Posted by karooch on
May 13, 2008
Step by Step Digital Scrapbook – learn how to digital scrapbook
I have been making mention over the last couple of weeks of a new website I’ve set up to help beginner digital scrapbookers learn how to digital scrapbook.
So I thought it was time I ‘came out of the closet’ and told you all about it.
For some time I’ve been getting comments from people who are interested in the no mess, creative approach to scrapbooking that is one of the benefits of digital scrapbooking.
Some of them are paper scrapbookers who are finding it difficult to deal with the workspace and storage needs of paper scrapbooking. Some are people who would like to create scrapbooking layouts but don’t really want to get into the paper, scissors and glue scenario.
There are many tutorials around showing digital scrapbooking techniques … I’ve made some of them myself.
But none of them seem to address the needs of the absolute newbie: the person who isn’t comfortable with using graphics editing programs and who doesn’t know the terminology that has grown up around digital scrapbooking.
So I decided to do something about it.
I’ve set up a web site at Step by Step Digital Scrapbook
which is all about helping newbies get started in digital scrapbooking.
There is a whole bunch of information and videos there to help you get started. And if you want some more personal coaching and ‘hand holding’ assistance on your digital scrapbooking journey, you can join my Mentoring Program.
What’s The Mentoring Program?
The Step by Step Digital Scrapbook Mentoring Program is designed specifically to help new digital scrapbookers along their journey of discovery.
It is based on weekly eclasses which give you video tutorials to teach you new skills and show you how to apply them. All the digitals scrapbooking kits you need to make the demonstrated layouts are included with the eclass. As well as lots of extra tips and tricks and regular feedback on your progress.
The approach doesn’t bombard you with heaps of new stuff at one time. It teaches you a few key new techniques each week and helps you to build your skills easily and with no pressure. Creating great layouts along the way.
I wanted to do something a bit extra for Scraps of Mind Readers. So I’m offering the first 30 people who join my Mentoring Program some extra hand-holding help from me. You’ll 15 x 20 minute one on one sessions to discuss your particular digital scrapbooking challenges.
So if you are interested finding out more about digital scrapbooking, please click over and check out Step by Step Digital Scrapbook. And if you want to take advantage of the extra personal help from me, be in the first 30 people to join the Mentoring Program to take advantage of this extra mentoring assistance.
And if you know of others who might be interested in learning how to digital scrapbook and would like some hand-holding to help them get there, please share the link to Step by Step Digital Scrapbook with them.
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Posted by karooch on
March 6, 2008
Digital Scrapbooking Tutorials – Create a Featured Area on Your Photo
A couple of weeks ago I published a Scrapbook Album and Story called Touring with the Travel Teddies.
A number of people have asked me how I created that raised area on the photo in the second layout. So I thought I’d make a little digital scrapbooking tutorial video to show you how to do it.
I use Photoshop Elements to create this layout but you can apply this technique in any of the photo editing software programs. Just remember the names of tools and their location may be different in different programs.
Here is the YouTube version of the video. But if you have a reasonable Internet connection (broadband) I recommend you click on the link under the video insert and watch the High Resolution version.
And if you like the style of this tutorial you might like to take a look at my longer, more detailed Step by Step Digital Scrapbook Video Tutorials at my new site, which come with all the layout elements included with the tutorial.
By the way, if you think this is useful, please share this digital scrapbooking tutorial with others by voting for it on StumbleUpon and bookmarking it in Delicious.
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Manipulate the Color in your Photos – Digital Scrapbooking Video Tutorial
Posted by karooch on
February 7, 2008
Digital Scrapbooking Tutorials – Manipulating the Color in your Photos
Here’s another short digital scrapbooking tutorial video I made for you.
This one looks at a couple of techniques you can use to alter the colour of your photos to suit the mood or style of the scrapbook layout you want to create.
I use Photoshop Elements to make the photo adjustments but the method is good for any of the photo editing software programs. Just remember the names of tools and their location maybe different in different programs.
If you have a reasonable Internet connection I recommend you
The elements used in this tutorial are out of the enormous Refresh Collection from Scrap Girls. This kit is a freebie when you register with the Scrap Girls site.
By the way, you think this is useful, please share this digital scrapbooking tutorial with others by voting for it on Stumble and bookmarking it in Delicious.
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