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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 […]

Using Cherise Oleson’s Taking Notes Products!

Article written using Adobe Photoshop Elements 11 with Windows 7 Every 15th of the month when the new ScrapSimple Club appears, it’s like opening a birthday gift. I enjoy discovering each month’s theme, and I like to think about what kind of digital scrapbook layouts the designer envisioned when she planned the club. It was a real […]

Making the Most of Multi-Photo Scrapbook Layouts

Article written using Adobe Photoshop CS5 with Windows 7 When it comes to digital scrapbook page design, I’m one of those “less is more” people. I like to pick a focal point — usually a single, strong photo — and then create a simple setting with papers and embellishments, one that won’t compete with the […]

DIY: Note Holder

If you are anything like me you are forever writing down notes for things that you need to pick up or add to your to-do list. I made myself this cute little note holder and change my notes each month. November brings Thanksgiving and a full month of giving thanks every day for things in […]

Altering Digital Embellishment Masks

Tutorial created Adobe Photoshop CS4 and Windows Vista When I first had the privilege of working with Brandy Murry’s Menagerie Collection Biggie, for this month, I was totally excited at the theme and all the earth-tone colors. As the mom of an “animal family,” this collection is heaven! In our house, we have plenty to […]

Creating Realistic Shadows Using ScrapSimple Lifted Photos

Article written using Adobe Photoshop Elements 9 with Windows 7 I love making my layouts look as realistic as possible. I love it when people have to ask, “Is this a photo of a paper scrapbooking layout or is it all digital?” One of my favorite tools that help make things look touchably realistic are […]