Scrapbooking: Free Fun & Memories

The first half of this lens is about digital scrap
What is digital scrap well it is computer scrapbooking making all you need in photoshop or psp or perhaps other similar programs making buttons zippers papers and so on all on your computer and then putting together you scrap page and printing them out on your printer and adding to your album. alot of scrappers use a bit of both digital and hand scrapping.whats fun about digital scrap is the possibilities are endless and you can adjust your photos as you make your page sharpening or soft focus or blend photos into the back ground I love digital scrap it is alot of fun.

in this first half of this you will find free digital scrap downloads that you just put together you can do it right in office or word if you like or uses photo shop or psp and just print out.

you will find tutorials on how to do your own digital scrap in photoshop or psp,

tips, tricks, photography links and more..!

"Next are Some of my Digital scrap pages"

• You Tube Tuts
• Free Daily
• A-Z Freebies
• Quick Pages
• Digi tutorials
• Groups
• your Site
• Jump/ Part 2
• Items of scrap

A quick page is a page all ready to use at corect size for you to just put your photos.
and then print out for your book. whats great about quick pages you can use them in word program with your photos or in paint you dont need an expensive art program to use them and they are all ready to use. here are a few of mine I have at Renderly yours for a dollar a set . you can get them at RenderlyYours.com and in drop down at top of the page just go to scrapbooking.

each page in sets is a 12x12 inch 200dpi quick page just put in your own photos some folks like to resize to desktop and use as wallpaer you can get these at Renderly yours link is listed above. I have also been invited to this scrap store to display items grand opening sale 40 %off Bee haven Designz
and watch for more specials as time goes on lots of great scrap

Annets if you fallow her links has both psp and Photoshop tuts
http://scrap-stuff-with-psp-tutorials.blogspot.com/2008/04/old-paper.html

1 hour scrap
http://www.1hourscrap.com/main.php?page=tutorials

2 peas
http://www.twopeasinabucket.com/cg_list.asp?t=133

atomic cupcake
http://atomiccupcake.com/tutorial.php?id=000002

cottage arts
http://cottagearts.net/tutorials.html

everyday digital scrap
http://everydaydigitalscrapbooking.blogspot.com/

matter of scrap
http://www.matterofscrap.com/tutorials.htm

digitaal scrappen
http://www.digitaalscrappen.nl/index.php?topic=Tutorials&page=1

scrap outside the box
http://www.scrapoutsidethebox.com/tutorials/

scrappers guid
http://www.scrappersguide.com/resources.html

Misses beehaven
http://Missesbeehaven.com

Scrapbook-bytes
http://www.scrapbook-bytes.com/

Divine Digital
http://www.divinedigital.com/forums/index.php

Digital scrap memories
http://forum.digitalscrapbookmemories.com/

digital divas
http://www.digitaldivasdesigns.com/forums/

the digi chick
http://www.thedigichick.com/forums/

Digital scrapbook place
http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/place/freebies.shtml

Misses beeHaven
http://www.missesbeehaven.com/

The simple items of scrap

sharp cutting tool scissors (craft knife or box cutter or razor blade tool always use caution) hole punch photo / paper trimmer

paper Staples has everything but also check wall mart and other places http://www.staples.com/ check for sales I have gotten wonderful buys especially around the holidays or just after some even bigger buys paper types -card stock heavy paper sticker paper for stickers (comes in clear and white)

a book these are not as hard to find as they used to be Michael's or other craft stores also check your local department stores or just do a web search you can get both 12×12 or 8×10 now alot of them come with clear sleeves that allow for longer life of your images and prints

if you want to laminate you can get cheap laminate rs on line cool and hot just do a web search and compare prices cool laminate rs are normally cheaper

Magnets you can get magnets at your local craft stores and department stores you can cut out stickers and stick them right onto the magnets can use laminated items and alot of magnets come with sticky backs so you can put print outs that you cut to fit right on the magnet magnets are great for all types of projects.

your printer your regular home printer is fine or you can bring to a place for printing like cvs or wall mart or Costco or you can spend a lot on a scrap printer http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/consumer/consDetail.jsp?oid=53540919 you can find some good buys on ebay at times just search for scrapbooking printer . here are some printing services

http://whcc.com/

http://www.mpix.com/

http://www.winkflash.com/ (8×10 is the only real scrapper's size available)

http://www.photoexpressfotosource.ca/digital/digitalscrapbooking.html

More Info I have learned and more about my Items-

What type of paper to use
best on photo paper (either glossy or matte). But card stock or regular paper works just as well. You can try a variety of different papers and see what you like best.

