NEW Release :: A Circle of Friends Monograms
Posted: 26 August, 2020
Following on from yesterday's post ... if you’ve been into the Design Shop over the last month you will have noticed that there is a new release out. The A Circle of Friends Alphabet Ensemble hit the store on a lovely day when I was feeling all warm and fuzzy about family and having friends. I am seriously in love with this set! Here's a short history behind this set's creation...

What is the Best Software for Digital Scrapbooking?
Posted: 11 December, 2019
The question about what the best software is for Digital Scrapbooking is one that comes up often, especially when you are just starting out. The crucial requirement is that the software supports layers enabling the various papers and elements to be layered, aka stacked, within the layout being created. But, today there are numerous options for choice of software, so where do you start? In this post we look at a number of options ranging from closed system through to multi-versatile...

How to use a scrapSNAP: Creating layouts the easy way!
Posted: 20 June, 2022
Fact: sometimes you just need to get a layout done and down fast! We have a number of scrapSNAP layout sets available in the Design Shop. This post is a structured exposition on how to use them. Read on to learn how to get the best bang for your buck from our range of pre-made digital scrapbooking layouts.

sketchPLATE Saturday 0011
Posted: 18 June, 2022
Welcome to sketchPLATE 0011: inspired by a super high contrast monochromatic image, the finished layout is a complex page the makes crafty use of out-of-bounds photo manipulations against a backdrop of ink stamped elements and flourished with shiny chrome accents. The design process behind this project was fraught with obstacles; here’s the story about the journey from poster to double page layout.

How exactly do I create a Digital Scrapbook layout?
Posted: 7 May, 2022
Creating your first Digital Scrapbooking page may seem like a daunting task at first blush. However, the good news is that it is actually much simpler than it seems and once you understand how to use layers it becomes the proverbial piece of cake. In this blog post we cover the basics of getting started with your first digital scrapbooking layout project through a simple step-by-step walk through of the canvas file creation and design process commencing with a bunch of random files through to completed layout.

sketchPLATE Saturday 0010
Posted: 29 January, 2022
Today it is my great pleasure to present to you the first of the brand new range of sketchPLATES for 2022. Spotlighting this sketchPLATE Saturday offering, the idea for this page was originally sparked by those awesome ampersands that were so popular a little while ago. Having spotted a few on Pinterest I decided to try my hand at designing one. Here's what happened ...

Christmas 2021
Posted: 31 December, 2021
Greetings Dear Friends. Wrapping up Christmas 2021, the happenings highlights of this year and what is coming next; a rambling post of musings and reminisces on the year that was and a focal shift on the ownWORD for the New Year eagerly laying before us.