Getting to Know Digital Scrabooking
Web tools and scrapbooking software make it easy to print photo books or store whole scrapbooks online
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When you want a photo album that's got personality and attitude, digital scrapbooking is the answer. More than just photos and captions, scrapbooking is about capturing a mood or feeling about a time, place, and of course, people.
Conventional papercraft scrapbooking is a wonderful hobby, but you can also create scrapbook pages online that look just as fabulous. Maybe you need to assemble and album in a hurry, or maybe you just like the no fuss no mess approach to online scrapbooking.
Whatever your reason, even if you're a die-hard scrapbooker and are just curious, here are some ideas for computer scrapbooking that you'll find fun and in many cases free! (Free stuff is good, right?)
Getting Started in Digital Scrapbooking
Digital scrapping is basically creating your own pages using a photo editing program such as Adobe Photoshop or Adobe Photoshop Elements.
Elements is a lightweight version of Photoshop, and the program we recommend for getting started with your own designs. Adobe offers free trials of both products so you can try them both for yourself.
To create your pages, you use digitally created papers, embellishments, lettering, stamps and brushes. All these products can be found online. A good resource for getting started is Designer Digitals.
More free, ready-made pages that you can add your own photos and journaling to can be found at Shabby Princess and Digital Scrapbooking Freebies.
Printing Your Digital Scrapbook
Unless you just plan to have your scrapbook available online, printing a quality, professional end-product is key. Shutterfly is probably the best in the business of printing your digital masterpiece, no matter how you created it.
You're not limited to just albums. By following Shutterfly's step-by-step instructions, you can also print your own custom card designs and calendars.
Shutterfly is simply the digital scrapbookers ultimate printing solution. You get premium quality printed albums that are easy to share with others online, easy to order duplicate copies, and quick to upload.
