Do You Have a Picture?

Recently, when I was up and away from a computer, someone asked to see a picture of my son. Strangely, I didn’t have one. My wife and I have not yet physically printed out any pictures of our son. Some of this is a cost consideration as it does take additional dollars (and even some driving) to get a decently printed out photo for the wallet, purse, or physical album. The primary reason, however, is convenience. As I’ve revealed many times before I am a self-identified technology addict. This doesn’t mean that I have the latest GPS device or cell … Continue reading

Digital Scrapbooking Products: Scrapbook Max® Software

There are a wide variety of digital scrapbooking software products available to meet just about any needs. For even $10.00 you can get a program that does a simple job of allowing you to create a layout, but typically these programs don’t come with any other advantages. One of the top digital software programs available is Scrapbook Max®. It has been voted and rated tops among many scrapbookers for a couple of years now. The software is easy to use, helps you stay organized and allows you to completely customize beautiful layouts. Not only does Scrapbook Max® software have enough … Continue reading

How To Save Your Digital Scrapbooking Layouts

Digital scrapbooking is fun and rewarding but it also takes some work. You need to learn how to correctly save your digital layouts for several different options. You might need to save one way for printing the layout, another for sharing online and another to go back and edit the page. Here are the different ways to save your digital layouts and their formats. High Resolution Format This is the most common way to save your digital scrapbook layouts. Usually this format is used for the future printing of the layouts to get the most true color results from the … Continue reading

Digital Scrapbooking Organization 101

With the popularity of Digital Scrapbooking on the rise, it is imperative that you figure out how to get organized if you want to scrapbook this way. Scrapbooking digitally is fun and doesn’t cost as much money as traditional scrapbooking, however at the same time it requires some organization that you might not otherwise need. Digital Photographs – Obviously in any form of scrapbooking, the photographs are necessary. However, when they are digital you need to take some time and really get them organized. It can be extremely difficult to find a certain picture from a certain event if there … Continue reading

Scrapbooking Week in Review for January 1-6, 2008

The New Year is upon us and with that comes new goals, new tips and new articles here on families.com. The scrapbooking blog is once again buzzing with activity and will continue to grow and broaden during the year. We will be taking a look at a few forgotten categories and helping those flourish. Here’s what has been up in the scrapbooking blog this past week. Is Scrapbooking Dying Out? When you’re in the industry as long as I have been, you tend to see different trends come and go, different products reach their height and then die out, and … Continue reading

Is Digital Scrapbooking For You?

Digital scrapbooking has taken the scrapbooking market to a whole new level. It has allowed those who were on the fence about scrapbooking to begin with, to take part without a great deal of commitment or cost. Now, don’t get me wrong, digital scrapbooking takes a lot of work and practice to get a layout complete. I have heard many a scrapbooker wonder if digital scrapbooking is for them. So I thought I would take a moment to try and answer that question. The important thing to recognize is that nobody has that actual answer but you. But here are … Continue reading