Tutorials for Intermediate Digital Scrapbookers

If you've already done some digital scrapbooking and you know the basics, then you're probably ready for some new tricks and techniques.

This set of Tutorials is designed for you.

Each of the Tutorials is designed to follow on from the next building your skills by demonstrating the creation of a digital scrapbook layout from start to finish, teaching you new techniques in each Tutorial and repeating some of the techniques from previous Tutorials so that you can lock them firmly in your mind.

You can also select specific Tutorials without following the sequence if you wish. Each Tutorial is designed to be stand alone with each technique explained in detail.

And here's what you get.

• Each Tutorial includes 2 videos totalling between 30-60 minutes.
• Clear step by step guidance through all the techniques in making the featured scrapbook layouts so you can clearly understand what you're doing and why.
• PLUS you get a complementary Digital Scrapbooking Kit with each Tutorial so you can jump right in and make your own version of the demonstrated layout.
• The kit comes with plenty of extra elements so you can make lots of different layouts as well as the one in the demonstration.

And at $4.50 you'd have to agree it's fantastic value!

 

Here’s some feedback from a couple of people who’ve used my video tutorials to improve their digital scrapbooking:

 

 

So now browse through the Intermediate Section below and choose your Tutorials.

And when you're ready to add some more advanced tricks to your digital scrapbooking skills, why not take a look at the Step By Step Digital Scrapbooking Advanced Tutorials.

All videos created using Adobe Photoshop Elements V5

You will need to have a Flash player installed on your computer to view the videos. You can download a free Flash player from the Adobe website here:

http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/alternates/

 

Intermediate Tutorial 1

Key techniques in this tutorial

• Crop your photo to fit a circular frame.
• Enhance the quality of your photos by improving the lighting, shadow and sharpness.
• Combine two flowers elements to make a single unique flower that coordinates with your layout.
• Create a curved title to fit around a curved frame.
• Create a wavy look for your journaling.
• Create a double layered title for added punch.
• Use the Hue/Saturation slider to to change the color of an element.
• Tint your colored photos to make them monochrome.
• Reduce the intensity of your photos by desaturating the color.
• Customize a shadow to give your scrapbook layout a more realistic look
• Rotate a layer to change a horizontal element to a vertical one.
• Save time by copying and pasting layer styles.
• Open multiple digital elements at the same time, and load them into your workspace
• Move, reposition and resize your scrapbook elements
• Duplicate digital scrapbooking elements easily
• Link elements together to enable you to easily move multiple elements at the same time

Scrapbook layout demonstrated in this 51 minute Video Tutorial	Complementary Digital Scrapbook Kit

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Intermediate Tutorial 2

Key techniques in this tutorial

• Take a tour of the blending Menu
• Blend three background papers together to create your own unique look.
• Rotate a layer to make an element face a different direction.
• Give an inked edge to your layout with an Overlay.
• Replace the color of an element with a color of your own choosing.
• Create a Duplicate copy of your photo so you don’t accidentally ruin the original.
• Give your photo a soft feathered edge.
• Customize a shadow to give your scrapbook layout a more realistic look
• Add a bevel to your title.
• Open multiple digital elements at the same time, and load them into your workspace
• Move, reposition and resize your scrapbook elements
• Link elements together to enable you to easily move multiple elements at the same time.
• Duplicate digital scrapbooking elements easily

Scrapbook layout demonstrated in this 39 minute Tutorial	Complementary Digital Scrapbook Kit

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Intermediate Tutorial 3

Key techniques in this tutorial

• Blend a crumpled overlay to your background paper.
• Use a torn, rolled edge element to give your paper a ‘peeled back’ look.
• Extract a figure from a photo.
• ‘Wrap’ your ribbon around a photo frame.
• Use some creative erasing to give your photo an eroded, weathered look.
• Cut a title out of a patterned paper with the Type Mask tool.
• Add a bevel to give your title some dimension.
• Modify your drop shadows to give your scrapbook layout a more realistic look
• Create a Duplicate copy of your photo so you don’t accidentally ruin the original.
• Duplicate digital scrapbooking elements easily
• Open multiple digital elements at the same time, and load them into your workspace

Scrapbook layout demonstrated in this 45 minute Tutorial	Complementary Digital Scrapbook Kit

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Intermediate Tutorial 4

Key techniques in this tutorial

• Create a torn edge border from a background paper.
• Add realism to digital staples by making them look like they are really piercing through your layout.
• Merge two layers together to create a different look for an element.
• Copy a selection from one layer into a new layer.
• Use the Colorize feature to change the color of the clothing of your photo subjects to coordinate with your layout color scheme.
• How to fit your journaling on irregular shapes.
• Add a bevel to give your title some dimension.
• Modify your drop shadows to give your scrapbook layout a more realistic look
• Open multiple digital elements at the same time, and load them into your workspace
• Duplicate digital scrapbooking elements easily

Scrapbook layout demonstrated in this 60 minute Tutorial	Complementary Digital Scrapbook Kit

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Intermediate Tutorial 5

Key techniques in this tutorial

• Give your photo background a monochrome tint to make your subjects really stand out and reduce the distraction of a busy background.
• How to use a torn, curled edge element to create a rolled back look for your layout background.
• Add a distressed edge to your photo.
• Cut your title out of a patterned paper
• Make a reflection for an element.
• Vary the colors in your journaling and make it a feature of your layout.
• Modify your drop shadows to give your scrapbook layout a more realistic look
• Add a bevel to give your elements some extra dimension.
• Open multiple digital elements at the same time, and load them into your workspace
• Create a Duplicate copy of your photo so you don’t accidentally ruin the original.
• Duplicate digital scrapbooking elements easily
• Link elements together to enable you to easily move multiple elements at the same time.

