🧡 My Brag of the Week: I went from 609MB to 94MB on my latest layout in 4 easy steps!
Published: Tue, 01/27/26
Updated: Tue, 01/27/26
January 27, 2026 | Digital Scrapper News | Volume 24 Issue 04
Hi ,
Greetings from the frozen tundra of northern Indiana. While the Texans like to brag about how large everything is, we Hoosiers like to brag about crossing the road to check the mail in subzero temperatures while wearing sandals and a tank top. Everyone’s got something to brag about.
My Brag This Week
My personal brag this week is that I saved a snowplow-sized load of megabytes on my latest scrapbook page when I applied the tips from my Digital Slimdown Series on the blog. You’ll find the details of Digital Slimdown Part 4 below.
I look forward to hearing about your brags in Community!
P.S. The header above was created using Brown Paper Packages by Meryl Bartho.
I’ve hired a new web guy from India who is working on customizing your experience on our website to best fit your needs. Besides many things behind the scenes, he’s also fixed the blog to include a search bar and categories. This has been missing for a while now. Give it a try! Search for “gradients” or something.
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