Hello Scrappers,It's Kayla, aka keepscrappin, dropping in today to show you a quick trick to get some mosaic magic with your photos.I used Scrapping with Liz's Multi-Mini templates which are 50% off in today's SOSN sale for my layout. These templates work great for scrapping multiple photos, but did you know they also work like magic as a mosaic photo overlay for a single photo?Here's my layout using some products that are discounted in today's SOSN sale. Click on layout for full credits.It's easy to get the mosaic magic look in just a few steps.1. Duplicate and merge (ctrl, alt E) all the photo layers into one photo layer.2. Move merged photo layer below all the individual photo layers and rename it - all in one photo.3. Clip a photo (ctrl, alt G) to the all in one photo layer.4. Turn off the visibility (click eye on layer) for some of the photo layers, … [Read more...]
Video Tutorial: Add Transparent Text to Photos
Hi, all! I'm here to bring you a little tutorial on adding transparent text to your photos. If you make it until the end of the video, there are a couple of other little tips as well. As always, there are several ways to do this, but I found a little shortcut so thought I'd share. The video was done with PS CC but has a work around for PSE. I'm sure you can also do this with other programs as well.And once I started playing, I couldn't stop. You'll find that you may just get addicted to this technique. [youtube=http://youtu.be/Thy4uBojvHQ] Be sure to check out the FONT category in The Lilypad store. There are some awesome fonts and dingbats in there and I always seem to find something I can't live without! Let me know your thoughts on this (or anything). … [Read more...]
Tutorial: How to create your own overlay
How to create your own OverlayBy Dalis AcevedoHi everyone! If you have ever played with me in the Art Journal section of our forum you know that I am fascinated and a bit obsessed with transparent Overlays. They are fun and can add just the finishing touches or starting touches to a page. Overlays are NOT only used in Art Journal but in any page or project. Create your own Overlay by using a mix of brushes and or png files to create more texture or interest in your page. After you create your overlay then just use some color to make it look like paint or clip a paper to it to blend it.I created a video tutorial for you. In this tutorial I am using Photoshop CS5 but the steps can be translated to most of the other programs.Let me show you my before and after pictures of my page so you can see the difference an Overlay can make in your page.Final … [Read more...]