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As we have been learning this week, many of our readers LOVE the IDEA of digital scrapbooking, but they have either limited technical skills, no photo editing software or... like me... they are just plain scared!Enter Scrapblog. An award-winning Adobe-based website that allows the user to create digital pages online! No software to download... just add your pictures, choose from the hundreds of backgrounds and embellishments to create your designs, and layer everything in place! Drop shadows can be added easily, designs can be rotated or resized, photos can be cropped and edited! It’s all VERY simple. Pages you create can be shared online: through your blog, facebook, flickr, email or within the supportive scrapblog community!
Here a video created by Scrapblog that shows you exactly how to use the service:
Scrapblog's basic services are free to use; for a small fee you can print your designs into an impressive book, card or calendar! There is also some new content in the “marketplace” created by your favorite designers: Bam Pop, Cosmo Cricket, Anna Griffin, Ali Edwards, and more!
Peek here for a list and some examples of the impressive new content.
This video explains how the marketplace works:
To use the new Marketplace content users purchase credits in bulk. Credits are then spent on elements like backgrounds or stickers. The elements are affordable, and once you purchase an element it is yours to use for any of your pages!
Speaking as a person with VERY limited technical skills and a real love for paper, I adore Scrapblog. I think it is so easy to use, with impressive results! I feel like a graphic artist when I use it! By adding drop shadows or by changing the opacity of the elements I can make paper look like parchment, or give the pages I create a real three-dimensional look!
Here are some samples of some of the very first pages I made. I have big plans to create some gift albums for my mom and grandmother showcasing some recent vacation photos. Custom birthday invites for my son would be cool too!
If you are afraid to dive into digital give Scrapblog a chance. I think you will find that you’ll be dragging and dropping your pages together in no time at all!
Prizes for EVERYONE! First of all… one very lucky winner will receive a gift certificate for a keepsake book and credits; the total value of this gift is over $50.
Scrapblog is also giving ALL our readers 15% off all their products for a limited time. Just use promo code CraftC09.
Please leave a comment below telling us your favorite of the new Scrapblog Marketplace designers.
Giveaway extended!!! Enter now! Drawing will close at Midnight CST 3/9/09
122 Comments:
i went to the site and boy do they have some amazing designs there... i think that Crate Paper is really nice and is really my cup of tea...
thanks for introducing all these great sites!
I couldn't find where the designers are, but the pages are so cool! Very trendy! Love it!
THis seems like a great site, and a cool service. I'd like to try it out.
I think this is exactly what I wanted. I can try out different things and learn along the way. Easy Peasy! tehehe
I really like Amy Hutchinson's designs and I'll definately need some Cosmo Cricket and Pebbles.
Thanks for telling us about this site. Looks great! Yee Fun!
I think my favorite is Valentina Design... but I must admit that everything looks just gorgeous in there!!!
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i need to check out scrapblog.com
I love Cosmo Cricket!! Scrapblog rocks!
Oh that's pretty neat. I think i might actually try this. The little dreamer designs are cute.
I love how items are sorted by styles. Having different companies are a great idea. I can see where I could go nuts with this!
Sorry...I got carried away, I forgot to say my favorite designers...took me a while since I love them all, but Rhonna Farrer has been and probably always be my all time favorite.
Rhonna Farrar has always been one of my favorite designers. This site looks like one that I could even master.
Pink Paislee is sweeeetttt!! What a great site!! Looks super easy.
Wow I do not do digital Scrapbooking but I think I could play on this site.
The designers all looked great but I have to go with my favorite of all time, Anna Griffin.
Thanks for the chance to win.
debbie peysen
I really like Anna Griffin. Great site.
Great site - I will try it in the future. Cosmo cricket is one of my favorite paper companies. Thanks for the chance to win!
I actually explored scrapblog the other day but couldn't figure it out. After watching demo today, I gave it a try. I didn't save it or anything but I will go back again. Those designs look awesome. My favorite would be Pink Paislee.
This site is just wonderful. There's so many to pick from, but I really like the Scrapblog Marketplace. Thanks for a chance.
