One of the most used tools in digital scrapbooking is the clipping mask. Why? Because it is so easy to use a mask to give your photos a unique and interesting look. You can even use them to blend your background papers! Clipping mask offer a myriad of ways to create artful pages. This tutorial,…
When creating an art journal page, you may have thoughts you want to get off your chest. But if they are negative feelings — or could be hurtful, should someone come across your page, you may want keep those things private. You have a couple of options when it comes to hiding your journaling. One…
Photoshop tools are really good to purchase as they can be used over and over and over again in numerous ways. Let’s take a look at the tools available at Oscraps! Wendy is the Queen of useful tools!!! She’s got it all from templates of everything imaginable to lightroom pre-sets to scripts to automate boring…
Hi! Vicki Robinson here with a video tutorial for you on how to make corrections to your photographs using both the Spot Healing Brush and Content Aware Fill. It’s easier than you think to get rid of bits of dust, scratches and other imperfections on your treasured photos! And did you know you that in…
Hey everyone! I am Karen, of Snickerdoodle Designs, and I’m here today to talk about patterns. Subtle or bold, distressed or not, patterns add so much to a digital scrapbook page. With the use of Blend Modes and Opacity Levels you can convert a plain paper to a pretty paper. Here’s how: In Photoshop CC…
Getting your layouts to fit the gallery sizing requirements can be frustrating. We mostly create full size layouts for printing purposes, 12×12 inches and at 300 ppi (pixels per inch) which comes out to 3600×3600 pixels. For web purposes and galleries, you don’t need it that large in size. You can resize it to a…
Photoshop Layer Styles provide different effects to a layer’s content in a non-destructive manner. You can edit Styles, change them, or remove them. There are hundreds of different effects you can achieve using Styles. Here are just a few examples: shadows, metals, bevels, textures, acrylic, glitter, and paper. Here at Oscraps, we have a special…
A customer who purchased my Mixed Media Torn Strips 2 asked for suggestions as to the best way to recolor the book paper areas of the strips. Recoloring can be a bit tricky if an element has multiple colors. In this case, the book paper strips have white gesso on them; but after a little…
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Photo masks, coupons, challenges and a freebie! Oh boy! I’ve got lots of things to share with you today! Creative Photo Masks First up, one my Creative Team members, Anne Herbert (“Oldenmeade” in the galleries) made a wonderful page called “Precious” using Miss Ella. I just love it’s watery-painterly yummy-ness and her use of whitespace….
One thing that captures your attention – makes you look twice – at Gina’s “Happiness” page is that the two woman appear to be stepping right over the frame that surrounds their photo. Not only is it a cool technique, but it is also a reminder that it’s possible to step out of your own…
After I posted this Miss Ella page to my Facebook Art Journaling Community, I had several questions about the techniques I used to create it. I’ve recorded a video for to show a little about my page design process – and how my “playing around” ended up inspiring the page. You also get a sneak…
Digital Scrapbooking Video Tutorial – Fusion June This month we are going to build a layout from scratch following a column design style but breaking the rules a little. These are the supplies used: Paint and Glitter Clusters Art Therapy 2 confettis Bits and Pieces Magic Lights Papers This was my final layout: These are…
If you’re a beginner in digital artsy scrapbooking these monthly templates will help you understand how to use some of our products here are Oscraps. The goal is to mix some traditional with some artsy digital scrapbooking supplies. Supplies used: In my Dreams: Artsy Splatters 52 Inspirations 2019 N19 Final Layout: Our CT Margje…
I have a bonus tutorial for fusion this month, let’s get started: You’ll learn how to create a grunge background and mask your photo with the supplies from the shop.
Digital Scrapbooking Tutorial: April Fusion We’re back with some amazing products to highlight to you in this tutorial. I always try to highlight products that are really different from each other, to show you that although products have a different theme they are versatile enough that you can use for other related pages, in this…
Digital Scrapbook Layout Video Tutorial Hi everyone, I hope you’re having a great month so far! In this video tutorial this month, we have some great art journaling style supplies.
How to Use Digital Gesso Transfers with Photoshop Elements Quick Tip A new Quick tip on the blog to help you to use the greate digital artsy supplies we have at Oscraps shop. Today I’m showing you Laitha Designs Transfers and some quick ideas how to use them. Let’s get started!
Digital Scrapbooking Tutorial: Photoshop Elements Fusion Layout We’re back with our monthly tutorials and we’re going to help you to learn how to use the diverse products we have this new year at Oscraps with all the new great designers we have at the shop.
Fusion December: Digital Scrapbooking Tutorial I can’t believe this is our last Fusion Tutorial of the year! It was the goal this year to help our costumers to learn how to use the best the products Oscraps offers at the store in the best way possible. We hope you enjoyed!
Digital Scrapbooking Tutorial: Mixing Different Supplies If you’re not familiar with our tutorial the goal with Fusion tutorials is to help you explore and mix the stash from Oscraps. This is also a great opportunity if you’re not familiar with some designers or maybe think they are not exactly your style. this is an…