Gorgeous Digital Portrait Page Layouts

Some photos are just too special to simply frame as is.

They deserve a little something "extra," like the technique I used to create this soft-focus, double-image effect. It looks great with either black-and-white or color photos.

I can do this for you!

Just send me your extra-special photo(s) via e-mail or my photo dropbox (click here for contact info). I'll apply this **technique, print your 8x10 portrait page on high-quality, high-gloss photo paper, and mail it to you, for the all-inclusive price of $12.00 each. I'll even convert your color photo to black-and-white, if you like, at no extra charge.

If your favorite photo is already printed, you can snail-mail it to me (click here for mailing address) and I'll scan it into digital format, again at no extra charge. I'll return your original photo to you unchanged in any way.

**This technique works best on portrait-style photos without distracting backgrounds.**

You can pay easily via Paypal, even it you don't have a Paypal account. Simply go to the Paypal website, click the "Send Money" button, enter my email address (found here), your email address, and the amount, and click "Send." Then follow the directions to either log into your Paypal account OR enter a credit card number.

These portrait page layouts make wonderful gifts. Order today!

Digital Photo Books - Bookmaking Services by Webajeb

As mentioned in last month's newsletter (sign up here if you don't already receive it), Bookmaking Services by Webajeb is coming!

If you'd love to have one of the many different soft- or hardbound photobooks now being offered by such websites as Snapfish, Shutterfly, Ofoto, Kodak, or MyPublisher, just to name a few, but don't have the time or inclination to work your way through the creation process yourself, we'll do it for you!

We have experience in working with the various photobook services and can save you the time and frustration of learning a new program or process, not to mention the hassle of downloading yet another software program onto your computer.

However, Bookmaking Services by Webajeb needs your help. We are having trouble trying to set a reasonable price for this new service. This is where you come in.

We need volunteers to provide photos and let us go through the creation process at some of the more well-known bookmaking sites. We will create your photo book completely free, then let you know it's out there to view. Whether or not you purchase the book is totally up to you. Here are the sites you may choose from:

Snapfish.com
Picasa.com
Shutterfly.com
MyPublisher.com
KodakGallery.com
Lulu.com
Smilebooks.com
PhotobookMemories.com
Blurb.com

But, hurry and contact us with your choice, because we will create only one book at each site. Once you have chosen your site we will call you to discuss how many photos to send, and other pertinent details.

This is gonna be FUN!

Variation on a Cool Digital Scrapbooking Technique

Today I worked on a two-page layout for one of my customers. Her husband built a huge truck for the purpose of "bogging" it; in other words, driving it through muddy bogs until it's entirely covered in mud! I had never heard of this - maybe it's something only done in Canada? I must say the photos sure look like fun, though!

Above is just one of the photos on the layout. I clipped the layout title right out of the photo, and I love the way it turned out. This is a variation on a technique I wrote about on my blog earlier this month.

View the finished 2-page layout on my website, www.webajeb.com. Click on the Slideshows link at the top of the home page, then scroll down and click on "Krysta's Family Album."

Sisters Layout, and Thank you, DigiTreats!

Pamela, at DigiTreats, has been slowly working her way through the alphabet and creating digital kits for each letter. I didn't stumble on her blog until she was at around letter O, but I was able to purchase the kits for "K" AND she allows commercial-use. Her kits are sooooo cute! And so much fun to use.

I did this layout for a customer with two little girls whose names both begin with the letter K. The background paper and the little "k" button are from Pamela's Skip-K-kit. The ribbon, flowers and leaves are by Mulberry Lane papers.

Perfect paper and elements for these little sweeties!