113 Comments

• 1. Amanda D.&hellip  |  January 30th, 2008 at 9:23 am

  I LOVE digital scrapbooking. And I have gotten more and more into hybrid scrapbooking lately. It is so much fun!
  My favorite thing is being able to add cool things to my photos before I print them!
  I hope you have a great time at PMA!

• 2. Miss Kim&hellip  |  January 30th, 2008 at 9:23 am

  I want to learn more about digital scrapbooking. It seems intimidating for those of us who like to get our hands dirty with adhesive and ink to just sit in front of our lap top’s and create scrapbook pages there. I’m not sure if my husband would like it any more than he does now, however, it would make going to a crop much lighter!

• 3. Dina Pater&hellip  |  January 30th, 2008 at 9:25 am

  I am not interested in digital scrapbooking. I work at a compuer all day and scrapping on one is not my idea of scrapbooking!! I guess I will stay old fashioned!!
  I am searching for new beach and ocean accessories, layout kits and premade pages. Anything beachy!! There just doesn’t seem to be much out there. . .
  I ordered some from your website, but quite a few things I wanted you were out of.

• 4. Linda U.&hellip  |  January 30th, 2008 at 9:28 am

  Hi Julie!

  I hope you and your husband enjoy Las Vegas!
  Even though I have a lot of computer experience (I’m in my late twenties and use computers in technology educationa), I am a paper scrapbooker.
  I like the feeling of paper and embellishments in my hands.

• 5. Renea&hellip  |  January 30th, 2008 at 9:29 am

  Hey…have fun in Vegas. I just went in December for the gazillionth time. Took our two exchange students who had a blast. we saw Mystere’. It was a great show. I would have loved to have seen Le Reve too. As for digital scrapbooking. I personally am not interested in the real digi scrappin. I love the craft itself and doing it for the reals. I do use stuff that you print out on computer and cut out yourself so maybe I am hybrid??? I don’t know what is considered hybrid. I will NEVER stop scrapping the traditional way and I hope the vendors don’t stop stocking my goods!!! Keep ‘em coming please! Just my thoughts….

• 6. Alicia&hellip  |  January 30th, 2008 at 9:32 am

  I have to say that i am just getting interested in Digital. I just finished a 2 day class on it to learn about it. I am excited to use this method for gifts!! I am definately staying with paper scrapping for myself, as i love to do it!!

• 7. Jessica&hellip  |  January 30th, 2008 at 9:34 am

  I personally LOVE PAPER!!! I think that it is a lot of fun. Maybe I just havent gotten hip with the new things, but I think I am going to stick with paper. I like the textures and things that you can do. I use digital photos, although I would prefer to have a darkroom in my house and use film, but that is about as digital as I go. Have fun in Vegas. Tell us about everything!!!

• 8. Jo&hellip  |  January 30th, 2008 at 9:39 am

  I am becoming a ‘hybrid’. I love traditional scrapbooking, but I am so behind and have thousands of pictures on my computer so it makes sense to do digital scrapbooking and save traditional for special projects. I would love for you to investigate ‘good’ yet’ ‘inexpensive’ ways to digi scrap without breaking the bank. I had a tutorial this weekend on a great program, Adobe Photoshop CS3 and then learned it is $650. Thanks,
  Jo

• 9. coco's mom&hellip  |  January 30th, 2008 at 9:39 am

  I am just now getting involved in digital scrapbooking because I have several people who want copies of whatever scrapbook I make from my latest trip. (I went to Italy with my parents, my brother and sister-in-law, and another couple who are very close family friends.) Everyone wants scrapbooks, so I can make one digital scrapbook and everyone can print their own copies. I’m thinking this is the way to go for these big “family” trips.

• 10. Debbie Yarbrough&hellip  |  January 30th, 2008 at 9:40 am

  I would like to find some wakeboarding stickers! I ordered the wakeboarding paper you had. And the one sheet of a wakeboard and other water sports on it. I would also like more fishing fresh and saltwater stickers, maybe with boats. Us folks on the Eastern shore all live on the water!!
  Thanks-enjoy Vegas with your husband!
  Debbie

• 11. eileen Lambert&hellip  |  January 30th, 2008 at 9:41 am

  I have seen and like many digital scrapbooks. It is faster , easier and possibly cheaper. However I want the hands on experience of crafting and that is why I scrapbook- so it will be a long time before I succumb to digital.

• 12. Gale B.&hellip  |  January 30th, 2008 at 9:44 am

  I am still doing scrapbooking, but digital has advantages. I would be interested in looking at any digital products.
  Thank your for the lovel products and I really enjoyed the rapping scrapper.
  Gale

• 13. Julie&hellip  |  January 30th, 2008 at 9:45 am

  I have to say, digital scrapbooking is helping me get caught up on a serious backlog of pictures. In less than one month, I was able to do ALL of 2007 (76 pages!) using Creative Memories Storybook Creator Plus software. Cost to have it printed in a hardbound 12 x 12 book was minimal compared to buying paper, adhesives, stickers, etc. Best of all, my husband loved the “no mess” factor. When it was time to go to bed, just shut off the laptop. It also allowed me to get a page done here and there in 5- or 10-minute increments, which I couldn’t have done otherwise.

  I will still do some traditional (my kids’ school albums, specialty albums), but now that I use a digital camera almost exclusively, this way I don’t even have the expense of printing the pictures out to crop!

• 14. Karen Mowry&hellip  |  January 30th, 2008 at 9:45 am

  I have very little interest in digital scrapbooking. I like to actually feel the texture even when the cover sheets are on the pages. I’ve seen some pages I like but I lose interest when there is no “real” texture. I love to work with paper, embellishments, brads, etc. It may simply be an age issue as I am not a young chickie but that’s just my opinion.
  I am looking for: anything for Crew, May Day, and a special scrapboook (12 x 12) entitled “Italy”.
  Have a wonderful getaway to Las Vegas.
  I also agree with Dina who said she works at the computer all day and doesn’t want to scrap that way…I don’t work anymore but I am on the computer longer than I prefer to be every day and, to me, it would take some of the “hobby fun” out of scrapbooking.

• 15. Rebeca B&hellip  |  January 30th, 2008 at 9:49 am

  Call me old fashioned, but I like the paper scrapbooking. Or, maybe I just like the mess it makes when I take over the dining room! Maybe when I have time I’ll learn more about digital scrapbooking, or start by organinzing my digital photos, but for now, I’ll stick with stuff I can touch.

  Love the travel stuff, especially “State of Mind” stuff. We are planning a trip to Toyko & Kyoto, so I’m in the market for supplies for that trip.

  Have fun in Vegas.

• 16. Sharon&hellip  |  January 30th, 2008 at 9:50 am

  I am not into Digital scrapbooking at all. I love to also put my creativeness into my pages. Piecing it together, cutting the papers, sanding, using brads, stamping etc. That is all part of the creative process for me.

