By Staff Writer: Kayla Kocher
For more than a century, scrapbooking has preserved memories through pages of photos, postcards and handwritten notes, each one glued carefully into albums that became family treasures. But as the digital age continues to expand, the craft is being reimagined for a new generation that prefers cloud storage over craft bins.
Digital scrapbooking, once a niche hobby, is quickly becoming the modern way to archive life’s moments. Instead of cutting and pasting, scrapbookers now scan and upload their keepsakes into online design programs like Canva, where they can layer images, text and digital “stickers” without the mess of glue or paper scraps. The results are then printed as sleek, bound books that take up far less space than traditional albums.
“I scan in all the photos, cards and receipts I’ve saved, and arrange them digitally into a print book in Canva,” said writer and scrapbooker Kayla Kocher. “It’s less cluttered, easy to fix mistakes and a lot more fun. Plus, when I order the printed book, it becomes a keepsake and coffee-table piece instead of a pile of unfinished pages.”
Platforms like Canva, which offers thousands of templates and an intuitive drag-and-drop interface, have made the art form more accessible than ever. The digital approach also appeals to younger creators who value flexibility, sustainability and the ability to share memories online instantly.
As traditional scrapbook stores continue to decline, digital memory keeping is becoming the new norm, a way to blend creativity with technology while ensuring that family stories live on, one uploaded page at a time.