I can still remember when the most technology-inspired thing I did for my scrapbooking was print out my journaling using the Times New Roman font. Then more fonts came in, and I used those too. Along came photoshop, and that did the tricks to alter the looks of my photos. Adding some “professioal” looking special effects like turning it to sepia, black & white and color saturation.
The most recent technology to revolutionize tradiitional scrapbooking per se was hybrid. This application helped me in incorporating “brushes”, or additional embellishment styles and photo rendering.  Using hybrid even brought out the graphic artist in me, since I can already …read more

I’d love to be able to go full-blast on my digital scrapbooking but no time for that so I’m sticking to my traditional scrapbooking projects. Not that I get much of a chance these days, what with starting a new business and just being busy with living.
Sigh.
One of the things though I love is to learn more computer tricks to maximise on my Adobe Photoshop Elements.
This computer trick is brought to us by Jessica Sprague:

Picnik as a photo-editing tool is a must-have for all mad croppers out there. It’s such an intuitive tool that knows your needs before you even think about them!
Here’s a couple of examples of photos edited using their collage feature:

Another example after the jump:

Creating Keepsakes Scrapbook Designer Deluxe 3.0
If you’re a busy mother like me and don’t have time to spend creating your own scrapbook pages from scratch then this
Product Description:
Creating Keepsakes Scrapbook Designer Deluxe Version 3 makes it easy and flexible, with powerful, user-friendly features. Best of all, you’ll save a fortune in expensive, pre-printed materials with 50,000 premium images, 5,000 professionally-designed projects and 1,200 decorative fonts to choose from.

If you are like who has a Photoshop program but have never learned to use its myriad of tips and tricks then you’d surely learn from Jessica Sprague’s Photoshop classes.
Here’s a list of her classes for the first quarter of 2008:

* Up & Running: The Beginner Class
* Now We’re Rockin’: The Intermediate Class
* Digi: In Deep: The Advanced Class
January 14: Registration begins at 9:00 p.m. EST for Now We’re Rockin’ with Photoshop
January 21-February 17: Now We’re Rockin with Photoshop
February 11: Registration begins at 9:00 p.m. EST for …read more

Online Class – How to Emboss and Texturize with ScrapSimple Templates in PSE
Sept. 10 and 17, 2 – 3 PM ET (Randall/Mansfield)
Brush up on your Photoshop skills with an online training! ScrapGirls warn though that this particular class is for those with PSE intermediate skills!

Important: This Intermediate Level class is for Adobe Photoshop Elements users only. Students are required to understand the basic skills taught in the Scrapbook Secrets Revealed and MORE Scrapbook Secrets Revealed program prior to starting the course. This information will not be reviewed as part of the course!

Have you got an Adobe Photoshop Elements software like myself but never got around to learning how to navigate your way around it? Fear not, Scrap Girls has just released a book to help you learn new digital scrapbooking skills!
Me likes this. Might get one for myself!
Nothing could be simpler than learning to scrapbook digitally with Scrap Girls Start to Finish eBooklets. Step by step written guidelines and detailed screenshots will help you learn new digital scrapbooking skills. Included with the eBooklet are the actual digital files you need to create patterened papers and unique embellishments!

This is your chance to learn more about your Adobe Photoshop Elements via an interactive online class at Scrap Girls.
Dates: September 5 and 12, 6 AM ET

This in-depth class on Blending Modes is the perfect opportunity to learn about the power and beauty of blending modes and how to use them in Adobe Photoshop and Photoshop Elements. This class comes with the Start 2 Finish eBooklet PSE – The Beauty of Blending Modes: How to use them with ScrapSimple Products as well as the Start 2 Finish eBooklet PS – The Beauty of Blending Modes: How to use them with …read more

Do you like scrapbook kits? They’re quite useful when you don’t have the time to select matching papers and embellishments from various product lines.
Save Time. Save Money. Save Resources
Each month Lisa Bearnson offers limited edition Kit of the Month (KOTM). They’re unique, affordable and designed by your favorite celebrities like Lisa Bearnson, Jessica Sprague, Becky Higgins and Ali Edwards. Kits become available at the first of each month and once they’re gone, they’re gone.
For the month of August 2007, KOTM brings to you Jessica Sprague and Ali Edwards’ Digital Sampler Kit
More after the jump

If you’re still in the throes of learning how to use your Photoshop Elements, here’s a good step-by-step tutorial from Scrap Your Art Out on how to make curled paper edges.

Read the rest of the tutorial HERE.