This is used for all “major” scrapbooking tips presented in a series.
So, by now you’ve surely been doing some shopping. Or perhaps you already had a “stash” of digital supplies. Now I’m going to give you what I believe is the most crucial tip for either digital or traditional (paper) scrapbooking… Step #8: Staying Organized If you’re a beginner…now is the time to come up with a good organization plan. Trust me, doing it sooner rather than later is going to make it so much easier. This was one lesson I…
I’ve talked a lot about color in the last two Tuesday posts (re-coloring elements & re-coloring paper). But one of the most challenging parts of scrapbooking is selecting and using papers that coordinate well with your photos and make some kind of impact. When you start a layout, how do you choose the colors you will be using? Do you look for the overall color of the photos? Do you look for accents in the photos? Do you just choose…
As a self-professed, recovering paper-aholic (sort of) I have to admit I never seem to have enough paper. And if you could see all the “real” paper I have from my pre-digital phase you’d gasp…and loudly. I use the excuse that so much of what I have is left over from my old business. But truth be told that’s all it is…just an excuse! I thought perhaps things would change when I went digital. And they did…but in the wrong…
So, in last week’s post I talked about enhancing your stash. I know how frustrating it can be when you’re working on a project and you just can’t seem to find the right color pallet in your existing supplies. But you don’t always have to go out and buy more product. Especially if money is tight. Instead, just get creative about using what you already have. One of the things I love about digital scrapbooking is the ability to use…
Once you feel comfortable with whatever software program you’ve chosen it may just be time to go shopping. Though if you’ve been playing with software, you likely already have some papers and elements with which you’ve experimented. But you’ll certainly want to expand your digital supply stash so you can start creating your own personalized scrapbook pages. Step #4 Choosing Digital Kits Digi-scrap kits are downloadable files of image graphics, typically .png and .jpg images compressed into a .zip file…