Inspired by DSP.... newbie giving it a go!

[cafe scrap]

:) Hi Everyone at DSP!

It is Anzac Day here in Australia where I live & I was browsing the gallery and saw some fabulous LO's commemerating the day.

I have been scrapbooking for about 6 years & have (unsuccessfully) tried Dig. SB a couple of times, but gave up due to time constraints & much frustration.

BUT I am dertermined to get it right and give it another go. The kits look great & I will keep DSP as my homepage to keep me on track and learn a bit each day.

I am a mum to my dd who is 17 & doing her final year at highschool, so alot of pressure and stress flies around our house atm. I work full time & keep tropical fish, so time is def. of the essence.

I have PS 7.0 & PSE 5.0 and I am not sure which one I'll use. PSE may be more user friendly, but I have more experience (all self taught, like most users) with PSE.

So, I'll be trying to read as much as poss, and posting in the beginners section with a view to get some pages going....

Thanks guys, there's so much info here, as well as a few aussies! Nice to see.

Love and light,

Kerry
:p

[IreneA]

WElcome to DSP Kerry! Sure you ARE experienced and will have no problem getting settled at DSP! :) Hoping to see your wonderful layouts in the gallery!
Some links to make it easier for you :)
You can start with the tutorials:
http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/university/tutorials/tutorials.shtml
And the info for the newbies:
http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/university/Scrapping101/basics.shtml
Take a look at the freebies gallery:
http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/index.php?cat=738
Feel free to ask us anything you are curious about.
Good luck to you!

[MarsOlson]

Welcome! Looking forward to seeing your layouts. You chose a super site to get started. :)

[Lauren]

Welcome to DSP - we have lots of members from NZ and Australia as you can probably tell from the lovely Anzac day layouts in the gallery - Im sure you will have no problem with digital scrapbooking seeing you have experience already - the main thing is to not be afraid to ask questions - there is always someone here in the forum willing to answer.
We also have a huge campus section filled with tutorials and articles to help you along

[shazzt]

Welcome to DSP! The programs do have a bit of a learning curve but once you get your head around it you will be away.

[kindaScrappy]

I have PS 7.0 & PSE 5.0 and I am not sure which one I'll use.
Why not start with PSE 5.0 since it's a little more user friendly. Then you could switch to PS if you find you'd like the extra options.

You're gonna love digi scrapping!

[Jenni]

Welcome! You will love it here! :-) Like they said, ask any question and someone will always help....have fun! Jenni

[dutchsparky]

Welcome Kerry, this is such a friendly place, I'm sure you'll call it home-away-from-home soon :)
Have fun!

[cafe scrap]

Thank you everyone for your warm welcome!

IreneA for the helpful links
MarsOlsen - yes I did choose a great site,
Sharon - yes my brain aches already but I WILL get it fingers crossed,
KindaScrappy - I will go with PSE 5.0 for starters - thought I needed pixel magic too but worked out I didn't
Thanks Jenni & Dutchsparky....

AND Lauren - I loooove your kits ! Thank you so much for creating them. My first digi album will be military/heritage & the Anzac kits will be very very handy.

Last night I DL the SOS Heritage kit for starters! Yummy! I had a bit of a fiddle, but it was way past my bedtime. (Funny how that happens, lol!)

Ok I'll be in beginners for a while.... Thanks again everyone.

Kerry
PS. Is there a quick lesson somewhere for using ploppers? Anyway I shall take my question to beginners...

Have a great day everyone!

[Becky Soto]

Welcome to you Kerry!! Looking forward to seeing your layouts! :) And yes, there are tutorials for using ploppers, up above under "Campus"...HERE (http://digitalscrapbookplace.com/university/tutorials/ps_usingaplopper_mb.shtml) is a link for PS, and HERE (http://digitalscrapbookplace.com/university/tutorials/pse_plopper_as.shtml) is a link for PSE. Have fun! :)

[Penny M]

Welcome to DSP, Kerry! You're going to love your new "home!"

[Rene Bross]

Hi Kerry and Welcome to DSP. Irene has given you some wonderful links- there's a wealth of info in the tutorials and the DSP classes are wonderful! Before long you'll be hooked like the rest of us!

[Greenfingers]

That's a great nose you have there -well I hope it's a nose:) Welcome to this fun place. I used to "paper scrap" but soon found I was hooked on the digi stuff, so much less mess. I'm off now to look at your first 3 uploads.

[Amber Gray]

Welcome!! Definitely check out the tutorials and everything here and never hesitate to ask a question! I think once you get the hang of digital scrapbooking you'll find it is much more time friendly than paper scrapping! I look forward to seeing you around here!