Scrapbook layout demonstrated in this 44 minute Tutorial	Complementary Digital Scrapbook Kit

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Intermediate Tutorial 6

Key techniques in this tutorial

• Thread a ribbon through a ribbon slide so that it looks realistically three dimensional.
• Apply a filter to an old, grungy photo to turn its poor quality into a feature.
• Use your photo to create it’s own matt effect.
• Cut a single element out of a sheet containing multiple elements.
• Use a template to cut a flourish out of a patterned paper with the clipping mask.
• Add a bevel to give your elements some extra dimension.
• Cut a border from a patterned paper using the Marquee Tool.
• Use the Colorize feature to change the color of your elements to coordinate with your layout color scheme.
• Give your title a glow.
• Modify your drop shadows to give your scrapbook layout a more realistic look
• Duplicate digital scrapbooking elements easily
• Save time by copying and pasting layer styles.
• Open multiple digital elements at the same time, and load them into your workspace

Scrapbook layout demonstrated in this 40 minute Tutorial	Complementary Digital Scrapbook Kit

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Intermediate Tutorial 7

Key techniques in this tutorial

• How to significantly increase the size of your photo without degrading the quality.
• How to use a torn, curled edge element to create a rolled back look for your layout background.
• Make a right justified journaling border down the side of your layout.
• Use your photo to create it’s own matt effect.
• Help your photo to stand out by giving it an outline border.
• Cut a double photo frame out of patterned paper.
• Crop your photos to fit in the frame.
• Modify your drop shadows to give your scrapbook layout a more realistic look
• Add a bevel to give your elements some extra dimension.
• Vary the colors in your title to add interest.
• Add a glass effect to your title.
• Link elements together to enable you to easily move multiple elements at the same time.
• Open multiple digital elements at the same time, and load them into your workspace
• Duplicate digital scrapbooking elements easily

Scrapbook layout demonstrated in this 40 minute Tutorial	Complementary Digital Scrapbook Kit

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Intermediate Tutorial 8

Key techniques in this tutorial

• Give your photos a colorwashed vintage look.
• And then add to the vintage look by giving them a brown, aged look to their background.
• Install and load a new brush set into your PSE library.
• Use brushes to create your scrapbook layout embellishments.
• Using a fold back corner on your scrapbook layout background.
• Give your matt a torn edge look.
• Add special effects to your title to give it a glassy look and a glow.
• Merge two element layers together to add depth.
• Rotating a layer to turn your elements around.
• Modify your drop shadows to give your scrapbook layout a more realistic look
• Open multiple digital elements at the same time, and load them into your workspace
• Duplicate digital scrapbooking elements easily
• Add a bevel to give your elements some extra dimension.

Scrapbook layout demonstrated in this 49 minute Tutorial	Complementary Digital Scrapbook Kit

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Intermediate Tutorial 9

Key techniques in this tutorial

• How to make a photo collage layout, blending your photos into each other.
• Join two background papers together with a curved join for a cool background look.
• Make a contrasting outline around your title to make it really stand out.
• Curve your journaling text to follow a curved edge.
• Duplicate digital scrapbooking elements easily.
• Add a bevel to give your elements some extra dimension.
• Open multiple digital elements at the same time, and load them into your workspace

Scrapbook layout demonstrated in this 40 minute Tutorial	Complementary Digital Scrapbook Kit

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Intermediate Tutorial 10

Key techniques in this tutorial

• Give your photo a beautiful glowing look.
• Use the Opacity Slider to blend two papers together.
• Cut scrapbook elements from patterned paper with the Cookie Cutter
• Crop your photo to fit a circular matt.
• Bend your journaling around a circular frame.
• Make a contrasting outline around your elements to make them really stand out.
• Add some layer styles to your title to give it a cool look.
• Duplicate digital scrapbooking elements easily
• Add a bevel to give your elements some extra dimension.
• Modify your drop shadows to give your scrapbook layout a more realistic look
• Duplicate a background paper to form the base of your scrapbook layout file.
• Open multiple digital elements at the same time, and load them into your workspace

Scrapbook layout demonstrated in this 34 minute Tutorial	Complementary Digital Scrapbook Kit

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Intermediate Tutorial 11

Key techniques in this tutorial

• Turn a scrapbook layout into a digital scrapbook template.
• And create a whole different look with it in a new layout.
• Use the clipping mask to turn your template elements into a stunning scrapbook layout (template is included in the kit).
• Make your title look like it has been carved out.
• Crop your photo into an oval shape.
• Brighten your photo by improving the lighting.
• Add a recessed effect to your photo to really add some depth to your layout.
• Increase the size of your photo whilst protecting the quality.
• Clip a photo to a template shape for a cool look.
• Bend your journaling around a circular frame.
• Open multiple digital elements at the same time, and load them into your workspace
• Duplicate a file so you can work on it without accidentally saving over the top of your original.

Scrapbook layout demonstrated in this 39 minute Tutorial	Complementary Digital Scrapbook Kit

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Ready to add some even more interesting digital scrapbooking tricks and techniques to you repertoire?

Well now that you've mastered the intermediate techniques let's move on to the Advanced Tutorials.

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