I will admit that when digital scrapbooking became an option, I was less than impressed with the digital projects out there. I thought that there was no way to get a layout that compared to the look and feel of paper scrapping.

And then I found several designers whose work I fell in love with and who never disappointment me with their selection of digital products. Once I started getting into a groove, digital scrapbooking became fun and a much faster way to get my photos and layouts in albums with less mess. I guess I should mention it makes my piggy bank happy too :)
 
I still love getting out all my supplies and painting, ripping paper and creating layouts with real texture (I still do this often), but hybrid scrapping is splitting equal time with paper scrapping these days.
 
I took some pictures last weekend and created a layout with one of the photos. I used Little Dreamer Designs Summer Time digital kit to create a 10"x10" layout. After designing the layout on the computer, I printed it using our Epson R1900 Photo printer and mounted it to a blue piece of cardstock that coordinated with the layout.



Here are the areas that I added embellishments:
• The rays of the sun are ribbon.
• I added buttons to frame the smaller photo.
• There is bling on the small flowers and on the large flower.
• I added stickers letters on the big flower to spell out the name of the little boy.
• There is a brad in the corner of the large photo.
• Dimensional glue outlines the waves on the bottom of the layout.
• A felt button is glued in the center of the small yellow flower.
 
I got the best of both scrapping worlds with this layout: I got to play with my supplies to add dimension, while getting to play with some really cool digital embellishments and paper.
 
I love having the option of hybrid scrapping when there doesn't seem to be enough hours in the day! Have you tried hybrid scrapping?
 
Happy Friday!!
christy