Okay - I can't just pick one! I love Crate Paper, Pink Paislee & Cosmo Cricket! And that would be the 'love love love' kind of love!
My favorite would be Little Dreamer.
Wow, this looks like just the motivation I need to enter the world of digi! Great site and thanks for the sale incentive to get started today
Wow, I didn't realize that so many product companies had digital versions of their products. This is WAY exciting!!! I think Crate Paper is one of my top faves. They have a wide variety of product lines from cutsie birds to manly rockstars!!!
i lOVE the new house of 3 & the cosmo cricket! it's hard to choose because it's all so fun!
My fav is the crate paper, followed up closely by Cosmo cricket! I'd live to give these a try!
Haven't checked out the site yet but I am sure I will be spending way too much time there. Thank you for sharing this with everyone. To early to pick a favorite yet.
I love the pink paislee designs. Thanks for the video on scrapblog. It really helps to explain their services more!
Oh boy-- what a great concept this is! I love the fact that I can create with all of those amazing products and I won't have to worry where I'm going to store it all. I love me some Cosmo Cricket-- so it's really great to find them on Scrapblog!
wow...like I have to choose.. I so love Rhonna Farrer Designs, and Pink Paislee, and...oh you said pick one..well I am picking them all...lol
well..this was hard. but to pick one...would be Crate Paper. They "fit" what I like!
I am really impressed with Scrapblog. It has opened up the possibility of me attempting Digital! Thank you for creating a cool website. My favourite Marketplace designer is Little Dreamer Designs....it has lots of designing elements that I can see myself using. :)
Oooh, I totally need to do something like this! Thanks for the chance to win :)
I LOVE Designer Digitals and Katie Petiet!
I really like Rhonna Farrer. Her backgrounds were just my taste and the embellishments were great. Thanks.
This looks great....maybe what I need to finally take the plunge into digital scrapbooking. Thanks for the giveaway. I really love the Cosmo Criket. Thanks!
My favorite designer is Heidi Swapp, thanks for sharing the site. Great stuff
I like a lot of them! Rhonda Farrer is one of many of my faves.
Anna Griffin would be one of my favorites! What a neat site! I'm techo challenge so this is fantastic! Thanks!
It was so hard to choose one so I chose two - Pink Paislee and Little Dreamer Designs. Adorable stuff there!!
I am one of the people who find digital scrapbooking intimidating but Scrapblog makes it looks easy. I really need to try this out. I think Cosmo Cricket would be cool! Thanks for the chance to win!
hands down rhonna farrer. :)
Wow...lots of great designers. I saw a lot listed that I already love like Anna Griffin and Cosmo Cricket, but I'm going to have to choose one that's totally new to me as my favorite: Kristina Contes. Very cool. Neat site! Thanks for reviewing it!
I think the designs on Scrapblog are amazing, but I wish they had affiliate printers in other countries.
Seems like a great site. Will check it out more in the very near future.
Bam Pop!!! I am excited about Bam Pop! :)
Holy Smokes! All the designers!!!! I know some of them & their work, but I guess I'd have to choose Anna Griffin as my favorite from that group.
Lots of great designers. I love Ali Edwards's Designer Digital stuff
Seriously I only can pick ONE!!! I love Bam Pop and this it is sooo cool!
I love Pink Paislee, but also the Peppermint Creative looks so cute too!
I love Pink Paislee. :) I've played with Scrapblog a little before, and think I should try it out again. I had tried it and said I wanted to try digiscrapping from scratch in PS. But I think this will be the route I end up going.
I love Cosmo Cricket. Here is a LO I did this x-mas with lots of Cosmo Cricket on Scrapblog; http://www.scrapblog.com/viewer/viewer.aspx?sbid=1223833
Scrapblog is a lot of fun with lots of cool stuff, and I am really happy I found it :)
/Lillyrose
Rhonna Farrer has always been my favorite! thanks for the chance to win some yummy candy!!
Ali Edwards. Looks like cool stuff at Scrapblog!
how cute!!!
I love Rhonna's work.....I saw several that I loked but if I had to pick one it would be her.
Thanks
Crystal
So very cute! I'm going to have to give it a try!
