by Jana Morton As the mother of three, I feel like I am constantly repeating myself. I repeat myself because I want to strengthen my message in hopes that one day the life lessons that I am trying to convey will sink in. Just like in parenting, repetition is a design tool that brings strength [...]
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Organize Your December Album by Theme This Year
by Anna Aspnes We now have the freedom to take as many photos as we like, and probably more than we need, especially during the holidays when we tend to overindulge in capturing the magic of the season. The task of choosing photos for any project can quickly become overwhelming without a system in place [...]
Posted in Digital Scrapbooking, Ideas, Page Elements, Photography
Transforming Photos into Digital Art
by Jana Morton Taking photos can transform the way you see the world, spurring you to notice little details that might otherwise go unnoticed. Creating art from those photos is a way to express the feelings these photos evoke – and to communicate those feelings to others. All designs in this article are by Jana [...]
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Basic supplies for digital scrapbooking
These are the basic supplies you’ll use to make a digital scrapbook page. 1. Digital scrapbooking software To make a digital scrapbook page you will need software for combining your photos and journaling with digital scrapbooking elements. The most widely used programs for digital scrapbooking are Adobe’s Photoshop Elements and Photoshop CS. The free tutorials and [...]
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How to get laser cut photo effects for hybrid and digital scrapbook pages
by Paula Gilarde Digital photo masks come in a variety of shapes and sizes and you can use them to get cool effects on your photos. You can then use these altered photos on digital or hybrid/paper layouts. To get the look on the photo above, I used one of Katie Pertiet’s Blocked Out Photo [...]
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The Secret to Creating Circular Text in Photoshop Elements
By Pattie Knox Wrapping your words around or inside of a design element can pack a powerful punch when used in your digital art journaling. Unfortunately, while newer versions of Photoshop contain text on a path capability, versions prior to PSCS and all versions of Photoshop Elements are lacking this feature. There IS a way [...]
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Ideas for memorabilia to scrapbook + scanning how-to
By Pattie Knox As memory keepers we recognize that photos only tell part of the story. We fill our own cardboard boxes, knowing that this memorabilia contains the missing pieces in the tale of our lives. My own two children are now in their twenties. I have folders and boxes scattered throughout my house containing [...]
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Curiouser and Curiouser: Paper and Digi designers sharing product?
by Tami Taylor In Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, the King says “Begin at the beginning, and go on till you come to the end: then stop.” What fascinates me is how different the end is for everyone. You could give a group of kindergartners the same three colors of paint and a brush and you [...]
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Photoshop shadowing how-to: make a photo look curved
by Pattie Knox Good shadowing techniques are essential for digital scrapbook pages that contain many layers and images. While you want a cool effect, you don’t want it to clash with the way our minds are accustomed to perceiving objects and their shadows. Try this one out right now! QUICK CURVED PHOTO You can create [...]
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5 Ways to Make Your Own Ransom-Alphabet
by Amy Kingsford Here’s an idea for jazzing up your scrapbook page titles and embellishments. Ransom Alphas are a fun new trend both in paper and digital scrapbooking worlds. Basically a “Ransom Alpha” is an alphabet that is made up of mismatched letters and fonts. Like this fun font called For the One Hundredth Time [...]
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