Friday, March 26, 2010

Why Digital?

Today I thought I would try to explain my addiction to digital scrapbooking and maybe convert a few of you paper scrappers in the process!

Convenience: All of my papers, ribbons, clips, brads, stickers, scissors, etc are conveniently located on my hard drive (with a back-up copy on CD of course!). When I am in the mood to scrap, I simply go to my computer & get to it! When I am done, I walk away! No mess to drag out or to clean up. Also, if I decide I need something while in the middle of designing a page, I can hop on line, purchase & download the item I need, and be back to my page in a few minutes.

Logic: In this digital camera age all of your photos are on the computer. Why not take that one extra step before you print them? You're likely doing some edits anyway!

Cost: Anyone who has met my husband knows this is a major factor in anything I do! He is very.... frugal. His favourite thing about digi-scrapping is how much money we have saved since I stopped paper scrapping! When you purchase a digital scrapbooking kit, you can use the items over and over again unlike paper kits you can use just once. There is also a ton of freebies offered by digital scrapbooking designers. If you are selective, you can find a lot of great items without spending a dime!

Sharing: When I complete my scrapbook pages I am able to share them with anyone in the world! I post them on facebook for my friends and family to enjoy. Sometimes I print multiples of pages that I use in gift scrapbooks for relatives.

Damage Control: I make a lot of scrapbook pages. Sometimes I love the finished page - sometimes not so much! With paper scrapping once you cut your picture or your paper you're pretty much committed. If you want to change anything, you have to start all over with new products. Undo and delete are my best friends!

Laziness: When I get a page perfect (it happens!) I like to set it up as a template. Then I can use the same layout again and again by changing the papers or simply rotating or flipping the page!

Neatness: When I print my completed scrapbook pages, I put them in regular 8x8 scrapbooks. I love how all of the pages lay flat and the book fits nicely on the shelf. Nothing sticking out and no bulging page protectors!

Okay. That's it for today. It's snowing outside and I think I'll make myself a mocha and get back to reading Little Women!

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