embellishments Archives

Make Your Scrapping Truly Effortless!

I don’t think there has ever been a Scrap Girls Club more perfectly named than this month’s Scrap Girls Club: Effortless by Angie Briggs! The pieces practically scrap themselves because they work together so nicely. She has included some terrific embellishments that led themselves to effortless scrapping and also look great on a layout. In […]

Digital Scrapbooking Terms & Tools

If you’re new to digital scrapbooking, some of the lingo might be a bit foreign to you. But here’s a quick review of some common terminology, tools, and products that will have you up to speed in no time! Actions: These products are automated sequences of photo editing steps, designed to make photo editing and […]

The Basics of Clustering Digital Embellishments

Embellishment clusters can be a little intimidating. Knowing a few tips can make them so much easier to arrange.
First, remember that placement is key. Think about what you want to accomplish with a cluster. This will help you know where to start putting embellishments.

3 Fun Ways to Use Highlights & Scribbles

Find out 3 fun ways to use digital highlights and scribbles on your layouts and cards!

Embellishments Outside-the-Box

One of the things I like best about using embellishments is their versatility. For example, the classic shape of a luggage tag provide us with a great opportunity to think outside the box. They are not only perfect for travel and vacation layouts, but they can be used even if we are just staying home! The luggage […]

Customizing Clusters

In this month’s club tutorial Anna Mansfield shows you how to customize a cluster to create an eye-catching title!

Using One Photo with Multiple Frames

Frames are a great way to highlight photos on a layout and help them to stand out from the background and embellishments. After all, the photos are the reason most of us are scrapbooking, so we really want them to be the star of our pages.

Bright Options for Beautiful Layouts

Learn secrets to beautiful layouts using the open artwork.

Using Layer Masks

Have you ever looked at a digital scrapbook layout with lots of interwoven layers and embellishments and wondered how it was done? Chances are good that layer masks were used. A layer mask is a non-destructive tool you can use to control the transparency of parts of your layer, unlike the opacity sliders which control […]

Using Layer Alignment Tools in Photoshop Elements

When creating your layouts, do you sometimes have elements such as embellishments or alphas that you just can’t seem to line up so they look nice and neat and on the page? Maybe you want to have a row of flowers or a column of stars that you want to create a border with, and […]