So, over the course of my Font Doc posts, we’ve talked about using serif and sans-serif fonts, script vs. print, fun vs. serious, matching the mood, mixing fonts, and even making your own. Today I have a challenge for you. I get to pick a journaling prompt and you get to show off the font…
Hi ladies, Flor here. I was asked how I made the page below: I loved the photo of my daughter reading a book. However, the photo didn’t have the correct light and the colors that she was wearing would not match anything. Sketches/drawings are the best way to hide photo problems and they are a…
Every now and again, I will find something that my mom wrote and I will cling to it. My mom had pretty nice handwriting and it is a little bit of a memory on paper for me. I love that I have recipes written in my Grandma’s own writing too. I’ve even seen people who…
In many kits you can find alphas. Today I worked on a layout with the kit Nevermind by Studio68 which has a fun alpha, but I still wanted to alter it a bit. I’m going to show you a very simple way to create a bit of depth. I started with creating my layout…
Hi! Irene here with a little tip again! I’ve been asked how I got one photo into multiple frames, like on this layout where I used Artsy Layered Template 99 and ArtPlay Palette Ocean Cove by Anna Aspnes: In fact, it’s very simple! I first placed the photo on top of the frames, to see where…
I’m back! I took a short sabbatical from my doctoring duties, but have now returned to diagnose a new layout! I have to admit, this case stumped me a bit more. Perhaps it’s because I know the creator fairly well. Perhaps it is just because I liked the font, but no ailment truly jumped out…
Irene here with a little technique for you all! Sometimes I like a colored photo in a sepia version. There are some ways to get a sepia result and I’m going to show you one of them with Photoshop Elements 11. Drag a photo into the workspace. Then go to Enhance, Adjust Color and Adjust…
After my first examination as the Font Doc, I got asked to treat another patient. Though I had two patients in the waiting room, I summoned Nana Linda in first. Nana presented with these symptoms: “I have the hardest time these days making a page…it takes me hours and hours!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” I decided to operate. When…