Digital scrapbooking is an artistic form of creating scrapbook layouts/pages in digital format with graphics software like Adobe Photoshop Elements. The digital scrapbooker uses digital photos and digital effects and embellishments to create a 12×12 (or other sizes) layout which you can either view on your computer, upload to online galleries or print out.
Many digital scrapbookers started out working with traditional paper scrapbooking and through friends or accidental web searches, stumbled upon digital scrapbooking, tried it out, and realized that it could provide them with more freedom than traditional paper scrapbooking.
Digital scrapbooking uses digital papers and digital elements to create the overall look. You can either download free products or purchase the product through a digital scrapbooking website, like Gotta Pixel. The products, page kits, typically contain a variety of papers, both plain and patterned, and embellishments to adorn the layout. Recently I created this layout using this digital scrapbooking page kit created by BellaGypsy.
After you create your layout, you can save it to your computer hard drive and either print it out or just share it with family and friends, through Facebook, digital scrapbook online galleries, and email. Many print out their layouts either to place into a 12×12 album, create a book with a collection of different layouts, or they print them out to frame and place on their wall. I have printed out several of mine to frame on the wall, and have created several books.
Over the next few weeks I will be providing you with tutorials on how to get started on your first digital scrapbook layout and all the wonderful lingo, techniques and inspiration that you could possibly need to get you hooked on this incredible hobby!
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