Digital Scrapbooking Tutorials
Photoshop Techniques
How to Use Clipping Masks in Photoshop and Photoshop Elements
Take your digital scrapbook pages or projects to a new level with the use of Clipping Masks. What are Clipping Masks and Where Do I Find Them? Simply defined, a clipping mask is a shape which will define the edges and transparency of an item to which it is clipped....
What are Blend Modes in Photoshop?
Easily add color or contrast to your images with the use of Blend Modes. What do Blend Modes do? In general, each Blend Mode in Photoshop changes the way a layer interacts with the layer beneath it. More specifically, there are 5 groups of Blend Modes. Each group is...
3 Ways to Save Space on Your Hard Drive and Make Your Computer Run More Efficiently
While hard drives aren't as costly as they used to be, it's still a good idea to save hard drive space when we can. More space, of course, allows us to have more room for additional files, but there's also another reason. "All hard drives, whether spinning hard disks...
Product Tutorials
How to Create Beautiful Textures in One Quick Step
Add Texture to your Digital Tools Arsenal the Easy Way Adding texture to a digital scrapbook page adds so much character to your project, but the process can be intimidating. There are multiple ways to add texture, but what technique or tool should you use to create...
Watercolor Look Made Easy with Photoshop Textures
How to Get Started with Watercolor Overlays, along with Custom Tips and Tricks I learned along the wayby Karen Schulz There are so many textures that can be used with your digital papers, elements, and text. And while some might work for you, with others you need to...
How to Use Texture Brushes
Adding texture to your digital scrapbook pages can take a Blah page to a WOW page! And the GREAT news is that there are so many ways to do this. Here are 4+ easy ways to add texture to your digital projects using Textures Brushes 01. 01. Blend a digital stamp into...
How to Use Bokeh Brushes and Overlays
Add a magical, ethereal effect to your photos and digital background papers with the use of Bokeh Brushes and/or Overlays Bokeh is a term used in photography to describe the delightful blur effect that is produced in the out-of-focus parts of a photo. You can easily...
Photo Tips
Use Textures to Enhance Your Photos
When you take pictures, do they sometimes come out a bit flat looking? You might be surprised how easy it is to enhance your images in Photoshop or Photoshop Elements using a simple texture and a Blend Mode. Here's how: Open the Image you Would Like...
Workflow for Editing Photos
At the beginning of the year, I always like to organize. Whether it's organizing a drawer or a digital folder, starting out the year "fresh" feels good! It's good to have a plan in place, a method to follow. It's the same way with editing our photos. Using a...