by Karen | Aug 31, 2017 | Personal Notes
Do we ever really grow up? My sister, Barbara, is 5 years older than I am. As a young girl, I watched the process of her “growing up.” She started wearing makeup and nylons to school, and I couldn’t wait until I was grown-up enough...
by Karen | Aug 26, 2017 | Blog, Photoshop Tutorials, ZZREVIEWED
I love this photo of my granddaughter, Emily, and late mother-in-law, Fran. Fran was in her early 80’s when this photo was taken and didn’t like that everyone could see her wrinkles. Let’s look at a way to reduce these wrinkles for her using...
by Karen | Aug 25, 2017 | Personal Notes
Do you feel like a child when you are with your parents? No matter how old you are, or how old they are? This weekend our daughter, Jennifer, came to visit us. Alone. She left her husband, Trace, their 2 children, Tyler and Emily, and their 3 dogs, Ava,...
by Karen | Aug 19, 2017 | Blog, Photoshop Tutorials, ZZREVIEWED
Have you ever fallen in love with a particular font but didn’t know what it was named? Perhaps the text was in a magazine advertisement, on another digital scrapbooker’s layout, or even on a pack of Journal Cards you received in a designer’s...
by Karen | Aug 18, 2017 | Personal Notes
In the mid-90’s, I was what my family affectionately called a “gym rat.” I set my alarm for 4:30 a.m. Monday through Friday and was at the gym by 5:00 am. My routine lasted about 90 minutes, so I could be home in time to be sure Jennifer and...
by Karen | Aug 12, 2017 | Freebies
Just a quick reminder that Introductory pricing on “Metamorphosis” ends August 14th – just 2 days from now. “Metamorphosis: a major change in the appearance or character of someone or something.” We’ve all had major changes in our lives...
by Karen | Aug 11, 2017 | Blog, Photoshop Tutorials, ZZREVIEWED
Are you a photographer who knows the ideal camera settings to use for every lighting situation you are in? Or do you more often rely on your camera presets to make those decisions for you? Wherever you find yourself on this spectrum, Photoshop has multiple tools that...
by Karen | Aug 10, 2017 | Personal Notes
A stray cat adopted us a few months ago. She wasn’t a feral cat. She was someone’s pet who either was abandoned or got lost and couldn’t find her way home. (For the backstory: Apparently, we have a cat.) I spent time trying to...
by Karen | Aug 4, 2017 | Blog, Photoshop Tutorials, ZZ REVISE
Last week we learned how to Recolor Semi-Transparent Images using a Color Fill Adjustment Layer. This method helps you easily customize the beautiful blendable elements, stamps, and accents that come in some collections, allowing you to stretch your digi-stash. Today...
by Karen | Aug 3, 2017 | Personal Notes
Most of us probably know the tag line for Lay’s Potato Chips…..”Bet you can’t eat just one!” To me the tag line “Bet you can’t eat just one” means more than what it says. To me it means “Bet-you...
