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Get an overview of what digital scrapbooking is and how you can tailor it to your interests
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Compare features and benefits of some of the many graphics programs available
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Familiarize yourself with digi-scrapping terminology
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Discover how easy it is to create a layout from start to finish by learning as you go
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Make your own papers and backgrounds to use in digi-scrapping or traditional scrapbooking
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Create wonderful layouts of photos and stories that you can print out or share online
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Lesson 1: Digital scrapbooking basics
Find out exactly what digi-scrapping is all about—it's a lot more than emailing low-resolution photos or producing online albums for your friends. This course takes you way beyond that as we show you how a PC, some digital photographs, a graphics program, and a printer working together can turn your photos into a wonderful storybook. This is an art form all its own!
In this lesson:
- What is digital scrapbooking?
- What you'll need
- Software options
- Digital scrapbooking and traditional scrapbooking: pros and cons
- Digi-scrap terms you should know
Lesson 2: Time to dive in
In this hands-on lesson you will learn how to create your first digital scrapbook layout from start to finish, starting with a very clean, simple and graphic style. This lesson will introduce you to more digi-scrap terminology as well the best way to save, store and share your finished masterpieces.
In this lesson:
- Let's get to it
- Customize your canvas
- Get to know your screen and workspace
- Start adding your photographs
- Select a background color
- Add a few final touches
Lesson 3: Create your own background papers
Designing custom background papers to coordinate with your photos is fun and easy! This lesson shows you several ways to create your own background papers, either to add to your digital scrapbook layouts or print out and use for albums and other paper crafting projects. You'll also explore several more of the tools on the toolbar.
In this lesson:
- If you can imagine it, you can create it
- Create a piece of digital paper
- Time to create some stripes
- Add stripes to your paper
- Save your work, then play some more
- Going around in circles
- Give your backgrounds even more zing
Lesson 4: I'm extremely attached to you
In the traditional IRL scrapbooking world, 3-D embellishments such as ribbon, staples, eyelets, brads and buttons are often used on layouts—both for the real purpose of holding photos in place and for decoration. This lesson shows you how easy it is to create your own stash of these elements to use in your digi-layouts.
In this lesson:
- Time to get attached: brads, buttons, ribbons and more
- Create a virtual brad
- Make your own buttons
- Create staples, twine, ribbon and more
Lesson 5: Time to get real
In this lesson you'll build on everything you've learned and move beyond simple layouts. Using the various papers and elements you've created, you're ready to make a layout that resembles a traditional paper scrapbook page. You'll explore a variety of shadows and shadow techniques to give your finished layout those final realistic touches.
In this lesson:
- Take your layout to the next level
- Add some patterned paper
- Blend your layers with blending modes
- Add texture and shadows
- Add some embellishments and save your layout
Lesson 6: We've only just begun . . .
All too soon, the time has come for the course to end, yet we have barely skimmed the surface. This lesson will quickly introduce you to a couple of other fun tools that you can use to bring your layouts to life and help you on your digital scrapbooking journey.
In this lesson:
- More resources for your scrapbooking journey
- Use photos within shapes or letters
- Last but not least: the Brush tool
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