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If you have ever used a photography app to tweak your photos, whether it be cropping, changing colours, fixing exposure or even adding cute floppy bunny ears and noses, then you have already started to dip your feet into Digital Scrapbooking.
Digital Scrapbooking is a special hobby dedicated to commemorating life’s joy through photographically capturing, decoratively preserving and sharing important moments.
Digital Scrapbooking makes the process of preserving those important life moments a pleasurable pass time.
Of all the themes that are scrapped, the most common theme by far is that of family, often starting with a mother’s first ultrasound picture of her baby. This first photo leads through to her child’s birth and the series of milestone firsts … first tooth, first Christmas, first birthday, to first day at kindergarten, to school pictures, graduations, weddings, grandchildren … the creative process of enhancement and embellishment of the photographs encapsulating those memories becomes sheer joy in itself.
The Slither
This page marked a slight departure from what I usually designed that added another dimension to the direction of my scrapping style … as every page does when you come to think about it.
The slick look of the playground snake balancing beam in this photograph captured my imagination; I loved it as soon as I saw it! As such, I decided to go for bright light and saturated colour in the photo and on the page, teamed with lots of shiny metal pieces for reflective contrast.
Overall, I was and still am very happy with how this page turned out.
If you are new to digiscrapping, this Start Here guide to learn Digital Scrapbooking has been compiled just for you to help you get started on the path of what is a highly liberating and even life changing craft.
Each lesson in the series will be accompanied by a podcast and a video, as they become available, for those who prefer listening or viewing rather than reading.
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In this series we cover as many of the commonly asked newbie questions as possible … if there is something more that you would like included here or something that you need further information about, please let us know in the Comments here.
Enjoy! 
What is Digital Scrapbooking?
Digital Scrapbooking, digiscrapping, is a relatively new form of traditional scrapbooking, now known amongst digiscrappers as paper scrapbooking, that first started surfacing as an organised hobby in the mid-1990's. If you have been a paper scrapbooker for a while you may already have heard about digiscrapping. But if you have never scrapped before, or are still very new to scrapbooking, and you are here reading this post, then let's take a quick look, together, at what digi’s all about...
What are the advantages of Digital over paper scrapbooking?
The question of what are the perceived advantages of Digital Scrapbooking over traditional or paper scrapbooking have been discussed in digiscrapping forums far and wide many times over the years. Some would argue that it was just Digiscrappers using cognitive dissonance to justify and make themselves feel better about their purchases. NOT SO! Today’s blog examines some of the key differences between the two forms.
What do I need to have to start creating layouts?
Whilst Digital Scrapbooking has a number of perceived advantages over paper scrapping, there are some necessary items including equipment, software and supplies. This post looks at the variety of "must have" supplies as well as a few of the more advanced items...
What is the Best Software for Digital Scrapbooking?
The question about what the best software is for Digital Scrapbooking is one that comes up often, especially when you are just starting out. The crucial requirement is that the software supports layers enabling the various papers and elements to be layered, aka stacked, within the layout being created. But, today there are numerous options for choice of software, so where do you start? In this post we look at a number of options ranging from closed system through to multi-versatile...
How exactly do I create a Digital Scrapbook layout?
Creating your first Digital Scrapbooking page may seem like a daunting task at first blush. However, the good news is that it is actually much simpler than it seems and once you understand how to use layers it becomes the proverbial piece of cake. In this blog post we cover the basics of getting started with your first digital scrapbooking layout project through a simple step-by-step walk through of the canvas file creation and design process commencing with a bunch of random files through to completed layout.
Where do I get Digital Scrapbooking kits?
Starting out in Digital Scrapbooking can be as simple as adding a photo to a word processing document, typing up some journaling to add to it and then printing the finished page. At first, it is often difficult to know where to buy good quality, legally designed and offered kits. In this post we discuss some of the different types of digital scrapbooking kits that you might like to use, where you can get them as well as why choosing to buy kits is an important decision to support the local small businesses that produce industry level quality designs.
Downloads? What are downloads and how do I do them?
Digital Scrapbooking relies on the use of graphics in order to create layouts. These kits, though, are on the Internet not on your computer. So how do you get them onto your computer for use? Downloads! This post explores what downloads are, how to make downloads happen and what to do if you have problems, plus simple suggestions about file storage, backup and organisation, plus simple tips for newbies.
What’s the deal with using Digital Scrapbooking kits?
Finally you have some digiscrap supplies and you've started organising and backing up, the pages are starting to become even more satisfying and you are learning how to crop in ways that you never thought possible before. But what are you really able to do or not to do with the kits once you have them on your device? Read on to discover what the deal is when you are using kits, what you can and can't do, and touch on the applied copyright considerations when scrapping.
What are file types? Why are they important?
Unless you’ve had to deal with using different types of files in the past, either in your work or studies or hobby, then when you first start digital scrapbooking it may be a little confusing trying to understand what is meant when you hear the term “file type” and why they are important. File types are important because they tell various software programs and applications how to handle the information within them. The objective of today's post is to demystify one of the most basic functions in computer software.
Keep those .PNGs neat: How to safely trim away empty pixels.
Empty space in the transparent backgrounds of the .PNG files of embellishments for Digital Scrapbooking can chew up a LOT of hard drive space, literally for nothing. It can also make placement of embellishments difficult in some programs. Excessive empty transparent space can also be a hiding ground for stray pixels, causing issues on layouts, particularly by playing havoc with Drop Shadows and other Layer Styles. In today's blog we delve into what to look for, and how to fix it, when checking the embellishments in your digi-stash.
