"It's just starting to come into its own, the technology side of scrapbooking," says Amy Martin-Barickman, president of The Vintage Workshop, a division of Indygo Junction, which designs and publishes patterns for crafts.

Not only photos, but other keepsakes, such as tickets and report cards, increasingly come in digital form, says Steve Haines, marketing manager for consumer solutions at Hewlett-Packard. Scrapbookers can use software programs to lay out digital pages or print out artwork, borders or fancy lettering. "It's really an expansion of the creative tool set," Haines says.

One of the newest Web sites, www.digitalscrapbookplace.com, aims to take digital scrapbooking "to the next level," says Margie Lundy, one of three partners in the company. Lundy estimates there are about 7,000 serious digital scrapbookers online, and that about 5,000 have visited her site.