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I recently scrapped some photos for a friend who doesn't scrapbook at all. I used Quick Pages to showcase some of her family's photos. She was amazed. She had no idea that you could just place your photos behind the layout and it looks so good. When we get together again, I will show her how she can take her photos and place them in a layout quickly--and beautifully--with Quick Pages.

This LO shows the latest Quick Page available, called "The Blues." It's actually quite cheerful, and you'll find that just about any subject matter works well with this design. Quick Pages are 300 ppi transparent PNG files, so all you have to do is place your photos behind the layout. Then, you can add your journaling and anything else you wish. In this LO, I added the Brushed Silver Alpha Charm.

Quick Pages are available in three sizes: 12 x 12", 8.5 x 11" and 11 x 8.5". You choose the size you need. They are $1.99 each.

This pack contains six papers at 12 x 12", 300 ppi. Shown here as a bg paper is blue. This pack, and others like it, are just $0.50.

I have owned a few traditional scrapbooking overlays in my time. I was first introduced to them by my sister-in-law, who is on top of every new product out there. Overlays, or transparencies, are really cool. They can dress up a page in many ways.

New digital overlays will soon be added to Posh Pixel Designs' product line. The Snack Attack overlay seen here was created out of necessity. This imagery is near and dear to my three-year-old's heart. All this child does is EAT. To use this digital overlay, which is a transparent PNG file, I simply placed it on top of the photo, which is on another layer. Then, for added realism, I set the overlay layer's mode to Multiply. I even added a very slight drop shadow to give the illusion that the transparency is slightly "floating" above the scrapbook page.

You can print out the overlay onto actual transparency film, and place it over a completed layout, too. You can even recolor the file. These overlays are flexible, so have fun with them.

I use Paint Shop Pro Photo X2 to create my digital scrapbooking layouts for my own albums. When I first purchased the software, I was a little overwhelmed by all the features, and the ability of the program to edit digital photos. Then, I just started using it. I started with basic things, and then moved on to more complex tasks.

Now, I am very comfortable using the software, and use it every single day, even to do digital art that is not related to scrapbooking.

Currently, I have written a few tutorials at one of my other blogs. Feel free to stop by and learn something new about digital scrapbooking and Paint Shop Pro Photo X2.