I have really been finding that Photo Editor 2008 is a grea program to scrap with. It is easy enough for beginners but is also full of neat features for more advanced scrappers. I scrap with Photo Editor 4 (previously) as well as with CS2, and I find that my lo's with PE 2008 and CS2 are of the same level of design.
If you want to check out some info on the new features and a few video tut's using this program, read here : ACDSee Photo Editor 2008 Beta