Tutorials are a life-saver. Before digi scrapping became as popular as it is now, digi scrap tutorials were few and far between - and many sites only offered paid tutorials, not freebie ones. Now there is an overwhelming amount of sites that offer tutorials on any and every digi scrap program out there. Like everything, some are better than others.

My Favorite External Tutorial Sites
listed alphabetically

• DigiScrappingTutorials.com - a fairly new site with tutorials on a huge list of digi scrapping programs, techniques, and concepts

• DigitalScrapbookPages.com | Tutorials

• DigitalScrapbookPlace.com | Tutorials | Classes - a HUGE list of tutorials on anything you can think of. Updated and added to often. Through their Digi Scrap University, they also offer great, in-depth digi scrap classes for a small fee.

• Hummiesworld.com - any and everything you ever wanted to learn about PSE, rolled up into online written and video tutorials

• MyJanee.com | Tutorials - TONS of PS tutorials from the self-proclaimed "tutorial goddess"

•Pickleberry Pop StartUp Pack - for a small fee, you get a digi scrap starter kit with everything you need to start digi scrapping

• Scrapbook-Bytes.com | Tutorials

• Scrapbook-Elements.com | Tutorials

• ScrapOutsideTheBox.com | Tutorials - some great tutorials on adding 'realism' to your layouts

• TheDigitalScrapbookTeacher.com - an awesome resource for PSE users, and hybrid scrappers

• TwoPeasinaBucket.com | Tutorials - tutorials that pack a punch, and some of the best tutorials I've seen. Their tutorials coincide with their current challenges

My Tutorial Collection

I started collecting digi scrap tutorials a long time ago, and for a long time my "collection" of tutorials was a big, long, not-so-comprehensive list of tutorials in a Gmail draft. I've used some of the tutorials in this list so many times that I have them memorized.

I wish I had come up with all of these tutorials on my own, but I didn't! Even though all of the links below are made into tinyurls (since some of the URLs are ginormous), each tinyURLs links back to the website where the tutorial originated.

All of the below tutorials were collected from (listed alphabetically): DigiScrappingTutorials.com, DigitalScrapbookPages.com, DigitalScrapbookPlace.com, Hummiesworld.com, MyJanee.com, Scrapbook-Bytes.com, Scrapbook-Elements.com, ScrapOutsideTheBox.com, TheDigitalScrapbookTeacher.com, and TwoPeasinaBucket.com.

Enjoy!

All tutorials are for Photoshop, unless otherwise specified as: G = General or any program; or PSE = Photoshop Elements. Please note that some of the PS tutorials may be helpful for PSE users.

GETTING STARTED
**Creating your first digi scrap page: http://tinyurl.com/334zdg - NEW!


LEARNING PS & PSE
**Using Layers: http://tinyurl.com/23sbnm
**Using Layers (PSE): http://tinyurl.com/2hevwp


GENERAL: LAYOUTS & TEMPLATES
**Getting the most from digi elements (G): http://tinyurl.com/2fy9kq

**Creating a double page layout: http://tinyurl.com/2yymzt

**Using Layered Templates: http://tinyurl.com/2b5jcw

**Using Layered Templates (PSE): http://tinyurl.com/2es2l6

**Using photo card templates: http://tinyurl.com/2v6s7f


EDGES & CORNERS
**Tearing paper: http://tinyurl.com/267gjn (Thanks Magic!!)
**Tearing paper 2: http://tinyurl.com/3ahyce
**Tearing paper (PSE): http://tinyurl.com/285jov
**Creating a Bent Corner: http://tinyurl.com/ypvh6p
**Creating rounded corners: http://tinyurl.com/24v88k


FONTS
**Downloading & Installing: http://tinyurl.com/266vsw


TEXT
** Type 101: http://tinyurl.com/37l7xj

**Text in a circle: http://tinyurl.com/8829p

**Text in a shape: http://tinyurl.com/2b7x5g

**Cut out text on a photo: http://tinyurl.com/2epkpj

**Creating realistic hand-written text: http://tinyurl.com/2hys6j

**Fill text with patterned paper: http://tinyurl.com/2ay8b9

**Fill text with patterned paper (PSE): http://tinyurl.com/2h4p3m


BRUSHES
**Brushes for beginners: http://tinyurl.com/2ehlg3

**Installing brushes: http://tinyurl.com/2ejlz7

**Creating, saving, managing brushes: http://tinyurl.com/3394qc


PHOTO MANIPULATION
**Make photos look better (G): http://tinyurl.com/yotl8m

**Removing background from a photo: http://tinyurl.com/2h59y7

**Adding borders: http://tinyurl.com/yoxfcl

**Sepia Tinting: http://tinyurl.com/yqx3sf

**Selective colorization: http://tinyurl.com/2gwzw5

**Selective colorization 2: http://tinyurl.com/2wbege

**Fixing red eye: http://tinyurl.com/27unwb

**Creating vintage photos: http://tinyurl.com/2pmg7h


ELEMENTS: USING & MANIPULATION
**Recoloring elements: http://tinyurl.com/2z5dfk

**Using drop shadows: http://tinyurl.com/22jdj2

**Loading, using and creating actions: http://tinyurl.com/35ncnn

**Threading paper clips & ribbon: http://tinyurl.com/2xy5p8

**Sewing buttons: http://tinyurl.com/2dqe7b

**Crumpled paper: http://tinyurl.com/ynwepq


CREATING YOUR OWN ELEMENTS
**Making your own holiday cards: http://tinyurl.com/34ue33

**Beads: http://tinyurl.com/3cwwnj

**Brads: http://tinyurl.com/34cgly

**Eyelets & buttons: http://tinyurl.com/2qg85w

**Fuzzy fibers: http://tinyurl.com/36hklm

**Gem stones: http://tinyurl.com/2sqroe

**Stamps: http://tinyurl.com/3a8sgo

**Stitching: http://tinyurl.com/34u9cv

**Tags: http://tinyurl.com/yon54x

**Pearls: http://tinyurl.com/33jh2d

**Overlays (made from vellum): http://tinyurl.com/33n5e9

**Overlays (made from elements): http://tinyurl.com/2ua6bu

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