How To Use Custom Shapes On Layouts
The Custom Shape tool is a basic tool that’s been around forever. It’s an easy tool to overlook but it’s simple to use and can be a great asset to your layouts. Classic design elements never go out of...
View ArticleBlending Black and White Photos
Previously I published a tutorial on Blending Photos into Background. With this tutorial, I’d like to expand on it by showing a slightly modified version, which works well with black and white photos....
View ArticleOmbre Gradients
Ombre is a term that refers to the gradual transition of color from light to dark shades of the same color or from one color to another color. Ombre has become a bit of a trend in the scrapbooking...
View ArticleUsing Templates to Create Hybrid Cards
I, Rebecca, am not much of a card person and even when I was a traditional scrapper, I didn’t dabble in the craft of card making. I don’t know why… it’s just a mini scrapbook photoless layout, but I...
View ArticleCreate A Layered Paper Layout Using a Digital Template
I Had Almost Given Up On Paper Layouts . . . Today I’m going to share how I created this paper layout. But first, I have a confession–this is the first paper layout I’ve ever been able to complete...
View ArticleUsing the Pen Tool to Create Unique Ephemera & Photo Overlays
Extractions are a great way to create unique ephemera and photo overlays for your layouts. I think it’s really fun to scan or photograph objects + papers I love and then include them in my scrapbook...
View ArticleBlending Woodgrain (or Highly Textured) Backgrounds
I love using woodgrain papers for backgrounds on my layouts. But, what I love even more is adding stamps and other overlays on top of those woodgrain backgrounds. One of my favorite tricks is using the...
View ArticleCreating Realistic Crumpled Texture With Displacement Maps In Photoshop!
Tips for adding a little extra to your pages using displacement maps: Displacement Maps Keely~B http://www.sweetshoppedesigns.com/tutorials/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Displacement-Maps-KeelyB.mp4...
View Article(More) Fun with Clipping Masks!
Hi Sweet Shoppers! Lex here to share something I’ve been playing with recently: clipping masks! No, not the typical building blocks of templates or shapes shown here by Traci, but something a little...
View ArticlePartial Extraction in Photoshop
This tutorial supplements my other tutorial on Extracting From An Image , which shows to how to do a complete extraction from a photo. This method allows you to have part of your image appear to be...
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