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by Katherine Murray

In the Dr. Seuss book, To Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street, young Marco sees a simple horse-drawn wagon on his way home from school. As he thinks of a story to tell his dad about his day, he quickly weaves that single image into an epic adventure that includes an elephant, the mayor, a brass band, and an airplane dumping confetti all over the landscape. Talk about embellishment!

When you first begin designing a digital scrapbooking page, it all begins with an image that has some special resonance for you. Perhaps it’s a great photo—a beautiful scene, great color, special lighting. Or maybe the photo captures something from a great day: winning first place at the chili cook off, watching your spouse cross the finish line in a triathlon, sharing a moment with friends or family as you watch a gorgeous sunset. You can use iPhoto '09 to browse through all the photos on your hard drive and choose the ones that have that special something or emotional spark. A great photo is the heart of your scrapbook page...

So where do you get these embellishments that can bring more life to your digital scrapbooking pages? Embellishments can come from anywhere—but they will begin in your own imagination. You might find things around the house you can scan and clean up in a simple image editor like Adobe Photoshop Elements or Pixelmator, or you can find reasonably priced embellishments online, at sites like iScrapbook.com or iRemember.com.

Read more at  -  http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/061510-embellish-your-scrapbook.html?hpg1=bn