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What is digital scrapbooking?

For a more thorough explanation, check out our article What is Digital Scrapbooking?

Digital scrapbooking is a great way to preserve memories, exercise your creativity and learn new skills. It involves using an image-editing program like Photoshop Elements or PaintShop Pro to create a digital layout which you can admire on your computer, or print out. It can be as simple as adding your photo to a quick page, or as complex as designing your own papers and elements to complement a favorite photo.

Digital scrapbooking is enjoyed by all sorts of people from all over the world. Read through some responses to our Introduce Yourself forum, and you’ll see this pretty quickly. Some people come from paper scrapbooking backgrounds, while others jump right into digital. Some love the creative aspect, while others find the technical side to be a welcome change from regular crafting skills. Everyone loves the “undo” button.

There are so many methods and styles for digital scrapbooking, it’s hard to tell someone where to begin. I would suggest looking through the forums to get an idea of what people are doing; check out the tutorials forum while you're at it. If you find someone or something that seems like a good path for you, don’t be afraid to leave them a comment in the forums asking for more advice. The DigitalScrapbook.com community is friendly and quick to answer questions and offer advice.

Hopefully in the future we will have more help for beginners, but for now you can help us by telling us what you need. Please leave a comment in our Feature Requests forum with any ideas.

Introduction to DigitalScrapbook.com

DigitalScrapbook.com is a community of digital artists and scrapbookers; it is an experiment in generous creativity and living out of a spirit of abundance. We want to help you unleash your creativity.

Choose your own freebies, every day.

Do you like freebies? At DigitalScrapbook.com, you get free download credits every day, which you can use to download whatever you choose -- for free. There are thousands of individual graphics that can be used as-is or modified, all neatly categorized by type, kit, tags, and colors.

Simple licensing.

At DigitalScrapbook.com, we want to make your life easy: everything on the site is available with no attribution requirements, and simple, generous licensing terms for personal or commercial use.

Friendly community of real people.

Our forums are clutter free, with an emphasis on helping people connect as real people. Our members hail from all over the world: from America to Australia, Germany to Malaysia, Korea to Brazil.

Straightforward tutorials.

From basic tips to designer secrets, learn how to use Photoshop and other image editing programs for digital scrapbooking.

Open gallery.

The DigitalScrapbook.com gallery is an open gallery, so you can upload any layouts you've created, without restrictions.

Our manifesto

To learn more about what makes us tick, please check out The DigitalScrapbook.com Manifesto.

Our team

Visit our Team Page to meet all the amazing people who help keep DigitalScrapbook.com running!

Site Basics

Download Credits and Community Points

Download credits are used to download; community points are a measure of how much you have interacted on DigitalScrapbook.com.

Download Credits

To prevent bankruptcy, DigitalScrapbook.com implements a system of "download credits" ("DC" for short): all individual graphics on the site "cost" a credit to download - kits and bundles cannot be downloaded with DC and require a subscription.

The good news is, you get free download credits added to your account every single day! You get 5 credits per day, but you can get more free credits by earning community points for things like filling out your profile, and posting in the forums.

It's important to realize that while you get free download credits every day, these download credits do not accumulate: if you leave the site and come back after five days, you will not have 25 DC in your account. Rather, the number is "topped off" back to 5 every day.

You can see the number of download credits (DC) in your account next to your profile picture in the upper right-hand corner of the site.

Community Points

Community points are not the same as download credits. You earn community points for interacting on DigitalScrapbook.com: for stuff like filling out your profile, leaving a comment, and posting in the forums.

The more community points you have, the greater your reputation in the community, and the more privileges you receive.

The number of community points you have only ever goes up: the more you interact on the site, the more community points you will have; they never get "used."

You can see the number of community points in your account under your picture on your profile page, and when you make a post in the forums.

More about Download Credits

Please make sure that you have already read the introduction to download credits and community points.

I want more download credits!

You can get more download credits by:

  1. Subscribing to DigitalScrapbook.com (granting unlimited downloads of individual graphics and access to kits and bundles).
  2. Participating in a layout challenge and winning the random drawing.
  3. Earning more community points (You get more download credits at set milestones. See below).

To get your first bonus free download credits you need to earn just 10 Community Points, which you can achieve simply by filling out your profile.

After that you earn more free download credits on an exponential curve, like so:

Community Points Free Download Credits
10 5 download credit bonus
30 10 download credit bonus
70 15 download credit bonus
150 20 download credit bonus
300 30 download credit bonus

Download Credit "Pricing"

All individual graphics cost 1 DC, regardless of TOU. You cannot use DC to download kits or bundles - if you want to have access to either you can purchase a subscription.

Graphics

We have thousands of individual graphics at DigitalScrapbook.com. Many of these can be used as they are for immediate decoration of your digital scrapbooking layout, or other project. Some users prefer to print out the graphics and create hybrid projects. Many of our graphics also come in easily editable formats such as PNG, PSD and various vector formats for easy modification.

Finding Just What You Want

We have a very large collection of graphics, so be sure to use the filters on the left side of the search page to help narrow your results to what you really want.

Graphics Search

Use these filters to find whatever graphic file type you're interested in. You can also see if a graphic you like has a more easily editable version by looking at the attribution links on the individual graphic's page.

Template Linked to asset

You are allowed to modify the graphics you've download however you'd like.

More about Community Points

Please make sure that you have already read the introduction to download credits and community points.

DigitalScrapbook.com is a community-based website: a place for people to come and have fun, digital scrapbook, and get to know each other.

As such, you can earn community points for interacting on the site: for stuff like filling out your profile, leaving a comment, or posting in the forums. It is important to note that community points are not the same as download credits: download credits get used up as you download, and get renewed overnight; community points only ever increase, and never get "used up."

What you get from community points

  1. Earning community points will get you additional free download credits (see below).
  2. You need a minimum number of points to be eligible to upload your layouts to the DigitalScrapbook.com gallery.
  3. You need a minimum number of points to share freebies in the Freebies Forum.
  4. You need a minimum number of points to post designs in the DigitalScrapbook.com Commons.
  5. You need a minimum number of points to be a forum moderator.
  6. The more points you have, the higher your reputation in the community.

How you can earn community points

Points Interaction
10 Completely filling out your profile, including first and last name, about me, and uploading a profile picture.
10-30 Linking to DigitalScrapbook.com from your blog or website. See here for more information.
5 Every forum topic you start.
2 Every reply you post in the forums.
3 Every layout you upload to the gallery.
1 Every comment you leave on a design or layout.
2 Every comment you leave on a blog post.
3 Uploading a layout to the gallery.

Note: when you delete a layout, forum post, or comment that you have posted, you lose the same number of community points that you received when you originally posted it. This is necessary in order to prevent abuse of the system.

Increasing Download Credits

To get your first increase in free download credits you need to earn just 10 community points, which you can achieve simply by filling out your profile.

After that you earn more download credits on an exponential curve, like so:

Community Points Free download credits
10 free download credit bonus
30 free download credit bonus
70 free download credit bonus
150 free download credit bonus
300 free download credit bonus
Licensing (TOU)

At DigitalScrapbook.com we have two licenses: Personal Use (which is for, well, personal use!), and Commercial Use (which is for use where you generate income, or if you want to distribute things you make to others). We rebel against the tradition of making people feel like criminals for wanting to download and build upon our creations, and these licenses are intended to be as simple and freeing as we can make them (read our manifesto to learn more about our philosophy).

Personal Use License

This license is intended for personal use that does not generate income, and is not related to your profession.

Please Do:

  • Use the item however you want for personal use (personal craft projects, etc.).
  • Attribution is not required (though always appreciated).

Please Do Not:

  • Use the item for commercial purposes (anything where you make money, or related to your profession).
  • Distribute the item directly to others (refer them to the item's DigitalScrapbook.com download page instead).
  • Sell or distribute any digital files that you make with the item (though it is fine to post/display the craft projects you have made!).

Commercial Use license

This license covers commercial or professional use of an item, or use which generates income or profit. Designers should use this license for anything they distribute, including freebies. This license generally allows you to distribute derivative works ("remixes" of our items) in digital form to other people--but please read our full FAQ first!

Please Do:

  • Use the item in commercial layouts, designs, posters, advertisements, etc.
  • Use the item on physical products like mugs, shirts, etc. which you sell.*
  • Adapt and remix the item, then sell or distribute the resulting derivative works as digital files (but please read our full FAQ first).**
  • Use the item for commercial logo design (as long as you contact us about it first).
  • Attribution is not required (though always appreciated).

Please Do Not:

  • Resell or distribute the digital file "as is" without first getting permission from the item's designer.
  • Distribute a kit of digital files that contains only modified versions of DigitalScrapbook.com graphics (at least 50% of the items in any digital kit you distribute should be your unique creations, or attained from other sources).
  • Upload any derivative works to a stock image website.

Derivative Works Licensing:

  • Derivative works may be distributed under any license that you choose, as long as it does not directly contradict this TOU (for example, the license you distribute under should not allow posting to a stock image website). Most common "PU", "CU", "S4H", and "CU for CU" licenses are fine.

If you make over $100k:

* You may use our graphics on printed physical products that you sell as long as your total gross income related to the sale of these kinds of goods is less than $100,000 USD per year. If you, your company, or your subsidiaries make more than $100,000 per year related to selling printed physical goods, please contact us to work out a special contract before selling items printed with our graphics.

** You may sell or distribute your derivative works as digital files as long as your total gross income related to selling or distributing digital files is below $100,000 USD per year. If you, your company, or your subsidiaries make more than $100,000 per year related to the sale or distribution of digital files, please contact us to work out a special contract before distributing any derivative works created with our graphics.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the basics of how I can use commercial use items that I download from DigitalScrapbook.com?

If you are not distributing a digital file directly to other people, you may generally use it as you like, without restriction--no need to modify or remix the design (so go ahead and make printed papers, clothing, accessories, etc. to sell as you like). If you are using it for a commercial logo design, we just ask that you contact us first, and if you make more than $100,000 per year related to selling printed physical goods, please contact us to work out a special contract before selling items printed with our graphics.

If you are distributing a digital file directly to other people (for example, as an item in your own digital scrapbooking kit, or as a freebie on your website), you will generally need to modify or remix the item before you distribute it. If you are distributing a kit of digital files, you will also need to make sure that at least 50% of the items in the kit are your original creations or attained from completely different sources than DigitalScrapbook.com (and not just remixed versions of items from DigitalScrapbook.com).

As long as you modify/remix an item, you may distribute it as you like (for example, in your own kits, as a freebie on your website), under any license you choose ("CU for CU" is okay), with one exception: no uploading to stock image websites (see below). And if you make more than $100,000 per year related to the sale or distribution of digital files, please contact us to work out a special contract before distributing any derivative works.

As a rule, we are quite tolerant when it comes to people using our designs, and distributing their derivative works. We realize that licensing can be tricky, and we're on your side. We always give people the benefit of the doubt, we're happy to talk things out, and we won't come after you in a nasty way unless you are intentionally and blatantly abusing our work and disregarding our terms of use. So take a breath, and rest easy (read our manifesto to learn more about our philosophy).

For more help with regards to creating digital kits or sheets that use DigitalScrapbook.com graphics, please check out this page in our knowledgebase.

Read the FAQs below for more specifics.

What counts as modifying/remixing an item?

That's a tricky question. Before we address specifics, you need to understand the point of the "remix" rule: at DigitalScrapbook.com we want you to be able to use our designs to springboard your own creativity, without having to worry that you'll get in trouble for distributing the cool derivatives that you come up with. We believe that creation builds on creation, and we want you to have the full freedom to take our designs, mix and match, build, layer, flatten, enhance, color, change--and then distribute and sell the creative "remixes" you come up with (see our manifesto).

But what if someone were to download everything on DigitalScrapbook.com, throw the stuff together into a few "kits", and then sell those "kits" on their own website, without making any changes to the files (or making just a few minor changes)? That would clearly be an abuse of the system, and that's why we say that you need to modify and remix our designs before you distribute them: the goal is to springboard the creativity of other people, not allow people to steal our work and sell it as their own.

Here are some examples of great remixing:

  • Using one of our templates combined with your own work to create a unique design, paper, or embellishment.
  • Combining our templates or assets to create your own creative designs (using a heart brad together with a ribbon template that you color to create a unique ribbon with a repeating heart pattern, for example).
  • Taking a layered psd template, moving the layers around, recoloring some layers, flattening some layers, and adding some of your own layers to create something truly unique.

Here are some examples of less creative remixing which are sometimes acceptable:

  • Recoloring a template or asset in a creative way, as long as the colors are very different from the original.
  • Taking a layered psd template, recoloring some layers, and flattening the image.
  • Adding some of your own textures to a graphic you download.

These techniques are sometimes okay for very simple items (like buttons, brads, ribbons, etc.) as long as you are also distributing more original work--but don't distribute a kit that has nothing but recolored/re-textured/cropped graphics in it, for example. If you are using these techniques a lot, please contact our designers on an individual basis to "okay" things with them before you distribute anything.

Here are some examples that would generally not count as remixing:

  • Taking a red heart illustration, and applying a basic hue or saturation change -- not enough of a change.
  • Taking a layered psd template, and nudging the layers around a little bit, without any other modifications -- not enough of a change.
  • Taking a patterned paper image and cropping it slightly -- not enough of a change.

What counts as a "remix", in the end, is always going to be subjective. One rule of thumb is to imagine asking (or actually ask!) a few random people if they think the file you've edited is essentially the same as the original, or an original and unique "remix." If most of them would say it's a unique "remix," then you are probably good to go.