  I know some people that use it & said it is fun & really quick. But somehow I can’t just click on a brad & put it on my page using a mouse. Just doesn’t seem right to me!

• 17. Veronica Myers-Fuqua&hellip  |  January 30th, 2008 at 9:51 am

  Hi,

  I don’t do digital scrapbooking at all. I don’t have the proper equipment.

  I do have one friend who does this type only (digital) and swears by it. I looked at her pages and was impressed. Still, I can’t see myself trying digital scrapbooking at this time. Or in the near future.

  Thank you, Veronica

• 18. J. Carolyn&hellip  |  January 30th, 2008 at 9:52 am

  I would definitely like to learn more about digital scrapbooking. I keep our Memphis Harley Chapters scrapbook as Historian for the club. Last year the Ladies of Harley kept the event scrapbook with me. This year everyone would like a digital copy of our scrapbook for their own. Let me know what you find out. I know nothing about digital scrapbooking. Thanks, J. Carolyn

• 19. Carol&hellip  |  January 30th, 2008 at 9:54 am

  I like PAPER! I can see where digital scrapbooking may have some advantages, especially since I have three kids and it would be much easier to replicate pages for them, but I like the real thing. I hope this isn’t the way it’s going in the future, because it will be harder for us “true scrappers” to buy what we need for our “old-fashioned scrapbooks”! Thanks for letting us express our opinions, & have a great time in Vegas!

• 20. annette&hellip  |  January 30th, 2008 at 9:54 am

  I would be interested in doing digital scrapbook, but I do not understand how I can print a 12X12 sheet out of my printer. How do you print such a large sheet? It would be great if I did 8X11 pages only. Is there a website to access to do the digital scrapbooking on? I know nothing about it. send me an email at aclark71@sbcglobal.net if you can help me out with some information on how to do it. Oh I do work on the computer all day long but I could do scrapbooking from my computer between work calls (I answer the phone all day for work from home). Thank, Annette

• 21. Bonnie R., Union Bridge, &hellip  |  January 30th, 2008 at 9:56 am

  Digital scrappin’ is not for me! My husband is adamant that I need a digital camera to make it easier for me to scrapbook and I am very opposed to it. When I find something I like, change it is out of the question. I am happy with scrapbooking my way–with all the papers and embellishments and cropping of the photos. And Julie, enjoy your trip to Vegas with your husband! While you’re there, I ask that you look for school papers and embellishments for the grade school level. I have a hard time finding school related items for scrapping.

• 22. Cyndi&hellip  |  January 30th, 2008 at 9:59 am

  I make premade scrapbook pages and sell them in my storefront and my eBay store. My customers like the 3-D effect of the embellishments I use, along with the chalking, inking, etc. I’m not sure if the digital pages would sell as easily, and certainly not for the price. Of course, digital ones would be more reasonable. I just purchased a digital scrapbook program and a printer that will print 12 x 12 or larger paper. As soon as I upgrade my computer (not enough room on my hard drive & no DVD rom), I will try some pages. Have a good time on your trip, and I love your paper selection!

• 23. Karin&hellip  |  January 30th, 2008 at 10:00 am

  I have done some digital scrapbooking. They were books of our trips we took that I made for other people in our group. I will only do original scrapbooking for my own personal projects though. I love traditional scrapbooking and I LOVE all the products. It is a hobby that I enjoy. I think the homemade scrapbooks mean alot more and people enjoy them more. So, I think I will continue to make my own scrapbooks and save the digital scrapbooks for friends. Have fun in Las Vegas!

• 24. Ines&hellip  |  January 30th, 2008 at 10:04 am

  I am very interested in learning more about digital scrapbooking. I hope you can learn lots and pass on the knowledge to us. I love paper scrapbooking but I think I could become “hybrid” without any problems if I knew more about it. I am also curious to see if you can find out an answer to the printing a 12×12 page question posted on this blog by Annette.

• 25. Melinda Wolfe&hellip  |  January 30th, 2008 at 10:08 am

  Like others I sit at a computer all day so that prospect is not inviting. Most of the fun in scrapbooking is getting together with my daughters and friends to work on our books. You get to enjoy the memories of the event you are scrapping while making new ones in the process. Swapping papers and embelishments, sharing tools and ideas is all part of the fun. I think I would scrap a lot less if it were done in front of a computer without the gang. Hope you have a great time on your trip and come back with all kinds of new stuff to spend my money on!

• 26. Sue Druffel&hellip  |  January 30th, 2008 at 10:09 am

  Please please pay attention to system requirements on digital scrapbooking products. I use an Apple McIntosh computer due to their superior graphic and photo ability. With the ever changing systems on both Mac and Windows, it is imperative that these products are compatible with the older systems as well as the new. I ran into this issue when I bought a new Epson printer which was not compatible with the older system on my computer which I use due to my 3000 scrapbook pages stored on the old system. I have for years created my own background papers by enlarging an actural photo to 12×12 and then adding pictures digitally with frames and of course narratives and titles.

• 27. Melisha&hellip  |  January 30th, 2008 at 10:18 am

  I am a paper scrapper interested in learning more about digital scrapping. However, I have questions and concerns. How do you get a 12X12 printout in high quality? Isn’t using that much ink going to be just as expensive if not more expensive than traditional scrapbooking? What about the test of time? Do printed out pages have the longevity of traditional scrapbook pages? Will the ink discolor over time?

  I love working on my computer and digital scrapbooking could really help me get caught up, but I need answers before investing in a better printer, software, etc. Anyone with advice could contact me…JMKrep@aol.com. Thanks!!

• 28. Pamela&hellip  |  January 30th, 2008 at 10:19 am

  I have only been paper scrapbooking for a short while and I enjoy it. My sister in law does both and has recently gotten me interested in digital, so I guess you will have to call me a “hybrid scrap booker” I can see the advantages of both, and I feel that digital scrapbooking is “real scrapbooking” We travel in our RV’s several times a year, so it is a lot easier to take a laptop and digital scrapbook, there are several of us doing this and we are able to help each other, chat and give each other ideas without the mess of paper (especially when in a small area). So, I say enjoy whichever gives you pleasure!

• 29. Fran Lee&hellip  |  January 30th, 2008 at 10:20 am

  Grandma is very happy to have Lauren and Logan while Tony and Julie travel to Las Vegas. Have a great time.
  Mom

• 30. Karen Bushy&hellip  |  January 30th, 2008 at 10:21 am

  I tried digi scrapping, and honestly to me it changed scrapping from a hobby into a “job” to “get done”….I agree that it is nice to complete things, but the day my scrapbooks become a job to finish is the day I’ll have to then find a new “hobby”. I do take digital pictures and enjoy that…I like being able to email the pix to family, etc., but the scrapbooks are made sitting in my scrapping room, enjoying the construction of each page.