I like the Pebbles Inc stuff the best!
Well, I LOVE the Crate Paper designer paper, so I guess it's serendipity that I like their digital elements and images best as well.
This looks like a really great way for a beginner (like me) to start digital scrapping, without getting in too far over their (MY!!) head. Thanks for sharing it, I really didnt' even know something like this existed.
This stuff is beautiful!
Lisa
LLLang@comcast.net
Gorgeous stuff! I love anything that Ali Edwards does. ~chris
Wow, there are a lot of great designers on this site. It's so hard to pick my favorites but I'd have to say Cosmo Crickett and Crate Paper.
Oh wow! I had no idea they had some of those great designers! I've been a Pebbles fan for a while, but I'm really liking the Amy Hutchison stuff as well!
You have assembled the cream of the crop (pun intended) with this group of designers. They are all inspirational, but if I need to select one it would be Ali Edwards.
Her site is as much a morning must as my second cup of coffee.
Sorry ya'll, but I am simply biased towards Rhonna Farrer. This site is lucky to be collaborating with so many talented designers.
I love Cosmo and that there is such a variety of items to choose from.
Wow! Scrapblog sure has my number for being digitally challenged! This looks like a great way to learn how to finally get started! Even if I don't win, I still feel like I discovered a treasure!
Definitely Anna Griffin and Valentina Design!!!
Loving the Anna Griffin and the Cosmo lines.
Shawn K.
Making us choose just one designer? I would have to go with Anna Griffen but I cannot say there isn't a single designer that I havent see something I love from them.
Yes, I would have to be another one of those that can't seem to get my mind around digital scrapbooking. I will give it a try!
i love scrapblog, now if I can just get my computer to run faster so actually use it more! THanks for the opp to win!
I would have to say Katie Pertiet is my favorite.
I also love Bam Pop!
I'm a huge Ali Edwards fan. This is a cool site. I don't own the right software so if this allowed me to do some stuff without buying it, I'd be really excited. Will have to spend some time exploring!
I love them all! This is my first time to take a look at Scrapblog and I think I will use it - thanks for featuring it!
Seriously how would you chose a favorite??? I love Cosmos Cricket (goodness their blog is hysterical!) but I'm seeing that there are some other designers I find interesting too. (How's that for a wishy-washy answer?) :D I'm definitely checking out Scrapblog more closely!
I love Anna Griffin!
Angie
Pricousins at aol dot com
There are some great designers here and it is hard to pick just one but I to like Cosmo Cricket so much!
Rhonna Farrer has striking designs.....I love this site....into my favorites it goes!!
Thanks for the opportunity!!
Hugs,
Vicky~~
What an awesome idea!!
If I had to choose just one I think I'd go with Cosmo Crickit!
My favorite I think is Pebbles.
Wow...I really think I could get into this...the videos made it look so easy!! Although I liked just about all the designs I looked at, Amy Hutchinson really caught my eye. I am excited and am definitely going to give this a try!! Thanks!
Deanna A.
jdamund at centurytel dot net
Rhonna Farrer' stiff is the best!
I love Cosmo Cricket!! Their paper designs and their digital designs!! Love them!
I haven't used Scrapblog yet but LOVE that there is some Bam Pop love on there!
First, I can find lots of things for each designer that I like!!!
IF I had to choose, I'd choose Anna Griffin and Rhonna Farrer. Mainly because I'm into a Victorian period of my life!! hehe
Candy
http://candy-momentsintime.blogspot.com/
Scrapblog sounds like what I need! Been wanting to try digi scrapping but seemed a bit threatened by it....now I can try it and see if I like it! TFS. Would like to try Rhonna Farrer designer digitals...I've always admired her work!!
Oh my goodness, I am so excited to find this web site. I can't wait till I have time to set down and play!
Ali Edwards is my favorite designer.
BettyC
I really like the Cosmo Cricket line. So cute!
I like Rhonna Farrer is great! Love their style!
They're all great, but Cosmo Cricket has that special something! I've never done digital scrapping, but would love to try it.
I really like the Pink Paislee stuff.
