"I can scrap while I'm on the road if I want to," she says.ĭigital scrapbooking allows enthusiasts to save their work on a Web site, which provides a little insurance: Another book can be printed if the original is lost or damaged. She clicks off another reason why digital scrapbooking beats paper: You can scrapbook any time, anywhere a computer can go. "It's good to get rid of the clutter," says Brentnall, who scrapbooks professionally on her Web site,. Today, she may hybridize her digital work with ribbon or some other simple embellishment after a page is printed, but she primarily works in the digital format. Savannah Brentnall is a Los Angeles "digi-scrapper" who began as a paper scrapper. That's the key to digital scrapbooking for those who've fallen for it: It's flexible, portable, potentially inexpensive - and clutter-free.
"Everything is supposed to happen in a couple of clicks." And Smilebox is free, although more features are available at its premium and club rates. Smilebox customers can e-mail their scrapbook pages or post them to any blog site, says Yannis Dosios, Smilebox's marketing director.
All three of these companies offer a less expensive 8-by-8-inch format, and Snapfish offers a 5-by-7-inch "paperback" (starting at $11.99) for documenting family vacations and other events that don't quite merit a large cash outlay.Ī smaller Web company, Smilebox, offers scrapbooking and e-cards with a multimedia twist: Customers can animate their Web-based scrapbook pages with music and video clips. The 12-by-12-inch books are the costliest (beginning at $59.99 at Shutterfly, $49.99 at Snapfish, and $79.95 at Creative Memories), and are best reserved for special events such as weddings and "new baby" books. "As a dad now, there's a lot of satisfaction in passing along memories to the kids."įor the novice, these formatted photo books are the way to begin. "It's part of my hobby of self-expressing through images," says Housenbold. Other companies, such as Snapfish and Creative Memories, offer similar services.Īn avid photographer who documents his family's outings, Housenbold says the photo books are a creative outlet. The pre-made formats allow customers to drag and drop their pictures, then print them in a scrapbook format. Jeffrey Housenbold, the CEO of Shutterfly, a leading online source for printing and sharing digital photos, says he has ventured into the digital scrapbooking realm himself using his company's photo books. "I write to her, which makes me feel good," says Clayton.
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