  I just completed one for my cousins. Their dad is the last remaining relative of that Greatest Generation, and he and my now-deceased aunt never had a wedding album. I gathered up what photos we all had and made a simple but lovely book for him. He is an Alzheimer’s patient, but when they brought the book to him, he remembered the name of EVERY person in the wedding party (June, 1940!) Seeing his reaction and watching him touch the different textures and embellishments and all – - – made it worth every minutes it took to do it!

  Thanks for a great site and all of you who contribute to the conversation! Great hobby with great “friends”! Karen

• 31. mamichelle&hellip  |  January 30th, 2008 at 10:21 am

  I am not at all interested in digital scrapbooking. I love playing with all the papers and embellishments.

• 32. Diane&hellip  |  January 30th, 2008 at 10:24 am

  Have a n awesome time with Hubby! On digital scrapbooking, I have never tried it. I think that is because I like doing things with my hands and working with different mediums on my pages….point, click and add just won’t do it for me….too mechanical! But I know others who love the quickness of it, and not having all the “stuff” to haul around.

• 33. Kathleen Chavis&hellip  |  January 30th, 2008 at 10:25 am

  I like the concept of digital. I personally have not gotten there yet. I like good ole’ scrapbooking
  but digital is a good thing too. I think mixing both
  together would probably be the best for me when
  I do get there. I do not own a digital camera yet.
  still use film. I always get my pictures on CD that
  way I can download, make changes and then print
  out. It is my way of making my old way work until I
  move up. I do hope the digital world does not put all
  the sticker, diecut, embellishment company’s out of business.

• 34. Elaine Bates&hellip  |  January 30th, 2008 at 10:25 am

  Welcome to Nevada. Sometime come up to my neck of the woods, Reno, and see the Sierra Nevada and Lake Tahoe!

  Missed Sierra Nevada (singular) in your mountain stuff released this week.

  Would love any rugby stuff. Cannot find any except on E-Bay from Australia.

• 35. Laurie&hellip  |  January 30th, 2008 at 10:26 am

  I want to learn more about digital! I am tired of the mess. Can you do a digital scrapbook and then add embellishments after the fact? And if you do – can you add plastic covers for the pages?

  Is it best to have 12 x 12 pages printed and slide them into traditional albums? Or bound books like through shutterfly, Kodak, and the like??

• 36. Amanda Bailey&hellip  |  January 30th, 2008 at 10:28 am

  I am a die-hard old-fashioned scrapbooker but I do like to do the digital scrapbooks for certain things. They are great when you may need more than one copy, i.e. family reunions, Christmas presents, etc. I created one of my Grandmothers family from her Grandparents through todays generation and we ordered 15 copies so that all the family members could have a copy. They are also great for someone who wants to do something different but doesn’t really want to put the time into traditional scrapping. I won’t ever give up my traditional ways but it is nice to have alternatives.

• 37. Lori Willcox&hellip  |  January 30th, 2008 at 10:30 am

  I have been digital scrapbooking for a few years now and I love it! I use Adobe Photoshop Elements which seems to be the most popular software. I download free and purchased kits from the internet. If I need supplies for a certain theme, I can have it immediately! I still love traditional paper scrapbooking and I do some hybrid as well but I find myself going more and more digital. I get my pages printed at Costco. I can get a 12″ x 18″ print (which gives me a 12×12 and 2 – 6×6′s on one print) for $2.99 here in Canada.

• 38. Cindy Beecher&hellip  |  January 30th, 2008 at 10:37 am

  I guess I’m just in love with the whole scrapbooking experince: taking your time, choosing the pictures, designing the page and being able to feel the textures, so digital hasn’t grabbed me yet. I’ve tried a couple digital books, but haven’t been thrilled with the results. I like getting together with firends and sharing the experience. Although I think the digital books are great for gifts to share our world with friends and family.

• 39. JoAnn&hellip  |  January 30th, 2008 at 10:38 am

  I have no interest in digital scrapbooking. I really enjoy sitting and creating with things I can touch.

• 40. Donna Harris&hellip  |  January 30th, 2008 at 10:40 am

  Hi Julie! Hope you and your hubby have a great/safe trip!
  I just saw a presentation and learned all about digital scrapbooking. I must say I did not like it. It seemed so limiting in your choices of applications and what fun is it unless you can handle your own picts, papers and products? The fun part of cropping things yourself is being able to use your imagination to find new and exciting ways to display. And we all know how frustrating working with computers can often be – not relaxing like working with your hands! No digital for me!

• 41. Michele&hellip  |  January 30th, 2008 at 10:44 am

  Not intrested in digital at this time. I too like to sit down and play around with all the paper, embellishments, etc. Like someone else said, it is a hobby – doing it on the computer seems to be just a way of “getting it done.”

• 42. Margot&hellip  |  January 30th, 2008 at 10:45 am

  I am still hooked on traditional scrapbooking but I have done some digital scrapbooking with Creative Memories Storybook Creator Plus. I have so many non-digital pictures that traditional scrapbooking will accommodate. All my pictures since I got a digital camera will be for digital scrapbooking which I can do anytime with my laptop. Traditional scrapbooking requires much more time to get everything out & put it away so that I leave it for when I have a day or two to devote to it.

• 43. Pat Simmons&hellip  |  January 30th, 2008 at 10:49 am

  I love to scrap the “old fashioned way”. Like others commenting here, I have thousands (literally) of photos. I started scrapbooking when I was about 10 years old (I’m now 64), saving ticket stubs, newspaper articles, pressed flowers, etc. to place in the old “magnetic” page albums with my photos. When Creative Memories hit the scene and started talking about acid free, I checked out my 30+, very full albums. And, YIKES!!, my pictures were fading away. I took every thing out and got them into an acid free storage enviornment, but alas, I’m about 45-50 years behind in getting them re-scrapped, plus most of the pictures have to be scanned, edited and re-printed. Digital would probably make this all somewhat easier, but I don’t have the equipment nor the money to purchase it. I guess I’ll stick with paper.

• 44. Diane&hellip  |  January 30th, 2008 at 10:51 am

  I know very little about digital or hybrid scrapbooking but interested in knowing more about it. I love the traditional scrapbooking, buying the paper, embellishments, etc but always willing to learn new things.
  Enjoy Vegas!!!

• 45. Ann&hellip  |  January 30th, 2008 at 10:53 am

  Hi Julie! Have a great time, and bring back lots of info for us!! I have been a paper scrapper for more than ten years, but I have crossed over in the past couple years to digital. Recently I have gotten into hybrid scrapping since I know I can achieve some effects on the computer that I’d like to incorporate into my paper books. A perfect example is the road sign graphics I made as title page & section headers for a travel album. I’ve also had great fun completing digital layouts that were combined in a hardcover book printed via an online source.

