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I love digital scrapbooking and I’m always on the look out for great new digital scrapbooking goodies. I’ve found a great one that I thought I would share with you:

“Scrapbook MAX 2.0 is finally here – and everyone is  loving it! After years of research, development and requests, your “digital scrapbooking software wish-list” is now a reality. Scrapbook MAX 2.0 is the fastest, easiest and most creative scrapbooking software program available”

They are offering introductory pricing, a free 30 day trial and an exclusive “Life is Beautiful” expansion pack at no extra charge. It’s packed with goodies and you can’t get it anywhere else.

Here are some of the great new features of the software:

Digital scrapbook supplies from A Cherry on Top Scrapbooking Shoppe are a convenient way to make the most of your crafting time.

Browse through our collection of digital kits, embellishments, and quick pages to find the products that fit your needs, then download them directly to your computer.

We have designs to fit every style, from grunge-inspired teen pages to heritage scrapbooks with a vintage feel.

For scrapbook layouts with a unique touch, check out their collection of exclusive products.

There are many places on the Internet that you can get layouts for your digital scrapbooks for free.

Here is a sampling of three that I made and how I used one of them.

As you can see it is very easy to follow a template. With free embellishments and background paper you can turn any of your photos into a scrapbook page to last for years. Your can print the pages out to make a book for your parents and grandparents. Or frame them for use a pictures for the wall or gifts. There are a thousand and one uses. Best of all it is free to do.

There are many sites that offer free templates, free embellishments, free papers and instructions on digital scrapbooking. All you need is your computer and a photo editor program. I personally use Microsoft Picture Plus!, as I have had it on my computer for years and am used to it. I know some digital scrapbookers use photoshop. So any photo editing program you have can be used for digital scrapbooking.

Most experience scrapbookers know what Digital Scrapbooking is, but there are still pockets of us who did not know.  We knew what digital meant, and we knew about scrapbooking, but combining the two just never occured to some of us.

As you know digital scrapbooking is using your computer and a software program to save your memories for yourself and generations to come.  You download your photos either from your digital camera or from a scanner.  I downloaded a free version of Fusion Foto to see if it were something I would like to do, and if I could come up with anything that resembled a scrapbook page.  I have to say I have never done scrapbooking of any sort, I have watched it done and have been fascinated.  I never thought I could do as I am challenged artistically in most things.  I am happy to say, I didn’t do bad.  I wish I could show you, but the free version of Fusion Foto, saves with watermarks all over the pictures.  But I am still having fun learning, and will purchase the complete program soon.  Then you will be able to see my masterpieces!

I have never understood the need to scrapbook. I have friends that make page after page of photos, but never saw the allure of cutting and pasting pictures on top of one another.  At least that is how I saw it.

Although I do like doing things with my hands and letting the creative juices flow, the traditional method of scrapbooking never appealed to me.  Digital Scrapbooking, however, does appeal to me.

About three years ago, I started going through photo albums looking at the pictures of my children as they grew and they were in a hodgepodge of order.  Some were marked others were not, as I never seemed to have the time to put any order to the albums.  There were pictures in shoeboxes that just sat.  Pictures of the rest of my family when they were young, including pictures of my parents when they were children.  Pictures of grandparents I barely remember.  Some were fading, some were bent, and some even got stuck together because of dampness.