Celebrating Simon & Scrapbooking With Your Computer

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This is one of the coolest kids I know.

He is still in that awesome place where he believes in magic. Oh how I hope to encourage him to never lose that skill at being delighted by life.

At his family birthday party last night he was thrilled and thankful (expressing his thanks both spontaneously and when he was gently reminded). One of my favorite parts of the evening was when he read his cards out loud (the first year he has done that). Hearing, in his own voice, what each of us wrote to him was really special.

While Chris lit the candles on his cake he went into the other room so he could be surprised by the cake and all of us sitting around the table. With the cake on the table and the candles glowing Chris went to get him, had him close his eyes and walked him around the house before bringing him back to the table (so glad I had long candles for the cake). When he was brought back to the table and opened his eyes we all yelled surprise and the look on his face, the absolute joy, was priceless.

The photo above showing him in mid-wish before blowing out the candles is my favorite from the day. 

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I hope you enjoyed the basic information on Scrapbooking With Your Computer this week. I definitely let the content evolve over the course of the week (keeping it really simple) and still have a bunch of things on my list to share with you.

With that in mind I am planning to do two things:

(1) Coming soon I will do another weekly feature focused specifially on hybrid scrapbooking. I want to put some projects together with step by step photos of my processes. I need a little time to get that going.

(2) I am going to designate one day per week for a post on Scrapbooking With Your Computer. Each week I will bring you a specific tip, how-to, or video tutorial that will walk you through a specific process or idea. Some concepts will be digital and some hybrid. I currently have a list of questions that I will be using to generate specific content for the next few weeks but if there is something specific you would like to see me cover feel free to leave a comment below or email me ali at ali edwards design dot com.

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106 thoughts

  1. Sara says…
    01/22/2010

    Ali...thanks so much for the info from this week. It's moved me off dead center and jump started more than just scrapbooking in my life!!!

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  2. Jessica Woodford says…
    01/22/2010

    Happy birthday Simon!

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  3. Ali Edwards says…
    01/22/2010

    Love these thoughts Yolanda - it's interesting for me to think about the why - I will make sure to address that.

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  4. Ali Edwards says…
    01/22/2010

    Hi Cindy - I've got a written tutorial on how to create a gathering of photos in photoshop here: http://www.lifeartmedia.com/newsletter4.html

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  5. Meghann says…
    01/22/2010

    What a fantastic shot of such a special day. Happy birthday Simon!

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  6. Ali Edwards says…
    01/22/2010

    You should also check out this video tutorial that Cathy did for making multi-photo grids for my Tuesday Tutorial series: /2009/07/tuesday-tutorials-cathy-zielske-.html

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  7. Ali Edwards says…
    01/22/2010

    Hi Amanda - I added this to my list to cover during hybrid week. Usually I know that I am going to do (like that it will be hybrid)...and then it always evolves.

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  8. Ali Edwards says…
    01/22/2010

    Hi Samantha - I will add this to my list :).

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  9. Ali Edwards says…
    01/22/2010

    Hi amyellen - check to make sure that the layers are above the background. Also make sure that when you go to Edit/Fill layer that the color you have selected in the small window the pops up is the Foreground.

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  10. Ali Edwards says…
    01/22/2010

    Yes, you can do it in Word. I don't use Picasa so I am not sure about that. I will add the topic of adding an overlay to a photo in word for the upcoming hybrid week.

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  11. Ali Edwards says…
    01/22/2010

    Thank you - I am always searching for a nice balance between the two.

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  12. Ali Edwards says…
    01/22/2010

    You should also check out this video tutorial that Cathy did for making multi-photo grids for my Tuesday Tutorial series: /2009/07/tuesday-tutorials-cathy-zielske-.html

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  13. Jenink says…
    01/22/2010

    I find party photos really hard, but this is lovely. I'm really looking forward to hearing more about your thoughts on hybrid scrapping- it is something I want to do more of.

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  14. Lynley King says…
    01/22/2010

    Wow, what a priceless photo! Happy Birthday Simon from New Zealand :-). Thanks for the computer tutorials. I use PhotoStudio and I hadn't really had much luck figuring things out, but with your posts I could find the relevant bits on that programme!! I look forward to being able to do a bit more hybrid layouts. Cheers

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  15. Crystal says…
    01/22/2010

    Great picture, Simon! Happy, Happy Living to You!
    The video tutorial yesterday was wonderful, A! I watched it straight through and I'm going to do it this weekend. I really appreciated the command shortcuts for the MAC that you included too. I'd love to see more videos and the year long 'using your computer' will be perfect for me. Thanks so much!

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  16. grammyscraps says…
    01/22/2010

    I have been doing digital scrapping for 2-3 years now but your tutorials this week have been very helpful with things I wasn't sure about. Thanks so much. I am looking forward to the next "class".

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  17. Angie in Japan says…
    01/22/2010

    Tanjoubi O-medetou, Siman-san! (Happy birthday in Japanese)!!!! Your family party was fantastic. I can't wait to read what you will accomplish in the upcoming year.

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  18. Carrie P says…
    01/22/2010

    Love the photo of Simon!
    Thanks so much for sharing all the information! It has been so helpful, looking forward to your assitional posts.

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  19. Leora says…
    01/22/2010

    HI Ali! Just wanted to say thanks and, more importantly, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO SIMON!

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  20. Karen says…
    01/22/2010

    That is a great picture - the lighting is really nice.

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  21. ellie and abbie says…
    01/22/2010

    Love the "mid-wish" photo. Happy birthday to Simon.
    and thanks for the great tutorials this week!
    -abbie

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  22. Ami says…
    01/22/2010

    Ali, Thank you for doing this. I was a paper scrapper and then after breaking my wrist in 2003 became a digital scrapper.It seems I did one or the other and never used my computer for the paper scrapping. I missed so very much with paper and now am at a loss with paper and digital combined, and want to do hybrid scrapping. I will wait patiently for the hybrid tutorials.

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  23. Heidi says…
    01/22/2010

    The photo had me smiling and nearly in tears -- from one mother to another. It is so so awesome and amazing to watch our children grow and realize that we are as in wonder and awe of that process as they are of the world. What a joyous day for all of you! Time sure does fly......... :) Always good to be reminded to enjoy all the moments because before you know it -- they're 8!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Heidi
    P.S. Thanks for the computer info. Gave me confidence that it's not too late for me to get on board w/ digi :)

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  24. Kmj5386 says…
    01/22/2010

    priceless!
    as soon i saw the picture, i pictured myself there! love it!
    lovely story as well. and he's looking more like his father

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  25. Karin Podolski says…
    01/22/2010

    Ali-thanks for the ideas this week - it has prompted me to get in gear and use the tools I have. Happy Birthday to Simon - looks like a Lego Birthday!

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