Digital Kit Organization: Managing Your Downloads

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First off, I want to thank everyone for the feedback on the post I did last month on organization.  There were some great questions and comments and they inspired me to take the leap and kick off a “remodel” project of my entire digital organization system. I am going to do a follow up post [...]

Digital Scrapbook Printing Options: Suggestions from Charlene

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[Note from Tiffany: Although this post talks about several different digital scrapbook printing options based on Charlene's experience, Owl Tree Studio does *not* have an affiliate relationship with any of the companies discussed below.] Although I’ve been digital scrapping for about a year and a half, I hadn’t printed any of my layouts off until [...]

Journaling Techniques: Text on Path in PSP

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Follow these easy steps to learn how to create and use a text path for your digital scrapbook layouts or projects in Paint Shop Pro.

Find It Quickly: Digital Scrapbook Kit Storage & Organization

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I think it is safe to say that there are a number of ways that we can store and organize our digital kits. There isn’t one single method that is right or wrong because we all have different ideas and preferences on what is going to work for us. I’ll share how I originally was doing things and touch upon things that I will probably do going forward.

Today’s Layout Inspiration Is Brought To You From…Your Bathroom

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Today’s dose of inspiration is brought to you by Jennifer Richards! I often draw inspiration for layouts from the everyday things I see around me. Perhaps I’m driving down the highway and a billboard catches my eye; I’m flipping through a magazine and the color pallet of a page jumps out at me; or the [...]

Cropping…A Scrapper’s Best Friend?

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Post by CT member Tamara! Composition is defined as “a visual balance plus a focal point with which the eye is naturally drawn.” In scrapbooking, composition is one of the basic rules to making a visually appealing layout. Unfortunately, if the picture we are scrapping wasn’t shot right, there isn’t much we can do to [...]

Fun with Font Effects in PSE

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Today’s blog post is brought to you by creative team member Suzanne Torr! I’ve been playing around with filter effects and fonts and thought I would share some of the cool results I have come up with. I know, yes, there are hundreds, thousands, probably gazillions of fonts out there, but it’s great to know [...]

Using Your DSLR: Understanding File Formats

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When people compare digital cameras, the topic of resolution ineviatably comes up.  But what exactly are megapixels and why should we care?
 
In a nutshell, the higher a cameras megapixels, the higher the details.   Most cameras have the option of saving Large (3872 x 2592 pixels), Medium (2896 x 1944) and Small (1936 x 1296). Have [...]

Oh No! I’ve lost my mojo!

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[Today's post is brought to you by Jennifer Richards, one of our amazing creative team members. Hi Jennifer!] Oh No! I’ve lost my mojo! It’s nothing to be embarrassed about… it happens to the best of us at times.  Even so,U when you lose your scrapbooking mojo, it can become very frustrating!  I know you [...]