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Sarah (shhbabymine) here with this installment of Hybrid Scrapbooking and More. The weather is warming up and I am eager for Spring to be in full bloom, aren’t you? I always look forward to brightening things up around the house after the long dark days of winter. What a fun way to do that by using our digital scrapbooking supplies to get crafty. Today we are going to share some fun hybrid ideas for your home and your kids.

Janet (JALong) created this adorable Easter Egg themed tree using Mindy’s Bunny Hop Kit and Mindy’s Bunny Hop Pinstriped Paper

I created these simple pencil toppers and Tic Tac Toe set for my girls.

If you are looking for ideas for teachers, I created these covers for Easter candy and gift bag toppers, too.

These were all created using Mindy’s Hunny Bunny Kit and Pattie’s Feltboard Friends Tweethearts and Anna’s Stitched by Anna Overlays 1

At Christmas, Mel (Britgirl) shared her lanterns she made as gifts and I added it to my list of things to make. When I saw these cute lanterns at my local craft store I bought several of them. They will make great gifts for the kids teachers, and we have a few to use around our house, too. I used Katie’s Vintage Spring Greetings

Get your printers ready and share your ideas in the Hybrid Gallery for all of us to see.

~Sarah

Maureen (Mozer) here writing this installment of “Hybrid Scrapbooking and More.” I think it is safe to say that those in the East and Midwest USA are ready to see something other than snow! We’ve been inside a lot this winter. I can’t believe I’m saying this, but I’m looking forward to spring cleaning! My first step is to get organized. I’ve found that luggage tags are a great way to label different bins so that things can be easily returned. I decided to put my digital supplies to work and create cute but functional tags.

For my first organizing project I needed tags that could easily be relabeled over and over. I decided to turn the luggage tags into mini dry-erase boards. For the second project, I used the tags to label toy bins. Since I have some non-readers, I included a photo of what was suppose to go in the container.

Supplies:
luggage tags (I used Scotch Self-Sealing Laminating Pouches for Bag Tags 2 13/16” x 4 9/16”)
digital scrapbooking supplies
ribbon

1. Create a new document: 2.5 width 3.75 height 300 dpi (If your tag is a different size than what I used, make sure your tag is smaller than the exact dimensions of the plastic luggage tag. It needs to be able to seal all the way around.)

2. Open any digital elements you would like to add and layer them on your new document.

3. When you are satisfied with your design, save as a PSD just in case you want to change anything later, and then save again as a JPEG.

4. Open a new document 8 1/2 x 11 at 300dpi. Drag your flattened (jpeg) version onto the new document. Copy that as many times as needed. If you want a decorative front and back, line up the two images side to side so that once printed, you can cut and fold in half.

5. Print the tags onto photo paper or regular paper. With luggage tags, thinner paper-weight is better.

6. Cut out and then place on the luggage tag. Seal with the adhesive back.

7. Use either the plastic ties included with the luggage tag, or use ribbons to tie to the baskets.

Brushed Alpha No. 1 by Katie Pertiet
To Love Someone Mini-Kit by Mindy Terasawa

You can use this same idea to use on any of your organizing baskets or crates. I would love to see other ways to use your digital scrapbooking supplies to help with organizing. Please share them with us in the hybrid gallery.

~Maureen

Hi everyone, Paula here with some hybrid scrapbooking projects. This week we are focusing on using digital supplies on traditional paper layouts - specifically digital frames. This is my all time favorite hybrid technique. I love all the amazing digital frames that are in the Designer Digital’s store but I still love to make paper pages—this way I get to combine the two!

Some of the other CT members and I made a few layouts using various digital frames from the store. Our first fun example comes from Terri - she used Katie’s Photo Clusters No. 12 and then embellished it with paper supplies.

Steph used a different style of frame - Katie’s Storyboard Frames No. 01 to showcase photos of her house.

Finally, I used Katie’s Photo Clusters No. 16 to fit 12 photos on a single page layout—that’s not something that traditional paper scrapbookers can usually do this easily! I also used digital supplies for my title: Messy Stamped Alphabet No. 02 Brushes and Stamps

We hope our layouts will inspire you to make some of your own.  Be sure to post your hybrid layouts in the Hybrid Gallery for all of us to see.

