Showcase Your Creativity with Mixbook

What do you do with your beautiful digital scrapbook layouts? Are they hiding on your hard drive, just hoping to see the light of day? Well, hide no more! Today, I wanted to show you an easy way to bring your creativity to light – and show you how to enjoy the memories more often. I’m going to share with you an easy way to create a photo book in Mixbook to showcase digital scrapbook layouts.

I print all of my digital scrapbooking layouts in photo books. My friends and family are impressed with the hardcover books filled with colorful pages created from different Scrap Girls collections and value packs. One of my favorite features of Mixbook is that I can share the digital version of my Mixbooks online with family and friends at no cost.

Let’s get started on your Mixbook now! First, log into www.mixbook.com and click Photo Books > Start Your Book> Start a Blank Book.

Next, select the size and cover type of the photobook. I like to order 8.5×8.5-inch hardcover books because they fit nicely on my bookshelf. Even though I design my layouts sized at 12×12 inches, they scale correctly in the smaller book.

After the ordering selections are made, click the Minimize button on the the Upload Photos screen.

This will take you to the blank canvas screen where your high resolution JPG layouts can be uploaded as backgrounds.

Next, click Backgrounds > Browse Backgrounds > Upload Backgrounds. Select the layouts you want to add and begin the upload process. When the backgrounds are uploaded, they will be stored in the Project Backgrounds tab.

To add a layout to a page, click a page located on the bottom scroll bar to highlight it with a yellow border and then click on the layout you want to add to that page.

Notice what happened to the layout on the left side. When a background is added to the left side of a two-page spread, the layout is flipped. To fix this, click the page at the bottom to highlight it. Click the More button and check the Flip Background box. Be sure to flip the backgrounds on all of the layouts added to the left side of two-page spreads.

When you are ready to order a book, you will get a blank page warning message. Just click OK at the bottom of the page to ignore the message.

If you haven’t already, be sure to sign up to receive emails of special offers so that you can take advantage of huge Mixbook discounts. Don’t let your hard work hide on your hard drive! Create a Mixbook and display your digital scrapbooking and share your memories with family and friends today!

Tutorial written by Pam Zeman