Lizzy Went Digi: February 2008

I have had a few people ask me about what they can do to get started with Digital Scrapbooking. Well, I have the perfect opportunity for those that are interested in giving it a go.

How would you like to be able to try something out for 3 months, without having to pay for any software or anything? ACDSee is releasing a Beta of their updated Photo Editor Program- ACDSee Photo Editor 2008. This program is very user friendly and very easy to work with and learn quickly. I switched to this after using Photoshop for a while and not really getting the hang of it. With this one, I found a BUNCH of free tutorials over at DigiScrapInfo and was making scrapbook pages within minutes of downloading.

Anyway, I get off tangent a lot. Basically, since they're coming out with this beta, it means that anyone and everyone can download it for 3 months for free. (It's a $50 program normally). It's the full version, so everyone who downloads it can play with it and learn on it, and give feedback back to the company. For those that have been digi-scrapping for a while, that's a great feature since there are a lot of specific things we want our programs to do. For those just starting out, this is a FABULOUS opportunity to do so.

Here's the info as to where you can download the program:

ACDSee Photo Editor 2008 Beta Release

If you're interested and want to experiment with it, or just see what it's all about, I will be more than happy to help you. I've been using this program for almost a year and completed over 400 pages last year, and have finished and printed 5 albums since making the transition from paper to digi. And I am part of DigiScrapInfo, which is a tremendous resource, as some of you may already know.

This is a FABULOUS opportunity to try out a program (hopefully get hooked ;) and give feedback to ACDSee. They are such a great company and listen to US and our needs, which is so nice. From what I understand, ACDSee is gearing this program more towards digi-scrappers. That is so cool to me to have a program that's designed with our needs in mind!

Please try it out, even if you're thrilled with the program you're using currently. It can't hurt- it's free for 3 months, and you can provide feedback back to the company. I already listed the feedback link, but here it is again:

ACDSee Photo Editor 2008 Beta Feedback

And don't forget, if you ever get stuck, check out DigiScrapInfo. We have forums, a blog, tutorials, and now that our team is larger, we have more resources to help YOU!

I think I've finally settled into a routine where I can do both my schoolwork and my scrapbooking. Oddly enough, my housecleaning sometimes falls by the wayside. It's weird.

All my designers have kept me busy with new products coming out.
I scraplifted this one- kit is by Mel Herzog:

This is the February OScraps Collab- it has some fantastic elements! :)

My sister and her husband: I'm not thrilled with this one, and may go back and tweak it later. This is using Jill D-Zine's New "Whisper Soft:"

Here's a sneak peak at some of the items in Tangie Baxter's "Mystery Case #2." Seriously, there is some awesome stuff in there! :) This will also be in public galleries tomorrow with the release of the mystery case!

Another new release hitting shelves tomorrow from Sara Ellis and Amy Sumrall's new Playful Hearts:

Pixel Gypsy's Tattered Spring:

I love love this kit from Pixel Gypsy- it's called Love Bug.

This is probably one of my favorite layouts to date- I tried out a new photo colorizing technique that I haven't played with yet. I did it in ACDSee Photo Editor in all of about 10 minutes. This is using Tangie Baxter's new "Her Royal Court" kit.