The CCS Virtual Scrapbook! Will unstick on 4/30/2013

[dsneygirl]

Love this LO!

 

[Yzerbear19]

Another digital layout from Antietam, though I don't know why I'm posting this since no one seems interested. This one is for Burnside Bridge. This is where nearly 400 Confederate soldiers were able to hold off 12,000 Union troops for several hours.

All photographs and elements, etc are my own.

 

[PrincessNancy96]

Another digital layout from Antietam, though I don't know why I'm posting this since no one seems interested. This one is for Burnside Bridge. This is where nearly 400 Confederate soldiers were able to hold off 12,000 Union troops for several hours.

All photographs and elements, etc are my own.

Keep posting.. I love these... I love history and especially learning about our brave soldiers.. We have began researching our family history so I'm really interested in these layouts..and have been taking notes.. some where down the lines, I'm sure I have had family there (as have many of us).. I also have put this on the list of places I'd like to take my children!!

 

[Caitsmama]

I've never been to those places, but, i think you take beautiful photos!

 

[macphrsn]

Hey Yzerbear19,

You must be a Red Wing fan, me too!

First, I have to say that your photos and layouts are beautiful! You really shouldn't feel that no one is interested in your layouts, don't get some down on yourself! You have done a wonderful job on your layouts, be proud.

Have you ever posted on www. twopeasinabucket.com? It is my favorite site to post and just scan thru they layouts. I have just learned to do digital, so I spend alot of time just browsing.

Keep up the beautiful work!

Another digital layout from Antietam, though I don't know why I'm posting this since no one seems interested. This one is for Burnside Bridge. This is where nearly 400 Confederate soldiers were able to hold off 12,000 Union troops for several hours.

All photographs and elements, etc are my own.

 

[Yzerbear19]

Part 1 of the Sunken Road (also known as "Bloody Lane")

This is my favorite part of the battlefield. When I was in school and learning about Antietam and "Bloody Lane" I never realized how the pictures of it never did it any justice. It was hard to imagine how so many men died here because the pictures never really showed how deep it is, how steep the sides are, etc. There are parts of it that are higher than my head. I have one picture where I'm on one side of the fence, with my sister in the middle of the lane and the other side is probably a good 2 feet above her head. There are also parts that are shallow. Walking behind the fences towards the lane there are dips and valleys and parts where you can't even see that there is a lane dividing the two sides. When we visited Antietam for the first time in 2004 it became so clear to me how and why there were so many casualties at this location. Walking through this area today leaves you with a strange sense of peace that is hard to explain. I had to look it up, but there were 5500 casualties during this phase of the battle, almost a quarter of all the casualties that day. After the battle some of the most iconic pictures taken by Alexander Gardner show how horrific the fighting in this location was. This was one of Gardner's photos:
http://members.aol.com/Yzerbear19/Scrapbook/G-BloodyL2.jpg Be warned that the photo in the link may be graphic to some. Its hard to walk through the sunken road without thinking of that image, without thinking about all whose lives ended there and this thought seems to be the strongest walking through and along the Sunken road for me, more so than any where else. There is just a feeling of deep sadness here.

 

[Yzerbear19]

I also have put this on the list of places I'd like to take my children!!

You should! It is a wonderful place to visit. You get plenty of exercise! Especially if you are like my sister and I who stop a lot and get out and wonder around. There is just something about walking the land there that gives you a greater appreciation for what happened. The hike down to Burnside Bridge makes it very clear how just 400 soldiers could hold off a force far greater than their own because its very steep. Gettysburg is another really nice battlefield. I have some awesome pictures from there, but had already started doing that one the traditional way. We're actually going back to Gettysburg at the end of April. We only took pictures of 28% of the monuments last time (yes I'm anal and counted and figured this all out) so we need to improve those stats! The goal is to see all the monuments. I have a list this time with locations for each. We will find them!

I've never been to those places, but, i think you take beautiful photos!

Thank you. A lot of the monument pictures, though I haven't really used any of those yet, are actually taken from the car. ) My sister and I have gotten really good at "drive-by photography"!

Hey Yzerbear19,

You must be a Red Wing fan, me too!

First, I have to say that your photos and layouts are beautiful! You really shouldn't feel that no one is interested in your layouts, don't get some down on yourself! You have done a wonderful job on your layouts, be proud.

Have you ever posted on www. twopeasinabucket.com? It is my favorite site to post and just scan thru they layouts. I have just learned to do digital, so I spend alot of time just browsing.

Keep up the beautiful work!

Thank you! And yes I guess I'm a Wings fan, though I haven't been the best fan this year. I don't think I've seen a single game from start to finish. I decided to do away with all superstitions this year, because they were terrible during the hockey season. I can't tell you how annoying I was during the 2002 playoffs with all the things I could and couldn't do. It just isn't the same without Stevie. Though I still like Zetterberg and Datsyuk. Z is a hottie!

I've gone to twopeasinabucket before, but haven't ever posted. A bunch of us on another board I post on all members at scrapbook.com and I have my layouts posted there. For these digital ones I just go with whatever I feel is right for the pictures. No set layouts or anything. I also haven't really used any embellishments because they just don't seem "right" with the subject and pictures. I really want to show the photos. And there isn't a lot of text on them because there will be a whole page for each with the text about that part of the battle, etc. It was too hard to fit all the information and text onto my layout and have it look good.

I noticed that I've sort of done the layouts in reverse order of the way you actually tour the battlefield.

