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Making Paper Ribbons With the Marquee Tool

Audience: Beginners Category: PSE Tool Techniques Operating System: Windows 7 Software: Photoshop Elements 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . It’s […]

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Decorating Fonts Using Brushes

Let’s talk about titles for a minute. When I create a digital scrapbooking layout, quite often I use premade word art for the titles. But sometimes, the words I need aren’t included in the kit, and I find myself creating my own titles. When that happens, I like decorating fonts to make them look more […]

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Photoshop Quick Tip: Placeholder Text

The ability to paste Lorem Ipsum placeholder text has been around for awhile in the type menu. But now you can have it automatically placed when using the type tool. Why would you want to do that you might be asking?  I use it all the time and here are a few ways I find it […]

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Hybrid Mini Art Gallery Tutorial

I have always loved “little things”, and miniatures of all kinds; and art is no exception. In this tutorial I will show you how to easily create your own mini art gallery using some easy to find items and your digital scrapbooking supplies. This is a wonderful way to display some of your favorite photos […]

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Digital Scrapbooking with Paper Pieces

Audience: Everyone Category: Digital Scrapbooking Supplies Operating System: Windows 7 Software: Adobe Photoshop Elements 7 I was asked to work with Elisha Barnett’s Paper Cutting products.  They are based on Scherenschnitte, the German/Swiss art of paper-cutting practiced predominantly in the United States by the Pennsylvania Dutch on commemorative documents, wall hangings, and Christmas decorations. The […]

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Homemade Gifts: Calendars

As the end of the year approaches, most of us start thinking of gifts that we would like to give. Personally, I love homemade gifts, but I always seem to dream them up in December and then stress through the holiday season trying to get them done in time to give out for Christmas. This […]

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3 Quick Tips for Summer Layouts

I love saturated colors and the oversized word art – they perfectly sum up summer. But If you see this style of kit and think, “I love it, but I don’t know how to use it,” then this article is for you!

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Realistic Paper Clips

Melissa Renfro’s Farmhouse Style Collection includes some darling wire paper clips. They are the cutest thing ever! I love the little shapes on top and the “perfectly imperfect” bent-wire look. The only problem with these paper clips is that sometimes it’s difficult to make them look like they are actually holding two pieces of paper together. Realistic […]

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