At the end of the day what you should keep in mind is the intention of the rule, and your intention as a designer: if your goal is to make some quick money by passing other peoples' work off as your own, and you want to know the least you can do to get away with it, then you're not abiding by our remix philosophy, no matter what you do. If, on the other hand, you're like most designers, and are interested in using our designs to springboard your own creative work, then you can rest easy: don't sweat a particular edge case here or there ("oh no, I'm not sure if recoloring this one item is enough of a modification in this particular situation--will I get in trouble?" The answer is generally going to be "no," as long as you are doing your best to abide by the spirit of these terms of use).

May I sell/distribute a kit of digital files that contains only modified graphics from DigitalScrapbook.com?

Generally, no. For a kit/sheet of digital files, a good rule of thumb is to make sure that at least 50% of the items in the kit are your own original creations, and not based off of graphics from our site. This is a basic courtesy to our designers who work very hard creating all of the original designs that you find here. The remaining 50% of the items, if they are based off of graphics from our site, should be modified/remixed in some way, as per what we describe in this TOU.

For more help with regards to creating kits that use DigitalScrapbook.com graphics, please check out this page in our knowledgebase.

Can I make a collage sheet, sticker sheet, or other digital collection of your graphics?

We view a digital collage/sticker sheet to be the same as a digital kit, so whatever you include on your sheet may be made of no more than 50% DigitalScrapbook.com items.

Also, please remember that any graphics you include in your sheet must be significantly remixed. This does not include cropping a graphic or other slight alterations. Instead, you should be making significant changes, including color. When you are finished, your sheet should not really be recognizable as coming from DigitalScrapbook.com graphics.

If you really love a particular design or collection from a DigitalScrapbook.com designer, please contact them, as they may be willing to let you include particular graphics that you want to include with your own work.

May I use your items to decorate mugs/clothing/accessories/etc that I sell on Zazzle, or in my Etsy store?

Yes.* You can always use our designs on physical goods that you sell, regardless of whether or not you change the design (for example, you could take this heart bottle cap, put it on a mug, and sell it directly, without modifying the image at all). If you don't change the design at all the original designer retains full copyright, but you are given full permission to use that design on physical goods.

* If you, your company, or your subsidiaries make more than $100,000 per year related to selling printed physical goods, please contact us to work out a special contract.

May I use your graphics on stickers that I sell on Zazzle, or in my Etsy store?

Yes, same as the above question: physical stickers are fine; you do not need to remix or modify the graphics to print them on physical stickers which you sell. If you are distributing the stickers as digital files, then you will need to adhere to our guidelines about modifying/remixing digital files before you distribute or sell them.

May I use your items in online or print advertising, website design, magazines, billboards, etc.?

Yes. As with physical goods, as long as you are not distributing the digital file directly to other people, you can generally use it as you like, without modifying the design at all. If you are creating a commercial logo, please contact us first.

If you are distributing a digital file directly to other people (for example, as an item in your own digital scrapbooking kit), you will need to modify or remix the item before you distribute it.

May I use your items in a commercial logo that I am designing?

When using our graphics in commercial logo designs, we ask that you contact us first. Generally we are happy to give the okay for logo use. If you or the company you are designing for make lots of money, we may need to work out something special.

May I use one or more of your templates to make my own digital designs which I then sell/distribute? (For example, using this ribbon template together with this heart button template and coloring them to make my own "heart ribbon").

Yes.* As long as you are "remixing" the items that you download, you are free to sell/distribute the resulting adaptations in your own kits, or as freebies/downloads from your own website. The only restriction is that you do not distribute the resulting design via a stock image website. For a kit of digital files, please try to make sure that at least 50% of the items in the kit are your own original creations, and not based off of graphics from our site.

* As always: if you, your company, or your subsidiaries make more than $100,000 per year related to selling digital files, please contact us to work out a special contract.

May I combine some of your colored raster graphics together to make my own digital designs which I then sell/distribute? (For example, using this flower embellishment and some other items, and repeating them over a textured background to make my own paper?)

Yes.* As with templates, you can use our raster graphics to create your own designs which you then sell/distribute, as long as you are remixing and adapting the images. With ready-to-use, colored raster graphics, you need to be a bit more careful to make sure that you are making something that is uniquely your own. The only restriction is that you do not distribute the resulting design via a stock image website. For a kit of digital files, please try to make sure that at least 50% of the items in the kit are your own original creations, and not based off of graphics from our site.

* As always: if you, your company, or your subsidiaries make more than $100,000 per year related to selling digital files, please contact us to work out a special contract.

Can I create a quick page using DigitalScrapbook.com graphics?

In general we consider a "good remix" to be something that involves significant creative contribution by the user, and all designs for redistribution fall under our 50% rule: at least 50% of the items in any digital kit you distribute should be your unique creations, or attained from other sources.

So about 50% of the quick page could be DigitalScrapbook.com items. After that you should rely on other sources.

Does recoloring an item count as modifying/remixing it?

Recoloring is an example of an edge case which is sometimes okay for very simple items (like buttons, brads, ribbons, etc.) as long as you are also distributing more original work--but don't distribute a kit that has nothing but recolored/filtered/re-textured graphics in it. If you are using this technique a lot without adding more of your own creative twist, please contact our designers on an individual basis to "okay" things with them before you distribute anything.

Does applying basic hue/saturation/brightness/etc changes, or other basic Photoshop filters count as modifying/remixing an item?

Generally, no. Like recoloring, this is an example of an edge case which is sometimes okay for very simple items (like buttons, brads, ribbons, etc.) as long as you are also distributing more original work--but don't distribute a kit that has nothing but recolored/filtered/re-textured graphics in it. If you are using this technique a lot without adding more of your own creative twist, please contact our designers on an individual basis to "okay" things with them before you distribute anything.

Does applying a basic texture to an item count as modifying/remixing it?

Like recoloring and filtering, this is an example of an edge case which is sometimes okay for very simple items (like buttons, brads, ribbons, etc.) as long as you are also distributing more original work--but don't distribute a kit that has nothing but recolored/filtered/re-textured graphics in it. If you are using this technique a lot without adding more of your own creative twist, please contact our designers on an individual basis to "okay" things with them before you distribute anything.

Does applying a basic texture to an item count as modifying/remixing it?

Like recoloring and filtering, this is an example of an edge case which is sometimes okay for very simple items (like buttons, brads, ribbons, etc.) as long as you are also distributing more original work--but don't distribute a kit that has nothing but recolored/filtered/re-textured graphics in it. If you are using this technique a lot without adding more of your own creative twist, please contact our designers on an individual basis to "okay" things with them before you distribute anything.

Does cropping a graphic count as modifying/remixing it?

Generally, no. Like recoloring and filtering, this is an example of an edge case which is sometimes okay if you crop an item drastically, so that it is not easily recognizable. But as with the re-coloring and filtering, don't distribute a kit that has nothing but cropped graphics in it. If you are using this technique a lot without adding more of your own creative twist, please contact our designers on an individual basis to "okay" things with them before you distribute anything.

(If you crop an item, rotate it, mutate it, and layer it with graphic that you've designed from scratch to create something really unique... now that's a remix!)

May I sell/distribute your layered templates as layered PSD files, as long as I modify them?

Generally, yes, but be cautious: the file you distribute should be significantly different from the original template. Moving the layers slightly is not considered a "remix": you would need to do things like coloring some layers, moving and flattening some layers, and adding additional layers that are your own unique creation.

Imagine asking a few random people if they think the file you've edited is essentially the same as the original, or a unique "remix." If most of them would say "unique remix," then you are probably good to go.

For a kit of PSD files, please make sure that at least 50% of the files in the kit are entirely your own original creations, and not based off of PSDs from our site (and for the other items, they should be substantially remixed, as indicated above).

May I take a bunch of your assets/templates without modifying them, and put them in a digital kit which I then sell/distribute?

Generally, no. You need to modify/remix the items that you download before you can distribute them directly to others as digital files. Exceptions may be made on a case-by-case basis: you can contact the item's designer to ask about your particular use case.

May I remix some of your items, and then upload the resulting images to a stock image website?

No. This is our one distribution restriction: nothing you make using our images may be uploaded, sold, or otherwise distributed to any stock image website. Generally we define a stock image website as any website that distributes images in bulk directly to users, without providing a "storefront" for individual creators. E.g. selling on Etsy is allowed, because on Etsy each creator sells items via their own "store" on the site. Shutterstock is not allowed, because Shutterstock distrites images directly to end users without giving creators an individual storefront.

Examples of stock image websites include:

If you are not sure if a particular site counts as a stock image website, please contact us.

May I buy a single commercial use license and use it to sub-license your images to other individuals and/or companies?

Not without special permission, but we are happy to consider sub-licensing deals. Please contact us with your inquiry.

I purchased a download subscription, then canceled it: can I still use all the items I downloaded for commercial use?

Yes. The items you download from DigitalScrapbook.com are yours to keep and use under the license that you chose, even if your subscription is canceled, or expires.

Do I need to give credit to the original designer?

Giving credit back to the original designer is not required, but always appreciated. Please see our manifesto.

What license can I distribute derivative works (modified items) under?

As long as you have downloaded the item for commercial use, and have abided by our terms, you are free to distribute your derivative under any license that you choose, as long as doing so does not directly contradict these terms of use (for example, the license you distribute under should not allow posting to a stock image website). Most common "PU", "CU", "S4H", and "CU for CU" licenses are fine.

Sample Attribution text

Wanting to give credit/attribution for something you downloaded from DigitalScrapbook.com? We appreciate it! You can do that with a simple line like this:

[Your project] makes use of [such and such a kit / graphic] by [Such and such a designer] from DigitalScrpabook.com: [full url to kit/graphic]

For example:

This scrapbook makes use of the "Homestead Bundle" by Marisa Lerin from DigitalScrapbook.com: https://www.digitalscrapbook.com/marisa-lerin/kits/homestead-bundle-garden-spring-farm-shabby-chic-vintage-red-orange-gr...

Including the unique ID of the kit/graphic with your attribution text is also not a bad idea.

Revocation of Licensing in the case of Non-Payment and Refunds

We hope it's clear from these terms of use that we are on your side, and always try to do everything we can for our customers. But please be aware that if you purchase content from DigitalScrapbook.com but fail to make payment for an invoice after multiple collection attempts, you then lose all licensing permission for the content that you did not pay for. Similarly, if you have an unlimited download subscription, but fail to make payment for an invoice, you lose all licensing permission for all content that was downloaded during your current subscription term.

This applies to refunds as well. We are proud to provide a 30-day money-back guarantee on all purchases, but if you are granted a refund for your purchase, you lose licensing permission for those items that were refunded. The guarantee is intended to make sure that you can access your download, and that you are happy with your purchase--it does not grant you the right to continue to use items that you requested a refund for.

If you lose licensing permission for items you have downloaded, you may no longer lawfully use those items for any purpose, and are required to destroy any remaining copies of those items that you posses (including any backups), along with any derivative works that you may have created using those items.

Note that we always do our best to maintain good contact with all our users, and will never revoke licensing without reaching out to you first.

Interpretation of these Terms of Use

Clearly the above terms leave some room for interpretation and discussion, partly because our terms are very generous, and partly because we put a lot of emphasis on understanding the "spirit" behind them, rather than worrying too much about a single edge case.

So who gets to decide if your use of our graphics adhere to our terms, or not? Well, we do. The final right of interpretation is always reserved by DigitalScrapbook.com, in its sole discretion, and intermediate right of interpretation is given to each of our designers.

If you are using our designs in a way that is clearly on the edge of what we have in mind with these terms of use we encourage you to contact each designer whose graphics you are using, and ask them if what you're doing is okay with them: send them an example of a kit that you are distributing, and let them make the call on whether it is too similar to their original work. Our designers are a very generous bunch (after all, they agreed to these terms of use!), and most of the time you'll find that they are happy for you to use their work, and/or happy to guide you in how you might be able to add a more creative touch of your own (though if you are distributing a lot of graphics with very limited changes, you might find that you need to do a bit more work before you're given the "okay").

Contacting our designers and talking things over before distributing something that is very similar to their original work is a common courtesy, and will make everyone feel a lot better than if they find your work being sold online, and feel they need to contact you about it. We make this easy by providing designer profiles next to every item on our site; you can also find a list of all of our designers at https://www.digitalscrapbook.com/team.

Generally you will find that email conversations with our designers will go very smoothly. If things escalate, and you feel that you need a third party to arbitrate, feel free to contact DigitalScrapbook.com directly via our contact form. Be aware that, except for in extreme circumstances, we almost always side with our designers on these issues.

Changes to Terms of Use

DigitalScrapbook.com reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to change the Terms/Licensing under which our graphics may be used. The most current version of this licensing document (available at https://www.digitalscrapbook.com/tou) supersedes all previous versions, and supersedes any licensing or terms of use information contained within any kits downloaded from digitalscrapbook.com. We encourage you to periodically review the Terms of Use to stay informed of our updates.

Adapting This Document For Your Own Use

The text of this document is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.

Want to adapt and use these Terms of Use to distribute your own work? You can! Just make sure to change/remove any reference to DigitalScrapbook.com, and include an attribution link to https://www.digitalscrapbook.com/tou (so at the end of your TOU just say something like "these TOU adapted from the DigitalScrapbook.com TOU available at https://www.digitalscrapbook.com/tou under CC BY 4.0").

