On Monday the 17th of October you can join me and other Perth scrapbookers to learn to create digital and hybrid cards, posters and more using Photoshop Elements. How to scale you digital scrapbooking supplies to work on a card or poster Learn to alter your templates to fit your new page size Alter… [Continue reading]
Welcome Scrapworthy Lives Readers
A warm welcome to Scrapworthy Lives readers. Thanks so much for visiting. Today I have a special gift for you – access to my recent Photo Fixes for Real People workshop (offer expired). Want to have better photos? Go from bland to brilliant using just Photoshop Elements. Turn your overcast skies blue Clean away food… [Continue reading]
Just One More Day!
Would you like to have a full scrapbook album ready in 5 days? Valarie did! More on her story later. I’ve been working hard on creating a set of digital scrapbook templates for you, so that you can create a scrapbook album with less fuss and more fun. I’ve even thrown in 2 video tutorials… [Continue reading]
Create a digital scrapbook page: online
Have you ever wondered how to create a digital scrapbook layout from a template? Would you like the tips on how to get your photos and elements looking great when the layout is complete Do you want to see how you can customise templates? Come along and watch as I create a page. Are you… [Continue reading]
Making Sense of the Jargon
Digital scrapbooking uses terms from graphic design, paper scrapbooking, and art. Here are explanations of a few key terms: Alpha An alphabet made up of PNG files, one for each letter Layout Refers to the whole scrapbooking page Embellishments/Elements PNG files that looks like a flower, ribbon, button or other decoration for your layout Flatten… [Continue reading]
How to make a photobook
In the video below, I walk you through creating a photobook in simple steps using Snapfish Australia Create an account and log in Follow the site’s instructions to create an account for free. Upload your Photos Click on upload to add photos from your computerBe sure to click advanced optionsChoose the high quality uploadBrowse to… [Continue reading]
Using your Stash: Cardmaking tips
Have you read been reading Stephanie’s Minimalist Scrapbooking challenge and wondered how you could make it work? I’ve been a card maker for about 10 years longer than I’ve been a scrapbooker, so I’m sharing with you how I’ve managed to keep my card making supplies in this chest of drawers. Today I’m focusing on… [Continue reading]
Getting Started with the Photoshop Elements Organizer
So if you know about digital scrapbooking stores or freebies, you’ve likely got a growing collection of digital scrapbooking supplies on your computer. The question is: WHAT TO DO WITH ALL THE STUFF? How do you find what you want the mess of folders? What should you do with the zip files? You don’t need to… [Continue reading]