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Breaking Down the Layout #2 – Brushes Video Tutorial

Scrap Girls Designer Brandy Murry has another installment of Breaking Down the Layout in this great digital scrapbooking video tutorial! Join along to see how she creates a terrific layout using work art brushes.

Scrap Girls Club Exclusive: Abundant Life

Abundant Life by Sarah Batdoft celebrates the spring colors of mint and blush, but adds a twist with the deep earthy colors of charcoal and gold, and the crisp, timeless combination of navy and white! We asked Sarah what types of projects her club products would work well for. Here’s what she had to say: The May club would work well […]

5 Favorite Things about Digital Papers

Perhaps the most versatile and underrated product in the SG Design Shop are digital papers! They’ve been around the longest and are one of the first things we learn to use when we start digitally scrapbooking, so they don’t usually make the list when we’re talking about new and exciting products stocking the store digital […]

Alpha Inspirations

As with all of Brandy Murry’s kits, Botanical, has a rich variety of papers and elements with which to create our digital scrapbooking pages. I found inspiration everywhere! Here, however, are some ideas for using one extra special part of the Botanical kit – the digital alpha sets. Alpha 1 has an elegant look that […]

What Are Blending Modes?

What are Blending Modes? What do they do? Today I’m going to try and answer those questions for you. And I’m going to keep this on the simple and hopefully easy-to-understand side!

Scrap Girls SS Club Exclusive: Going Places

This month’s Scrap Girls ScrapSimple Club: Going Places is a on the move with fun elements to help your creativity soar!We love seeing what the Creative Team comes up with each month using the ScrapSimple club! This month we have a layout and card that have a touch of whimsy, a pretty blended layout, and even a […]

Using a Feminine Kit to Create a Masculine Layout

Gypsy Rose. It even has Rose in the title. Yes, it’s a fairly feminine kit. Flowers and floral patterns abound. If you look at the pieces from a different viewpoint, however, you will see that many of the pieces can be used for a masculine layout. I selected stamps, frames, geometric shapes, string, stitching, a […]

Using the Dodge and Burn Tools to Add Depth and Dimension

Even though I am 100% a digital scrapbooker, I love to make my pages look as realistic as possible. I am always looking for little details I can add to make things look three-dimensional. One trick I like to use is to add shadows and highlights to embellishments using the Dodge and Burn tools, making […]

Scrap Girls Club Exclusive: Wonderful You

Wonderful You is full of soft shades of pink, tangerine, and frothy latte. The florals and succulents are a gorgeous compliment to any page or project! Angie has outdone herself once again! We asked Angie what types of projects her club products would work well for. Here’s what she had to say: When designing this club, I tried to make […]

Creating Custom Journaling Cards

Pocket Life Journaling Cards can make your scrapbook pages go together quickly, but sometimes the size or orientation of a card doesn’t quite work with your page. Or you may want a color scheme or style that’s totally unique. Good news! You can still take advantage of this easy style of scrapbooking by creating your […]