Legalese: Warranties and Liability Disclaimer

DigitalScrapbook.com makes no warranties with respect to the use, storage, display, reproduction, modification, transfer, distribution, or licensing of the graphics found on this website. In no event will DigitalScrapbook.com be liable for direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages, that are in any way related to the graphics, use of the graphics, distribution of the graphics, or licensing/sublicensing of the graphics. By accessing, using, and/or licensing the graphics in any way, you agree to indemnify and hold harmless Pixel Scrapper LLC (dba DigitalScrapbook.com) from all claims, losses, expenses, fees including attorney fees, costs, and judgments that may be asserted against you or any legal entity, which are in any way related to the use, transfer, distribution, licensing, or sublicensing of the graphics, or any derivatives works making use of the graphics. Please see our site terms of use for more information and full liability disclaimer.

More questions?

If you have read all of the FAQs above, and your question is still not answered, go ahead and contact us. Make sure to explain your question and your use case as clearly, and as thoroughly as possible.

Document last updated March 14, 2017.

Opening Downloaded Files

Here is a list of all the file extensions you will encounter on this site. If anything is unclear, please contact me.

JPG

A basic image format. Sometimes contains a little bit of "noise" if you zoom in real close. Does not allow for transparency.

Good for:

  • Photos, papers, layouts
  • Large images with lots of colors

Bad for:

  • Anything where you need hard edges, or transparency

PNG

Another basic image format. "Lossless" compression means no "noise" or "artifacts" in the image, but the file size will be larger (possibly much larger) than a JPG image because of that.

Good for:

  • Small images with few colors
  • Anything where you need hard edges, or transparency

Bad for:

  • Large images with lots of colors

PSD

A layered Photoshop file. Good for complex templates and such. Can be opened by Photoshop, Photoshop Elements, Paint Shop Pro, and most other serious image editing software.

Usually I'll zip my PSD files to save time and space when transferring to/from the web. See below.

ZIP

A compressed folder that contains some number of files inside of it. Can easily be opened on almost any operating system without needing special software.

Usually I'll zip my PSD files to save time and space when transferring to/from the web.

7z

Similar to the "zip" format, but you might need to download special software to open it. I used to zip all my files with .7z compression, to help save money on bandwidth and also to speed up your downloading. I'm switching back to using the regular .zip format, but for now a lot of things are still zipped with .7z. You can use the following programs to open these files. If you have any problems, please let me know.

For Windows: 7-zip, AlZip

For Mac: Zipeg, Stuffit Expander

--Marisa

Our Mission

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Policies

The Problem

At DigitalSrapbook.com, we believe in welcoming everyone, regardless of age, race, ethnicity, religion, nationality, political beliefs, neurotype, cultural background, sex, gender, income level, or any abilities or disabilities. The members of our community hail from many backgrounds, from almost every country of the world. Many of our members have disabilities of various kinds, and many come from low income homes.

Unfortunately, the digital scrapbooking hobby, like so many areas of our multifaceted global cultures, can suffer from feedback loops of inequity and underrepresentation. For example, if certain groups of people are more typically designers in this hobby, it can mean that the beautiful scrapbooking kits they create may not adequately represent other groups of people. This comes about not because of any malice or ill-intent on the part of designers, but simply because it is hard for any of us to know how best to represent people outside of our own normative experience.

Sadly, a lack of representation can make people from underrepresented groups feel unwelcome, with the end result that underrepresented individuals are less likely to become designers within the community themselves. If not resisted, these sorts of cycles have the potential to continually assert and reinforce themselves. (As one hypothetical example: if there are relatively fewer Arab designers in the global digital scrapbooking community, then it is likely that Arab peoples and Arab cultures will be underrepresented within our digital scrapbooking kits, which could make Arab hobbyists feel less welcome in our community, with the end result that they are less likely to become designers within the community--and so the cycle reinforces itself.)

At DigitalScrapbook.com we attempt to fight these cycles of inequity and underrepresentation with a variety of strategies and policies related to equity and inclusion.

Our Equity Policies

Free creative resources

Because we are a mission-driven public benefit company, it has always been important to us to provide all our members with access to creative tools and resources regardless of their background, income, or ability levels. Consequently, almost every resource on our site has been made available for free through our “download credit” system.

Grants for low income individuals

Low income individuals may apply for grants to offset the cost of our download subscription plans. For more information please use our contact form to contact us.

Our Diversity Policies

Inclusive Representation

We ask that all of our designers solicit and listen to feedback from our community when designing their scrapbooking kits, and that they make best efforts to represent people from a variety of backgrounds and with a variety of abilities. Of course, no single designer can represent everyone, but as a team we want to do the best we can to represent as many people as possible.

If you do not feel that your identity and life experience are adequately represented within our scrapbooking kits, we invite you to please reach out to us so that we can try to do better.

Designer Mentorship Program

We have free mentorship programs available for those from underrepresented groups who wish to get started in designing, or take their skills to the next level.

If you have an interest in designing, and consider yourself to be part of an underrepresented group of any kind, please contact us.

Open Call for Designers From Underrepresented Groups

Are you a digital scrapbooking designer from an underrepresented group and interested in potentially joining our team? If so please reach out to us using our contact form, as we are always looking to increase the diversity of our design team.

Benefit Company Mission Statement

Art + Community + Society + Environment

DigitalScrapbook.com (formerly Pixel Scrapper) is a digital scrapbooking community and marketplace created by digital artists for digital artists: it is an experiment in generous creativity and living out of a spirit of abundance.

We are proud to be an officially-recognized Public Benefit Company in the state of Oregon. Being a Public Benefit Company means that our vision guides our business, and not the other way around: it means we believe in serving the greater good, and putting benefits to community and society ahead of profits.

As a Public Benefit Company, DigitalScrapbook.com relies partly on donations to survive. As such, this public mission statement explains some of the ways we are working to achieve our goals as a Benefit Company through our company’s governance, our commitment to community, our commitment to customers, our commitment to society, and our commitment to environmental sustainability.

Governance

We are a Public Benefit Company

DigitalScrapbook.com has received official state classification as a Public Benefit Company. This means that beyond having good intentions we hold ourselves accountable to the state of Oregon (where we are registered), and to the standards of an unbiased third party (B Lab) to make sure that we are living up to our aspirations of putting benefits to community and society ahead of profits.

Our company’s governing documents are bound by the following purpose clause (and more broadly, by this entire mission statement): The purpose of the Company shall include creating a material positive impact on society and the environment, taken as a whole, from the business and operations of the Company.

We are governed by a code of ethics

DigitalScrapbook.com is guided by ethics over profits, and we are in the process of finalizing a formal written code of ethics. By having a written code of ethics, we want to make clear to ourselves, our employees, and our contractors what DigitalScrapbook.com is ultimately about.

Our financials are reviewed annually

DigitalScrapbook.com is a vision-driven rather than a profit-driven company. We pour the majority of our profits into serving our community and our planet, and our financials are reviewed each year to make sure that they align with our mission statement and our designation as a Public Benefit Company.

We believe in empowering women to lead and create

DigitalScrapbook.com is a creative community founded by, led by, and driven by women. Women have been underrepresented in business leadership and creative leadership for too long, and we believe in changing that precedent.

Community

Our primary mission is to serve the global digital scrapbooking community

Our primary mission is to support, vitalize, and build up the global digital scrapbooking community⁠—including crafters, designers, and store owners⁠—no matter where they come from, or where they are going. The DigitalScrapbook.com Manifesto is our expression of this mission.

We serve digital crafters through advocacy, building community, providing free educational materials and training, giving away thousands of free downloads every day, offering affordable subscriptions that provide access to digital kit downloads at a fraction of the price of most sites, and by providing licensing options that are as freeing and generous as we can make them.

We serve designers by providing support, education and training resources, access to a marketplace, a caring and ethical community in which to design, and unique commercial-use licensing options.

Finally, we are working to serve store owners and other marketplaces via outreach and encouragement. We believe in helping each other wherever we can, and reject negative competition in all its forms, along with any spirit of scarcity that says we can't coexist and thrive together as generous creators. We believe that we are always better off together than we are alone.

Customers

Our customers are central to our mission

At DigitalScrapbook.com our customers represent a large part of the community we are working to serve as our primary mission (see Point 2 above). We serve our customers through advocacy, building community, providing free educational materials and training, giving away thousands of free downloads every day, offering affordable subscriptions that provide access to digital kit downloads at a fraction of the price of most sites, and by providing licensing options that are as freeing and generous as we can make them.

We believe in treating people like people

We respect our customers as human beings and believe in doing difficult emotional labor to understand who they are and where they are coming from, so that we can serve and support them as best we can. In Seth Godin’s words, this means, "The work of doing what we don’t necessarily feel like doing, the work of being a professional, the work of engaging with others in a way that leads to the best long-term outcome."

We continuously collect and prioritize customer feedback

We work to collect and act on feedback from customers on a continual basis. We do this via our feedback forum, and a variety of other means including customer surveys, satisfaction polls and direct outreach.

Society

We are dedicated to promoting the arts

DigitalScrapbook.com is a community created by artists for artists, and promoting the arts (with a special emphasis on digital arts and crafts) is a central part of our mission as expressed in the DigitalScrapbook.com Manifesto.

We believe that art inspires, challenges, and changes us, and we believe that every single person has the capacity for original artistic creativity. As such we work to support and provide resources for everyone from crafters to designers, amateurs to old hands, hobbyists to professional artists.

We believe that creativity and generosity can go hand-in-hand, and work to encourage openness and magnanimity within our community. We promote a creative commons mentality of sharing and building upon each other’s work while simultaneously advocating for professional creatives and striving to help them make a living.

We are dedicated to diversity, equity, and inclusion for all

At DigitalSrapbook.com, we believe in welcoming everyone, regardless of gender, age race, ethnicity, religion, nationality, neurotype, cultural background, income level, or any abilities or disabilities.

We have a number of policies in place to support this goal, which you can find on our dedicated Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion page.

We support charities in need

We have a formal standing commitment to donate a minimum of 10% of our yearly profits to charity. We use reports from organizations like Charity Navigator to insure that the charities we support are transparent, effective, and in need of funds.

We are committed to supporting charities in our immediate physical communities, as well as those doing commendable work around the world (in a nod to our global community of customers and designers at DigitalScrapbook.com).

Environment

We practice environmental stewardship

We believe in doing our best to protect and sustain our environment. We have a written policy encouraging environmentally preferred products and practices in our offices, and we have a policy in place for the safe disposal of e-waste and other hazardous materials purchased for our offices.

Where possible, we also purchase products and services from companies that practice high levels of environmental stewardship. As an example, our main web services provider, Amazon AWS, has formally committed to achieving 100% renewable energy usage for their global infrastructure.

DigitalScrapbook.com Manifesto

A call to generosity and creativity for the digital scrapbooking community.

Check out the DigitalScrapbook.com Manifesto here.

Community Involvement

Profile Expectations

DigitalScrapbook.com is a community site for digital scrapbookers and designers. We want it to be a place where we can get to know a little bit about each other, rather than just one more faceless, impersonal website.

We provide a lot of free resources at DigitalScrapbook.com, and in return for those resources, we have a few suggestions/expectations about the way users present themselves here in order to maximize the community feel of our site. If you have any concerns about any of these expectations, please feel free to contact us.

You will get community points for filling out your profile, which will help you earn more download credits.

Please use your real name or a real-sounding pseudonym

We ask that all users fill out their first and last name fields, and that you use your real name or a real-sounding pseudonym rather than the name of a shop, or business. So please don't use "Mary's Digi Designs" as your name. You can link to your design studio in the "social media" section of your profile.

It's fine if you prefer not to use your real name, but please use a full-name pseudonym in that case, rather than using only their initials. Most of the time, initials are simply too short to create a meaningful identity, especially if you're uploading layouts to the gallery: your work deserves a name to go with it, so people can find and remember your creations.

If you do use a pseudonym, feel free to be creative, but please use a name, rather than something silly or strange: using a pseudonym like "Purple Dinosaur" or "Minnie Mouse" is distancing. Try something like mixing your middle name with your grandmother's maiden name, or the city you were born in...

Profile Picture: Use a photo of yourself, or a public domain photo

All users are expected to upload a profile picture, and are encouraged to upload a real photo of themselves; a shot that shows your face well is preferred. Our faces tell a story, and it's one way for us to connect online, when we can't meet together in person.

If you really, really don't want to upload a picture of yourself for some particular reason, that's okay. But please, use a picture of someone, rather than a logo or clip art, etc. Perhaps you have an old picture of your great aunt lying around, which you could use. Or just go ahead and use a public domain photo; for example, all photos in the searchable Flickr Commons are in the public domain, and can be used freely for any purpose without requesting permission. Check out their nice collection of female portraits, and feel free to use one as your profile photo if you really don't want to use a photo of yourself.

If you need help uploading a profile picture, see here.

Other Profile Fields

We expect all users to fill out the "about me" field, and encourage everyone to fill out the rest of the fields as well. Letting us know what tools you use to scrapbook, for instance, will help you connect to others who use the same software, and get better help in the forums later on.

Why do we have these expectations?

The internet is wonderful for the way it allows us to connect with people from around the world who share our interests. But it can also be a bit cold, and anonymous, and isolating... sometimes it can be downright scary and mean. Look at the collection of comments underneath your average YouTube video, and you can get a quick glimpse of how the anonymity that is ubiquitous with the internet often brings out the worst in people.

Even when people aren't being mean, bizarre usernames and random profile pictures often make internet communities feel more like a group of random cyber-entities than a community of real flesh-and-blood people.

