Shantilu Posted April 5, 2010 Share Posted April 5, 2010 Hello to all of you!!! I've been looking around Scrap girls page for a while now, like 2 months... and today I decided to log in for the chat. I'm from Mexico, but I'm living in Indiana at this time with my beloved husband. I started with digital scrapbooking at the begining of this year, and I'm very happy with it... It's my first time with scrapbook things, because although I knew what traditional scrapbooking was, I have never do it before. I'm happy that I found this so I can make my albums fun and complete with all I want in them before send them to print... I don't do exactly scrapbook the same way I've seen in the layouts on the gallery... mine are more a mixture between regular album and scrapbook album, but all digital. And this is because I don't feel capable of pick just a couple of pictures to scrap... My husband likes to take TONS of pictures, (we had a weekend trip to Chicago last month and he took almost 900 pictures in 3 days!!!) How can I manage to do an album with so many meaningful and great pictures that he takes???? even if not all of them are great, I found my self with a LOT of pictures that I want to be in our album!!!! Help...!! Thanks for your replies to this message!! Shanti Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
April Showers Posted April 5, 2010 Share Posted April 5, 2010 Welcome to ScrapGirls Shanti! We are so happy to have you here. There are templates in the boutique that can help you use more photos in your layouts and get them done more quickly too. When I have a lot of photos for an event, even a lot of good ones, I try to choose the best of the best. Usually there will be several good ones of the same subject. I'd narrow that one down the the best-- and do the same for the others. Do what works best for you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRS Posted April 5, 2010 Share Posted April 5, 2010 Welcome to Scrap Girls! Thanks for introducing yourself! I take lots of photos (not as many as your dh, though, lol) and I struggle to narrow down what photos to scrap. So I completely hear where you are coming from! Please feel free to ask questions and join in the challenges and chats! There is a NSBR (non-scrapbook related chat) tonight at 7 pm mt, 9 et and that's a great way to get to know people! We chat about everything...even scrapbooking! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
podiumchick Posted April 5, 2010 Share Posted April 5, 2010 Hi Shanti! Welcome to ScrapGirls. I also live in Indiana--the northeast corner near Michigan and Ohio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kacie Posted April 5, 2010 Share Posted April 5, 2010 Welcome to ScrapGirls Shanti! Like you, I'm not originally from Indiana but I am currently living here as well. Can't wait to see your scrapbook pages in the gallery! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Becca Posted April 5, 2010 Share Posted April 5, 2010 Welcome to Scrap Girls, Shanti! So glad you've joined us here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PBarnes Posted April 5, 2010 Share Posted April 5, 2010 Welcome Shanti! Thanks for introducing yourself. I hope you will feel at home here at Scrap Girls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelbi Posted April 5, 2010 Share Posted April 5, 2010 Welcome to Scrapgirls. I think you've gotten some great responses so far. I like to pick a few of my favorite photos to scrap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shantilu Posted April 5, 2010 Author Share Posted April 5, 2010 Hey!!! Thanks to all of you for your great responses!!! It'll be easy to feel good at SG with people like you around!!! Thank you for your advises, I'll have to do something like that, shuffleing through all my pictures... CRS::: Thank you for the chat tip!! Hope I can make it... ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ngaire Posted April 5, 2010 Share Posted April 5, 2010 Hi there Shanti. One of the great things that I love about scrapping is there is no right or wrong, just the rule of if you are happy then its ok. Looking forward to seeing some of your LO's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shantilu Posted April 5, 2010 Author Share Posted April 5, 2010 Carla... Sorry I just notice your name (instead of CRS) I saw you live in Rochester, I lived there last year... I liked it! thanks again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephRN Posted April 5, 2010 Share Posted April 5, 2010 Hi Shanti, and welcome to Scrap Girls. We have some templates in the boutique that make use of multiple photos on one page. Those might help if you have trouble narrowing your pix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heatheranne Posted April 5, 2010 Share Posted April 5, 2010 Welcome to ScrapGirls, I know that you will love it here! If you haven't done it already, check out the front page for all the wonderful freebies that are there to get you started, like the Refresh collection, vids on 'how to', 15 things you need to know - Ebook and the newsletter - with is full of useful information. Have a great day! :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarinaS Posted April 6, 2010 Share Posted April 6, 2010 Bienvenida, Shanti! I have just returned to the US after living in México for 6 years - what part of México are you from? I can't wait to see some of your layouts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smiles Posted April 6, 2010 Share Posted April 6, 2010 Welcome to Scrap Girls! We're so glad you found us! I finished high school and went to college in Indiana. There are some beautiful parts of that state, for sure. Don't hesitate to ask questions. There will be lots of others out there wondering the same thing, and they'll be really glad you asked. Looking forward to seeing you around! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sara Arell Posted April 6, 2010 Share Posted April 6, 2010 Welcome to Scrap Girls, Shanti. 900 pictures is ALOT to go through but I probably have as many plus more all just waiting to be scrapped and I just sort through them when I am ready to scrap and do a few at a time - and nothing wrong with putting several pics on a page either! It's when I run out of pictures to scrap that I have to start scanning old pics that I didn't download to my computer and now I so wish I had, so never feel as if you have too many pictures when you really start scrapping! But welcome, and have fun. We are so glad to have you here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KFiasco Posted April 6, 2010 Share Posted April 6, 2010 Welcome, Shanti, you will love it here. I started out wanting to use a lot of photos on my layouts too. Now I am more comfortable just picking one. Both are great way to keep memories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RosemaryS Posted April 6, 2010 Share Posted April 6, 2010 Scrapping is so much fun no matter how you do it. I lived in Indianapolis for a while before moving to MN. to SG! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherry Lynn Posted April 6, 2010 Share Posted April 6, 2010 Welcome to Scrap Girls Shanti! You have definitely come to the right place - everyone here is very helpful and supportive! I'm looking forward to seeing your layouts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gophergirl Posted April 7, 2010 Share Posted April 7, 2010 Welcome to Scrapgirls! It's great that you have so many wonderful photos! The templates can be a great way to get lots of photos on a page easily. The great thing about scrapbooking is you can do it any way you want. There is no set way or style. Just have fun and create pages that are meaningful to you and your family. Enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerryveale Posted April 7, 2010 Share Posted April 7, 2010 Hi Shanti! It's so nice to meet you, and I'm glad you're here at Scrapgirls! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScrapGirlsRo Posted April 7, 2010 Share Posted April 7, 2010 Hi Shanti! I know what you mean about having tons of photos - and needing to include many on a lot of layouts. It's a great thing to do! Welcome to Scrap Girls! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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