Digital Scrapbooking :Digital Scrapbooking Scrapbooking Using your Computer


Why Scrapbooking? :Why Scrapbooking? Family history preservation Capture special moments with journaling Creative outlet Lifetime hobby


Why Digital Scrapbooking? :Why Digital Scrapbooking? Use digital camera, cell phone, and scanned photos easily Does not require a large work space Easy clean up Low cost hobby Reuse materials over and over again


Why Digital Scrapbooking? (Continued) :Why Digital Scrapbooking? (Continued) Principles learned with digital scrapbooking can be applied to other projects Cards Wall collages Brochures, flyers, and handouts Web design Business cards PowerPoint design


Popular Scrapbooking Programs :Popular Scrapbooking Programs Adobe Photoshop Adobe Photoshop Elements Corel/Jasc Paint Shop Pro CorelDRAW Microsoft Digital Image Suite Encore Creating Keepsakes Scrapbooking Designer Ulead PhotoImpact


Paint Shop Pro :Paint Shop Pro The following tutorial is of a simple scrapbook page made using Paint Shop Pro (PSP). Most graphic programs are set-up in a similar way with areas to work and view your tool options and layers and materials palettes.


Set the Size of your Page :Set the Size of your Page Some popular digital scrapbook size pages are 12x12 8.5x11 10x10 8x8 6x6 4x6 I am using an 8x10 page for this example.


Choose Your Photos :Choose Your Photos I chose two photos captured from a cell phone and opened them inside PSP. I can crop them and/or edit them with PSP before I begin to use them in a scrapbook page.


Backgrounds and Graphics :Backgrounds and Graphics Digital products are downloaded onto your computer Search online for many free digital scrapbooking supplies www.digitalfreebies.com www.freedigitalscrapbooking.com Supplies can also be purchased from a growing number of websites www.weedsandwildflowersdesign.com www.oscraps.com www.peppermintcreative.com Make your own supplies with graphics programs


Set your Background :Set your Background I chose a background “paper” that I thought would enhance the pictures I chose to scrapbook.


Add your Pictures :Add your Pictures I added my pictures, which I first edited by placing them inside frame graphics, to my page.


Journaling :Journaling Along with the picture (worth a thousand words!), journaling captures memories What to journal Page Titles Dates Names The story behind the photo Poems Quotes


Add your Page Title :Add your Page Title I added a title to my page to capture the basic idea of my photos.


Add your Journaling :Add your Journaling I wrote a little about my pictures- when and where the photos were taken. Journaling is what makes scrapbooking truly special.


Add your Finishing Touches :Add your Finishing Touches I added a few extra touches to my page before I was finished.


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Final Step: Printing Digital Scrapbook Pages :Final Step: Printing Digital Scrapbook Pages Print with a home computer printer Print through an online printing service like www.walmart.com