Benefits Of Digital Scrapbooking

By Marcella Finlay-Ross

As more people are becoming comfortable with graphic and photo software programs, digital scrapbooking is gaining in popularity. One is no longer required to purchase several different types of materials to create collages that are unique and reflect the personality of the individual creating the scrapbook.

Creating a digital scrapbook is extremely easy. The websites that provide a person with the ability to create scrapbooks offer all of the designs and styles that one needs to make a digital scrapbook that is unique and, when printed, provides the same character and personality that one would find in a traditional scrapbook.

With digitalized photos one can crop, cut, manipulate, and change a photo to fit the scrapbook that is being created. A person may want to add a tone to each photo in an album to create a special effect. Or, one might want to add an image in a photo to enhance the photo. A person can change the photo to look textured or hand drawn. All of these effects can be accomplished without ruining or damaging the original photo.

When a person wishes to add a unique comment or message on their scrapbook page they can use an artistic font that can look like natural printing or cursive writing. These fonts are made especially for scrapbooking and are available on the digital scrapbooking websites.

Many of the digital scrapbooking websites offer a number of designs and themes that reflect special occasions or events. In addition, there are backgrounds which can be personalized to match the special needs of the person using the system. The time it takes to create a special background or find a perfect paper is reduced to the selection provided on the website. One does not have to go to various shops to find the paper or theme that they need.

When printed the scrapbooks that are made digitally have more durability and are easier to maintain than traditional scrapbooks. Photos are very delicate and often become destroyed over a short period of time when there is glue used to put the photo in a scrapbook. However, the digitalized scrapbook is a photo in itself and can be placed in a book form with paper sheets between each page which protects the quality of the photos used.

Many options are available for a person using digitalized scrapbooking methods than are available when using standard photos. A person can crop pictures without losing the entire photo. They are also able to add color or other images to the photo that would not be available using a traditional method.

Digital scrapbooks make excellent and affordable gifts. An individual can create a scrapbook and print both the pages and cover easily. When the scrapbook is printed it can be put together using many creative techniques. One may wish to put the scrapbook together using ribbon or cord and make a handmade gift that will be a prized keepsake.

By starting children with digital scrapbooking, parents can introduce them to the different shapes and ways that themes, colors, and backgrounds can be used to create pages using their special photos. These scrapbooks are often a way for children to learn the different ways to crop and personalize photos without ruining the originals. - 30452

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