Notes from 5pmChat - Then & Now

[Elena]

THEN & NOW summary
This topic overlaps with AAM, Heritage, and Write True. The focus of Then & Now is tying the past to the present… putting things in perspective… and placing events in history… through photos & journaling.

JOURNALING
I found several wonderful examples in the AAM Challenge #4: When I Was Your Age
Brittany’s Letter to Me gives advice to herself: Letter to Me - Digital Scrapbooking Ideas - DesignerDigitals
Kerry’s When we were your age compares 3 generations: When we were your age...AAM Challenge #4 - Digital Scrapbooking Ideas - DesignerDigitals
Dawnee did a wonderful two page spread describing what she was doing at the age of all her kids: AAM 4: When I Was Your Age (page two) - Digital Scrapbooking Ideas - DesignerDigitals
Carol’s Then and Now page is a great comparison of everyday details: AAM 04 - Then and Now - Digital Scrapbooking Ideas - DesignerDigitals
Terri did a terrific layout showing where her college roommates came from and where they ended up! AAM - All About Friends - Digital Scrapbooking Ideas - DesignerDigitals

PHOTOS
The most common photo comparison is probably one’s own baby photo with a current photo or with a photo of your child at the same age.
Does it get any cuter than Jen’s You & Me page comparing a photo of herself with her daughter at age 4? AAM_4_copy - Digital Scrapbooking Ideas - DesignerDigitals
How about Jana’s comparison of herself to her 3 children at their respective ages? Your Age (All About Me Challenge 4) - Digital Scrapbooking Ideas - DesignerDigitals

Another great photo comparison is showing a continued passion over time.
Patricia captures her parents’ love of fishing with two photos about 40 yrs apart in Big Catch: Big Catch - Digital Scrapbooking Ideas - DesignerDigitals
Kerry captures her love of outdoors with a collage of photos from 1967-2010 in My Happy Places: my Happy places - Digital Scrapbooking Ideas - DesignerDigitals

Comparing styles over time is a really great technique (and fun!)
Serenoa did a really fun page for the “Hair-itage” challenge showing her “do’s” over the years: Heritage Chall- Hair - Digital Scrapbooking Ideas - DesignerDigitals
And Dorah put together all her school photos for another fun page on the subject: Hairy Moments - Digital Scrapbooking Ideas - DesignerDigitals

Also, Amy, Angela and Erica did a fabulous job with album cover photos from yesterday and today!
Here is Amy’s: AAM#13--Then&Now - Digital Scrapbooking Ideas - DesignerDigitals
Here is Angela’s: AAM#13 - Digital Scrapbooking Ideas - DesignerDigitals
Here is Erica’s: AAM#13 Music - Digital Scrapbooking Ideas - DesignerDigitals

Less obvious choices for Then & Now photography…
I saw a group at Flickr (called thenandnow) that finds an old picture of a location, then takes a picture at as close to the same spot as possible, then combines the two pictures side-by-side or top-and-bottom.
I think that could be a really fun application for travel photos! Or if you live near a historical site!

Some other ideas for photos incorporating Then & Now:
Cars through the years
Clothing/style
Family pets
Food/old recipes
Friends through the years
Homes/Places lived
Keepsakes & mementos
Schools
Traditions
Vacations through the years

I have links to several products that help with our topic…
Anna:
MYO Timeline BrushSet No1: MYO Timeline BrushSet No. 01 - Photoshop Brushes DesignerDigitals
Timeline Overlay: Timeline Overlay - Digital Scrapbooking Overlays DesignerDigitals

Katie:
Timeline Journalers Brushes: Timeline Journalers Brushes and Stamps - Photoshop Brushes DesignerDigitals
My Family Tree Layered Template No1: My Family Tree Layered Template No. 01 - Digital Scrapbooking Templates
My Family Tree Layered Template No2: My Family Tree Layered Template No. 02 - Digital Scrapbooking Templates
My Family Genealogy Family Tree Brushes: My Family Genealogy Family Tree Brushes and Stamps - Photoshop Brushes

Ali:
Outline Decades Brushes: Outline Decades Brushes and Stamps - Photoshop Brushes DesignerDigitals
The Story Titles Brushes and Stamps Vol 1: The Story Titles Brushes and Stamps - Photoshop Brushes DesignerDigitals
The Story Titles Brushes and Stamps Vol 2: The Story Titles Brushes and Stamps Vol. 02 - Photoshop Brushes
Ali’s Pieces of Life Layered Template would work well for showing several years: Pieces Of Life Layered Template - Digital Scrapbooking Templates

Cathy:
Cathy Zielske’s Layered Template No15 (numbered template): Cathy Zielske's Layered Template No. 15 - Digital Scrapbooking Templates
Cathy Zielske’s Layered Template No39 (hindsight is 20/20): Cathy Zielske's Layered Template No. 39 - Digital Scrapbooking Templates
Cathy’s 10 Things Phrase Pack make great journaling prompts: 10 Things Phrase Pack Brushes and Stamps - Photoshop Brushes
Cathy’s School Album Add-Ons would set up a whole series of pages too: School Album Add-Ons Pack Brushes and Stamps - Photoshop Brushes

Lynn:
Lynn’s Scrap Express No54 has room for over a dozen photos with spaces for captions/journaling: Scrap Express No. 54 - Digital Scrapbooking Templates DesignerDigitals
Lynn’s My Windows No1 has a grid of 9 squares… if you did a 2 pager, you could capture the first 18 years of your child’s life! My Windows Template No. 01 - Digital Scrapbooking Templates

Pattie:
Calendar Bytes: Calendar Bytes 2011 - Digital Scrapbooking Templates DesignerDigitals
Calendar Grids: Clean and Simple Calendar Grids 2011: Universal - Digital Scrapbooking

[DonnaNJ]

Thank you sooooo much.. it's already printed and in my inspiration binder :-)

[mhowe]

This is awesome! Thanks for the chat and the notes.

[digigrandma]

You are a treasure trove of inspiration and advice, Elena! Well done!

[digigal]

Thank you for posting this, Elena!

[Amy L]

What great ideas Elena! Wonderful job on the chat.

[deanie]

I had to leave about half way through your chat-thanks for posting this information!

[Jana Morton]

Elena, thank you for writing this all up. You did an awesome job with the chat. Like all of the chats, I was in and out all day....it is difficult to just focus with kids...I look forward to when I can do that. I missed that you included one of my pages....thank you so much and loved all of your examples! Thanks for all that you put into this!

[Elena]

Lisa & Bailey brought these examples to my attention... sadly I did not see their msg until AFTER my chat... so I thought I'd add the links here. They are WONDERFUL examples for our Then & Now Chat!

A page by Kayleigh: Here are the days/ Gone are the days - Digital Scrapbooking Ideas - DesignerDigitals

and a page by Bailey: 10 years... - Digital Scrapbooking Ideas - DesignerDigitals

[anke]

Wonderful job Elena, I was so sad I couldn't stay the whole time through your chat, so these notes are very helpful! Thank you!

[Joanie]

Great notes and examples, Elena! Loved your chat! Thank you so much!