Certainly one of America’s favorite past-times is scrapbooking. Recording the activities in the lives of the ones we are fond of for future generations to come is definitely pleasing. Folks who really do not create the scrapbooks themselves still love to take a look at the created collections - the snap shots and memories shown within embellishments and coordinating papers make them really wonderful to check out.

But which way is more desirable… Electronic or conventional paper scrapbooking?

Since the birth of electronic scrapbooking a couple of years ago it has certainly grown into quite a desirable way of crafting scrapbooks. Going by the phrase scrapbooking online, it has become contagious! Even folks who have never completed a scrapbook with paper materials have started electronic scrapbooking.

Nevertheless integrating papers, embellishments and writing; electronic scrapbooking comes lacking lots of the problems of old school scrap booking. When you create scrapbook pages with your own laptop computer, there isn't any litter comparable to when you’re scrapbooking with paper.

Quite a few other features you receive with digital encompass:

• The scrap in digital scrapbooking is not very obvious since there are none.

No glue required. Scrapbook papers, embellishments and other supplies reside on your computer’s hard drive or backed up on CD/DVD instead of stacked up in your room.

• You can scrap anywhere you can take your laptop computer.

• Organizing your pages is more versatile.

• Set up and cleanup are a cake walk and take barely no time at all.

• You can go shopping online any time of the day for new digital scrapbooking supplies even in your pajamas without doing your hair or makeup.

• With the click of a mouse you can easily send your scrapbooking page layouts to your Mother, Grandparents or your Sister. Print your finished scrapbook pages on your home printer or order hard cover books made from them at an online photo printing service.

• Low cost! Scrapbooking online kits cost usually $6 to $8 and you can use them over and over.

• Acquire your digital pictures from your digital camera and put them right into your computer scrapbook pages without having to have them printed first. You even have the ability to make them smaller or larger with your scrapbook program in order to work them into your scrapbook layout.

And while we are talking about digital photos, how about erasing imperfections from face’s or touching up a lousy shot using your image editing software? The scrapbookers dream.

Afraid that you usually are not creative enough to scrapbook? There is help! Delight your cherished ones with layouts that are already made. Just drop in your own photos and add some journaling and you’re done.

You may even combine paper and scrapbooking online! A hybrid scrapper, as they are called, print their computer layouts and then add real buttons, charms, ribbons and other elements. Or use a paper layout and put in printed digital materials.

Only one word of caution: Digital scrapbooking can rather quickly grow to be a habit!