This is Janet (JALong) here.  The “Hybrid Scrapbooking and More” girls and some of the Creative Team have been busy making Valentines this week.  Check out these great ideas for Valentines for your loved ones.  We hope our Valentines will inspire you to make some of your own.  Be sure to post your Valentines in the Hybrid Gallery for all of us to see.

Maureen (Mozer) made these fun Valentine.  She was trying to create a boyish option for Valentines Day.  Aren’t they great!?!  She used:
Pillow Box Templates
Little Treasures Kit

Sarah (shhbabymine) made these cute Valentines for her kids.  It looks like she has been busy!  She used:
Pandemonium Matchbook Candy Favor
The Love Bandit Kit
Be My Valentine No. 03 Photo Mats and Cards

Jodi (justmp) made these girly page toppers for her daughter using these products:
Pandemonium Kit
Pandemonium Treat Toppers

I made this Valentine for my husband and put it in a gift card tin that I decoupaged to match.  I used:
Watery Hearts which are coming to the store this weekend.  I LOVE them!
Everyday Hand Drawn Brushes
Photography Hand Drawn Brushes
Wedding No. 01 Hand Drawn Brushes
Scribble Primary Paper Pack
Messy Stamped Alpha No. 04 Brushes and Stamps
Messy Stamped Alphabet No. 02 Brushes and Stamps
Messy Stamped Alphabet No. 03 Brushes and Stamps
Messy Stamped Alphabet No. 05
Messy Stamped Numbers and Extras Brushes and Stamps
Messed Up Overlays No. 02
ModGrunge FotoBlendz Clipping Masks No. 02

Good morning!

Welcome to the initial post of the new hybrid scrapbooking section of the blog. Here we will cover hybrid scrapbooking, but also cards, home decor, educational projects and much more. So now’s the time to dust those printers off and blend digital with traditional.

Today’s focus will be on calendars. Calendars and January go hand in hand and there is such a variety of calendars and calendar related products at Designer Digitals. Paula, Janet and I have created three different styles of calendars to showcase just some of that variety.

First up is Paula Gilarde. She created this wonderful 2010 calendar and personalized it with photos. For each photo, she used a variety of photo masks/fotoblendz. Wouldn’t this make a wonderful gift? After printing her pages she bound them together using a bind-it-all tool.

Credits:
Krafty Elegance Kit
Easter Chocolates Ribbons
Digital Date Stamps Vol. 16
Crystallized Photo Blocks No. 02 Brushes and Stamps
FotoBlendz Clipping Masks No. 10

Next is Janet Long. Her calendar is a perpetual calendar that lists all of the birthdays in her extended family. It’s a functional resource disguised as a work of art. All the products in her calendar pages are digital except for the flowers and the buttons.

Credits:
Pick Me Up Kit
Stitched Elements
File Folder Labels Element
Messy Stitching: Brown
Little Bits Alphabet
From My Bookshelf No. 01 Kit
Stamped Stitched Leaves Brushes and Stamps
Staple Its!
Days + Months Hand Drawn Brushes
Brad Bonanza No. 01: Digital Fasteners
Ripped and Stitched Do It Yourself
Scallop Strip Masks
Notebook Edge Frames No. 02
Stitched by Anna Red No. 01
Notebook Paper Pack No. 05
I Believe Kit
Sprinkles Mini Kit
Easy Living Kit

For my project, I wanted something simple to add to my family’s organizational spot (aka the side of the refrigerator). I printed off the CD calendar, inserted it in the cases and then added magnets to the back. Something I found helpful when printing a page like this with was to use the stroke function to create cutting lines.

Credits:
AV 2010 CD Calendar
Along with the new blog posts, there is also a new hybrid scrapbooking section in the challenge gallery. We’ll be featuring projects from members in the future. So if you create a calendar or other hybrid project, please post them there. I look forward to seeing your creations!