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Creative Ways to Use Texture in Your Scrapbook Layout

By Marisa Lerin Wed, 02/14/2024 - 22:00

Recently, I've embraced texture as the cornerstone of my design approach, applying it to both the graphics I've design and the layers of my scrapbook layouts. Ensuring a rich variety of textures has become a pivotal aspect of my creative process. I'm excited to share with you some of my essential texture-based techniques and must-have elements that have transformed the way I craft my designs whether you are creating your own digital scrapbooking kits or digital scrapbooking layouts.

How to Make Grid Layouts Interesting

By Marisa Lerin Wed, 11/29/2023 - 22:00

Recently, I reached out to our community for layouts that you felt weren't quite hitting the mark, in order to help diagnose and solve their design challenges. (Remember, it's never too late to get feedback on a problematic layout. Feel free to add yours to the discussion in this thread here.) Among the responses, Becky generously shared a layout she was struggling with, providing a perfect example for us to explore.

Exploring Textures in Your Fall Scrapbook Projects

By Marisa Lerin Wed, 10/11/2023 - 23:00

I really love adding in different textures when I'm making a layout and it's something I take into consideration when I'm designing. Having a variety of texture can really add depth and interest to your layout. Autumn as well can bring a splash of vibrant colors and an array of textures that can help inspire a digital scrapbooking layout. Let's dive right into how you can incorporate the tactile magic of fall into your projects.

5 Ways to Improve Your Digital Scrapbooking Skills

By Marisa Lerin Wed, 06/21/2023 - 23:00

It's easy to get in a rut or feel like you are making the same layout over and over. I thought it might be helpful to come up with a short list of ideas that could help inspire your layout making and possibly teach you something new as well.

Using Design Principles In Your Digital Scrapbooking Layouts

By Marisa Lerin Wed, 05/10/2023 - 23:00

I was looking over my blog archive and I don't think I've ever written a post about using basic design principles on layouts. Most of what I learned about design I learned in my high school photography class (we shot on film!), so I don't know that I'm an expert, but these are ideas that I use personally when creating my layouts. And remember that breaking the rules can often be as important as following them, depending on what you are trying to achieve.

My Top Advice for Digital Scrapbooking

By Marisa Lerin Thu, 12/29/2022 - 22:00

As this year winds down and we start looking forward to a new year, I thought it might be nice to take a minute to reflect on my digital scrapbooking habits, what works best for me, and possibly what may work best for you. Please share below in the comments your top advice, as I have a feeling many of us are looking to improve and increase our scrapbooking in the coming year.

5 Tips for Getting More Digital Scrapbooking Layouts Done

By Marisa Lerin Thu, 11/17/2022 - 22:00

The end of the year is coming and that may or may not be making you feel like you are behind on your scrapbooking. First I want to say that you have done a great job this year scrapbooking. Even if you didn't so a single thing, good for you doing the things you needed to do.

But if you are feeling like you would like to get a few pages completed before the end of the year, here are a few of my top tips that get me motivated to get some scrapping done.

Creating a Layout With a Busy Background

By Marisa Lerin Wed, 04/13/2022 - 22:00

I love interesting papers that have a lot going on, but personally I find them a bit challenging to work with. They can often feel dominating when used on a digital scrapbooking page. So in order to help challenge myself, and maybe you too, I've collected a few stunning layouts that use busy papers as their background. Let's give these papers the chance they deserve!

Heidi uses this bold polka dot paper as the background for this stunning layout. Creating a main focal point for the photo and elements helps give the background paper space to show off it's style.

How To Create A Digital Collage

By Marisa Lerin Thu, 10/14/2021 - 22:00

I've been getting more into digital collage lately and thought I'd share a little bit about it here today. Collage has always interested me. I love that it doesn't have to be cohesive or matchy matchy. And in fact I feel like a good collage has some surprise element in it that doesn't necessarily feel like it belongs.

4 Tutorials to Freshen Up Your Layout

By Marisa Lerin Thu, 09/23/2021 - 22:00

In this post I'll be sharing four tutorials that can help you add a little flair to your layout. All these layouts are ones that I use frequently myself and hopefully at least one of them will be new to you.

The first one is quite simple, but one that I use on pretty much every layout I make, and that's adding a simple border to a photo. You can also use this same technique to turn a stamp like element into a sticker, which I often prefer on my layout as well.

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