• 46. Allyson&hellip  |  January 30th, 2008 at 11:16 am

  I am most definitely a paper scrapper. I love all of the embellishments, stamping etc. I love the 3D effect from paper scrapbooking and I don’t think that would be possible with digital. However, I wouldn’t mind learning about digital for instances where I need something quick.

• 47. Connie Ideker&hellip  |  January 30th, 2008 at 11:24 am

  I love scrapbooking with paper but see digital scrapbooking in my future. Once I finally get caught up on the photos I have printed, I have many on the computer to deal with. I need to learn more about digital scrapbooking because I know nothing about it. Have fun in Las Vegas and can’t wait to see the new products you find.

• 48. Flora Szuchman&hellip  |  January 30th, 2008 at 11:27 am

  I love the idea of scraping on the computer but I’m so limited in my knowledge of computers that I’m not sure I’ll be able to understand it. I hope after your trip you will be able to enlighten me some and put some of my fear to rest.

  Have a great time in Vegas.

• 49. Tammy&hellip  |  January 30th, 2008 at 11:36 am

  I started using a new digital software late last year and I am now completely digital! I love the ease with which I can do pages – and can even have most of my pages done before I even get home from vacation! I am currently using digital kits I can purchase online. I am still using traditional products for my back log of printed photos.

• 50. Marie Averitt&hellip  |  January 30th, 2008 at 11:38 am

  I whole-heartedly prefer the hand-crafted artisanship method of traditional scrapbooking…and likely always will. However, I understand the usefulness of creating digital scrapbooks if making gifts of a particular event. Being computer saavy, I would think it would be rather easy to learn with the right software, but there is nothing quite like the “experience” of traditional. To compare: I store buy many things that I could make…but do so for convenience, ease, quick availability. While options are nice, I think I would personally miss the self-satisfaction, the unlimited possibilities, the pride and personalization of my traditional scrapbook creations.

• 51. Mandy&hellip  |  January 30th, 2008 at 11:49 am

  I don’t think I’d consider myself a “hybrid,” because I genuinely enjoy scrapbooking for the craft and creativity. I like being able to come up with my own ideas and personally set them to paper.

  However, I have seen websites like shutterfly that will let you create a “picture book,” and have considered using it once or twice. I would like to make one in tribute to my grandmother’s vacation house at the beach that was recently sold. The reason I’m considering this instead of an actual scrapbook is, as others have mentioned, so that other family members can order copies of their own if they are interested. The beach house was a place of fond memories for many family members.

  I will always prefer paper scrapping for my personal memories, though.

• 52. Mysia&hellip  |  January 30th, 2008 at 11:50 am

  I actually do both kinds of scrapbooking depending on the occasion and the deadline. I love paper scrapbooking but have trouble keeping up with all the new trends and sometimes get stuck on how to use things. I have a huge stash and an even bigger backlog of photos and projects that need scrapbooked. But just recently we had my grandparents’ 60th anniversary party and I ended up making three scrapbooks for it. One done completely traditionally with photos, adhesives, tags, and matching mats on every page in a 12 x 12 format. It was split up into decades and told their story and everyone loved it but it only had 8 pictures per decade. The second book was a 6×6 book that I actually made at the party. We had set up an elegant corner for picture taking and I used my small portable photo printer to print the pics right at the party, attached them to precut 6×6 cardstock and everyone at the party wrote a sentiment on the remaining two inches of cardstock. Much better than a traditional guest book. Everyone was so impressed and all the guests got to take home a copy of their picture as a souvenier. Then the 3rd scrapbook was an 8×8 all digital scrapbook. I wrote a poem (took me 20 minutes to read at the party) that kept growing longer and eventually turned into an entire scrapbook of it’s own. Could have never gotten it done without going digital for that one. Had tons of old family photos in it and detailed their life from their meeting to the present. It’s their absolute favorite of all. My question for digital scrapbooking also relates to the paper size. I didn’t mind doing the 8×8 for this project but prefer 12 x 12 projects. I have an HP printer that will print up to 13 x 18 pages but finding paper is quite a challenge. Cardstock isn’t the best to print on and photo paper is way too expensive especially when you end up having to cut off so much on the end. Is anyone going to be coming out with a better solution? Cheaper than the pricey photo paper and only 12 x 12 so you don’t end up with so much waste. Enjoy Vegas! My husband and I had a blast there.

• 53. Jennifer&hellip  |  January 30th, 2008 at 11:52 am

  I am a traditional paper scrapbooker all the way but the digital does have some appeal for certain projects. I made my first digital scrapbook last year, I had hundreds of my husband’s Grandma’s photographs and couldn’t think of the best way to scrap those as I didn’t know any of the family at that time (they are all in Scotland). Anyway, I scanned the pictures into the computer and used my software to restore the pictures and then used them in a digital album. I then ordered one for us and one for my Mother in law for Mother’s Day. It was a hit! So much so that she ordered 6 more copies to take to Scotland with us this past summer to give to her Aunts and cousins. Eveybody loved having a copy of all those photos from their past and their parents past. That is where I think digital is nice (and more affordable), when you need several copies of the same thing! Speaking of Scotland, you have a great supply of Scotland stuff to choose from and I have bought most of it but would love to see any more options you may come across as I have 1600 pictures from that trip so will need to do LOTS of pages! I can find tons of stuff on Ireland and England but not much on Scotland.

• 54. Lee&hellip  |  January 30th, 2008 at 11:53 am

  The old adage “you can’t teach an old dog new tricks” applies in my case. I enjoy my paper scrapbooking so much that I have no desire to switch to anything else. Plus my printer is so old, it does not print pictures well at all. Also I do not have a digital camera. Love to go into any scrapbook shop I can find to look and touch whatever it on the shelf! Will be thinking about you in Las Vegas. I live two hours away — against the Sierra — really love this part of the world. See some of the High Desert if you can.

• 55. Pam&hellip  |  January 30th, 2008 at 11:59 am

  Just want you to know the PMA is awesome. I went several years ago when it was in New Olreans. It was amazing then so I’m sure it’s even better now. My brother who is a photographer goes every year. He had flown down from Colorado to go to the one here in N.O. and I went along. Be sure to register for the goodies. He won an Epson wide bed printer. It just showed up on his doorstep one day from UPS. Have a great time. For the record I print my digital pictures but scrapbook the old way. ENJOY!

