MDS 007 A Promise of Spring Scrapbook Page

This is an 8.5x11 portrait page.

This could match our Easter page from last week if you want. If you have just stumbled on my Blog, type ‘MDS Scrap Page’ in the Search Box (top left corner) to see what we have been doing. I have a few Guides listed at the bottom of this post but click on HELP (across the top of the program) > My Digital Studio Help for further help. I am using Windows 7. Watch for NEW Scrap Pages posted every Friday.

Background paper - Designer Series Paper – Designer Kits – My Sweet Pea 38.
Punch – Scallop Circle. Enlarge to fit the page. Color Fill – White – Mat - Chocolate Chip.
Punch – Circle. Enlarge to fit the scallop circle. Paper Fill – My Sweet Pea 35 - Mat – Pumpkin Pie.
Punch – Square. Enlarge to a rectangle. Paper Fill – My Sweet Pea 33 - Mat – Chocolate Chip size 4.


Page before adding Photo boxes.

Stamp - Petal Pizzazz > Open > Drag flower 7 stamp on to your page. Resize. While it is highlighted, click on Change Color (on right side) > Bermuda Bay > OK. Copy and Paste to make three. To line them up, hold your shift key and click on each one – Align Object icon (in the toolbar) – middle. Repeat to make another set of three for the bottom of your page.Embellishment – Brads – Pumpkin Pie. Set on the center of each flower. Zoom in and use your arrow keys to nudge if you need. Add two larger flowers.
Punch – Curly Label - Color Fill – White – Opacity (on right) to 60 – Mat – Old Olive for the Text Box. This gives it a vellum look.
Font used: Promise of – Brush Script size 42, Spring – CK Handprint size 52.


I like to Drop Shadow everything! You will have to Ungroup everything you have Grouped in order for it to Shadow. Click on the item – Arrange – Ungroup. Click on one Embellishment – Drop Shadow – Opacity to 65, Blur to Medium - Save as Default – on this page. Now all my Embellishments will be Shadowed. Click on one Stamp image – Drop Shadow. Since the Opacity and Blur are set, click ‘on this page’. Now all my stamped images will be Shadowed. Repeat for one Text, one photo and one punch and click ‘on this page’. You can certainly Drop Shadow each item as you go but I tend to do it at the end.
Insert > Insert Duplicate Page Mirrored to easily make a double page spread or just bump it forward for another layout. Again, watch for a NEW Scrap Page posted next Friday.

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A few Guides:
View > Guides > Photo Page Bleed Area – you want this turned on.


Ruler – make sure Ruler is check marked under View as you want this turned on too.


Arrange – Order button to bring to front, send to back etc.


Nudge – click an item, then use your arrow keys to nudge in the direction of the arrow. Clicking on the corners of the icon will nudge the photo diagonally.


Change your margins in every album you create. File > Print set up > change all margins to 0. It will adjust automatically to the minimum size.


Photo Shape - Click on the Photo Box once (on the right). To turn your Photo from a square/rectangle to a circle/oval, click Photo Shape. After changing the photo shape, if you would like to modify the shape without affecting the photo, click Crop (instead of using the gray boxes on the sides and corners of the photo).


If your page is too big or too small for your screen, click on the – (minus) or + (plus) button in the lower, right corner (Zoom area) to reduce or enlarge your page.