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Hi Everyone.... I'm back after a bit of a hiatus with the holidays and new year!  Can you believe it is 2012?  Though... I'm still writing 2011 all over the place!  Oops... :) I hope you all had a most wonderful holiday and new year!  What was your most favorite memory or favorite gift!? I decided to try again at my modified version of P52, yay... but I need to keep myself motivated and

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Perfect holidays seem to be for all the Barbie and Ken dolls out there!!  Holidays come every year, yet I always find myself stressing about all those pesky details.  Holidays cannot be mess free, stress free, or family free!  Ever since last year, I've been thinking about how to de-stress the holidays, and I've come up with a small list of items that I am going to try and follow this year.  I

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Hi Everyone!  I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving!  I'm tired, and did lots of laundy today from our weekend away visiting family!  Today, I thought I would share a fun and new to me technique that I just recently learned.  We all love our digital scrapbooking papers, and Chelle sure has some awesome ones!  Here is a way to mix up the papers and get a cool effect for your backgrounds.  

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Cross Processing.... aka Light Leak Effect! One of the great photography techniques is cross processing. It gives pictures a fun retro feeling that can be gorgeous, different, and striking all at the same time. Before digital photography (in the dark room) film was processed using chemicals. Different types of film needed different sets of chemicals. Slide film needed one set, a different set

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Photos that we take during our travels are always perfect, right? No way, at least not for me! I usually end up with someone in the background, a hand off to the side, or even a bird in the wrong spot. Whatever it is that has marred your photo, you can try to remove it. There are many options in Photoshop and Photoshop Elements, such as the Eraser Tool, Spot Healing Tool, and the Clone Tool.

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Ohhhh Digital Scrapbookers!  Check out this great step for your photo and digital scrapbooking needs!  Hey everyone -- Today, I'm going to show off a really EASY step to help make your photos and scrapbook pages look fantastic. First things first - save your photo and open a copy in Photoshop or Photoshop Elements.  You don't want to ruin your photo and by using a copy, the original is there

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Hi Everyone!!! I found an old tutorial that I had created for Jennifer Fox before she retired that I never posted over here.  So... I thought I'd share it!   For this tutorial, I had used Jennifer Fox Designs (she has since retired) Just For Fun Grab Bag... when she was selling at 9th and Bloom.  When writing tutorials, I try to ask the other girlies on the CT what they themselves wanted

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Hi Everyone!  Hope you are all having a great start to your weekend!  So, for my tip today, I'm going to share a little secret to adding a little vibrance to your photos QUICKLY.  We are always trying to do things faster, and that works with our scrapping too!  Here we go...Here is my original picture opened in Photoshop. (I use CS 5)Now, in the Menu Bar, I choose Image > Adjustments >

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Hey Everyone!  It's Hump Day!  Yay!  I hope that you are ready for the upcoming weekend! It will be October!!!   Today, I decided to make my post about a quick How-To for Black and White Photos.  The weekend will be a perfect time to try out this technique. It's not too difficult and can really make your otherwise dull black and white photos pop! Black and White, otherwise B&W, can be a way

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Hi Everyone... I'm here to show a sneaky easy peasy tutorial to sharpen with a slight pop for your photos! Plus, we are going to learn another filter that is available in Photoshop and Photoshop Elements. We are going to look at the High Pass Filter today... The High Pass Filter adds a little pop to your photos within seconds and is really easy. The filter allows you to control the awareness

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Hi everyone! I've had a rough week already, so it is nice to be able to check out the forums, and pop into the blog here and share a fun technique! We are going to delve into the Filters that you have in Photoshop! I know, you are probably repeating what I said when I first heard of Filters. "Fil... what - is that another tool in Photoshop?" The first one that I am going to show you is the

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Hi Everyone!!!! Aren't you excited?! I am, lol! It's ScrapMatters 4th Birthday and there is a lot going on! Don't miss it! If you are chugging along on the birthday blog hop, you may have come from Kim's blog at http://kimbsdesigns.blogspot.com/ and after this stop, head on over to Fran's blog here: http://franscraps.blogspot.com. Don't forget to visit EVERY blog on the blog hop - there is a 10

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After I catch up that is.... lol!   I've recently been a little inactive here on my blog, but I have good reasons.  I've lost two of my grandparents this year, one in April and one in July.  Both funerals and burials were held within the same week and in 2 different states!  My month of July was a whirlwind of travel, funerals, and actually, a delightful upside, family!   My grandmother (mother's

