It’s the perfect time to be present with your photo-taking or storytelling before you really get going with your 2026 year.
It’s all about tying up loose ends in your digital scrapbooking and photo artistry so you can forge a path in what you want to craft for your memory-keeping this year.
Here are 3 digital scrapbooking ideas and techniques you can try this week in your photo artistry and photo book making:
1. Use Different Shapes
The Story
Notice and capture what’s happening outside your window, down the street, or around town.
The Artistry
- Create a circle shape using the Shape Tool.
- Clip your photo to the shape.
- Apply a Drop Shadow layer style to add subtle dimension
🖍️ Pro Tip
Start with the Big Circle Artsy Paper to frame your photo.
Why It Works
Circles add excitement to the straight lines in your scrapbook pages.
2. Build A Scene
The Story
Use your holiday photos to create a visual display of your memories and stories.
The Artistry
- Use ArtsyKardz or crop Artsy Papers into shapes.
- Embellish with Embroidered Holiday and Vintage Holiday Notions and this Metal Hanger.
- Add Extractions to build your own holiday scene.
- Watch this Create a Word Title Sticker with Metal Hanger Video Tutorial.
🖍️ Pro Tip
Apply Drop Shadows and use Transfers and Layers with PaperTextures to build texture into your pages.
Why It Works
It’s a fun and whimsical way to display your holiday memories.
3. Sequence The Events
The Story
Share a series of chronological photos for a visual storytelling approach.
The Artistry
- Use these Holiday Templates for a simple page creation.
- Clip your photos to the mask layers in the templates.
- Add digital supplies to support your photo theme and colors.
🖍️ Pro Tip
Add and remove frames to the templates as preferred.
Why It Works
You can use lots of photos on a single page.
More Resources:
Download this free aA Basic Techniques for Photoshop and Elements for more guidance.
Access the Hallelujah Collection here.
