Digital Scrapbooking = LOVE!

Happy Digital Scrapbook Day!  Boy oh boy, how does one who is in LOVE with digital scrapbooking explain all the reasons "why" without typing for hours?

First of all, I thought logically about the switch from traditional to digital.  Once my family moved to digital cameras, it didn't make sense to have digital files, go to the local store, print photos and then traditionally scrap them by cutting them into pieces (sometimes making mistakes so the double prints I had to pay for really came in handy), glueing to paper and adding embellishments.  Think about all the expense that involves from driving to the store, spending all that time at a photo kiosk, often times having to go back hours later to pick up those prints, purchasing scrapbook supplies:  paper, embellishments (how many millions are there out there?), adhesives, etc.  THEN finding a designated area to scrap because by the time you pull out all the items needed for scrapping, it takes up an entire room!  And you're stuck to that spot if you want to get anything accomplished. It all took so much time and so much money...

Then comes along digital!  WOW!  It's fast, easy, ultra creative, "green" and it saves SO MUCH time and money by not having to buy all the scrapbooking supplies and driving around to pick up prints (or waiting days for them to arrive in the mail)!  The best part of all is that you are only limited to where you're computer is or absolutely NO limitation because a laptop can go anywhere!  Scrap outside while the kids are playing, scrap in bed, scrap at your friend's house, scrap on the couch, scrap at a restaurant (don't believe me?  Panera is a great place to go!).  No limitations, Baby, and it's liberating!  =)

Can it get any better than that?  Oh, I can go on and on!  Create one scrapbook and print it over and over in different sizes, add movies to it, add music to it, create a slideshow and burn to a dvd to send to your entire family...it's the ultimate in scrapbook experience!  Give it a try and see for yourself.  I think you're gonna love it!  Be sure to stop by our new website at www.thememoryboutique.net to see how easy it is to print your pages at our shop, too!

Here's a few pages from an album I created when two of the sweetest, kindest, most wonderful teenagers from Germany came and stayed with us for two weeks...my German daughter Anne and my German son Philipp.  I created an album with 50+ pages (took just an afternoon to create a lasting memory keepsake!), added music, burned it to a dvd and sent it to them.  Anne happened to be in the U.S. at the time so I sent hers to her in California and she called crying she was so happy!  Philipp's was sent to Germany and he and has family were able to watch it and enjoy it there...Enjoy a glimpse of their spring break with us!

Anne & Philipp (with me and my kids) in our quaint little town of Rockford, MI.  
Have NO idea who the "fisher" woman is but she sure did catch a big one!

Visiting the fish ladder on the Grand River in Grand Rapids, MI 

They don't have school playgrounds like this in Germany!

Visiting the famous pier in Grand Haven, MI the day after Philipp broke his wrist!
We also ate lots of pizza (yet another item not prevalent in Germany!)

My daughter, Maddie, really loved these kids as they gave her a lot of attention and let
her do just about anything she wanted - hence, the hair-do!  What a good sport Philipp was!

Anne in some funny glasses at a party store...they had fun!

Had to take the kids to see an American elementary school...they said the schools aren't anything like this in Germany (they said the buildings are much nicer here even though this school is an oldie!).  They don't have school busses like we do either so they were happy to see them...they have to actually PAY for bus services which is expensive so the kids ride their bikes to school every day.

The kids jumped A LOT and everywhere we went!  This was the night before they went back home to Germany so we celebrated that evening with a fire and made s'mores (another newbie for our German kids!)!

My kids with Anne and Philipp.  This was just moments before they had to board their plane and the tears started flowing for all of us!  What a sad day having to say goodbye.  =(  Good news?  Their WHOLE family will be coming to visit next summer!  Yea!