Digital Postmarks for Scrapbooking

Digital postmarks for scrapbooking offer many creative options to personalize your album pages. Design elements include graphics, flourishes and written messages. From simple to intricate, you can find a postmark that fits your scrapbooking project.

A digital postmark is a digital stamp. In scrapbooking, digital postmarks are high resolution electronic files of design patterns and elements. Digital postmarks are sold in collections and described as brushes and stamps.

Digital brushes and stamps create images that resemble a traditional rubber stamp, but with consistent clarity. The postmark collections are designed for Adobe Photoshop and include Photoshop brushes. Most collections are compatible with PC or Mac computers and available in PNG or .abr formats. The .abr file allows you to load a brush onto Photoshop. The PNG file allows you to use the image file onto another image editing program such as Paint Shop Pro.

Common ways to use digital stamp in the PNG format:

• Brushes--Add the file as a brush. This option gives you many design options.
• Image--Upload the PNG file as any other image file and place it in the desired area of your document.
• Soft focus--Load the image onto your page and change the blending settings to a softer focus such as soft light.

Many types of digital postmarks are available for creative projects. If you are searching for a way to decorate an album page, you can find something to suit almost any project.

Types of digital postmarks or digital stamps:

• Numbers--Many styles of number postmarks are available.
• Alphabet--From simple to fancy, you can find many alphabet postmarks.
• Frames and ledger grids--Decorate your photos with frames and ledger grid postmarks.
• Graphic images--Postmark images include common themes, holidays and seasons.
• Shapes--Postmark shapes come in many colors and styles.
• Flourishes--Numerous postmark flourish styles are available to decorate your scrapbook pages.
• Corners--Many corner designs are available.
• Messages--You can find a large selection of postmark messages, individual words or common phrases. Some styles resemble a traditional electronic postage stamp. Other styles are more artistic.
• Artistic design elements--Patterns, splashes and watercolor effects are some of the many artistic design elements available.

Digital stamps can add beauty and personalization to a scrapbook. You can add images to your scrapbook faster because a scanner is not necessary. Other benefits include:

• Easy to incorporate into digital scrapbook designs or printable album pages
• High resolution images and design elements
• Can resize, rotate or alter a digital stamp as needed
• A large selection of designs to inspire creative ideas
• Some software allows you to create your own postmarks

You can find digital postmarks at local craft stores and scrapbooking supply outlets. You can also find a large selection of digital postmarks online. When you look for postmarks online, be sure to use search terms such as digital postmarks for scrapbooking, digital stamp for scrapbooks, digital stamps and brushes for scrapbooking or Photoshop brushes for scrapbooking. You can use the search terms digital scrapbook supplies to find online retailers with digital postmark collections. Those terms will provide a more complete list of retailers.

Online retailers that sell digital postmarks include:

• Designer Digitals--The retailer provides a large selection of digital brushes and stamps. Postmark designs range from messages to artistic elements.
• Scrap Girls--The site offers a number of stamp and brush sets for family and pet themes.
• Tangie Baxter--Tangie Baxter sells many unique artistic digital brushes and stamps.
• Digiscrap Boutique--This site offers a variety of digital stamps and brushes in many styles. Designs include both country home and modern themes.
• Scrapbook-Elements--Scrapbook-Elements sells a number of digital brushes and stamps for all types of projects.
• Peppermint Creative--This retailer offers many types of digital stamps and brushes for holidays, family and artistic themes.

You can take a online tutorial to learn how to use digital postmarks for scrapbooking projects. Tutorials are a great way to learn more skills to enhance your scrapbooking skills. Many sites that offer tutorials also offer free downloads of digital elements.

Online digital stamp and brush tutorials include:

• Scrapbook Bytes--This site features a number of free tutorials, including one on how to create a postage stamp element.
• Free Digital Scrapbooking--This site provides free downloads of everything a person needs to start a digital scrapbook. The tutorial page gives instructions on how to load their digital brushes and other software.
• Tonoodle--This site offers video tutorials on scrapbooking, including digital stamps and brushes. You have to pay a monthly free to become a subscriber and get access to the video tutorials.
• Art-e-zine--The site offers a tutorial on how to make your own digital stamp.

Tutorials give instructions on how to make the most of digital stamp technology. They can also provide fresh ideas for personalizing scrapbooks with digital postmarks.

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