Scrapbooking Newspaper articles

Sep '07 Twistedsunshine

Hi, I'm hoping you girls can give me some ideas. I've been scrapbooking for several years for a local sports team. I always struggle trying to decide how to feature articles on the pages. I would appreciate any ideas you all may have.
Sep '07 Chocodlite2

RE: Twistedsunshine: Hi, I'm hoping you girls can give me some ideas. I've been scrapbooking for several years for a local sports team. I always struggle trying to decide how to feature articles on the pages. I would appreciate any ideas you all may have.

What kind of ideas are you looking for...I have lots of articles from my son during his high sch football & wrestling...
Sep '07 Winemaker

RE: Chocodlite2: What kind of ideas are you looking for...I have lots of articles from my son during his high sch football & wrestling...

Hello,

In the gallery if you go to the theme "school", someone posted quite a few pics of layouts (from a school team)that include news articles, looking at them might help you.

Also, what I did is go to the online version of the newspaper and copy and paste the text and pictures into Word so I could resize and change them to fit better. You can do a lot more that way. The quality is much better and the pics are in color (from my local paper).
Sep '07 Capucine

RE: Winemaker: Hello, In the gallery if you go to the theme "school", someone posted quite a few pics of layouts (from a school team)that include news articles, looking at them might help you. Also, what I did is go to the online version of the newspaper and copy and paste the text and pictures into Word so I could resize and change them to fit better. You can do a lot more that way. The quality is much be...

If you're afraid of scrapping them because they aren't acid free and lignin free, use the archival mist (found at most LSS). Personally, I prefer the real thing. Maybe the quality is less but the feel of newspaper is lost with a printout or scan. Also, even if they become a bit more yellowish with time, it just adds a little something. That's my opinion. I would use the clippings as journaling.
Sep '07 Twistedsunshine

RE: Capucine: If you're afraid of scrapping them because they aren't acid free and lignin free, use the archival mist (found at most LSS). Personally, I prefer the real thing. Maybe the quality is less but the feel of newspaper is lost with a printout or scan. Also, even if they become a bit more yellowish with time, it just adds a little something. That's my opinion. I would use the clippings as journaling.

I think I just dont like the way they look on my page. Typically the articles are long and they print on two different pages in the paper. When they do that the best bet probably would be to paste it in word and resize it. I think I just dont like the way they look on my page and maybe I need to think outside of the box a bit. I know theres a few others who feel the same because the boys tend to get a book...and a book with the newspaper clippings. I think I just need to step outside of the box and look at some of the layouts you all have on here!