| Digital scrapbooking is one of the newest trends in the | | | | your page entirely on the computer. Using digital |
| scrapbooking hobby. Scrapbookers are using the | | | | pictures, or scanned pictures and scrapbooking |
| computer in many ways to enhance their | | | | software, you can create stunning pages entirely on |
| scrapbooking pages, or create their pages entirely on | | | | the computer. These pages will look a lot like the paper |
| the computer. | | | | pages you see everywhere. One of the benefits of |
| Some people use the computer to enhance their | | | | creating your pages on the computer is that you can |
| photos and scrapbooking pages. With the rise of digital | | | | share them with friends and family, no matter where |
| photography, many scrapbookers are editing their | | | | they live. If grandma and grandpa live two states |
| photos on the computer before putting them in the | | | | away, they can see the grandkids' latest page with the |
| album. They are removing red-eye, blurring out | | | | click of the mouse. Not only that, but digital |
| distracting backgrounds and enhancing the color of | | | | scrapbooking is a lot less time consuming than |
| their photos. Some scrapbookers are even printing | | | | traditional scrapbooking. You can create pages much |
| their own photos at home. Doing this allows you to | | | | quicker and if you make a mistake, you just delete and |
| customize the size of the photo to fit perfectly onto | | | | start over. You have not wasted expensive supplies |
| your page. | | | | or ruined priceless photos. |
| Some scrapbookers use the computer to make | | | | If you are going to enter the field of digital |
| elements for their traditional scrapbooking pages. They | | | | scrapbooking, it is important to purchase a |
| will create journal boxes, titles, enhancements and | | | | photo-quality printer. If you are going to want 12 x 12 |
| more on the computer, then attach it to the page. The | | | | albums, there are printers made specifically to hold 12 |
| most common use of the computer along these lines | | | | x 12 paper. Make sure whatever paper you are |
| is to create titles and text boxes for the page. This is | | | | printing on is acid-free. You do not want your pages |
| because you have a huge variety of fonts and colors | | | | fading with time. Consider printing on photo paper, as |
| to make your text when using the computer. There is | | | | this will let your pages look like a traditional photo. |
| even a type of software on the market today that | | | | Since digital cameras are becoming the norm, so will |
| allows you to make a text out of your own | | | | digital scrapbooking as the industry develops. You can |
| handwriting. This will allow you to save time using the | | | | do many things on the computer that you might not be |
| computer to create your text without losing the | | | | able to do on paper. Don't think that digital |
| personalized factor of the page including your own | | | | scrapbooking will replace paper scrapbooking, though. |
| handwriting. You can create stunning titles on the | | | | The camaraderie that women feel when they get |
| computer, using thousands of fonts. | | | | together to scrapbook will be lost on the computer, so |
| The biggest trend in digital scrapbooking is to create | | | | paper scrapbooking is going to remain popular. |