• 56. RKH Bossier City, LA&hellip  |  January 30th, 2008 at 12:00 pm

  In this techie, gadget-filled age I love the fact that I can go to my “crop closet” and let the creative juices flow as I choose paper, color, texture, and pictures to construct a page with my hands. The tactile experience is soothing and somewhat therapeutic for me. I, like a few people posting here, work on a computer typing and using my mouse all day long. I would equate those activities with work and love to escape those functions to “play” in my scrapbooks. Also, a huge component of my scrapbooks is journaling and my children, family and friends love that my handwriting is there on the page, not digital fonts. I do understand the convenience of digital scrapbooking for many. I just hope this hobby does not take the route of going totally technical. I don’t begrudge the ones wanting more digital product, but I don’t want that to cause my preferred method to fall by the wayside. I think whatever inspires each of us to preserve our memories and share them with our loved ones as well as future generations is fabulous – digi, traditional, or hybrid.

• 57. Nursescrapper&hellip  |  January 30th, 2008 at 12:02 pm

  I don’t think that I’ll get involved in digital scrapbooking because I love the paper, embellishments, and the whole PROCESS so much. I, too, work on a computer much of each day and need to use a totally different part of my creative brain for my hobby from what I use at work.

• 58. Judy Nelson&hellip  |  January 30th, 2008 at 12:05 pm

  What love to start digital scrapping! Have’nt a clue how to start, beginners something would be faulous!
  have a wonderful trip and enjoy each other and savor the moment.

• 59. Melanie&hellip  |  January 30th, 2008 at 12:06 pm

  Hello, Julie. Thanks for this opportunity to tell you about our thoughts on digital scrapbooking. From the first moment I started scrapbooking, I was a hybrid scrapbooker before it was even defined as such. I love the flexibility of creating something on the computer to enhance my layout or journaling. Having said that, however, I will NEVER wander far from the hands-on “old fashioned” type because I love everything about it, from the texture of the papers to the chic overlays to the oh-so-personal feel of journaling from the heart by hand. That’s one of the ways I find my bliss. Having said all that, however, I love to design as well. There are some extraordinary designers in both fields of scrapbooking and I’m a hoarder of all the beauty and grunge and classics … I could go on! I WAS OVERJOYED when you began your website because travel scrapbooks are my favorite. I’ve often been tempted to contact you about adding to your stash of things for travels to England because with my husband a native Englishman, we travel there fairly often. And still I ramble. One more thing, though: if you follow the link to my blog, you’ll discover that a niche I’ve latched onto is Word Art, and get requests for specific things occasionally. Having digital word art gives someone great flexibility. You’d probably want to consider enhancing your digital scrapbook possibilities, but keep those warehouses full, too, because your stuff is the BEST! I always want to tag along with you when you go to the creative arts Shows and Conventions and photograph your journey to our hearts and scrapbooks! Best wishes, and thanks for listening. Melanie, Melanie’s Digital Creations, http://mmdcreations.blogspot.com/

• 60. Margaret&hellip  |  January 30th, 2008 at 12:10 pm

  Hello from Toronto,

  I am a traditional scrapbooker…I like to use paper. However, I do plan to use computer generated fonts…my writing is not so great.

  Although digital is nice and perhaps more convenient, it is usually the paper that will determine the design of my scrapbook pages.

  Have a great trip. Also, thank you for your continued great service to us scrapbookers in Canada:)

  Margaret

• 61. Karin&hellip  |  January 30th, 2008 at 12:18 pm

  I have almost entirely switched over to digital now, and I LOVE it!! I can scrapbook anywhere and without making a mess on the table & having to clean up. My one problem with it thus far is that I find it harder to locate all the cute “stickers” I have loved using in traditional scrapbooking. I have always loved having a sticker for everything! So I would LOVE it if you started selling digital kits of travel embellishments, similar to the stickers and other embellishments that you already sell!

• 62. Maria Pavao&hellip  |  January 30th, 2008 at 12:19 pm

  I enjoy digital scrapbooking, as it makes for a quick gift. I have used several of the on-line sources (Kodak, CVS, etc) but I would just like to find a more cost effective way to aacomplish this. Maybe even if there was a resource to “bind” these at home.

• 63. TristanzNina&hellip  |  January 30th, 2008 at 12:34 pm

  Hi Julie, You are going to love PMA!!!! It is a wonderful show! I was there a few years ago when we released one of our products at the show. Be sure to stop at the HP booth! It will be very exciting this year!
  Speaking of digital scrapbooking, HP came out with scrapbook software a few years ago and I use that for some pages and regular paper scrapbooking too. It’s kind of a mix. Have fun and remember…..What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas!

• 64. Nancy&hellip  |  January 30th, 2008 at 12:49 pm

  I am a hybrid in the sense that I modify pictures in the computer and print stories and captions in the computer BUT then I cut them out and paste them on the varied papers and place memorabilia, stickers, embellishments and such on the pages too. This texture makes the books more interesting. I find looking at regular photo ablums to be boring. I usually take 2000+ pictures for a two week trip. Obviously, I only put some of the pictures into my scrapbook albums. My albums are a treasured memory of the trips. Putting them together is like reliving the trip. My sister just did a 100 page digital book online and I can’t imagine that the final outcome will be anything like the handworked scrapbooks. Please keep carrying the variety of materials for us diehard paper scrapbookers.
  Thanks,
  Nancy

• 65. Ruth&hellip  |  January 30th, 2008 at 12:54 pm

  I love digital scrapbooking. I use Photoshop Elements and it is around 100.00. Think of how much money you have spent on paper and embellies. I do paper scrapping also but my heart is in digital.

• 66. Lynda Rutherford at the b&hellip  |  January 30th, 2008 at 1:12 pm

  I agree with Jo and Miss….digital is the future and I want to learn more but start SLOW and explain in detail when you teach us…some of us die hard scrappers need a nudge to go digital…but
  I’m willing to spend and learn. Please help

• 67. Vicki Rayburn&hellip  |  January 30th, 2008 at 1:26 pm

  Hi Julie! Love your site! I enjoy seeing others digital scrapping and I think it is wonderful for someone who is shut-in but for me I am the old fashioned girl I guess. I like my 3D lumpy stuff!

• 68. Donna&hellip  |  January 30th, 2008 at 1:41 pm

  I love digital scrapbooking but I haven’t been able to find digital products specifically for travel. If you could find and offer travel related digital products it would be wonderful!

• 69. Ann Marie&hellip  |  January 30th, 2008 at 1:57 pm

  I love paper scrapping! There is no replacing sitting around the table with all my scrappin friends,talking and laughing and scrappin together.

• 70. Hollie&hellip  |  January 30th, 2008 at 2:07 pm

  Hi! I would like to find out more about digital scrapbookking. I really enjoy the old method of paper scrapbooking, but I’m interested. Have fun in Vegas and bring us back some good cropping stuff….

• 71. rae&hellip  |  January 30th, 2008 at 2:18 pm

  Personally, most of the digital scrapbooking is too busy for me. In fact a lot of the layouts are much too busy these days for my taste. The eye is drawn to the embellishment rather than the photo. I’ve avoided digital scrapbooking because of the cost of the ink – I would like to know sometime the exact cost of printing a digital layout. It costs well over $100 to replace all the cartridges in my Epson 1800.

