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Gradient Roses in Paint Shop Pro

2009-06-04T08:26:00.000-07:00

Originally inspired by this tutorial in Photoshop

Drawing a gradient Rose in Paint Shop Pro XI
by PCArt 04 June 2009

Open a New Image 600 pixels x 600 pixels at 300 pixels per inch

To start off..........
Set your foreground colour to #fdb9bb
Set your background to #8a191b

Set your Gradient to Sunburst
Center point Horizontal 78
Center Point Vertical 41
Focal Point Horizontal 27
Focal Point Vertical 76

Using your pen tool Freehand
Tracking 82
Anti Alias checked
Line Width 0
Connect segments checked
Create on Vector checked

Draw irregular shaped (circles?)
decreasing in size each on a new layer
and going to your gradient and inverting
and un inverting on each alternate layer
Then add a shadow beneath each "petal" layer

Expirement with other colours and gradient positions - and see what you can create.
Try adjusting the brightness and contrast on a few layers too.
Add more definition and depth by using your lighten/darken tool on the petals.

You have a Rose!

Getting Rid of Those Ugly Jagged Edges!!

2009-04-18T10:42:00.001-07:00

Morning everyone. Today I am offering a very benificial tutorial. We all see those nasty jaggies on so many things we make. This can happen at any time and doing the simplist things that you wouldn't think would leave a jaggie ... but it does! It also happens after using the warp brush tool, and many other tools too.

In my examples I am using the Ball and Bubbles Filter I use to make some of my beads. This leaves an unsightly very prominate outer edge I do not want showing, especially because I am a designer and need things to look perfect, lol. I am going to teach you my way of getting rid of these ugly edges and jaggies. You'll end up with much nicer, smoother edges.

What you need:

PSP, any version
Gold Ball Preset (if you don't already have it) Download
Put the "Preset_BallsAndBubbles_Gold ball.P_.PspScript" in your Preset Folder of PSP in My Documents\MyPSP\your version here\Presets.

Let's get started making a bead :)

New Image 300 x 300 > Transparent > 300 PPI Ellipse Tool set to circle Set color of your choice for Fill Draw out a circle about the proportions as below > Objects/Align/Center in Canvas. Selections/Select All/Selections/Float/Selections/Defloat. (Here out known as Select/Float/Defloat) You should now have something similar to this:

Now we'll apply Balls & Bubbles effect to it. Effects/Artistic Effects/Balls & Bubbles In the Preset drop down list select Gold Ball (attached if needed - put in Preset folder)/Click OK. You should now see this:

See that red outline? (This technique works for those jagged pixels as well) We are going to get rid of that outline left over by the Balls & Bubbles effect (UNLESS - you want to keep it). Select/Float/Defloat > Selections/Modify/Smooth. Use Default Settings (click the curved arrow to make it default) > Click OK > Select/Float/Defloat > Selections/Modify/Contract by 5 > Click OK > Invert/Delete/Select None.
This should now be your end result.

Of course you can play with these settings on anything you make. As you know, not everything will have this large of an edge to remove. You may need to adjust settings, even drop your smooth settings from 10 to 5. **This technique works equally well on those flower petals/objects you have used the Warp tool on!!** Two more examples: These two images are the same. I made a circle using the ellipse tool. Applied a SuperBladePro Preset to it. See how it gave it an ugly white outline? I used the exact method above and the second image is the result. Much cleaner and smoother.

BEFORE

AFTER

Have fun experimenting!! ~Debb: http://shadedezines.blogspot.com

Same Kit - Different Styles

2009-03-20T02:37:00.001-07:00

Approximately Each Week we will have one Digital Scrapping Class Member
supply us with a set of scrapping supplies.

We will then create a layout (scrap page) or tag or card for example,
using the supplies shared with us and post our results.

Our Featured Suppliers who have booked a place at this time are:

Wednesday 04 February - Rose

Wednesday 11 February - KoKo

Wednesday 18 February - Tish

Wednesday 04 March - Cynthia

Wednesday 11 March - Sol

Wednesday 18 March - Laurie

Wednesday 25 March - PCArt

Wednesday 01 April - Catt

These members have permission to post their offer to the group
with the download link for their supplies on or about the given dates!

Thank you for offering to be a Featured Supplier!

Have fun and I am looking forward to seeing what each Featured Supplier will share with us and also to seeing what we are all going to create!

If you want to be added to this list as our next Featured Supplier please write to me here.

I will add you to the list.
*first come first served*

Information about Past Same Kit Different Style Posts is saved in our Group Folders

Let's Make A Mesh Bow

2009-03-08T15:10:00.000-07:00

What you need:

A. PSP X2 (others should work with some minor changes) You can get a trial version HERE
B. AV Bros Page Curl 2.2. You can get a trial version HERE
C. Netting 02 Texture
D. Eye Candy 5 Impact: Bevel Plugin. You can get a trial version HERE
E. My Page Curl Presets.

Supplies HERE

Terms of Use: Personal or *Commercial is OK.

*Tutorial, premade images and Presets remain copyright ShadeDeZines. You may use your results however you wish.

*You may use my presets for your projects PU or CU, but I retain creator credit for them. Meaning, you cannot give them away, sell them in any form what-so-ever. If someone wants them send them to my tutorial page to get the supplies for themselves. It took me some time to get these settings, please respect that. Thanks. Leave file names intact. Do not upload my Tutorial to any other site without my written permission. Do not claim as your own. If you are a group owner and would like to use my tutorial you may provide a link to my tutorial page/blog, but please don’t upload to your site unless I have given you permission to do so.

Lets get started :)

1. New Image > 900 x 900 > 300 ppi > Raster > Transparent.

2. Flood Fill the image to make it easier to see your mesh. You can use what ever
color/pattern/gradient you want for the bow. I am doing my example in a pink pattern. You will see my other examples below.

3. Click the Fill palette to open the Material Properties window. Place a checkmark in the box
next to Texture. Click the down arrow and search for and click on the "Netting02" texture.
Adjust your angle/scale to your desired settings.
Settings for the texture:
Angle: 0
Scale: 65.

4. Make sure your Foreground is set to Null.

5. New Layer

6. Activate your Selection Tool. Selection Type: Rectangle > Mode: Replace > Feather: 0 > Anti-
alias checked. Draw out a Horizontal Rectangle around 50 - 75 x 700 - 800 pixels. Turn on your Rulers if you haven't. View: Rulers. Right-click inside the selection hold and drag it to the center of the image.

7. Flood Fill with Netting02 Texture.

8. Selections > Modify > Select Selection Borders:
Settings: Outside
Anti-alias: Checked
Border Width: 4

9. Flood fill with desired color. Preferably a matching/complimenting color.

10. Add a texture matching the texture of your netting if you used a pattern with texture.

11. Add a bevel using my Eye Candy Impact 5 preset, or one comparable with PSP's native
Bevel.

12. Deselect: Selections > Select None. You should have something like this:

13. Duplicate the mesh layer: Right-click on the mesh in the Layer Palette and select Duplicate.
Highlight and name the bottom one Backup. Hide it for later.

