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What is a Chat?

At first, digital chats and crops may seem a bit confusing, especially if you are familiar with traditional crops. The online crop format is really quite simple and is much easier than toting crates of paper supplies around! Chats and crops are held in the Scrap Girls Chat Room. The upcoming chats are posted each […]

Scrap Girls Club Exclusive: Amour

February’s Scrap Girls Club was created for you by Doris Castle!The Amour digital scrapbooking collection has a European flair for showing love and romance with soft worn and delicate floral patterns, natural colors and textures. We asked Doris what inspired her as she was working on this club; and what it was all about. Here’s what she had […]

Taking the Mystery out of Art Journaling

In our monthly Art Journaling Chat, Marilyn and I have spent many hours stressing that “there are no rules in art journaling.” Art journaling is all about the freedom to express yourself, so anything goes. That said, I do follow a few simple “checks” when I create an art journal page. I like to use […]

February 2015 Sketch Challenge

Once a month on the Blog we create a sketch either from an existing Design Team or CT member’s layout or 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! SKETCHORIGINALPost your sketch layout in our […]

Breaking Down the Layout #8 – Create an Animated Layout!

Scrap Girls designer Brandy Murry has created a video tutorial showing you how to create an animated layout in Photoshop and PSE!

Scrap Girls SS Club Exclusive: Nature Walk

This month’s Scrap Girls ScrapSimple Club takes us on a Nature Walk with a mix of grungy and nature inspired templates! We asked Angie Briggs & Ginny Whitcomb what types of projects their club products would work well for. Here’s what they had to say: We wanted this to be a club that anyone could work with. So […]

Combining Photo Mask Templates

I don’t know about you, but I am crazy for masks and the ScrapSimple Embellishment Templates: Nature Walk Masks do not disappoint! The marketing examples show them highlighting sections of a photo, by clipping an image to the template, duplicating it in the background, and then clipping to a mask. Which is fun in itself! But […]

Personalizing Easy Pages for Fast Layouts

The Scrap Girls Boutique abounds with wonderful digital scrapbooking supplies, and our shoppers are familiar with the gorgeous collections and versatile templates. But hidden among these gems are an often overlooked category of Easy Pages which can be found within the Fast & Easy category. Easy Pages are a busy scrapper’s best friend. They are […]

Using Filters to Edit Photos in PSE

We all know that Photoshop Elements is a great program for editing photos. We can adjust lighting, Blending modes, and color in one or two easy steps. But what about filters? Can we use filters to edit photos? The answer is yes! This is my original photo: Note: With every edit, I worked on a […]

Reflected Text in PSE

I’ve got a fun technique to share with you today – making a title that looks like it has a reflection. Reflected Text is quick and easy, and it’s the perfect way to finish so many different layouts. First, create a new document for your layout. Type your title. Then use the shortcut Ctrl+J (Cmd+J […]