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HI Everyone!  I'm had a chance to stop in on Liz's (Scrapping With Liz) blog during my guestie month of May!  After May, i got to stay on as a perm member!  So excited!  I decided to share some info about guides and why I use them in my layouts. Guides are a easy and smart way to be able to line up items on your scrapbook layouts.  They are non-prinatble, and available in Photoshop and Photoshop

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Hi Everyone! I'm here to share a fun idea to use on photos, and even background papers. Gradients That FadeStart a New Document, by Right Clicking and Duplicating your photo in a New or Untitled file. Save. You will have the original if you need it by doing this step. Within the Layers Palette, click on the "Mask" icon at the bottom of the palette.This will add a layer mask, which you can see

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Does the family pet or your furry friend give you the "green" eye? Many times when I take a picture of an animal, such as dogs, cats, birds, hamsters and the like, they are posing for the picture but they have these crazy green or yellow glowing pet eyes! That is the animal version of red eye that we sometimes get in our photos. Many animals eyes have an extra reflective layer which causes those

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Hi Everyone...  I have plenty of layouts I can share, A bunch of tutorials or just some random chattery... but I was wondering what would you all like to see, learn or chat about? Ideas for tutorials would be great, or techniques you want to learn... or just subjects that would interest you!   Any comments or ideas would be great!!!  And appreciated!  Thanks in advance,  Jenn... jk703/The

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HI Everyone! I'm back to share a tutorial for you! Today I will touch on Extractions, using the Magnetic Lasso Tool. Extractions are a time consuming task, and it takes a lot of practice! I, by no means am an expert at this, but I have the basics down! There are basic things that you can learn how to extract, and after you learn them, you could extract anything! There are multiple ways to

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Hi Everyone!  Summer has started and I haven't shared a whole bunch of layouts recently, so I thought I'd do that today!   Scrap Orchard released their new monthly collab, June 2011: Sand, Sea and Surf, and it is just prefect for those summer pictures!  I love how my layout turned out and really, really love the paper placement across my double layout!  A true favorite layout - but that

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Hi Everyone!  Hope you are having a great day!  I'm here to share a little tutorial to add a little something to all those fonts you use on your layouts!  I'm sure many of you are fontaholics just like me!  Many times on a layout, I will use an alpha for a main word in my title, and then use a font the other words that are in the title.  BUT, there are also times when I just use fonts for my

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Hi Everyone!   (Edited 5/14/11 - The freebie link has been removed and was valid for one week only - Thank you!) Hope you are having a fantastic scrappy weekend for International Scrapbooking Day!!!  You are visiting me for the ScrapMatters Blog Hop for freebies using the newest Design Team Collaboration: Timeless. You may have come here from Heidi's Blog: Heidi's blog here:  (scrappurple): 

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Hi everyone!!!! I have a little tidbit for you today! When I first started scrapping digitally, I was so green and so baffled most of the time! Things get easier as you learn more about your program, play with features and try new things out. So, when I first started, I was so confused about saving for the galleries that I literally no clue what I was doing! Today's tutorial is to help you

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Hi Everyone!  Time for another tutorial!  Yeah! I'm here to share a cool new photo technique that I learned!  It is so fun, and really makes for some fantastic pops to your pictures!  I'm going to show you how to EASILY do selective coloring to your pictures!  Easy... YES!  Woot! OK, let's get started!  First, open your photo, and save a copy so the original will be available if it is ever

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Hi Everyone!  I'm here to share some chatteryness with you today!  I had a fantastic idea for today's post, but it hasn't panned out... so that one will hopefully I will get to post next time!  I've been blogging a lot lately on my scrap blog, and I read sooooo many blogs that I needed to figure out a way to be able to know what I've read, what I've seen, and keep my blogging time down without

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No... I'm not going crusin around the neighborhood... we have horrible rains right now and I would be soaked.  I'm going to show off Shayne riding a mini quad... and not crashing!  :) For these layouts, I scrapped with Jennifer Fox's Grab Bag - Just for Fun... and I used EVERYTHING in it!  lol!  This is such a great grab bag, and so versatile!  The faded paper is of my doing, but the masks that

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Fun titles to my posts, right?! LOL!  Anyway... Here is a layout spread using the absotutely fantastic Amy Stoffel goodies and some amazing templates from Jenn at True Blue Studio!!  I don't think I can scrap badly when I use their digi goodies at all -- I love every page! Amy Stoffel - Only The Sky Is The Limit True Blue Studio - Blueprints: Set 5 Font is LD Mixed (P2). Faded Mask (P1) - by Me

