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Archive for 2012

{We have a winner!!}

VickiSStore Collabs

Ohhh we are super excited to be featured over at The Daily Digi… but before I get into that, let me announce our winner of our newest collab kit, Firefly Nights: and our winner is… Shelle!! Watch that PM box!!! It was fabulous to read everyone’s favorite summer memories! So fun!! Head on over to…

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Tutorial: Part Photo, Part Sketch

DianeTutorials

It all started with this layout from Scrappy Irene. “Please Irene, tell us how you did this!” we clamored. And she so very graciously accommodated our requests. This was my original photo: Step 1: Open a new file of 3600 x 3600 px at 300 dpi Drag a soft white paper into the layout Step…

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Quick Tip – fun word art journaling

VickiSTips & Techniques

Happy day! Sally here with a quick tip about journaling! Have you ever bought a collab kit from Oscraps (well, of course you have!!!) and seen all of the AMA.ZING word art and wondered how to use it??? well, here’s a quick technique that I used to both journal and to use that wonderful word…

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The Power of One

SaraTips & Techniques

  When words are unnecessary.  When a picture speaks louder than you can.  When you simply can’t find the words.  One word will suffice.                

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Oscraps June Collaboration – Dandelion Days

VickiSStore Collabs

The Oscraps designers have outdone themselves this time. They have come out with a stupendous kit entitled ‘Dandelion Days‘, perfect for the current season. It contains 63 papers and 133 elements. Here are some examples of pages done by the Cheery-Os using this kit:         Hope I’ve show you how versatile this…

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Journaling – what PROMPTS you to do it?

VickiSTips & Techniques

Hi everyone! Sally here! I’ve been knee deep in my Cora’s graduation this month, but it hasn’t stopped me from doing a little bit of scrapping!! But due to my lack of time to sit down and really think on what I’m writing, I needed a little help!! I’m here to give you a little…

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Tuesday Tips and Techniques – Embossing

VickiSTips & Techniques

It’s time for another tip. Today I will show you how to emboss text. In case you are wondering a bit more about embossing, I found wiseGEEK to be particularly informative. This technique can add a very decorative touch to an ordinary title. Once you learn the technique the possibilities are endless. For example you…

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Tuesday Tips and Techniques – Spell Check

VickiSTips & Techniques

Hello there! I’m here to show you a quick tip for checking spelling on your scrapbook layouts. I use Creative Suite 5 but this works in some earlier versions of Photoshop and Photoshop Elements. Are you ready? Here we go!! On an open layout make sure a text layer is selected. Highlight all of the…

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