shelbabyrn Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 I am just starting out with the digital scrapbooking. Anyone have suggestions as to the best software/programs to use? I've heard photoshop is the best but need some honest opinions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
April Showers Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 Welcome to ScrapGirls! We're so happy to have you here. First, you'll want to download this free ebook if you haven't already-- 15 Things You Need To Know To Become A Great Digital Scrapbooker (free Starter Ebook) There is some great advice for how to get started in there. I'd suggest Photoshop Elements. It is a lot less expensive than Photoshop and does most everything you'll need to create fabulous pages. You can download a free 30 day trial to try it out. The learning curve on Adobe products can be steep, so I'd pick up these tutorials as well. Scrapbook Software Secrets Revealed: Digital Scrapbooking Photoshop Elements - Downloadable Version They walk you through how to create a layout one step at a time. The lessons build on each other, so if you practice each step after it is introduced, you should catch on pretty quickly. Don't hesitate to ask more questions here in the forums too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyndals Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 Welcome to Scrap Girls! You are going to love digital scrapbooking. I use Photoshop but as April suggested Photoshop Elements offers everything you need, is less expensive and I've heard is easier to learn. Hope to see your layouts in the gallery soon:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiza126 Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 Welcome to Scrap Girls! I use Photoshop Elements for my pages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teecee Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 Hello, welcome to Scrap Girls! I use and love Photoshop Elements. We'll be looking forward to seeing you around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PBarnes Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 Welcome to Scrap Girls! I use Photoshop Elements too. Love it. April is right in saying that PSE will do just about everything you need to create outstanding layouts and it is considerably less expensive than full Photoshop. I highly recommend it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheri T Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 Welcome to Scrap Girls! You've got some great advice already, so I'll just smile big and tell you to ask any other questions you need to here; we're a friendly helpful bunch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrappyjan Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 A huge welcome from me too. I use Photoshop but Elements will give you everything you need to create your materpieces! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRS Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 Welcome to Scrap Girls! I'm so glad you found us! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaLo1103 Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 Welcome to ScrapGirls! I am to echo what everyone else said - PhotoShop Elements is great for digital scrapbooking! The price difference between PhotoShop and Elements is HUGE and Elements will probably do everything you want. You can take your savings from not buying PhotoShop and use it to buy digital kits! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elisha Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 They said what I'd say. Welcome to Scrap Girls! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scraphappen Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 Welcome to scrapgirls. I would do what April says. I started with Photoshop Elements 5 and now i'm on 9 and there are stuff out there I still don't know how to use everything on it. Also get the educational videos sold here. They are a total help! without them I would be lost! Good luck and ask anything on here everyone is so helpful!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimmybutton Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 Ditto to all the above advice!!! Just wanted to say hello and Welcome to SGs!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
satippetts Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 Welcome to ScrapGirls! You'll love it here. Ditto on all the advice. There is one other option you could do as well, that I like to use when I"m not near my computer, with my programs on it. That is an online program that is free, and works similar to photoshop. www.pixlr.com It's an online photo editor, but you can open up files on your computer, save the finished ones to your computer and it might work to play around till you decide which program you'd like to purchase. If I'm scrapping, I just open the size of paper from my computer that I want to use so it's automatically the right size of the finished layout I want, rather than trying to work with their presets. Just a thought. Can't wait for you to get started. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jo Corne Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 welcome to the best place on the web. I am in agreement with the others, start with PSE, get a good feel for it and if you are happy with it, there you go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smiles Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 Welcome to Scrap Girls! We're so glad you found us! Photoshop Elements is a great program. I've been using it since PSE2. However, it is not especially user friendly. I was extremely frustrated until I got the video tutorials. There are other programs out there that are easy to use, but most people quickly become disenchanted with their limits. They are proprietary software, and most of them don't use common file formats, so you can't use other products (in some cases) or modify your creations later with another program. For the price, PSE is a great value. With things like layer styles and type paths you can purchase in the Scrap Girls boutique, you can do pretty much anything you'd want to do, unless you are a graphic designer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelda Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 Welcome to wonderfully addictive world of digi scrap! I agree with the program advice, too. And don't be afraid to push buttons! A lot of what I learned about my software was because I made a mistakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerryveale Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 Nice to meet you, and welcome to Scrap Girls! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KFiasco Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 You already got great advice so I just wanted to say welcome. Karen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbaraC1977 Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 I'll second what Karen said--you've gotten great advice. Welcome to Scrap Girls! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B&K Mom Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 Welcome. I'm glad you found us. I'm a PSE girl too. I have PSE 10 sitting in a box. I'm waiting to install it until I upgrade my OS (later this week). I'm so excited about some of the new features. I'm sure I'll have plenty of questions myself. Let us know how we can help you out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinkerbell11 Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 Looks like you got lots of great answers! I wanted to say Hi and Welcome to our Happy Purple place!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syndee Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 So glad you found us! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanot Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 I use Photoshop Elements 7 and bought the tutorials on this website last January. They were SUPER helpful as were/continue to be these forums and helpful ladies! You'll find the learning curve steep and frustrating at times (be sure to use these forums to ASK ASK ASK) but stick with it...it's worth it! I'm at the point now a year later where I feel pretty comfortable with the basics and can branch out a little now. Welcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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