Sharing Your Story: Recording Life's Details with MiniBooks + Getting Started with Digital Scrapbooking
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I want to introduce you to my newest book available this August (and now available for preorder):
Sharing Your Story: Recording Life's Details with Mini Books
Mini books have long been one of my favorite ways to tell stories and document information about our lives. This book features 14 new mini books I designed as well as a bunch more from a very talented group of contributors including Emily Falconbridge, Mou Saha, Maggie Holmes, Laura Kurz, and others.
The mini book featured on the cover is definitely one of my favorites as is one other project in there called "You Should Know." I am super excited for them to be brought to life and shared in the pages of the book.
If you want a peek at some mini books I have created in the past check out these links:
Family Baby Album
Summer Is
PerspectiveandYesterday, Today, Tomorrow, Always (including a PDF download of the instructions - these were classes that I taught in 2005-2006 and released as free downloads in March 2007 during the 6degrees.org contest for Autism Speaks)
December Daily
Mommy Wisdom
Fatherhood
Also, the first issue of my newsletter back in September 2006 focused on the topic of mini books.
Thanks for the excitement surrounding the release yesterday of my collection of digital scrapbooking elements through Designer Digitals. For those of you asking about having stamps made of the brushes it is something I am working on and hope to bring you in the future - stay tuned.
In the meantime if you are curious about how to use digital brushes or other elements (they don't just have to be used on digital scrapbook projects) check out these great tutorials available at Designer Digitals:
Getting Started in Digital Scrapbooking
Loading + Using Brushes (which are just like stamps) in Photoshop and Photoshop Elements
Another great resource are Jessica Sprague's books: Computer Tips for ScrapbookingandComputer Tips for Scrapbooking 2. She also offers awesome, highly recommended beginner and advanced classes through her website: www.jessicasprague.com
Now here's the deal:Scrapbooking is scrapbooking. I see digital scrapbooking, or using elements from my computer, as the perfect complement to my "hands-on" projects (and my emphasis on words + photos). Since I began this creative journey back in 2002 I have always used my computer in some capacity whether it is uploading and organizing and printing my photos, to adding text to photos in Photoshop, or simply adding journaling to my projects.
As most of you know my albums are already an eclectic mix of sizes and styles. Adding in pages that are all digital or "hybrid" (which is what they call a mixture of digital and paper scrapbooking) just makes sense for me and leaves me the freedom to be as creative as I want. I love options.
The bottom line is getting the story told.
Patterned paper, computer, back of a napkin, whatever...write it down or print it out and put it in a safe place.
[ I was hoping to begin a new series this week but with Simon sick this past weekend I am having to adjust some things around. I will let you know more details when I have a firm date.]
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Oh. My. Goodness. When did you find the time to write another book? LOL! As always, I am amazed by you, Ali Edwards. Good job, can't wait to get my hands on a copy!
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Can't wait for your new book. It looks great and full of inspiration.
And thanks so much for the links on digital scrapbooking. I've been thinking of getting started in it but I had no idea where to go. But thanks to your list of links, I now do!
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Hope your little man is feeling better soon...
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SUUUUUUPER excited about your new book! So excited you are considering your digi brushes being made in to stamps, and I hope Simon is feeling better real soon!
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The new book looks great!!! Can't wait!!
Hayley
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I am really excited about your new book! Can't wait to buy one!
I hope Simon feels better soon. :)
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I've been eagerly looking foward to this newest book. Mini books are so gratifying to hold. I just love working with a design repeat throughout (or not:)
Also, the brushes work in the most simple of software. I have an old PC version of microsoft Publisher and a newer InDesign. I was able to pull them into both programs and use them freely. You might remind people they need not have photoshop.
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It looks fantastic, I can't wait to pick up a copy in August! You always have such great ideas!
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I hope you have stamps to , I will pre order
because you last book has been a inspiration to me.
Thanks for that
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Ali,
I am so looking forward to your new book. Any way to purchased an autographed copy as I did with Life Artist? Hope Simon feels better soon
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I have just started doing mini books and can't wait to get my hands on your new book. Thanks you for helping me tell my story.
Hope Simon feels better. Jess
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I have just started doing mini books and can't wait to get my hands on your new book. Thanks you for helping me tell my story.
Hope Simon feels better. Jess
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Be still my heart....another Ali Edwards book!
Can I hold out until August???
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I'm so excited for this book, Ali. :) Love all the new digi stuff, too.
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Excited about your new book and thankful for your thoughts and helpful links on digital/hybrid projects.
So hoping Simon is feeling better soon - sending healthy thoughts your way.
A.
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So excited to hear about your new book, I wish I was able to take one of your classes in person.
Any chance you would come to Phoenix ?
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I really can't wait for this book!!
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I am soooooo looking forward to this!!!
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Thank you for the links! I've been plodding along through Jessica Sprague's "Up and Running" course, and my eyes have only recently been opened to the world of "digi," so I'm really excited to check out these tutorials!
Thanks again!
Becky
http://www.stinkylemsky.typepad.com/
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as always, can't wait to see the book. I may even have to break my self imposed buying ban to get one :)
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