It’s Grandparents Day – Scrapping our Past

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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 [...]

Forum Tips and Tricks

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What I like best about DST is the forums. If I have a question, I can get an answer (or ten) quickly, with links to more information and often screen shots! If I’m looking for a particular scrap supply, I can just post an ISO (In Search Of) thread and before I know it there [...]

Hot Product Spotlight: Insta-Style Without Instagram

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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 shared beautiful layouts in her forum post here. So this got me thinking: what if you don’t own an iPhone or [...]

Art Journaling: Exploring Your Emotions

What comes to mind when you think of “art journaling”? This form of artistic expression has surged in popularity among digital scrapbookers lately, but it’s nearly impossible to pin down an all-encompassing definition. I’m not going to even try here – you can Google it and find probably thousands of different interpretations of what art [...]

All About Fonts: Finding, Installing, Organizing and Using Fonts

All About Fonts:  Finding, Installing, Organizing and Using Fonts

We digital scrapbookers love to obsess over fonts, often devoting as much time to browsing, choosing and finessing our fonts as we do papers and elements. No longer the exclusive realm of professional graphic designers, fonts now come in a dizzying array of styles to add the perfect personalized touch to scrapbook pages. They create [...]

Digital Scrapbooking WITH Your Kids: Inspiration and Ideas

Digital Scrapbooking WITH Your Kids

If you ask a group of scrapbookers their favorite subject to scrap, the most popular answer would probably be “our children.” We love to take photos of them, jot down funny things they say and create beautiful layouts for and about our kids. But how many of us have actually digitally scrapbooked with our children? [...]