What’s on Your Digital Scrapbooking Bucket List?

What's on your scrapbooking bucket list?

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 [...]

Fine Tune Your Text Four Ways with Photoshop, Elements, and Paint Shop Pro

Fine Tune Your Text Four Ways with Photoshop, Elements, and Paint Shop Pro

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 [...]

Monograms: Letter-Perfect Ideas for Décor and Gifts

Monograms: Letter-Perfect Ideas for Décor and Gifts

Monograms have come a long way since they were first used as a royal signature on a variety of items, such as currency, to indicate a certain ruler’s mark. Today, monograms can be found in many different forms because of the versatility of design they offer. Monograms create beautiful, personalized art projects – and scrapbooking [...]

Quick Tips: Top Text Tips in PS, PSE and PSP

Quick Tips: Top Text Tips in PS, PSE and PSP

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 [...]

Say It with Style: Word Art Made Easy

Say It with Style: Word Art Made Easy

Word art can bring a fun or elegant touch to your layouts and there are many great word-art artists out there!  But sometimes, you can’t find what you need or have a special quote or phrase you’d like to use – so the only solution is to make it yourself! I’ve developed a quick five-step [...]