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A Closer Look at Selection Tools in PSE: The Marquee Tool

In this tutorial we are going to look at the Marquee tool to discover what it does and when to use it. Let’s start by looking at where the Selection Tools are found. In PSE they are found under the heading ‘Select’ on the left hand side menu. My screenshot shows the Move Tool, the […]

Five Tips for Creative Journaling

If you neglect to jot down notes during your adventures, you may have difficulty recalling the details to include with the photographs when you finally sit down to scrap them. So here are my creative journaling tips for you to put into practice.

Tips for Easier Journaling

For many of us, journaling is one of the most difficult parts of putting a digital scrapbooking page together, yet it’s one of the most important parts of the digital scrapbooking layout. It lets others know why you made the page. I’d like to share some tips that will address the most common problems of journaling

Coloring Fonts With The Paint Bucket Tool

I love fonts! Although I like to work with all the graphic elements in digital scrapbooking, I would definitely say I am obsessed with fonts! I think there is a good chance a lot of you are like me in that respect; maybe we should start a Fonts Anonymous group here at Scrap Girls! Today, I’m going […]

Making Plans: 5 Reasons to Use a Planner

Recently, I evaluated dozens of productivity apps and software options but surprised myself when I decided that planning on paper with a good, old-fashioned pen was going to work better then any high-tech equivalent I could find. Here are my top five reasons why I decided that planning my life on paper was the way to go.

Quick Color Schemes for Templates

Sometimes working with ScrapSimple products can feel overwhelming because the color scheme is left up to you. When I start feeling overwhelmed, I head over to my stash and pick an existing collection that has a color palette I’m drawn to, then I use the Color Picker tool to select colors from it.

Altering Digital Scrapbooking Embellishments

Let me just say, I love digital scrapbooking! One reason is the supplies, which are only limited by my own creativity. With amazing digital editing programs, altering embellishments and papers are a snap.

Quick & Easy Cards Using the Honey Garden Club

I love to make greeting cards, so this tutorial will show you how to create several types of cards with this month’s Scrap Girls Club: Honey Garden. Learn to create quick & easy cards to send to everyone you love.

5 Ways to Use Custom Shapes

Shapes are one of those things that I never really bothered with when I started digital scrapbooking. There were so many prettier things, and honestly, the hard work was already done for me when I used those other pretties. But recently, I’ve found I like to use Custom Shapes. The secret was using them to […]

Three Tips for Working with Digital Gesso