• 72. Gillybee&hellip  |  January 30th, 2008 at 2:24 pm

  Personally I can’t see the point of digi-scrapbooking. To me, the pleasure of the hobby is to feel the papers, embellies, photos, etc. I just love my traditional hobby! If I want to share layouts on line I simply take a photo, crop it & then display on my blog. I do appreciate that we’re all individual & this is my own, personal, opinion. Have a good time! Gill (UK)

• 73. Laura&hellip  |  January 30th, 2008 at 2:51 pm

  I’m vaguely familiar witht he term, but have not engaged thus far. My problem is that I’m now invested with thousands in embellishments, paper, kits, and stamp sets. Is there a happy medium?

• 74. Liz Lowe&hellip  |  January 30th, 2008 at 4:04 pm

  I agree with many of the comments already posted. I like the feel of the paper and stickers. The computer is so impersonal and scrapping a great trip is a VERY PERSONAL experience. I have NOT tried digital scrapping for this reason. I also like going to scrapbook stores and meeting new people…not gonna meet ANYONE on a computer… I really like your travel themed website since I KNOW EXACTLY where to go either before or after my trip. I like your emails and personal attention and the fact that you personally answer emails AND that you ask for and then implement suggestions from emails or this blog. KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK !!! You are truly a “cherished friend” !!

• 75. Lynn&hellip  |  January 30th, 2008 at 4:05 pm

  Digital Scrapebooking is awesome! It has allowed my daughter with special needs to do her own scrapebooking- which was next to impossable with the tradational way.
  It’s also a great way to share mulitple photos with people as well. – or to create mulitple sheets with the same pictures. In my daycare I create small keepsake books for my parents of what we have done over the year. Alot of the pages are exactly the same for each child. So for me using digital scrapbooking saves me alot in reprint cost, and time when I can just tell my computer to print 8 copies, instead of having to do each page 8 times.
  Don’t get me wrong – tradational scrapebooking is awesome – but like with all things – everything has it’s time and place.

• 76. Toni&hellip  |  January 30th, 2008 at 4:27 pm

  Gosh, you have sure gotten a LOT of response to this question!! I am not interested in digital scrapbooking at all. I like all the different papers, themes, colors, etc., and I love adding appropriate and fun stickers to the pages. Scrapping on the computer is just too boring!

  I see someone else is looking for a scrapbook for travel to Italy. I sure hope you find one!

• 77. Andrea&hellip  |  January 30th, 2008 at 4:34 pm

  I would love to ‘learn’ more about digital scrapbooking. It reallly seems so intimidating, in a way. All of the mags talk about it now. Although, admittedly, I would continue to do the majority of scrapbooking the old traditional way (paper) but would be nice to incorporate digital scrappin’ too.

• 78. Mary&hellip  |  January 30th, 2008 at 5:24 pm

  I love all types of scrapbooking. I’ve made storybooks, combined digital and traditional elements on pages and many all non-digital albums. I tried going all digital for a years photos a few years ago and found it was not any faster. Now however I am thrilled with the ease and flexability of the Creative Memories Memory Manager Plus software. This year time is in short supply. I am creating a calander page traditionally that I fill in as the month progresses. On the facing page I’m making a digital page of corressponding photos. I just got January done and I love it. This may actually be the year I make it from January to December!

• 79. Natalie Smith&hellip  |  January 30th, 2008 at 5:42 pm

  Not into digital scrapbooking either. I went to a home party regarding digital scrapbooking and they do have lots of paper,fonts,and brads to add to the pages but when it’s all said and done, it looks like a reading book instead of a scrapbook.
  If you see any lake paper from any where I would love to see more paper added for people who go boating alot like me.
  Thanks and love scrap your trip web site
  Natalie

• 80. Mary Kaye Rider&hellip  |  January 30th, 2008 at 6:09 pm

  I am a traditional scrapbook person. I like the designing of pages and cuting and paste process. I don’t object to looking in to the digatal but feel it is not probally what I would do personally. Thank you Love your web-site.

  Mary K

• 81. Pia&hellip  |  January 30th, 2008 at 9:30 pm

  I have to agree with #80, Mary Kaye. I somehow feel that digital scrapbooking is cheating. I know the pages I have seen are often beautiful, and I know all the reasons why people think it’s the greatest thing. BUT I am a very tactile person – I love the feel, the SMELL even (boy, do I sound weird!), the look of real paper. I love stickers (still, yeah, that makes me sound really old-fashioned, doesn’t it?). I love taking my own photos and embellishing them with dimensional things, layers of things. I have copied some of my scrap pages and stored them on a cd, but it seems the colors are never quite as vibrant when I go to print them out. Maybe I’m a dinosaur, but I like doing pages the old way.

  I love this website because of the human touch. I appreciate getting the update letters, and being reminded when new things arrive. I feel like I am a part of a bigger family, not just another customer. Thank you!!!

  PS I wrote this without reading all the other comments, then went back and read them…. and I see that I am not alone in my preferences! And may I add ne more thing for my Wish List? To find the old-fashioned kinds of papers like the Daisy-D’s Timeless Romance Collection, the Heritage Collection, the Forget Me Not Collection, all those beautiful, lacy, antique-looking papers that look like they could be featured in collages in the old Victoria Magazine…. sort of in keeping with the scraps (also known as ephemera) that ladies glued into books and onto screens in the 1800′s.

• 82. Jeri Lange&hellip  |  January 30th, 2008 at 9:37 pm

  Julie,
  Have a great trip. I’ve just started creating digital scrapbooks with Heritage Makers and I love it. Their drag & drop system makes digital scrapbooking a breeze and they use Scrap Girls papers and embellishements with more that 3000 choices. I just started with them in November and I have already created 5 scrapbooks. Those same 5 scrapbooks would have taken me over a year to make and I can get multiple copies of the same book to share with others. It’s truly awesome. I still like to do the traditional scrapbooking as well. If anyone wants to check out Heritage Makers, you can visit my website at http://www.qualitybooksforyou. Have a great trip. I’m anxious to hear about the photography news.
  Jeri L

• 83. Sherry&hellip  |  January 30th, 2008 at 9:46 pm

  I’m not at all interested in digital scrapping. It seems too much like work and takes all the fun out of scrapbooking in my opinion!

• 84. Cruiser&hellip  |  January 30th, 2008 at 9:55 pm

  Digital scrapping is not my thing. I love to be able to sit down with a blank paper and some embellishments and end up with a page that looks great. I’m sure that could happen with digital also but somehow it just doesn’t seem like it would be the same as getting messy along the way. Have a great time in Vegas.

