NEW! Into the WoodZ + Upcoming Daily Download

FIRST – I am so excited to announce that I am the Digitals Featured Designer from September 20-October 4th.
It all starts tomorrow! My products will be on sale 40% off in my Digitals Store, so I hope you will take advantage of it! Make sure you go to the homepage and read my interview too. And I have a great daily download for you! Everyday for the next 15 days (starting tomorrow) – you’ll want to go to the Digitals Store and pick up my daily download – if you get it all – this is what you get:

And of course it coordinates with my new release – INTO THE WOODZ!
I started this kit last year and it just didn’t come together until now! I’m so glad it is finished and I love how it turned out! I hope you will too and that you can use it for all your camping/outdoor adventures.

So I hope you’ll want to pick up the whole collection. Remember the Into the WoodZ: CSS Add-on is the daily download at Digitals – so you’ll want to pick up every piece. Or you can just purchase the product now in my stores, if you don’t want to wait!

So look below for all the previews to this collection and go check out all the products in my store:
@ Digitals

Digitals Designer – Elka Romero

A. Interview – Please answer the following questions to be posted on the site:

1. Do you keep a wishlist? If so, what is your MOST WANTED item at the moment?

At the moment I don’t keep any wishlist.

2. What is your designing routine, i.e. do you get a snack, put on music, get organized and then work on a kit until its finished or do you pop in and out as time allows?

I have a room that’s always prepared for me to design. So I just sit and start working. The time I spend designing depends on how much other responsibilities I have during the day. I don’t use to finish a kit at the same day and it’s common for me to begin creating several kits at once and finishing them one at a time. I always finish all project I start doing, but I don’t need to dedicate myself exclusively for only one thing until it’s finished.

Photoshop Tutorials

Start here: 
Beginners Tutorial (PDF file)
Creating Your First Digital Scrapbook Pages in PS (PDF file)
Digital Scrapbooking Tutorial – Working with Photoshop (YouTube Video)

Beginner Tutorials:
Adding Borders To Your Pictures (PDF file)
Creating a B&W Image with a Colored Area Using History Brush in PS (PDF file)
Creating a B&W Image with a Colored Area Using Hue/Saturation in PS (PDF file)
Creating Duplicate Monotone Photograph Layouts in PS (PDF file)
Creating Rounded Edge Photos and Mats in PS (PDF file)
Creating Text on a Path in PS (PDF file)
Create Your Own Alpha from a Paper inPS (PDF file)
Digital Scrapbooking Tutorial – Cutting Photos into Shapes Using PS (YouTube Video)
Divided Photo Layout Technique in PS (PDF file)
Fitting Photos into Shapes in PS (PDF file)
Fun With Photos – Multiple Effects in PS (PDF file)
Digital Scrapbooking Tutorial – Highlighting Words in PS  (YouTube Video)
How To re-color an Element in PS (PDF file)
How to Use Clipping Masks in PS (PDF file)
Digital Scrapbooking Tutorial - Layering Elements in PS (YouTube Video)
Making Actions and Using Batches in PS (PDF file)
Digital Scrapbooking Tutorial – Making Editable Titles from Paper in PS (YouTube Video)
Digital Scrapbooking Tutorial – Placing Text on Lines in PS (YouTube Video)
Digital Scrapbooking Tutorial – Quick Paper Recoloring in PS (YouTube Video)
Replacing Colors To Match a Kit in PS (PDF file)
Digital Scrapbooking Tutorial – Using Brushes in PS (YouTube Video)
Digital Scrapbooking Tutorial – Using a Deckle Brush in PS (YouTube Video)
Using Layered Templates in PS (PDF file)
What Are Actions and How Do I Use Them in PS (PDF file)
Digital Scrapbooking Tutorial – Working with PSD Templates (YouTube Video)