14. Open Page Curl 2.2. Reset it to Default. Use the provided preset titled:
SD_MeshBowLoop.avcps. Move the loop to the top middle left. Duplicate the loop and Mirror. Position them next to each other.

15. Highlight the Backup layer and duplicate it again. Turn the layer on if you haven't already :)

16. Image > Free Rotate > Left > 90 Degrees. Both layer boxes UNchecked. OK. Move it down
so all of it is inside the image canvas.

17. Effects > Plugins > Page Curl 2.2. Reset settings to Default. Click on Main > Load Settings
(Absolute) > Locate and click on Preset: SD_MeshBowRightRibbon.avcps. Click Open.

18. Repeat step 15.

19. Effects > Plugins > Page Curl 2.2 > Main > Load Settings (Absolute) > Locate and click on
Preset: SD_MeshBowLeftRibbon.avcps. Move it over into place.

20. We're ready for a center. You can use a brad or make a center. But lets just make a quick one.

21. New Layer. Move it to the top.

22. Selection tool: Type: Rectangle, Mode: Replace, Feather: 0, Anti-alias: Checked.

23. Draw a Vertical Rectangle just wide enough to cover the section where the bow loops meet
and long enough to cover the bottom of the loops.

24. Flood Fill with the Mesh Texture. Click to Fill several times. This will make it look fuller and
not so transparent and will help to make it look like it is on top and hiding the lines below.

25. Repeat Steps 8, 9, 10, and 11.

26. Select None

27. Duplicate this layer > Name it backup. Hide the bottom layer.

28. Activate the Warp Brush or you can use the Warp Mesh tool instead. I am using the warp
brush. Gently shape it as needed for the center section of bow. When satisfied, click Apply.
***I have found no perfect science to keep the edges from getting dark using either of these
methods. What I did was use my lasso tool and selected around and removed the black area.
This is a tough method when using mesh because it has so many open areas within it. If you
don't like the results you can always use a brad like I did in one of my other previews below :))

OK ... you can either stop now and merge your layers Visible, or we can duplicate the bows for
another look.

29. Move to a loop layer, Duplicate > Flip and move up into place. When happy with its placement move the layer to the bottom so it is behind the ribbons.

30. Repeat for the other side.

ALL DONE !!! Either Save the Backup layers to New Images for later use, or Delete them. Delete the background layer > Merge Visible > Save as a .PNG.

Some Examples :)

Challenge Font Aierbazzi

2009-03-08T09:41:00.000-07:00

Using the Font Aierbazzi
by Roberto Cecchi

Find Aierbazzi.ttf at this link
http://www.dafont.com/aierbazzi.font

Create your own masterpiece, it can be a tag, or paper, or "painting", a tree, bouquet, accent, underwater scene, jungle scene, fantasy, grunge, overlay, picture frame or anything you want. There is a different image for each letter of the alphabet, you will need to increase your font size to at least 200 points or 800 pixels to get the sizes above. The owl is from AEZ Owls for Traci also available at dafont.com.

Enjoy!
xoxoxo pat/PCArt

Girl Things Pencil

2009-03-01T10:58:00.000-08:00

Girl Things Pencil
by PCArt 01 March 2009

Open New Image
4 inches x 1 inch at 300 pixels per inch

Foreground #afb0ff and Fill #8080ff
Click on fill colour and choose gradient forground background
Repeat 1 Linear invert Angle 0
the darker shade should be outside and lighter shade inside

Preset Shapes Rectagle
Draw out an oblong shape to represent your pencil shaft

New Layer
Preset shapes Elipse - draw out an elipse to fit the end of your pencil

New Layer - Pencil Point
Preset Shape Triangle draw out a small triangle with your fill colour
Rotate 90 degrees left all layers un checked.
Place in position at the point of your pencil leave a little space for the wood

New Layer - Pencil Wood
Selections Freehand Point to point
draw in your wood and fill with a wood colour and add noise if you wish

Merge Visible

Decorate as you please

Made in Paint Shop Pro XI

Diploma Seal

2009-03-01T09:07:00.000-08:00

Diploma Seal
by PCArt 01 March 2009

Open New Image 800 x 800 pixels at 300 pixels per inch

Preset Shape Starburst 3 Fill Colour of your choice I used #9f2123
Effects 3D effects Inner bevel
Bevel round Width 2 Smoothness 9 Depth 2 Ambience 0 Shininess 0 Colour white Angle 315 Intensity 50 Elevation 30

New Layer - Preset Shape Circle Fill Colour of your choice I used #9f2123
Effects 3D effects Inner Bevel
Bevel round Width 2 Smoothness 9 Depth 2 Ambience 0 Shininess 0 Colour white Angle 315 Intensity 50 Elevation 30
Click on circle with magic wand, effects plugins
Gregs Pool Shadow
Settings - Diagonal 55 Center 113 Horizontal 39 Diagonal 50 Horizontal 30 Vertical 60 Intensity 9 Lightness 127 OK

New Layer - Add wording and detail of your choice - same colour as seal
Apply Inner Bevel as before.

Add Ribbon of your choice

Made in Paint Shop Pro XI

Leather-look Jeans Tag

2009-03-01T07:22:00.000-08:00

Leather-look Jeans Tag
by PCArt 01 March 2009

Open New Image 3 inches x 2 inches 300 pixels per inch
fill with colour #c08f5e

Select tag area with magic wand - keep selected and apply effects texture effects fine leather
colour black angle 246 blur 34 transparency 253 number of furrows 59 length of furrows 10 OK

On a New Layer - Pen tool line style dashed width 5 colour #a67c52
Draw a straight line across the top
Convert to Raster and duplicate and flip
Duplicate and rotate 90 left all layers UNchecked
Duplicate and mirror. Use mover tool to move stitches into place.
Merge visible Use selection tool to select and delete stitches at corners
that you do not want. Apply effects drop shadow Horizontal 1 Vertical 1 Opacity 54 Blur 2 Colour Black

On a New Layer apply Brush pattern of your choice in same colour as patch and apply effect 3D effect cut out
Vertical 2 Horizontal 2 Opacity 70 Blur 4 Shadow Colour #6f5137 Fill interior with Colour #c08f5e

On a New Layer - Add Text of your choice in same colour as patch and apply effect 3D effect cutout
Vertical 2 Horizontal 2 Opacity 70 Blur 4 Shadow Colour #6f5137 Fill interior with Colour #c08f5e

On a New Layer - Add Text of your choice in same colour as patch and apply effect 3D effect Bevel
Bevel round Width 1 Smoothness 9 Depth 1 Ambience 0 Shininess 0 Colour white Angle 315 Intensity 50 Elevation 30

Made with Paint Shop Pro XI

Easy, Small fills

2009-02-22T14:15:00.001-08:00

News flash!! I found that making these cute, small images for fill to be a whole lot easier to save for later use than the huge ones used in the past. The two dots are 25 X 25 pixels and the stripe is 40 by 40 pixels. I use the custom selection 0 X 0 X 20 X 40, 0 X 20 X 40 X 40. This gives you a good clean, even image. When you get ready to use, just have them on your desktop work area and find them in your materials under pattern and Fill!! Kewl!!

