First, you will need a photo editing program that allows you to work in layers, such as Photoshop. Usually the program that comes with you digital camera will work, but I know there are different programs that you can download. Paint.NET & Pixia are a couple I found online.
Next, you will want to download scrapbooking "papers" & "accessories". Something Jessica Stern taught me, "do only free". That means when you google digital scrapbooking use the word "freebie". Warning, this is a black hole. Trust me, there are thousands and thousands of freebies to download. It would be just a matter of days and your hard drive will be in overload.
Here are a few of my favorite sites to start with:
ikeagoddess
digifree
shabbyprincess
Also, if you download kits, you will get everything you need to design a page or two, so those are a nice place to start.
Finally, there are companies online who print 12x12 or 8x8 pages.
This site may answer any more questions you may have.
http://twopeasinabucket.kaboose.com/digital_faqs.asp
I hope this helps. Happy Scraping!
