Digital Scrapbooking Background: Choose the Right One | aA
5 Ways to Choose a Digital Scrapbooking Background That Makes Your Photos Shine The digital scrapbooking background is the largest single element on the page — and the one most likely to either make the photo sing or quietly compete with it. Creative Team member Joan Robillard shares five practical ways to choose the right […]
Clipping Masks Digital Scrapbooking: Beginner’s Guide
Clipping Masks in Digital Scrapbooking: A Beginner’s Guide to Blending Photos Clipping masks digital scrapbooking made simple — the single skill that transforms a flat, placed page into something soft, artsy, and fully blended. Easier than it sounds. No prior experience needed. If you have ever looked at a beautifully blended digital scrapbook page and […]
Photo Sketch Effect Photoshop for Digital Scrapbooking
Photoshop Sketch Effect for Digital Scrapbooking Using the Filter Gallery A Photoshop sketch effect for digital scrapbooking turns an ordinary photo into something that looks hand-drawn — and guest digital scrapbooker Dorci breaks the whole process down using the Filter Gallery in six steps. Filters are one of those Photoshop features that look intimidating from […]
Digital Scrapbooking Story Ideas: 5 Ways to Tell Yours | aA
5 Ways to Tell a Digital Scrapbooking Story — Even When the Words Won’t Come Telling a digital scrapbooking story doesn’t have to mean staring at a blank journaling block until you give up and go make tea. Creative Team member Miki Krueger shares five approaches that actually work — and they’re all a lot […]
Digital Scrapbooking Photo Effects: 6 Techniques to Try | aA
6 Ways to Add Digital Scrapbooking Photo Effects That Actually Look Good Digital scrapbooking photo effects turn ordinary snapshots into something worth a second look — and most of them don’t require starting from scratch in Photoshop. Creative Team member Miki Krueger walks through six approaches she uses regularly, from free smartphone apps to blending […]
Simple Digital Scrapbooking Page: 7-Step Approach | aA
How to Create a Simple Digital Scrapbooking Page in 7 Steps A simple digital scrapbooking page doesn’t mean a boring one. It means fewer decisions, a faster workflow, and more layouts actually finished — without sacrificing the artistry. Creative Team member Joan Robillard shares the seven-step approach she uses every time. The biggest obstacle in […]
Digital Scrapbooking Title Frames with WordART | aA
How to Create Digital Scrapbooking Title Frames with WordART Digital scrapbooking title frames turn an ordinary photo frame layer into a typography focal point — and they’re more approachable than they look. Creative Team member Nancy Adams walks through two techniques: a clean merge-and-recolor method, and a layer mask approach for more complex title shapes. […]
Blending Photos in Digital Scrapbooking: Step-by-Step | aA
Blending Photos in Digital Scrapbooking: How to Transform a Traditional Layout into Artsy Page Design Blending photos in digital scrapbooking is the single technique that moves a page from flat to layered — from “nice” to unmistakably artsy. Five steps, four key products, and one FotoBlendz clipping mask are all it takes. Ten years ago, […]
Line Guides in Digital Scrapbooking: Design with a Grid | aA
How to Use Line Guides in Digital Scrapbooking to Design Better Layouts Line guides in digital scrapbooking divide your layout into a grid — and that grid decides where everything goes. Photo, title, journaling, embellishments. All of it. Photographers have used the Rule of Thirds for decades. Place your subject on the intersection of two […]
Extend a Photo Across Multiple Frames | aA
How to Extend a Photo Across Multiple Frames in Digital Scrapbooking One frame is fine. But when you extend a photo across multiple frames, something shifts — the image gets room to breathe, the layout gets movement, and the whole page feels more considered than a single placement ever could. Seven steps, in Photoshop Elements […]
ArtsyTransfers Colored Sketch Effect: Digital Scrapbooking | aA
ArtsyTransfers Colored Sketch Effect: A Step-by-Step Digital Scrapbook Technique Digital Scrapbooking ArtsyTransfers Colored Sketch Effect is one of the most satisfying techniques in digital scrapbooking — you take a flat photo, turn it into a sketch, and flood it with color and texture using pre-built layered transfers. No painting skills required. Just layers, blending modes, […]
Band Design in Digital Scrapbooking | aA
Band Design in Digital Scrapbooking — The Power of Straight Lines Band design in digital scrapbooking is the deliberate use of horizontal or vertical bands to build pages that feel calm, modern, and intentional. It is the opposite of layered chaos — and it might be the trick your pages have been waiting for. Band […]
