Create your first LO...

The digital scrapbooking needs a software that allows you to work on layers. This is important thing because, if you don't have the layers, you can't manage all the elements of your layout, including your pictures. So “the layers” are absolutely the most important characteristic of the software you need for making a digital LO. (LO stands for Layout).

First of all you need a complete scrapkit. A digital scrap-kit is a pack that, basically, contains all the elements and the backgrounds (usually called “Papers”, reminding the “no-digital” scrapbooking) you need for creating your pages.

24 Elements (flowers, shapes, leaves and so on)

4 Papers

A page is usually composed by a Paper (or a group or stacked papers), a few elements and photos.

First of all you should open the Paper: it will be the background of your work. Then you will develope the elements and photos arrangement on it.