12×12 Paper printing
You can buy a wide format printer http://www.wide-format-printers.org/ to print at home. These printers are typically around $400. You will have to buy large paper as well, which is typically about $2 a sheet. You can also have your layouts printed professionally. Check your local printing places for prices. I like Wall mart and folks use Costco. You can choose at 12×18 print for $3. There is also online photo printing.

COST
I have found that an 8×10 scrapbook page typically costs about $1.75 to print at home including the photo paper. 12×12's get very expensive to print at home because of the cost of the paper and printers again are very expensive

Card stock is great for my game print outs recipe cards calendars dry erase boards and greeting cards invitations and postcards and book marks Items will be in shop soon

Stickers when you see stickers in digital sites they are for digi scraping but you can in most cases get sticker print paper at staples or other stores they sell both white and clear i recommend white you can print out stickers to use in scrapping or fun for the kids to use I will always try when making stickers to make 2 sets a set to print and use as real stickers and mock stickers to use in digi scrap but you can still use mock as actual stickers just take your cutting knife and cut off the drop shadow if there is one i f you do not have a paint program photo shop paint shop you can place images in word and set them up to print from there. real stickers oh my the amount that is out there i buy them cheap at food stores and wall mart in card section.

Q) How Do I make the items for digi scrap

A) I use on line tutorials and Paint shop pro and photoshop

I have figured out some on my own I use my own Photos in some of my items

I am a member of groups that have helped keep me inspired and enjoying it

I try and keep items a 300dpi and for 12x 12 books but you can resize for smaller books in the future i will try and make my backs and frames to fit both sizes

both most single items will easily fit both

There are many places online that can print out your pages in various sizes & various photo papers. Professional printing can assure you it is acid free and will last years. You can upload your photos from your computer, select the size, color, papers & you'll have them delivered to you door in no time.
LOCAL PHOTO LABS: or copy centers as well. (i.e. Kinko's, cvs wallmart ,Costco, Sam's, etc.)
HOME PRINTERS: If you choose to print them at home, you have a variety of choices.
LARGE FORMAT PRINTERS: You many not want to give up your fabulous 12x12 albums or pages, so you would need to have a large format printer by Epson, HP or Canon. Shop around for the best prices.
REGULAR PRINTERS: If you can not afford or do not want a large format printer, you have some size options; 81/2 x 11, 10x10, 8x8, 6x6, etc. There are many albums out there that are made in these smaller sizes to accommodate these smaller pint outs.
PAPERS: It is recommended that you use paper that is compatible with your printer;
There are several choices of photo papers; matte, satin, luster, glossy, Each photo finish will give you a different look & feel.
There are also many fine artistic papers that are made specifically for ink jet printers. You'll find exquisite watercolor, canvas, linen-based & fabric papers for ink jet printers. the ink prints beautiful on these papers. They add a very art like flair to your creations.

this is the second half of this lens scrap at home by hand I have included articles videos tools and sites to help with your scrapbooking at home enjoy and please come back again for updates also you might want to look at digital scrap section as well for articles ideas and more photography tips..!

• You Tube Tuts
• Savings & tips
• Sayings Poems
• Do you scrap?
• Photography
• Scrap Tools
• Scrap books

Great sayings and Poems you can use for your scrap pages and word art

Great craft links sayings and quotes

Craft Junkies
http://www.craftjunkies.com/sayings/About.asp

Crafty sayings
http://www.sawyers-specialties.com/sayings.php

Cutie Sayings
http://www.craftsayings.com/

The quote Garden
http://www.quotegarden.com/

World of Quotes
http://www.worldofquotes.com/

Quote-o-matic
http://www.sbrowning.com/quotes/

poems and Quotes
http://www.dennydavis.net/poemfiles/keywords.htm

Mama Lisa (kids)
http://www.mamalisa.com/house/

Verse it
http://www.verseit.com/

Angel Poetry
http://www.angelslight.org/poetry.html

Little sayings
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Lane/2470/lslists.htm

sayings quotes and poems
http://www.teas2dine4.com/4sayingsnquotes.html

Poetry
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Lane/2470/lslists.htm

title ideas for scraping
http://store.scrapbooks-store.com/titleideas.html