Trendwatch: Fairy Tales

Trendwatch: Fairy Tales

Look around and you’ll see fairy tales cropping up everywhere! From big-screen flicks to grown-up fiction and popular television shows like Once Upon a Time, fairy tales aren’t just for kids anymore. These time-tested stories of love, evil, and magic now find new life in a variety of forms and formats. With all this happily-ever-after [...]

Three Ways to Brighten Your Layouts with Sunburst Templates

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One of the best things about digital scrapbooking is that there are so many options! It seems like there are a million different ways you can create an interesting background, but one of my favorites is to use a sunburst template. The rays of the sunburst can help create background interest, highlight a focal point, [...]

iNSD Blog Hop Roundup

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graphics from Sahlin Studio Did someone say freebies?! One of my most favorite parts of (inter)National Scrapbook Day is all the gorgeous freebies offered by generous digital scrapbook designers. While some offer individual free kits through newsletters, Facebook fan pages, blogs, etc., many designers also contribute to huge collaboration kits, available through what’s referred to [...]

Trendwatch: Chevron Patterns

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Shabby Chevron Paper Pack by Linda Tieu Some consider them a little crooked. Others think that zig-zag is the way to go. And then there are those that go up and down. What are they? Chevrons! Simply one of the hottest trends in design right now. From clothing and accessories to home decor, craft supplies, and [...]

December 2011 Featured Sponsor: kaBoks

December 2011 Issue Sponsor: kaBoks

Presenting Oddbjorn of kaBoks, this month’s DST Insider sponsor! Check out all the places you can find this shop on the web! Shop | Blog | Facebook | Twitter Sample Products from kaBoks Layouts with Music of the Heart

October 2011 Featured Sponsor: Repper Pro

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Repper Pro Please join us in welcoming Repper Pro as DST’s featured sponsor for October. Check out all the places you can find this shop on the web and download a free trial! Site | Shop | Blog | Facebook | Twitter

Getting Back to School: Seven Top Digital Products to Buy

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It’s back-to-school time again!  Here are several kits to help you create the perfect first-day-of-school memory. A is for Apple by DigiChicks Designers Awesome collab from the Chicks. Includes 82 papers, 110 elements, two alphas and two hybrid projects! Alphabetically Mini Kit by Lynn Grieveson Retro-styled with a soft color palette and even a yellow school bus! School [...]

Glitter, a Girl’s Best Friend

Glitter, a Girl's Best Friend

“Some girls are just born with glitter in their veins,” said Paris Hilton.  Glitter is fun and fabulous, especially on scrapbooking layouts and elements.  The bling and shine of a little glitter brings out the girly girl in all of us. And in Photoshop, it’s even easier to play with–no glue and mess involved! The [...]

July 2011 Featured Sponsor: Just Creations

July 2011 Featured Sponsor: Just Creations

Presenting Justie of Just Creations, this month’s DST Insider sponsor! Visit her blogs to get to know her a little better. How do you find Just Creations?  Shop Blog | Tutorial Blog Sample Products from Just Creations

Boy Kits: What’s on Our List?

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The moms of boys at DST have spoken and the verdict is in! Recently, I posted this thread about scrapping for boys in the DST forums. Here’s what I found in the answers posted there:  We moms of boys are looking for more variety and variation in kit color choices. We don’t feel that each [...]