can just drive an hour and have lots!! I hope to visit again there soon. :) I think this is my favorite of your days so far! I love how you used the pink pen that matches Anna's snowsuit! So adorable! Looks like such a fun day!
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oh Ali. i love you. the end.
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Between you and Karen Russell, I think that I'm about to move to the PNW. I've never lived west of the Mississippi, or north of GA since I was of driving age. OUGHTA BE INTERESTING!! ;)
TFS. As always, your pages and journaling are just beautiful.
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I am new to Photoshop Elements and digital stuff in general - have struggled with this a bit (actually a lot!! so new to it I couldn't even get the photo from iphoto to photoshop elements - that's a problem!! LOL!) but I think I'm catching on - it's been kind of a crash course!! If you know of any elements tutorials for total beginners I would love to see them.
My next obstacle is the quality of my photos - not totally thrilled - I'm using HP Premium Plus Photo Paper (couldn't find the Ilford in my area). Maybe it's the paper - maybe it's the photos. I looked for the Tracey Clark photo tips post but couldn't get the link to come through. Wondering if you can help with this.
Hi Alexandra - have you checked out my series of posts on Getting Started with Digital Scrapbooking? It starts really basic - like downloading, saving, opening files, etc. You can check out that list of posts here: http://aliedwards.com/2010/01/getting-started-digital-scrapbooking.html
One thing to keep in mind with the photos - I know when I first began printing at home I was not super-thrilled with them either (especially when directly compared with something that comes from a developer). Over time I came to decide that for me, I was ok with how they were turning out - they weren't perfect but they were quick and I was able to tell my story more immediately. The quality is different - I had to get used to what came out of the printer.
Also - here's the link to Tracey Clark's Indoor Photo post that appeared here previously: http://aliedwards.com/2008/09/tracey-clark-the-great-indoors.html
I know Ali is an HP fan, but I prefer Epson printers. I think the cost is more for each print, but whether I print on photo paper or matte presentation paper (like cardstock), they look just like the ones from Walgreens to me.
Hi Ali!
Thanks so much for the great reply.
I will be going over the Getting Started with Digital tutorials tonight after the kids go to bed and I've already read through the Tracey Clark info - had my husband read along so that he can help with the photos and maybe get me in the odd one.
I also appreciate your thoughts on printing at home. I like getting the photo printed right away too - I can get used to the difference in quality :)
Thanks again!
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love the 4x6 idea! Thanks!
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Just popping in (from lurk status, heh-heh) to tell you how much I'm enjoying each day unfold in your project. It's so fun! Plus, how could anyone not feel happy after seeing your joyful family?
XOXO!
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I love Xyron products
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I am getting jealous. I knew that doing an all digital Shutterfly album this year was going to be hard, since I love mixing it up and getting my hands dirty. It might be worth it to try and do a mini album for fun.
You could totally mix it up Jennifer :).
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Oh, my Ali! I love your stuff but this little set of pages and pictures are just amazing. So well balanced, love the idea of the 4x6 pictures on top/bottom w/that lovely transparent sheet between. You are knocking this out of the park this year!
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Hi Ali!! You are so inspiring, this is my third year doing the daily! I am sure you have mentioned this a million times, but do you print all your pictures at home, if so, what printer do you use? My book would come along a lot faster if I printed at home! I currently print every few days at Costco! Merry Christmas!
Hi Dawn - here's a link to the equipment I use: http://aliedwards.com/about-ali/faq. My printer is a HP B8550.
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You totally made me want to go sledding. Too bad we haven't had it snow yet. Your photos are awesome!
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Hi Ali, So many of the transparencies that you used are sold out now. Guess that's my lesson to get them early if I think I want to follow along with your designs in the future. You don't know where we might be able to find a few transparencies at this point do you? My local scrapbook store only sold two different designs. I'd like more variety!
Just a suggestion... you might be able to get people to buy kits in the future of your december daily supplies! ;)
Thanks for all you do. I love your design this year, and I really love your snow pics today. Everyone looks so colorful and happy against that lovely snowy background!
Hi Stephanie - most of the transparencies I used are from Hambly. You can order from them directly: http://www.qbaroo.com/HamblyScreenPrints/categories.cfm?type=0&categoryoid=2
Thanks for the kit suggestion - just not sure I want to make that leap (a lot goes into it from the planning/shipping/etc standpoint). I also like encouraging people to get creative with what they might already have at home. That said, I will think about it for next year.
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Two days because it was the we. Love this project, really ...
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You sure made quick use of the snowsuits you purchased! My kids loved the snow - even if there was a "skiff" they would dress up in ther snowsuits and go out and roll in it it!
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Ali,I think at one point you used sharpie paint pens and maybe even sharpies themselves to write on your pictures. Did you switch to the PITT pens b/c sharpies harmed the photos or for some other reason?
Thanks!
Still love the poster-paint Sharpies. They are hard to find - the white one was my favorite. These were sent to me to test out and have ended up working well.
Is that why I have scoured the internet and can"t find the metallic pitt markers in any color other than silver and gold? They were a sample sent to you? I am a bit of a pen freak and the coverage over the photo was awesome.
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Lovely pictures, Ali! Looks like you had a lot of fun. We got some more snow over here so today we could just go out in the garden for some "fun-in-the-snow".
You are so creative - the idea of using a couple of smaller photos is great! I will definitely use the idea when wanting to incorporate more pictures to a spread.
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My day 3 and four are up in one post. My camera has been my best friend the last few days, even more so than before :)
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Ha, we had the same idea yesterday! I'm using a little clear binder from Target that turned out to be just 6x8 - perfect! It's supposed to be an organizer type thing, so when I bought it I also bought what they called "business card holders." They hold 3 2.25x3.25 pictures on each side, so I slipped them between the pages for yesterday. Perfect! I like including more pictures when I have good ones ;-)
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I'm loving all of the inspiration you (and others are providing) here on your blog Ali!
I am having sooo much fun with this album! Each day brings it's own special memory! TFS!
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Love the 6x8 photo of Chris and the kids -- so so wintery and cute!
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Loving those snow photos!! Any tips on getting that crisp white look rather than the grey that tends to come out when taking outdoor snow shots?
Hi Sarah - I adjusted the sledding photo in Photoshop by using Levels and Curves. The one of the three of them was luck :)
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Ali - your pages are so beautiful. The snow looks so peaceful!
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Oh hey! I have some cream handmade translucsent circle paper like this. Might have to add it to my book too. This is a fun little collection!
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Ali, I'm sure it's somewhere in the other posts, but I'm playing catch up right now to get my album together. Are you printing in a 6x8 size or are you printing your pages in 8x10 or another larger size and cutting your pictures/pages down?
I'm printing here at home so the 6x8 goes right onto an 8.5x11 sheet. If you are uploading to a developer most likely you will want to place your 6x8 JPG on an 8x10 canvas before uploading.
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Your album looks amazing! Thanks for all you do.
I ordered my photos today of some things that have happened so far. Can't wait for them to arrive so I can start to put mine all together.
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