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Digital Scrapbooking - How to use computer scrapbooking to make your own digital scrapbook

Digital scrapbooking is an increasingly popular trend among keen scrappers.  Computer scrapbooking involves using a graphics based program to arrange the layout of your pages and to add embellishments.  Some scrapbookers, especially those with digital cameras, choose to store their entire digital scrapbook on their computer’s hard drive.  Others prefer to use their computer software to help them with the design of their scrapbook pages, then print them off and mount them on cardstock to display in more traditional scrapbook albums.  There are loads of easy to use scrapping programs for computers, making experimenting with different looks simple and quick.

Digital scrapbooking software can be a useful tool, even if you don’t have digital photos.  You could scan your favorite photographs into your digital scrapbook, or simply use a computer scrapbooking program to create your page templates and design your backgrounds.  There are loads of excellent CDs and downloads available to help you make your own digital scrapbooks, as well as loads of free tools that come as standard on most new computers.  For example, you could try out different font styles and sizes to use in your journaling.  There are lots of digital products that you can use to add scrapbooking quotes or poems.

Digital scrapbooking freebies and ideas can often be found online or free with magazines.  Digital scrapbook kits come in all kinds of themes, and are really convenient to use as the colors and styles are completely coordinated.  A ready made kit gives you loads of creative flexibility when designing your scrapbook layouts, but can save you time.  Themed computer scrapbooking products can make it easier to create albums focusing on specific events, such as a wedding, a family Christmas or the birth of a new baby.  Whether you decide to make all your scrap books entirely online, or just use your computer to help with your page layouts, digital scrapping can be a lot of fun and produce brilliant results!