Many paper scrapbook hobbyists are going digital. There are some limitations to digital scrapbooking, for example to create a three-dimensional page in traditional scrapbooking one would add stickers, buttons ribbons, etc. In digital scrapbooking one can use a scanner. This is a great idea, you can scan all kinds of things that would have a personal meaning to love ones and family.

The real difference in digital scrapbooking is simply a digital photos. The space required to do your layouts is greatly reduced, as they are all on the computer of course price can play a big part in the difference as well. You can often find some free downloads of backgrounds, elements and software for digital scrapbooking but like paper scrapbooking, you can purchase kits. One of the best advantages for me is cleanup time it's just one click of the mouse away.

Journaling in digital also insures your albums and your memories will last forever. They will never fade. So the baby, you are taking pictures of will enjoy your craft. When he has a family of his own.

If you are just starting out. Here are some tips in making your book. You will first need some software specially designed for scrapbooking. They range from easy to very complex the price range also varies from free to expensive. Almost all the software have built-in layouts and designs that you can start with. So before you start downloading Kits and different backgrounds, experiment with what is already built-in to the software.

The software that you get should also be able to make galleries and albums. It should be able to insert music and video which is now becoming very popular. You should also be able to upload them to a web site transfer your files to pitcher CD or DVD or your hard drive, and even e-mail them. The other features to look for are an easy way to make greeting cards, invitations and postcards.

If you are a have a photo editing program. This can come in handy as well. Eliminating redeye manipulating the size of the photos and a list can go on. As mentioned previously, a scanner can always be used to achieve some personal elements. So just about anything you can dream up can be realized using these tools. And remember the delete button can always be a good friend in digital scrapbooking.

We will keep highbred scrapbooking for another article that this is gaining popularity as well. It is a combination of the two, where many people are making albums by printing out their digital creations and adding traditional 3-D elements.