Scrapbooking, for millions is a passionate hobby. Scrappers spend hundreds of hours pouring over paper, and bows, and buttons, and glue... oh the glue! Well, personally, I never could come to terms with that glue. I'm one of those kind of gals that has to have the ability to take a button, put it on a piece of paper, and if I don't like it, move it. Well glue is stubborn and isn't very flexible when it comes to what I want. So I said goodbye to the glue and went digital!
A little about me...
First, welcome to my blog! I'm overjoyed to be a part of the AnnTheGran community and excited about sharing information about digital scrapbooking with everyone! I am Stacy Carlson, a stay-at-home (working) mom to my daughter (born 2001) and my son (born 2007). Our family resides in Nebraska, which is where I was born and raised. I've been a part of the digital scrapbooking community since 2005 and have watched as this little known hobby has slowly crept more and more into the mainstream world.
In 2005, my cousin and I started a website called GottaPixel.net, and from there, things have snowballed into what my life is now! Addicted to digital scrapbooking!
Our very own Ann The Gran has been introducing you to digital scrapbooking in her blogs, showing you wonderful layouts she has compiled.
With conventional paper scrapbooking, you purchase paper, and embellishments (elements) and glue and scissors, and bows and ribbon and.... You take all those pieces, along with your photos, and make scrapbook layouts that tell a story. Digital scrapbooking is the same thing, but you work with digital supplies and graphics software (like Adobe Photoshop Elements) instead. Digital Scrapbook page kits will give you all the supplies you will need to create a page: paper, elements, ribbons and bows. Using your graphics software, you arrange the paper, photos, and elements together, just like you would with conventional paper scrapbook supplies, to create a scrapbook layout that tells a story.
You can create so many things; brag books, layouts, albums, framed artwork. The sky is the limit when it comes to creativity and digital scrapbooking. Unlike paper scrapbooking, you have the option to manipulate photos and use custom brushes in your graphics software. And when you're done, you will have something that will last a lifetime!
Through this blog, I will be walking you through the steps of getting started in creating your own digital scrapbook memories. You will be able to find tutorials, examples, challenges, and hopefully inspiration, but most of all, someone to whom you can ask every single question you have!
I'm excited about getting started! Before I do though, I want to tell you all a little secret! On October 30, 2008 you're going to be able to find some incredible and wonderful digital scrapbook supplies right here at AnnTheGran, but even better, one of the talented designers who will be selling her designs is none other than Ann Cobb! Yes, our very own Ann The Gran has been creating digital scrapbook products for some time, and it's so exciting to have her selling them here! Also, November 1 is National Digital Scrapbook Day! A perfect time to introduce everyone to this wonderful passion!