Have fun!! Gracie

Luck of the Draw CATeam 13th Post

2009-02-22T09:24:00.001-08:00

While this technique is not technically Scrapping, it IS one of the most requested tutorials once people have seen the results (this stat, for example). MoonDesigns is no longer being actively updated; she's moved on to soap operas, so you might want to print this out to keep. It has a lot of applications in making stats, scraps, and general PSP. It's simple and, I think, can be done in PSE as well as PSP with little moderation.

- for PSP

- for Photoshop

The corners I used making this stat are dingbats!

Debi

Compatibility Paint Shop Pro

2009-02-21T05:04:00.000-08:00

Making images that will work in all forms of Paint Shop Pro

Sometimes we make tubes, brushes, with Newer versions of Paint Shop Pro.

Alas people using earlier versions (like 5 or 7) cannot open these shared items from us.

If you want to save them in a format that it is compatible with earlier versions,

Follow this Tutorial

http://emsportal.info/tutorials/compatibility.shtml

Luck of the Draw CATeam 14th Post

2009-02-20T16:27:00.000-08:00

Well Hello Everyone !!

This is my 1st post as part of the CATeam.. YAY..

Okay so Let me thank Pat for having faith in all of the CATeam members to let us Inspire you all to Experiment and Create some great things in DSC..

So after seeing everything that has been posted thus far I must say we have a very talented CATeam here..

So with out further ado..

Here is what we r making:

Friendship Quilt Squares

Please make sure to read her Terms of Use

http://members.tripod.com/kittywompuss/friendship_quilt.htm

http://dscdesigners.blogspot.com/

TrixyDoodle

Luck of the Draw CATeam 11th Post

2009-02-18T17:15:00.000-08:00

Challenge #11... How lucky is that!!?? An easy and fun tutorial from GentleHearts. We're going to make a name "initial" block. As you see, mine isn't quite like the tutorial but the idea is there. I hope you enjoy making your's as much as I did making mine. You'll find the tutorial here:

http://www.gentlearts.net/initial.htm

Luck of the Draw CATeam 15th Post

2009-02-17T15:12:00.000-08:00

Mouse Pad

Hello friends!

My suggestion for you is create a mousepad with our layouts. To start you need the plugin Eye Candy 5 Impact - A fully functional for 30 days Free Demo is available to download HERE

A tube of a mouse, a shape of your choice and a layout ready. Supplies Here, feel free to use it too, This tutorial is free, then you can create layouts and exhibit them in your galleries, provided you do not remove my credits.

You may use any kit you wish.

1- Open your material in PSP, open the layout ready choose your choice of shape. Here I used a layout with creation Kit Valentine - Freebie by Tammy.

2- We select the Shape, copy our layout, close the original

3- Paste the selection with paste into selection;

4- Remove the selection, and now we use the Filter Alien Skin/ Eye Candy 5 Impact/ Bevel;

Settings: Plastic,
Basic: 9.17/68/39.08/0/21
Shade interior marcado
Suface:none
Lighting: 135/45/98/77
Highlight Size:#ffffff
Shadow Color:# a91d5f or according to the color of the layout;
Bevel Profile: Button
OK
5- Now we put our mouse to change canvas size,

Image Canvas
the following configuration:1200/600/0/0/0/600

6- Open the tube of the mouse, and colorize it, with colour from the layout, copy and paste the past as new layer. Take the bottom layer for the mousepad, a store and the layers. The shadow leave on their own. Save in PNG to be transparent, or JPEG. Here is my result:

7- I hope you enjoy and are very happy with this technique!

Tutorial By Sol Creations
Fev/2009
Do not remove the credits

Luck of the Draw CATeam 10th Post

2009-02-17T13:54:00.000-08:00

PIXEL PAINTING

My Challenge today is for you to complete a few very simple Easter pixel painting tutorials from Monti's Pixel Playground : a Basket and 2 or 3 Easter Eggs. The link I'm giving you also has some easy bunny tutorials if you want to have a go at them.

Here is the link to the tutorials : http://www.montispixelplayground.com/index2.html

Scroll down till you get to "Egg Basket"

Notes : I always increase the scale of my work to 800% ~ also I always set my brush to size 2 instead of size 1 .... I prefer the finished size of my project using this setting. Remember .... you can follow the tutorials exactly, or use your own colours etc.

Have fun and please post any results you have, we all love to see what everyone else is getting up to lol!!

Here are my results :

Luck of the Draw CATeam 9th Post

2009-02-16T13:39:00.000-08:00

Hi Everyone, I am posting your 9th Luck of the Draw.
I know a lot of people dislike vectors, so I thought I'd share a simple vector tutorial, which gives a lovely result.
I have used the individual parts to this for a few things. The link for the tutorial is below.

http://www.poppyfield.se/forget_me_not.htm

This is my example

I do hope you enjoy this. Please post your results to the group. I look forward to seeing them.
Michelle

Luck of the Draw CATeam 8th Post

2009-02-15T07:21:00.000-08:00

Decorated Tags

Well there you go! I am number 8 in this draw and I would like to see you creating all kinds of beautifully decorated tags or labels for your scrapping collections.

Tags are handy additions to scrap pages and are useful for adding journalling or information to your layouts.

How you decorate your tags is up to you!

Below is a list of tutorial links and links to examples of digital and hybrid decorated tags to get your creative juices flowing.

Your tags can be the traditional packaging tag shapes, or circular, heart shapes, any shape, torn, whatever you like!

Decorate your tags with brushes, ribbons, buttons or beads, stitching, flowers, leaves or abstract designs, word art, or paint them.

Enjoy and I look forward to seeing your results!

Tutorial Links

http://www.suntiques.com/tutorials/technique/easy_grunge_tag.html
http://www.digitalscrapbooking.co.za/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=5

Examples
http://scrapbooking.about.com/library/weekly/blshakertags.htm
http://www.bisous.biz/scrap/scrap_ideas25.htm
http://scrap-stuff-with-psp.blogspot.com/2008/08/dolphin-scrap-tags-and-journal-tags.html
http://www.ehow.com/how_2199938_create-scrapbooking-tags.html
http://gomakesomething.com/ht/collage/scrap-penants/
http://pamspaperarts.wordpress.com/

Luck of the Draw CATeam 7th Post

2009-02-13T22:45:00.000-08:00

Hello everyone. Here is what I have come up with.

Plan & Scrap a Layout of "Favorite Things"

What you need:

1. A Subject. It could be your Son/Daughter, your child's favorite school activities, your Parents, your families Military Member (what Soldier/unit wouldn't love getting these if you printed them as cards!!), your Friend, Yourself, or whom ever you choose.
2. Whether you chose yourself, or someone else, talk to them (now don't talk to yourself, lol. Just kidding ... you know what you like but do some prep work for yourself as well), pick up on keywords something that made their eyes sparkle when spoken of. Ask about their favorite flower, smell, date, poem, singer, poet, memory .... the possibilities are endless!! Get creative!! Take notes then make a list of those favorite things, and your ideas to scrap it.
3. Once you have comprised your list, put in into motion. This is where you're creativity will come into play. Come up with images, creative ways to display their fav. poem or quote. Well, I don't need to tell you how to be creative ... I know you all are!!
4. You can make this as any item you wish. It can be a full size layout, a tag sized layout, a brag book page, a whole kit etc. The idea isn't to make you go all elaborate for this challenge, but rather to spark your creativity into trying something new. And if you share a preview with us, all the better!!!! I know I for one would LOVE to see what you can do with this.

