Digital Scrapbooks are not difficult and there are many people that have never given it a shot because of their perception of dificulty. The internet is full of resources about digital scrapbooking. One can read and have online tutorials to get to know more about scrapbooking.

Making a digital scrapbook is not expensive. There are hundreds of FREE resources on the net. There are free online tutorials, free digital scrapbooking kits and free page layouts.

Some ways to find digital scrapbooking freebies:

1.Make a search using popular search engines like Google, Yahoo and MSN. The search engines will generate a list. Go over the list and bookmark the sites that are relevant to your needs.

2.Become a member of a forum about digital scrapbooking. Forum members exchange digital scrapbook tools, backgrounds and layouts. Relevant URLs are also posted especially on sites where digital scrapbooking freebies are given.

3.Visit digital scrapbooking sites. Most sites have downloads that are free.

4.Subscribe to a digital scrapbook newsletter. You will find that some newsletter a packed full of great tips and advice. Newsletters also contain updates on freebies.

5.Find blogs about digital scrapbooking. Freebies can be found on many craft blogs as members love to share what they find around the net.

Requirements to download freebies:

1.Freebies are often associated with memberships or registrations. After the registration, login name and passwords will be available.

2.Some sites require subscription to a newsletter before beginning a download.

3.A valid email address is needed for most sites before any download is allowed.

The following are freebies that can be downloaded:

1.Digital scrapbooking kits

2.Scrapbooking Fonts

3.Colors

4.Backgrounds

5.Layouts

6.Pages

7.Embellishments

8.Images

9.Templates

Here are the top five websites that supply digital scrapbooking freebies:

1.Digitreats Freebies  digitreats.typepad.com

Site offers some digital scrapbooking kits for free but only for personal use.

2.Free Digital Scrapbooking www.freedigitalscrapbooking.com

This site has everything needed to start digital scrapbooking including tons of freebies.

3.Shabby Princess  www.shabbyprincess.com

The site has both digital scrapbooking freebies and elegant digital scrapbooking supplies on sale.

4.Digital Scrapbooking Freebies  www.digitalscrapbookingfreebies.com

A digital scrapbooking website dedicated to digital scrapbooking freebies. Updates are made frequently.

5.Digital Scrapbooking Depot  www.digiscrapdepot.com

The site provides digital scrapbooking freebies and links to digital scrapbooking designer’s website.

These digital scrapbooking freebies are already more than enough to start the hobby. You will notice that the freebies offered on these sites have strict rules for the use of the freebies. Most require that you use them only for your personal scrapbooks. Purchasing a kit will help you if you are looking to get unique and high quality artwork for your scrapbook. But for practice and simple needs to express creativity these freebies will suffice.

It seems as if everyone is doing just about everything on the computer there days, from banking to shopping, paying bills, keeping in touch with friends, and yes, even scrapbooking.  While those making up scrapbooks on the computer may be tempted to just follow the instructions they find on those digital scrapbook tutorials, it’s also good to remember that like the instructions you get with actual scrapbook kits, these tutorials are just guides and suggestions.  You might just be happy with new scrapbooking techniques, but your scrapbooks should be personal and unique just to you. Remember that an album is just like the photos inside – they should be something meaningful and personal to you!Yes, digital scrapbook tutorials make great guides, you shouldn’t consider them hard and fast rules for digital scrapbooking.

When you buy a software program for designing digital scrapbooks, it is a good idea to first review the digital scrapbooking tutorials that came with them.By doing this, you will know the basics of how to digitally attach your journaling, clipart, and other page elements that may be included.You can also learn how to place your photos, resize them, and crop them.  Having that basic understanding you get from digital scrapbook tutorials can then help you to move on to the more advanced options of creating and editing your scrapbooks as well as digital scrapbooking classes in.  Again, use their templates and instructions as a guide.  Try moving around clipart or taking some away, or adding items you’ve found online or may already have on your computer.  Also journaling or scrapbooking friendship quotes are other items where you’ll want to express your own personality.  Most digital scrapbook tutorials will tell you how to add wording and may come with a wide variety of fonts, or you can create wording in another program and upload it as you would any other element.

If you’re new to digital scrapbooking you may want to create one entire page with the instructions from those digital scrapbook tutorials so you can see the end result, but if you’ve been doing this for some time or are comfortable using computer programs, step away from their instructions and make up your own pages.If you follow their directions too closely, your pages may come out looking artificial and somewhat contrived.  And isn’t half the fun of scrapbooking the ability to express your own creativity?  So use the instructions on digital scrapbook tutorials to learn how to manipulate elements but then step away from those instructions to create your own masterpiece.

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A Wedding Scrapbook is a perfect gift for a friend or family memeber if you are an artistic and creative person. This is great way to honor the special moment in the life of someone dear to you.  You are a witness to the most wonderful times share by the couple from friends, dating, the engagement and all the way to the wedding union.  This makes a wedding scrapbook a very enjoyable task. You could relate to it because you were part of them thus making it a very personal and sincere gift for both of them highlighting some of the most important cornerstones in their journey towards marriage.

When you create the scrapbook you want to include as many sentimental moments as possible preserved the most special moments in your friends life. You can start the scrapbook with pictures of the couple when they were kids. Think about using pictures of them from elementary school or even as todlers. This will make the scrapbook an even better presentation. You can then place pictures of the couple when they were still dating or with a group.

You can add text to the scrapbook just under a picture of their first dance giving the secret of why they selected the song. Make sure you are willing to put your hear into the project. You have to remember that this book will be the journal of their lives and their relationship. This will also serve as a souvenir of your friendship reminding them of you every time they see it. It is also interesting that many things will be remembered especially when the scrapbook includes pearls of wisdom about marriage from their relatives and friends.

A wedding scrapbook is a very unique and personal gift that is sure to be treasured by the couple throughout their lives. Taking the time and effort to make one for your friend or relative is not just for fun but for the purpose of honoring them and letting them know that they are special to you.

Couples nowadays are more practical and getting chinaware or silverware sets are so common already. Usual wedding gifts like linen or kitchen appliances are things that the couple can purchase or might already have.  That is why a Wedding Scrapbook is a perfect gift for a couple from one of their closest friends or a family member.

You may also consider planning a suprise when you present the Bride with the scrapbook.  A great way to suprise her is to invite her to a Scrapbook Crop with some of her friends.  Each friend would be responsible for creating one page in honor of the bride.When the crop is coming to a close, you and her other friends present her with the scrapbook.

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By Teresa Surrency