Using the Pen Tool - A Hybrid TutorialIn this tutorial you will learn how to create journal cards using the pen tool with a Silhouette Cameo or other die cutting machine. While sketch pens are available for the Silhouette, I personally like the variety that the pen holder tool allows. Using pens or markers to draw images not only creates a dimensional look, but also gives you an opportunity to customize the images to fit your needs.Supplies: Cardstock Digital journal cards Die cutting machine Die cutting machine software Pen holder tool Paper trimmer Various markers or pens__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________1.Open a blank letter sized project in your die cutting software.2. Drag and place a variety of journal cards into the die cutting software. I am using Cotton Candy from … [Read more...]
How to Use a Digital Template for Hybrid Scrapbooking
How to Use a Digital Template for Hybrid ScrapbookingHello! Today we will learn how to use a digital template for hybrid scrapbooking. The technique is fairly simple and similar to using a sketch to create a traditional scrapbook layout.Supplies: 1 digital template digital papers digital embellishments digital die cutting machine (Silhouette) photo editing software (Photoshop) printer cardstock adhesive pen or pencil ink other misc embellishments___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________1. Let's start by selecting a digital template to recreate as a hybrid layout. I chose a template from Telling it Volume 1 by Amy Martin. 2. In a photo editing software, create a new letter sized project.3. Drag the individual png files from the template set onto the … [Read more...]
Tips for Great Halloween Photos
Greetings, Spooooooky Scrappers!Polly Liana here, with some tips to make your Halloween photos the best they can be.First things first: as with scrapping, start doing your photos before the big day. If you've got kids or if you live on a busy street for trick-or-treaters, it is likely you will be very busy on the afternoon and evening of Halloween. So, in the days before, try to take some photos to capture the details you want to remember.Of course, one of the most important details is costumes. I love to get my kids dressed up ahead of time, put them against a blank wall with lots of sunlight from a window and get a couple of great shots of them. It's much easier to do it during the day than trying to do it the night of Halloween. In the end, it could be the difference between these two looks: Here are a few more of my oldest daughter over the … [Read more...]