Digital Scrapbooking

chatcat723 · Digital Scrapbooking

Are there any scrapbooking enthusiasts out there? I wasn't interested in cutting and pasting and getting my hands all dirty so I took up digital scrapbooking. There are several sites out there with elements to use; some are free and some are pay. Here's an example of some I've done.

I started with a jpg like this

I have many beautiful subjects from which to choose: Recognize this beautiful lady??

This one look familiar??

Here are a few links for free photo editing programs:

Photo Editor
Free Picasa software: Crop, edit, create slideshows & more - Try now!
picasa.google.com

Download PhotoPlus 6 Free
Award-winning PhotoPlus 6 Download. Totally Free, Easy-to-use, Ad Free!
www.freeserifsoftware.com

iStockphoto Official Site
Over 3 million Quality Photos Quick Search, Easy Download!
iStockphoto.com

2. Serif PhotoPlus
For a long time, Serif has given away previous versions of their software to entice users to purchase the current version. Currently you can download a completely free, fully-functional version of PhotoPlus 6. PhotoPlus 6 features an export optimizer, editable text, image slicing and image maps, selection tools, smart shapes, third-party plug-in support, red-eye removal tool, and photo enhancement tools. PhotoPlus 6 works on Windows 95, 98, 98 SE, 2000, NT4, and XP.
Publisher's Site3. Paint.NET
Paint.NET is a free image and photo manipulation software for Windows 2000, XP, Vista, or Server 2003. Paint.NET started development at Washington State University with additional help from Microsoft, and continues to be updated and maintained by some of the alumni that originally worked on it. Paint.NET features layers, painting and drawing tools, special effects, unlimited undo history, and levels adjustments. Paint.NET is completely free, and the source code is also available for free.
• Paint.NET Screen Shot and Mini-Review
Publisher's SiteRead Review4. Pixia
Pixia is the English version of a popular free painting and retouching software that originated in Japan. It features custom brush tips, multiple layers, masking, vector- and bitmap-based drawing tools, color, tone, and lighting adjustments, and multiple undo/redo. Like many freeware editors, there is no support for saving GIF format. Pixia is also available for many other languages. Pixia works with Windows 95, 98, Me, NT4, 2000, and XP.
Publisher's Site5. VCW VicMan's Photo Editor
This award-winning graphic editor offers a variety of painting and editing tools and features including a text tool, gradients, selections by color or region, color replacement, editing in any scale, special effects and so on. The free version used to be an enticement to upgrade to the Pro version, but as of December 2006, the Pro version is free.
Publisher's Site6. PhotoFiltre
PhotoFiltre offers a simple, but elegant user interface and a lot of one-click image adjustments, filters, and effects. There is a built in image explorer panel for visually navigating your file system, basic drawing, painting, retouching and selection tools, and batch processing capabilities. PhotoFiltre is free for private, non commercial or educational use (including non-profit organizations).
Publisher's Site7. Ultimate Paint
Ultimate Paint is available in both shareware and freeware versions for image creation, viewing, and manipulation. It has been designed to be fast and compact, and if you're familiar with the old Deluxe Paint program from Electronic Arts, Ultimate Paint is said to be very similar. The freeware version is an older release of the full-featured shareware product.
Publisher's Site8. ImageForge
ImageForge is a freeware image editor with painting and editing tools. Allows you to import images from scanners and digital cameras, apply special effects filters, and create photo albums and slideshows. Although this is teaser program for the shareware ImageForge PRO, it's probably a few steps above Microsoft Paint.

I use PhotoShop by Adobe and I've also got PaintShop Pro by Corel. Adobe has a smaller program with less learning curve time called PhotoShop Elements.

Stay tuned for more helpful hints and ideas!!

Celeste

Cat, I sure do recognize our beautiful Queen Sasha! :grin: I love that photo! You did a great job. I agree with not getting your hands dirty! Imagine me as a Virgo do it. ;-)

Sasha

Sasha loves that picture!! She decided it meant she was not only a Queen but a real Texas Cowgirl. She even has the Texas Big Hair! :grin:

ladyradical

Rondel

I love Bluie bunny!

Thanks for all that info Cat...surely to be used by me once the rainy winter sets in :grin:

chatcat723

Once you start this stuff, you're hooked! Ask me how I know this??? LOL

JoaneWing

These are great! Cat---you got me hooked too and I thank you for that! I am really enjoying myself!