Greetings, all!
I am new to this group, having been reading it for only about 3 months, and thought I would love to join you here. Everyone seems sweet, and very knowledgeable. I began scrapbooking about 2 years ago, when, after my mother's death, my sisters decided that, because I am interested in genealogy, I should become the "family historian", which meant that I suddenly became the caretaker of about a century's worth (no exaggeration here) of family photographs, covering 7 generations. Then I found a book on heritage scrapbooking, and I was hooked. Those first few pages look pretty pathetic to me now, and I'm beginning to wonder if I should try to update them, but then I look at the boxes (and boxes- and boxes- ) of photographs yet to be done, and decide they can wait awhile. My computer has been a godsend. I'm not much of a computer scrapper; I much prefer to hand scrap. But as each ancestral photo is scanned into the computer, the original goes into a safe deposit box, and the computer copy provides endless possibilities. I'm still learning all the computer and the photo editing programs can do. I would love some advice or tips from anyone who works with Photoshop Elements on a regular basis. I recently acquired a digital camera, and all of a sudden, after 30 years of trying, I can take decent photos! Where was this gadget while my kids were growing up? My daughters, and granddaughter, both live in Nashville, roughly
6 hours from here ( I live in metro Atlanta ), so I get to see them only 2-3 times a year. But the last couple trips have resulted in a LOT of pictures. I also have hundreds of photos of my other favorite hobby, birdwatching, which has resulted in several favorite layouts, and even more photos of our "other" children, the cats. I will _never_get all this scrapbooking done, but I'm having fun trying! I've been following the discussion on types of albums, and I'm curious. I've been using postbound albums, and have been satisfied with the way they work, but I've been considering strap albums. Has anyone tried this type? What do you think? Anyway- I'm looking forward to getting to know everyone, and learning more about our favorite hobby!Mel