By Dave Cross  ·  February 12th, 2006

A very popular effect is to add TV scan lines to an image (to create the look of a photo on a TV screen) for a “high-tech” effect, or simply because it’s “cool.”

By Wendy Williams  ·  May 10th, 2006

As quite a few people are now starting to make their Valentine Day Cards, I thought that I would come up with a simple tutorial that has plenty of scope for additions and variations.

By Wendy Williams  ·  May 10th, 2006

Here’s a quick tutorial for replacing the sky in an blah photo with a better one.

By Wendy Williams  ·  February 10th, 2010

Use those pearls you created in Wendy’s earlier tutorial to create your own necklace.

By Wendy Williams  ·  April 29th, 2008

Here’s a quick way to make a simple chain brush that you can use in your scrapbook pages.

By Wendy Williams  ·  June 19th, 2008

Well, this time of the year we are all making lists so I though that I would show you how to make a pencil, which you can add to scrapbook pages, greeting cards, and more.

By Wendy Williams  ·  June 22nd, 2007

First stage of making our pattern is to create a new file. File>New>Blank File … I used 980 pixels by 770 pixels, Resolution 300, RGB with a white background Now you have to be pretty accurate at this stage so…

By Wendy Williams  ·  June 25th, 2007

Rickrack braid can add interest to a scrapbook page and really is quite easy to make.

By Wendy Williams  ·  June 25th, 2007

Here’s a quick tutorial for making scrapbook tags.

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  ·  February 25th, 2008

Here’s a tutorial for creating a simple button.

By Diana Day  ·  June 16th, 2009

To give you further ideas and inspiration for creating your photo bookmarks, here are a few more examples of my bookmarks—including fronts and backs.

By Wendy Williams  ·  July 18th, 2008

In this tutorial I will show you how to make the outside of a birthday card, and then, in a later tutorial I will show you how to make the inside.

By Wendy Williams  ·  December 1st, 2007

Christmas is rapidly approaching so I thought it may be useful to start some of the preparations early.

By Wendy Williams  ·  June 12th, 2008

Making balloons is actually quite easy and once you have made them they can be used for all sorts of different things.

By Susan Hobbs  ·  July 5th, 2007

Pushpins are a nice finishing touch to many photo creations. They are especially handy for digital scrapbooking. The trick to making them look realistic is in the shadows.

By Wendy Williams  ·  March 12th, 2006

If you’ve added a Curves add-on (from Grant’s Tools or Elements+ or some other source), try this technique for creating a cool gradient silhouette.

By Wendy Williams  ·  May 10th, 2006

Here’s a simple technique for creating the beam of a spotlight.

By Wendy Williams  ·  November 10th, 2006

Here’s a quick and easy way to make simple Christmas ornaments.

By Wendy Williams  ·  May 19th, 2006

Polaroid film might have gone away, but the frame effect lives on; here’s how to make your own.