Head on over to Submarines and Sewing Machines with Gemma, to learn 7 ways you can create depth of field in your photos. Depth of field refers to how much of your photo is in focus.
You know those lovely … Read More ...
Tutorial | DIY Watercolor Flowers
These watercolor flowers are gorgeous! They may be too bulky for a scrapbook page (unless you’re into that), but would work perfectly on cards, mini-book covers and mixed media pieces. But the technique that Daniela at Curly Made uses … Read More ...
Show & Tell | Silhouette Challenge by Heather Greenwood
Heather Greenwood shares how she made the gorgeous piece above using varying products and techniques from Silhouette. She used printable canvas, corrugated paper, white sticker paper and sketch pens, as well as various cutting techniques to create this honeymoon memento. … Read More ...
Tutorial | Quick and Easy Scrapbook Photo Frame
Got an extra photo lying around? Use scrapbooking paper and embellishments to create a cute 4×6 frame for displaying a treasured photo. Albion Gould takes you through the steps. You’ll also need ModPodge, letter stickers, a foam brush and … Read More ...
Tutorial | Embossing Paste Backgrounds
Rachel at rwkrafts shares her techniques for making colorful backgrounds using embossing pastes from Faber Castell Whipped Spackle. She created her card for the challenge at PaperTrey Ink, and used colors inspired by the Curtain Call Challenge. In her video … Read More ...
Tutorial | Make a Photo Collage Monogram with Hybrid Techniques
Head on over to Cynthia Runs With Scissors to find out how to use both digital and paper techniques to make this hybrid photo collage monogram. She explains how she created the photo collage in Adobe Photoshop Elements, … Read More ...
Tutorial | Print Your Own Journal Cards + Free Template
Download a free layered template from Heather Greenwood, and follow along as she shows how to use it to make and print out journaling cards from digital elements.
Her detailed steps take you through downloading, unzipping and saving the … Read More ...
Tutorial | Painting With Mists
Heather Greenwood shares a great way to add some color to plain prints. She painted her pre-printed design using spray mists from Heidi Swapp. Done in only three steps! You can also do this with images you stamp yourself, … Read More ...
Tutorial | Water Color Background Using Templates
Check out my personal blog Callaloo Soup, for a tutorial showing how I used an unlikely craft supply to make the watercolor background on this layout. Plus get a chance to win the tool I used!
Tutorial | Double Stamping Technique With Acrylic Inks
Check out this fantastic video from Jennifer Priest detailing a double stamping technique using Clearsnap Izink acrylic inks. I’d love to try this! That effect would work really well on scrapbook layouts too.
Photography for Scrapbookers | 10 Tips & Tricks
Jamielyn Nye at I Heart Naptime collected these 10 tips and tricks to help with your photography. From food photography, to portraits, to editing for the web, you’re sure to find help.
Photography for Scrapbookers | Shooting Star Trails
If you’ll be in the great outdoors this summer, you might want to take photos of the night sky. In this tutorial at Digital Photography School, you can learn how to create photos with star trails. It takes some time, … Read More ...
Tutorial – Stamping and Ink Blending
Learn some stamping and blending and blending techniques, with this tutorial from Sweet Steph Card Designs. Make a card as shown above, or a background element for a scrapbook page.
Photography for Scrapbookers | 5 Tips for Better Beach Photos
Elicia Graves shares her five top tips for better beach photos. I will definitely be using these this summer! These tips from Click It Up A Notch will help you get “creative and beautifully lit shots” to document your beach … Read More ...
Photography for Scrapbookers | Capturing Motion with Shutter Speed
It’s summer and the kids are outside riding bikes, skipping rope, swinging and having a grand time. Shani Hanson will help you capture the motion in her article at I Heart Naptime. She covers how you can use different shutter … Read More ...