Traditional Scrapbooking
VS Digital Scrapbooking

Scrapbooking the, popular hobby using scrapbooking supplies and embellishments, often bringing together groups in scrapbooking workshops. But what about the digital scrapbooking enthusiast, scrapbooking alone with his or her computer? The new age of the digital scrapbooking hobbyist.

Digital Scrapbook Page

          I started scrapbooking, and introduced my daughter and my husband’s cousin, Debby (both of whom are much more artistic than I) to the craft. Today Debby is an avid scrapbooker, and has taken her craft to a much higher level.
          For me, scrapbooking wasn’t always practical for what I wanted to achieve for my finished photo album.
          First, there was the text. I want my photo pages to include as much text and information as possible. I want names, dates, places. And quite frankly, my printing/handwriting just isn’t that great. No matter how hard I try, it always looked far more primitive than I wanted. And considering the amount of writing I wanted to include with some of my pages (which might at time resemble a journal more than a traditional scrapbook), purchasing and applying premade letters was not practical.
          Second, I needed multiple copies. This first occurred to me when I started putting together a Christmas book for my son and daughter. I tried scrapbooking two books at one time, and it was a bit overwhelming. It simply took all the fun out of it. One problem, I didn’t have double prints, so I was forced to divide the pictures between them.
          In the midst of this project, I decided to make just one Christmas book, and then scan it.   I could then print off the pages, to create an identical album for each of children, and keep the original scrapbook for myself. Unfortunately, that first problem I had with scrapbooking seemed to look even worse scanned. You remember, my print was not terrific.
          But, this did give me an idea. I decided to try digital scrapbooking. I don’t remember hearing that phrase before, yet I figured someone was probably doing it. And sure enough, after a trip to the store, I found several scrapbook software programs.
          There are a couple of definite advantage of digital vs traditional scrapbooking. First, that pesky text problem. No more did I worry about my handwriting, I now had dozens of font styles to choose from, in a variety of colors.
          Second, I could print out several copies if I wanted. I finally finished that Christmas album, this time all digital. I printed out three copies, one for my husband and I, and one for each of our children.

Traditional Scrapbooking VS Digital Scrapbooking

Traditional Scrapbooking
VS Digital Scrapbooking