Why Digital Scrapbooking?

Digital scrapbooking is hot. Many traditional scrapbookers are creating word art and journaling for their traditional pages with computer software.. Some just take it a level further and create their entire pages on the computer. It’s exciting!

Digital Scrapbooking is Fast

Once you learn you can make a page in minutes.

Art work can be quickly resized.

Change colors at the click of a mouse.

My 10 year old granddaughter began with Scrapbook Max. Within an hour she created three scrapbook pages

My 5 year -old son made the pages below (with a little help) in about 20 minutes.

Digital Scrapbooking is Fun to Share

You can make a theme tic notebook or portfolio.
You can share pages with friends and family through email.
You can share pages with friends and family through email.
You can save the pages to make a slide show.
Click to view a slide show

Digital Scrapbooking is Creative!

You can move and change your layouts over and over until you are perfectly satisfied with your results.

Simply slide embellishments and art work until the layout please you.

Play with brushes and textures

Experiment with embellishments (fonts, brads, staples, ribbons, metals, etc

Digital Scrapbooking is Frugal!

You can use papers and embellishments over and over.

No wasted supplies (glued or torn) ruined during the creation process.

Print several copies of one page. One for you, for your mother, your fir end, your child's portfolio, etc.

Send page through email.

You can print out embellishments to cut and paste into paper scrapbooks.

Digital Scrapbooking is Not Messy!

No clutter--everything is on your computer or in a album (no piled on the kitchen table or taking over your s spare room)

No glue (unless you want to)

No scissors (unless you want to)

Digital Scrapbooking is Fun to Share

You can email pages to family and friends
You can pages upload to the gallery
You can make a slide show. Click here to view.
You can make a screen saver on your computer
You can make a terrific school portfolio!

Digital Scrapbooking is Goof-Proof!

You never have to worry about glued down mistakes.

If you tear something you and print it out again.

If you make a mistake click the redo button.

Thousands of pages on instructions and ideas are online free.

Equipment Needed for Digital Scrapbooking

Computer with at least 256 KB RAM; Mac or Windows operating system.

Digital Imaging Software that supports layers, such as Scrapbook Max, or Adobe Photoshop/ Photoshop Elements or Jasc Paint Shop Pro.

Photos or clip art available on your computer by scanning or importing.

Optional: Color printer and photo paper, if you want to print your layouts (you can save them on CD or your computer or share through email.

Links for Digital Scrapbook Beginners

Scrap Girls University is one of my favorite places to learn. Beginner
info is at http://tinyurl.com/yd67ab

http://tinyurl.com/ylot6v

http://tinyurl.com/yh95ks

http://tinyurl.com/c47jo

Scrapbook Max is easiest to use and great for children. Chick here to get a free trial

All HOW Scrapbook to Learn kits will be available in Scrapbook Max
format--Simple click and install downloads.

Gimp Photo Editing Software has features very similar to Photoshop,
but its free! http://www.gimp.org/windows/

Photoshop Elements (much easier and cheaper than Photoshop) is a very
versatile program. You can download a free trial
http://www.adobe.com/digital/main.html

Still Not Sure its for You?

Click here to download a free digital scapbook kit to try out. You will need a graphic editing program. If you don't have a graphic editing program you can click here to download a FREE trial version of Scrapbook Max and play. You'll soon know if this is something that fits you or your children.