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Using Digital Scrapbooking Supplies to Create an Easy New Teacher Gift

Article written using Adobe Photoshop Elements 9 with Windows 7 School is starting, and my daughter is so excited! She’s been begging me to make something special to give to her new teacher. Since I don’t have a lot of time or energy, I knew I needed something simple and inexpensive. School supply vases to […]

Printable Mermaid Cupcake Wrappers

Article written using Photoshop Elements 11 with Windows 8 Summer is drawing to a close, and the new school year is underway. While I am personally celebrating this joyous time of year, my kiddos aren’t quite as enthusiastic. So, being the fun-loving mom that I am, I decided that we all needed a special treat […]

Coloring ScrapSimple Digital Templates Using Selection Tools

Article written using Adobe Photoshop Elements 9 with Windows 7 I have to tell you a secret. Sometimes ScrapSimple digital scrapbook templates intimidate me a little. But I’ve found that when I do use them, they aren’t at all scary or difficult to use. In fact, they are a lot of fun! If you’ve ever […]

Create a Custom Title in Photoshop

Article written using Adobe Photoshop CS6 with Windows 7 You’ve chosen the photos carefully and written down all the digital supplies you need to create your digital scrapbook page. After spending an hour blending papers, cropping, making masks, and adding embellishments, what do you title the page? Some titles come to mind easily, especially if […]

Using Text as a Background on Your Layout

Article written using Adobe Photoshop Elements 9 with Windows 7 Do you ever want to include lots of text on a scrapbooking layout, but worry about overwhelming your page? I recently found myself in that exact situation. I wanted to include the words to a favorite lullaby and a journaling block, but I was concerned that the […]

Try Something New in Digital Scrapbooking

Article written using Adobe Photoshop Elements 7 with Windows 7 I have tried lots of different styles in my search to find “my style.” I like lots of detail, I like white space, I like artsy styles, I like soft, pretty, feminine pages, and I like grungy, masculine pages… in short, I don’t have a […]

Adding Texture to a Digital Scrapbook Layout

Tutorial created Adobe Photoshop CS4 and Windows Vista Let’s talk about texture today. In digital scrapbooking, there are so many ways to do this. If I wanted to emulate paper scrapping, I would do it differently than if I wanted a highly digital look. It actually took me a long time to decide how to […]

Cookie Word Art using ScrapSimple Alpha Templates: What’s Baking

Article written using Photoshop Elements 8 with Windows 7 The 1st and 15th of each month feel a little bit like Christmas to me. When club products come out, I am so excited to see what the creative designers at Scrap Girls come up with. July’s ScrapSimple Club by Katherine Weaver was no exception. When I first […]

Coloring ScrapSimple Digital Templates Using Custom Styles

Article written using Adobe Photoshop CS6 with Windows I started digital scrapbooking because I wanted the ability to change the colors of my supplies to get my photos and other embellishments to match perfectly. ScrapSimple Embellishment Templates take this creative freedom a step further by giving you, the artist, control over the entire finished look. […]

Creating Stitching On Digital Scrapbook Layouts

Article written using Adobe Photoshop CS6 with Windows 7 The warm summer sun is such a welcoming feeling after the long, cold winter. It reminds me of winter escapes to warmer places and slower paces. Other than fun in the sun, I love to use a needle and thread. However, even during the summer, a […]