July 2021

The Good Life: August 2021 & Digital Scrapbook Freebie Blog Train

By Marisa Lerin Sat, 07/31/2021 - 22:00

Check out all the great contributions to this blog train. These digital scrapbooking mini kits are free for the month of Julyand are created by our own dedicated community of designers, both amateur and professionals. There's not another blog train like it on the internet.

How to Make a Quick Page Work For You

By Marisa Lerin Thu, 07/29/2021 - 22:00

Rachel released these digital scrapbook quick pages a little while ago and I loved them so much I wanted to give them a try. In the process I tried a few things to make the quick pages work for me and my photos.

7 Fun & Bright Digital Scrapbooking Kits & Inspiration

By Marisa Lerin Thu, 07/22/2021 - 22:00

I have definite preferences when it comes to the colors I like. In fact it might be possible that the strongest opinions I hold about anything may be about color. I will entertain a lot of ideas about life, but if you are here to tell me that your favorite color is blue I will cry a little in my heart. This means my heart is often crying because people are nuts about blue. And in fact the main reason I don't like blue is because I feel like it's overused. There are other colors you know!

My 2020 Photo Book

By Marisa Lerin Fri, 07/16/2021 - 22:00

(The book featured in this post was provided free of charge by MPix for me to review. Thoughts and opinions are my own.)

Flip Through Video: Travelers Notebook #7

By Marisa Lerin Thu, 07/15/2021 - 22:00

I have another finished travelers notebook for you today. Here are a few of my favorites from this notebook:

10 Myths About the Nitty-Gritty of Scrapbooking

By Marisa Lerin Wed, 07/14/2021 - 22:00

In a previous post I covered the big idea myths that may be affecting you as a scrapbooker. Today, I'm going to look at some of the smaller ideas that may be holding you back just as much as some of those bigger ideas.

Thanks to everyone who posted their ideas here! Especially Rachel who created a lot of this list.

New Today: Layout Templates Kit #74

By Marisa Lerin Sun, 07/11/2021 - 22:00

Here are this month's digital scrapbooking layout templates.

digital scrapbooking layout templates kit

4 Big Myths About Scrapbooking

By Marisa Lerin Thu, 07/08/2021 - 22:00

I love scrapbooking and I have a singular obsession with it. I am somewhat amazed that for the many years I've been doing it (over ten years digital scrapbooking and basically my whole life paper scrapbooking) I have not yet tired of it. In fact I think I love it even more today than I have in the past. Part of the reason for this is that in the last few years I've really been able to focus in on what I love and do more of it. What's helped me make this breakthrough was identifying certain myths that were informing what I thought I should be doing.

July 2021 Digital Collage And Challenge

By Marisa Lerin Sun, 07/04/2021 - 22:00

I'm excited to share today an new collage kit, plus an opportunity to use it! I decided to focus on a certain word to inspire this month's collage, and I thought it might be nice to encourage the community to consider the word as well.

My Favorite Digital Scrapbooking Layouts From June 2021

By Marisa Lerin Thu, 07/01/2021 - 22:00

I'm actually on vacation right now, and scheduled this post in advance, but I thought instead of giving up on sharing some favorite layouts, I'd share some favorites from farther back. I have over 300 pages of hearted layouts from the DigitalScrapbook.com gallery, going all the way back to the beginning, so I have a few to choose from to share here!

▼ What a fun background in this layout by AMarie. It really looks like water and perfectly suits her photos.