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...]
Phoneography Fun: Time for Text
Happy Labor Day (if you are in the U.S.)! If not, Happy Monday :). I'm here to talk to you again about Phoneography. I know it's not Sunday so there is no clever "Snappy" title, LOL, but Monday is better, right? Today, we are going to talk about telling a story with your pictures. Literally. No, seriously, I'm talking about writing your story directly onto your photo. On your handy dandy phone. Yay. There are a couple of apps I want to share with you that will let you add text easily to your photos on your phone. That way they will be ready to share online or add to your scrap pages. It's just one more tool in our Memory Making Arsenal.1. First up is an app called Phonto (iPhone and Android) | Free/$0.99 for ad-free/$1.99 for image pack | iTunes | Google Play | WebsiteYou are going to LOVE this! You know why? OK, I'll tell you. You can add ANY font to this app … [Read more...]