• 85. Lynn Gencarelli&hellip  |  January 30th, 2008 at 10:21 pm

  I’d love to , but don’t know the process. All I know is you use the computer. It would be a wonderful addition to my scrapping.

• 86. Ivette&hellip  |  January 30th, 2008 at 10:23 pm

  Hi, I love regular scrapbooking. I’ve been doing it for over 10 years. I like many pictures on my page and lots of journaling. I tell my children the stories they will not remember or neither will I in a few years. But in digital, its really nice for special projects. I love the creative memories creator plus, it’s a great price for all you get. We’ve made recipe books as fund raising for my kids school. Special gift books. They turn out wonderful. My regular pages are simple. I can get a little more adventurous with the digital. Have a great time.

• 87. Teri&hellip  |  January 30th, 2008 at 10:45 pm

  I toyed with the idea of digital for a couple of years but kept going back to paper – my old friend. However, I started back to college last year (after maaaannnnyy years), and I find that I really have no time to enjoy the paper scrapbooking now. I tried digital again recently, and this time, I am totally loving it. I love being able to create a cool page in no time. I am a simple scrapper, so I don’t get into all the extremely artsy stuff – not that there’s anything wrong with that. I particularly like quick pages where I just drop in the photo, so simple and FAST! And my kids get to see pages a lot faster than otherwise now that I am so busy with school.
  I am interested in anything you can offer in the digital world. Thanks!

• 88. Terri Brewster&hellip  |  January 31st, 2008 at 12:21 am

  Julie,
  It is so much fun to read down through all the opinions, and get other opinions on the digital scrapbooking. I thought I would be the only one sticking with the old fashioned method. There is so much technology in today’s world, and I need ways to relax, and enjoy my creativity. I much prefer traditional scrapbooking, than looking at a computer screen. I need to touch my photos, and have time to enjoy the memories attached to them. I am a photographer, and it took me awhile to go to digital photography. I am really organized, and as soon as they come off the camera, they are put on CD’s and taken to the printer. I keep my CD’s elsewhere in case of a fire, I would still have all of my photos. Thank you for letting us have a place to share our opinions. Enjoy your time in Las Vegas with your husband!

• 89. Noodle's Mom&hellip  |  January 31st, 2008 at 1:09 am

  I’ve never actually made a digital page although I use Photoshop and Pages. I think it would be fun to try but agree with most of the other posts, for me the fun is in playing with the papers and all of the embellishments. I would possible consider creating a digital page and then adding embellishments and know it would be cheaper, but don’t think the experience would be the same. I too spend a lot of time on a computer all day and my time in my little scrapbook “cubby” is my escape ! I am a bit of a perfectionist and sometimes I’ll leave a project unfinished for a day or two until I can figure out what it’s missing… and that usually involves some form of crinkling, crimping inking or glittering as the final touch ! I’ve come to terms with the fact that I am always going to have more pictures to scrap than free time to make pages, so I’d just as soon take my time and do them right and know that there will always be fun projects and fond memories waiting for me.

  Enjoy your trip !!!

• 90. Noodle's Mom&hellip  |  January 31st, 2008 at 1:12 am

  P.S. Plus half the fun is going to the stores and buying all the goodies ! Can’t do THAT with digital !

• 91. Rita&hellip  |  January 31st, 2008 at 7:12 am

  I’m thinking digital scrapbooking is the way to go if you’ve never scrapbooked before, and you’re technically savvy. New scrappers are going this way because they don’t want to pay for all of the separate embellishments. I’m a hybrid of both, since I still like the look and feel of a traditional scrapbook. With digital scrapbooking, you never run out of items and you could size your photo to your page. Check out my website to see what kind of products we offer in terms of digital scrapbooking: http://www.regarding-gifts.com. It’s free to set up an account so that you could start playing around iwth your own digital scrapbook, or what we like to say is start your own storybook today.

• 92. Renee&hellip  |  January 31st, 2008 at 7:29 am

  I am a traditional scrapbooker, prefer to design the pages by myself. Am not interested in digital scrapbooking, I feel it is for the “lazy” group or the unimaginative.

• 93. Nicole Bachmaier&hellip  |  January 31st, 2008 at 8:03 am

  Hi Julie: Have a great time in Vegas. I am a paper scrapper all the way. However, this holiday season I tried digital scrapping as gifts…I love it!! It is very easy…I did it for my whole family, including my neices and nephews – they loved their albums….I would love to see what items you can offer digitally..I have done everything online and I would like to get my own program. I would never give up paper scrapping, but it is nice to do this also. Thanks

• 94. Pamela&hellip  |  January 31st, 2008 at 8:25 am

  Hmmm people that digital scrapbook are lazy and unimagivative, interesting. Wonders if Renee has digital scrapbooked?? I find I can try new things with digital and if I don’t like it, just delete and try again, you cant do that with paper, without messing it up or having to start all over again and the waste of stickers, papers, ect. Don’t get me wrong, I love paper scrapbooking, and prefer it, but to say people that digital scrap book are “lazy and uminaginative” is a bit on the rude side. I think both have a place and people that prefer one to the other shouldnt be criticized.

• 95. Veronica&hellip  |  January 31st, 2008 at 9:05 am

  I tried digital scrapbooking once and enjoyed it but haven’t really gotten “into” it. Even though I thoroughly enjoy the traditional way of scrapping, I would like to learn more about digital scrapping! I have found that when making gifts for other people in time crunch, the digital version is a life saver.

  Hope you have a great time in Vegas! I was there twice in the last six months and have a lot of scrapbooking to do for those trips.

• 96. Helen&hellip  |  January 31st, 2008 at 9:51 am

  I am new to scrapbooking. I always buy a lot of papers, embellishments, stickers, etc. hoping one day to get to them and make the pages. Unfortunately, school, work, and family take all of my time and I decided that maybe digital would be faster. So, I bought myself an Epson Stylus R1800 printer (prints borderless 12X12 or larger), Keepsakes Scrapbook Designer Deluxe software and a couple of others. But, to be honest with you, the instructions on how to make a digital page with any of the softwares are so complicated, that I do not know where to begin and how to finish a page, plus it takes so long for my computer to “do” what I want it to do, that I no longer believe digital scrapbooking is any faster than paper scrapbooking. I would appreciate any advice on how to get over this bump and learn to enjoy the digital. I also would like to find out more about style called “Tra-Digi” – a blend of traditional and digital scrapbooking techniques. This style kind of solves the lack of 3-D on a flat digital page.
  I saw others post what they’d like to buy on this website, so I would like to add to that list too. I would be interested in papers about Ukraine; Russia (St. Petersburg, Moscow, Krasnoyarsk, and Omsk) and Poland (Warsaw) would be interesting too.
  Thanks to other bloggers for posting their website links and kinds of software they are using.

