Photo Color Pop

Here is a little recipe for “Color Pop” with photos. 
Open photo
On layers, duplicate the layer
Go to filter>blur>gaussian blur
Set the blur where the element is blurred, but still has shape…I like to use about 10
Go to blending modes and select overlay
For more, you can select vivid light
That is it…”A Piece of Cake!” It brings out the [...]

Today

It is the last day of the year. I plan to continue to add things I find on this blog for digital scrapbooking and paper crafts. Until then, Happy New Year!

Printing Options

Here are some ideas for printing options if you are wanting to print scrapbook pages, cards, books, etc.
Apple does a great job for books, cards, etc 
WHCC is a great source for printing pages, books, cards, etc. Their prices are great and include shipping.
Cosco prints pages at a good price. You do need a membership.
Scrapbook Pictures [...]

imac Photo Books

Now that it is the day after Christmas, I can tell about a great photo book you can get through Apple. I wanted to before now, but I didn’t want my Mom or Mother-in-law to see their gifts if I posted about it.
I created 6 books through Apple recently…for my grandmother, mother and dad, and [...]

What I Like…

I have recently been asked by friends about doing digital layouts, what I use. These friends have not done digital scrapbooking and are wanting to know where to start. So, I decided I would write a post just on what I like to use.
Pink Ink Studios products I love! Frames, storyboards, masks…made for photographers by [...]

Drawing an outline border

I wanted to draw a border around one of my storyboards and then add a title. Here is the recipe: 
create a new layer
with that layer selected, use the marquee tool to create the border
go to edit>stroke and choose the color border and where you want the color
if you want [...]

Adding Light in PSE 4.0

Here is a link for adding light to photos…it works great and makes spotlighting photos “A Piece of Cake”!  Adding Light

Digital Christmas Tags

Here is a picture of my Christmas tags I created in Photoshop Elements. I used the Shabby Princess digital kit called “T’was the Night” and will print the tags out, trim the tags, and maybe even mat with a coordinating paper (if needed). Then, the tags can be tied on each person’s gift and because [...]

Disney Freebies

Here are some Disney freebies…. 
Easy pages for maybe a kid’s smaller size scrapbook click here
Mickey brads and eyelets click here (I downloaded these for my books)!

Using a Photo for a Digital Background Recipe

If you want to use a photo for a digital background, follow this recipe and it will be “A Piece of Cake”! 
Open the picture onto your background in Photoshop Elements
Drag the handles on the corners to make it the same size as your background
Go to opacity and adjust it until it looks like you want [...]

Photo Tinting

When wanting to make a photo black and white with color in Photoshop Elements for Mac 4.0, this is what you need to do:
Find your picture
Duplicate layer and work on the duplicated layer so your original stays like it is
go to layers & gradient map & choose the black and white gradient
click on your eraser [...]

Recoloring an Object

I wanted to re-color an object in my digital layout. I bought a photo frame from Digital Designs and wanted it to be black just like the four-frame set I had in a kit from Shabby Princess. I did see a tutorial on 2 Peas that said you could go to Layers>hue/saturation and adjust the [...]

Pooh Clip art and Font Site

I found this Pooh Site. It has some clip art and fonts that can be downloaded for FREE and then used with digital layouts, storyboards, or other things

Digital Printing Papers

I originally started scrapbooking with paper about 7 years ago before my husband and I got married and before we had children. I have kept up with it since. I have a scrapbook space in our kids playroom set up with all my tools needed, supplies, and a wipe off board for my projects I [...]