Susie Roberts Archives

Technique Tuesday – Botanical Grunge Papers

Botanical Grunge Papers Note: Tutorial created using Adobe Photoshop CS6 In this tutorial, we will create a botanical grunge paper from scratch, using textured overlays, grungy brushes, ephemera brushes, and botanical overlays. Every one you make will be different as you mix and match overlays and brushes to create unique effects. Products used: ScrapSimple Paper […]

Designer Spotlight – Susie Roberts

It’s time to shine our Designer Spotlight onto another Scrap Girls designer! This month, we’re learning more about Susie Roberts as we peek behind her artistic mask and see what makes her tick! Plus, she picked out 10 of her favorite products for the Designer Spotlight 40% Off Sale — so pop over to Susie’s […]

Technique Tuesday – How To Create Sketch Overlay

How to Create Sketch Overlays Tutorial created in Adobe Photoshop CS6 In this tutorial, we will turn one of the Botanical Edgers into a sketch. Although these have already been provided for you as a brush set with the product, you will be able to create sketch overlays from any flower or leaf element in […]

Scrap Girls ScrapSimple Club Exclusive: Gratitude

Designer Susie Roberts released her ScrapSimple Club: Gratitude Journal this month and she had a fabulous time creating it for you! “This is one of my all-time favorite clubs to create! I relished the whole concept from start to finish, and I think everyone will really enjoy both the products and the tutorials. I wanted […]

Drop a Drop Cap into Your Next Layout!

A block of journaling looks so much more interesting (and professional) with a dropped capital letter as the first character in the first word. Magazines often use this technique to draw your attention to the paragraph. I use it all the time on my heritage pages. Let me show you how to do a drop […]

Leave Your Mark with Our Free Embossed Signature Stamp!

Painters always sign their paintings. As a digital scrapbooking artist, you can also sign your page with an inconspicuous, embossed signature stamp. Follow along and you’ll see how fun (and easy) it is! In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to edit this free PSD layered embossing stamp and add an embossing or letterpress Layer […]

Blending Mode Tips and Tricks

The simplest explanation of Blending modes is this: they change the way two (or more) layers look when they are stacked on top of each other. In this tutorial I will share a few tips and tricks when using Blend Modes.

Scrap Girls SS Club Exclusive: Botanica

With summer just around the corner, Susie envisioned this month’s club pairing well with your heritage pages and garden-themed layouts. Susie’s grandmother was her inspiration for this Botanica Collection.

Introduction to the Daily Life Templates

Don’t miss this series of great videos by designer Susie Roberts on the Scrap Girls YouTube Channel walking you through using her “Daily Life” Template sets. Intro to the Daily Life Templates: How to use the Daily Life Templates: Daily Life Pockets and Stitching: Daily Life Partitions: Daily Life Stitched Grids: SaveSave SaveSave