So I have waded into the world of digital scrapbooking. I was almost certain I would regret it. I didn't. The ease and convenience of not worrying about whether I screwed up my measurements after I cut the $1.25 piece of paper is one major draw. The fact that my kids cannot get into my 'tools', 'paper' or 'embellishments' is another. Aside from that the one thing that made me slap my head in self-annoyance was this - the freebies!!
I have discovered that just about every site that sells or deals with digital scrapbooking stuff has freebies. And we're not talking about last years disaster design that no one liked. We're talking honest-to-goodness cutness. I found myself swearing at all the money I wasted on paper and supplies when the freebies were out there for the taking. Because, when did paper scrapbooking ever give away whole sets of matching paper, accessories and instructions on how to do it? Maybe if you were doing a make 'n take at the local scrapbooking convention or if you happen to win the grand prize at some drawing or contest.
So you are wondering, where can I get some of this myself? Well, let me tell you some of my favorite sites I've found.
Shabby Princess -- this was my favoite site. Not only is all of her stuff adorable, her freebies are amazingly cute! And there is a lot to choose from. This is not to mention the step by step video instructions on how to digital scrapbook under her Tutorials section. And we're not just talking 'click ctrl-x to paste your image' stuff. She is quite detailed and answers questions the green noob ( <----me) would have about it. Then she goes a step further with instructions on how to do things like make 'brushes' in PhotoShop Elements and CS2/3/4. I could go on forever on how much I enjoyed her site and found all the info on it helpful and detailed.
Two Peas in a Bucket -- gotta send props out to one of the oldest online scrapbooking communities out there. Pretty much anything you need to find from fonts to ideas to, of course, freebies can be found here. Not only that but the devoted community is a great place to get pointers from those that have been there and done that.
Here are some other sites that have cute or useful stuff:
Simply Clean Digiscraps -- cute cute stuff
Urban Fonts -- a good place to find fun fonts that are free. A very large collection and not many search options so you'll be doing a lot of page scanning. This is also a good place to find things like comic book fonts.
I'm sure there are more out there, I just haven't taken the time to find them - but I will!! But this is a good starting place for those that want to take that leap into the digiscrapping world.
