Digital Scrapbooking – Articles, Tips, Examples

Most of our scrapbooking these days is done, at least in part, on computer – so is very much “digital” based. I use Adobe Photoshop Elements as my main design and image editing software.

Have a look at the articles below where I share my design ideas, how I put the layouts together and the products I’ve used to help me get the final result quickly.

If you’re looking for downloadable sketches to use to give you a fast start on your own designs, go over to the downloadable sketches section (click the link).

A Scrapbook Layout with Photos Only

September 3, 2010

We’ve got a scrapbook layout with photos only. Ok, if you want to be pedantic, one word has sneaked in, too, lol! The sun was shining, the shadows were long, the light was just perfect, and Emily was on her way to visit with the ‘baas’

Scrapbook Layout: Inspired Design

August 24, 2010

I’d been looking for some color inspiration and saw these gorgeous poppies at Leslie’s website and suddenly ‘saw’ a scrapbook layout with the photo as the focus.

Simple Layout Idea with Sketch 39

August 18, 2010

We published sketch 39 yesterday and here we have a simple layout idea using it. The scrapbook page uses 4 photos overlapping each other and a few embellishments. The title would work well with chipboard letters.

Simple Scrapbook Layout: Oh Those Eyes!

August 4, 2010

Scrapbooking does not have to be complicated! This simple scrapbook layout was a very quick one to showcase this beautiful photograph. The paper already had the border print at the top and bottom edges which makes a quick page really easy to do.

Scraplift: A Flavor of Sedona

July 29, 2010

Another scraplift, this time using a Tami Potter pinwheel design. This layout is made with eight one-inch, four two-inch, one 4-inch, and four 3×5 inch photos. You will see the detail more clearly on the larger image.

Travel Layout Idea: Sandeman Jerez

July 21, 2010

This travel layout idea shows photographs taken on a visit to the Sandeman Sherry Bodega in Jerez, Spain. I love traveling. I love taking loads of photographs on my travels. However, as you can see, it can take me a long time to get around to doing anything with them! These ones were hidden deep in my external hard drive and I came upon them by accident the other day.

Scraplift: Sugar and Spice Beauties

July 16, 2010

This is just to let you see the two recent scraplift layouts together. Isabella’s says, “At first I wasn’t convinced it would work. Having made them both I’m 99% fine with it, but there’s a little niggle at the back of my head and I can’t quite work out why.”

Scraplift: Beauties

July 15, 2010

Today is a scraplift again. It is the companion page to yesterday’s scrapbook layout, Sugar and Spice. A scraplift is when you use the same or similar products as well as copying the layout.

Scraplift: Sugar and Spice

July 14, 2010

Isabella’s scrap book layout Sugar and Spice is a scraplift from an idea she saw in an advertising leaflet from Pebbles Inc., a scrapbooking supplies company.

Scrapbook Layout Idea with Circles of Life

July 10, 2010

Here is a sample scrapbook layout idea with our recent sketch 38: Circles of Life. It is a multi-photo layout with seven photos in three sizes. Read on for more info about the layout, the products used, and some PSE tips.

A Quick Digital Scrapbooking Trick

July 1, 2010

This scrapbook page was a last-minute thought as I wondered if I should try another paper behind this photo. So as a quick test I used a quick digital scrapbooking trick and inverted the color of the background paper.

Scrapbook Layout: The Perfume Bottle

June 30, 2010

This scrapbook layout was a really quick, spur-of-the-moment one. I saw this photo by Sarah Barth and it immediately transported me to my childhood. Now isn’t that what scrapbooking is all about?