At DigitalScrapbook.com, we want to create something that feels a bit more real than that. Of course, all this doesn't mean that you have to go by your real name. As long as you create a pseudonym that sounds real, we'll take it. We aren't doing background checks on people to be sure they are telling the truth. We just want them to sound like people.

The idea with the real names and photos isn't necessarily to be truthful (although I like to think that I'm really talking to the person in the photo), but to at least give us a real-seeming person to connect to. Online identities will always be constructs, to some extent, but it's still much easier to connect with a photo named "Stephanie Rose" than to a flower named "blue giraffe" -- even if "Stephanie" is your grandmother's name, "Rose" is your favorite flower, and the photo is of one of your ancestors who immigrated from Scotland 100 years ago.

We believe that together, we can make a better internet. Thank you for your help!

Privacy Policy

It is our intention at DigitalScrapbook.com to treat our users and their information with the utmost care and respect. Please be aware of DigitalScrapbook.com's privacy policy, which can be found here.

By creating an account on our website you accept our privacy policy and terms of service.

Forum Guidelines

Welcome to the DigitalScrapbook.com forums: we're glad to have you here!

Just a few quick guidelines, BEFORE YOU POST:

1. Read our profile expectations and follow them through.

2. Introduce yourself by replying in the Introduce Yourself thread before posting anywhere else: we want to know who you are!

3. Read through the front page of forums posts (at least) to make sure that no one has already started the topic you are interested in. In general, it's a good idea to spend some time reading in the forums before posting your first new topic.

4. If you are having trouble on the site, and want to get help, post ONLY in the Support Forum, or use the site Contact Form to contact us directly.

5. Please use descriptive post titles and avoid using ALL CAPS.

6. Please do not FLOOD the forums with tons of posts within a short time. Try to comment appropriately and constructively.

7. Please use bold, italic, underline, and other formatting options responsibly. Everyone wants to be heard, but it hurts readability if we all make our posts ALL CAPS or all bold, and it doesn't help anyone in the long run.

Posts that do not honor these guidelines may be removed. Thanks for your understanding! If you have questions, please visit this forum post.

Uploading Designs

We're not looking for new designers right at the moment, but if you are interested in being a DigitalScrapbook.com designer please consider joining the Commons. We prefer to find our future designers from within the community, and sharing through the Commons is a great way for us to get to know you.

Logos For Community Creations

Here are the standard logos we use for community events:

Blog Train

Blog Train Logo

Designer Challenges

Designer Challenge Logo

Support DigitalScrapbook.com

Donate

DigitalScrapbook.com is an experiment in generous creativity and living out of a spirit of abundance:

  • Almost everything here is available for free through our daily download credit system: we serve thousands of free downloads every single day.
  • Our paid subscriptions offer kit downloads at a fraction of the price of most sites.
  • Our licensing options are as freeing and generous as we can make them, especially our affordable commercial use license which is unique within our community.
  • Our vision guides our business, and not the other way around: read our Manifesto to learn more.

But we can't sustain our vision for DigitalScrapbook.com on our own: to maintain our free download credit system, inexpensive subscriptions, and generous licensing while supporting our designers, we need your help. If you appreciate DigitalScrapbook.com and what we stand for, please consider supporting us this year with a small one-time donation or monthly pledge. Even $1 a month makes a difference!

Visit our donation page to make a donation and help DigitalScrapbook.com stay strong.

Link to DigitalScrapbook.com

We appreciate any and all links from your site to ours. If you'd like to receive community points for your links, please send us a note and include a link to the page where you've linked us.

You can earn the following points:

  • 30 community points for a permanent, front page link to DigitalScrapbook.com (not a sub-page) OR
  • 20 community points for a permanent link on another main page (favorite sites, resources, etc) OR
  • 10 community points for a blog post that includes a link to DigitalScrapbook.com, or any link to a DigitalScrapbook.com sub-page.

If you use a text link, we would appreciate if the text included our official tagline ("#1 Website for Digital Scrapbooking and Hybrid Crafting") or at least the words "digital scrapbooking." (e.g. "My favorite digital scrapbooking website" or "Great Digital Scrapbooking Site"). Or you can use one of the buttons below.

Text Link:

Button 1: 150 x 150 pixels:

DigitalScrapbook.com - #1 Website for Digital Scrapbooking and Hybrid Crafting

Button 2: 150 x 70 pixels:

DigitalScrapbook.com - #1 Website for Digital Scrapbooking and Hybrid Crafting

Detailed instructions for Blogger

If you are having trouble adding our buttons to your blogger blog, please see this detailed tutorial by Lórien.

Gallery

Why upload your layouts/projects to DigitalScrapbook.com?
  1. Your layouts/projects will be posted to the front page of the site, where our friendly community can "heart" them and comment on them.
  2. Your layouts/projects will show up in the DigitalScrapbook.com Gallery, and in site search.
  3. You will get your own private gallery at digitalscrapbook.com/your-name/gallery (see example), where you can send others to view your work.
  4. You'll be eligible to enter DigitalScrapbook.com challenges, and win download credits.
  5. You'll get a nice interface to browse all comments on your layouts/projects, and see all your layout/project statistics (# of views, hearts, etc.).
  6. We have an open gallery: your layouts/projects do not have to be related to DigitalScrapbook.com, i.e. they do not have to use DigitalScrapbook.com graphics.
Apply for gallery access

To gain access to upload your layouts/projects to the Gallery, submit the application form, and we'll add upload ability to your account.

To apply for gallery access you will need to have:

  1. Earned at least 25 community points. (Learn more about community points)
  2. Replied to the Introduce Yourself thread in the forums.
  3. Read and complied with the DigitalScrapbook.com Profile Expectations.
Gallery guidelines

Open Gallery: you may upload any digital or hybrid project, regardless of where the elements come from: you do not need to only upload layouts/projects that use DigitalScrapbook.com items.

Projects Only: please limit your uploads to your personal craft projects. Random images, kit previews, promotional items, collage sheets, etc. should not be uploaded to the gallery, and will be removed. If you are uncertain about something you want to upload, you can contact us about it.

A digital layout/project has been made entirely on the computer.

A hybrid layout/project should include items you have printed out and used in a physical project.

For either category, digital or hybrid, you may upload scrapbooking layouts, greeting cards, planner layouts, or use the "other" category for special projects that don't fall under those categories. Please DO NOT upload kit previews, promotional items, collage sheets, or images that are not finished craft projects.

Dimensions: For uploading to the web, DPI and the size of your image in inches/cm does not matter: just the pixel dimensions. Ideally gallery images should be saved at 1000x1000 pixels at maximum jpg quality. Minimum dimensions are 600x600 pixels. If your layout/project image is not square, that is for whichever edge is longer (which is why it's really best to go for 1000 pixels over 600). If your image is over the maximum dimensions, it will be re-sized automatically on upload.

Guide to uploading your layouts/projects to the gallery

Before you can upload layouts/projects to the DigitalScrapbook.com gallery, you will need to apply for gallery access.

Slideshow Tutorial

Use the arrow buttons on the bottom of the slideshow to navigate. A video tutorial follows further down the page, if you prefer.

Video Tutorial

The DigitalScrapbook.com Commons

About the Commons

The DigitalScrapbook.com Commons is a special area of DigitalScrapbook.com where community members of all experience levels can upload and share designs they create, get feedback, and progress as designers.

Designs uploaded to the Commons are available for other DigitalScrapbook.com users to download under our Personal Use license.

A particular goal of the Commons is to help beginning and intermediate designers develop their skills through community feedback and support. If you are an advanced designer, the program will help familiarize you with the workings of designing at DigitalScrapbook.com while allowing you to share your designs with the DigitalScrapbook.com community.

Anyone and everyone is welcome at the Commons!

Apply to the Commons

Anyone and everyone is welcome at the Commons, but you will need to meet a few basic requirements and submit an application before you can gain access to upload designs.

Requirements for Commons access

  1. You must have at least 50 community points. (Learn more about community points)
  2. You must take and pass the Commons Basics quiz.
  3. You must sign and submit the Commons application form.

The Commons Agreement

The most important point of the Commons Agreement is that you agree not to upload anything that violates copyright or intellectual property laws. Because the Commons is designed to help you grow as a designer, you must be the original creator of the designs you upload; you can use DigitalScrapbook.com CU graphics to help you create your own designs as explained in DigitalScrapbook.com's commercial use TOU, but this is not the place to upload graphics that do not reflect your own creative abilities.

See the other Commons help pages for additional help on these and other topics.

Commons Level Progression

All designers in the Commons start at "designer level" 1, and can advance to level 4 by uploading designs, attending to quality control reports, and leaving feedback for other designers. Higher levels give designers additional privileges and benefits in the Commons.

Some of the benefits of progressing to higher designer levels include:

  • Higher upload caps.
  • Higher tagging limits.
  • Ability to upload additional file types (such as PSDs and vectors).
  • Ability to upload full kits and bundles.
  • Ability to create and participate in Commons collabs.
  • Bulk uploading tools.
  • Ability to add and manage creative team members.

(See lower down this page for a full list of different level benefits.)

The Designer Dashboard

You can check the requirements for getting the next designer level by visiting your "designer dashboard," which is located on your user profile page, under the "designer tools" drop-down menu:

designer dashboard link

The main factors that determine designer level advancement are:

  1. Your total graphic uploads
  2. Your quality rating
  3. Your interaction rating
  4. Your QC giveback ratio

There is also a small quiz that must be passed when advancing to the next level, just to make sure that you have a good understanding of how things work--but don't worry, the quizzes are pretty easy, and you can take them as many times as you need to!

Graphic Uploads Requirement

This is simply the total number of graphics that you have uploaded to the Commons at your current designer level. Each designer level has a minimum number of graphics that must be uploaded to the Commons before you can advance to the next level.

Quality Rating

Quality Rating is a number between 1 and 100 (higher is better) that gives a very rough idea of the "quality" or "polish" of a designer's uploads. It is based on quality control issues that members have reported.

Each designer level has a minimum quality rating that you need in order to advance to the next level.

The best way to improve your quality rating is to respond to quality control reports quickly, and to make sure you have a good understanding of common quality control problems and how to prevent them (see our help pages about quality control). It can also help to have someone else look over your graphics for common QC problems before you upload items to the Commons.

Note: the "quality rating" and "interaction rating" numbers are private numbers, which are very rough, designed to help you see ways you might be able to improve as a designer. They should not be taken as precise numbers that show whether or not you are good at designing: there are a variety of reasons that these numbers might be lower than expected, even if you are a very good designer--so don't take them too seriously!

Interaction Rating

Interaction Rating is a number between 1 and 100 (higher is better) that gives a very rough idea of how "enthusiastic" people are about a designer's uploads: it is based on things like views, downloads, likes, and social media sharing of a designer's items.

The best way to improve your interaction rating is to listen to feedback on your designs, and look to see what kinds of items people are downloading and requesting frequently. You can also improve this number by sharing links to your DigitalScrapbook.com content on social media sites like Pinterest and Facebook. (Sharing your own items on social media is fine, but it's important to note that attempting to artificially inflate your interaction rating by viewing and downloading your own items excessively will actually LOWER your rating.)

Personal and unique items like cool illustrations and fancy word art will often get higher interaction ratings than more generic items like ribbons or buttons.

Note: the "quality rating" and "interaction rating" numbers are private numbers, which are very rough, designed to help you see ways you might be able to improve as a designer. They should not be taken as precise numbers that show whether or not you are good at designing: there are a variety of reasons that these numbers might be lower than expected, even if you are a very good designer--so don't take them too seriously!

QC Giveback Ratio

QC giveback ratio is all about giving back to the community by leaving helpful feedback for other Commons designers. The number is based on the amount of quality control feedback you have left for others, divided by the number of graphics you have uploaded yourself.

You can improve your QC giveback ratio by leaving more quality control feedback on graphics created by other commons designers (positive 'no problem' reports and negative 'has problem' reports both count):

Leaving qc feedback on a design

When leaving feedback for other commons designers, it is important that you inspect every item closely, and that you leave fair and honest feedback. The QC feedback that you leave for others will be reviewed any time you apply for a designer level promotion.

Advancing to the next designer level

Congratulations! Once you have met the minimum requirements for advancing to the next designer level, your designer dashboard will display a button that you can push to submit an application for a designer level promotion:

applying to advance

Besides the basic requirements, the main things that are considered when reviewing a promotion request are:

  1. Whether you are linking to DigitalScrapbook.com graphics in the "attribution" area of your uploads whenever you use DigitalScrapbook.com CU graphics to help make your designs (you should always provide attribution links when appropriate).
  2. The percentage of your uploads which are your own unique creations, and not too similar to other DigitalScrapbook.com graphics (initially, creating a lot of derivative items is fine, but higher level designers are expected to be creating more original, unique content).
  3. The quality and appropriateness of the QC reports you have left for other designers (so don't leave 'has problems' reports for items that don't have problems, or 'no problems' reports for items that do actually have problems).

Benefits of higher designer levels

Level 1 ("Newbie")

Welcome to the Commons! At this level you will be introduced to the DigitalScrapbook.com system, gaining the ability to upload a limited number of graphics to the Commons each week. You will gain access to your designer dashboard to monitor your design statistics. Working with other Commons members you will improve your own graphics while helping others to improve as well.

  • Upload limit: 10 graphics per week (max 5 per day).
  • Tag limit: 3 tags per graphic.

Level 2 ("Beginner")

At this level your graphic upload limit will be raised. The ability to add additional file types to graphics (such as PSDs or vectors) will also be unlocked. You will also gain the ability to schedule your uploads to post to DigitalScrapbook.com at a later date.

