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Using the Dodge and Burn Tools to Add Depth and Dimension

Even though I am 100% a digital scrapbooker, I love to make my pages look as realistic as possible. I am always looking for little details I can add to make things look three-dimensional. One trick I like to use is to add shadows and highlights to embellishments using the Dodge and Burn tools, making […]

Creating Custom Journaling Cards

Pocket Life Journaling Cards can make your scrapbook pages go together quickly, but sometimes the size or orientation of a card doesn’t quite work with your page. Or you may want a color scheme or style that’s totally unique. Good news! You can still take advantage of this easy style of scrapbooking by creating your […]

JIF Kits: Your Key to Speedy Digital Scrapbooking

There are days when I have unlimited time to create a digital scrapbook layout, and then there are days when I have a creative urge but don’t have a whole lot of time to dedicate to my creativity. Enter the JIF 6 Kit to rescue me! JIF Kits are a beautifully coordinated set of digital […]

Breaking Down the Layout #3 – Silhouettes Video Tutorial!

Brandy Murry has another video installment in her ‘Breaking Down the Layout’ series! Follow along with Brandy as she puts together a unique digital scrapbook layout using a Silhouette technique!

Customizing ScrapSimple Paper Templates

This month’s ScrapSimple Club is a wonderful selection of paper templates, paper overlays, masks, and brushes that can be used in your digital scrapbooking in any number of ways. Each part of the club lends itself beautifully towards an Art Journaling theme, but each can also be used for everyday digital scrapbooking. I particularly love […]

Another Use for Solid Digital Scrapbook Papers

We all know that Scrap Girls solid digital scrapbook papers make great backgrounds for our digital scrapbook pages. Today I’ll show you another way to use them to add realism and texture to your layouts.

Blend Your Photos Into Your Background Using the Gradient Tool

Stop! Don’t run away! Come back…. I know the words Gradient Tool can be a little daunting but you are going to love this technique. It’s super simple, super versatile, and most importantly, a great timesaver. Yes, really. As digital scrapbookers, one of the ways we have an advantage over paper scrapbookers is that we […]

Breaking Down the Layout #4 – Video Tutorial Using Handprints

Scrap Girls Designer Brandy Murry has another great installment in her Breaking Down the Layout video series! This time she shows you how to add realistic handprints to digital flour!

2 Easy Methods for Creating Sepia Photos

This month’s Scrap Girls Club is full of art deco-inspired vintage goodness – the patterns, colors, embellishments, text – all of it! I thought it would be fun to share with you two easy methods for making photos sepia-toned to go along with the Club. Sepia-toned just means photos that have a monochromatic, brown color […]

Starting a Scrap for Hire (S4H) Business

Turn your a hobby you love into a way to make extra money! That’s what using your digital scrapbooking skills can do for you when you start a Scrap for Hire (S4H) business! I’d like to share my experiences as a S4H digital scrapbook artist. I began scrapping for others in 2008 when my business […]