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"Celebrate" by Charlene Crowder
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Directions for one technique I did on this layout:
I wanted some paint strokes behind parts of the picture frame. I used several selections from Brush Set: Paint Strokes 11001 Biggie. I applied the red and blue colors to them using the Paint Bucket Tool. Then I used ScrapSimple Tools - Styles: Painting Textures 8501 on the paint strokes to give them a nice, brushed-on look.
Software used: Adobe Photoshop Elements 7.0
Name of challenge: 4th of July
"Happy Fourth of July" by Kelly Favor-Chronister
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Directions for one technique I did on this layout:
I wanted to use a different combination of papers for the layered look of my layout. I chose different textures of papers and styles to add interest. I use Finder (on a Mac) to organize my files. Finder has a built-in search function, so I typed "paper red" into the box, and then filtered my results to my Collections folder and "images only." I had quite a list of images to sort through, but it gave me a good jumping-off point. I found the Red Brocade paper from Eclectic Collection Biggie, and then I was inspired to use one of the coordinating styles on another paper strip.
Software used: Adobe Photoshop Elements 8.0, Adobe Lightroom, and Apple iPhoto
Name of challenge: 4th of July
"American Cuties" by Shari Payne
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Directions for one technique I did on this layout:
To make my title, I typed out "American" on one layer and "Cuties" on a second layer. Working with the first layer, I hit Ctrl+Click on the thumbnail to select the word, and then I added a Gradient Adjustment layer. I double-clicked on the gradient to customize my colors using colors in my layout. After I was done and it looked the way I wanted, I merged the Adjustment Layer with the Type Layer (doing all this separately on each word so I could move them around) and then added a texture style.
Software used: Adobe Photoshop CS3 and Adobe Lightroom 2
Name of challenge: Use stars in your layout, either as a focal point or in a subtle way.
Journaling: Tony & Jen invited us to their house for Memorial Day this year. There was amazing BBQ, lots of friends, and the kids had a blast! The kids had a huge yard to play in and a big blow-up triple water slide jumpy house! They also had one of those electric kid-sized Jeeps that was such a HUGE hit, it kept running out of batteries. We all had a wonderful time and look forward to the next BBQ on the 4th of July!
"Pennsylvania, U.S.A." by Becca Hauck
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Directions for one technique I did on this layout:
To make the rolled tear on this page look even more realistic, I used the Burn Tool to darken the edges of the paper curl where it meets the torn paper.
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Software used: Adobe Photoshop CS5
Name of challenge: 4th of July
"Fireworks at Home" by Elisha Barnett
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Directions for one technique I did on this layout:
I wanted to combine the string and flowers cluster from Back to the Basics Collection Mini with the star and berry cluster from Heartland Collection Biggie, but I didn't want it to look as if one was just sitting on top of the other. In order to do this, I put copies of the string and flower cluster on two layers with the star and berry cluster in between. Then, with my Eraser Tool, I erased away any part of the top layer so it would look like it was below the star and berry cluster. I added a drop shadow style to the two lower layers only.
Software used: Adobe Photoshop Elements 6.0
Name of challenge: 4th of July
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Journaling: When we got back from watching fireworks at the airbase, we pulled out the sparklers, and the kids had some more fun in the backyard.
"4th of July" by April Martell
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Directions for one technique I did on this layout:
I added stars to the red paper from the Snow Fun Collection by creating a new layer above it, selecting the Brush Tool, and choosing a star from the Brush Set: Joy. I varied the size and angle of the brush to give it a more scattered look. Then I switched to the Eraser Tool and selected a brush from the Brush Set: Beautiful Distress. I adjusted both the Flow and Opacity to 50% and lightly erased portions of the stars to make them look distressed.
Software used: Adobe Photoshop CS4
Name of challenge: 4th of July
"All Star" by Julie Moberly
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Directions for one technique I did on this layout:
I wanted the circle shape behind the photos to have a baseball look. First, I tried making the circle shape itself a baseball, but it overwhelmed the photos. Instead, I layered the Baseball Crazy paper from Baseball Collection Mini over the blue paper from Painted Cardboard Paper Biggie. I changed the Blending Mode of the Baseball Crazy paper to Linear Burn. The effect wasn't quite right, so I duplicated the layer and set the Blending Mode of that paper to "Pin Light."
Software used: Adobe Photoshop Elements 8.0
Name of challenge: Use stars in your layout, either as a focal point or in a subtle way.
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Journaling: You've played your best baseball this year with the Angels! Congratulations on an All Star Season! Spring 2010
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