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Scrapbooking with Scrapbook MAX! software  – is it really for me? Absolutely yes! Here are nine money, time (and sanity) saving reasons to ‘go digi’ with Scrapbook MAX!. You may never go back to paper again.

1. 100% REUSABLE ITEMS  – Picture yourself filling a basket at your local craft store with pricey scrapbooking papers, embies, mattes, and ribbons. It sure wouldn’t take you long to spend 20, 40, 50, even a $100 dollars! You use them item once, hopefully exactly as you plan, and  – whoosh! – they’re done. Digital scrapbook kits and templates solve that problem. You can use them again and again, project after project, never worrying about tearing or ripping.
2. NO SPECIAL TOOLS REQUIRED –  It’s pretty obvious that going digi saves you from buying paper and embellishemts. But think what you’ll be saving on tools, too. No need to buy fancy scissors, punches, rulers, cutting mats, crimpers, croppers, stamps, markers, embossing gadgets, and more. With Scrapbook MAX! you’ll be trimming, cutting, fading, colouring, adding shapes and cutouts, stamping, embossing – you’ll just be using a mouse instead of a chest of expensive tools.
3. SAVE SPACE – Without all those physical tools, accessories, and supplies, you also don’t have to dedicate a crafting table (or a crafting room) to scrapbooking. Just power up the ‘puter, and get scrapping. So easy!
4. SAVE TIME –  No set-up or annoying take down (let’s face it – that’s half the battle!). No scrapbook mess getting in the way of other family activities. No trips to the craft store hoping to find what you need. Just turn on your computer and begin. You can even shop the web for kits as you scrap, or find what you need for free!
5. INSTANT RE-DO – It’s going to happen, you’re going to lay something in a way that looks…meh. But with digital scrapbooking, you don’t have to live with it. Just hit ‘undo’, and try again without the waste of throwing anything out, and the hassle of starting over from scratch.
6. SPECIAL EFFECTS EXTEND YOUR STASH – Scrapbook MAX! let’s you easily re-colour and add effects to your photos. Not only do you not need a special photography software program (another savings), you can change up the way embies and papers look by transforming their colour, transparency, and shape. A single element can be used in a dozen projects and never look the same way twice. You’ve just scored multiple embies for the price of one (or even for the price of free! See below…)
7. FREE STUFF! – Our software comes with a bonus expansion pack full of stylish templates and embellishments. Without any further purchase, you have gorgeous, high-quality content that you can use for a whole host of scrapbook themes, again and again.
8. MORE FREE STUFF! Scrapbook MAX! is 100% compatible with virtually all image formats (.JPG, .PNG, .TIF, .GIF. ) meaning that you can take advantage of the tens of thousands of free scrapbooking kits available on line. Not just in our online community (great stuff here!)…but on any scrapbooking site. (Really!)
9. USE SCRAPBOOK MAX! FOR OTHER PROJECTS – Scrapbookers who use our program know that it doesn’t stop with scrapbooks. Because you can change the size and dimensions of your pages, and share in digital and print forms, you can use Scrapbook MAX! for a ton of non-scrapbook projects. Think cards, posters, bookmarks, invitations, – even candy bag toppers, self-published picture books, and gift tags.

Join our free Scrapbook MAX! community to learn more.

If you’re new to Scrapbook MAX!,  you might not know that you are in NO WAY limited to using the content that comes with the program, or even to the tens of thousands of items available on our Scrapbook MAX! site. Now, we absolutely have amazing designs available for purchase and shared by our community…but the web is bursting with great free stuff on other sites that you can download and use to enhance your projects – really!

Expand Your Collection with Professionally Designed Scrapbooking Kits

Digital scrapbooking kits lend instant style to your pages. There’s something so satisfying about a carefully assembled kit packed with items that mix, match and harmonize perfectly. It’s not just about coordinating colours, but about having a collection of items designed with a signature style ties everything together. You know that when you purchase a great scrapbook kit, you’ll be able to pick and choose from it, arrange the papers and embies to your heart’s content – and it’s going to look incredible.

At Scrapbook MAX!, we offer carefully-curated Mega Expansion Packs – collections containing digital scrapbooking kits and templates by top designers – at an awesome price. Our themed packs help you to celebrate special seasons and occasions, as well as every day life and moments. Designed exclusively for use with Scrapbook MAX!, our Mega Expansion Packs import their content directly into the appropriate categories in your Scrapbook MAX! software so you can browse, click and scrap.

Free Digital Kits by the Thousands

Now how exciting is this?? FREE digital scrapbooking kits are an amazing way to add flair to your pages. Scrapbook MAX! lets you use all the most popular scrapbook image formats available on the web: .JPG, .PNG, .TIF, .GIF. That means that you can use virtually any scrapbook kit you find on the web with Scrapbook MAX!. There are literally thousands available, and many of them are absolutely free. You can start by checking out the amazing items shared for free on our online community, but feel free to explore the wider world of digital scrapbook freebies!

