Hybrid Thursdays

Written by Laurie Pecotte

Saturday, 02 January 2010 14:48

I like to think of today's hybrid post as reverse hybrid. Confused? Hybrid is the fusion of digi and paper scrapbooking, correct? But so far with our articles, we have talked about starting with a digi layout or a digi element with our projects and layouts and then adding in the paper element. Today, I am starting with the paper side.

We are about to add another little boy to our family. I want to try really hard to scrap as many layouts for this baby as I did for our first one. I know that is probably unrealistic and might not ever happen, but I wanted to do my best to plan ahead. (Remember my project 365 post? I am a planner.) With this goal in mind, I thought about what I could do to plan ahead and also make it easier.

I looked through Brogan's baby albums to help me get inspired. His album is about 75% paper layouts. There are some layouts in there that I absolutely love and they are ones that I want to duplicate for baby #2's album. I set to work by sketching the layouts that I loved. Then I made a template for those layouts in Photoshop. The great thing about this is that I now have my own design available to manipulate and use over and over again. I was then able to add in some elements and have the basis of the page done. These are my very own quick pages.

Just to give you an idea, I dropped a picture in the page from when Brogan was a wee little one. With the basics done, this page was done in minutes. By converting my paper layouts to digi, I am still fusing the digital and paper world. Plus, I can easily print out this layout and add a couple of paper elements if I feel the need to do so.

Here is another version of my conversion from paper to digi. I sketched my layout, created my template in photoshop, and pre-scrapped the page.

Again, this took only minutes to complete with a pic and a little journaling. I could also delete some of the layers and replace the digital elements with paper ones. Think of the possibilities!

I challenge you to fuse the world of digi and paper by starting with the paper side of scrapbooking and see what you can come up with.

Here is a little gift from me to you to get you started on your own template collection. Click here to download my two templates or click on the image below.

And make sure to grab these items in the shop to complete your pages:

I Sing for Spring by liv.edesigns

Bleecker St. Collection Papers Set 2 by Orchard & Broome

Bleecker St. Collection Labels Set 2 by Orchard & Broome

Credits:

Sweet Baby by Laurie Pecotte

Template: Laurie Pecotte. Patterned Paper: Bleecker St Collection Papers Set 2 by Orchard & Broome. Label: Bleecker St Collection Labels Set 2 by Orchard & Broome. Fonts: Kristen, Century Gothic.

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Template: Laurie Pecotte. Patterned Paper: I Sing for Spring by liv.edesigns. Tag: I Sing for Spring Kit by liv.edesigns. Fonts: Angelic Warfare, Century Gothic.

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Jana Holden: ...

Laurie, what an awesome idea; especially for those of us who started out paper scrapping! Thanks for sharing your templates! And now you'll have a new little one to start a new album for. Love ya tons GF!........just read the forum....congratulations on your new little bundle of joy Liam!!!!! I bet Brogan will be an awesome big brother! Take care & get some rest before you go back home! smilies/kiss.gif

January 07, 2010

belle007: ...

Thanks very much for the templates. Your layouts are lovely.

January 08, 2010

Denise Alekseev: ... http://photopaperscissors.blogspot.com

Thanks, Laurie! I never thought of going through old LOs and making sketches/templates of them (apparently, I like to re-invent the wheel...often! LOL) Congrats on your new addition, and, when my son was born I did a monthly shot of him...dd was jealous so I had to go back and approximate the same for her...made it a Shutterfly book! So you CAN do all you did with the first, and MORE!