  • Upload limit: 25 graphics per week (max 10 per day).
  • Tag limit: 4 tags per graphic.
  • Unlocked: ability to add additional file types to graphics (such as PSDs or vectors).
  • Unlocked: ability to schedule uploads to post at a later date/time.

Level 3 ("Intermediate")

At this level your daily graphic upload limit will be removed, and you will be allowed to upload up to 100 graphics per week. You will also unlock the ability to upload kits and arrange these kits within bundles. You will also gain the ability to create and participate with other Commons designers on "collab" kits and bundles.

  • Upload limit: 100 graphics per week (no daily limit).
  • Tag limit: 5 tags per graphic.
  • Unlocked: kit and bundle uploading (max 5 kits per week, 1 bundle per week)
  • Unlocked: Ability to create and participate in collabs.

Level 4 ("Advanced")

You're practically an expert now! Your weekly upload limits for graphics, kits, and bundles will be raised to virtually unlimited. You will gain access to our bulk uploading tool to make uploading smoother and quicker. Also, you will be given the option to create and manage your own Creative Team (up to 5 people), giving them unlimited access to download your designs in exchange for creative work. Set the terms and requirements for your team yourself: we'll simply give you the ability to grant unlimited access to your designs to a select group.

  • Upload limit: Virtually unlimited.
  • Tag limit: Unlimited tags per graphic.
  • Unlocked: Bulk uploading tool.
  • Unlocked: Ability to add and manage "creative team" members.
Respecting Copyright

The most important point of the Commons Agreement is that you agree not to upload anything that violates copyright or intellectual property laws. Generally this means that you must be the original creator of the designs you upload.

Note: nothing below should be considered legal advice. You are responsible for researching and understanding copyright laws.

What does copyright law protect?

Copyright law, and other intellectual property laws, mean that the original creator of something "owns" what they create, and what they create is protected from copying (without the original creator's consent). Copyright law applies automatically, which means that I don't need to "claim" copyright in order for my original creations to be protected.

It is important to note that there are limitations to copyright law because of course people make things that are inspired by and sometimes similar to something that someone else has made (and at DigitalScrapbook.com we celebrate being inspired by each other!), but generally the law means that you shouldn't copy other people's work too closely, or claim to be the creator of something you didn't create.

It's important to note that copyright also extends to any words or phrases you may use in your designs. (Individual dictionary words are not protected, but phrases of words in a particular order can be protected--see "Using Someone Else's Words" section below.)

Most copyright laws are protected by international treaties, so generally the laws apply to you no matter where you live.

What does it mean to be the original creator of a design?

In general, being the original creator of a design means what it sounds like: the design should be created by you, from scratch, without using anyone else's work. There are some exceptions (listed below), but generally this means you should not use or copy an existing graphic to help make your design (unless specifically allowed to do so, as in the case of DigitalScrapbook.com CU graphics).

Making a design that is similar to someone else's design

Copyright law generally means that you can't copy someone else's design exactly, or use someone else's design to make your own... but what about making your own design from scratch that is similar to someone else's design? Is that allowed?

This is where the law gets fuzzy, because as we have already noted, of course people make things that are similar to what other people have already made, and most of the time that's fine. The rule of thumb for simple designs and ideas is that you can make things that are roughly similar to what someone else has made, but not exactly the same.

Some examples:

  • If I make a striped paper, you can also make a striped paper (as long as yours is slightly different).
  • If I make an wood-grain alpha, you can also make a wood-grain alpha (as long as yours is slightly different).
  • If I make a heart brad, you can also make a heart brad (as long as yours is slightly different).

These ideas are too general to be copyrighted. I can't "own" the idea of striped paper or wood-grain alphas (If someone tries to tell you that you can't make your own wood-grain alpha because they made one first, they are wrong, and that's an example of "copyfraud"). In these cases, you are generally fine as long as you don't copy someone else's work exactly (for example, your wood-grain alpha should be a different shape and have a different texture than mine).

When things get more elaborate, you have to be more careful, because if you copy an elaborate design too closely, that could be considered copyright infringement. The rule of thumb for elaborate designs is that if you make it from scratch you are probably fine (because you are not likely to make an elaborate design from scratch that is very similar to what someone else has already made)--but be careful of copying someone else's work.

Blue Striped Paper by Marisa LerinDoodle Overlay - Halloween Elements by Janet Scott

Using DigitalScrapbook.com Commercial Use (CU) Graphics

An exception to the rule of using other graphics to make your own designs is DigitalScrapbook.com's commercial use graphics. If you download DigitalScrapbook.com graphics for commercial use you can use those graphics to help you make your own designs (including designs that you upload to the Commons), because that is specifically allowed for in DigitalScrapbook.com's commercial use TOU, as you can see at https://www.digitalscrapbook.com/tou.

However, it's important to note that when using DigitalScrapbook.com CU graphics to make your own designs, you must modify or "remix" the original graphics. You cannot simply upload someone else's design and claim that you made it!

Some examples of great remixing include:

  • Using one of our templates combined with your own work to create a unique design, paper, or embellishment.
  • Combining our graphics to create your own creative designs (using a heart brad together with a ribbon template that you color to create a unique ribbon with a repeating heart pattern, for example).
  • Taking a layered psd template, moving the layers around, recoloring some layers, flattening some layers, and adding some of your own layers to create something truly unique.

Taking an existing graphic and applying a basic texture or color change does not generally qualify as a "remix."

Before using DigitalScrapbook.com CU graphics to help make your own designs, you should read through our Terms of Use carefully to make sure you understand what does and does not qualify as a good remix.

A special rule of the Commons: even though attribution is not normally required under the DigitalScrapbook.com CU license, graphics uploaded to DigitalScrapbook.com are required to have attribution links to other DigitalScrapbook.com graphics where appropriate (we provide a special field for this when uploading a design, so linking to graphics you used is easy).

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Using Commercial Use (CU) resources from elsewhere

You may have a collection of commercial use resources from places other than DigitalScrapbook.com. As long as you understand all the issues involved and comply with everyone's terms of use, it is fine to use these resources to create things you upload to the Commons--but make sure you read all the details below!

The issue with using CU resources from outside DigitalScrapbook.com is that most CU licenses have significant restrictions, and are not as flexible as DigitalScrapbook.com's: for example, they may allow you to use the resource to create things that you distribute to others under a PU license, but not things that you distribute under a CU license yourself (commonly called "CU4CU"). They may also have stringent attribution requirements, or only allow you to use the resources for printed (but not digital) distribution.

For these reasons, it's very important that you read and fully understand the exact terms of use for every CU resources that you acquire outside of DigitalScrapbook.com.

Most (but not all) CU terms of use should allow you to up upload your creations to the Commons for distribution under DigitalScrapbook.com's PU license--but there could be issues if you ever want to distribute your creations under a commercial use license at DigitalScrapbook.com (as higher level designers can do), or elsewhere.

Our recommendation? Stick with commercial use resources that have flexible and generous "CU4CU" licensing terms (like we have at DigitalScrapbook.com).

Using Public Domain items

Public domain graphics/photos are another exception to the rule. Public domain items are items whose copyright has expired (or items that were specially released as public domain). In the United States, copyright lasts for the life of the author, plus an additional 70 years.

Generally, this means that items more than 150 years old are in the public domain, and can be used freely by anyone, without restriction. (If someone tries to tell you that they have copyrighted an item that is in the public domain, they are wrong, and that's another example of copyfraud.)

Examples of items in the public domain include:

  • Peter Rabbit
  • Pride and Prejudice
  • The Mona Lisa

This means that you can scan one of Beatrix Potter's original Peter Rabbit illustrations and use it however your want to create your own designs (for example, to create a Petter Rabbit paper). But remember that anyone else can create a Peter Rabbit paper too!

A large list of public domain resources, including photos, illustrations, and clip art, can be found on Wikipedia here.

Note: Creative Commons 0 ("CC0") is a license that effectively places a creation into the public domain. CC0 items can generally be used as other public domain items, for any purpose, without asking permission.

Peter Rabbit is in the public domain

Using Creative Commons items

Note: The "Creative Commons" refers to a specific set of licenses, which are not related to the DigitalScrapbook.com Commons (even though the names sound similar). Most of the time at DigitalScrapbook.com when we refer to "The Commons" we are talking about the DigitalScrapbook.com Commons, not the Creative Commons licenses.

Creative Commons items are things that people have created which are still under copyright, but which allow more flexibility in use than normal, because the original creators have chosen to release them under a Creative Commons license. Creative Commons items sometimes allow limited use and remixing, somewhat similar to DigitalScrapbook.com's CU license.

The issue with Creative Commons licenses is that they often do not allow commercial use, and they always require attribution.*

For these reasons, we recommend not using Creative Commons graphics to help you create your own designs--at least, not designs that you upload to DigitalScrapbook.com.

* Note: an exception to this rule is Creative Commons 0 ("CC0"), a license that effectively places a creation into the public domain. CC0 items can generally be used as other public domain items, for any purpose (see above).

Using scans and photographs

You may notice that designers sometimes incorporate scans or photographs into their work--for example, by using a scanned image of a leaf to create a paper or template.

Using scans and photographs in your designs is fine, but you must be certain that the items you are scanning are not protected by copyright.

Generally, you will want to limit your scanning to:

  • Natural objects, like sticks, stones, and leaves.
  • Very simple objects with extremely generic patterns (but see caution below).
  • Objects which you are certain are more than 150 years old (and thus in the public domain).

You should take extra care when scanning anything that is less than 150 years old. Textile prints and lace patterns are subject to copyright, though a lot of basic patterns are in the public domain (basic prints like stripes, many plaids, ginghams, and houndstooth checks). Scanning a very simple physical ribbon or button is probably fine--but your safest bet is sticking to old items, or natural objects.

Remember: just because something is a physical object does not mean that it is automatically okay to scan it and use it in your designs.

Leaf Template Kit #1 by Marisa Lerin

Using AI tools

Generative AI tools are software tools that allow users to create and manipulate images via text prompts. Popular tools in this category include (but are not limited to) Midjourney, DALL-E, Stable Diffusion, and CF Spark.

Use of AI tools is allowed on DigitalScrapbook.com, but it's important that you use AI tools creatively and wisely, and to always apply high quality standards to your creations.

Make sure that you read and understand the terms of use for any AI tool you make use of. Some tools give full ownership of generated images over to the user, while others require that they be credited in a particular way--or may not allow full commercial use of generated images.

It's also important to realize that images created using AI tools can still violate copyright laws if they copy someone else's work too closely--which could leave you liable for that infringement. As such, you should never use AI tools to intentionally copy another designer's creations or style too closely.

Finally, it's important to realize that questions of ownership and copyright pertaining to AI-generated images are in flux at the moment. It's possible that images generated by AI will not be protected by traditional copyright laws--which means that any images you create with the help of AI could become public property in the future. If you want to avoid the possibility of losing ownership over AI generated designs, it's best to create your designs from scratch as designers have traditionally done.

For more information regarding AI images and copyright, see this page.

Using someone else's words

It's important to note that copyright protection extends to words and phrases as well as graphic designs, which means you need to be mindful regarding any phrases you include in your designs, word art, etc.

Individual dictionary words are never protected, so you never have to worry about using a single word in a design.

Short phrases of fewer than 10 words are safe to use, becasue they are generally not eligible for copyright protection. Phrases like the following may be used without issue, because they include fewer than 10 words:

  • Today is a great day
  • Party like it's your birthday
  • Let your light shine
  • etc.

But any phrase of 10 words or more may be subject to copyright protection, depending on who coined the phrase, and when they coined it. As with other instances of copyright, phrases which that were first used more than 150 years ago are likely in the public domain and safe to use. So it is fine to use long phrases from Shakespeare or Beatrix Potter, for example.

To be safe, do not use any phrase of 10 words or more that was first used less than 150 years ago, unless you get explicit permission from whoever first used the phrase. You can often discover how old a phrase is by searching online. But if you can't verify that a phrase is more than 150 years old, don't use it. See this article: Can borrowing ten words be copyright infringement?

An example of a phrase that may be subject to copyright, which requires explicit permission from the author (because it is longer than 10 words, and less than 150 years old):

  • Once upon a time, I became yours and you became mine

(This phrase is used with permission in Sharon Dewi's Together Forever kit)

Remember: we all inspire each other!

All this talk of copyright laws may sound a little scary and intimidating. Copyright laws are serious business and should be respected, but it's also important to keep perspective and remember that we are all inspired by each other, and build on each other's work in one way or another (and remember that no one can copyright an idea as simple as "striped paper"!). As Madeleine L'Engle says, "in a sense, nothing the artist produces is his in any exclusive way. An inventor takes inventory of that which is already there. A discoverer uncovers that which is."

At DigitalScrapbook.com we certainly believe in respecting and upholding copyright, but as we state in our Manifesto, we also believe that:

Creativity wants to breathe, and spread, and stretch its wings. We believe that inspiration is a gift to be shared. We believe that we do our best work together, and that a legacy is something for others to build on, not something to be fenced off and protected in a miserly way.

That's why our licenses at DigitalScrapbook.com are as generous and freeing as we can make them, and why we strongly believe in focusing on the good parts of inspiration, rather than the bad. Respect copyright, but don't let fear of copyright laws prevent you from finding your own unique creative talent, and remember that others will be inspired by you, just as you are inspired by others!

Responding to Piracy/Misuse

At one point or another, every digital content creator is going to find someone using or distributing their creations in a way that they don't approve. This is known as content misuse, unethical distribution, or "piracy." The question is: how should we respond as digital content creators?

