Digi-Scrap Tutorials

ScrapSimple Club Tutorial: How to Wear Your Flip-Flops

Audience: Beginners Category: Template Techniques Operating System: Windows 8.1 Software: Photoshop Elements 11 The fun summery embellishments available in Summer Essentials Template set inspired me to try different ways to color them, and I’d like to share a couple of them along with some tips. 1. Color Fill: The Summer Essentials embellishment files come in layers […]

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Using Brushes and the Color Dynamic Preset to Color Templates

Audience: Beginners Category: Photoshop Elements Tips Operating System: Windows 7 Software: Photoshop Elements 12 There are almost as many ways to color ScrapSimple templates as there are templates! We know we can clip a paper to a template and adjust Blending modes. We know we can use the Paint Bucket tool and create a “wall” […]

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Installing Actions in Photoshop Elements 9

Audience: Beginners Category: Photoshop Elements Tips Operating System: Windows 7 Software: Photoshop Elements 9 First, you want to be sure PSE is closed before you start to install your actions. Some actions include several files for various versions of PSE. Also, some actions may include pattern (PAT) or brush (ABR) files which must also be […]

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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. […]

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Unleash Your Inner Artist with the Watercolor Wonderland Workshop!

Article written using Adobe Photoshop Elements 12 with Windows 7 It’s no secret: I’m a big fan of watching how other people’s layouts come together. I like to see their process and how they go about getting their finished look. Many digital scrapbookers have a signature style, and I like seeing how this is achieved. […]

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Coloring Patterned Ribbon Templates

Article written using Adobe Photoshop 11 with Windows 7 All ScrapSimple templates are adaptable, but Brandy Murry takes that versatility to a whole new level with a treasure trove of patterns to mix and color in Modern Day –April’s ScrapSimple Club! The geometric patterns in Modern Day work beautifully with just about any photo, and, […]

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Embellishments Gone Wild!

Audience: Beginners Category: Basic Layout Techniques Operating System: Windows 7 Software: Adobe Photoshop CS5 We’ve all seen it. Most of us have done it. There’s even a name from the paper scrapping world for it. Sticker Sneeze. It’s kind of gross, but aptly named. It’s when, well, your page looks like you sneezed and sprayed […]

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Making Your First Digital Scrapbooking Layout with Instagram Photos

Audience: Beginners Category: Layout Techniques Operating System: Windows 7 Software: Adobe Photoshop CS5 So … you got a smartphone for Christmas and you discovered Instagram! Now, you have tons of pictures. You shared them on Facebook, but surely there must be something else you can do with them … perhaps a way to print them […]

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Making the Most of Multi-Photo Scrapbook Layouts

Article written using Adobe Photoshop CS5 with Windows 7 When it comes to digital scrapbook page design, I’m one of those “less is more” people. I like to pick a focal point — usually a single, strong photo — and then create a simple setting with papers and embellishments, one that won’t compete with the […]

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Using The Brush Selection Tool in Photoshop Elements 10

Article written using Adobe Photoshop Elements 10 with Windows Vista Digital Brushes are some of the most versatile supplies in your digital scrapbooking arsenal. They can be used in so many different ways. The most frequent way I use them is to simply “stamp” them onto my layout (always on their own layer) then use […]

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