If you love the ombre trend, and want to include it on your scrapbook pages, check out this article over at Get it Scrapped. Debbie Hodge showcases 12 layouts featuring this trend, and asks each designer to explain a … Read More ...
Tutorial & Freebie | Watercolor Background Papers
Nicole from Tikkido shares not only a tutorial for making watercolor backgrounds for scrapbooking and paper crafts, but also free printable versions of the ones she made. So you can either DIY it or just print them off for instant … Read More ...
Tutorial | How to Include Video on a Scrapbook Page
Michelle at The Paper Vine shares a technique for including videos on a scrapbooking page. I’ll give you a hint: QR codes! If you’re a tech savvy scrapbooker who uses a smart phone, this will appeal to you! Click … Read More ...
Tips for Taking Photos of Children’s Artwork
If you want to include photos of your child’s artwork in scrapbook pages or Project Life layouts, these tips from Becky Higgins will come in handy. She shares five tips for taking better photos of kids’s artwork, along with lots … Read More ...
Tutorial | Mini Magazine Notebooks
Use supplies you have on hand to make mini notebooks to toss in your bag, or use as mini scrapbooks. Harri from Cupcake Crafty used magazine pages for her covers, but this should also work with patterned papers. Click here… Read More ...
Tutorial | Translate Creative Displays to Scrapbook Pages
Amy Kingford at Get it Scrapped shows you how you can take an inspiring image, like a beautifully designed room in a magazine, and use that inspiration to create the foundation for a scrapbook page. She illustrates this using … Read More ...
Photography | 8 Steps to Better Photos on Auto
Autumn Baldwin of It’s Always Autumn, ran an eight part series on her blog to help you get better photos using your camera on Auto. She starts off by showing how photos can be improved by turning off … Read More ...
Photography Friday | 10 Tips for Using Your Point & Shoot Camera
Based on her experiences of using only a point & shoot camera while on vacation, Andrea Riley is sharing these 10 tips for the making the most of your point & shoot. Really, this post goes way past a list … Read More ...
Tutorial | Instagram Your Photos With Photoshop Actions
This tutorial from Autumn Baldwin shows you how you can get the look of Instagram filters on your photos using a set of free actions designed for Photoshop. So if you don’t have a smart phone, or just want to … Read More ...
Tutorial | Summer Reading Log Mini Book
If you’re doing a lot of reading this summer, and want a pen & paper way to keep track, you’ll love this idea for a reading log by Nathalie at An Ounce of Creativity. I love how she … Read More ...
Blog Series | {Color} Scheme On
Check out the Scheme On series over at Jessica Sprague. She provides you with a free zip file of the colour scheme (with an additional quote!), and includes a video showing how to use the scheme in Photoshop. Click here… Read More ...
Where You Scrap Wednesdays | Laura Silva
Laura Silva from Laura‘s Crafty Life takes you on a tour of the craft room she shares with her husband (whose hobbies include archery). Laura does many different crafts, so she explains how she has the room set up … Read More ...
Tutorial | Tips for Shooting in the Midday Sun
It’s high summer, which means lots more hours of sunlight for shooting. It also means lots more shooting going on when the sun is the highest and brightest. These photo tips from PhotoJojo will help you to shoot in the … Read More ...
Tutorial | DIY Concertina Photo Book
Make a concertina (or accordion) photo book from scratch using the instructions over at Kate’s Creative Space. She includes a printable instruction sheet. This would be a nice way to document a day trip or other short summer activity. Click … Read More ...
Tutorial | Make Your Own Stamps
Did you know you can easily make your own stamps, for yourself of the kids using readily available craft supplies? Ana Luisa from Dabble Babble Do shows you how simple it is. Click here to go to the tutorial.