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Do you enjoy digital scrapbooking? Or maybe making cards or online photo books? Or playing around in photo editing programs like Photoshop with different elements and designs?

I have always loved traditional scrapbooking, but as the years have gone on, I have found that I enjoy digital scrapbooking much more. It is cheaper, there is NO mess to clean up (or layouts your kids will mess up!), and you can get a TON of stuff for FREE! Seriously.

If you haven't checked it out already, read Heidi's Digital Scrapbooking on the Cheap series here on PYP. She walks you through some of the basics and has good tips.

Today I wanted to share some of my personal favorite places to get digital freebies. Now, keep in mind you need a photo editing program. I have Photoshop Elements 8, but other programs like Picasa will work great too!

Shabby Princess
Summertime Designs
Jessica Sprague
Two Peas
Sugarplum Paperie
Yin's Templates
Handpicked Freebies


I am really loving templates. The guess-work is already done about where to place my photos. All I have to do is add in what papers I want and some journaling! Here is a page I did a few years ago with one of Yin's Templates:


If you are needing sites that offer tutorials and tips, Heidi does cover some of that in her Digital Scrapbooking on the Cheap posts. Here are a few more places that I have found helpful:

Jessica Sprague Photoshop Friday's
The Daily Digi


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