DigitalScrapbook.com's Philosophy

First of all, we want to acknowledge that it never feels good to have something you've created used in a way you don't condone, and at DigitalScrapbook.com we certainly believe in sympathizing with each other and supporting each other as content creators in the face of misuse.

However, we dislike using the word "piracy" in relation to the misuse of digital files. Piracy is a serious accusation that involves theft and destruction of property. In the case of digital piracy, we all still have our files, so no real theft or absolute destruction has been perpetrated.

As a content creator in the 21st century we would strongly advise coming to terms with the idea that your creations will be used outside of the parameters you set. As far as we see it, our choices are simply these:

  1. We can keep your creations to ourselves.
  2. We can share our creations and spend lots of effort and worry trying to lock them down, which we will ultimately be unable to do.
  3. We can share our creations and accept that sometimes they will escape us.

While the third option is not ideal, remember that current technology can be used for good or bad. While digital distribution makes misuse very easy, it also makes this site and our community possible. Without it we would not be able to share with and encourage each other. We choose to think about all the good things that have come from sharing our content, rather than focusing on an incident of misuse.

A certain amount of misuse may be inevitable, but the good news is that if you focus on creating quality content, there are people out there who will respect you and your terms of use. It's simply not true that everyone will choose to misuse your creations.

At DigitalScrapbook.com we recommend staying focused on the positive ways your items are being used, rather than being caught up in the negative. This is not an easy issue, and there is no easy answer. But remember that a case of misuse does not take away all the other cases of generosity and fairness.

Responding to Misuse

When responding to cases of misuse, we've found that it is much more effective to send polite notices than it is to send threatening warnings. People generally respond promptly to polite notices, but often become defensive and lash out when sent threats or strongly-worded emails.

You can find template letters available here:

Whatever happens, we recommend trying to stay calm and positive, and ultimately moving on and focusing on creating and sharing with the people who support you and respect your terms of use.

Generally speaking, we do not recommend posting in the forums or elsewhere on the internet about a case of content misuse. Remember that any publicity is good publicity, especially on the internet. Any time we post links and make a big to-do about it, we are giving offenders and pirates a kind of victory. If you really feel that a particular case of unethical distribution needs to be brought to someone's attention, it's best to use email and inform the person directly. If you feel that further action is needed, you can always use our contact form to get in touch with us here at DigitalScrapbook.com.

Getting Help in the Commons

If you have questions or need help with something related to the Commons, your first step should be to post your question in the Commons Discussion forum, where other Commons designers can help you out.

If you need additional help you can always contact us via our contact form.

Uploading Designs to DigitalScrapbook.com

Uploading Graphics

Note: after you upload a graphic it will take a few minutes before it shows up for others to see and download in the Commons.

Steps to upload a graphic to the Commons

On your profile, under your Tools menu select "upload graphic".

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In the first section enter a title. Please see our guidelines for how to name a graphic here.


In the next section upload either a JPG or PNG file of the graphic. Select "upload." You can choose the "dark background" option if the image is white.

Add the dominant colors in the color field.

See our guidelines for tagging here.


The next section is where you can upload additional file types if you have that ability. Simply drag and drop all the files you want to include and click "start upload". You will want to wait for them to finish before moving on.


In the Attribution Links section you can add any DigitalScrapbook.com graphics you used to make the graphic. Or else if the graphics if completely of your own creation, select "no."


Finally, if applicable, type in the name of the kit and select the appropriate option from the list that appears.


Before you click "submit graphic" if you are a level 2 designer or above, you can set the publish date to whenever you want the graphic to publish in the future. Many designers prefer to spread the graphics out until the next bundle/kit is scheduled to arrive, or at least to keep too many things from appearing at once. How you plan to schedule things is completely up to you.

Tagging and Naming Graphics

Naming Graphics For Uploading

A good title describes an item well, makes sense, and is not too verbose.

  1. Titles should attempt to describe an item well, and relatively fully, but without being using more words than needed.
  2. You may use the kit name in a graphic's title if it is helpful.
  3. For example, "Birds in Snow Solid Paper - Yellow" (where "Birds in Snow" is the name of the kit).
  4. Titles should not include anything that is not immediately relevant to the average end user: for example, sku numbers should not be included in titles.

Capitalization

All words in a product title should be capitalized. Example: Solid Blue Paper

How long is too long?

There is a character limit on the title field: if you keep typing, but the characters are no longer added to the title, it means that you have reached the limit: try and find a way to make your title shorter.

How to name multiple similar items

The site will prevent a given designer from giving two items exactly the same name.

Let's say you are uploading a number of navy blue papers; how should you title the papers to distinguish them from each other?

Step 1: You can use your kit name in the title, if desired:

  • Navy Blue Paper - Birds in Snow

Step 2: If possible, use other identifying characteristics of the item

  • Navy Blue Paper - Grunge
  • Navy Blue Paper - Distressed
  • Navy Blue Paper With Pink Stripe

Or, combining identifying characteristics with kit name:

  • Birds in Snow Solid Paper - Navy Blue
  • Birds in Snow Grunge Paper - Navy Blue
  • Birds in Snow Distressed Paper - Navy Blue

Step 3: If your title still isn't unique to you (the site is giving you a warning), add a number to the end - Birds in Snow Solid Paper - Blue 02

Tagging Graphics

For individual graphics, it is important that you only add tags that directly describe the graphic being tagged. A blue heart brad should generally only be tagged with "blue" (in the colors field) and "heart" and "brad." Things like kit name and designer name should not be used as tags.

Basically, just consider the individual graphic by itself, and ask yourself, "what words directly describe this graphic?" Do not consider the kit, designer, or any other context when tagging an individual graphic.

Some basic rules:

  • You should NOT tag the kit name.
  • You should NOT tag your designer name.
  • You should NOT tag similar forms of the same word. (e.g. "star" & "stars" & "starred" ⇒ just use one)
  • You should NOT tag file format, size, aspect ratio, or dimensions. (e.g. "jpg", "vector", "4x6", "8mb")

For synonyms (banner=bunting, photo=picture), please only tag one, as our search engine is normally smart enough to figure synonyms out. But do let us know any synonyms you think of so we can add them to our list.

Important tags to remember for individual graphics are common categories like: template, element, embellishment, paper, pattern, overlay, shape, stamp, illustration, etc.

For layout templates, please enter the number of photos as a tag, e.g. "1 photo" or "3 photos".

Managing Designs

Under your Tools menu, you can find the "Manage Graphics" page.

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Here you will be able to see and edit items you've uploaded. This is where you can check and see what's scheduled.

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When you gain access to kits and bundles, you can also go back and add multiple graphics to a kit.

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Uploading Kits & Bundles

On your profile, under your Tools menu select "Upload Kit" or "Create Bundle".

Bundles

You can either create the bundle first and list it on all the kit pages, or you can create the bundle last and list all the included kits on the bundle page. Whichever works best for you is the best option!

First, add the title of the bundle. Bundle names should always include the word "Bundle" at the end. You may also enter a description if you wish. The description can help people find your bundle, so a good description can help you out.

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In the next section upload a preview image for your bundle. Keep in mind that the site will automatically add the DigitalScrapbook.com Commons logo to the bottom left corner. You may download a sample preview image here which you can use if you'd like.

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In the next section enter the main colors of the bundle and the most descriptive tags for the bundle. Please see here for help with tagging.
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In this section you may list the kits included in the bundle. If you have not created the kits yet, that's fine, you can instead list the bundle on the kits' pages when you create them.

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Kits

First, add the title of the kit. Kit names should always include the word "Kit" at the end. You may also enter a description if you wish. The description can help people find your kit, so a good description can help you out.

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In the next section upload a preview image for your kit. Keep in mind that the site will automatically add the DigitalScrapbook.com Commons logo to the bottom left corner. You may download a sample preview image here which you can use if you'd like.

Next, drag and drop the zipped file of your kit. Zipped kit files MUST:

  • Include the kit preview image (option to include bundle image as well).
  • This TERMS_OF_USE.TXT file
  • All the individual graphics for a kit. It is helpful to rename the files as following: ps-designer_name-graphic_title
  • Be sure all graphics are in a folder BEFORE zipping.

Do not include in the zipped file

  • Any other TOU info
  • Any images that are not graphics for the kit (including coupons, links to other stores, etc)

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In the next section enter the number of graphics in the kit, the main colors of the kit and the most descriptive tags for the kit. Please see here for help with tagging.

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In the next section choose the category that best represents the kit. Some categories have subcategories so take a look through the list to familiarize yourself with all the options.

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You may enter the name of the bundle here. You can also list the name of the kit on the bundle page once the kit has been created.

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If you are adding the kit after the graphics, you may list all the graphics you want included in the kit here.

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Naming Files in a Zipped Kit Folder

Before zipping your kit folder, it is helpful to rename the individual files in the kit so that people know where they came from after they unzip the kit. A good graphic title looks like this: ps_designer-name_kit-name_graphic-title

You can easily rename and add prefixes to files using a Bulk Rename Utility (this program is PC only, but there are similar programs for MacOS).

Naming Kits and Bundles

Naming Kits & Bundles

Kits should generally include "kit" in the title.
Kits should generally include the type of kit in the title.

Examples:

  • Budapest Quick Pages Kit
  • Superlatives Notebook Papers Kit
  • Stripe Paper Templates 81-90 Kit
  • Snowflake Brushes Kit
  • Scribble Brushes 15-19 Kit

Bundles should generally include "bundle" in the title.

Examples:

  • Budapest Bundle
  • Superlatives Bundle
  • Merry & Bright Bundle

Naming Files in a Zipped Kit Folder

Before zipping your kit folder, it is helpful to rename the individual files in the kit so that people know where they came from after they unzip the kit. A good graphic title looks like this: ps_designer-name_kit-name_graphic-title

You can easily rename and add prefixes to files using a Bulk Rename Utility (this program is PC only, but there are similar programs for MacOS).

Managing QC Reports

On your profile, under your Tools menu select "Quality Control".

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Here you will see a list of your open QC reports. To see further comments from the reported click on "see problem details."

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If the report is something that needs fixing, update the original graphic and then choose "marked fixed." This will send an automatic alert to the person that you've fixed the item.

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If the report is not something you can fix, or is not actually a problem (sometimes people will have a download error and report it as QC issue) then you can simply dismiss the report.

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Once you've fixed any issues with a graphic on your computer, you can update it on DigitalScrapbook.com as well. Navigate to the graphic page you want to update, and click on the edit button.

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Now, just replace the image with your new version.

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Quality Control

Quality Control Basics

At DigitalScrapbook.com we don't want you to be paranoid about quality control, but we do want to help everyone understand the basic practices that lead to high quality graphics. For designers, making sure your graphics don't have quality problems will help increase your downloads, and insure that people are able to use your creations as you intend.

Some basic guidelines:

  1. All graphics are expected to be 300 dpi.
  2. Papers should be 12x12 inches at 300 dpi.
  3. All uploads should be a single item. No .PNG files with multiple elements on one sheet, or zipped files with multiple items (those should be left for kit uploads).
  4. All .PNG files should be trimmed and have no stray pixels. See this tutorial for trimming instructions. You can download the action here.

For more detailed help understanding and fixing most common file quality issues, please see:

Our members will be able to report quality problems they find with your graphics, and you will receive an email when this happens. If you're a Commons designer, don't worry too much if you can't fix a particular issue: for you, these issue reports are as much about learning what to do next time as they are about fixing problems with a particular graphic.

Quality Control for Beginners

Advice for beginning designers

As a beginning designer the most important thing you can do to improve your skills is to simply MAKE MORE THINGS. Whether or not one item checks out perfectly is not really going to make much difference in the long run. The more items you make on a consistent basis, the more you will see your skills grow.

For this reason, if you are a beginning designer remember that any quality control reports you receive are useful to consider when making future designs, but ARE NOT something you need to stress about, or use a judgement towards your designs. All the designers make mistakes, especially beginners.

Leaving QC feedback for beginning designers

If you are leaving feedback for a beginning designer, please keep in mind that your main goal is to encourage their development as a designer. So please remember that at the beginning it is not helpful to hold them to a standard you would except from an expert designer. At this point the best help you can offer is to leave encouraging comments and to point out obvious errors such as:

  • Lots of stray pixels
  • Very jagged edges

A lot of quality control issues come down to opinion, and especially during a designer's early days it's most helpful not to overwhelm them with excessive reports.

Of course this doesn't mean that you should never leave QC reports for beginning designers: some QC reports are helpful and relevant for beginners. It just means holding these designers to a different standard than you would hold expert designers.

Encouraging beginning designers

If you do leave QC feedback for a beginning designer, please consider also leaving them a nice encouraging comment on one of their designs for each QC problem that you report.

This is a nice habit to have in general for any time you leave a QC report, but is especially encouraging for beginning designers.

Quality Control Tutorials & Info

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It is our intention at DigitalScrapbook.com to treat our users and their information with the utmost care and respect.

If you have any questions or concerns about terms of service, please do not hesitate to contact us (contact information provided at bottom of document).

Agreement between user and DigitalScrapbook.com

Welcome to DigitalScrapbook.com. The DigitalScrapbook.com website (the "Site") is comprised of various web pages operated by Pixel Scrapper LLC (dba DigitalScrapbook.com) ("DigitalScrapbook.com"). DigitalScrapbook.com is offered to you conditioned on your acceptance without modification of the terms, conditions, and notices contained herein (the "Terms"). Your use of DigitalScrapbook.com constitutes your agreement to all such Terms. Please read these terms carefully, and keep a copy of them for your reference.

