The 8 is Enough e-book, with its message of stretching supplies and using leftovers, takes me back several years to my switch from paper scrapbooking to digital scrapbooking. My paper supplies were taking over my craft room, and it seemed as though scrapbooking had become more about the products than about the process. My switch to digital scrapbooking was a means of simplifying my memory-keeping process, and it was the right choice for me. As part of the switch, I became a one-kit scrapper, pulling papers and elements for each layout from one single kit. 

I also paid more attention to how much use I could get from a digital kit, seeking out kits that had items that were easy to recolor or alter in different ways. I've found that text-based elements often provide me with the most flexibility, as shown in my layout "Right Now," which uses papers and elements exclusively from my Currently digital kit. 

I used 8 items: the red cardstock, striped patterned paper, paint, staples, word tab (loving), stitched stars, paper stars, and confetti. In addition, I put the font Dirty Headline to use in three different ways:

1. I created a series of words on my background paper in red, then set the blend mode to multiply and reduced the opacity.
2. I stamped "RIGHT NOW" in white ink on all of my photos, rotating the orientation.
3. I merged the phrase "RIGHT NOW" with my striped paper and then deleted the letters, creating a papercut effect. I then outlined the phrase in dark gray and put that beneath the cutout layer to create additional depth.

Whether you are a digital, hybrid, or paper scrapper, text-based elements provide you with an amazing array of design opportunities, so grab those alphabet stamps, peruse your font collection, and start scrapping!