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Printing a Side-Fold Greeting Card

Article written using Photoshop CS6 with Windows 7 Creating greeting cards with your digital scrapbooking stash is great way to get some extra mileage out of your supplies. I like to create cards with a personalized message inside. In this tutorial, I will show you how to print an inside message for a greeting card […]

Coloring Templates with Layer Styles

Article written using Adobe Photoshop CS6 with Windows 7 Since colored denim is a fun fashion trend, I experimented with denim colors while creating a simple “thank you” card using Armi Custodio’s denim product line. While there are many different ways to go about coloring templates, I like to use layer effects because they are […]

Jazz Up Your Scrapbook Page Title

Article written using Adobe Photoshop CS6 with Windows 7 When beginning a digital scrapbook page, what’s the first thing you plan? Do you choose pictures first and then find paper, embellishments, and fonts? Or do you find a kit that you just fall in love with, and then go searching for pictures to use with […]

Rotating Digital Layout Templates

Tutorial created Adobe Photoshop CS4 and Windows Vista The ScrapSimple line of Digital Layout Templates are an essential component of my digital scrapbooking stash. I love that the designers have given us some insight into their own layouts through their templates. Think of them as a sneak peek into the creative process of the […]

From Good to Great: Redesigning a Digital Scrapbook Layout

Article written using Adobe Photoshop CS5 on a Mac After going through my gallery to select a digital scrapbook layout to re-do for this article, I finally settled on one that was designed to use Curious Collection Mini by Syndee Nuckles. I liked so many things about this layout, but felt I could take it from good […]

Add an Autumn Glow to your Fall Digital Scrapbook Pages

Article written using Adobe Photoshop CS5 with Windows 7 I love fall. As a photographer, there’s no more beautiful light than the warm glow of an autumn afternoon. It sets the brightly colored leaves ablaze and lends a soft, golden touch to my photos. As a digital scrapbooker, creating fall-themed pages can sometimes be a […]

Using Retrospective Digital Scrapbook Kit to Scrap Childhood Photos

Article written using PSE 11 and Windows 7 From time to time, my mind wanders, and my thoughts flit like butterflies from thing to thing. I don’t know if it’s because of my age, my hormones, or maybe just my desire to leave the structure of my day-to-day life behind. Whatever the cause, whenever I […]

Using the Flip Pal Portable Scanner to Preserve Memories

Love is in the air. We just had the honor of watching my niece get married this past August. As harp music filled the air and candlelight flickered, I stood in the church watching Traci join her life with Matt. It was a beautiful ceremony with an even more beautiful reception. Ahead of time, though, […]

Resize a 12×12 digital scrapbook layout to 8.5×11 with Image Resize

Article written using Adobe Photoshop Elements 7 with Windows 7 I scrap in 12×12 inches. I started in 8.5×11 inches, but switched and never looked back. However, many people like to digital scrapbook in 8.5×11 inches, and then many people switch between the two! I was discussing my angle for this tutorial with a scrapping […]

All-Purpose Card Template

Article written using Adobe Photoshop CS5 on a Mac Our lives today are so driven by technology and our communications through email that we forget the simple joys of sending and receiving what has become known as snail mail. Whatever the occasion, giving a handmade card makes it that much more special, especially when it […]