Welcome aboard the DST Blog Train! We’re bringing you Nature’s Beauty this month from many of our DST Design Members. Check out the fun, bright colors perfect for all your spring (or fall, if you’re Down Under!) photos. We know you’ll find some new designers to love! Below the previews is the complete list of [...]
DST Blog Train: March 2013
February 28, 2013 By 13 Comments
Welcome aboard the DST Blog Train! We’re bringing you Bright Days Ahead this month from many of our DST Design Members. Check out the fun, bright colors perfect for all your spring (or fall, if you’re Down Under!) photos. We know you’ll find some new designers to love! Below the previews is the complete list [...]
Photoshop Tutorial: Adding Snow to your Winter Photos
February 17, 2013 By 6 Comments
Snow can be incredibly hard to capture! Often it is either falling too fast to be caught by the shutter, or it’s against a gray sky and impossible to see. Today I’m going to show you how to add realistic falling snow to a photo with Photoshop. You can control the amount of snow and [...]
Be Inspired, Ride the DST Blog Train!
December 31, 2012 By 34 Comments
Welcome aboard the DST Blog Train! We’re bringing you Winter Wonders this month from many of our DST Design Members. Check out the nice cool colors perfect for all your ski, sled and skating layouts. You’ll notice we’ve included more than just papers and elements – we want to share with you some of our [...]
Tutorial: Watercolor Portrait
December 14, 2012 By 2 Comments
My oldest daughter will be going to college next fall, so I’m working hard to get a scrapbook done for her to take. I came across this photo and wanted to make a portrait out of it that I could hang here at home too. I had so much fun playing with MommaHarvey’s Doodle Portrait [...]
Come Chat at DST for Digital Scrapbooking Day
November 1, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Join Us! Digital Scrapbooking Day isn’t half as fun without friends! We’ve opened up the DST chatroom and will be hosting a great selection of chats for you on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Check the list below, mark your calendar, and make sure to follow our Twitter feed for reminders of chats starting. There will [...]
Understanding Resolution with Cross Stitching
October 4, 2012 By 7 Comments
This guest article was written by Cassel. What do those two have in common? More than you think! There is often discussion in the digital scrapbooking world about resolution of elements in a kit; about the fact that quality checking has to make sure each element has a resolution of 300 ppi (pixels per inch). [...]
Spell It Out for Me!
September 28, 2012 By 7 Comments
Quick Tip – What a Character!
September 13, 2012 By 10 Comments
I’ve been doing a lot of writing lately, and occasionally have need for unusual characters. Things like © ¢ ¼ ° all come in handy from time to time! Not all fonts have these characters, but the good basic fonts that come with your computer will. Figuring out how to print them is another matter! [...]
It’s Grandparents Day – Scrapping our Past
September 8, 2012 By Leave a Comment
In 1972, a woman named Marion McQuade got an idea. She wanted a day to encourage Grandparents to spend time with their grandchildren, and grandchildren to become aware of the strength, information and guidance older people can offer. In 1978 President Jimmy Carter signed a proclamation from Congress proclaiming the first Sunday after Labor Day [...]
