By Rick LePage  ·  March 1st, 2009

When I speak with people who want to learn more about Photoshop Elements, I usually tell them that the key to getting the most out of the program is to gain an understanding of two concepts: Levels and layers…

By Wendy Williams  ·  February 15th, 2009

Last month I showed you how to make a scrapbook template out of a favourite layout; this month I will show you how to use that template to make a new page.

By Rick LePage  ·  January 25th, 2009

Here’s a short summary of the companies mentioned in our Jan/Feb 2009 online printing services story. While this is in no way a comprehensive list of the vendors out there, it’s a great place to start.

By Jeff Carlson  ·  January 25th, 2009

I’ll assume you’ve already used Photoshop Elements’ tools to improve the quality of your photos. However, don’t upload the image files into the ether just yet. A few steps will help ensure the photos end up as you intended:

By Wendy Williams  ·  January 19th, 2009

People often ask how can they make a scrapbook page template so I thought that I write a tutorial showing you how to do just that. It is really simple and once the template is made then it is very easy to use it time and time again.

By Rick LePage  ·  January 16th, 2009

Here’s a bit more info on Michael Orton, as well as some links to discussions regarding the technique and sample photos.

By Diana Day  ·  January 16th, 2009

Here are a few examples of my word frames for inspiration in creating your own word frame templates, as well as some links to free fonts online.

By Wendy Williams  ·  January 15th, 2009

With Valentine’s Day coming up I thought that it would be a good time to make a Valentine’s Card. In this tutorial I will show you how to use a photograph to fill text, its quite a good effect and…

By Rick LePage  ·  January 5th, 2009

This month, we’re incorporating a few changes inside Photoshop Elements Techniques. We’re hoping that they will make the magazine more useful, and will help strengthen the link between the publication you receive in the mail and the Web site.

By Wendy Williams  ·  December 5th, 2008

Here is another fun and easy Christmas-themed tutorial: a set of Christmas lights that have the appearance of being lit.

By Wendy Williams  ·  December 2nd, 2008

Christmas is just around the corner, so I thought that I would show you how to make your own gift tags to add to all those presents that you have bought.

By Wendy Williams  ·  November 12th, 2008

Lace mats are quite popular in scrapbooking so I thought that I would do a tutorial showing you how to make a simple brush and then use that brush to make some lace for trimming a mat.

By Wendy Williams  ·  November 11th, 2008

This is an effect that fascinates me, so I thought that it would be good to show you how it can be done.

By Wendy Williams  ·  September 25th, 2008

Pins are such fun things to use on scrapbook pages, and I know that many of you like to use them, so I thought that I would show you how I make mine.

By Wendy Williams  ·  September 18th, 2008

There was some discussion in the forum a while ago about how to make window glass float above an image so that it looks realistic. Here’s an approach to try.

By Wendy Williams  ·  September 11th, 2008

I think that making your own invitations is a really fun thing to do, they are so much more personal than buying them ready made and actually are really simple to make.

By Diana Day  ·  September 5th, 2008

This companion article to my tutorial in the magazine will give you further tips and ideas for creating stripes and checks.

By Wendy Williams  ·  August 14th, 2008

Brads, or eyelets, are something that we use a lot in scrapbooking so I thought that I would do a tutorial showing you how to make a simple brad and two more complex ones.

By Wendy Williams  ·  August 8th, 2008

Making your own cards is fun and your friends really will appreciate getting a personal card from you.

By Wendy Williams  ·  July 31st, 2008

Despite their complicated appearance, weaving ribbons is not too difficult a technique. It is really effective when you use it on a scrapbook page.