digital scrapbooking Archives

Create a Thanksgiving Cookbook

Article written using Photoshop CS6 with Windows 7 I have prepared our Thanksgiving dinner since the first year I was married, and I usually cook the same things each year. Now that most of my children are adults, I decided to create a Thanksgiving cookbook for my children with all the recipes our family uses […]

Using the Flip-Pal Scanner

At my last newborn portrait session, I decided to try something different. Instead of inking the baby’s feet to get a print like they do in the hospital, I pulled out my Flip-Pal Mobile Scanner! While the baby’s mom held her little one, I warmed up the scanner glass a bit with the heating pad. […]

Adding a Finishing Touch to your Layout

Article written using Adobe Photoshop CS5 with Windows 7 On most of my digital scrapbooking layouts, I find myself using an edger at some point. Sometimes, it’s just a simple outlining of the layout in a straight stitch using Dynamic Brush Set: Basic Stitching 4901 Biggie. Other times, I use a ScrapSimple product like ScrapSimple […]

Mixing Layered Embellishments

Article written using Photoshop CS6 with Windows 7 In this tutorial, I will show how to mix and match the layers from Yours Truly Embellishment mini using different items in the set. When you look in the product folder for each item, you will see the individual PNG files as well as a layered PSD […]

Printable Template Cards

I love decorating and altering paper templates. I am particularly attracted to dress templates. For the Operation Write Home Blog post I created a couple of cards by turning Brandy Murray’s Old Hollywood Embellishment Biggie into a template that I could easily alter with my Scrap Girls digital scrapbooking products and a few paper embellishments. […]

Digital Scrapbook Layout Makeover

Article written using Photoshop Elements 11 and Windows 8 When I first started digital scrapbooking, I was overwhelmed with everything I had to learn, and as a result, my early pages are not my best, but that’s okay with me. I think it can be fun to browse through my files and see how far […]

DIY: Thanksgiving Embroidery Hoop Wall Art

As I was putting away the Halloween decorations and putting up the Thanksgiving decorations, I realized I don’t have any fall themed wall art! I have several for Halloween and even more for Christmas, but not a one for Thanksgiving! So, I turned to my digital scrapbooking supplies to create something unique! Digital Scrapbooking Supplies: […]

Using Blending Modes

When starting a new digital scrapbook layout, I find myself always doing things in the same order. OCD? Maybe, but I’d rather look at it as being logical. Photoshop is all about layers, and just like constructing a building, you must start at the bottom and work your way up. First, I find papers in […]

Adding a QR Code to a Christmas Card Using Keynote on iPad

Tutorial created using the Keynote app and an iPad 3 Have you ever seen one of these before? It’s a QR code, and lately I’ve been seeing them everywhere – on magazine ads, movie posters, flyers. I even saw some recently in my son’s school on classroom projects. A QR code is similar to a […]

Fun with Gradient Maps in PSE 11

Article written using Adobe Photoshop Elements 11 with Windows 7 If you are wondering how I could use “fun” and “gradient” in the same sentence, keep reading. I’d like to show you a couple of my favorite ways of using gradient maps in digital scrapbooking layouts, and, for good measure, I’ll throw in a fun […]