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Hi Guys... How is everyone!?  I am having a good weekend and thought I'd share some recent layouts!  Each will be linked to the gallery and the credits between the layouts!  Hope you enjoy them!  Happy weekend!!! Scrapped with Chelle's Yee-Haw Goodies and some yummy templates from Fiddle Dee Dee Designs! Chelle's Creations - Yee-Haw Combo Fiddle Dee Dee Designs - Fuss Free: Set Nine (P1)

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Hi Everyone! It's Jenn again... here to share some tips about Blending. I've been scrapping about a year, and had no clue what blending was until I started playing with my software. There is so much to learn in Photoshop, these tips are just touching what we can create with our digital scrapbook layouts! Layer blending modes have been part of Photoshop for years, but I didn't think they were easy

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Hi Everyone!  I'm always posting tutorials... so I'm going to share some recent layouts that I have done... and then 2 CT calls that you should send your apps in... RIGHT AWAY!  :) All images are linked to my gallery.... hint, hint.... lol!  :) First up are my layouts (that I am behind in making) for my P52 project!  It doesn't bother me that I am behind, because I have every intention of

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Antiquing is a technique that is growing in digital scrapbooking - largely due to the popularity of everything vintage! Many people use scanned or vintage photos in creating their layouts, but what if you have a photo from today that you would like to make look older? Trying out some reverse photo restoration is a fun way to play with photo editing. And what if you could use your digital

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Hi Everyone.... Just a quick pop in today to show off my recent Layouts for P52.  I am so nutty at work lately, and with only so much time, blogging has slid a little... but I'll be sure to post some more layouts and tutorials soon!  Share them... someone might learn something!  :) I last showed off Week 1... so now to show off Week 2, and 3!  Here you go! Week #2 used the following supplies

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Hi Everyone!  Hope your week is going great!  I'm here today to share more information about the Brush Tool in Photoshop.... but before I do... lets go over some of the basics! About the Brush Tool and the Options First, you need to start a new document, layout or an existing project. You will select the Tool Brush from the tools toolbar.  This is what the Brush Tool is, and what other tools are

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I everyone... I'm back!  I decided to start to share a little knowledge -- easy to understand, painless, learning! These are things that I find useful! I just hope that you do too! I've recently been working with a lot of alphabet sets, and fonts in my layouts and that got me thinking! I don't really know much about font, the types or basic info. I do know that I like to use fonts on my layouts

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Hi Everyone!  I'm back... lol... like I'd be anywhere else!  *giggle*  So... I'm up to Day 26 and Day 27 of the 30 Day Bloggity Blog Challenge -- to which I fell off the wagon, and recently got back on!  :) So... Day 26 is a family picture... lol... I have to go search! Wait... Be right back... One More Minute... ok.... well... The last picture that I have as a family is from last

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Hi Everyone... a quick post here to keep myself going... :)!   Today's post is my Ipod... shuffle up the songs, and jot down the first 10 songs... I have such a range in music that this will be interesting!  lol!  Here goes...  1. Sugarland -- All I Want To Do...  2. Kenny Chesney -- Better As A Memory... 3. Nickelback -- Never Going To Be Alone...  4. K'naan & Adam Levine -- Bang Bang...  5.

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Hello everyone! Today I'm here for a quick post about resizing/scaling photos, or digital scrap items. My card example below uses Chelle's awesome baby bundle:Beary Cute Baby Boy Combo, and some Stampin' Up paper supplies. Re-sizing....I always have to re-size photos, and many time the elements that I include on my layouts. Going larger, going smaller... I want to make sure I resize correctly.

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Hello everyone!  I fell off my Bloggity Blog Challenge and decided it was time to climb back on the wagon!  Here I am to jabber on about my favorite vacation, Day 23 and something that I've learned, Day 24!  I took a wee break to catch up on some things, change things up in my scrappy world, and take a mini vacation!   Day 23:  Favorite Vacation Gosh... any vacation is a favorite!  Really!  I

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Masking Unmasked Masks are ways that you can change up your layout and give it a little fade effect that will make the whole layout pop! This is a really easy technique to learn. You can use masks for many many things, but it seems that they are widely used with papers and photos. When you learn how to mask, you are also learning a way to non-destructively edit your photos. By that, I mean that

