Photoshop Elements Archives

Using the Flip-Pal Mobile Scanner for Recipe Cards

Audience: Intermediate Category: Apps, Technology & Hardware Operating System: Windows 7 Software: Adobe Photoshop CS6 Years ago, a friend told me that she could go into a kitchen and make the family’s favorite foods simply by choosing the messiest recipe cards in the box. I’m sure that is true for many of us, and my […]

Using the Sponge Tool in Photoshop Elements

Audience: Intermediate Category: Photoshop Elements Tips Operating System: Windows 8 Software: Adobe Photoshop Elements 11 There are so very many tools in Photoshop Elements (PSE) that I have never opened, much less attempted to use. To be honest, they intimidate me. I have a habit of getting comfortable with what I know and forgetting about […]

New Class: Learn Digital Scrapbooking Using PSE!

Last week we announced the release of our first video based class in our partnership with Digital Scrapper! If you are a beginner or just want to pick up some new tips and tricks – then this class is for you! I went through the class to create some marketing for the Boutique and let […]

How to “Embellish” Your Digital Embellishments

Article written using Adobe Photoshop CS5 with Windows 7 All of us have done it — gone on a quest for the digital items you envision for your next layout. Sometimes you find exactly what you want, and sometimes you need to tweak and create to get the perfect embellishments for your upcoming project. This […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Using the Color Isolation Action to Improve Your Photos

Article written using Adobe Photoshop Elements 7 with Windows 7 What are Actions? Actions are scripts that link a series of steps together to save us time. When we “run” an action, we are telling the script to go through all the steps for us, leaving us with just a finished product. Some actions require […]

Ready, Set, Glow – Experimenting with Fall Leaves

Article written using Photoshop CS5 on a Mac “Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.” – Albert Carnus The season of brilliant colors, crisp air, pungent […]

Using Quick Edit in Photoshop Elements 11

Article written using Photoshop Elements 11 with Windows 8 We are among friends here at Scrap Girls, therefore I feel safe making a confession. I know that you will not judge me, and that many of you, deep down, harbor the same secret I do. I hope this doesn’t change your opinion of me, but […]