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Create a Digital Die Cut Card

Audience: Beginner Category: Techniques Operating System: Windows 7 Software: Adobe Photoshop CS5 While surfing the Internet for inspiration, I found some amazing cards with die cut flowers and butterflies. The unusual part was the way the artist didn’t completely cut out the shape, but left it attached to pop out of the card. Image sources: […]

3 Quick Tips for Summer Layouts

I love saturated colors and the oversized word art – they perfectly sum up summer. But If you see this style of kit and think, “I love it, but I don’t know how to use it,” then this article is for you!

Make the Most of Family Reunions with the Flip-Pal Scanner!

Summer is here, and family reunions are a favorite summertime event. At our reunions, relatives often bring old albums that are new to the rest of the family. The Flip-Pal mobile scanner doesn’t require a computer or even electricity, so it’s ideal for family reunions that are often held at outdoor locations where setting up […]

Layout Design Process: Amy Flanagan

We are excited to bring you a new series where we interview Product Designers and Creative Team members about their layout design process. We hope this will give you insight into the inner workings of their creative process and inspire you along the way! This time we are interviewing Creative Team member Amy Flanagan! Where […]

Sketch Tuesday – June 10th, 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 […]

Scrap Girls ScrapSimple Club Exclusive: Fit for Life

May’s Club was created for you by Doris Castle. This month’s Scrap Girls ScrapSimple Club is full of sporty fun! Every month we spotlight a different Scrap Girls Designer, so you can discover great new looks. All of the club content is brand new and designed especially for the club. You won’t believe everything you […]

Using Color Swatches to Color ScrapSimple Templates PSE 11+

Modifications to Using Color Swatches to Color ScrapSimple Templates for Photoshop Elements 11. You can add a custom color swatch in Elements 11 pretty much the same way as you would in Photoshop, as described in the June 4th Newsletter article Using Color Swatches to Color ScrapSimple Templates. There is a slight menu difference, however. […]

Printable Father’s Day Cards

I have found that there are generally three types of fabulous members and designers at Scrap Girls. The first group creates exclusively with digital products. They don’t like messy projects so glitter, gesso, paint, ink and glue must be digital. The second group creates with digital and/or traditional supplies. Their traditional supplies probably include […]

Father’s Day Bottle & Carrier Tutorial

It won’t be long and Father’s Day will be upon us. Looking for a quick and easy project to delight any Dad? Keep reading – it really can’t be easier – I promise! First, you will need to purchase a 4-pack carton of “Starbucks Frappuccino” which you can usually find in the coffee aisle of […]

Behind the Scenes: Doris Castle’s May ScrapSimple Club!

Each month we get a glimpse behind the scenes of our Scrap Girls ScrapSimple Club designers, and this month’s designer is Doris Castle! Click here to check out Doris’ ScrapSimple Club at a great price! When you started working on your club, what was the first thing you did? I thought about what types of designs I […]