**This is terrific for traditional scrapping as well!!

Here is my example

EXPERIMENT-INSPIRE-CREATE

Gingham

2009-02-13T21:58:00.000-08:00

Here's a tutorial for making gingham and with a little creative work, plaid. It's the simplest means I've found for making gingham but one of the more complicated and least effective plaid tutorials I've done, and with the way I love plaids, I assure you, I've done more than my share! Almost every kit I make has at least one plaid in it. But I've not played with gingham for a long time so I'll probably add some in one of my many upcoming kits. Those of you familiar with the common means of making checkerboard patterns will find thie altogether too familiar. Remember, this tutorial is not for scrap kit making originally but with a little tweaking it can very well be. I would start with a six inch image and work from there. The tile is seamless so you can use it as a fill so long as your stripes are wide enough. Here's the link, I hope you all enjoy it.

http://www.angelfire.com/art/graphicsbyart/tut6.html

Be Witched!

Endora Aphrattos
"Life's a Witch, yeah? So am I!"

Luck of the Draw CATeam 6th Post

2009-02-13T16:37:00.000-08:00

Hello everyone, I am Jeanne aka #6, everyone's post have been wonderful and very creative, sometime I hope to have time to do all of them. LOL When I am in creative and design mode I tend to gravitate to soft colors and vintage style. I also like making templates, and elements in grey scale and sepia tone the things I will use alot so they can be recolored. I feel so blessed and honored to be a part of this team of talented and creative designers.

My challenge for you today is a tut from scrap-stuff-with-psp-tutorials. love this site, so many tuts and so little time. LOL.

Here is my preview for the suede ribbons, I hope you enjoy the tut.

Here is the link, scroll down to find Suede Ribbons:
http://scrap-stuff-with-psp-tutorials.blogspot.com/

Thank you Pat for your faith in me.

Huggs and much love

Jeanne

Luck of the Draw CATeam 5th Post

2009-02-13T10:24:00.000-08:00

Hi
My choice for the challenge five is to go to this site
http://graphic-and-arts-by-elle.com/PSPX/Wicker-Basket/Wicker-Basket-Tutorial.htm
and make a basket but you will also fill it with whatever you want

Don´t forget to give credit to Elena who made this tut I wrote her to make sure it was ok to share in the group and this is the answer

"Hello, thank you for taking interest on my tutorials. You are welcome to use my tutorials for your group just don't forget to give credit. :) Good luck. Elena "

I have made these baskets just for help you with the inspiration

So be creative and GOOD LUCK from me too
Hugz
Kicki

Luck of the Draw CATeam 4th Post

2009-02-11T14:50:00.000-08:00

Shani's Special Freaky Frame Birthday Challenge

Hello Everyone,
Today's challenge is going to be a frame, but not the normal frame decorating challenge.
This will be along with the birthday celebration theme.
Use the birthday colours already listed here on site, my textures and anything from this kit I don't have a birthday kit so this will suffice, you may recolour items to go along with the frame. Experiment with the bevel effects to your liking, also use plugins and go wild.

Shani

Luck of the Draw CATeam 3rd Post

2009-02-09T04:43:00.000-08:00

Hello everyone!

This is my first post as part of the CATeam. First I'd like to thank Pat for her confidence in bringing me on board and thank all of my fellow team members too. They're great, talented people and we all promise to do our best to help enable you to be everything you hope to be in your art and encourage you to explore your talents to the fullest!

Like me, this first post is going to be a little off-beat but very important really. When I first began, and I believe this is pretty common, at making my kits I went with gut instinct primarily and often found myself "stuck" at what to do next. Planning and plotting out your kit in advance really helps things move more smoothly. But it is important that you understand this is a guide ONLY. This plan I want you to make is only a guideline not anything like hard and fast rules. You may find you do not want to follow your plan completely as your actual kit manifests. You may add or remove items as you go. That's ok, you would not be hurting anything by deviating a bit. A kit is your creation, there is no right and wrong and you are God/dess where that's concerned -- Omnipotence! Now don't you just feel special?! LOL

Above all, I want you to understand here you are NOT being instructed to make a scrap kit, just to write out plans for one. Let's begin!

)O(

First thing I want you to do is make a palette. There are plenty of ways to do that. You can simply choose your colours from a graphic (the graphic doesn't matter as long as it has enough colour for you to play with) using your eyedropper tool or use our tutorial for this found here:

http://wonderfulwasteoftime.blogspot.com/2008/04/digital-scrapping-class-lesson-2.html

Or use the fantastic online tool at:

http://whatsitscolor.com/index.php

To upload your own graphic for it to choose for you. As you select your colours add them to the attached palette base image. If you're selecting a pattern, such as a metallic (gold, silver, copper, etc.,) be sure to add that into your palette as well.

)O(

Next open NotePad or your favorite text editor save it as a new text file with the name of your kit and include plot, plan, or whatever will help you know what this is at a quick glance. The following is a bare-bones, or basic, example for you to follow and any notes included are in it are not to you but notes to self. Yours may have more or less items, you're God/dess, remember? LOL

)O(

FILE NAME: MyScrapName-PLOT.txt
DATE/TIME: 7:29 PM 2/6/2009
THEME: Country Romance
SCHEME: (Optional - here you can put your colour codes just as a back-up) #FFFFFF, #000000, #C0C0C0, #F0F0F0, #EC0FF0, CopperFire pattern and FONT: CopperPlate.TTF.

1 BUCKLE - In metallic
http://www.fortunecity.com/westwood/alaia/354/tutorials/buckle/index.html

30 BUTTONS - 2 in each colour and pattern and for each tutorial.
http://www.khiba.com/PSP/Fall04/ScrapbookButton1.htm
http://www.pagesoftheheart.net/artman/publish/article_686.shtml
http://www.sueellenkoop.net/gbs/button.html
http://dastuts.blogspot.com/2008/05/making-buttons-my-way.html
http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/university/tutorials/psp_buttontut_eh.shtml

4 METAL CHARMS - In metallic 1 fat heart, 1 long and thin heart, 1 5-pointed star, 1 six-pointed star
http://scrapbook-bytes.com/cgi-script/tutorials/publish/article_492.shtml

6 RICK-RACK - 1 in each colour and pattern.
http://www.pracken.com/scraptuts/rickrack/

5 FELT SHAPES - 1 for each colour, not the metallic, match shapes to those in charms.
http://www.scrapbook-bytes.com/a-tuts/publish/article_604.shtml

10 RIBBONS - 1 for each colour in two styles (not metallic).
http://sentimentalstyle.blogspot.com/2008/04/basic-ribbon.html
http://bhdtutorials.blogspot.com/

