Find Your Groove
About 1,000 years ago, I wrote my first book. It was both a huge challenge and an absolute hoot at the same time! I learned a great deal during the process – – but, since it didn’t make Oprah’s Book…
Tutorials & Tips
Practical, step-by-step guides to help you grow as a digital or hybrid scrapbooker—from beginner basics to advanced techniques., step-by-step guides to help you grow as a digital or hybrid scrapbooker—from beginner basics to advanced techniques.
Tips for Photographing Children at Play
Hi Pad Scrappers! Polly Liana here with some tips about how to best capture great images of children while they’re playing. Whether it’s summer or winter where you are, there are lots of opportunities to take photos of kids in…
3 Tips for Mastering Clustering
A few weeks ago, I wrote a blog post about Clustering vs. Layering. I was amazed at the response to the article! So many people sharing which they prefer to do, and tips for each, it was truly awesome. One…
7 Productivity Tools I’m Loving Right Now
I have many friends who have expressed interest in scrapbooking, but are hesitant because they don’t feel as if they have the time to dedicate to it. I can’t tell you how often I’ve had friends marvel that I am…
Melted Wax Effects
Hello everyone and Happy August! I’m just popping in today with a quick and super cool trick to make stamped elements look like they are made from melted wax. Take a look at the School Rules title on this page:…
Outdoor Summer Photography
Summertime means more sunlight, more outdoor activity and more memories to preserve. Let me share a few tips to help you take the best outdoor summer photos you can, regardless of whichever camera you use. I love the summer sun,…
I Know a Shortcut!
If you are like me, you work with Photoshop a lot. One way I have learned to save myself a few extra minutes while I am working is to really put some Photoshop shortcuts to use. I will admit, I…
Deleting Photos and Supplies
“To delete or not to delete” seems to be an organization question that I’m running across a lot lately. Just yesterday I noticed this forum discussion about purging kits and supplies in the forum here. I also came across a…
Gradient Tool Blends
Hello all my artsy friends! I hope everyone is staying cool in the midst of summer (at least on my side of the world). I have a fun trick today for blending papers with the gradient tool. I used this…
Photograph Your BBQ
Summer time is barbecue time! Photographing your summer foods, your BBQ favorites, can provide you with some wonderful photos to scrapbook with. Take some photos of your cooking area, your barbecue. Step back and capture the location of your BBQ,…
Clustering vs. Layering: Knowing the Difference
Often, people use the digital scrapbooking terms “clustering” and “layering” interchangeably. Is this really true, though? Are clustering and layering the same digital scrapbooking technique? The answer is no, clustering and layering are not the same technique. In fact, they…
Creating Dimension on Background Papers
Hello all my artsy friends! I’m just dropping in today with a fun tip for adding shadows and dimension to patterned background papers. Have you ever found the most amazingly perfect background paper and wanted to work it into a…