A
little time, a computer and an Internet connection is all you need to
learn to scrapbook. Teens to Baby Boomers are finding that computers
are the easiest and least expensive way to preserve the past and create
new memories at the same time. We’ve found free lessons, free software
and even free templates all in one site.
Colorado Springs, CO (PRWEB)
June 3, 2006 –- You really can learn to scrapbook on a computer for
free. We’ve found free lessons, free software and even free templates
all in one site. Now, all you need is a little time, a computer and an
Internet connection.
ComputerScrapbookTraining.com, has taught thousands
how to use their
home computers and printers to create scrapbook pages. Wes and Kathy,
owners of ComputerScrapbookTraining.com, report that they average more
than 2500 active users from around the world signed up for the classes
on any given day.
Learning to use the computer to create scrapbook
pages is one of the
fastest growing areas in the scrapbook industry worldwide.
When asked what he attributed the growth
and
popularity of computers
for creating scrapbooks, Wes had this to say: “Computers offer some
significant advantages over the more traditional methods of
scrapbooking. Computers take up less space, there’s almost no cleanup
and you can start and stop on any schedule. Just hit the save button
and come back whenever you are ready.
In many foreign countries and rural areas,
traditional scrapbook
supplies are limited or even nonexistent. With a computer and an
Internet connection, anything you need is just a download away. With
the price of gasoline at all time highs world wide, one less trip to
town is a significant cost savings.
But I think the biggest reason so many are turning
to computers is
that it’s so much easier and takes so much less time to complete each
project. With the computer, it’s as simple as picking a template,
adding your digital images, a few lines of text (journaling) and you’re
done. No cutting, no gluing and no waiting”
Carol Weatherholt of Front Royal, VA says: “I was so
excited to find
your website and take your digital scrapbooking class. I have been
trying this for some time but found that the learning curve in other
programs were just too much for me. I flew through your course like a
breeze - Thank you!”
ComputerScrapbookTraining.com takes the new student
from a beginner,
who knows little about scrapbooking and guides them through a series of
self-paced well-illustrated lessons. New students start with basic
terminology, are guided through the download, install and setup of free
software and then eased into the process of digital scrapbooking and
intermediate page design techniques.
Wes even shows students a simple technique for
changing the colors
in their clipart (small digital graphic art) to match their scrapbook
theme colors.
Students traverse through the course at their own
pace using a
simple index, menu and navigation system. They can just learn how to
enhance their traditional hand scrapped pages with digital art and
titles or they can go on to create full pages complete with
backgrounds, frames, digital images and personal notes.
What the students all find is that with the new digital
scrapbook
techniques, you can even combine them with the old traditional hand
methods of the past and have the best of both worlds. With digital,
it’s never an all or nothing proposition. Each scrapbooker is in total
control of how much or how little they use.
Mary Jo Diehl from Rochester, NY says “I'm getting
ready to do my
first electronic scrapbook and wouldn't have had the courage to even
try without your help.”
In an industry estimated to sell between $3 and $7
billion of goods
by next year, it’s a pleasant surprise to find one company that’s
giving back to the consumer something of true value.
ComputerScrapbookTraining.com is definitely an exception to the - you
get what you pay for rule.
Easily valued at over $100 dollars, new students get everything with
this computer scrapbooking course for free.
Let’s see if we can sum this all up.
Wes and Kathy have created a totally free online
course that teaches
new scrapbook students the basics of scrapbooking with computers. It
contains everything a new student will need to learn and to get started
on their first, all digital, scrapbook.
Digital scrapbooking offers some significant
advantages over the old
traditional hand scrapped pages. It’s faster, simpler to do, takes up
less space and can save you a significant amount of money by printing
your own pages. It also saves both time and money in the travel to and
from the local traditional scrapbook store.
The course itself is for beginners and those just
learning about
using the computer for scrapbook production. It takes the student from
basic terminology all the way through a few intermediate computer
scrapbook techniques. It’s totally online and self paced. Once a new
student signs up, they instantly gain full access to the entire digital
scrapbook course.
Scrapbooking is currently enjoyed by 1 in every 4
households in
America according to Creating Keepsakes magazine and the 2004
“Scrapbooking in America”™ survey. Because of how easy this course is,
it has the potential to double that number.
For additional information on learning to scrapbook
on the computer
for free or to sign up for the Computer Scrapbooking 101 Course,
contact Wes Waddell or visit www.ComputerScrapbookTraining.com.
ComputerScrapbookTraining.com is owned and operated by PrincessCrafts™
and their family of Digital Scrapbook Membership sites.
PrincessCrafts™:
Digital or computer scrapbook pages, templates elements and
embellishments. We don’t sell them one page at a time, we give you the
key to the store. Membership lets you download anything you want, 24
hours a day, 7 days a week.
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