9 FABRICS - 1 plaid in all colours (no tut), 1 plaid in 3 colours (no tut), 5 solid in all colours with tea stained edges, 2 patterned (no tut).
http://www.scrapbook-bytes.com/cgi-script/tutorials/publish/article_616.shtml

9 PAPERS - 1 with hearts, 5 solid in all colours (wrinkled - no tut), 1 with dots, 2 with erased florals. (perhaps will do some torn edge versions of these too)
http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/university/tutorials/psp_swissDotBG_ny/psp_swissDotBg-Ny.shtml
http://wonderfulwasteoftime.blogspot.com/2008/05/tutorial-eraser-brush-paper.html
http://wonderfulwasteoftime.blogspot.com/2008/03/digital-scrapping-class-lesson-25.html
http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/university/tutorials/psp_tornedges2.shtml

5 MATS - 1 for each colour.
http://www.fortunecity.com/westwood/alaia/354/tutorials/matting/index.html

OTHER NOTES: Leave loops off of metal charms, I want to use them as studs for pinning my mat or fotos down with. Look for tut on making spurs. Want spurs one with a star and one with a heart. Remember, kit is both masculine and feminine and should compliment both men and women equally.

)O(

Once you save your text file attach it to a email with your palette and share with the group. Remember, yours can and likely will differ from the example. That's absolutely fine and preferred. Add or subtract from it as you like. You may want to jot down ideas in this file as well in the OTHER NOTES section. I hope you find this valuable.?

Be Witched!

Endora Aphrattos
"Life's a Witch, yeah? So am I!"

Luck of the Draw CATeam 2nd Post

2009-02-08T07:39:00.000-08:00

For the second post I have chosen a scrap blend, from PSP-Pals, they are so much fun, and this Tutorial can be so adaptable.

PSP Pals

You will need to go to "Scrap Blends" and then "Scrap Blend 15". If you download any materials from here, they are all saved closed, so you will need to open them in PSP to see them. The main thing is to have fun, If you need any help then please get in touch with me pgennery@googlemail.com Thank You.

With this one below I adapted it to suit Spring, I also used a wonderful kit from.

http://www.azyzam.nl/scrapbook/scrapbook.htm

Please keep watching out for Post 3, its sure to be a great one.

Luck of the Draw CATeam 1st Post

2009-02-07T11:06:00.000-08:00

With the “Luck of the Draw,” I have the pleasure of being the first Creative Team Member to post to the group.

Trust me, there will be more Creative Team Members posting to the group soon, and each CAT member will surely surprise and challenge each of us.

First, let me say that being one of the members of the team is both an honor and a privilege because there are so many creative people out there who are much more creative than I am.
However, I like learning, being gently pushed out of my comfort zone (thanks, Pat!), and having the opportunity to share just a little part of what I create using PSP.

Anything I create and/or share will be using PSP9 because that is what I am most comfortable with. I also have Adobe Photoshop Elements 6, but rarely use it…….but who knows, I might crawl out of my comfort zone and learn it better, too. . . . and for my post . . . a stationary creation that I came up with using an antique image titled “Pilatre De Rozier’s Balloon of 1783.” I hope you have fun with it.

Supplies and directions can be found here: http://www.4shared.com/file/84943526/6bf4e069/CATFirstPost.html

My example is here:

Please feel free to contact me with any questions you might have.
Sharon
mailto:slpinion@aol.com

http://dscdesigners.blogspot.com/

http://slpcreations.blogspot.com/

First Birthday

2009-02-07T04:22:00.001-08:00

Our First Birthday!
Join in on the Celebration!

Our First Birthday is on Wednesday 11th February 2009

Colour Palette and First Birthday Theme!

We invite you to Create a Gift for the members of Digital Scrapping Class
Using this colour palette as a guide

First Birthday Theme Ideas
ONE, Balloons, Hats, Candles, Celebration, Paper, Gift Tags, Mini Kit, Quick Page, Decorated Frames, Gift Bags, Sweets, Cake, Candy, Flowers, Word Art, Brushes, Beads, Jewels, Doodles, Masks, Template, Clowns, Friends, or anything you are comfortable making, that would add to a lovely first birthday kit.

Polite Requests
Post your Gift to your Blog
Post your preview to class to Invite members to collect it from your blog.
Use the subject First Birthday so members see them easier.
Please only post your request to collect the gift once a week.
If you do not have a blog and still want to participate.
You can still post your preview to class with a download link.

Members who collect the gifts - please leave some Birthday Love

When?
Any time from Now until the end of February
so you have enough time to create and share something.

Please consider waiving TOU for the Gift
so that it can be FTU in any way.

Snap Before You Snap

2009-02-05T06:04:00.000-08:00

Have a look at the gallery of layouts to see some of the oh so familiar stories, and I can tell you I have been there too in all those situations! - Such a huge pity I was not snapping and scrapping when my girls were younger. Well - I do have one or two real cuties but my daughters would hang me out to dry if I ever printed them - do you think I should ask them for permission and see what they say?

Actually we never had digital cameras, (way back then...groan) and films and processing really was an expense saved for special occasions. These days we do have digital cameras, we can click away and save all the images for free, only printing the ones we choose too.

So keep your cameras handy, take those real life "it's all in a day" photo's and use them to make the best fun pages ever - and remember to write about them too! In years to come they will be absolute treasures to look back on and bring back many memories that would have been forgotten.

Start keeping a journal handy to record the time and place and feelings about the photo - you never know when you will need to refer back to it.

Snap (Pictures) Before You Snap!
From Bonnie Covel, for About.com

Digital Scrapbooking of Everyday Occurrences

Sketch 120

2009-02-05T02:51:00.000-08:00

Credit for Sketch
Sketch 120 from Pencil Lines by Celine Navarro

Go to the following Link and collect the full sized free sketch.

**You need to scroll down the page to this message**
"This weeks digital template can be downloaded here"

Use the Sketch as inspiration to help you with the layout of a lovely new scrap page.
Below the Sketch you will see a series of different layouts created from it.
As you can see you can alter it to suit yourself, the sketch serves as a starting block.
Use any papers or elements to do this.

If you use the work of others you must give them credit.
Preferably you will use your own work that you have learned to make yourself.

Scraplift

2009-02-04T05:34:00.000-08:00

SCRAPLIFT

Copy the layout from the link below to create a Scraplift Layout of your choice,
using your own elements and images or if you use items from someone else - please credit them.

Layout by Lou Clark
And shown here

Here is my scraplift result:
I used elements from my Rose Scrap Kit and the Fresh leaves are from Dozibaer.

What is Scraplifting?
Scraplifting: Copying one or more design elements (title, page layout, etc.) from someone's layout and using it for your own scrapbook pages. Fairly common among scrappers, especially when suffering from Scrapper's Block. As the saying goes... "Imitation is the most sincere form of flattery."

Scraplifting Etiquette:
Personally I would not CASE a layout "Copy and Steal Everything"
Better to use a layout as an inspiration and then use your own ideas and scraps to make it your own.