Intermediate Tutorials:
Digital Scrapbooking Tutorial – Blending Photos into your Layout Using PS (YouTube Video)
How to Use Clipping Masks (PDF file)
Making Actions and Using Batches in PS (PDF file)
Digital Scrapbooking Tutorial – Making Color in your Photos Pop Using PS (YouTube Video)
Digital Scrapbooking Tutorial – Making Text Overlays in PS (YouTube Video)
Digital Scrapbooking Tutorial – Using Blend Mode for your Photos in PS (YouTube Video)
Digital Scrapbooking Tutorial – Using Clone Tool in PS (YouTube Video)

General Tutorials

Digitals Site Help:
Adding Blinkies in your Forum/Gallery signature (PDF file)
How to Upload Layouts to the Digitals Gallery (PDF file)

General Digital Scrapbooking Tips:
Ancestry 101 (PDF file)
Beginner Tips- Resizing a Photo (PDF file)
Beginner Tips- Cropping a Photo (PDF file)
Beginner Tips- Journaling (PDF file)
Using a Color Wheel For Better Layouts (PDF file)
What About Words — Adding Journaling (PDF file)
Who Am I (PDF file)

Video Tutorials

Photoshop User Tutorials

Newbie PS users start here: 
Digital Scrapbooking Tutorial – Working with Photoshop (YouTube Video)

Beginner Photoshop Tutorials:
Digital Scrapbooking Tutorial – Cutting Photos into Shapes Using PS (YouTube Video)
Digital Scrapbooking Tutorial – Highlighting Words in PS  (YouTube Video)
Digital Scrapbooking Tutorial - Layering Elements in PS (YouTube Video)
Digital Scrapbooking Tutorial – Making Editable Titles from Paper in PS (YouTube Video)
Digital Scrapbooking Tutorial – Placing Text on Lines in PS (YouTube Video)
Digital Scrapbooking Tutorial – Quick Paper Recoloring in PS (YouTube Video)
Digital Scrapbooking Tutorial – Using Brushes in PS (YouTube Video)
Digital Scrapbooking Tutorial – Using a Deckle Brush in PS (YouTube Video)
Digital Scrapbooking Tutorial – Working with PSD Templates (YouTube Video)

Intermediate Photoshop Tutorials:
Digital Scrapbooking Tutorial – Blending Photos into your Layout Using PS (YouTube Video)
Digital Scrapbooking Tutorial – Making Color in your Photos Pop Using PS (YouTube Video)
Digital Scrapbooking Tutorial – Making Text Overlays in PS (YouTube Video)
Digital Scrapbooking Tutorial – Using Blend Mode for your Photos in PS (YouTube Video)
Digital Scrapbooking Tutorial – Using Clone Tool in PS (YouTube Video)

Photoshop Elements Users

Newbie PSE Start Here:
Digital Scrapbooking Tutorial – Getting Started with PSE6 (YouTube Video)
Digital Scrapbooking Tutorial – Using the PSE6 Editor (YouTube Video)

Beginners PSE  Tutorials:
Digital Scrapbooking Tutorial - Adding Shadows to your first PSE Layouts (YouTube Video)
Digital Scrapbooking Tutorial - Altering Pre-made Elemenst in PSE (YouTube Video)
Digital Scrapbooking Tutorial – Creating Digital Paper in PSE (YouTube Video)
Digital Scrapbooking Tutorial – Custom Drop Shadows in PSE (YouTube Video)
Digital Scrapbooking Tutorial – Cutting Photos into Shapes Using PS (YouTube Video)
Digital Scrapbooking Tutorial – Inking Edges in PSE (YouTube Video)
Digital Scrapbooking Tutorial – Making Faux Bold Text using PSE (YouTube Video)
Digital Scrapbooking Tutorial - Saving PSE Layouts for an On-Line Gallery (YouTube Video)
Digital Scrapbooking Tutorial – Using Brushes for PSE (YouTube Video)
Digital Scrapbooking Tutorial – Vellum Shadows in PSE (YouTube Video)