DigitalScrapbook.com is an ecommerce and social networking site designed to facilitate forum discussion, social networking interaction, and digital file downloads and licensing.

Privacy

Your use of DigitalScrapbook.com is subject to DigitalScrapbook.com's Privacy Policy. Please review our Privacy Policy, which also governs the Site and informs users of our data collection practices.

Electronic Communications

Visiting DigitalScrapbook.com or sending emails to DigitalScrapbook.com constitutes electronic communications. You consent to receive electronic communications and you agree that all agreements, notices, disclosures and other communications that we provide to you electronically, via email and on the Site, satisfy any legal requirement that such communications be in writing.

Your Account

If you use this site, you are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account and password and for restricting access to your computer, and you agree to accept responsibility for all activities that occur under your account or password. You may not assign or otherwise transfer your account to any other person or entity. You acknowledge that DigitalScrapbook.com is not responsible for third party access to your account that results from theft or misappropriation of your account. DigitalScrapbook.com and its associates reserve the right to refuse or cancel service, terminate accounts, or remove or edit content in our sole discretion.

DigitalScrapbook.com does not knowingly collect, either online or offline, personal information from persons under the age of thirteen. Any use or access by anyone under the age of 13 is prohibited. If you are under 18, you may use DigitalScrapbook.com only with permission of a parent or guardian.

Multiple DigitalScrapbook.com Accounts

It is against DigitalScrapbook.com's terms of service to create more than one DigitalScrapbook.com account per individual user.

Links to third party sites/Third party services

DigitalScrapbook.com may contain links to other websites ("Linked Sites"). The Linked Sites are not under the control of DigitalScrapbook.com and DigitalScrapbook.com is not responsible for the contents of any Linked Site, including without limitation any link contained in a Linked Site, or any changes or updates to a Linked Site. DigitalScrapbook.com is providing these links to you only as a convenience, and the inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by DigitalScrapbook.com of the site or any association with its operators.

Certain services made available via DigitalScrapbook.com are delivered by third party sites and organizations. By using any product, service or functionality originating from the DigitalScrapbook.com domain, you hereby acknowledge and consent that DigitalScrapbook.com may share such information and data with any third party with whom DigitalScrapbook.com has a contractual relationship to provide the requested product, service or functionality on behalf of DigitalScrapbook.com users and customers.

No unlawful or prohibited use/Intellectual Property

You are granted a non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to access and use DigitalScrapbook.com strictly in accordance with these terms of use. As a condition of your use of the Site, you warrant to DigitalScrapbook.com that you will not use the Site for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these Terms. You may not use the Site in any manner which could damage, disable, overburden, or impair the Site or interfere with any other party's use and enjoyment of the Site. You may not obtain or attempt to obtain any materials or information through any means not intentionally made available or provided for through the Site.

All content included as part of the Service, such as text, graphics, logos, images, as well as the compilation thereof, and any software used on the Site, is the property of DigitalScrapbook.com or its suppliers and protected by copyright and other laws that protect intellectual property and proprietary rights. You agree to observe and abide by all copyright and other proprietary notices, legends or other restrictions contained in any such content and will not make any changes thereto.

You will not modify, publish, transmit, reverse engineer, participate in the transfer or sale, create derivative works, or in any way exploit any of the content, in whole or in part, found on the Site, except as allowed by our content licenses. DigitalScrapbook.com content is not for resale. Your use of the Site does not entitle you to make any unauthorized use of any protected content, and in particular you will not delete or alter any proprietary rights or attribution notices in any content. You will use protected content solely as allowed for by our content licenses, and will make no other use of the content without the express written permission of DigitalScrapbook.com and the copyright owner. You agree that you do not acquire any ownership rights in any protected content. We do not grant you any licenses, express or implied, to the intellectual property of DigitalScrapbook.com or our licensors except as expressly authorized by these Terms, and our content licenses.

Use of communication services

The Site may contain bulletin board services, chat areas, news groups, forums, communities, personal web pages, calendars, and/or other message or communication facilities designed to enable you to communicate with the public at large or with a group (collectively, "Communication Services"), you agree to use the Communication Services only to post, send and receive messages and material that are proper and related to the particular Communication Service.

By way of example, and not as a limitation, you agree that when using a Communication Service, you will not: defame, abuse, harass, stalk, threaten or otherwise violate the legal rights (such as rights of privacy and publicity) of others; publish, post, upload, distribute or disseminate any inappropriate, profane, defamatory, infringing, obscene, indecent or unlawful topic, name, material or information; upload files that contain software or other material protected by intellectual property laws (or by rights of privacy of publicity) unless you own or control the rights thereto or have received all necessary consents; upload files that contain viruses, corrupted files, or any other similar software or programs that may damage the operation of another's computer; advertise or offer to sell or buy any goods or services for any business purpose, unless such Communication Service specifically allows such messages; conduct or forward surveys, contests, pyramid schemes or chain letters; download any file posted by another user of a Communication Service that you know, or reasonably should know, cannot be legally distributed in such manner; falsify or delete any author attributions, legal or other proper notices or proprietary designations or labels of the origin or source of software or other material contained in a file that is uploaded, restrict or inhibit any other user from using and enjoying the Communication Services; violate any code of conduct or other guidelines which may be applicable for any particular Communication Service; harvest or otherwise collect information about others, including e-mail addresses, without their consent; violate any applicable laws or regulations.

DigitalScrapbook.com has no obligation to monitor the Communication Services. However, DigitalScrapbook.com reserves the right to review materials posted to a Communication Service and to remove any materials in its sole discretion. DigitalScrapbook.com reserves the right to terminate your access to any or all of the Communication Services at any time without notice for any reason whatsoever.

DigitalScrapbook.com reserves the right at all times to disclose any information as necessary to satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental request, or to edit, refuse to post or to remove any information or materials, in whole or in part, in DigitalScrapbook.com's sole discretion.

Always use caution when giving out any personally identifying information about yourself or your children in any Communication Service. DigitalScrapbook.com does not control or endorse the content, messages or information found in any Communication Service and, therefore, DigitalScrapbook.com specifically disclaims any liability with regard to the Communication Services and any actions resulting from your participation in any Communication Service. Managers and hosts are not authorized DigitalScrapbook.com spokespersons, and their views do not necessarily reflect those of DigitalScrapbook.com.

Materials uploaded to a Communication Service may be subject to posted limitations on usage, reproduction and/or dissemination. You are responsible for adhering to such limitations if you upload the materials.

Ecommerce and Purchases

DigitalScrapbook.com allows its users to purchase digital content subscriptions and downloads. Payment information is never stored on DigitalScrapbook.com's own servers, but may be stored securely by DigitalScrapbook.com's payment processors, all of which maintain the highest levels of PCI-DSS compliance. These payment processors include but not limited to PayPal, Recurly, and Braintree.

By making purchases on the Site, users understand that their payment details may be stored securely by these payment processors, and agree to be billed for future purchases and subscriptions using the payment details they have provided.

Revocation of Licensing in the case of Non-Payment and Refunds

If a user purchases digital content from DigitalScrapbook.com or downloads digital content from DigitalScrapbook.com while being a paid Subscriber, but later fails to make payment for an invoice after multiple collection attempts, that user loses all licensing permission for the content that was not paid for. In the case of failing to pay an invoice for a download subscription, the user loses all licensing permission for all the content that they have downloaded as part of their current subscription term.

Similarly, when users are granted a refund, or take advantage of any money-back guarantees, they lose licensing permission for those items that were refunded.

When users lose licensing permission for digital content they have downloaded, they may no longer lawfully use those items for any purpose, and are required to destroy any remaining copies of the content that they posses, along with any derivative works that they may have created using the content.

Materials provided to DigitalScrapbook.com or posted on any DigitalScrapbook.com web page

DigitalScrapbook.com does not claim ownership of the materials you provide to DigitalScrapbook.com (including feedback and suggestions) or post, upload, input or submit to any DigitalScrapbook.com Site or our associated services (collectively "Submissions"). However, by posting, uploading, inputting, providing or submitting your Submission you are granting DigitalScrapbook.com, our affiliated companies and sublicensees permission to use your Submission in connection with the operation of their Internet businesses including, without limitation, the rights to: use, store, copy, reproduce, distribute, transmit, publicly display, publicly perform, reproduce, modify, edit, create derivative works, translate and reformat your Submission; and to publish your name in connection with your Submission.

No compensation will be paid with respect to the use of your Submission, as provided herein. DigitalScrapbook.com is under no obligation to post or use any Submission you may provide and may remove any Submission at any time in DigitalScrapbook.com's sole discretion.

By posting, uploading, inputting, providing or submitting your Submission you warrant and represent that you own or otherwise control all of the rights to your Submission as described in this section including, without limitation, all the rights necessary for you to provide, post, upload, input or submit the Submissions.

Third Party Accounts

You may be able to connect your DigitalScrapbook.com account to third party accounts. By connecting your DigitalScrapbook.com account to your third party account, you acknowledge and agree that you are consenting to the continuous release of information about you to others (in accordance with your privacy settings on those third party sites). If you do not want information about you to be shared in this manner, do not use this feature.

International Users

The Service is controlled, operated and administered by DigitalScrapbook.com from our offices within the USA. If you access the Service from a location outside the USA, you are responsible for compliance with all local laws. You agree that you will not use the DigitalScrapbook.com Content accessed through DigitalScrapbook.com in any country or in any manner prohibited by any applicable laws, restrictions or regulations.

Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless DigitalScrapbook.com, its officers, directors, employees, agents and third parties, for any losses, costs, liabilities and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) relating to or arising out of your use of or inability to use the Site or services, any user postings made by you, your violation of any terms of this Agreement or your violation of any rights of a third party, or your violation of any applicable laws, rules or regulations. DigitalScrapbook.com reserves the right, at its own cost, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you, in which event you will fully cooperate with DigitalScrapbook.com in asserting any available defenses.

Liability disclaimer

THE INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, AND SERVICES INCLUDED IN OR AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SITE MAY INCLUDE INACCURACIES OR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS. CHANGES ARE PERIODICALLY ADDED TO THE INFORMATION HEREIN. PIXELSCRAPPER LLC (DBA DIGITALSCRAPBOOK.COM) AND/OR ITS SUPPLIERS MAY MAKE IMPROVEMENTS AND/OR CHANGES IN THE SITE AT ANY TIME.

PIXELSCRAPPER LLC (DBA DIGITALSCRAPBOOK.COM) AND/OR ITS SUPPLIERS MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE SUITABILITY, RELIABILITY, AVAILABILITY, TIMELINESS, AND ACCURACY OF THE INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND RELATED GRAPHICS CONTAINED ON THE SITE FOR ANY PURPOSE. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ALL SUCH INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND RELATED GRAPHICS ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OR CONDITION OF ANY KIND. PIXELSCRAPPER LLC (DBA DIGITALSCRAPBOOK.COM) AND/OR ITS SUPPLIERS HEREBY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS WITH REGARD TO THIS INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND RELATED GRAPHICS, INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL PIXELSCRAPPER LLC (DBA DIGITALSCRAPBOOK.COM) AND/OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THE SITE, WITH THE DELAY OR INABILITY TO USE THE SITE OR RELATED SERVICES, THE PROVISION OF OR FAILURE TO PROVIDE SERVICES, OR FOR ANY INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND RELATED GRAPHICS OBTAINED THROUGH THE SITE, OR OTHERWISE ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF THE SITE, WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF PIXELSCRAPPER LLC (DBA DIGITALSCRAPBOOK.COM) OR ANY OF ITS SUPPLIERS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGES. BECAUSE SOME STATES/JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH ANY PORTION OF THE SITE, OR WITH ANY OF THESE TERMS OF USE, YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY IS TO DISCONTINUE USING THE SITE.

TO REITERATE WITH REGARD TO THE USE AND LICENSING OF THE GRAPHICS AND OTHER DIGITAL ASSETS FOUND ON OUR SITE: PIXELSCRAPPER LLC (DBA DIGITALSCRAPBOOK.COM) OWNS A WEBSITE (WWW.DIGITALSCRAPBOOK.COM) WHICH CONTAINS A LARGE COLLECTION OF DIGITAL ASSETS (THE "GRAPHICS") CREATED BY VARIOUS DESIGNERS. IN ACCORDANCE WITH CONTRACTS SIGNED WITH THESE DESIGNERS, DIGITALSCRAPBOOK.COM HAS A NON-EXCLUSIVE, TRANSFERABLE, SUBLICENSABLE, WORLDWIDE LICENSE TO USE, STORE, DISPLAY, REPRODUCE, MODIFY, CREATE DERIVATIVE WORKS, PERFORM, DISTRIBUTE, SELL, AND SUBLICENSE SAID GRAPHICS. TO THE BEST OF DIGITALSCRAPBOOK.COM'S KNOWLEDGE, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH CONTRACTS SIGNED WITH THESE DESIGNERS, THE DESIGNERS POSSESS ALL NECESSARY LEGAL AND INTELLECTUAL RIGHTS TO SAID GRAPHICS, BUT DIGITALSCRAPBOOK.COM ITSELF MAKES NO CLAIM TO THESE RIGHTS.

