21 Creative “About Me” Layout Ideas
Last week, I asked everyone who follows me on Twitter or “Likes” my Facebook Fan Page what topic they wish they scrapped about more. One answer that seemed to come up over and over was “me” (not me, as in scrapbooking about Sir Scrapalot, but me meaning about themselves. Aren’t you glad I cleared that up?). I find it extremely difficult to scrapbook about myself as well, so I thought I would share a list of creative “About Me” layout topics.
- My favorite pair of shoes
- One song I can’t stand is…
- A time I felt special was…
- My morning routine
- My secret hideout
- If I had a theme song, it would be…
- A time I helped someone special
- Games I like to play
- What my BFF and I have in common
- One thing people usually don’t notice about me is..
- My favorite sounds
- My favorite words
- One time when I got in trouble…
- If I had a time machine, I would…
- The day of the week I look forward to the least
- What “trustworthy” means to me
- If you looked into my closet…
- My favorite Tweet is..
- The last thing I posted on Facebook was…
- If I were a color, I’d be….
- My most prized possession is..
Hopefully these will help you get a jumpstart on doing some awesome “About Me” layouts!! Make sure to come back and link us to the ones you do!
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Do You Make These Mistakes When You’re Scrapbooking?
We all make mistakes…
And I’m not talking about choosing the wrong paper, or scrapping the wrong picture, or even messing up the details of the memory…those are all pretty open to interpretation. Hardcore mistakes, though, are enough to make you think “Man, I wish I hadn’t done that!” I have a strict rule of not saving psd files, or usually even going back and making changes on a layout, so when I make a mistake, I have to live with it. These are the three biggest mistakes I usually make.
I don’t check the spelling. Of everything. – This has come back to burn me more times than I would like to admit, you know, being a teacher and all. Just recently, my wife noticed one of my layouts and said, “That’s nice Aaron.” I was so thankful that she had recognized the beauty of the layout I had created, until I realized that she was referring to my glaring spelling error in the title. Yup, nothing says special memories like a layout titled “Remeber.” Check it out. 
I forget to add the date – I am so guilty of this one. I think that adding the date to a layout is so important for preserving the memories behind it, yet it’s one of the things I almost always forget. Sometimes I catch it before it’s too late, sometimes I don’t. I always regret it though. This past weekend, I did a layout, and as a last finishing touch, I added a tab to put the date on. By the time I realized I hadn’t actually put the date on the layout, I had already uploaded it to the gallery and deleted the psd files (nope, I don’t keep them!). Check it out…the tab is on the right side of the layout. 
I forget to shadow all of the layers – Shadowing my layout is one of the last things I do. Often, when I go through and start shadowing, it’s super easy for me to skip over a layer, without really knowing it. I find myself have to give the layout one good look over to see if everything seems to be shadowed appropriately.
These are the three major things that I always seem to forget when I am finishing up a layout. In the end, these mistakes are all part of the process, part of the journey. Still, hopefully I can help prevent you from making the same mistakes. What mistakes do you make when you are finishing up a layout? Let us know in the comments below.
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The Secret Behind Extracting – Six Tutorials to Get You Moving
Now, I’m the first to admit – I’m not good at extracting. I don’t like to do it, and I don’t think I’m particularly good at it. When I read over the responses to my question about what techniques everyone wanted to learn, I was presented with a problem – you all want to know how to extract. What was I to do? The answer – we’ll learn how to extract together!!
I’ve put together this list of tutorials on extracting from photos. Look through them, give some of the techniques a try.
- Change the Background in Your Photo – Digital Scrapbooking Tutorials
- PSE 7 Extracting Tutorial (NSFW or kids…some strong language)
- Extracting for Dummies by Miss Behaving over at SBG
- An Extraction Tutorial from Hummie’s World
- Extracting an Image for a Fantasy Layout from Penscrappers
- Photo Cutout from Photoshop Tutorials
Check these out as starting point. Hopefully they’ll help you get on your way to extracting subjects for your layouts soon!
Already a master at extracting? What are your tips? How do you extract from a photo? Let us know in the comments below!
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9 Surefire Ways to Create Dynamic Title Work
Ok, so you have your title. You did your layout, you checked out my article 10 Creative Techniques for Titling Your Layouts, and used one of the techniques to pick a title for your layout. Now the question is….how do you make your title “work” on the page? As a follow up to my article about picking your layout, I want to share with you my 9 Surefire Ways to Create Dynamic Title Work. Check them out after the jump….
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10 Creative Techniques for Titling Your Layouts
What do you think is the most challenging part of creating a layout? Recently I asked this question to thepeople on my Facebook Fan Page, and I was surprised by the responses. An overwhelming number of people commented that adding a title to their layout was the most challenging aspect of creating a layout. For some, it may be about putting a title together and making it look good, and others seem to have difficulty choosing what the title for their layouts should be. Today, I want to share with you the 10 ways I choose a title for my layout. Check out my techniques after the jump…
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