I was inspired by Assistant Editor GinaMarie's hybrid layout, so, I created one of my own, using her idea of placing text behind a photo.

Here's how I created the page:

1. I took one of the photos I shot in the park and added the word "bliss" directly on the photo in Photoshop. I also added the brackets.
2. Then, I opened a new blank 8.5x11 document in Photoshop. I placed the book photo on the page.
3. I placed a digital overlay on top of the entire page and moved that layer back, by going to LAYER>ARRANGE>SEND BACKWARD until it wasn't covering up my photo. I also adjusted the opacity, so the overlay wasn't overpowering. I also knew I wanted to place text on top of it, so I wanted the text to be legible.
4. Next, I created a text layer and typed the two quotations I wanted to use on the page: "We should read to give our souls a chance to luxuriate" (Henry Miller) and "Books are the quietest and most constant of friends ... " (Charles W. Eliot). I varied between black and gray text.
5. I then added gray bars on the top and bottom of the photo to frame it.
6. I printed my embellished photo document, and I glued it directly on my patterned paper. (Note: Before gluing the photo down, I attached a piece of cardboard to the page and layered the photo on top of that to add depth.
7. I finished the page's title "Book Bliss" by adding white letter stickers.
8. The hand-written journaling was placed on a digital journaling circle that I printed. I stapled the journaling block to corrugated cardboard (from a Starbucks cup sleeve) and attached both to the page using foam adhesive squares.
9. To finish the page, I added buttons to the corners of the photo.

Supplies:
Adhesives (SCRAPBOOK ADHESIVES BY 3L)
Letter stickers (American Crafts)
Patterned paper (Cosmo Cricket)
Digital overlay, journaling block (Glitz Design)
Misc.: Buttons, cardboard, corrugated cardboard, staples

Journaling:
A Saturday spent reading in the park, soaking up the sunshine, was exactly what I needed after a long winter. April 2008

Be sure to check out GinaMarie's layout, too, and tell us about your experiences with hyrbid scrapbooking, in the forum.

Also, if you're a bookworm like I am, check out this challenge on the MyCraftivity site.

—Katie