Brushed Metal Flower
Found a little something just lying around in a folder, cold, lonely and looking for a home:
DETAILS:
Contains one brushed metal flower
300 dpi, saved as .png file
Drop shadow for illustration only
Approx. 1 1/4 inches in diameter (shown here @ 40%)
Special thanks to Atomic Cupcake!
Don’t know if this wants to be and eyelet or fastened on with a brad. I figured that I’d let you decide. Enjoy! And happy scrapping!
Make Your Own Clipping Mask
The more I digi-scrap, the more I love to use frames with my photos. But a lot of times, I’m not sure how to get my photos to fit in them without cutting, cropping and resizing… and finding the right dimensions can be time consuming! I wish everyone would be so nice as to include clipping masks with their goodies.
But I’ve found a way around this little annoyance, and I thought I’d share it with you!
How to Make Your Own Clipping Mask
1) Open your file with your tag or frame element.
2) Create a new layer and drag it behind your frame (Note: you may have to turn your tag or frame into a layer before you can move anything behind it).
3) Fill this new layer with black.
4) Select the Magic Wand tool (W). Be sure to check the box that says “Contiguous” and set the tolerance to zero. Select the area within the frame, like so:
5) Go to Select > Modify > Expand. Expand the selection by about 20 pixels.
6) Invert the selection (CTRL+Shift+I) and hit the delete key. This will delete the rest of the black area of this layer!
Now you are left with a clipping mask that’s just slightly larger than your frame or tag! Drag your photo or paper in between the two objects and clip it to the black layer. Now you can move your picture around until it’s in the perfect spot. This will also help you when you go to resize your pictures with the Transform tool. You can see how everything is aligned before you commit to the changes.
I hope you find this tip to be helpful! Let me know if you have any questions and I’ll be happy to send you an e-mail with an answer. One thing I can already tell you: I have CS2 and I don’t know a thing about Photoshop Elements. If anyone would like to leave a comment with the keyboard shortcuts for Elements, that would be much appreciated, I’m sure. Thanks!
Pewter Heart Tag
I’ve created another little “make your own” tag shape for you to enjoy:
DETAILS:
Contains one pewter heart tag
300 dpi, saved as .png file
Drop shadow for illustration only
Approx. 1 1/2 by 2 inches in size (shown here @ 40%)
Special thanks to Atomic Cupcake!
Cindy of Cindyrelly’s Corner had e-mailed me about my Little Circle Tags. I taught her how I had made mine and she’s added them to her first ever freebie kit! The pretty sparkly purple paper you see here is from her kit, Mishka’s Room. Be sure to stop by and grab her freebie.
Enclosed with this freebie is a clipping mask for you to use. If you’re wondering just what I intend you to use this shape for, be sure to check out my mini-tutorial here: Using a Clipping Mask. And stay tuned for another little mini-tutorial on how to make your own clipping mask!
Did I Mention?
I made the digital design team at the Shanty! We have already received goodies, too. Here’s a page I made using Amy Teet’s kit “Little Star.”
I just love this paper. And the funky dot prints in this kit are awesome, too. My head is full of more ideas for this kit! If only I had all the time in the world…
Happy scrapping!
Rainbow Glitter Brads
Here is a cheerful little set of sparkly joy, just for you!
DETAILS:
Contains five rainbow glitter brads
300 dpi, saved as .png file
Drop shadow for illustration only
Approx. 1/4 of an inch in diameter (shown here @ 50%)
Special thanks to Flergs for sharing her fabulous glitter styles!
I was going to make these into an Autumn-ween collection with a fallish sort of name until I realized that they were closer to the colors of the rainbow then they were to Autumn. I have serious rainbow order issues! (See here, for example.)
You can pretend that they are Autumn-themed anyway. Enjoy!
