Articles
Welcome to the Articles section of Scraps of Mind. I’ve set this page up to give you easier and more direct access to the major articles I’ve posted on my blog that may otherwise be difficult to find as Scraps of Mind continues to grow and expand. Hope you find this a useful resource.
My ScrapBlogging Journey – Who I am and why I’m here
Scraps of Mind Weekly Word Art Newsletter – What’s it all about?
Keep up to date with your favourite Blogs using RSS – How this RSS thing can work for you and make your blogging life easier.
Join the Scraps of Mind Journalist Team and become a Guest Scrapbook Writer
Scrapbooking Articles
Step by Step Digital Scrapbook – Learn how to Digital Scrapbook
Hybrid Scrapbooking – What’s It All About?
Cosmetic Surgery in Scrapbooking
Scrapbooking as an Educational Tool
Digital Scrapbooking vs Traditional Scrapbooking
Have You Ever Done a Scrapbook Layout Makeover?
Planning your Layouts with Sketches
What Resolution should you print your Layouts at?
50th Anniversary Card & a Free Template
What You Need to Know About Copywright in the Scrapbooking World
10 Top Ways to Rekindle Scrapbooking Inspiration
Quick Pages – the Busy Scrapbooker’s Saviour
Interview with Ro Paxman – CEO of ScrapGirls. Audio interview with the woman who dreamed the Scrapbooking dream, and made it happen
3 Different Techniques for making Artist Trading Cards
Podcast Interview with Founder of Digital Scrap Wiki
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The Scrapbooking Journaling Series Many of us find journaling on our scrapbook layouts can push us out of our comfort zone. But it’s well worth the effort. Here’s some reason’s why. In the electronic age in which we live there are fewer and fewer examples of our own handwriting around. Let your scrapbook legacy include this very important part of ‘you’ for the future. Turn your journaling into an exciting accent on your scrapbook layouts. |
21 Resources for Creative Scrapbookers
Are you an Environmentally Friendly Scrapbooker?
Touring with the Travel Teddies – Part 1
Monochrome Scrapbook Layouts – When one color is not enough
Hybrid Scrapbooking – Perfect for Cardmaking
Try some Repetition on your Scrapbook Layouts
Hybrid Scrapbooking – The Best of Both Worlds
Black and White Scrapbook Layouts
Simple Scrapbooks – What are they?
Make a Transparent Scrapbook Layout
Scrapbooking Today vs Yesterday
Scrapbooking is Not a Waste of Time
Are you a Scrapbooking Cardmaker or a Cardmaking Scrapbooker?
Do your Scrapbook Layouts Shape Up?
Do you Scrapbook for the Journey or the Destination?
Scrapbook Organization on a Budget
A Dozen Ideas to find Scrapbooking Time
Do You Scrapbook with One or Many Photos?
Scrapbooking Today vs Yesterday
Scrapbooking Tips, Techniques & Tutorials
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Video Tutorials Using blending modes to create your own unique look by blending background papers together Make your own digital curled edges to use on your digital scrapbook papers. Make your own Word Art like I give away in my Weekly Word Art Newsletter. Alter the colours of your photos to create different moods and looks How to make an area of your photo really stand out.
How to make your title look like it has a reflection – Video Tutorial |
OTHER SCRAPBOOKING TIPS AND TECHNIQUES
Personalising your background
Scan your favourite fabrics and clothes to make personalised backgrounds for your layouts.
Making coordinating flowers
Draw or stamp flowers onto coordinating patterned paper for a great mix and match look on your layouts
Journaling from the heart
Turn to the haiku for a wonderful way of expressing emotion
Photomerge – electronic versions of your paper scrapbook layouts
Share your paper layouts with family and friends electronically.
Printing your digital layouts
Your digital layouts don’t have to stay on the computer. print them out and maybe add some extra ‘real life’ embellishments too.
Doodling for the drawing challenged
Doodling without risking ruining your layout.
The Visual Triangle
A great design principle to enhance your layout design.
The Rule of Thirds and Z Movement
Two fundamental design principals to create a more visually appealing layout
Upsizing photos
A technique to increase the size of your photos whilst minimising quality degredation
Love your layers
Understand the power and value of the layers function in photo editing software.
Making your own rub-ons (courtesy of Scrap Girls)
Now you can use digital elements to make your own rub-ons for traditional scrapping
10 Terrific Ideas for Framing Your Photos
10 techniques for different approaches to framing your photos on your scrapbook layouts.
Blend you Own Backgrounds
Using blending modes to create your own unique look by blending background papers together
And here’s the Video Tutorial version.
Create Scrapbook Backgrounds from your Photos
Use those out of focus photos to make unique Scrapbook layout backgrounds
Transforming Perspective in Photos
Use the Transform function in Photoshop Elements to alter the perspective of your photos
Make a Photo Collage Layout
Create a blended photo collage layout.
Try Making an Animated Layout
Animated layouts are a lot of fun, here are some points to consider when making them yourself.
Shortcuts for Photoshop and Photoshop Elements
Some fave shortcuts to make your digital scrapbooking quicker.
Add a Great Effect to your Photos with a Layer Filter
How to give your photos a funky look using layer filters
How to Use Textures in Scrapbook Layouts
Texture files are a great addition to your digital scrapbooking arsenal. here are some ideas on how to use them.
Scrapbook Idea: Dressing up Your Photos
Dress up the photos on your scrapbook layouts with some great ideas for corner embellishments
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The Scrapbook Layout Color Scheme Series Colour principles you should know to help you pick the ‘right’ colours for your scrapbook layouts. A look at some scrapbook layouts to illustrate the different color schemes outlined in How to Choose Color Schemes An overview of some of the free online tools available to help you select your color schemes. |
Guest Posts
Great Photography is about 30% Camera by Kayla
3 Tips for Better Titles by Melo
The Secrets Of Styles by Melo
The Story of a Scrapbooking Orphan by Seona
Scrapbooking Your Recipes by Monique
How to use Textures in Digital Scrapbooking by Wildheart
- And check out Wildheart’s Texture Tuesday series, packed with texture tutorials and examples.
GIMP Installation Guide by Olga
Organizing my Scrapbookable Moments by Hope
Calendar Keeping can keep you Focused on the Details by Calli
What Happened to the Sad and the Bad? by June
The PMA Show – Digital Scrapbooking Heaven by Kayla
7 Top Scrapbook Organization Tips by Erika
Scrapbook Layouts are a lot like Sandwiches by Dreamscrapper
How to make Frames with Paintshop Pro by Wildheart
How to use Scanned objects in Hybrid and Digital Scrapbooking by June
Building Better Blogs for Beginners
- 10 Tips for Building a Better Blog (Part 1)
- 10 Tips for building a Better Blog (Part 2)
- 10 Steps for publishing a professional looking post…first time
- Have you backed up your blog ?
- Blogging 101
- Blog post titles – make them meaningful
- Link up your Blog
- Trackbacks and Pingbacks
- Keep up to date with your favourite Blogs using RSS
- Mirror, mirror on the wall, who’s the fairest Blog of all
- Roll up, roll up for the Carnival
- Let Your Blog Stumble…it won’t hurt
- 5 Ways to get more Blog Comments
- Easy Way to get more Traffic to your Blog – Blogrush Widget
- Earn Some Money with your Blog
- Can You take a Break from Blogging Without Losing Readers?
- What Everybody Ought to Know About Blog Carnivals
- Why Wordpress?
- How to White List your emails.
- 4 Tips to Make your Blog Interesting
- Are You Driving Blog Commenters Away?
- Get a Traffic Rush to your Blog
- So Where Does the RSS Button Go?
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