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Meatballs!  Besides calling my kids that, I love to eat them!  I hope you do too - cause that is my meal to share today!  An easy family favorite...  Crock Pot Meatballs! You will need (the winded version):Frozen Meatballs!  I choose to use Turkey meatballs...and I made 96 meatballs. Red Spagetti Sauce - homemade sauce or bottled sauce will do! Diced Veggies -  approx. 2-3 cups - onions,

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Hi Everyone!  I am sure that there are photos of friends, kids, or even you with food on your face! Well, today I am going to touch on the Healing Tool and we can remove those food spots, as well as cuts, acne or even lighten skin! Such a cool tool, and my best friend if I have a blemish on my face! OK! Here is the Tool (such a cute little bandaid, right?!):  Here is a picture of my son, Shayne

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Hello... Hello... I may be behind on this bloggity challenge, but I will complete it!  :)  I've am about two thirds of my way through... so I will keep plugging along!  I'm at the day where I get to share my nicknames and a picture of me... I should just post like 10 pictures of me.... bwahahahaha!  That might be a little odd!  After this I've got some Mustard Removal ready to go... so don't

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Hi everyone... yummies are on my head since I'm cutting back... so I'm going to share a recipe with you that in my family we call it BARK!  SOOOOOO yummy.... and SOOOOO bad for you!  Do not make this if you don't plan on bringing 90% of this to a party or something!  Otherwise, you WILL sit on your tush and eat it all!  Trust me!  I'm down 2 out of my 10 and thought instead of making it and

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Hi everyone!!!!! I'm back to my Bloggity Blog challenge... though I do need to catch up on reading the other ladies fabulous blogs!!!!  Just a quick post to share some more random things about me!  I am on Day #18 - Regrets and Day #19 - Something I Miss. Regrets... I don't really think that I have any.  I do tend to think what might have been if things didn't happen the way they did... If I

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Oooooooh boy, have I got a cool gadget for you!  We've all got cameras, and we use them constantly!  I take oodles and oodles of pictures!  All the time, and they total in the thousands!!  I'm sure that a lot of you are just like me!  Then, after I take all those pictures, I have to upload them to my computer so I can edit, share, or scrap them! I used to hate taking all those cords out, finding

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Hi everyone...  Happy Sunday!  I love the weekends, and not having to go to work!  I like my job, but lately, it is just not as fun as it used to be... oh well... onto better things!  I'm back again to share with you some more chattery randomness -- but with the Bloggity Blog Challenge, I'm a little more focused, lol! I've decided to move on and over Day 15.  Not really the chattery subject I'd

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Hi Everyone! How is your week going! I hope well! Since I've started digital scrapbooking, I've noticed that I'm really getting into my cameras, photo actions and the actual editing of my pictures! I like to take different shots, fun angles, and try out the different settings on my camera! Since we have so many photographs we are posting to show-off online, like the popular P365 challenge or a

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Hey all... I'm sick!  Ick!  But, starting to feel a bit better... and since I seem to have a post every other day.. .here I am... Almost halfway there in my ScrapMatters Bloggity Blog Challenge with some wonderful scrappy ladies! Goals... Trying to be on the simple side of things, I will make this one short and sweet!  I want my family to be happy, healthy, and as we all grow, to become better

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Helloooooo everyone!  I'm here again to climb back on the Bloggity Blog 30 Day Challenge... though mine are spaced out instead of being consecutive days... lol!  Here are my Day 11 and Day 12 posts... all in one! :) Favorite Shows... Funny that this would be today's topic for me... since I am home sick (not fun) and actually catching up on all my recorded TV shows!  I've had a migraine on top

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So.... Friends and fears are up next... no, they don't go together!  LOL! I'm just smooshing my posts together as I go... especially since I am not a post -a-day person!  Many of my posts are first posted somewhere else, and then re-cycled for my bloggity blog!  :)  For me, this gives me all my posts in one spot though and includes my tuts, some layouts, recipes, randomness and chattery! Day 8

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Beep... Beep... A 30 Day Bloggity Blog Challenge Interruption... Beep... Beep...  lol!  I'm playing, but I'm having fun!  My friend Linda (Scrapporreia) was telling me about a recipe for Brownies with Oreo's inside.  She explained them a bit, and sent me a link with a recipe!  It sounded divine!  I was just a little too lazy to look at the recipe, so I tried my own version!  Ready.... Set...