Wow, I love the Peppermint Creative designs...it was hard to pick but I think I like this one the best...
Amy Hutchison's designs are my favorite :) thanks for the opportunity to win!
I found this site via Twitter! It's great!
It is really hard to choose 1 favorite product. I really like ribbon; but then I really like brads. Ribbons add a nice touch to any layout...so I guess ribbon would be my choice.
I can't wait to have time to try this site! It sounds like even I can do it! thanks for a chance to win!
I love this site, just super fun!
My first trip to this site and I like what I see! I think my favorite is Crate Paper. But I like many many designers! You're bookmarked and I'll be back!
Great site. Love Pink Paislee!
As usual, I couldn't pick just one. I loved Kristina Contes and Lovely.
thanks for sharing
ceashark at aol dot com
What an awesome concept! I can't wait to give it a try. Some of my favorite designers would be Anna Griffin & I am so liking the Cosmo Cricket lines. Thanks for the opportunity to win.
Great give-a-way! My favorite designer right now is Odd Bird Planet. I just love their stuff!
Thanks for the tip on the site and the chance to win.
Wow, just one to choose hmmm....how about Heidi Swapp....very cool to see so many companies digital versions!
Honestly, I like all of the designers because I make all sorts of cards for all different reasons.....I love love love em all! Pam
I love Rhonna Designs...I hope to win in order to will try with this digital scrapbooking option
OM Gosh! Very amazing talent there at that site. I love, love, love some of the "normal" - CC, Crate, PP, RF. Of the ones I had never seen in physical product, I think Amy Hutchinson looks to have some really cool stuff that is up my alley
This is great. I haven't tried digital scrapbooking yet, but I so want to. Not sure what I am waiting for.
I like ammy and pebbles,I love them all
bam pop
The Cosmo Cricket lines were just awesome. Love the baseball images in Lil' Man!
The Cosmo Cricket lines were just awesome. Love the baseball images in Lil' Man!
I haven't tried digital scrapbooking yet (scaredy cat!) but this looks like it would be the site to use to get started! How could you pick a favorite?
Anna Griffin, Pebbles, Crate Paper, ...just to name a few...
Love the Crate Paper digitals, but all the others are great too. What a fun resource for creating digital books.
Scrapblog is one my absolute favorite digi scrapping resource. I've been using them for a while now and I absolutely love how easy it is to use and how versatile the designs are.
My favorite designer hands down. Pink Pisley. Love it, Love it!!1
Ilove the new market artists! Especially Little Dreamer Designs and Kristina Contes
Cosmo cricket's my cup of tea, but then again I love all kinds of tea and designs. Thanks for the chance to win. Good luck to me.
doramiyi
doramiyi@gmail.com
-CANADA-
I love House of Three with Heidi Swapp, Rhonna Farrer, and Janet Hopkins. I particularly like that they have added some inked and distressed edged stickers - something I had been looking for
I especially love that even though Scrapblog has added some great designer stuff for the MarketPlace, each designer has included some free stickers for us to use. (Just sort by "Least Credits" to find them.)
Annemarie
Well, what can I say, I have been using SB for quiet a while and I knew absolutely nothing about scraping when I started.... is like you said, I feel like a designer with my finished products!!!!
Not only is the program amazing but the community is the most amazing one I have found in 10 years of internet...
and not forgeting the Scrapblog team, who always, always listen to their users, sort out the problems and are the best team ever!!!!!
MY fav designer has to be Rhonna Farre, and the House of Three has her and two other very talented designers,,, not only Rhonna has the most amazing designs and variety, but she is (I have to say this) the only one who, apart from giving a lot of free elements, has her stuff reasonably priced...
Some of the others (in my honest opinion) have some ridiculously priced stickers....
The only problem with Scrapblog is.....
is terribly addictive!!! LOL
Just love them, love them and then love them a bit more!!!!!!
LOVE Pink Paislee! I might have to give this a try now that I have a 15% off discount! That might be the motivation I needed!
Oh wow! I haven't been on Scrapblog in a loooong time & it's really different now! How exciting! My fav. new designs would have to be Cosmo Cricket's. :) Too cool!
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