Computer Scrapbooking

I am already tired of cutting & pasting on it. I would like to continue this scrapbook by adding pages from some type of digital scrapbooking (that I design with some type of software & someone else prints). I don't want a complete bound book… Just somewhere I can design & order prints 1 page at a time. Any ideas?
I don't see 12×12 as a printing option anywhere… Is that an option?

I would suggest investing in a good scrapbooking software program. I find these have more options and are easier to work with.

Here are some of my favorite free sites that also work. You can download kits or just elements.

http://www.freedigitalscrapbooking.com/
http://twopeasinabucket.kaboose.com/digital.asp
http://www.computerscrapbook.com/free-digital-scrapbooking.html
http://www.scrapbookflair.com/
http://www.shabbyprincess.com/

To print pages, I usually use http://kodakgallery.com

I do a lot of scrapbooking and it sure would be nice to have a lot of different fonts to use. Thanks for the help

You can go to any font site like nofonts.com and download one or more of they many fonts they offer. Download the font to somewhere you will remember like you Desktop, then move it into your fonts folder by going to your Control Panel then double click "Fonts". Just cut it from your desktop and paste it into the fonts folder and you've got it

how or where can i download a free software for scrapbooking i have several scrapbooks from my kids but all are 12×12 the big kind i wish i could copy and make it in to a CD! can I? and how or how do i create one on my computer?

Adobe offers a trial version of its Photoshop Elements graphics software. Corel offers a trial version of its Paint Shop Pro graphics software. And there is a free graphics software program called the GIMP, which I haven’t used but, it’s my understanding, can do much the same things as Photoshop.

You might want to investigate Picasa, Google’s free photo-sharing and editing program. Again, I haven’t used Picasa but it allows you to edit photos to a certain extent.

For your 12 by 12 scrapbook pages, you’ll have to scan them in, preferably using a wide-format scanner that will allow you to accomodate the entire page at once. However, you can use a regular-sized scanner and scan it in piece by piece, but you’ll need to “stitch” together (that’s the term they use for putting the pieces together digitally) using graphics-editing software.

You may be able to find a wide-format scanner that you can use at a local Kinkos. For a fee, you can scan in the scrapbook pages, then have them burned to a disk.

I have used picaboo and looked at zscrabooks. I like picaboo, it is easy but it has kind of boring designs. I want somthing that can hold a lot of pictures and great, cute designs.. thanks

Creative memories has a great digital scrapbooking series.

http://www.mycmsite.com/sites/jeaninesproule

I am a digital scrapbooking fan. I have used many digital scrapbooking software, and my most favorite (recently) is Scrapbook Flair from www.scrapbookflair.com.

The software is FREE. It has powerful features, and is very easy and fun to use. Most stuff I usually have to buy, such as scrapbook templates, embellishments and backgrounds, are FREE at Scrapbook Flair.

Scrapbook Flair is also the most fun scrapbook sharing community site on the Internet in my opinion.

than changing the way your pictures look and scrapbooking on the computer? I guess what I am trying to ask is if you create a scrapbook page on the computer, is there a way to retrieve that page and enter it into a photo album you actually hold in your hands?

Yeah, all you have to do is print the page.

My husband wants to buy me a personal cutter for my birthday, but I’m not sure which one I want. He wanted to get me a Cricut, but then changed his mind to a Xyron that hooks straight up to your computer so you don’t need to buy cartridges, you can just use the fonts on your computer.

I’d like to know if you can recommend a personal cutter. Why would you recommend it, and pros and cons.

Thanks!

The Cricut Expression is a good choice. There is also a cheaper version of it, but that one is limited in the paper size it will cut. The Cricut Expression will cut up to 12 x 12, which is great if you want to do large cutouts to run across a 12 x 12 size scrapbook page. However, it is expensive and you do have to buy cartridges, but it’s definitely a time saver in cutting pieces together. It’ll give you more time to focus on the creative stuff, like how to design the page.

scrapbookflair.com has free downloadable program for this

I have a bunch of graphics on my computer, that i would love to print out for scrapbooking. (I bought them, were sent to me in email) They are very small images, all GIF. (2.49 KB or 2,552 bytes) They are no bigger when I upload them than the size of my finger in height.

But when I go to print them, I have options to chose from. Either full page, 3×5, etc. When I try to print them wallet size, so that they will be closet to their actual size, the cuts off half the heads and arms.

Is there any way to fix this?

You are probably using Windows Picture and Fax Viewer to open and print those pictures, right?

Use another graphic program - like Paint which is in Accessories. You can even use Internet Explorer - right-click on your picture, select Open With and choose IE or Paint.

There are so many premade scrapbook pages and so many software programs for the home scrapper already out there, plus the scrapbook stores, which offer this service and sell these products, I would think making a living off of it at home would be difficult.

You might be able to make some money at it and as a craft/hobby, satisfy your need to be artistic and creative at the same time, but as for making a living at it, I'd guess no.

But don't let me stop you. Try it on a small scale first and see. If you are good at it and can market yourself and your products well, you might just succeed. And wouldn't that be great?!

Good luck!