Digital Scrapbooking

Digital Scrapbooking, also known as Digi Scrapping, may be a better alternative compared to traditional paper scrapbooking.

When it comes to scrapbooking you will find that it takes time, space, and plenty of dedicated time

Those who are interested in the craft will need to find the time to complete their album, but also will need to find the space. All the paper, stickers, tools, and other supplies you will need may require an area for scrapbooking. A newer trend is to have a whole room dedicated to the craft. There are a lot of supplies that you will acquire and you need room to put the pages together.

By the time that you get everything together you need just for one scrapbook session, you will notice that you have wasted ten to twenty minutes. You don’t want to spend time looking for stamps or that perfect tool to make the layouts beautiful. There are other ways to solve all your problems with scrapbooking. The perfect solution to the hassle of paper scrapbooking is digital scrapbooking.

Digital Scrapbooking is Easy to Learn

You shouldn't be intimidated by not having computer skills. Digital scrapbooking is easy to learn and can make designing pages and creating albums go more smoothly. This leaves much more time for the other things in your life. When you follow a few steps you will be able to begin your digital voyage in this then the time it would take you to pull the paper and book out.

First, you need to find a way to put your pictures online. You can easily get your pictures online with the use of digital camera. You will may want to scan some hard copy pictures onto your computer. Even if you do not know how to transfer pictures from your digital camera to your computer, you can put your pictures onto a CD at any photography center. At one of these centers, you can also scan your printed pictures and put them onto a CD as well.

For those who are looking to go beyond the basic digital scrapbooking steps, you may want to go online to register to share pictures. You can also use photo-editing programs to change the look of your picture, but this is not necessary for beginners. In any case, once your pictures are on your computer, you can use them to create scrapbook pages.

Tips for considering digital scrapbooking

** There are many programs available to help you to design, edit, and print pages. You can buy a program at the store, from a scrapbook consultant, or you can purchase a downloadable program on the Internet.

** You can sign up for services to share your album online.

** Compare prices and services on the programs before making a purchase—not all programs are made the same way, and you’ll want to find one that’s appropriate for your skill level.

** Once you have chosen and purchased a scrapbooking software, you will want to look through the tutorial steps. Learn to use all the functions of the program from the start, and you’ll save yourself a lot of time when you’re trying to create pages.

** Every program works in a different way. You will want to create the pages and print them out or you may just want to create the pages and post them on a website for your family from a far to see. You can print your layouts at home or have them printed at a photo processing service.

** Digital scrapbooking makes it easy to show those who don’t come around often or those who don’t travel that far to see the pictures of the family.

** You will also feel good knowing that you have an online security. If anything ever happens to the hard copies, you have them preserved online for you to print.