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Use Instagram Photos on Your Scrapbook Pages
I love Instagram! This popular (and free!) photography, photo-manipulation, and sharing app is available for both iPhone and Android smartphones. It’s easily the most used app on my phone, and I use...
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Hot Product Spotlight: Insta-Style Without Instagram
Did you all catch Neisha’s awesome post last week about using Instagram photos on your scrapbook pages? She shared a long list of great reasons to use Instagram photos on layouts, and many members...
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Photoshop: Must-Do Preferences for Easy Scrapping
If you’re new to Photoshop (or Photoshop Elements), or if you’ve recently upgraded to a newer version, there are a few settings you’re going to want to look at before you get started. Some are...
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Custom Backgrounds: Blend Papers with Brushes
I’m a paper nut. Sure, I like a kit with fun elements, but I love papers more. But even in my huge paper stash, sometimes I can’t find exactly what I want. So I’ve come up with a simple system for...
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Photo Strips: Make Your Own
You’ve seen photo booths popping up at weddings, family reunions, and amusement parks. Now, bring the fun of a photo booth to your scrapbook layouts by making your own photo strips! Photo strips are a...
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Make your own Alpha: Puddles
I don’t often use alphas, but sometimes a layout just calls out for a special look. I wanted a watery look for this layout, but didn’t have anything in my stash – so I made my own! Here’s how you can...
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Tutorial: Doodle Portrait
Editor’s Note: When I saw MommaHarvey’s amazing layout that won the July Gold Member challenge, I knew I was going to have to try to scraplift it. And though I thought I had an idea how she did it, I...
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Five Things to Do with your ALT Key in Photoshop and Elements
Many years ago I had an instructor who taught me to use Photoshop with my left hand on the keyboard and my right hand on the mouse or pen. I resisted it for a long time, but by keeping one hand on the...
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Principles of Page Design: Selecting Journaling Fonts
This is the third article in an occasional series on the principles of layout design. In my previous articles on the principles of page design, I’ve focused on odd numbers and creating a focal point....
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Product Review: Argus Preset Viewer
I confess, I’m a hoarder. Sure, it was worse when I paper scrapped, but now I have an ever-larger series of hard drives stuffed with papers, elements, fonts, styles, and more! And just like my closets...
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