I'm Finally a Scrapper(of sorts)
I have literally spent hours 'scrapbooking' on the blog the last couple of weeks! I actually commented to a co-worker who does traditional scrapbooking that this couldn't be any less time consuming. I did a little research and found out that there are actually two camps. The traditional scrapbooker and the hybrid or digital scrapper. Who knew?
The following is an excerpt:
The gap between traditional and digital scrapbookers has already narrowed in recent years with the rising popularity of digital photography.
Traditional scrapbookers downloading images from their cameras onto the computer quickly found they were able to view, edit and share their images through Web sites like Kodak’s EasyShare Gallery, Flickr and Google’s Picasa. Social networking through blogs, camera phones, message boards and sites like MySpace.com also drove the movement to share digital images.
Image creation and manipulation software like Adobe Photoshop and Photoshop Elements has also helped traditional scrapbookers design pages faster and easier. And in some cases, the results have been better-looking. With computers, scrappers can make straighter lines, generate neater-looking lettering and experiment more without having to commit. Virtual papers and embellishments, which become available as soon as digital designers create them online, have also allowed traditional scrappers to acquire the trendiest, latest products without having to wait months for them in stores.
But many traditional scrappers, still preferring the tactile nature so inherent in scrapbooking, see hybrid as the way to have the best of both worlds. They use digital elements to create part of their pages and physical embellishments to finish the job.
Digital scrappers have also gone traditional. Many of them — frustrated with the flat, fake look of virtual ribbons, flowers and tags — started printing out their pages and pasting real buttons or bows over the ones they’d digitally created. And even though the industry has responded with more photo-realistic adornments, many digi-scrappers have decided they like the mix. Now, many of them are printing out their cyber designs and turning them into 3-D gifts like cards, albums and even decoupaged home décor.
by Lisa Hutchurson
I love the less expensive scrapbooking(unless you consider time money) also the ability to share immediately with family and friends. . I also feel like I'm finally learning a 2nd language...HTML. It's exhaustive but so rewarding to figure something new out!
The following is an excerpt:
The gap between traditional and digital scrapbookers has already narrowed in recent years with the rising popularity of digital photography.
Traditional scrapbookers downloading images from their cameras onto the computer quickly found they were able to view, edit and share their images through Web sites like Kodak’s EasyShare Gallery, Flickr and Google’s Picasa. Social networking through blogs, camera phones, message boards and sites like MySpace.com also drove the movement to share digital images.
Image creation and manipulation software like Adobe Photoshop and Photoshop Elements has also helped traditional scrapbookers design pages faster and easier. And in some cases, the results have been better-looking. With computers, scrappers can make straighter lines, generate neater-looking lettering and experiment more without having to commit. Virtual papers and embellishments, which become available as soon as digital designers create them online, have also allowed traditional scrappers to acquire the trendiest, latest products without having to wait months for them in stores.
But many traditional scrappers, still preferring the tactile nature so inherent in scrapbooking, see hybrid as the way to have the best of both worlds. They use digital elements to create part of their pages and physical embellishments to finish the job.
Digital scrappers have also gone traditional. Many of them — frustrated with the flat, fake look of virtual ribbons, flowers and tags — started printing out their pages and pasting real buttons or bows over the ones they’d digitally created. And even though the industry has responded with more photo-realistic adornments, many digi-scrappers have decided they like the mix. Now, many of them are printing out their cyber designs and turning them into 3-D gifts like cards, albums and even decoupaged home décor.
by Lisa Hutchurson
I love the less expensive scrapbooking(unless you consider time money) also the ability to share immediately with family and friends. . I also feel like I'm finally learning a 2nd language...HTML. It's exhaustive but so rewarding to figure something new out!
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