Subject: {FIRSTNAME}, here's how you go about creating beautiful scrapbooks with little effort ...

Hello {FIRSTNAME},

Thank you for subscribing to my scrapbooks ecourse! In this ecourse you'll learn all about:

1. Part 1 - How to prepare for your scrapbook.
2. Part 2 - Organizing your photos.
3. Part 3 - Cropping your photos.
4. Part 4 - Creating your first page.
5. Part 5 - Adding your embellishments.

Let's go ahead & get started today with "Cropping your photos".

Part 3 - Cropping your photos
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Cropping is simply cutting away the distracting elements in your photos.  There are several techniques to achieve this look.  Listed below are some tips to do so.  

  Some of your photos you may want to use can have distracting backgrounds.  You will need to crop out the elements that take the attention away from your subject.  

  Some pictures may contain backgrounds of personal meaning.  Look over your photos carefully before you crop them.  Perhaps the photo contained a home where you grew up or a landmark from your childhood.  You may want to leave these in your photo for your memories.   
  The quickest and easiest way to crop photo is to use a straight edge.  You can accomplish this by using a ruler, pencil and scissors.  After you are done tracing the line with your pencil, be sure to clear off any residue left behind.  You do not want to harm your photos in any way.  If your budget allows, you can purchase a small paper cutter.  This technique is the safest crop to use.  If you use different shapes to crop photos, you may regret it later.  Too many shapes can often make a page look busy and cluttered.  

  Another way to save time and money is to over lap your photos.  This can also add different styles to your pages.  

  To add a little creativeness to your scrapbook you can crop your pages with decorative sheers.  Cropping your cardstock with the same sheers will give the photo a defined space on your page.  

  To add a different touch to your page you can get color copies made of your photos.  Then crop the photos in a variety of sizes and styles.  It does not have to be perfectly cropped; you can do this free hand with ordinary scissors.   

  If you have a photo and want to display several elements you can make copies of the photo and crop them different ways.  This technique is good to use if there are several persons in the photo or to capture a landmark in the background.    

  To make a silhouette, crop close to your subject in your photo.  Adding black or another dark color of cardstock will help with this design.  You can use the dark color cardstock to accentuate a black and white photo.    

Next time we'll be discussing alittle about "Creating your first page".

For more information about this part of Cropping your photos, please refer to my definitive guide to scrapbooking at <YOUR WEBSITE URL>

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