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Posts in the Tips & Techniques Category

Tip: Installing brushes in Photoshop Elements

Scrappie IreneTips & Techniques

In Photoshop CS you can simply drag the .abr file of the brush set into the workspace and the brushes are installed. But in Photoshop Elements you have to place the .abr file in a certain folder. Go to the hard disk you installed the Photoshop Elements on. For me that’s C. Go to Program…

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Tip: Shadows in Photoshop Elements

Scrappie IreneTips & Techniques

In Photoshop CS you can easily create your own shadows and make a style of it. Photoshop Elements doesn’t have that option. But you can alter your shadows in a very simple way and I have another trick for you to save some time if you want to use this shadow on more elements on…

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Tip: Using a layer mask to combine backgrounds

Scrappie IreneTips & Techniques

Sometimes I want pieces from different backgrounds on my layout to get my own unique background. And one way to do that is using layer masks. I will show you how to combine 3 different backgrounds from the kit Take a Chance by Studio 68, available at Oscraps. Well, let’s start with a new file….

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hybrid mustache fun!!

VickiSTips & Techniques, Tutorials

Hi everyone! Sally here with some very fun wild fun for an afternoon’s pleasure! Wanna have a fun photobooth shoot with your kids? or your spouse? or yourself???? Run to the Ostore and grab a couple of fun kits and get your printer ready, because this is going to be a lot of fun! I…

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Tip: Creating a cartoon effect

Scrappie IreneTips & Techniques

Joanne Brisebois has the fun Comic Collection in her shop and I really wanted to create a layout with it. But everything has this nice halftone comic effect and I thought it would be nices if my photo also has this effect to make my layout even more comic looking! There are different ways to get the…

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A Resolution

SaraTips & Techniques

The end of the year is approaching fast.  And we all know what that means.  Time to reflect on the past year, pull out the top ten lists, and most of all…make resolutions. I am not a huge resolution person.  I usually attempt something, get a couple of weeks and then fizzle out.  Even with…

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Tip: Coloring wordart with a fill layer

Scrappie IreneTips & Techniques

 Hi all, Irene here, again with a tip how to color your wordart! Let’s start with placing a wordart elements on your layout: Have you ever wondered what the buttons on top (PSE11) or at the bottom (PSE10) of the layer palette are for? Well, I am going to show you what you can do…

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Tip: Coloring wordart with the gradient tool

Scrappie IreneTips & Techniques

Irene here with a little tip to color your wordart! I love to use wordart, but sometimes they are a bit too black on a page. There are different ways to give them another color (and I will come back with at least one other than the one I’m demonstrating now), but for today I…

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