Here are some quotations about summer for your scrapbook pages, cards and projects. Maybe they’ll even give you new ideas for how you approach your summer pages. In addition to the quotes, I’ve also rendered a few of the quotes as printable word art. Download pdf for printing – page 1 in color and...

by Amy Kingsford Trust me…dad is going to love this idea for putting new twist on an old game with your papercrafting supplies!  Whether it ends up being a method of stress relief on Dad’s desk or a conversation piece on your living room coffee table, your father will love this extra special...

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...

by Debbie Hodge Here are some quotations and sayings about achievement and growth and moving on that are perfect for your graduation pages and greeting cards. Maybe they’ll even give you new ideas for approaching this topic for your graduate. I pulled a few of these quotes and some of my favorite fonts...

by Paula Gilarde You don’t even need to have some fancy-schmancy photo editing software to try this digital technique. All you need is word-processing software like Word. I used a dingbat font to create a fun custom embellishment for my page. Dingbat fonts are fonts that uses small pictures instead of...

by Paula Gilarde Paula is a prolific paper and digital scrapbooker and former Creating Keepsakes Hall of Fame winner who currently designs for Jillibean Soup, Core-dinations, and Designer Digitals. She also writes for The Scrap Review. Check out Paula’s self-paced class “How To Use Photoshop for Digital...

By Amy Kingsford If you had asked me a little over a year and a half ago if I ever thought it possible to design and print my own fabric from home to use on my scrapbook pages and hybrid projects, I would have said “NO!” That was before I fell in love with digital scrapbooking…before I found...

We have Photoshop installed on two machines in our house and three of us know how to use it: both of my sons and myself. My husband doesn’t know how to use it BUT he understands what it can do and he frequently asks one of us to make things with it for him. For a while the jury was out on what the best...

by Debbie Hodge Many of you have probably been using your computer and printer to make your paper pages for a few years. Others may be looking for some help getting started. Read on for ideas for using 7 digital scrapbooking products on your paper (or hybrid) scrapbook pages. Digital Borders You could print...

by Paula Gilarde Filling text with photos is really easy. Inspired by the Shutterfly ad below, I made my page “Firsts In O8.” scrapbook page by Paula Gilarde To do this in Photoshop (Elements or CS) Create an 8.5″x11″ canvas. Select a “chunky” font and type the word or...

Spring quotes for scrapbook pages Spring has returned.  The Earth is like a child that knows poems.  –Rainer Maria Rilke Source: stock.xchng / csontoslea Spring is nature’s way of saying, “Let’s party!”  –Robin Williams It was one of those March days when the sun...

by Amy Kingsford I have always been fascinated with old books . . .  the smell, the worn edges, the discolored and torn pages all seem to hold a certain history that should never be discarded. Every year, though, libraries, bookstores and schools discard millions of books–leading me to believe that...

by Paula Gilarde Don’t have the right embellishment for your page? Use Photoshop (or even Word if you’re handy with its drawing features) to create shapes, then add color and text for a custom embellishment you can print, trim, and mount on your paper scrapbook page On “Fair” I used...

by Paula Gilarde I’m always looking for scrapbook page ideas that give my page a great look and get me inspired. In this hybrid lesson, I’m going to show you how I created a photo strip for my page “January Snow.” Instructions for doing this in both Photoshop CS and Photoshop...

by Debbie Hodge Are you a paper scrapper who loves the looks of the many digital products available? Would you like to incorporate those flourishes, grunged overlays, elaborate photo frames, and many other elements not readily found in your paper stash into your paper designs? Read on for 5 ways to add...

by Amy Kingsford Still haven’t made your Valentine’s Day gifts? No problem!  This Valentine’s Flashcard Template is just what you need to make a sweet and simple Valentine’s Day gift for your child, loved ones, or friends in just 10 easy steps! . If you’d prefer to make the card with paper...