| Digital scrapbooking is a creative way to showcase | | | | to the theme. The colors you choose will set the mood |
| your memories. You can either start from scratch with | | | | for the scrapbook page. The embellishments brings life |
| an empty page or use a template to guide your design. | | | | to the page and visually enhances it. For example, if |
| How you want to create a digital scrapbook page is | | | | you are scrapping about your day at the beach, |
| up to your creativity and fancy. However, there are a | | | | choose warm colors. Embellish with pictures of |
| few things you can do to make your scrapbook look | | | | sandals, the sun, sunglasses and a beach ball. |
| professional and stand out. Here are a few digital | | | | Don't clutter |
| scrapbook tips. | | | | I know it is fun to add cute embellishments and |
| Where To Put Your Photographs And Elements | | | | elements to your scrapbook but try not to clutter the |
| You can place your photographs and elements in the | | | | page with too many things. This will only make the |
| middle of the page. However, that can be quite boring | | | | page look busy and distract the viewer from your |
| and may not have much visual appeal. Try using the | | | | photos. All the cute things you add to your design |
| rule of thirds to determine your focal points. What is | | | | should be supporting features and not outshine your |
| the rule of thirds? Well, imagine a tic-tac-toe grid on | | | | main feature. Many times a scrapbook layout is |
| your page. Where the lines cross, those are the best | | | | stunning because of the empty space. So don't feel |
| places to place your photographs. Visual artists will tell | | | | like you need to fill up every space of your scrapbook |
| you that people's eyes are naturally drawn to those | | | | page. |
| points. As you design your page, move your | | | | Enhance Your Photographs |
| photographs around and adjust the size and angles till | | | | Not all of us a professional photographers. Therefore, |
| you feel the page has a nice balance and flow. | | | | the photographs we take will look better after some |
| Add Words And Journalling | | | | touching up. Get a software that will allow you to get |
| Words and journalling are important because they tell | | | | rid of red eye, sharpen, crop, and adjust brightness and |
| the story behind the pictures. They also make your | | | | color levels. Sometimes, scrapping the pictures in black |
| scrapbook unique and gives it your personal touch. | | | | and white or sepia looks better. It may sound |
| There are plenty of free fancy fonts that you can use. | | | | complicated but if you choose the right software for |
| However, keep these fancy fonts for headings or if | | | | scrapbooking, all these adjustments just require a few |
| you want to highlight certain words. Plain typestyle is | | | | clicks of the mouse. |
| better for journalling because it is easy to read. You | | | | One of the best ways to improve your scrapbook |
| can use quotes, poems and sayings to make your | | | | designing skills is to see what others have done. You |
| page more interesting. You can also type your words | | | | should also pay attention to magazine page layouts. |
| to form a certain shape. For example, have your text | | | | No, I'm not suggesting you copy exactly what they do |
| form a circle or even a Christmas tree! | | | | but rather look at makes their design pleasing. Maybe it |
| Choose a Theme | | | | was the way they matted the photo or the way they |
| It is easier to design a page when you have a theme | | | | geometrically arranged the photos and text. If you |
| in mind. That way, you can select embellishments and | | | | want to make beautiful scrapbooks, then you must |
| colors that will complement each other. A good tip is to | | | | keep scrapping because you know what they say, |
| choose colors and patterns you see in your | | | | "Practice Makes Perfect". |
| photographs.You want everything on the page to tie in | | | | |