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.
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Making glossy buttons is actually quite easy to do, and they look great on a scrapbooking layout.
In Elements, it’s easy to create your own repeating patterns using the shapes already provided. You can then save them as permanent additions to Elements’ patterns so you can use them again and again to create beautiful patterned papers for your scrapbook pages.
I have recently been experimenting with making quilting blocks and have found that you can use them to make all sorts of things, including a scrapbooking flower.
I recently did a tutorial on making a folder and in my finished image I added a photograph to the front of the folder using adhesive tape. Here’s how to do that.
This tutorial shows you how to make a template for displaying a photograph. It uses a cut-out technique to add interest to the page.
Here’s how you can digitally distress your layouts to get this grungy look that’s a popular scrapbooking trend.
Let’s explore how font choices, warp text, and word art can make an impact on your scrapbook page.
Weathered tickets make great embellishments and tools for your graphic designs and scrapbook layouts. Check out the video tutorial to learn how to make your own weathered ticket.
One of my favorite projects is to create custom wrappers for candy bars. They can be used for holidays, birthday parties, showers and weddings.
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.
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.
To make this tutorial easier to follow I have images for each step, and I’ve split the tutorial into two parts. In the first part I will show you how to create the basic shape of the Bow and then in the second part we will make it look realistic.
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.
I like to use this embossing technique on scrapbook pages where I want a simple, elegant look, such as a wedding page.
When I am creating my own images I often make textures and I thought it would be interesting to show you how I make one of them. So let’s make Marble.
Here’s another technique for creating a realistic-looking photo frame, this time with a metallic look.
Despite their complicated appearance, weaving ribbons is not too difficult a technique. It is really effective when you use it on a scrapbook page.
This is an effect that fascinates me, so I thought that it would be good to show you how it can be done.
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