grandma or Nana and me

[sabina_canada]

Hi all wonderful grandmums,

I am totally new and must ask you to be patient with me. I kind of rolled into this forum after Kasha invited me but not sure if I can find this same room again, hehe. Right now I am absolutely lost and my head is foggy with learning and searching.

My name is Sabina, I live in Ontario, Canada and started playing around with digital documents and photos a year or so ago. But never actually scrapbooked. Now I am hooked. I am also heavily into tracing my roots and hence want to do a lot of scrappages on my ancestors too. Just having a problem finding a kit that might fit. Or ideas that I am lacking right now. I am just too fogged up with learning about PSE 5 and stuff.

I have just been made grandmother once more, my son had twins - two beautiful baby girls. I also have a grandson, age 5 and a little Victoria age 3. I must admit I am very very close to Victoria because I see her every ten days or so. Whilst I don't see my other grandchildren more than once every year or so. But ohhhhh, on being a grandmother. Which is why I started scrapbooking. I want to leave a legacy to them.

Now one question before I get back into searching for some paper: I have a Canon Lide scanner, which only scans 8 x 12 letter size paper etc. How can I use the scanned paper though for a 12 x 12 layout? is it possible or must I skip it and simply enlarge the existing scanned page? which is what I have done actually - so far.

Oh, and some other question: does anyone have any idea on what to use for 'ancestors' ? or war time stories? my father was German, though and I need a kind of German background. I guess I could use maybe a photo of an old flag?
What do you think? Anyone with better ideas? I want to create a layout as a tribute to my father.....

Hugs to all,
Sabina.
P.S. In case I don't reply fast enough, it's because I am either off to bed or off to Toronto to visit my little Victoria. Or having health issues.

[omio]

Welcome! Re the printer, I reduce my 12x12 layouts to 8x8 and print them. Otherwise, you need a wide format printer and I don't know anything about those.

Kasha probably invited you hoping you would visit the granny thread; it's at Granny Thread (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/showthread.php?t=13201&page=2001). Don't try to read backwards -- we're on page 2001!! Just jump in and introduce yourself. :yes: :tup:

[sabina_canada]

hehe, thank you for the reply. It helps because now I know I should not waste time trying to figure things out. I just download the 12 x 12 onto a flash drive and have it printed. One page is only around 60 cents here. I think.

And yes, Kasha meant the granny's thread, and I think I found it. Just not sure if I can find my way back there. This place really does need a map or else one gets lost.

Thank you and might see you again, if I lose my way from the granny's place.

Sabina.

[Tina]

sabina, welcome to DSP!

As for the Granny Thread, just book mark the thread into your favorites :D

[sabina_canada]

ohhh goodie, I just did. Thank you.
I have never felt more helpless than when I started with digital scrapbooking.
And never felt more that time was in short supply. What with all the studying and researching and reading, how does one have time to actually produce a layout????:(

[dagwood]

that would be telling...its a well kept secret!!!!

[Amanda]

Welcome! Be sure to see our DSU Classes - they will help you learn your software. As far as scanning paper you have purchased that is a big no-no as it violates copyrights. You'll find plenty of heritage themed page kits in our store.

Have a great day!

[sabina_canada]

Hello Amanda,
and thank you for your posting. I am not so sure about copyrights at least in my case. The reason why I went and bought it in the first place was because I had no idea about digital backgrounds etc. But I believe if I use the sheet of paper to scan for one of my layouts, then work on it in between to apply perhaps a map or photo or whatever to it, have it printed out and back it goes into the scanner for further work on it digitally, I can't believe that that would be a 'no'no'. The paper is meant to be used for scrapbooking, and whether I use it with my own hands manually or scan it and use it digitally, what is the difference? At the end I have a scrapbook page?
Anyway, perhaps someone can clear it up for me please. No big deal, if I can't use them, I just pass them on to my cousin who does not use digital scrapbooking but needs 'hands on', hehe.

Hugs all around,
Sabina.

[sabina_canada]

I am beginning to see that I don't know anything yet.....and according to the statistics I don't think I could live another 50 years, well, maybe forty, but with all the learning how does one ever find time to create? And it's the creating our brains seem to need. Help, I am addicted but what fun it is.

Does anyone have any idea where I can find some buttons off a German airforce uniform in 1944? any kind of embellishments that might fit into this kind of layout? my father in the German war ?

Have a wonderful day,
Sabina.