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...]
Adding Text From Journal Cards
Journal cards are very versatile. One of my fave ways to use them is to remove the text and use it separate from the card. Let me show you a number of ways you can do this.Here are some journal cards and the text that I have removed from the cards, using these products:Paislee Press - A Love Story Journal CardsJust Jaimee - Storyteller 2016 July - 6 x 4 Pocket Journal CardsAmy Wolff Designs - Jot It Down Vol.4One Little Bird - Carson Park Journaling CardsIn photoshop, I selected the magic wand and and selected "this week", then I inverted the selection (select>inverse). I right clicked and chose "layer via copy" to put the selected text on its own layer. The orginal layer can then be deleted or you can unclick the layer if you think you might want to activate it again to use another part of the journal card (this is what I do because I never know exactly what I … [Read more...]
Recreating Painterly and Blended Background Photo [with video]
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Hey everyone! I thought I would do a quick post on how I did the photo blending on my background on this page with the November 2016 awesome M3. A lot of this was learned from Jana and the November 2016 Champions at Scrapaneers (which featured an awesome kit of Lynn's!).First off you are going to need a smart phone, or know how to recreate your own pencil like sketching in your photo editing software. I used the Prisma App for both of my photos editing but for this little tutorial, I am going to focus on the blended background photo.Open your photo in Prisma and you will find all kinds of fun filters to create painting/drawing effects on your photos. These change regularly! So if there is one that you like edit a bunch of photos with it and save them because it might not be there long!For my photo I ran the #GettUrban filter. I wanted to keep some of the blue of … [Read more...]
Thanksgiving Page Ideas
Hi, it's Polly Rae here, and I'm going to share with you some Thanksgiving page ideas that might inspire you in your page design.Thanksgiving is a North American annual national holiday and commemorates the harvest festival celebrated by the Pilgrims in 1621 and is held on the fourth Thursday in November in the United States. In Canada, the holiday for giving thanks for a good harvest is held on the second Monday in October. A traditional meal is usually ham or turkey. In my family, my mom's fave was ham and was served with scalloped potatoes. My fave is turkey as I love turkey with cranberry sauce and spoonfuls of flavorful dressing. Yum! I always take photos of the food served on Thanksgiving.My page shows the food we served that day and also shows some of my family sitting quietly in the kitchen, enjoying each other's company and the good food. The men usually sit in the … [Read more...]
Photographing Fall Foliage
Hi everyone, it's Polly Rae, here to give you some tips and ideas on photographing fall foliage, although these tips can be applied to photographing any greenery, at any time of the year. Regardless of what camera you use or your skill level, it is possible to capture some interesting photos of foliage.Tourist spots, scenic routes, parks and wilderness areas are all popular spots for photographing the outdoors, capturing the beauty of the fall foliage, but there are a few other areas you might not think of. I don't generally carry my DSLR around with me but I almost always have my iPhone or my small mirrorless Sony camera in my pocket or purse. But if I am purposely going on a photo walk, the DSLR comes with me. Here are some additional ideas of where you might find some interesting fall foliage to photograph: Higher elevation areas offer stunning views, looking down over … [Read more...]
Warping and Shadowing Leaves
Hi everyone. It's Polly Rae here, aka bcgal00, and today I'm going to share with you some of the ways I like to warp and shadow leaves using Photoshop. Many of my pages include clusters and often that includes leaves. In my opinion, they are the perfect accent to a page, whether they are used singly or in a cluster.Here's a page I am creating with a kit by Amy Wolff Designs Cinnamon Toasted and Bella Gypsy Awesome Autumn. Five leaf/branch layers create the cluster and have been placed onto the right side of my photo mask. The colors and bulk of the cluster draw your eye to that area and down to the word art and bit of journaling (which I will place underneath later). To easily identify the cluster layers, I color coded them in the layers palette (highlight the layers, right click while hovering over the layers and choose a color from the drop-down menu box). I could finish my page … [Read more...]