• 97. ceil&hellip  |  January 31st, 2008 at 9:59 am

  I don’t know anything about digital scrapbooking but I would love to. I think you have to print out the pages and my printer will only do letter size and most of my books are 12×12 with a few 8×8. How do you get the pages done? Do you need special software? Scrapbook Factory?

• 98. Barbara&hellip  |  January 31st, 2008 at 10:11 am

  Call me old-fashioned, but I love the whole creative process of “doing it yourself”. I’m sure there are a lot of advantages to digital scrapbooking, but it would take the fun out of it for me. I agree with some of the others…we already spend so much time on the computer, digital would seem more like “work” than “play”. Enjoy Las Vegas!

• 99. Tammy&hellip  |  January 31st, 2008 at 3:38 pm

  I hate digital! I work with computers all day, scrapping is how I relax. The day paper scrapping becomes obsolete, is the day I put my photos in regular albums.

• 100. Mollie&hellip  |  January 31st, 2008 at 3:44 pm

  I like both–digital is great when trying to move a little faster…but I still like to dig through all my stuff and do paper scrapping. So I still do both

• 101. Gloria&hellip  |  January 31st, 2008 at 9:52 pm

  I love the Creative Memories Storybook Creator Plus software. The software is exactly like the beautiful papers that CM is now selling. I created one a couple of years ago using Kodak Gallery, but the quatlity wasn’t as good as that of Creative Memories, it’s hands down much better. I still love scrapbooking the “old fashion way” with all my friends…papers, pictures and tools and will never stop putting them in albums. Have fun in Las Vegas!

• 102. Michelle&hellip  |  January 31st, 2008 at 11:39 pm

  I doubt if I’ll ever convert to digital scrapbooking (never say never). Scrapbooking is my only hands-on creative outlet, and I already spend way too much time on the computer. Paper scrapbooking is my great escape from paying bills & working – both things that I can do on the computer. Also – I’m completely addicted to scrapbooking supplies! What would I do with my “stash” if I went digital????

• 103. Tammy Lund&hellip  |  February 1st, 2008 at 9:08 am

  My husband’s brother is marketing the Polaroid my memories suite and he’s really encouraging me to do digital scrapbooking, but like so many others, so far, I prefer the old fashioned way. I like touching the memories and being creative with the papers and accessories. I may try digital, but something tells me I’ll keep doing the old-fashioned scrapbooking.

• 104. Michele G.&hellip  |  February 2nd, 2008 at 11:18 am

  I love digi-scrapping. It’s cheaper, it’s neater, easier, and there are so many fun things you can do. I am able to get very creative with my layouts. But, I do love computers. I work on them all day and play all night. No seriously, I love the idea of all my supplies in one spot – my laptop. It’s very portable. I can scrap in the living room, in my bed on a trip…whatever is a cinch. I still have tons of paper supplies that I have to use up, so I am soon to get into hybrid scrapping. BUT once the supplies I have are gone, I’m going totally digi!

• 105. Kim&hellip  |  February 3rd, 2008 at 9:44 pm

  I am a traditional scrapbooker. –Thanks Kim

• 106. Paula&hellip  |  February 5th, 2008 at 9:23 am

  I’ve taken a couple of classes a good web site and learned a lot about digital scrapbooking, but I prefer paper scrapping. I find it’s easier for me and I can do it faster–that is, after I decide on what to do! When trying to do a digital layout I try to get it perfect after seeing all the beautiful stuff that is out there. And if you don’t know how to blend, or some other technique that you saw used in a particular LO, you’re just not going to make your layout look the way you want. I do use some lettering programs and scan most of my memorabilia to print out on cardstock. I have Paint Shop Pro for some digiital things and Scrapbook Factory Deluxe, a LO program for a book I’m making on a family cruise. The rest I do regular scrapping.

• 107. Joanne Z&hellip  |  February 6th, 2008 at 2:46 pm

  I love to combine digital with traditional

• 108. LauraTool&hellip  |  February 6th, 2008 at 3:31 pm

  Just started Digital and LOVE IT! I would love to see my favorite online store carry the latest in scrapbooking. It keeps the paper side and the computer side of me happy and I scrap anywhere and at any time….I scrap on my lunch hour!!
  Digi Classes are great…….
  You need to talk to THE DIGITAL SCRAPBOOK TEACHER!!!! She is adorable, friendly and reminds me of you!!! Her books and templates are a must have!!
  Thank you for looking into this…..Iwas having withdrawls shopping with you because my goal for 2008 was to start using digital. I still shop with you….heck I am waiting on a delivery this week! yeah!!! Thanks you are the greatest!!!!

• 109. susan&hellip  |  February 6th, 2008 at 3:47 pm

  I like paper because my trip scrapbooks include tickets, brochures, restaurant and hotel receipts, etc. To do this digitally, I’d have to scan them and figure out how to place them. Loses the 3-d appeal.

  I do use a printer to write journals that I add to the scrapbook or labels on same pages.

• 110. Eileen&hellip  |  February 6th, 2008 at 10:13 pm

  To me scrapbooking is a craft, not a graphic arts project. I enjoy the papers, layering and adding embellishments. I use my computer to change the look or size of some of my photos, but that is it. I enjoy the cutting, planning, thinking and doing!

• 111. Monica, Denham Springs, L&hellip  |  February 6th, 2008 at 11:32 pm

  Wow, such strong opinions on the topic – we are a passionate group! Julie, I miss buying so much from you (I used to a lot when i “traditionally” scrapped, but after discovering digital (sorry!), I never looked back (www.PagingMyPast.com). Except I just couldn’t bring myself to cancel your newsletter – you make me feel like family. So I would LOVE it if you decided to do something digital on your site. I converted our game room to a digital workshop room to teach people how easy digital scrapping can be (and fun). We sit around with our laptops like you do at a traditional crop and share ideas and techniques. It’s fast, cheap, transportable, and so rewarding! Some people love it (usually those that want to “accomplish” much in limited time or produce multiple copies for gifts, but some people, as evidenced from the posts will always prefer the “hands on” approach and continue to make “labors of love”! To each her own – what ever floats your boat – just make sure you are preserving your stories!

• 112. Gail Stanley&hellip  |  February 7th, 2008 at 1:24 pm

  I do not care for digital SB’ing. I don’t like the plain, non-textured look of the finished product. Also spend 8 hours a day on the computer at work so that’s the last thing I want to do for pure pleasure and relaxation.
  It would take a lot to convince me otherwise. In fact a lot of the magazines are starting with digital layouts, etc, and I just flip on by them….hope it doesn’t all go that way.

• 113. Ruth&hellip  |  February 27th, 2008 at 12:51 pm

  I don’t think scrapbooking on the internet is what I
  want to do. I do it as a hobby and to relax after being
  at work and using the computer for 8 hours.
  It maybe something others enjoy, but not my cup of
  tea.
  Ruth