Tutorial Guide

An index of what is available to learn here on Digiscrap101:

DIGISCRAP101 BEGINNING PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS CLASS

Below are the download links for the materials used in our class. To download the materials, click on the link and your computer should start saving the materials where your downloads usually go. If you have any questions or problems, please contact me. Please do not share these links with anyone else. I have licensed these materials from designers who have spent many hours creating the products we are able to use in our class. While it seems simple or just a little thing - if the direct links to our freebies are shared outside of this site, it jeopardizes our ability to share them with students in the future. Please help us maintain the integrity of our licensing agreements with our designers by keeping the links to these class materials to yourself. Thank you.

You can download a free trial of Photoshop Elements 8.0 HERE.

Pre-Class

• Video: The Very Basics of Photoshop Elements

Week One

• Video: Quick Photo Fixes in Photoshop Elements
• Video: Working With Quick Pages
• In-Class Materials
• Quick Page Album and PDF Instruction Files for CS3 and PSE6
• Bonus Homework Quick Page Album from our Sponsors: Tinkering Ink & PCLayers.com

Week Two

• Video: Creating A Layout From Scratch In Photoshop Elements
• Last Minute Additions
• In-Class Materials
• Bonus Summer Favorites Album (As seen in Digital Scrapbooking Magazine)

Week Three

• Videos: Using Templates in Photoshop Elements, Installing Fonts, Going Digital with Photo Borders
• In-Class Materials
• Bonus Template Collection, Free Fonts

Week Four

• Video: Advanced Templates in Photoshop Elements
• In Class Materials
• Bonus Kit of over 40 papers and custom frame templates

Extra Kits (Just for Fun)

• Just Like Home Kit
• Raising Boys Kit
• Tranquil Moments Kit

Cliff Notes: The Best Freebies on the Web

•  Shabby Princess has some amazing free kits on her site - easy to download and no registration required - she also has a very cute shop and site!

• Two Peas has quite a fewFree Kits on their site. Just change the sort to "Price Low to High" to find the freebies. They also have a very fun community with very secure online shopping and the ability to always go back and download what you have purchased - the download links never expire! :)
• ScrapMatters is a friendly online store run by a very nice group of designers. They have a great selection of free templates, quick pages, elements, etc.
• Little Dreamer Designs Newsletter Signup Freebie (just go to the bottom right of the page and signup for their newsletter (The Creative Voice) and get the beautiful Vintage Dreams Kit for free!! I used the kit in this layout... First you need to register for the LDD forums - Once you are registered and logged in, go this link and download some amazing Freebies!
• At the Designer Digitals Community you may register in their forums and after registered, download freebies here.
• The Ikea Goddess blog (she tracks blog freebies and shares links to them every day) Very fun place to check digital things out...
• DigiFree is a Freebie Search Engine that shows freebies on blogs all over the internet - it isn't always accurate but it is a great resource for fun and free things.

OTHER TUTORIALS ON DIGISCRAP101
Making Yourself at Home on Digiscrap101 - How to customize your profile page, change your photo, or even stop all the notification emails from this site?

Blogging on DS101 - How to start your DS101 blog - tips shared are also helpful to anyone wanting to start a blog elsewhere as well.

Customize your Blogger Blog with SMJ Blog Templates - An older video but still good on how to make your blogger blog pretty

Accentuating Papers in Photoshop -Accentuate papers in photoshop using elements and blending modes.

Digitizing PDF Files to Use in Photoshop Elements - As you all know, CK was kind enough to provide printables that everyone could use to get started on Project 365 even though the kits are sold out. In this tutorial I teach you step by step how to take those files and make them more friendly for digital (meaning you don't have to print them out on your printer to use them!)

Even More Tutorials Here!