Scrapbooking Plus!

I’ve done paper scrapping for a long while, but I’m terribly behind. I think digital Scrapbooking might just be what I need to get back on track, but I’m overwhelmed with all of the info out there. Help! Where should I start?

First I would start by looking at the software you are going to use. How comfortable are you with using it? If the answer is not so much, I would recommend getting books and such on the software that will teach you how to do various things. If you are using Adobe Photoshop (CS, Elements, etc.), then you can access Adobe’s website for tutorials and tons of information. They also do a podcast if you are interested in that. I have found those useful. Nothing beats getting to see how someone does something step by step!!

If you are using other software, chek out their customer website to see if they offer any how-tos. Many of the various programs have a lot of similarities so even if you don’t have Adobe, you might want to take a gander over there.

Once you feel that you have a decent handle on your software I would go to a limited number of websites. Pick one that you feel give you the best directions on how-tos and have a forum to discuss things. Forums are a great chance to interact and get help when you are stuck! They often will also have archieves so that you can look for answers to questions that you have that may have been asked before. I will list a couple examples below of some websites that I have enjoyed for digital scrapping.

I would like to sell (indiviually or to a company) my digital Scrapbooking pages, embellishments, alphabets, etc. What is the best way to do this? What about just starting my own line, starting out small and selling to local stores? Do you think it’s better to do only digital or only paper or do both?

Maybe check out a site called shabbyprincess.com I know there are different designers who post digital kits that people can download on there.. I don’t know how they get paid and whatnot though.

I think both would be great. I personally prefer non-digital, but to each his own. If your stuff is good, try out both ways. I think it would be great.

I need bigger posts for Scrapbooking. I dont like the extensions, they get week. Can you but larger posts at homedepot?

I doubt it and I know I saw some somewhere – can’t remember. Maybe Scrapbook.com?

I am living in a hospital room for weeks at a time. To keep myself occupied, I’d like to do a little Scrapbooking, but always overdo it by bringing too much supplies. I ofton forget crucial items like the pictures!

Try digital Scrapbooking at CropMom (http://www.cropmom.com). All you need is a computer connected to the Internet and your photos put on your hard drive.

Just for fun? Besides smilebox. You don’t really make your own scrapbook. I use to go to a scrapbooking site online to build Scrapbooks, and it was for free. Anybody know of a site like this?
you don’t build your own scrapbooks on smilebox* I don’t want sites that will link me to sites where i can get scrapbook supplies, i want a site where i can make my own scrapbook online.

have you looked here:

Free Online Scrapbooking
Into scrapbooking? Try making a beautiful custom photo book. Easy to…
www.picaboo.com

SCRAPO™ | Digital Online Scrapbooking, Fully Customizable Drag-and-Drop …
Scrapo is a community based online scrapbooking website. … Sign up now to begin creating online Scrapbooks to share with your friends and family! …
www.scrapo.com – Cached

Digital Scrapbooking, Scrapbooking Ideas and Scrapbooking Kits
Digital scrapbooking site with ideas, tutorials, free downloads, and photo sharing. … Online Scrapbooking | Free Scrapbooking Quote | Scrapbook Layout …
www.scrapwow.com – Cached

ONLINE SCRAPBOOKING 101
Your resource for the basics of digital photography and digital scrapbooking-for real people! … Curious about online scrapbooking? …
www.onlinescrapbooking101.com – Cached

I love to Scrapbook and like talking to others who love to scrapbook also. Scrapbookers are very creative people, full of great ideas. What are your favorite hints and tips for scrapbooking?

Color is my thing. I don’t like to put too much on a page – one can overdo it with all the awesome stuff out there. I am careful to match colors in the pictures to papers and things I use, but I try to match one of the less dominant colors. It makes things pop.

I love the rub on stuff that’s out there now, much better than the first rub on products.

i also collect stickers with sayings and quotes to use for areas that need a little something but I don’t want to journal. Sometimes just a few words say it all.

I guess everyone has their own scrapbooking philosophy. Some love to journal, some will decorate a whole page with just one picture. Some are techniqe junkies!

That’s the great thing about Scrapbooking, it’s all your own style.

Color and Balance. It took me all those words to just say that.

I’d like to use buttons in my Scrapbooking pages, but I don’t want to pay the price for what they sell in craft stores. What materials are generally safe (acid/lingin-free) to use on Scrapbook pages?

Go to CropMom at http://www.cropmom.com and use your photos and CropMom’s graphics to create your scrapbook. They have thousands of graphics including buttons. It is fund, easy, and safe.

I think Scrapbooking would be a fun and creative outlet for my daughter but how can she get started. Where can I find supplies and materials to get started? Is there a basic kit or set?

A good place to start is about.com http://scrapbooking.about.com/
which has articles showing how to get started

http://scrapbooking.about.com/cs/gshowtos/a/supplies.htm

and supplies http://scrapbooking.about.com/cs/gshowtos/a/supplies.htm
and even Free Stuff http://scrapbooking.about.com/od/freestuff/
Topics on the clickable links in red on the left also include product reviews, layouts and digital Scrapbooking. In the ‘Offers’ section there are assembled kits for kid’s scrapbooking too.

The costs for Scrapbooking can really add up. What are some ways to save?

There are two variants.

1. You can go into digital scrapooking. Though there has been a recent discussion on whether digital Scrapbooking is really cheaper (it was about cost of 12×12 printing)

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Av0I.hCkTMfB0I6z_2lZoX7ty6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20080507030105AAi3JGE&show=7#profile-info-qZd9GZI3aa

2. You can try so called "printables". These are digital images that you can print out and use in your paper Scrapbooks.
If you have color printer at home, this might be a good solution.

I want to archive my track and field mementos—articles, ribbons, medals, etc. I hate the look, feel, and kitschy look of scrapbooking, but I want these pieces archived in a nice way. Any suggestions?

You should choose a scrapbook you like that is not too "froo-froo" and then get a package of that background paper (or buy ones you like separately.) Put all your stuff in the album and just label with a pen or nice marker what all the stuff is or whatever it is you want to say about the page. It is really only a scrapbook if you put like scraps of things and label the items with things such as: "a tissue that Grandpa used at Grandma’s funeral." or anything like that….

For my mom’s birthday last year, I made a Scrapbook for her, but it was just photographs arranged in a nice way with pretty background paper and A FEW stickers on eack page. it looks really nice. It is not overdone and there is no texture or anything like that. It is a colorful, nice way to remember things that happened or that you participated in such as your track.

dont over or underdo yourself. make it so that it expresses who you are because that is ehat Scrapbooking is all about. If you just throw pictures in a book, then years later when you look back at it, you are going to wish that it had more personality to it.

I REALLY hope this helped because I am a really slow typer and that just took a very long time to do!! LOL