DIGITALSCRAPBOOK.COM MAKES NO WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE USE, STORAGE, DISPLAY, REPRODUCTION, MODIFICATION, TRANSFER, DISTRIBUTION, OR LICENSING OF THE GRAPHICS BY ANY THIRD PARTY. IN NO EVENT WILL DIGITALSCRAPBOOK.COM BE LIABLE FOR DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, THAT ARE IN ANY WAY RELATED TO THE GRAPHICS, USE OF THE GRAPHICS, DISTRIBUTION OF THE GRAPHICS, OR LICENSING/SUBLICENSING OF THE GRAPHICS. BY ACCESSING, USING, AND/OR LICENSING THE GRAPHICS IN ANY WAY, YOU AGREE TO INDEMNIFY AND HOLD HARMLESS PIXELSCRAPPER LLC (DBA DIGITALSCRAPBOOK.COM) FROM ALL CLAIMS, LOSSES, EXPENSES, FEES INCLUDING ATTORNEY FEES, COSTS, AND JUDGMENTS THAT MAY BE ASSERTED AGAINST YOU OR ANY LEGAL ENTITY, WHICH ARE IN ANY WAY RELATED TO THE USE, TRANSFER, DISTRIBUTION, LICENSING, OR SUBLICENSING OF THE GRAPHICS, OR ANY DERIVATIVES WORKS MAKING USE OF THE GRAPHICS.

Termination/access restriction

DigitalScrapbook.com reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate your access to the Site and the related services or any portion thereof at any time, without notice. To the maximum extent permitted by law, this agreement is governed by the laws of the State of Oregon and you hereby consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of courts in Oregon in all disputes arising out of or relating to the use of the Site. Use of the Site is unauthorized in any jurisdiction that does not give effect to all provisions of these Terms, including, without limitation, this section.

You agree that no joint venture, partnership, employment, or agency relationship exists between you and DigitalScrapbook.com as a result of this agreement or use of the Site. DigitalScrapbook.com's performance of this agreement is subject to existing laws and legal process, and nothing contained in this agreement is in derogation of DigitalScrapbook.com's right to comply with governmental, court and law enforcement requests or requirements relating to your use of the Site or information provided to or gathered by DigitalScrapbook.com with respect to such use. If any part of this agreement is determined to be invalid or unenforceable pursuant to applicable law including, but not limited to, the warranty disclaimers and liability limitations set forth above, then the invalid or unenforceable provision will be deemed superseded by a valid, enforceable provision that most closely matches the intent of the original provision and the remainder of the agreement shall continue in effect.

Unless otherwise specified herein, this agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the user and DigitalScrapbook.com with respect to the Site and it supersedes all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals, whether electronic, oral or written, between the user and DigitalScrapbook.com with respect to the Site. A printed version of this agreement and of any notice given in electronic form shall be admissible in judicial or administrative proceedings based upon or relating to this agreement to the same extent an d subject to the same conditions as other business documents and records originally generated and maintained in printed form. It is the express wish to the parties that this agreement and all related documents be written in English.

Changes to Terms

DigitalScrapbook.com reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to change the Terms under which DigitalScrapbook.com is offered. The most current version of the Terms will supersede all previous versions. DigitalScrapbook.com encourages you to periodically review the Terms to stay informed of our updates.

Contact Us

DigitalScrapbook.com welcomes your questions or comments regarding these Terms:

Pixel Scrapper LLC (dba DigitalScrapbook.com)
818 SW 3rd Ave #221-6209
Portland, OR 97204-2405

Email Address:
[email protected]

Telephone number:
+1 (971) 225-0263‬

Effective as of December 15, 2013

Site Privacy Policy

It is our intention at DigitalScrapbook.com to treat our users and their information with the utmost care and respect. If you have any questions or concerns about privacy, please do not hesitate to contact us (contact information provide at bottom of document).

What follows is the required legal jargon.

Protecting your private information is our priority. This Statement of Privacy applies to the DigitalScrapbook.com and Pixel Scrapper LLC (dba DigitalScrapbook.com) and governs data collection and usage. For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, unless otherwise noted, all references to Pixel Scrapper LLC (dba DigitalScrapbook.com) include DigitalScrapbook.com and PixelScrapper.com. The DigitalScrapbook.com website is a ecommerce and social networking site. By using the DigitalScrapbook.com website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.

Collection of your Personal Information

If you create an account at DigitalScrapbook.com, you have the option to submit personally identifiable information, such as your name, via a user profile form that you control. All information entered into your user profile form is optional and at your discretion. This information may be displayed publicly on your user profile page to help you connect with other users.

If you purchase DigitalScrapbook.com's products and services, we may collect billing and credit card information. This information is used to complete the purchase transaction. Because we use services like Google Analytics and Google Adsense, DigitalScrapbook.com may also collect anonymous demographic information, which is not unique to you, such as your age and gender (see use of cookies, below). We may gather additional personal or non-personal information in the future.

Information about your computer hardware and software may be automatically collected by DigitalScrapbook.com. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring website addresses. This information is used for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the DigitalScrapbook.com website.

Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information or personally sensitive data through DigitalScrapbook.com's public message boards, this information may be collected and used by others.

DigitalScrapbook.com encourages you to review the privacy statements of websites you choose to link to from DigitalScrapbook.com so that you can understand how those websites collect, use and share your information. DigitalScrapbook.com is not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on websites outside of the DigitalScrapbook.com website.

Use of your Personal Information

DigitalScrapbook.com collects and uses your personal information to operate its website(s) and deliver the services you have requested.

DigitalScrapbook.com may also use your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from DigitalScrapbook.com and its affiliates, and with special offers related to services that you have shown interest in. DigitalScrapbook.com may also contact you via surveys to conduct research about your opinion of current services or of potential new services that may be offered.

DigitalScrapbook.com does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties.

DigitalScrapbook.com may, from time to time, contact you on behalf of external business partners about a particular offering that may be of interest to you. In those cases, your unique personally identifiable information (e-mail, name, address, telephone number) is not transferred to the third party. DigitalScrapbook.com may share data with trusted partners to help perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to DigitalScrapbook.com, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.

DigitalScrapbook.com may keep track of the websites and pages our users visit within DigitalScrapbook.com, in order to determine what DigitalScrapbook.com services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising within DigitalScrapbook.com to customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.

DigitalScrapbook.com will disclose your personal information, without notice, only if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on DigitalScrapbook.com or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of DigitalScrapbook.com; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of DigitalScrapbook.com, or the public.

Updating, Deleting, and Requesting Your Personal Information

You may update your personal information at any time using your user account settings page and/or your user profile page.

You may request access to your personal information at any time by contacting us using the contact information at the bottom of this page.

You may request the deletion of your personal information at any time by contacting us using the contact information at the bottom of this page. Note that the deletion of some personal information may necessitate the cancellation of your account.

Use of Cookies

For general information about cookies, see Why do most sites use cookies?

The DigitalScrapbook.com website may use "cookies" to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.

One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web server that you have returned to a specific page. For example, if you personalize DigitalScrapbook.com pages, or register with DigitalScrapbook.com site or services, a cookie helps DigitalScrapbook.com to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as billing addresses, shipping addresses, and so on. When you return to the same DigitalScrapbook.com website, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the DigitalScrapbook.com features that you customized.

DigitalScrapbook.com and third-party vendors, including Google, use first-party cookies (such as the Google Analytics cookies) and third-party cookies (such as the DoubleClick cookie) together to report how our ad impressions, other uses of ad services, and interactions with these ad impressions and ad services are related to visits to our site. Data associated with cookies, user identifiers, or advertising identifiers is stored in our Google Analytics account for 50 months for the purposes of performing site analytics, after which point it is permanently deleted.

You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the DigitalScrapbook.com services or websites you visit.

Security of your Personal Information

When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other websites (for example, if you are making payment we must transmit your credit card number to our credit card processor), it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol.

Children Under Thirteen

DigitalScrapbook.com does not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under the age of thirteen. Any use or access by anyone under the age of 13 is prohibited. If you are under 18, you may use DigitalScrapbook.com only with permission of a parent or guardian.

Disconnecting your DigitalScrapbook.com Account from Third Party Websites

You may be able to connect your DigitalScrapbook.com account to third party accounts. BY CONNECTING YOUR DIGITALSCRAPBOOK.COM ACCOUNT TO YOUR THIRD PARTY ACCOUNT, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT YOU ARE CONSENTING TO THE CONTINUOUS RELEASE OF INFORMATION ABOUT YOU TO OTHERS (IN ACCORDANCE WITH YOUR PRIVACY SETTINGS ON THOSE THIRD PARTY SITES). IF YOU DO NOT WANT INFORMATION ABOUT YOU, INCLUDING PERSONALLY IDENTIFYING INFORMATION, TO BE SHARED IN THIS MANNER, DO NOT USE THE THIS FEATURE. You may disconnect your account from a third party account at any time. Users may learn how to disconnect their accounts from third-party websites by visiting their "My Account" page. Users may also contact us via email or telephone.

Opt-Out & Unsubscribe

We respect your privacy and give you an opportunity to opt-out of receiving announcements of certain information. Users may opt-out of receiving any or all communications from DigitalScrapbook.com by deleting their DigitalScrapbook.com accounts. You may also contact us for help opting out via our contact information below.

Changes to this Statement

DigitalScrapbook.com will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect company and customer feedback. DigitalScrapbook.com encourages you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of how DigitalScrapbook.com is protecting your information.

Contact Information

DigitalScrapbook.com welcomes your questions or comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that DigitalScrapbook.com has not adhered to this Statement, please contact DigitalScrapbook.com at:

Pixel Scrapper LLC (dba DigitalScrapbook.com)
818 SW 3rd Ave #221-6209
Portland, OR 97204-2405

Email Address:
[email protected]

Telephone number:
+1 (971) 225-0263‬

Effective as of December 15, 2013

Commons Agreement

The Commons Agreement is an agreement between DigitalScrapbook.com, and any users uploading content to the DigitalScrapbook.com Commons.

The important points of the Commons Agreement are:

  1. You give DigitalScrapbook.com the right to display/distribute the designs you upload in the Commons (the whole point of uploading your designs in the first place!).
  2. You keep ownership (copyright) of all original content that you upload.
  3. You agree not to upload anything that violates copyright or intellectual property laws (you should be the original creator of the designs you upload).

The Commons Agreement

This Commons Agreement (this "Agreement") is made effective by and between Pixel Scrapper LLC (dba DigitalScrapbook.com), of 818 SW 3rd Ave #221-6209, Portland, OR 97204-2405 ("DigitalScrapbook.com") and any DigitalScrapbook.com user ("User") uploading content to the area of DigitalScrapbook.com's website known as the "DigitalScrapbook.com Commons."

RELATIONSHIP OF PARTIES
It is understood by the parties that User is not an employee or independent contractor of DigitalScrapbook.com. DigitalScrapbook.com will not provide payment, fringe benefits, including health insurance benefits, paid vacation, or any other employee benefit, for the benefit of User.

CONFIDENTIALITY
User will not at any time or in any manner, either directly or indirectly, use for the personal benefit of User, or divulge, disclose, or communicate in any manner any information that is proprietary to DigitalScrapbook.com. User will protect such information and treat it as strictly confidential.

THE "CONTENT"
This agreement governs all digital content (the "Content") submitted to DigitalScrapbook.com by User, including but not limited to all text, images, graphics, designs, and any other digital content.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
For all Content to which User holds intellectual property rights, user will retain intellectual property rights.

INDEMNIFICATION
User agrees to assume full responsibility for all Content they submit to DigitalScrapbook.com, and agrees not to submit any Content which violates or infringes upon third party copyright, intellectual property, trade secrets, or privacy rights.

User agrees to indemnify and hold harmless DigitalScrapbook.com from all claims, losses, expenses, fees including attorney fees, costs, and judgments that may be asserted against DigitalScrapbook.com that result from the acts or omissions of User, User's employees, if any, and User's agents, if any.

RIGHT TO DISTRIBUTE
User grants DigitalScrapbook.com, our affiliated companies and sublicensees a non-exclusive, transferable, sublicensable, worldwide license to use, store, display, reproduce, modify, create derivative works, perform, distribute, and sublicense said Content for the purposes of operating Pixel Scrapper LLC (dba DigitalScrapbook.com).

ENTIRE AGREEMENT
This Agreement contains the entire agreement of the parties, and there are no other promises or conditions in any other agreement whether oral or written, other than digitalscrapbook.com's site terms of service and site privacy policy, which remain in effect for anyone accessing and using digitalscrapbook.com in any way. This Agreement, however, takes precedence over all other agreements and terms of service if there are any conflicts or inconsistencies between them.

SEVERABILITY
If any provision of this Agreement shall be held to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason, the remaining provisions shall continue to be valid and enforceable. If a court finds that any provision of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable, but that by limiting such provision it would become valid and enforceable, then such provision shall be deemed to be written, construed, and enforced as so limited.

APPLICABLE LAW
This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Oregon.

Subsidiary websites

This page provides a definitive list of subsidiary websites operated by Pixel Scrapper LLC (dba DigitalScrapbook.com), which provide legal downloads of DigitalScrapbook.com products. If you downloaded a DigitalScrapbook.com product from a site not listed here, please contact us.

List of DigitalScrapbook.com websites:

Contact

Contact Us

Hi, I'm Marisa Lerin, and I run DigitalScrapbook.com with the help of my husband, Jordan. I want your experience here to be great! If you have any kind of trouble with the site, concerns about using it, feedback, or just want to say high, don't hesitate to contact me using our contact form. You can also contact using the methods below.

Address:
Pixel Scrapper LLC (dba DigitalScrapbook.com)
818 SW 3rd Ave #221-6209
Portland, OR 97204-2405

Email Address:
[email protected]

Telephone number:
+1 (971) 225-0263‬

--Marisa

Marisa and Jordan

Me and Jordan in our old hometown, in Korea.
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