Digital Costs Less than Traditional Scrapbooking

This is part of the series “Reasons to Digital Scrapbook.” 

When Ryan was a few months old I took a very part-time job two evenings a week at a local scrapbook store–just so I could support my scrapbooking hobby. I was fascinated with all the pretty papers and embellishments and wanted all the newest gadgets. I stayed up on the trends as I poured through magazines and product catalogs. But then our income drastically changed, we had a second baby, and Jared entered graduate school, and my memory-keeping, art-creating hobby wasn’t practical anymore.

Then I discovered digital scrapbooking.

Because of our financial situation, the cost of digi was a significant reason I made the transition and today has remained one of the reasons I never looked back. I love that I can buy a full digital kit or a couple of digital element or paper packs for the same price as several sheets of traditional scrapbooking patterned papers. There are also a lot of free digital samples available (I have several links in the right-hand column). And let’s not forget The Digi Files, one of my favorite {inexpensive} ways to stock up on supplies.

THEN, digital is way more cost effective because you can use the same paper/element/alphabet over and over again and never run out! I had way too many frustrating moments of working on a layout title and running out of the sticker E’s or A’s and then having to come up with another creative way to finish my title (that or buy another pack of stickers). And I have a sad confession. . . when I paper scrapped I would often find a paper or element I loved and then never want to use it because I didn’t want to use it up! But I never have to worry about using up my favorite digital supplies. And I can even hoard all I want because the digital supplies require minimal space!

One more reason digi is cost effective is that you can easily recolor items to match your photos. There were plenty of times I’d go to the scrapbook store and find a patterned paper or ribbon I LOVED but it didn’t match the photos in the layout I was working on. Now I can just recolor my digi supplies a bit and waah-laaa! No waste. Oh. And then I can go use that same paper/element on a different layout! Same thing the opposite way. Maybe my photo doesn’t match the paper I love. Just change the color in the photo–problem solved.

So, three cost effective reasons I love digital scrapbooking:

1. Digital Supplies Cost Less than Traditional Supplies
2. Can Reuse Digital Supplies and Never Run Out
3. Ability to Adjust Papers/Elements to Perfectly Match Photos

You may also want to read these reasons I love digital scrapbooking:

• Less Mess
• Requires Minimal Space
• Ode to the Undo Button
• Easily Duplicate Your Scrapbook