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Posts in the Tips & Techniques Category

Tip: how to change the size of a selection

Scrappie IreneTips & Techniques

I love to play with a stroke around things, but sometimes you need it in another size than the standard selection. I will show you in combination with a frame on my layout that was the basic for my selection. I always create a stroke on a new layer, so first thing I do is…

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Tip: Using a filter to create a drawing

Scrappie IreneTips & Techniques

I love to play with different blending modes and filters and I want to show you how you can achieve something like a drawing with these techniques. I started with creating a layout with the fun kit Kickn’t It Socker Style by one of our guest designers, Clever Monkey Graphics: I already loved it this…

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Tip: Creating a new blank canvas to work on

Scrappie IreneTips & Techniques

For the starters in digital scrapbooking it can be difficult to find out how to start a blank canvas to work on. To be honest, when I started with digital scrapbooking I often worked on a paper and I sometimes forgot to rename it when I was saving my layout. Oops, I overwrote my paper!…

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The Font Doc looks for tools!

SaraTips & Techniques

I had a grand plan for this post.  We always have these great fonts and samples and help all the font junkies get their free font fix, but I never help control the addiction.  If you’re like me, things can get out of control and you can end up with font chaos!  Maybe you’re productivity…

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Tip: using blendings with patterned papers

Scrappie IreneTips & Techniques

I don’t know how you think about it, but I love blendings on layouts. But sometimes you find out not every background is great in combination with a blended photo.  For instance a patterned background.  Or when you use different papers on top op each other. You will see the pattern or the paper borders…

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A Font Doc Challenge

SaraTips & Techniques

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…

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Layout Deconstructed

twinsmomflorLayout Technique, Tips & Techniques, Tutorials

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…

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