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How to Add to a Clipping Mask

Karen SchulzBlog, Tips & Techniques

Learn how to use the Brush Tool to add to a Clipping Mask, making it a perfect fit for your photo. Download a PDF of this tutorial. So, you’ve clipped a photo to a mask but the result isn’t exactly what you envisioned. Perhaps the photo is too large for the mask, or the mask…

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How to Create a Scalloped and an Eyelet Border in Photoshop

Karen SchulzBlog, Tips & Techniques

Create a scalloped and an eyelet border to add interest to your digital scrapbook page with the use of the Brush Tool. For this tutorial, you will need Photoshop or Photoshop Elements. The instructions are exactly the same for each version, except where noted. Difficulty Level: Intermediate There are a few steps to the process…

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Blend Modes in Photoshop Explained

Karen SchulzBlog, Tips & Techniques

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By Karen Schulz Learn the Basics for the What, Where, How, and Why of Blend Modes in Photoshop Whether you’re new to digital scrapbooking or a seasoned scrapper, understanding how Blend Modes work will give you more options to enhance your page. Let’s learn the basics, and then take a look at some practical examples….

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How to Organize Your Photos

Karen SchulzBlog, Tips & Techniques

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Organize your photos to help you scrap more efficiently By Karen Schulz Can you relate to the chaos created when your digital photos are scattered all over the place – on your phone, your computer, an external hard drive, on a cloud drive, or maybe even still in your camera? Have you ever sat down…

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How to reposition pattern in layer style tutorial by Snickerdoodle Designs

How to Move a Pattern within a Photoshop Style

Karen SchulzTips & Techniques

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Did you know you can easily reposition a Layer Style’s Pattern when using the full version of Photoshop? It’s very easy! Here’s how: In the Layers Panel select the layer that has the style you want to adjust. Click on “Effects” (or anywhere in the “Effects” area, but not on the name of the Layer…

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Watch Me Scrap Kitten Jasper

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Hello digi friends!  Please join me in viewing the Watch me Scrap Kitten Jasper video. This is Rita from Blue Flower Art and you get to hear a true blue Aussie accent. Let me know if there are any words you don’t understand 🙂 The people that know me, know that I love my cats…

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PHOTO EDITING: Making your photo POP

FranTips & Techniques

If your photo taking skills are equal to mine you sometimes need help making a photo look a bit better.  One of the things I use to make my photos pop is a combination of curve adjustments and the gradient map adjustment filter.  Curves adjustment can be used to lighten or darken a photo or…

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Filling a Font with Personality

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Calling all fontaholics out there (and I know there are a LOT of you out there)! Tropt here to share a fun way to get more out of those bazillion of  fonts on your hard drive. I’ve been taking a fabulous Art  of Journaling class by our own Amanda Taylor of TaylorMade Designs and it’s…

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Line Sketch Effect

FranTips & Techniques

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TrishD asked how I achieved the look in my new avatar, so this is for her and whomever else wants to try this out. 1. Choose the photo you want to work with.  For this tutorial I choose the photo I used for my avatar. Start by duplicating the photo twice by pressing Ctrl-J two…

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