What is the best digital scrapbooking program and how much does it cost

Great question..
This also made me browse the net for similar softwares, & I came across this one - (Reference - http://scrapbooking.lovetoknow.com/Digital_Scrapbooking)

''Getting Started
There r several computer programs out there that make digital scrapbooking possible. The most popular programs r Microsoft Picture It!, Adobe Photoshop & JASC’s Paint Shop Pro.

These programs allow crafters to manipulate photos, crop out people or cut out the backgrounds, change colors, add text, borders, graphics & more. All of the programs have a learning curve, & it can be difficult to get the program to do exactly what u want it to do. If u have a lot of experience with Photoshop or another program, u should use the program for ur scrapbooking instead of buying a new program.

If u r in the market for a digital scrapbooking program, some of the easiest programs to use r those put out by Hallmark, Ulead, HP & CK. With names like “Scrapbook Studio” & “Scrapbook Assistant,” these programs r designed especially for digital scrapbooking. They r easy to learn & don’t cost a lot of money, but they aren’t great in terms of flexibility or doing all the tricks that some of the higher-end photo manipulation programs will allow.

Those programs, such as Photoshop, Paint Shop Pro, Corel Draw & Ulead PhotoImpact, tend to have a higher learning curve but also allow u to be more creative once u figure out how to do what u want to do. These programs r more expensive, but also more versatile, as u will be able to use them for applications other than scrapbooking.

For the middle of the road in terms of difficulty, price & flexibility, Microsoft Digital Image Pro is a good choice. It’s not as expensive as Photoshop & it has more features than the scrapbook-only programs. It’s also not as hard to learn as some of the other programs. ''

The following site offers free downloadable software/ order a free cd of the digital scrapping software:

http://scrapbookflair.com/downloadsoftware.aspx

The site below offers some freebies like free fonts & sketches ; free digital kits etc:

http://scrapbooking.lovetoknow.com/Digital_Scrapbook_Freebies

Hope it helps! (BTW, I have starred yor question too.)
Cheers

I use Hallmarks Scrapbook Studio and even Microsoft works I believe it is called has some too and create your own options as well

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