Hey Lilypad peeps! It's Katrina aka @kathunt13 (or hybrid girl LOL) sharing how to trace PNGS specifically in the Silhouette Studio software and also how I speed up my hybrid process by doing this. Now, be prepared, I have about 15 screenshots, but I am showing step by step on how to do this and how to make it quicker. Part of the hybrid process for me is the time it takes getting things ready to do a hybrid project.This process is something that I do when I don't feel particularly creative or just plain don't want to scrap. It's an alternative to making a page and a stress reliever for me! It's also great when we go out of town and are just sitting around doing nothing in particular!Some designers ( I won't say all, because I don't know!) include the element PNG and then element sticker PNGS. Honestly, unless I have trouble with the regular PNG for some reason, I usually … [Read more...]
Hybrid Inking Without The Mess
Hey there TLP fans! It's Katrina and I have a FUN technique for hybrid scrapbooking! The other night, Cheryl from Fiddle-Dee-Dee Designs hosted a live chat/scrap for the Pad. I had a little time to jump in and watch and I am so glad I did. She was using her new template, Blooming (Dressed Up) for her layout. I already have the template, so I was curious to see what she was going to do with it. I love her style to begin with, so I knew it would be something fabulous. After watching here is my layout that came inspired totally from her video chat! Video is at the bottom of this post, if you are interested in watching it!!!See those die cut flowers? Well, in her chat, she misted those for her digital layout with a misting brush. Which got me to thinking and talking in the chat with Courtney about a project. hmmm...wonder if I could do that with hybrid? Everyone was … [Read more...]
Hybrid Easter Cards-Stepping Out of Your Box
It's Katrina, aka katrinahunt13 sharing some hybrid Easter cards here on the blog today. I am going to be truthful, I was going to do some fun little treat bag toppers, but then I thought of the candy I would need to by (meaning need to eat after bringing it home) and decided to do cards instead!I started a topic over in the Scrapping Pad in the forum asking if people gravitated toward different designers. It turned into quite a discussion, so I decided that it would be good for me to step out of my box that I talked about and try a few different things! I choose four designers from the store that had some fun Easter products that I did a search for under the holiday category. Amy Wolff, Bella Gypsy Designs, Allison Pennington and Just Jaimee. Just Jaimee is the only one that I am usually drawn too, even though I do like the others, they aren't my go to style. BUT the Just … [Read more...]
Hybrid Boo Banner with Bella Gypsy Designs
It's Katrina or kathunt13 giving you a fun and quick idea for a Halloween decoration that you and your kids could complete together. Did I mention quick?! I am a sucker for banners to decorate with. Plus I love to create them, so bonus! Have you seen the Halloween category in the store? There are LOTS of fun goodies in there on sale. I picked up the Bella Gypsy Wicked Cute Bundle to work with and I am in love with all the color, patterns and elements. We also have a fun Halloween Bash going on in the forum. You can find it HERE.So this was so simple to make. I actually used my Silhouette with the print and cut feature, along with pulling in patterns and filling shapes, but you can easily do this just printing out and cutting by hand. This took me about an hour to do and that includes figuring out what I wanted to use! This would be so cute on your front door, on a mantle … [Read more...]
Using Photo Templates in Hybrid Scrapbooking
It's Polly katrinahunt13 here on the blog today sharing another hybrid project with you! Yes, I want you to get excited about hybrid and at least try it!One of the things I envy with digital scrapbooking is the way you can get so many pictures on a page and they look good and not cluttered! As I was looking at the BYOC for October (psst....go now and look at it, it's AMAZING!) I saw some photo collage templates by Paislee Press. As soon as I saw them, I knew they would be great for a hybrid scrapbooking page!I just fell in love with the Addendum|Collage templates when I saw them and I knew they would get lots of use in my hybrid world. They are super easy to use for a beginner Photoshop girl like me, which I loved. If you know how to do clipping, you are set! Open the template in Photoshop, drag in your picture and clip to the photo area that you want it in. I wanted to use … [Read more...]
DSD Challenge #2 Hybrid Card
We are in full swing over in the forums and the store with DSD celebrations all weekend long! There are some amazing new products that you will want (need!) to pick up in the store by all the designers, new projects by the Pollys and there is also a Polly Team Call! You can find the details for that HERE in the forum. For this hybrid girl, I am a little overwhelmed with it all! BUT I am hosting a challenge and I want YOU to participate!!Of course, you know I want you to do hybrid or at least try it! It's not hard and doesn't have to be complicated at all! I am challenging you to make a card, that's it! But the other part is you have to print it out and upload it to the gallery. Cards are SO easy to try hybrid if you never have and you don't have to print a lot at all. You can just print a journal card and put it on on a card front, add a greeting (or not) and call it done! … [Read more...]