Want to try digital scrapbooking, but don't really know where to start?

First, select a program (there are lots of great free ones) to create your digital scrapbook pages in.

Then, download some free graphics, backgrounds, fonts, templates, and more that will ultimately be used to accessorize and personalize your digital scrapbook pages.

Here's how to get started making digital scrapbooks, plus lots of fun freebies and how-to's for beginners...

Digital scrapbooking is the latest craze for scrapbookers, and many are jumping in wholeheartedly (self included).

I personally became interested in digital scrapbooking when I was trying to figure out a way to share my scrapbooks with relatives who live far away.

Digital scrapbooking has made it possible for me to create scrapbook pages that I then could save to CD and send to those relatives who aren't able to flip through the pages of my paper scrapbooks.

Then, of course, there are all the little added special effects and things you can do with a digital scrapbook that are not possible with paper ones that make digital scrapbooking even more desirable for some.

I became interested in scrapbooking when I saw a memory scrapbook that my best friend had created for her wedding.

Her wedding scrapbook was absolutely gorgeous and after getting a look at it, I started to ask questions. Things like where did she get her supplies? How did she get started scrapbooking? And how could I get started?

I was surprised when she told me she purchased many of her scrapbooking supplies at our local dollar store, and that some scrapbooking supplies she actually printed from websites online.

According to her, the easiest way to get started on your very first memory scrapbook was just to purchase:

a few pages for a small album

some solid and patterned paper

a few pieces of cardstock

acid-free adhesive or glue
 

She also suggested acid-free paper as well, so that your pages don't yellow as they age. Well, needless to say, after all that I was hooked!

So, if you're new to scrapbooking -- as I was a few years ago -- how do you create your first scrapbook page when you're a total beginner?

Here are my own tips...