The magazine for the Hub of Digital Scrapbooking
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, [...]
Ever since I started formally scrapbooking the digital way in 2006, I’ve wanted to get better. Often, I see layouts and other digital works of art and say to myself, “Someday, I want to do that!” As the list of things to try grew, I decided to write my own digital-scrapbooking bucket list: a compilation [...]
Artists have been working hard at capturing light for centuries. They know that light and the way light plays off of their subjects is what makes a painting or image spectacular. Fortunately, we can harness the accumulated knowledge of the centuries to improve the lighting in our photographs! Photoshop has a great feature that lets [...]
I don’t know about you, but I have a huge brush stash! So I’m always trying to think of ways to use them besides just stamping. Today I’m going to share with you a quick and easy way to use your favorite brushes to make photo masks. All screenshots were made with Photoshop Elements 10, [...]
I’ve found myself talking to more and more “real life” people about the art of digital scrapbooking and most seem totally intrigued. They want to know, “Doesn’t it look flat?” The answer is simple. Digital scrapbooks do not need to look flat, shadowing really is the key to page dimension. You can have the best [...]
Have you ever worked on a layout and when you were done, it seemed to need just a little something extra to make it pop or to help draw the eye to the right place? Adding a spotlight effect can be the perfect subtle change that takes a layout from good to oh-my-goodness! Plus it’s [...]
You have a wonderful photo of a precious memory, a beautiful kit to work with and you’ve created an amazing layout. But, is your photo all it can be? Not if you haven’t checked your levels. This is the first thing I teach all my students to check on every photo. It can make the [...]
Some of us of ‘a certain age’ can remember when the idea of being able to type something in more than one font was positively revolutionary! It came about when IBM introduced the Selectric typewriter that allowed you to change fonts by changing the typeball where all the keys were housed. For people who had [...]
This month we’ve asked three digital-scrapbooking teachers to share their top three text tips for their favorite program so you get three times the fun! Photoshop Top Text Tips by Jenn White from ScrappersWorkshop.com using Photoshop CS 1. To start a new text layer when you’re already using the Type tool, hold the Shift key [...]