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Travels The places that I have traveled is pretty short... I've mostly stuck to the US... I would love to travel all over, but that will wait at least until the boys are a bit older!  My favorite way to travel is cruising though!  I love it!  My list is a lot longer of places that I'd like to travel too!  (giggle). I'd love to visit Ireland, England, Australia, New Zealand, France and so many

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Hellllloooooo!  :)  Day 6 of the 30 days of blogging is all about pictures that make me happy!  I've scrapped a whole bunch of those, but my all time subjects are really the ones that make me happy!  My boys - Shayne and Colin!  I love em' to pieces!  They make me laugh, smile, happy and nutty all at the same time! Here is my album cover for their book for 2011!  So excited... Big Boys and

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Hi everyone!  Me again... yup... like it would be anyone else... lol... just playing!  I always seem to start my blog posts with Hi Everyone!  Can't help it!  I enjoy blogging, but can't properly start with out that beginning! Day 4 -- Meet My Folks... ok... I have a couple of layouts that I MUST share!  They mean the world to me, and I wouldn't be who I am if I didn't have them!  Good and Bad.

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Hi Everyone... I'm back (albeit late) with Day 2 and Day 3 of the 30 day Blog Challenge... Woot!  After this I can say I'm 10% there!  HA!  Just kidding!  I am so corny... anyway... onto my posts... and guess what... both have scrapbook pages associated with them!  Where's that blink smiley when I need it!?  (Shari?! - lol!) Day 2:  Behind the Blog My blog is named... The Typative Scrapper....

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Hi everyone! I've just found an awesome thread over at ScrapMatters about 30 days of blogging!  You can find it right HERE!  This will be challenging, and to be honest - with the two kids, full time work, CT commitments, and other various things going on... I might combine a couple days for one post!  lol!  I'm going to try!  Here is the list of the 30 days prompts: Day 1-Introduce, recent

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Hi Everyone!  I am back with some information about your Photoshop Tools!  Today I am going to share a really cool technique to be used with the Eyedropper Tool!   First, this is the tool itself, and it's sub-tools:I am focusing on the Eyedropper Tool itself, otherwise this blog post would be pages long!  LOL! Basically, the eyedropper lets you sample colors to use them in other selections. When

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Hello, Hello!  I'm here with a quick post about the Lasso Tool!  Just a few pointers and tips about that cool tool!  Here goes!  First, the Lasso Tool looks like this: The first tool is the Lasso Tool and allows you to draw free form selections.The second is the Polygonal Lasso Tool and this one allows you to draw selections, but they will consist of line segments.The third is the Magnetic Lasso

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Project 52 has begun - I’m starting to record all the details of our weekly happenings for the rest of the year!  We started out with a late New Years Party at the Fallon’s, where Peter and Shayne smiled for the camera!  Laughter and fun with some good friends!  This week we got some more snow! So far for 2011, we’ve had over 20 inches of snow!  Wow- that’s a lot! Looking out our slider doors,

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Hi Everyone! Another tutorial for Photoshop and Photoshop Elements and the tools!  I hope this one is a bit interesting!   I had previously focused on the Marquee Tool, and promised to show you how to create a Vignette, PLUS save the Vignette for future use in your scrapbooking projects! Here we go: First, open a photo that you would like to work with. Then you will now create a new layer above

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Hi Everyone! I have decided to visit you all again -- like I'd visit you anywhere else, lol! --  with some more great time saving tips for Photoshop! I started Digital Scrapping in March 2010 and I've been um... obsessed! I love it! Since I've started to spend time with my software and computer a lot, lol, I decided I needed to learn some useful tips! Through the last few months of using the

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Hi Everyone!  I've decided that I'm going to give myself a project for 2011!  I was contemplating doing a P365, but that is just a little daunting right now.  I don't really want to set myself up to fail, and want to keep upbeat and excited for my project. So, P52 came about in my mind as the solution!  So, I've made my album cover, and I LOVE it!   Here is a picture of it, linked to my Gotta

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Have you ever been scrapping on your computer and one of your kids asks what you are doing? I have, and it got me thinking about my layouts. They are pages I make to tell my version of the story, but what if my kids had some pages they created with their version of the story? Scrapping with your kids is a little different, and requires a little pre-planning, time, patience, and maybe a yummy

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Hi!  Happy Holidays to you and your families!  I'm just popping in to share some of my recent December layouts!  I really, really have to get these all put in a book over the school break, so maybe once I have a book being printed, I can share that link!   First up is my 2010 Christmas Card!  I just loved it... it took awhile, but I was so happy with it!  My little boys, and me making them

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Huh? You say.... lol... Well, I am talking about photos and how you take them!  Just thought I'd share a tip for photography!  Now, I am trying to learn as I go, so I need to practice my own tips as well!  But, through my research, here is what I've found to be useful! First, let me explain quickly what the Rule of Thirds is.  It is the basic dividing of a photo into thirds...by rows or columns.

