In today’s short video, I’m taking a look at “embellishment clusters.” Using an embellishment cluster lets you combine several items, including images, that reinforce your page subject AND contribute to the page design.

We look forward to seeing your pages with embellishment clusters in the Gallery. Find more ideas and design lessons for embellishing scrapbook pages in Embellishing with Alphas and Every Little Thing, e-books by Debbie Hodge and the DesignerDigitals team.

Congratulations to LauraBean. Her layout Shoot Lefty has been selected as the featured layout of the week where she won a $ 5 DesignerDigitals Gift Certificate for product of her choice!

This week’s Adobe Photoshop or Elements tip of the week is now available on video. This weeks tip is on How to open up to 30 recently edited files in Photoshop and Elements.

Saturday Scraplift No. 144

“You’re gonna love this story” says the title on this week’s inspiration page by Denise Gormish. Well, you’re gonna love this layout! It’s so lovely and fresh. The white background allows the light, bright photo to really shine and is always a good choice when you have a photo with strong colors in it. Yet, it is far from plain, thanks to the yummy colored brushwork and the little details Denise has added. A fab design too, with great use of journaling strips.

Look at how different the layouts inspired by this great page turned out (and don’t forget to share your take on it too in the Saturday Scraplift gallery!)

Credits: layout by Janet, Mailroom no.01 paperpack, Stacked classic frames, Messy Stamped Alpha no.04, Domesticity hand-drawn words, Staple its, File Folder Labels element, Lil Bit tags, Loopdaloop artstrokes, Stitching by Anna Aspnes (including Stitched Bitz).

Credits: Layout by Lynn, Classic Cardstock: Natural Beauty, Vintage Photo Frames: Large, Vintage Photo Frames no.04, stitching from Year in Review Template no.03 and Rounded Word strips by Katie Pertiet, Journaling spots and strips by Lynn Grieveson, Brad Bonanza by Pattie Knox.

Credits: layout by Angie, ArtPlay Magic Solids, Classic Curled Photo Frames no.02, Typesets Memory No.01, Little Plastic Flowers no.01, Scatterings no.04, Different Strokes no.04.

~ Lynn

Yesterday marked Day 70 for the 365 project! The Flickr group is filled with great inspiration from those 70 days. Congratulations on great work.

My favorites this week have a theme (again).

I love the look, the pop of red, and the great panning by Hezro. A fun and tough technique. Make sure you click on it to see a bigger version.

The pink makes my heart sing in this photo by Christine Denis PHotography. The lines make this so visually appealing.

One of our newest members is kb7496. Her photo is pure sweetness. I love the lighting, the sweet expression, and those sharp eyes. She made a beautiful layout using this photo too.

Another great week. Many wonderful photos! You can still join the DD flickr group if you haven’t, we’d love to see you there.

Share your favorites from the last week in the DesignerDigitals forum.