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A couple years back I wrote a fun tutorial: Blur + Focus Frame Effect Tutorial. It's one I pull out every couple of LADs (Layout-a-Day) just because I love it. The original tutorial is in Photoshop. This twist on that [...]
Earlier this week I did a very well received Quick Tip: Templating, I thought I'd also pull out a more Artsy style template and walk you through how-to template one of these. In essence, we will be layering each element [...]
Hello all! Toiny here with a quick little rundown on how I template. I'm starting with Bryony's, Heartstrings Scrap Art, wonderful template set: A Little Bit Arty 7 and our LAD: Peaches & Cream. The first thing I do with [...]
Hi all! Dani here (Just Because Studio) with a fun Quick Tip today. Make your layout more eye-catching with a frame. You can frame your layout in many different ways, it can be a stitched border, an artsy edge, or [...]
This is one of my quicker Quick Tip, and also one of my funnest Quick Tips! Grab your favorite paper, ephemera & hand-written font to follow along. I'm using the free LAD Mega: Peaches & Cream with a paper by [...]
Here's a fun idea! Draw a quick frame, add a border & shadow and then triple it. Spice it up by adding the same photo three times. Resizing the photo in each frame gives you a very eye-catching centerpiece for [...]
I love the look of stacked papers. Love! Sometimes though I struggle with the overlapping edges. I especially struggled while creating the header for our current LAD (layout-a-day): Winter Whites. I wanted to show off multiple papers, a stacked paper, [...]
Today is a fun little Quick Tip using a paper and a brush. If you've been playing along with our LAD: Winter Whites, you may have picked up Schwarzwald Designs FREE Winter Brushes earlier this month. I'm using one of [...]
We've done a lot of learning & playing the last couple of weeks, primarily on masks & transfers. Today we are going to merge a couple of techniques, using parts of our wonderful Pumpkin Palooza, to create yet another look. [...]
Hi All, Silke here. Transfers, Accents and Stamps are elements that emphasise the art on your scrapbooking pages. Today I'm going to teach you how you can recolor these elements in a way so as not to lose their essence. [...]
Hi all, Silke here. Masks are a fantastic way to add your photos to your layouts. But there are times when your photo doesn't fit well inside your mask. Here's a quick trick to fix that. Open your mask. In [...]
Hey all! I'm sure you saw Ann's wonderful blog post on Using Clipping Masks in Procreate yesterday. It's a little bit different in Photoshop (and Elements), this post will help you use Clipping Masks in Photoshop. I'm going to start [...]
Hey! It's Ann with a quick tip to show you how to clip a photo to a mask in Procreate. In your Procreate document, add the mask by tapping Actions > Insert File (or Photo, depending on whether your file [...]
Hello and good morning lovely people! Sonja here with another quick tip for you! You know I love my layouts to always have a little “artsy” touch. Whether it’s paint, brushes, or an accent or transfer. Today I would like [...]
Several designers from our Open Doors Coordinated Collection have wonderful hand-drawn faces or people. This is a Quick Tip on how to use these in a layout! I will show you how to create a mixed media page with my [...]
Hi, Silke here. Today I will show you how to create a spill out effect of a photo that spill out over the edges of a frame, using a mask, a doodle frame and a rectangular frame. Image from Pixabay. You [...]
Hi, Silke here. Today I will show you how to create a stencil effect using any mask and patterned paper. You will need: any maska solid background; anda patterned paper that has a solid background I used these items here [...]
Happy Thanksgiving! Even though the circumstances obviously aren't ideal, I have a lot to be thankful for. I'm hoping for some quiet, creative time this weekend, Face Timing with family. And maybe some leaf raking... In the spirit of the [...]
One of the super fun things about Digital Scrapbooking is that you can use papers and elements again & again. Even after "cutting" them up. One of my favorite effects is to have a brighter/busier paper peek out from behind [...]
Hello! Ann here, raising my hand as another mask lover. I am truly a sucker for them and will use them with anything I can! Below I'll show you how I created a layout in the Procreate app using both [...]
