How do I make my own elements in Gimp?

[paisleycat]

Hello, newbie here..I am learning soo much here and am having a blast making scrap pages for the family.. I would love to learn how to make my own elements using Gimp... still searching for a tutorial...Do you know of one that would be of help to me? Please let me know..

Thanks,

[Joba2]

I just ran across a GIMP forum.can't remember where but there is help out there:)