Free Digital Scrapbooking Paper

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Free digital scrapbooking paper is a lifesaver for the thrifty scrapbooker. Whether you're making your son's baby book or creating a heritage album to share with your entire extended family, there are papers available to fit any style you can imagine.

Use free papers to make affordable scrapbook layouts.

Use Online Kits for Free Digital Scrapbooking Paper

If you're new to the world of digital scrapbooking, the easiest way to find free digital scrapbooking paper for your layouts is to simply download freebies from one of many Web sites devoted to this topic. LoveToKnow Scrapbooking suggests visiting the following links:

  • O Scraps offers a wide assortment of free digital scrapbooking papers and embellishments, with new designs added on a regular basis.
  • Shabby Princess has several large digital scrapbooking kits that include all of the papers and embellishments you'd need to make a coordinating album.
  • Digital Freebies is home to the "Friday Freebie." Each kit is only available for one week, however, so you'll need to visit this site often to take advantage of all the free goodies!

For more freebie suggestions, check out Digital Scrapbook Freebies: Where to Find the Good Stuff.

Gift with Purchase Freebies

Many digital scrapbooking idea books come with complementary CDs that include papers and embellishments for you to use when creating your own pages. The book provides ideas and inspiration, while the free kits are an added bonus to help you build your supply stash.

The following are just some of the many books available that come with a free supply CD:

Make Your Own Paper

When you can't find free digital scrapbooking paper online that fits your needs, making your own customized paper is easier than you might expect.

Photo Backgrounds

Photos make great backgrounds for digital scrapbooking, especially vacation pages where you happen to have lots of images of beautiful scenery. Simply enlarge your favorite picture to cover the entire page, then adjust the opacity to give it a soft and muted appearance. Converting the image to black and white or a sepia tone can also create a unique look for your page.

Scanned Memorabilia

If you have memorabilia you'd like to include in a scrapbook that may not be archival safe, consider scanning the objects and turning the image into a background for your layout. This technique works well with everything from maps and postcards to old coins and dried flower petals.

Text Paper

Text paper is a favorite choice of many scrapbookers because it's fun and functional. You can repeat lines from a favorite poem, song lyrics, a simple phrase, or names and dates across the back of your page to make a background paper that's as unique as your family's memories. Download some funky free fonts to play with, then experiment with the size and color of your text in your favorite scrapbooking software. If you need to separate lines in the text, add a character from a dingbat font that matches the theme of your project.

Repeat a Pattern

Making simple geometric papers in Adobe Photoshop Elements is a fairly easy process.

  1. Use font dingbats or the shape drawing tools to create a pleasing design on a 2x2 canvas. To make sure your pattern is symmetrical, go under the "View" menu and select "Grid" and "Rulers."
  2. Go to "Define Pattern" under the "Edit" menu and give your pattern a name that you will be able to remember.
  3. Create a new 12x12 canvas.
  4. Go to "Fill" under the "Edit" menu. Use the custom pattern box to select the pattern you want to be applied to your paper.
  5. Save your image as a high resolution JPEG file before using it to create your scrapbook layout.
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