Intermediate PSE Tutorials:
Digital Scrapbooking Tutorial - Adding Fairy Wings to your Photos Using PSE (YouTube Video)
Digital Scrapbooking Tutorial – B&W Photo Tinting in PSE (YouTube Video)
Digital Scrapbooking Tutorial – Changing Depth of Field for your Photos in PSE (YouTube Video)
Digital Scrapbooking Tutorial – Making Brushes in PSE (YouTube Video)
Digital Scrapbooking Tutorial - Making Worn Text Using PSE Masks (YouTube Video)
Digital Scrapbooking Tutorial – Outlining Stencils in PSE (YouTube Video)
Digital Scrapbooking Tutorial – Using Masks in PSE (YouTube Video)

PS Elements

Start Here:
Digital Scrapbooking Tutorial – Getting Started with PSE6 (YouTube Video)
Digital Scrapbooking Tutorial – Using the PSE6 Editor (YouTube Video)

Beginners Tutorials:
Digital Scrapbooking Tutorial - Adding Shadows to your first PSE Layouts (YouTube Video)
Digital Scrapbooking Tutorial - Altering Pre-made Elemenst in PSE (YouTube Video)
Digital Scrapbooking Tutorial – Creating Digital Paper in PSE (YouTube Video)
Digital Scrapbooking Tutorial – Custom Drop Shadows in PSE (YouTube Video)
Digital Scrapbooking Tutorial – Cutting Photos into Shapes Using PS (YouTube Video)
Digital Scrapbooking Tutorial – Inking Edges in PSE (YouTube Video)
Digital Scrapbooking Tutorial – Making Faux Bold Text using PSE (YouTube Video)
Digital Scrapbooking Tutorial - Saving PSE Layouts for an On-Line Gallery (YouTube Video)
Digital Scrapbooking Tutorial – Using Brushes for PSE (YouTube Video)
Digital Scrapbooking Tutorial – Vellum Shadows in PSE (YouTube Video)

Intermediate Tutorials:
Digital Scrapbooking Tutorial - Adding Fairy Wings to your Photos Using PSE (YouTube Video)
Digital Scrapbooking Tutorial – B&W Photo Tinting in PSE (YouTube Video)
Digital Scrapbooking Tutorial – Changing Depth of Field for your Photos in PSE (YouTube Video)
Digital Scrapbooking Tutorial – Making Brushes in PSE (YouTube Video)
Digital Scrapbooking Tutorial - Making Worn Text Using PSE Masks (YouTube Video)
Digital Scrapbooking Tutorial – Outlining Stencils in PSE (YouTube Video)
Digital Scrapbooking Tutorial – Using Masks in PSE (YouTube Video)

Hybrid Projects

Assembling Brag Books (PDF file)
Creating a Hybrid Accordion Book (PDF file)
Creating a Hybrid Chipboard Album (PDF file)
Making a Collaged Box (PDF file)
Making a Hybrid Card (PDF file)
Printing Layouts on Fabric (PDF file)
The Challenge of Grommets on Chipboard Albums (PDF file)
Using Elements for Hybrid Projects (PDF file)

August Speed Crop TONIGHT!

Featured Designer – Silvia Romeo

1. Do you keep a wishlist? If so, what is your MOST WANTED item at the moment?
I don’t keep a wishlist, and for the life of me, I can’t remember anything that I MOST want, lol. I have been eyeing a kindle, but I am afraid it will be just another thing that I buy and don’t use.

2. What is your designing routine, i.e. do you get a snack, put on music, get organized and then work on a kit until its finished or do you pop in and out as time allows?

I usually turn my computer on and while watching the news on TV I read and reply to the e-mails. Then I start designing always watching TV that could be showing a movie or some variety show. I usually have two or three kits started on my working folder. Although I work on a kit until it’s finished, sometimes I add stuff to the other kits as new ideas for those occurs to me as well.

Featured Designer – Alessandra Designs

1. Do you keep a wishlist? If so, what is your MOST WANTED item at the moment?

No, I don’t, but I would love to have a horse.

2. What is your designing routine, i.e. do you get a snack, put on music, get organized and then work on a kit until its finished or do you pop in and out as time allows?