Entries from December 2007
December 29th, 2007 · 1 Comment
Filling a layer with a solid color can be accomplished several ways. Before filling a layer, I always suggest making a new blank layer so you can easily delete it later. Every time I don’t follow my own rule because I’m in a hurry, I end up wishing I had!
Paint Bucket Method
Activate the Paint Bucket […]
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Tags: Digital
December 22nd, 2007 · 1 Comment
As digi-scrappers we love our fonts almost as much as our digital scrapbooking supplies. Adobe added a font preview feature with Photoshop Elements 4. With the Text/Type Tool (T) active, clicking on the font drop down list will show you the font of your choice printed in the word “Sample” as long as you have […]
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Tags: Digital
Why do we have to wait till Christmas to be nice to one another? Are we just too busy to help each other out at other times of the year or is it just not in our vision? When we are too busy we don’t see the needs. We are walking in that fog that […]
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Tags: Holidays · Organization · FlyLady
Prior to the introduction of Photoshop Elements 5, I was an Undo button girl all the way around. Much to the horror of many Photoshop Elements users, Adobe decided to remove the Undo button with version #5. As a person who doesn’t embrace change easily, I was forced to stop reaching for the Undo button […]
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Tags: Digital
This morning, I received an email ad from a kitchen supply store telling me to “savor the holidays.” As I was about to delete it, I started thinking about the word “savor” and what it means. What I aim for in my life is to live in such a way that I savor ALL days, […]
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Tags: Self-Improvement · Holidays
December 8th, 2007 · 1 Comment
Since this is our first Saturday Shortcut I thought it would be appropriate to show you ways to speed up making a new scrapbook page, card, or other digital project.
To make a new blank page in Photoshop Elements choose File>New Blank>File. It’s a good habit to start with a new blank file so that you […]
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Tags: Digital
Many years ago I was blessed by the words of a dear friend. Her name is Rita Davenport. She had an infomercial on early morning television. I got up about 30 minutes before my family and I would turn on the television and listen to her 30 minute commercial. She grew up in Tennessee and […]
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Tags: Self-Improvement · Organization · FlyLady
I admit it! Learning to use my computer to scrapbook was not easy for me. Three years ago digital scrapbooking tutorials were almost nonexistent, and I needed lots of help. My computer skills were adequate, but I didn’t have the knowledge that graphic artists and designers possess and reading a term like “rasterize the vector […]
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Tags: Digital
No Time? Too many pictures?
Want fast and easy ways to scrapbook? Look no further! Learn how you can utilize your computer as a scrapbooking tool when you craft your projects using both traditional and digital techniques. Known as ‘hybrid’ scrapbooking, this adds a whole new dimension to your creative process! Find out more….and see what else […]
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