Finding Inspiration
Read More Here:

Layout Challenge using Poetry, Quotation, Lyrics

2009-02-03T04:39:00.000-08:00

Layout Challenge
using Poetry,Quotation,Lyrics

I made this from my Valentine Kit
the gold chain is from my other Kit here

Using your favourite poetry, quotation or lyrics,create a layout
Using Your Own Kits!

Browse this Gallery for some layout ideas
24 Quotes 24 Scrapbook Page Ideas

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This one was made from my Flowers 'n Fluff Kit

xoxox pat

So You Created a Scrap Kit

2009-02-03T01:21:00.000-08:00

Perhaps you have created dozens of kits and you are giving them away as Freebies.

Many people will download them and use them because they are free.

Giving away your creations is honourable and many of your visitors are very grateful for them.

After a while, you think - well the kits are so popular, perhaps you should try selling some of them,
or collecting a small donation for them, to make creating them more worthwhile for you
........then you discover......Not so many downloads anymore.

The Secret might be in PRESENTATION!

Presentation makes the kits more attractive.

This is why so many "Shoppe's" have Creative Teams.

They need the team, to present the elements of the kit in different styled layouts,
to attract your attention to the variety of ways the kit could be used.

One Kit can make a myriad of different layouts, but not everyone looking at your
kit preview can see that. They need to see different parts of your kit shown in
different styles and layouts. This could make one kit more popular than the next.

You only need to visit scrap boutiques, or Shoppe's, galleries to see the many different
layouts created by their teams, you may see the same kits or combinations of kits being used
over and over again. The possibilities are too numerous to imagine.

This is why you need to sharpen your skills with layouts.

**Practice making your own layouts.

**Do Layout Challenges

**Spend more time creating layouts

**Spend Less time creating endless Kits

**Use your Layouts to advertise your kits, whether they are free or not.

At the end of the day, you will have had much more fun creating your layouts for the world to see,
than you might have done creating yet another kit.

You might move on to being on a creative team.
You might possibly sell more of your kits.

The Digital Scrapbooking world is enormous and extremely competitive, you need to really work hard to achieve
any measure of success commercially (selling).

However, if this is purely your hobby and earning few extra coins on the side is just an added bonus,
you will probably still benefit if you present your kits with previews and a variety of layouts.

xoxoxo pat/PCArt
03 February 2009

Blending Overlays

2009-02-02T07:14:00.000-08:00

Layouts Using Blending Overlays in PSP
by Elizabeth Weaver

I strayed away from the tutorial slightly but had fun just the same
The photo was taken by one of my nephews.

TUTORIAL LINK

Knitted Hedgehog

2009-02-02T03:26:00.000-08:00

Knitted Hedgehog

I did this tutorial in PSPXI
I used the warp brush to expand on the tummy and face
and used animal fur generator brush for the fur
The ribbon was scanned and tubed by me.

TUTORIAL LINK
TOU

2009-02-01T14:03:00.000-08:00

Welcome Back everyone and Happy New Year - our holiday is over!

We hope you have enjoyed the break even though posts and bonus tutorials and challenges did continue.

New Freestyle Format

EXPERIMENT - INSPIRE - CREATE
Using the knowledge you have gained from the various lessons, and by looking at what members share, design your own wonderful scrap art creations. We will not have a hard and fast schedule anymore, Do any of the lessons / activities when it suits you. Continue to Learn and grow creatively at your own pace. Ultimately we would love to see you creating wonderful layouts or cards or box labels, etc., the list goes on and on - there are more ways of showing your creativity and using your skills, than just creating scrap kits. Lessons will continue as before and new ideas and tutorials will be shared whenever available.

Creative Activities Team
Will post Challenges and Bonus tutorials, Useful Information, Scrapping Inspiration and Techniques, etc., whenever they can.

Compass

2009-02-01T14:00:00.000-08:00

Compass

I made this in Paint Shop Pro,
using this Photo Impact tutorial by Rosie as a guide.

It's easier than you realise to adapt.

Font BD Merced.ttf - you can do a web search for the font.

2009-02-01T06:01:00.000-08:00

I was looking through a card magazine and saw a card that inspired this. In order to make this, I had to make all of the elements. The bow was a free script that I found on a website, and the lace was a free tube I found on another site. To make the heart element, I had to keep copying and pasting words in typewriter script to make a background. Then I used a heart selection, and eyecandy glass to make a clear heart. I put the words background under the glass heart, and merged it. The background on the card, I used texture>blinds.

The card is at 100 DPI, so to print it out, use card stock, and in the print layout, just pull it over and don't resize. Print out on the card stock, and cut out.each half of the card is 5x6.

The template is by Shirl Titus of sweetestthings.com. Unfortunately, Shirl's site is no longer on the net.

This is just a sample of how you can use the scrapping items we're learning to make in these classes. I titled the card Best Friends after a freebie scrap kit I'm putting together, which is in memory of my best friend who died Jan 14. You're welcome to use it for personal use.

Debi

Wedding Bands

2009-02-01T05:52:00.001-08:00

Wedding Bands

TUTORIAL LINK

TOU
By doing this tutorial you agree to my terms of use,
however the resulting image is yours to do with whatever you please.

E x p e r i m e n t ! I n s p i r e ! C r e a t e !

10 Valentine's Day Scrapbooking Ideas

2009-02-01T05:42:00.000-08:00

10 Valentine's Day Scrapbooking Ideas With or Without Photos
By Christine Perry

Valentine's Day is all about romance, love and friendship. It may not be a common picture-taking opportunity, but with or without a photo, there are still plenty of Valentine's Day scrapbooking ideas. Remember this February 14th and that special someone you asked to be yours with these Valentine's Day scrapbook page tips.

1. Find a Photo- just because you don't have a photo taken on February 14th doesn't mean you can't include photos in your Valentine's layout. Find a photo of you and sweetheart from another occasion to fix that problem. You can go back as far you as you want for a picture of you both together, perhaps even a wedding picture.

2. Choose a Page Title- Need some help coming up with a Valentine's Day themed title? Here are a few suggestions:

How Do I Love Thee?
I Love You
I Want to Kiss You All Over
Crazy Little Thing Called Love
My Heart Belongs to You
This Kiss
Always and Forever
High School Sweethearts
Soulmates
Be Mine

3. Choose Romantic Page Elements: Obvious choices for your page elements are hearts and roses, but look at your other scrapbooking supplies for embellishments that make you think of romance. For example, use white lace, a pink satin ribbon, red bows or Victorian accents.

4. Add Color- Red is the color of the day for Valentines' Day, but too much red on your page may overpower your focal point. Use red as an accent, and try adding more white and pink to your layout.

5. Add Your Valentine's Day Cards- Cards make decorative page elements. You can create a pocket on the page to add the cards you gave to each other. This way they can be removed so you can read the sentiments inside.

6. Write Love Letters- Journaling is just as important on a Valentine's layout as it is on any other scrapbooking page. Use the page title ideas listed above to prompt journaling ideas. You could also include handwritten love letters given any time of the year or from the past.

