Hybrid Scrapbooking.

Just the name of this style of scrapbooking has us raising our eyebrows. “What is hybrid scrapbooking”, we ask shaking our heads. The truth is, a lot of seasoned scrapbookers are already using hybrid scrapbooking techniques every day.

If you have ever printed items out like your journaling, song lyrics or poems and used them on a layout, this is hybrid scrapbooking. If you have added a title or journaling to your photo before printing it out, this is also hybrid scrapbooking. Anything that you have printed out and added to a traditional layout is classed as hybrid scrapbooking, so most of us have probably been doing this all along.

There is so much to love about Hybrid Scrapbooking. We can add awesome shaped journaling to our layouts that would be difficult, messy or impossible with traditional scrapbooking. You can see samples of this in Bridgette’s layout where she has printed out lines of text onto cardstock, and also in Louise’s layout where she has the text following a curved line and has printed it onto transparency. Heather's layout has the text following the round shape of the swing. So rather than just having a handwritten journal card tucked somewhere on the page, the journaling has now become a feature of these hybrid layouts.

Eleven Things about you by Bridgette Hatton

Supplies: Paper: BoBunny Press, Cardstock: Bazzill Basics Paper, Alphabet: American Crafts, Prima Marketing, Carolee’s Creations, Pearls: Flourish with a Bling, Brads: Bella Blvd, Specialty Ink: Maya Road, Font: Kristen ITC, Other: clothing label, doily, ribbon, buttons. Tools: Sewing machine. Digital Supplies: Software: Microsoft Word 2007.

Design Notes: To make the strip journaling, text into a blank document and print it out onto your cardstock. Cut into trips and ink the edges. To give your page a little definition cut out circles that match the circle paper and mount them up over the top of the other, place them randomly on your page. Use the same picture and print in different sizes for more detailed look. Gather ribbon into a circle and place a brad in the middle to make flowers.

Journaling: You weigh 21.0 kg you are super smart in school you have the biggest purest heart imaginable, you have a beauty spot on your cheek, you squeal whenever you get Tickled, you are 120cm high you make sure your baby sister is doing what she is told, your best friends are Lilly Halle and Angelina You are a DS addict your favourite game is animal crossing wild word, when you grow up you want to be a veterinarian, you are on level 24 25 reader your fave book is Pony Pals.

Nap Envy by Louise Williams

Supplies: Paper: BasicGrey, Scenic Route, Grungeboard: Tim Holtz, Alphabet: Heidi Swapp, American Crafts, Flowers: Heidi Swapp, Brads: Karen Foster, Ink: Tim Holtz,  Specialty Ink: Maya Road, Fonts: Trixie, Other: transparency, vellum, thread.  Tools: Other: sewing machine. Digital Supplies: Software: Photoshop 5, Other: clouds brush.

Design Notes: I placed the photos together in a photoshop file and used a cloud brush to add some dream wisps at the bottom. I created a vintage frame around each and then printed them out, trimmed them to size and overlaid them, tearing one corner off to add to the aged effect and to soften the edge between the two photos. When creating the swirly text, I drew the lines first so I could get the shapes right before adding the text.

Journaling: September 2009

Swing High by Heather Robertson

Supplies: Paper: Bella Blvd, Cardstock: Core'dinations, Alphabet: Cosmo Cricket, Alphabet Stickers: Making Memories. Digital Supplies: Flowers: Rhonna Farrer Magic Rainbows Kit.

Design Notes: I highlighted the flowers and used the bevel mode to make them look 3-D, then printed onto cardstock. Then I added the photo and patterned paper and little bird sticker.

Journaling: Lauren tried to swing as high as possible on this bucket swing. Caution - no way - no hands.