Digital Scrapbook Your Ancestry and Heritage Photos
Today, Creative Team Member, Nancy Adams, is sharing Digital Scrapbook Your Ancestry and Heritage Photos. This tutorial is prepared using Photoshop Elements but can also be completed in the full version of Photoshop. Digital Scrapbook Your Ancestry and Heritage Photos Introduction Illustrate how to enhance heritage digital scrapbooking and photo artistry layout designs. Give Life […]
Create Your Own Type Photo Mask
Today, [aalogo] Creative Team Member, Laura Tringali Holmes is sharing a tutorial to Create Your Own Type Photo Mask. This tutorial is conducted in Adobe Photoshop Elements. Create Your Own Type Photo Mask Introduction Any object on any layer can be using as a mask. A mask is used with the Clipping Mask Function to […]
Graphic Poster Effect Using Threshold Filter
Today, [aalogo] Creative Team Member, Miki Krueger is sharing a Graphic Poster Effect Using Threshold Filter. Graphic Poster Effect Using Threshold Filter Introduction In this tutorial you will create an edgy graphic poster effect and learn how to: Create a photo Extraction using the Quick Selection Tool. Create a monotone graphic effect using a Threshold […]
8 Ways to Digital Art Journaling
Today, [aalogo] Cerative Team Member, Viv Halliwell, is sharing 8 Ways to Digital Art Journaling. 8 Ways to Digital Art Journaling Introduction Digital Art journaling is the fusion of digital artistry and words to convey emotion. A great way to create in the Absence of photos, ‘make sense of the world’ or work through Emotion. […]
Create Artistry with FotoGlows
Today, Miki Krueger is sharing how to create artistry with FotoGlows. Create Artistry with FotoGlows Introduction In this tutorial, you will learn how to: Enhance a photo using a FotoGlow Change the Color of a FotoGlow Use Blending Modes to intensify a FotoGlow Note. You can find FotoGlow elements in the FotoGlows and MultiMedia elements […]
Printing Photo Books in Australia
Today, Creative Team Member, Michelle James, is sharing Printing Photo Books in Australia. Printing Photo Books in Australia Introduction Options for printing Photo Books are different here in Australia than in the United States. This is due in large part to the dollar conversion which can make printing cost-prohibitive. The cost and availability of shipping […]
Balanced FotoInspired with Design Principles
Today we’re sharing a tutorial via Laura Tringali Holmes on how to create Balanced FotoInspired with Design Principles. This tutorial is created in Photoshop Elements but you can also follow on along in your version of Adobe Photoshop. Balanced FotoInspired with Design Principles Introduction Create balance in your artistry while still using all your photos. […]
7 Ways To Use Corner Slit Frames
Today, Creative Team Member, Nancy Adams, is sharing 7 Ways to Use Corner Slit Frames. Complete these techniques in PhotoShop Elements. 7 Ways to Use Corner Slit Frames Corner Slit Frames offer multiple options for displaying your photos, memorabilia, and design elements. Creative play with the components of the Corner Slit Frames will add unity […]
Inspiration from Graphic Design Posters
Today, Adryane is sharing how to get Inspiration from Graphic Design Posters in Adobe Photoshop CC. Inspiration from Graphic Design Posters Introduction Clean lines and simple shapes, that’s what draws me to graphic designs. I did a little reading about why graphic design posters are effective and found this: Shapes help create a path for […]
Blend Text Images using Blending Modes
Today, Margo is sharing how to Blend Text Images using Blending Modes in Adobe Photoshop CC. Blend Text Images using Blending Modes Introduction Learn how to: Seamlessly blend text images with your DigitalART supplies. Use Blending Modes as an alternative to making a custom brush. 1. Create Layout Foundation Go to File > New and create a blank file […]
Find Photos and Digital Assets using Adobe Lightroom
Today, Joan is sharing how to Find Photos and Digital Assets using Adobe Lightroom. This tutorial is demonstrated in Lightroom Classic CC but many of the instructions will work in other versions of Lightroom Find Photos and Digital Assets using Adobe Lightroom Introduction In this tutorial you will learn: How to IMPORT photos and digital […]
5 Ways to Modify Templates for Rectangle Format
Today, Creative Team Member, Diane Weber, is sharing 5 Ways to Modify Templates for Rectangle Format Scrapbooking. Complete these techniques in Adobe Photoshop or Elements. 5 Ways to Modify Templates for Rectangle Format Introduction Modify 12 X 12 format DigitalART supplies for rectangle format scrapbooking. This is a series of posts by Diane Weber sharing […]