What is digital scrapbooking? Beautiful albums!

I do both traditional and digital scrapbooking. What is digital scrapbooking? It's not printing digital photos and sliding them into sleeves. It's a lot more creative and fun than that!

The simple fact is you don't have to choose. You can do traditional scrapbooking, digital scrapbooking, or both like I do. Each have their place and you don't have to select one way and abandon the other. Enjoy the benefits and fruits of both!

What are the similarities?

Traditional scrapbooking and digital scrapbooking have differences and similarities.

	Traditional	Digital
Final result is actual printed album with pages
Stories / Journaling
Photos
Decorations
Finished dimensions up to 12" x 12"

 

What are some differences?

Name some of the differences you know. I've thought of these...

Feature	Traditional	Digital
Final printed thickness	Up to 3 inches	Up to 1/2 inch
Tools	Assortment of cutting, shaping, attaching tools	Computer & software
Tools storage	closet or room	space for computer
Supplies	album covers, pages, papers, stickers, and more supplies	digital equivalents (pdf)
Supply Storage	closet or room	on computer
Album Storage	coffee table, bookshelf	need less space on coffee table, bookshelf
Effort	set up table, pull out supplies and tools	start working with software
Photos	print photos to use in scrapbook	use digital photos which will be printed in album
Photo storage	shoe boxes, drawers, organizers	organized on computer (see video)

 

What are the benefits of each?

Each way of creating scrapbooks brings its own benefits.

	Traditional	Digital
Easier with a busy life to work during available snipets of time
No cleanup
Use "supplies" over and over
Tactile pleasure of creating
Effortless to make one or more duplicates
Journaling in own handwriting
Lighter albums for especially children to hold
Technically easier (no IT help needed)
Less storage room for finished product
Work on your scrapbooks in a group ("crops")
Video tutorials available

A couple videos to whet your appetite

If you're at the stage of "what is digital scrapbooking," a couple of short videos might really help you start your exploration. Watch both in under 10 minutes.