Free Digital Scrapbooking Frames

If you have begun Digital Scrapbooking, you know how rewarding it is. You may be wondering, though, where you can find those beautiful frames you have seen on sample Digital Scrapbooking pages.

What Are Digital Scrapbooking Frames?

Digital Scrapbooking frames are exquisite additions to each of your pages. Photo frames, they surround and set off your photos. Websites such as Mangels Designs offer many styles of Digital Scrapbooking frames, from Victorian through contemporary.

Which Digital Scrapbooking Frame is Right?

When choosing Digital Scrapbooking frames, it’s important to consider your theme. Think about the theme of your entire work, and the theme of each page. Choose frames to match your theme. Here are a few examples.

* Baby Girl Theme: Frames in pink with baby motifs such as ribbons, bunnies, or teddy bears.

* Pet Dog Theme: Frames might wreath your dog in flowers, or earth tones with a motif of bones.

* Golden Anniversary Theme: Look for frames that are vintage or nostalgic, with hearts, bells, and doves.

* Vacation Theme: Your frames should reflect where you went: seashells, autumn leaves, skis, skyscrapers, or boats.

* Music Theme: Classical motifs abound, along with classical frames. Consider ovals in ornate silver or gold.

Free Ready-made Digital Scrapbooking Frames

To find free Digital Scrapbooking frames, visit websites that sell frames. They often offer a few free frames to entice you.

A web site that sells Digital Scrapbooking kits will often make downloadable sample kits available. These often include frames, and are yours free.

Join online scrapbooking forums. Some people enjoy scrapbooking, and the camaraderie it offers, so much that they sometimes offer to custom design free Digital Scrapbooking frames for forum members.

Free DIY Digital Scrapbooking Frame

Both Digital Scrapbooking beginners and experts can get free Digital Scrapbooking frames by applying “do-it-yourself” effort. If you are willing to invest a little creativity, you will find a wealth of frame ideas on the Internet. Think what you can do with these.

* Select online photos of picture frames or mirrors. Copy the photos to your computer. Be careful not to infringe on copyrights. In a program such as Adobe PhotoShop, erase the glass of the frames or mirrors. Erase surrounding objects. Save the files and you have free Digital Scrapbooking frames.

* In Microsoft Word, select “Insert” from the top menu bar. In the drop-down menu, select “Picture” and “Clip Art”. Search for “mirror” and select one you like. “Paste” your photo over it, and you have another free Digital Scrapbooking frame.

* In Microsoft Word, select potential frames from “Autoshapes” and “paste” your photos on top of them. For simple frames, use the “rectangle” tool, and select one of many line options.

* Create any number of colorful free Digital Scrapbooking frames in PhotoShop by using the “custom shape” tool. Choose from plain rectangles and ovals to fancy frames, all perfectly adaptable to the sizes, shapes, and colors of your photos. the “custom shape” tool also lets you add motifs to the corners of your frames.

You probably can see that free Digital Scrapbooking frames are not that difficult to get. You simply need to look in the right places, and be willing to exercise your own creativity.