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Coloring Patterned Ribbon Templates

Article written using Adobe Photoshop 11 with Windows 7 All ScrapSimple templates are adaptable, but Brandy Murry takes that versatility to a whole new level with a treasure trove of patterns to mix and color in Modern Day –April’s ScrapSimple Club! The geometric patterns in Modern Day work beautifully with just about any photo, and, […]

Embellishments Gone Wild!

Audience: Beginners Category: Basic Layout Techniques Operating System: Windows 7 Software: Adobe Photoshop CS5 We’ve all seen it. Most of us have done it. There’s even a name from the paper scrapping world for it. Sticker Sneeze. It’s kind of gross, but aptly named. It’s when, well, your page looks like you sneezed and sprayed […]

ScrapSimple Club Projects From Modern Day

This month’s ScrapSimple club is full of modern day patterns and textures perfect for creating papers and elements to match your photos. Check out these club projects from the Creative Team: Melanie Cockshott created this beautiful card using the club proving that digital products make amazing cards! Card by Anna Burrows Layout Information: ScrapSimple Embellishment […]

Behind the Scenes: Brandy Murry’s April ScrapSimple Club!

Each month we get a glimpse behind the scenes of our Scrap Girls ScrapSimple Club designers, and this month’s designer is Brandy Murry! Click here to check out Brandy’s ScrapSimple Club at a great price! When you started working on your club, what was the first thing you did? I designed the paper patterns. It seems I […]

Sketch Tuesday – April 29, 2014

Once a month on the Blog we create a sketch either from an existing Design Team member’s layout or one of the Creative Team members creates a new original sketch. Using sketches for inspiration is a great way to put together a layout quickly and still be able to add your own unique touches! This […]

8 Layouts – One Template

Eight members of the Creative Team have come up with layouts based on one of the templates in Brandy Murry’s ScrapSimple Digital Layout Album Templates: Favorites 3 and inspired by Laurel Lakey’s layout: Here are the Creative Team’s layouts: Andrea Hutton – Meditation Asian Beauty Collection Biggie Jody West – Sweet Life Yours Truly Collection Biggie One Yellow Paper […]

Art Journaling: Inspiration From Past Artwork

Mothers Day is coming soon. Looking through my art journals, I came across a page that I made a few years ago that I wanted to expand upon for this tutorial. I wanted to create a scene that reminded me of my Mom’s true essence and her favorite perfume, Shalimar. As a child, I always […]

Printable Spring Envelope Album Tutorial

My life is blessed with a group of wonderful women. Some I see regularly, others not as often as I would like. Some I have only met via email and chats. These women are definitely individuals but in very important ways they are the same. They are the glue that holds together their families […]

Behind the Scenes: Elisha Barnett’s April Club!

Each month we get a glimpse behind the scenes of our Scrap Girls Club designers, and this month’s designer is Elisha Barnett! Click here to check out this beautiful April club at a great price! When you started working on your club, what was the first thing you did? It was December 15 – the day my […]

Drop Shadows in Photoshop Touch

Spring is in the air. In the Pacific Northwest where I live, that means the rain slows down for just a bit and allows us all to come out of hibernation to enjoy a bit of sunny weather. Just north of us, in the Skagit Valley, a tulip festival is held every year. Tulips are […]