It’s ScrapWow.com and it’s what’s happenin’ in the world of digital scrapbooking. ScrapWow.com is a website that offers a creative user-friendly place to engage advanced and new scrappers. It’s a photo sharing site that offers online scrapbooking kits, tips, tricks, layouts, templates, paper and supplies, scrapbooking outlet discounts and up-to-date and trend-focused bonus features.
Here’s how it works. Members get their own personal website that’s simple to get started. There are also three levels of tutorials for anyone who wants to learn more about digital scrapbooking. And, as a bonus, members get freebies, embellishments, free monthly scrapbook kits, quick-pages, coupons, and more. Once your page is set up, you will be able to share your digital albums and take advantage of all the sites extra features.
Quick-pages are one of the sites biggest hits. With a just released kit full of 25 “hip and refreshing” pre-made scrapbook pages from Michelle Underwood, you can create an entire album in just minutes. The only thing missing from these kits are your photos and journaling. Add these and you’re ready to print quality layouts.
ScrapWow.com wants every scrapper to be informed and have fun every time they come to the site. Here is a sample of some of the great tips you’ll learn at ScrapWow.com:
1. Use an Online Photo Sharing Service - rather than sending your photos via email, use a photo sharing service. The photos are easier to view and less likely to get caught in a spam filter. Watch out for services that want to claim rights to your photos to use for advertising, etc., by reading their terms of service.
2. Security - posting photos to a public gallery makes your photos available to anyone and everyone. Use a photo sharing service that offers password protection for your own safety and peace of mind.
3. Archive Your Photos - make copies of your digital photos and keep them separate from your main hard drive. This way you’ll have a copy in the event of a computer ‘crash’ or other corruption in your media. Use an external hard drive, a spare photo card, burn them onto a CD, or use a photo sharing service to store your copies.
4. Optimize Your Photos - many digital photos are much larger than necessary when imported into your computer. Large photos take a lot of space on your hard drive plus they take longer to email or upload. You can decrease the file size on your camera prior to taking pictures (consult your camera’s manual) or alter the photo sizes using a common software editing program. Consult your software program for recommended settings as they vary depending on your intended end use.
5. Reduce Red-Eye - sometimes when a photograph is taken with a flash the subject’s eye reflects the light and creates a red-eye effect suitable for the most frightening Halloween party. This can be corrected in just a few simple steps with almost any photo editing software.
