{"id":732,"date":"2006-12-29T20:55:25","date_gmt":"2006-12-30T03:55:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/noreimerreason.com\/?p=754"},"modified":"2006-12-29T20:55:25","modified_gmt":"2006-12-30T03:55:25","slug":"digital-scrapbooking-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/noreimerreason.com\/amberandgreg\/?p=732","title":{"rendered":"Digital Scrapbooking"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I am really excited about digital scrapbooking. I am sure my mom and sisters are getting a little tired of me talking about it all the time to then in our MSN chats. I had done a few pages in a scrapbooking program, but this month have been doing everything straight in Photoshop Elements. It is more challenging but also provides a lot more options and opportunities for learning.<\/p>\n<p>I have found a few digital scrapbooking sites which offer many downloads of background papers, embellishments, etc. Some even offer free downloads on certain items. My favorites so far are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" title=\"Digital Scrapbook Place\" href=\"http:\/\/digitalscrapbookplace.com\/\">DigitalScrapbookPlace.com<\/a> &#8211; this site offers a <em>lot<\/em> of free downloads and has a huge library of downloads.<\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" title=\"Computer Scrapbook\" href=\"http:\/\/www.computerscrapbook.com\/\">ComputerScrapbook.com<\/a> &#8211; this site also has a large library of downloads and a few freebies. Many of their downloads are designed for printing so that you can use them in regular scrapbooking as well.<\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" title=\"Digichick.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thedigichick.com\">DigiChick.com<\/a> &#8211; I just discovered this site so I am still learning how it works. But they seem to have a nice variety of downloads and I have seen some beautiful layouts in their gallery.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Each of the three sites also offers a free gallery for its members, which makes up for a nice community and a great place to get inspiration while viewing others&#8217; layouts. Other members can comment on the layouts submitted so it is also a way of getting constructive criticism if you want it, although I haven&#8217;t been brave enough to ask for it yet from anyone other than Greg. The comments I have received so far have been positive, but I think that is mostly due to it being comprised of other people like me who are excited about scrapbooking and thrilled to see new people try it too.<\/p>\n<p>As I have been frequenting these sites, I am realizing that I have a lot to learn, but I am inspired too. Some of the people design their own embellishment and backgrounds. Art has never been my strong suit, but I really would like to learn how to do some of that myself. So here is my first attempt:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Christmas 2006\" title=\"Christmas 2006\" src=\"\/blog_images\/12222006_02_scrapbook.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I made the background paper myself! Hooray! It wasn&#8217;t hard or anything, but I am still proud of myself. I am also excited about the stockings and the manger scene. Those were carefully &#8220;extracted&#8221; from a picture of our stockings hung on our fireplace mantle. So now I can upload a page to the scrapbooking galleries and not have to give credit to any other designer. The page is completely my own in all respects.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am really excited about digital scrapbooking. I am sure my mom and sisters are getting a little tired of me talking about it all the time to then in our MSN chats. 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