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Hi everyone! I have a great tutorial here to add a little oomph to your pictures before adding them to your layouts! Catchlights are the reflection in the eye of a light source. Catchlights can be from the sky, flash of a camera, even a TV screen; they add depth and dimension to the eyes in any photo. A little bit of glimmer can add so much more and even add a little sensitivity, beauty, life,

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ETA:  My images are not showing up... They were uploaded to Blogger, and eaten!!  Sorry about that! (Thank you DoggiNo for letting me know!)  I will be working on getting new images up by the end of the week! Hi Everyone! I've decided to be a little more detailed and picturesque with my trimming tutorial!  Here is a detailed version for Trimming Your Files! Sorry for the double posting of

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Hi everyone!  I'm here to bring a fantastic blog post for today!  Woot!  I am going to introduce you to a few of my MOST favorite tips for Photoshop and Photoshop Elements! I started my digital scrapping obsession in March of 2010 -- it sure was fast to get hooked on!  I get all the "support" I need from friends out in Digiland... I really think they just feed into my obsession!  I have at least

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Hi Everyone!  I'm here today to share how to do a quick removal of a photo's background!  So bear with me and all the red that you will see shortly!  I sure should remember to change the mask color in Photoshop soon!  Goodness... Anyway... Here is where we start! First, open the photo that you want to remove the background on.  Here is mine of my little boy, Colin! Once you choose the Magnetic

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Hi Everyone!  I'm back to ramble a bit for you! I am sure you are as obsessed as I am about Digi scappin?!  I am, and I only really started this past March 2010!  I have sure learned a lot!  I started out as a paper scrapper, and card maker, and then had kids!  No time to scrap and no time to clean happened... I'm sure some of you were in the same predicament!   Anyhooo.... I decided to try

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Here are some layouts that I created this month!  :p Using Jennifer Labre Design goodies and Fiddle Dee Dee Shape Templates: Double Thumbnail... click for the larger two pager: P1 P2 Using Geek Chic Scraps's Twinkle -- part of the November Daily Digi Files found HERE Double Thumbnail...click for larger two pager: P1 P2 Using designs from Tracy Stroud, Designs by Ziska, and Ziggle

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Hi Everyone!  I'm bringing you a few of my favorite Yummies Today! Woo Hoo!  I thought I would share some info for some fun desserts!First, is the fantastic and popular: Bakerella! This site is full of ideas... cakes, pops, and great ideas! Boy, I wish I had an ounce of her talent! Here are a few pics from her blog:Her new book coming out soon (which I want to get!):and some here are her so

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The Marquee Tool Hi Everyone... I'm just starting to add my previous blog posting of tutorial and tips for Photoshop and Photoshop Elements.  This was one of my first ones.  I hope you enjoy reading about the tools that you may work with when scrapping away!   First, the marquee tool is on the tool bar and looks like this: The Marquee Tool can be accessed by the shortcut Command + M or Control +

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Hi Everyone!   I am so excited to be here and be able to share one of my most favorite websites!  Now, I know we all love and obsess over our digital scrapbooking pages, but we can't forget our photos!  They are the reason we show off our pages and how we capture the moments to remember! So without further ado... my favorite photography website is:  MCP Actions! MCP Actions is my home for any

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Here is a recent layout that I loved.  I just loved the coloring, the scatters, and an actually somewhat ok picture of us!  All are linked to a designer's gallery for all credits!  Thanks for looking! Using Spinky Dinks Scraps - Take a Chance, and Fiddle Dee Dee Designs (with Wm[Squared] -- DSD Collaboration.  Specifically, this template was from the Don't Box Me In collection. Open Your

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Hi Everyone!  A blog post about our wonderful tools that we have in Photoshop and Photoshop Elements, the Move Tool!   This week's topic for tools is the Move Tool! I know, I know... you are thinking "The Move Tool?!" I know it isn't physics, or rocket science, but we have to start somewhere, right?! The Move Tool is the most basic tool, and there are some hidden secrets! Let's see if I can

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Ok..... Ok... Here goes!  I am starting a blog!  I need to have a place to show off my digiscrappin goodies and layouts!  I am going to also post all the tutorials that I create as well as any articles, tips, recipes or chattery mish mosh that I post all around digi land!  So to start off... I have a few layout to show you! But first... a layout that inspired me to actually keep a record of my

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