Creative Effects for Digital Scrapbooking
Creative Techniques & Effects
Once you know the basics, these techniques add personality to a page — interlocking frames, torn edges, out-of-bounds effects, and more. Each one is a building block you can mix into any layout, with any kit.
Make the Most of Grayscale JPGs in Digital Scrapbooking
Learn how to colorize JPG formate overlays to kick up your digital scrapbooking backgrounds!
Create Stamped Silhouette for Your Digital Scrapbook Page
Turn your photo into a stamped silhouette! This is a great way to use those less-than-perfect, but still meaningful photos!
Using Paint or Gesso Elements as Photo Masks
This tutorial shows you how to use paint or gesso elements in a kit as a mask for your photos
Using Transparent Overlays
This tutorial shows how to quickly make digital background papers using transparent overlays. It’s meant to be an overview, not a step-by-step tutorial.
Out-of-Bounds Effect
What does “out-of-bounds” mean in terms of art journaling – and what does it have to do with Photoshop?
Adding a Digital Paper Clip to your Pages
Adding a Digital Paper Clip to your page is super easy. Making it look realistic is also easy and, in my Photoshop Elements tutorial, I show you how.
Stencil Your Digital Pages For a Mixed Media Look!
Stenciling is one of my very, very favorite mixed media techniques because it is so simple! Lay the stencil down, use your choice of spray inks or paints on top, remove the stencil and voila! In just a few seconds, you’ve created a lovely background – or even focal element – for your artwork
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