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ximenak18

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Hey everyone! My name is Ximena and I am a freshman at the University of Texas. Throughout high school I was editor of the school's yearbook and interned with a photography studio during the summer. One of my friends is an active member of the-lilypad and recommended that I begin to digiscrap! If any one has any tips or advice on how to get started that would be great!
 
oh yay!!!! welcome welcome!!! wow, so where to start!!! what program are going to be using? and do you have a supply stash yet? It's quite addicting!!! please please please just ask if you have any specific questions! we ALL would love to help!

what an amazing name, btw!!!
 
Well I have both Keynote and Photoshop 3 I believe. No I do not have a supply stash yet! I am quite overwhelmed right now I don't know where/how to start! But I have been mesmerized by a lot of peoples works and can't wait to get my toes in the water!

Why thank you!
 
oh welcome!!! I would start with buying some of the BYOC cause you can mix and match and reuse those all the time! If you have any more specific questions just holler! We always love to help out!
 
i hear ya! it can be VERY overwhelming! so much fun stuff to play with! My advice would be just to pick 1 kit that just makes you happy happy and play with it! You can always get more and more and more....haha!

I assume you know all about photoshop, layers, how to drag ellies/papers onto a 12x12 canvas? shadowing? etc....?
 
Welcome Ximena. Really glad to have you here at the Pad!

Goodness, I understand how you are feeling.
I remember feeling very overwhelmed when I first started.

I wrote an article, "How to start digital scrapbooking" you can find here.
Hopefully that can lead you in the right direction.

Feel free to start by use freebies, you can find a ton of those on the web,
or you can find some on my blog (left hand side) you can use to start playing around with.

Hope this helps!! Let us know if you have more questions.
 
Thank you so much everyone!! I was nervous to start and join a new community but everyone has been so much help! Y'all are so sweet! Thank you for all the help! I can't wait to get started!! :)
 
Welcome to digi scrap land! With your back ground, you will be a pro in no time flat! :) Welcome!
 
Welcome!! Looks like you've gotten lots of help, can't wait to see some layouts from you :)
 
Welcome to The Lilypad and digital scrapbooking. I see no one has mentioned how darned addicting it is. It may seem overwhelming but once you get the hang of things, it is so much fun to play. If you have specific questions, feel free to ask. There's lots of us who would love to help.
 
WELCOME to the Pad! So you've got the first and biggest decision down...starting out at The-Lilypad!!! :) There is such a wealth of knowledge out there for every program which is awesome! Also on our blog there is a little tips and trick section that you can check out to learn little tricks about misc. things too!
 
oh wow! it is SO nice to meet you! so happy you've joined us!
hang in there... there's a learning curve for everyone... but once you get the hang of it, you'll be HOOKED!

i agree w/ everyone else. find one or two products that really make you happy and fit your style. that should be enough to get you started, especially since you can reuse products over & over.
 
Yay! Welcome to TLP Ximena!! So excited that you're starting to dabble in digiscrap! Feel free to PM me anytime with questions, I'd love to help when I can!
 
Welcome to the lilypad Ximena! I'm glad you are venturing into the land of digiscrapbooking. It'll be overwhelming but you'll be a pro in no time.
 
Welcome to The Lilypad!! I'm sure you'll love digiscrapping!
Warning: It can be addicting!

eta: I didn't read Colleen's post above me LOL...but we had the same idea!!
 
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