7. Add a Love Poem- if you want a quick way to add journaling, use a love poem or quote on your page. It's easy to find plenty of choices for poems and quotes by doing a search for "romantic poems" on the internet.

8. Photograph Valentine's Day Gifts- Include a photo of the box of chocolates or roses you received, and scrapbook the gift card. If you had a nice dinner out, put a photo of the restaurant on your page and don't forget to journal what you each ordered for dinner.

9. Remember the Kids- Children celebrate Valentine's Day too. Include cards exchanged from school mates on a special page for your children. Record their feelings about this holiday and what it means to them.

10. Dedicate a Page to Your Valentine- Instead of focusing on the couple, use a page layout to express all the reasons why you love him/her.

With a little creativity, you can create a beautiful Valentine's Day page layout even if you don't have a photo from that day. You don't even need special supplies. You probably already have embellishments with a romantic theme. Add some white and pink cardstock and some red letters, and you have everything you need to make a Valentine's Day scrapbooking page.

Christine Perry is an avid scrapbooker and has over 10 years of scrapbooking experience. Her favorite scrapbooking subjects are her reluctant teenagers. She invites you to her website, for more scrapbooking tips and Valentine's Day scrapbooking ideas.

Article Source:

Love Themed Scrapbook Page Layouts

2009-02-01T05:40:00.000-08:00

Scrapbook Page Ideas for Valentine's Day

This collection of scrapbook page layouts from scrapbookers on the About Scrapbooking Forum

contains pages that showcase love themes. These layouts cover a broad range of relationships.

You are sure to find some ideas that you can "scrap-lift," or borrow, for future scrapbooking.

Click on the layout or the title to see the pages larger and in greater detail.

http://scrapbooking.about.com/library/weekly/blfeb14layoutsindex.htm

Let's see your pages!

SCRAPLIFT

2009-02-01T05:36:00.000-08:00

Copy the layout below to create a Scraplift Layout of your choice,
using your own elements and images or if you use items
from someone else - please credit them.

SCRAPLIFT

All elements made by ©PCArtistique at Wonderful Waste Of Time Link at side of this blog, and available from the Blue Rose Kit Freebie

What is Scraplifting?
Scraplifting: Copying one or more design elements (title, page layout, etc.) from someone's layout and using it for your own scrapbook pages. Fairly common among scrappers, especially when suffering from Scrapper's Block. As the saying goes... "Imitation is the most sincere form of flattery."

Scraplifting Etiquette:
Personally I would not CASE a layout "Copy and Steal Everything"
Better to use a layout as an inspiration and then use your own ideas and scraps to make it your own.

Finding Inspiration

Valentine Bear

2009-02-01T05:31:00.000-08:00

Valentine Bear
This tutorial Uses Selections

Tutorial Link

TOU
Anything you create from doing my tutorials is yours to do with as you please.
The tutorials belongs to me, but the image is your creation.

Have Fun Creating this little guy and show us your results.

E x p e r i m e n t ! I n s p i r e ! C r e a t e !

Heart Design

2009-02-01T05:27:00.000-08:00

Heart Design Challenge

Using the Selections from this Link by Christina
Use your Own choice of Colour Palette to colour it.

(Load the PSP image in your workspace - it will be blank - then load selections from Alpha Channel)

Tutorial Link

TOU© Christina Gibbs - 08-15-03
This tutorial may not be copied and placed on another site without my written permission.
The image you create by following this tutorial belongs to you and you may do whatever you want with that.

Doll and Friends

2009-02-01T05:08:00.000-08:00

SELECTIONS - Doll and Friends

Sometimes there are wonderful tutorials available to create some really fun embellishments. Thanks to the generousity of some excellent tutorial writers, with a little thought we can use thier teaching to help us create even more beautiful layouts!

I did this tutorial a long time ago
I used all the friends and others on this personal layout.

They do make fun embellishments!

Tutorial Link

Scrap Paper Flower

2009-01-29T01:13:00.000-08:00

Tutorial From

Use the tutorial as a guide and then do your own thing.
Experiment with Alien Skin Xenofex Crumple if you have it,
or use the crumpled paper texture supplied with the tutorial.

Candy Hearts

2009-01-29T01:08:00.000-08:00

I made these hearts each on 600 x 600 canvas in Paint Shop Pro
see circle and heart on background of this image
using preset shape heart
Various candy type colours
Arial Font 22 points
Eye Candy Extrude - experiment with settings
Add Noise

Lets see what you make :)

EXPERIMENT INSPIRE CREATE

Welcome New Members

2009-01-29T00:54:00.000-08:00

Hello Everyone and Welcome New Members,

Please note that upon joining, all New Members posts are moderated,
so you will not see your posts come through immediately.

They will come through to the group as soon as one of the Mods see them and approve them :)
After you have posted a few tutorial results and all is well then we will take you off moderation.

We look forward to getting to know you, helping you and even learning from you.

Do any tutorial at any time - go from lesson 1 onwards - or just dive in where you feel most inspired!

Please visit these links at least once to see what is available for you:)

Member resources

Group Links

Tutorials

E x p e r i m e n t ! I n s p i r e ! C r e a t e !

Lots of Tutorial Links and Information more than you would expect!

Digital Scrapping Class (Our Website)

Alternatively you will find Lessons here with Examples and Notes

Scraplift

2009-01-29T00:42:00.000-08:00

SCRAPLIFT
(another Bonus for you)

Copy the layout below to create a Scraplift Layout of your choice,
using your own elements and images or if you use items
from someone else - please credit them as I have done below.

Original Template Idea from
the template is no longer available - so just copy the layout idea above

Pressed flowers from Dozibaer

I "trace-painted" a picture of Violets using Art Rage

The rest of the scrapping elements etc, are mine

What is Scraplifting?
Scraplifting: Copying one or more design elements (title, page layout, etc.) from someone's layout and using it for your own scrapbook pages. Fairly common among scrappers, especially when suffering from Scrapper's Block. As the saying goes... "Imitation is the most sincere form of flattery."

Scraplifting Etiquette:
Personally I would not CASE a layout "Copy and Steal Everything"
Better to use a layout as an inspiration and then use your own ideas and scraps to make it your own.

Finding Inspiration
Read More Here:

Valentine Bear

2009-01-29T00:36:00.000-08:00

Valentine Bear

This tutorial is a vector tutorial, but relatively easy,
decorate your bear and use it to create a tag or a valentine card for someone special.
You can make him any colour you want or even make him or her furry.