For anyone who wants more information on visiting Antietam, go to their site:
http://www.nps.gov/anti

I highly recommend going. Our national parks need our support. Antietam has done an amazing job perserving the battlefield to what it looked like in 1862, but there is still a lot of work to be done.

 

[PrincessNancy96]

You should! It is a wonderful place to visit. You get plenty of exercise! Especially if you are like my sister and I who stop a lot and get out and wonder around. There is just something about walking the land there that gives you a greater appreciation for what happened. The hike down to Burnside Bridge makes it very clear how just 400 soldiers could hold off a force far greater than their own because its very steep. Gettysburg is another really nice battlefield. I have some awesome pictures from there, but had already started doing that one the traditional way. We're actually going back to Gettysburg at the end of April. We only took pictures of 28% of the monuments last time (yes I'm anal and counted and figured this all out) so we need to improve those stats! The goal is to see all the monuments. I have a list this time with locations for each. We will find them!

For anyone who wants more information on visiting Antietam, go to their site:
http://www.nps.gov/anti

I highly recommend going. Our national parks need our support. Antietam has done an amazing job perserving the battlefield to what it looked like in 1862, but there is still a lot of work to be done.

Yzerbear19,

I took a look at your pictures on your "vacation photos" site... WOW!!
They are beautiful!! My DS is actually going on a field trip to tour DC and Gettysburg this weekend... so I pointed out to him in your pictures what he will be seeing and he asked. "Mom do I need a list of pictures to take for my scrapbook".. I said well, honey yes you do..but you don't have enough time..so just take pictures of the monuments, bridges, cannons, landscape, and I definitely what to know HOW YOU FEEL for the journalling of your scrapbook.. My DD went on the DC/Gettysburg trip 2 years ago..and she still can tell me all of what she learned and how she wants to go back..

Can't wait to see you meet your goals w/ Gettysburg in April!!

I think we will be putting Antietam on the list for next summer's summer vacation.. I will definitely be visiting the link you provided.

Would love to see some of your photos of the sights you scrapped the traditional way!! These are very good!!

 

[Faerie]

Yzerbear19, you've given me some wonderful ideas for my washington dc album.

 

[Sooze]

Call me a digital idiot but what do you do with the digital layouts? Do you print them out to put in an album, or do you keep your album online?! Or can you do either?!

Just curious! Those digital layouts are amazing, and are probably easier to do than the original way...?

Thanks!
Susie

 

[Caitsmama]

Yes, you can print them out -- I have a 12x12" printer (but usally, i print them out in 8x8 format), or you can store your album online, or burn it to a CD or DVD. Either way!

As for easier? I don't think so. It does take a big learning curve as anything does.. I honestly would say that paper scrappin in a sense is "easier" for a newbie, but, I guess digi is just "different".. that's all.

 

[Fran98765]

You can print out digital layouts yourself and put them in regular top loading scrapbooks or you can have them printed out by another company. There are several that do single pages or they now have photobooks that you can get printed too, which look like coffee table books. Once I have a whole book finished, that is what I plan to do, there are several companies that print these books too.

Yes, digital can be easier in some ways. If your files are well organized you and you have an idea in your head, you can get a LO done in just a few minutes. If you don't know what to use and are having trouble finding things, it will take longer. But there certainly is no mess to clean up off the table!

 

[macphrsn]

Currently, I have been putting my layouts in a folder until I purchase a 12 X 12 printer.

What sites do you recommend to print out the 12 X 12's? I have been looking around, but not sure if anyone has a suggestion. Also, I checked out Kinko's they want $8.00+ plus 24 hour wait time.

 

[Caitsmama]

Cindy, From what i have seen .. lots of people like www.scrapbookpictures.com ... And i think a couple times a yr they have a sale.. I won't pay 5.00 to print a lo, but when they are 50% off, i would.. (FYI, last sale was just in feb!)

 

[Caitsmama]

Here's a couple of lo's i did this week (my others are in the disney digi thread).. (again, these are all digi)

 

[Marshay]

Oh my, oh my oh my -- these are gorgeous!

Here's a couple of lo's i did this week (my others are in the disney digi thread).. (again, these are all digi)

 

[msr709]

These are my latest LO's. These were taken at Parrot Cay. On Formal Night and our Character Breakfast, both which we enjoyed very much. TFL!

Formal Night

Character Breakfast

Character Breakfast

 

[msr709]

I thought maybe they could give someone ideas for Zoo layouts. This was a trip to the Philadelphia Zoo last summer . . .
This was my Title page

Pocket Page:

Page 2

Page 3 (This was also a pocket page, the Zoo had a photo taken of the kids and then placed it on a news article type page of them on Safari which was the ride, very cute!)

Since these are not Disney I'll stop here. TFL!

 

[Fran98765]

a couple digital LOs done recently:

 

[Madisonznana]

I thought maybe they could give someone ideas for Zoo layouts. This was a trip to the Philadelphia Zoo last summer . . .
This was my Title page
http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m211/msr709/Philadelphia%20Zoo/![/QUOTE]



Millie, your LO's are wonderful, as usual. I just loved Parrot's Cay! I haven't been to the Philadelphia zoo since I was a child. A best friend of my Mom's lived in Phillie and her husband was the head zoo keeper at the zoo. 2 new orangutangs came in and he named one with red hair Karen after me and the brown hair after his daughter Christine. My big claim to fame!:lmao: