Digital Design Den
http://digitaldesignden.com
Home to a great community of digital scrappers and talented digital scrap kit designers.
When you start out in digital scrapping it is great to have friends who give you support and answer your questions. At the Den you'll find lively forums, fun, games, challenges and lots of great kits and learning resources.
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Quote Garden
http://www.quotegarden.com/index.html
If you are ever stuck for words, this is where to come. The site is organised into subtopics under two major headings: ‘Quotations’ and ‘Quotations for holidays, special occasions, and nice sentiments’. There is also a ‘Hot Topics’ area which currently includes: gas prices, elections, graduation and retirement.
Read the ‘Site Information’ page before you start to use the contents. It covers copyright, citing and fair use. Basically it all looks OK for personal usage and some of the older quotes are also OK for commercial use as they are outside the copyright coverage years.
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Fonts
These sites have commercial and free fonts ready to download.
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Here’s an interesting site about photography – how to do it better, tools to play with, ideas for interesting shoots and lots of quirky, fun suggestions about what to do with your pics once you have them.
They have a twice weekly newsletter or an RSS feed you can subscribe to as well. The back versions are online so take a look at those to help decide if you want to subscribe.
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Names and Meaning
If you are doing a page or two about a new arrival, a significant birthday or some other page that is just about a special person then it might be fun to include the meaning of their given name in your story telling. Here are some sites worth exploring for names, their history and meaning.
Think Baby Names
- Provides meanings, popularity stats and historical derivations (although you might have to do some link following to get to the roots of a name)
Behind the Name
- This site gives the history of first names and includes some quirky extras such as suggested names for twins
Parents Connect – Baby Names
- Lots of information for each name including its history, pronunciation, popularity and origin
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General scrapbooking sites
These two sites are more oriented to community and teaching. If you wish to branch out from simple album page making into the full creative fun of digital scrapping then these are great places to start.
Hummie's World
- Hummie's site provides a place where scrappers can learn more about their craft in a supportive environment. It includes an active forum, image gallerys and tutorials. The site includes a full page of resource links which is very comprehensive and useful. Subscribers have access to a large set of Photoshop Elements tutorials and teaching videos.
Scrapper's Guide
- Linda Sattgast's site also provides community and support for digital scrappers. Each month, subscribers receive a full design kit plus teaching videos for Photoshop and Photoshop Elements which are a delight to use. Her site also includes free materials that can be downloaded. Her training CDs are well worth purchasing if you are new to Photoshop or Photoshop Elements. While you are there, sign up for the weekly E-Zine which always includes a useful design tip or mini-tutorial.
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Sites for scrapbooking kits and freebies
Here is a selection of great scrapbooking sites and blogs where you can purchase kits and collect freebies that will give your album pages that creative edge.
Digi Scraps Drive-In
- More than just a shop with great scrapping products, the Drive-in is also home to a warm and supportive scrappin' community. You'll find ideas, challenges, games and companionship here.
Pickleberry Pop
- An Australian site that has lots of interesting products,a forum, gallery and regular newsletter
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ActionFX
http://www.actionfx.com/
If you are looking for a great source of Photoshop digital design resources then it is well worth a visit to Al Ward's place at ActionFX. Al is an accomplished Photoshop trainer and author and is now using his skills to create resources for digital scrapbookers and album makers.
Al offers backgrounds, actions, video tutorials, tools and presets and more. Some are freely available and others are accessed through an affordable membership. The bonus for those who are creating for commercial use is that Al's resources are all Commercial Use OK.
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For your bookshelf
Digital & Hybrid Scrapbooking & Card-Making with Photoshop Elements
Patty Debowski
This book has been written by a long time traditional scrapper who made the move into digital and has established a hybrid style as well. Her book has been created following her move into teaching and finding nothing suitable to use as a reference or text for her learners.
Her website has full information about the book, lists its table of contents and has details of where it can be purchased. The book is written for Photoshop Elements and has updates through to v8.
If you live in the US, you can also check out workshops that may be available in your area.
The Photoshop Elements 7 book for Digital Photographers
Scott Kelby and Matt Kloskowski
Anything by these well respected authors and teachers is worth a place on your bookshelf or a space beside your keyboard.As the title suggests, this is all about maximising your images and takes you through correction techniques, use of filters for special effects and tips on dealing with the nasties of digital images – colour, noise, lighting…
You can find this book and other products produced by this creative pair on the Kelby Training site.
The Photoshop Elements 5 Restoration and Retouching Book
Matt Kloskowski
This sounds like just the book for those of us who are into heritage album making and have lots of old photos that are no longer looking their best. According to the blurb the book: …shows you how to restore old photos and retouch newer ones to make your images go from so-so to great.
The author, Matt Kloskowski, is well credentialed and respected in the Photoshop community. He is the Education and Curriculum Developer for the National Association of Photoshop Professionals. He also authors ‘Photoshop Killer Tips’ that come out daily in video format. You can subscribe to these through iTunes (see here for details).
You can find this book on the Kelby Training site.
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