I know it’s only been a few days since my last tutorial, but I’ve been wanting to get on a schedule where I publish a new tutorial when I release a brand new collection. I finally got there! This is one I get a lot of questions about - how to choose photos and supplies for scrapbook layouts. You can start with the photos or with the supplies - or use a combination approach. There are so many options and I want to help you keep them as easy as possible. Watch how I put together 5 different layouts and gain more confidence in your ability to create your very own pages.

This is a bit of a polarizing topic among scrapbookers (both paper and digital) but this video should help you figure out your own feelings on digital shadows. I share why you should use shadows (and when you don’t need to) and also how to use a simple basic digital shadow. I even teach you how to copy my own shadow style to use on your own projects. I hope you enjoy watching!

I love learning new tricks and I’m really excited to share this little story tutorial that my daughter Riley helped create. It’s all about how to create your own phone wallpaper using Canva.

Even when I was a paper scrapper, figuring out how to mix patterned papers was a tricky thing to learn. I’ve studied this topic a lot as a scrapbooker and a designer and I have some easy tips to share that will help you learn how to mix papers like a pro! This tutorial will be useful whether you are a paper, hybrid, or digital scrapbooker. It’s not specific to any app or program, just some basic design advice with lots of example to help illustrate the principles.

I hope you enjoy it and will share the link with your friends.

I have a brand new video tutorial all about scrapping with black and white photos. I do a detailed walkthrough of how to edit existing black and white pictures as well as turn color photos into black and whites. I also show how to use black and white photos on modern pages and also heritage layouts. I think you will find it very useful, no matter what programs you use for photo editing.

This is a tutorial I’ve had in my mind for many months now and I’m so happy to finally get it published. Understanding how to use .png digital stamps and .abr brush files will change your scrapbooking and crafting life! I hope you enjoy watching this tutorial and be sure to watch all the way til the end. Just sayin!

I’ve taught myself a lot of technology tricks over the years, but I have to admit that Instagram Stories were a little hard for me to figure out at first. My daughter Riley had to walk me through how to add GIFS to stories so I asked her if she could share her knowledge here as well. She helped put together this awesome step-by-step visual tutorial. I hope you find it as helpful as I did! Be sure to check out my Instagram feed and stories as I’m posting to both a lot more these days.

I’ve been wanting to write about fonts for a long time now because I see so many posts out there recommending hard-to-read fonts. I’ve made thousands of scrapbook pages over the years (both paper and digital), taught scrapbooking classes, written for instructive scrapbooking sites, and been a digital designer. I’ve looked at A LOT of text and fonts over the years and have put a great deal of thought and study into my own font choices. It’s tempting to just download all the amazing fonts out there, especially when they are free. If you love fonts, go ahead and download to your hearts content, but be sure to do some research and figure out which ones look the best. Focus on readability above all else. It will make a huge difference in your projects!

I’ve created some graphics for you to pin or save as desired that will help you in your own font study. I’ve made sure that each font I’ve recommended is free to download and easy to find. All of the fonts in today’s post are actually OK for commercial use as well (always good to read the licenses to be sure). Links are included below.

I’m excited to share my newest tutorial with you. These ideas will work for all types of memory keepers and I even include a few tips and ideas for photographing your pets. Hope you enjoy it!