Tutorials

Workflow Wednesday Series (my weekly pocket project workflow tutorials)

  1. How do you keep up with your weekly project aka my routine 
  2. How do you capture your photos each week (cameras, software & photo apps)
  3. How do you add a few more hours to your day? (intro to editing and preparing your photos for print)
  4. Where are all my photos for my weekly project? (Lightroom metadata)
  5. Using Quick Collections in Lightroom
  6. Quick Clean Edit in Lightroom
  7. Print Module in Lightroom: using templates and saving for print
  8. Why I use Design A page protectors and a weekly format
  9. Gathering supplies and matching embellishments
  10. How to use the freebie hybrid print PSD templates in Adobe Photoshop to print journal cards
  11. Blending Journal Cards and Papers together in Adobe Photoshop
  12. Working with Digital Brushes, Stamps, and Cut Files in Adobe Photoshop
  13. using fx styles in Adobe Photoshop
  14. how to change colors using hue/saturation
  15. fonts, handwriting and typewriters
  16. printing out your journal cards (Canon PIXMA)
  17. How do you keep track of your weekly happenings?
  18. 5 Favorite Pens for Journaling
  19. my favorite stamps and inks
  20. additional essential tools
  21. Silhouette Software Introduction and Freebies
  22. Silhouette Print and Cut using purchased digital scrapbook kit
  23. Silhouette Print and Cut, creating elements from Silhouette cut files
  24. my new favorite journaling pens
  25. How To Create Unique Journal Cards using cut files and patterns
  26. testing journal pen inks
  27. using Silhouette sketch pens on your journal cards
  28. welding and cutting script fonts with Silhouette
  29. my favorite scrapbook albums and why
  30. how-to photograph your scrapbook pages and save for web




Adobe Lightroom

  1. Import photos and using metadata in Lightroom
  2. Quick Collections in Lightroom
  3. Quick Clean Edit in Lightroom
  4. Print Module in Lightroom: using templates and saving for print




Adobe Photoshop

  1. Change black brush script to any color using color fill
  2. How to use the freebie hybrid print PSD templates in Adobe Photoshop to print journal cards
  3. Blending Journal Cards and Papers together in Adobe Photoshop
  4. working with digital stamps, brushes and cut files
  5. using fx styles in Photoshop
  6. how to change colors using hue/saturation
  7. fonts, handwriting and typewriters
  8. printing out your journal cards
  9. 3 steps to a simple clean edit in Adobe Photoshop




Silhouette Software

  1. Silhouette Software Introduction and Freebies
  2. Silhouette Print and Cut using purchased digital scrapbook supplies
  3. Silhouette Print and Cut, creating elements from Silhouette cut files
  4. How To Create Unique Journal Cards using cut files and patterns
  5. using Silhouette sketch pens on your journal cards
  6. welding and cutting script fonts
  7. make your own stencils and how to mist a clean image
  8. "She Art" silhouette base for collage art journaling
  9. using fabric interfacing w/o fabric for mixed media projects




Project Life®

  1. Why I choose Project Life® Design A page protector and a weekly format




Mixed Media Tutorials

  1. painting with Faber-Castell/Design Memory Craft Gelatos
  2. more with Gelatos: Rub them in
  3. using Gelatos w/ Stencils: Rub it off
  4. stamping with Gelatos
  5. stamp resist and Gelatos
  6. doodling on pre-made journal cards
  7. using Gelatos, matte gel medium and stencil to alter Project Life journal card
  8. round up of tutorials using Gelatos
  9. misting experiment, plain paper vs. gesso'd paper
  10. using spray inks/mists, gel medium and stencils to alter Project Life journal card
  11. 3 easy steps for painting with mists/spray inks
  12. dipping your journal cards or paper in mist/spray ink puddles
  13. 5 mixed media essentials you can find around your house
  14. mist splatters... big, bigger, biggest
  15. creating fireworks with spray inks and mists
  16. emboss resist with spray inks and mists
  17. round up of tutorials using spray inks and mists
  18. What to pack for vacation
  19. covering and decorating a hardcover book (my Journaling Bible)
  20. adding ephemera or tip-ins that flip in and out with washi tape
  21. stamping with household items
  22. best way to add gesso to super thin pages (Journaling Bible)
  23. don't waste paint, how to save paint dried on your craft mat
  24. 3 background techniques with alcohol ink (guest blogger: Katie from Punk Projects)
  25. finger-painting (fingers are the best and cheapest tool)
  26. 4"x6" collage art
  27. deli paper background
  28. stencils, paint, and pens
  29. my new favorite journaling pens
  30. stamping with spray inks/mists
  31. testing journal pen inks
  32. making your own stencils
  33. how to mist a clean image using stencils
  34. using fabric interfacing w/o fabric for mixed media projects
  35. add gold to your holiday projects
  36. Gelli Plate Intro, Creating Simple Backgrounds
  37. Gelli Plate and Masks
  38. Gelli Plate and Texture
  39. Gelli Plate and Stencils
  40. Gelli Plate and Paint Brushes


Organization Tips

  1. Project Life Cards and embellishments
  2. Mist, Ink Sprays, Paint & Daubers




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