I think I learned about digital scrapbooking in one of the most unusual ways possible…one of the owners of Faith Sisters applied to be added to our Blogroll at 5 Minutes for Faith. After that I created a couple of pages here and there (not my best work folks), but mostly I hovered and continued along my merry way. In about February of this year, I started getting really sucked in and simply couldn’t resist any longer!
Because of my schedule, I kind of just hovered there at Faith Sisters to learn a bit and in April I joined the site Creative Team (CT). It was my first CT, though I am on another now as well and have a few more I’d love to get on. You see, that’s how it is. After being an AVID scrapbooker until the twins were born, I had missed it so very terribly! Now, it’s like a balm to my soul to have found a new way to create such beautiful work…and without the mess (not that I minded) that I do not have room for any longer.
The last two months, I have been branching out and trying to discover other scrapbooking communities, shops and websites, so I hope to share what I’m discovering with you over time…thus the weekly scrap. Some weeks I will feature a designer, some weeks a shop or a few shops, some weeks a tip or trick, and some weeks just simply a page. Eventually I’d like to offer all of you some freebies as well, but many of the sites I direct you to will offer those anyway.
This week, I’d like to send you to a few shops I have discovered over the past month. I may feature some of these again later, but I know it can be super helpful to know about all the different places to find kits to use on your gorgeous memory creations as well, so enjoy!
- The Digichick: I’m new to this one, but impressed! The designers there are amazing, they also offer a great forum community and a gallery. I have not had the opportunity to get involved in either of these since I so recently found them and joined, but what I have seen is very fun!
- Shabby Pickle Designs: I discovered this one a couple weeks ago because one of my all time favorite designers just moved there. You will find plenty of amazing kits by amazing designers as well as a forum and gallery (all layouts submitted must feature at least some product from their shop).
- Divine Digital: Yet another shop with unbelievably amazing designers! Another site that offers a forum and gallery (hint: most do, just decide which ones you want to participate in).
- Scrapbook Graphics: Ok, so this one I’ve known about for a long time thanks to their CU products, but I only recently looked at their amazing product line. Again offering a great community (forum) and gallery.
- Natural Designs in Scrapbooking (NDISB): This is one of the shops where you will find 4 Shades of Blue designs (I CT for her) and many other amazing designers.
I could honestly go on and on and on, but I just don’t have the time or the room…and I don’t want to overwhelm you. If you are still in need of a great software, check out Adobe Photoshop Elements. At Costco it is under $100 and I saw it recently with an instant rebate of $40 making the entire software around $60 (yay Costco!). You can also check online (Scrap Girls is one of the best I have found) at the many retailers and see what else is available.
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