Download, Drag and Drop

It’s super easy to use scrapbooking kits from our site – and even other sites – in Scrapbook MAX!. First, download your kit to the folder where you keep your scrapbook stash. If the kit or template was designed for use with Scrapbook MAX! (.smb or .sm2t files), all you need to do is double-click to import it right into Scrapbook MAX!.

If you’ve grabbed a kit from another site, all you need to is open up the image files you downloaded in a window beside your open, work-in-progress Scrapbook MAX! page. Now, simply drag and drop the the element, paper, or background from your scrapbook folder onto your project. You’ll be asked if you want to add it as a Photo, Embellishment, Paper Scrap, or Background. Make your choice, and there it is on your page, ready to move, resize, rotate, and edit as you wish.

With access to all sorts of creative content, you’ll never be stuck for design ideas!

 

You love making awesome scrapbooks with Scrapbook MAX!, but there are SO many other projects you can make with this software. Don’t be afraid to ‘think outside the scrapbook’ – basically any project that calls for a blend of images and text and that you want to share in print or digital form is a go!

Here are  some ways we’ve used Scrapbook MAX! to get you started – but there are dozens more (probably a hundred more) possibilities:

Printable Ideas

Gift Tags and Cards – Why not try making your own personalized cards or tags?  You get to choose the design and the exact sentiment (and save some cash in the process). You can even lay out multiple gift tags on a single page – design one tag, and copy and paste as many times as you want.  Print out the sheet and save time and money saver.

Brochures and Newsletters – Use Scrapbook MAX! to layout a community newsletter or community group brochure. You can add instant colour and personality with fancy text and graphics. Because you can customize your page size, it’s easy to set up a page that can be folded in just the right way, too. Love that!

Recipe Cards – Again, make use of the handy custom size options, and then create lovely, personalized recipe cards that can be printed for your own recipe box, or included with that delish jar or jam or basket of cookies you’ve made and plan to share as a gift.

 

Jazz Up Your Online ‘Signature’

• Email Invitations – It’s getting more and more common to ‘mass email’ event invitations to family and friends. It sure beats the phone and it makes RSVP-ing smoother – but email can be pretty…dry. Why not jazz up your messaged with a colourful invitation made in Scrapbook MAX!. Without licking envelopes, your email looks that much more ‘inviting.’
• Design your own ‘scrappy’ online community avatars, special ‘siggys’to liven up posts in online communities, give your Facebook page a scrappy’cover image’, etc. – You can get creative with by scrapping a page with a selfie or photo, or just let an image of one of your beautiful scrapbook pages represent you on social media. Unique, unforgettable you!

Digital scrapbook creators know that inspiration for beautiful pages can come from any of life’s precious moments, big and small. Below are some theme and occasion ideas to help get you started.

Everyday Scrapbooks

The best part about scrapbooking is that you don’t always need a special occasion to make a great page. You can get inspired by the people and things around you, and by what you do everyday. Trips to the park, climbing a tree, your dog’s quirky pre-meal dance, or a grandchild cuddling with grandma can make for the most memorable pages of all. For everyday pages, look for colors and textures that inspire you and set the right mood.

Family History Scrapbook / Heritage Scrapbooks

The digital age has opened so many doors for those who want to learn more about their roots. The Internet can be your best friend for finding family facts, and you can now scan and save precious family photos for posterity. Family Heritage scrapbooks are a special way to bring together photos, family history, and classic heritage elements to help you tell your family’s unique story.

Sports Scrapbooks

Although some days you might feel like a taxi service(!), let’s face it – you’re proud of your kids’ sporting activities and achievements! Scrapbooking is a great way to remember and celebrate all those amazing sporting victories: first soccer game, gymnastics wind-up, baseball championships, cheerleading events, and more. There are tons of great kits out there to help you scrap your little champ!

Scrapbook-style Invitations, Cards and Other Items

Digital scrapbooks don’t necessarily have to be shared as photo albums. Since you can combine photos, text and elements, and print at various sizes, the possibilities are endless. Wedding invitations, birth announcements, Christmas cards, bookmarks, gift tags, and more can all be made using digital scrapbooking techniques. Let your imagination run wild for your next creative “scrapbook style” project!

Kit-Inspired Scrapbooks

When you don’t know what to scrap, why not let a great kit – the style of your papers, embellishments and backgrounds – lead you? A kit full of feminine elements like ribbons, lace, antique buttons, soft colours and tones to create a tribute to a cherished lady in your life. Or maybe rustic fish elements and papers inspired by woodsy colours inspire you to scrap a page about last summer’s camping trip. If you don’t know what to scrap, browsing for kits may be a great place to start.

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