Your results for preview can be 600 pixels x 600 pixels

TUTORIAL LINK

Valentine Tag or Card with Word Art

2009-01-29T00:31:00.000-08:00

Bonus Challenge

Create a Valentine Tag or Card with Word Art

1
USE ALL ABOUT THE HEART - Free for Personal Use

2
You may add two of your favourite fonts
for your Word Art to complete the challenge.

3
You may mention which fonts you have used
but do not share the fonts in this group.

4
Supply a link to the fonts if you have one.

5
Include two or three of your own scrap elements.
Post your results to Digital Scrapping Class

Ladybug

2009-01-29T00:25:00.001-08:00

LADYBUG

This ladybug was created 27 January 2009 by PCArtistique
Using Paint Shop Pro XI

This is only a guide to help you make your own

Effects / Artistic Effects / Balls and Bubbles
I have added my settings to Digital Scrapping Class Folders,
which if you choose to use them need to go in your PRESETS folder.
Head and Eyes - Balls and Bubbles - Preset - PCArtBlackBall
Body - Balls and Bubbles - Preset - PCARedBall
Use the deformation tool or Pick tool to make the red ball oval.
Place the black ball below the red one and reduce in size.
duplicate and reduce a lot more for the eyes.
Draw the legs, antennae and dividing line for wings with your pen tool.
Decorate with Hearts with preset shapes.

MANUAL BALLS AND BUBBLES SETTING
SHAPE - Single Ball or Bubble - Maximum size

SURFACE - Black - Opacity 100 - Shininess 75 - Gloss 61

MAPS - nothing selected

ILLUMINATION - Ambience maximum 100 and minimum 22

colour #404040 - Highlight size 59 - back light not checked

The red setting is the same as the black one

the only difference is the Surface colour is red.

xoxoxo pat/PCArt

Beaded Ribbon Drapes by Janice S

2009-01-29T00:15:00.000-08:00

Here is a quick writeup of the ribbon drape thingy I shared ... now mind you I am not a tut writer and am awful about doing this kinda thing soooo I am hoping I didn't leave anything out

Instructions for the ribbon beaded draping
using your pen tool set at beizer curve vector off and connect segments and show nodes on line style solid width ... what ever size you want your ribbon to be anti alias checked
choose the color you want on the edges of your ribbon for foreground color and turn your background color off .... now draw a straight line or curved ... just play around with it ... nothing exact just free flowing here ... lol ... now you should have a solid colored line go to effects > texture > blinds and choose size you want ... now select all > float > modify > contract >choose the width you like for the edge of your ribbon ... don't deselect but choose the pattern or gradient or whatever for your ribbon and fill...deselect ... go to effects .. distortion ... wave ... now play with the horizonal displacement amplitude if you made your ribbon up and down on your canvas ... use the vertical displacement ampitude if you went across your canvas ... now just play with both horz and vert wavelength until you are happy with the angles of your ribbon ... now all you have to do is choose a brad or bead or whatever you like and place how you want it and then using your warp brush ... carefully move each ribbon so that it looks like it is going through or gathered however you like ... kinda push the ends around so they don't look so blunt ... the warp brush is great for getting that twisted effect ... so play play play ... remember there is always the undo mode ... hehehehe ... I gave mine a small drop shadow on each ribbon before merging them
And that's it ...

the example I have inserted is about 400x1800 in size ... I set my pen tool at stroke width of 66 ... contracted 3 ...horiz ampitude set at 5 or there abouts ... I kinda change the settings for each ribbon ... just kinda gives you a guide

Janice S

Paper Craft

2009-01-26T02:03:00.000-08:00

This is another place to check out for paper crafting as well as fun clipart products. The members here have some great ideas on what to make.
BARB
http://www.pccrafter.com

JersGirl's Free Templates

2009-01-24T14:25:00.000-08:00

This very creative lady has created an extensive selection of templates to create all kinds of items. Consider making a donation if you use her templates. Do Not redistribute her templates as your own. Use them to create with only.
JersGirls's Free Templates
Thank you to Debi for passing this link on to us.

If you have access to a printer - Once you have decorated your template,
you cut it out glue it together as needed, apply it to your tin or box or whatever,
depending on what template you are using - then you can add a few real elements
and wow you have some fun gifts that you have created yourself.

Digital Scrapping Art need not only be used for Scrapbooking, you can create a lot of unique
and special little gifts for family and friends!
It would be great to see your finished items -
use your digital camera to photograph what you made and post your results if you wish!
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In addition to using glue on the printouts, experiment with different papers. I have made an extensive collection of paper products I've found that I use when I do these things. There are different weights of cardstock; the heavier the weight, the thicker the paper. I have used clear decal paper, temporary tattoos, bumpersticker paper, half and quarter fold greeting cards, all sorts of sticker paper, magnet paper, even overhead transparencies. Make sure your printer can handle the paper before you buy it. Most ink jet printers can handle them, but they should be able to have a feed tray that can take one piece of paper at a time. Heavier card stock can get stuck in printers, especially laser printers, and some label papers and transparencies are that are made for ink jets (which do not get hot) can melt or become distorted when they go through laser printers (which do get hot). Make sure if you use a laser, that you buy label and transparencies that say for Laser. Some paper like transparencies and Vellum will tend to bead up most ink from inkjets, so you have to lay them out where they won't be disturbed until the ink dries.

When looking for places for more templates or products to work on, a good source is anything for rubber stamping. That is the original use of most of these templates, and other links I have on my computer at home. I'll post some more links later, and I've asked people in a craft group I belong to that also do this to post me any links they might have as well.

You can embellish your creation when you print them out, or not. Many times, the 3-D effects in PSP, PS, and PSE (and other programs) make elements that look "popped out". Don't forget that you can also print out the elements, trim and glue them in place. I like to use dimensional glue dots and the little sponge glue things to give extra dimension to the elements I've trimmed and added after printing.

I began noticing that the 2 areas (computer paper crafting and digital scrapbooking) overlapped in many ways. I was amazed that so few people took the leap to put the two together, until I realized that most of the computer paper crafters and most of the digital scrapbookers didn't really know about each other. I think more of the computer paper crafter "cross trained" into digiscrapping than the other way around. It's basically doing the same thing, just different shapes and media.

Debi

Create a Calendar for February

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Create a Calendar for the month of February
using script from Joske (for personal use only)

be sure to read instructions given at the download link

101 Valentine Tutorials

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This link leads you to 101 Valentine tutorials
The selection contains the tutorials for popular graphics editor software packages such as Photoshop, Paint Shop Pro, and Corel Draw

Domed Clock Tutorial

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This is quite an intense tutorial from Di's Delights, but well worth the time making it, the result is so pleasing. Follow the link to go to the tutorial and make your own!
Domed Clock Tutorial

Always read TOU when following tutorials or using scrap kits and images. This Domed Clock is personal use not to be created for Financial gain.

Scrapbook Page Ideas

2009-01-24T09:27:00.000-08:00

Scrapbook Page Ideas

By Rebecca Ludens, About.com Guide to Scrapbooking
Get inspired to create fabulous pages by checking out the work of scrapbookers just like you.
These scrapbook page layouts were created by forum members,
designers, and article contributors to About Scrapbooking.

Learn Scrapbook Techniques

By Rebecca Ludens, About.com Guide to Scrapbooking
Learn new scrapbook techniques, find step by step instructions, and get ideas for your scrapbook pages in these articles.

Free Trendy Scrapbook Patterns

Designs from nature are currently very popular in scrapbooking. This new gallery contains free paper piecing patterns for a bird, a tree branch, and a tree that you can use for scrapbooking and card making.

Year In Review Scrapbook Page Layout Idea (and Free Sketch)

2009-01-20T04:52:00.001-08:00

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