What is Digital Scrapbooking?

Scrapbooking is collecting pictures, journaling, and memorabilia into a book form - digital scrapbooking is just doing the same thing - but in a digital version.

With the use of graphics software (such as Paint Shop Pro, Adobe Photoshop, or Photoshop Elements) you create a layout (aka LO) using digital "papers" and other elements along with your photographs and any other scanned memorabilia.

Why would you want to digiscrap instead of paper scrap? Well, your digital LOs can be printed over and over again. Or, you can send the LOs to other people via the Internet - this makes it easy to share the pages with family and friends all over the world! You can also use the digital image in the form of a screen saver, DVD slide show, or other digital viewing methods.

Other advantages include: NO MESS! Paper scrapping can be messy. PERFECT pages - circles are really circles and colors can be matched exactly! UNDO button - if you make a mistake, it is very simple to undo that section and fix it! You can't do that with paper scrapping.

Plus - it's a fabulous way to save your memories for the future!

If you are already a paper scrapper, I'd suggest trying some digital scrapping or maybe some "hybrid" scrapping (combining paper and digital scrapping into one project). Many paper scrappers switch over 100% to digital while others prefer the combination.