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Inspiration
“You Color My World,” by Snickerdoodle Designs was designed in soft pastel colors.
The whimsical, watercolor elements are perfectly balanced with realistic embellishments to create a versatile kit for the traditional scrapper or the art journalist. Hearts, watercolor flowers, colored pencils, and doodles, are just some of the elements that will help you create fun pages, dedicated to those who color your world.
Relax, kick back, enjoy (and document) the month of August. Whether you are marveling at brilliant sunset colors, enjoying a cool drink in your garden, listening to your favorite music, or reading a book, you will find all you need in SnickerdoodleDesigns This is Me August to tell your story.
“I go to nature to be soothed and healed and to have my senses put in order.” –John Burroughs
Nature offers us peace – in the quiet of the forests and the tinkling sounds of babbling brooks, in the beauty and wonder of all we see around us. Whether you are simply relaxing, meandering down a forest trail, or enjoying a strenuous hike, release your worries and enjoy the beauty around you. Let nature soothe your soul.
Tutorials
How to Color Black Brushes and Stamps in Photoshop, Part 1
"A digital stamp in crafting, stamping, card making, and scrapbooking is a digital image" which can be manipulated in Photoshop. (-Wikipedia). Digital stamps typically come in .abr (brush) and PNG formats; and are usually black in color. An often-asked question...
Another Way to Use Solid Digital Scrapbook Papers
Many digital scrapbooking kits come with Solid papers, and there are so many uses for them! Have you ever wanted to use a Solid paper as a base for a digital scrapbooking page, but wanted to add "just a little something" to the Solid? My Light Play Overlays and...
How to Reposition a Photoshop Layer Style Pattern
Did you know you can easily reposition a Layer Style's Pattern when using the full version of Photoshop? It's very easy! Here's how: In the Layers Panel select the layer that has the style you want to adjust. Click on "Effects" (or anywhere in the "Effects" area, but...
How to Load Photoshop Layer Styles
What are Photoshop Styles? Photoshop Layer Styles provide different effects to a layer's content in a non-destructive manner. You can edit Styles, change them, or remove them. There are hundreds of different effects you can achieve using Styles. Here are just a few...
Sharpening with the High Pass Filter
Over the past weeks, we've been looking at the proper sequence to photo editing: Crop, straighten and resize. Correct any lighting issues (shadows, highlights, midtones). Eliminate any possible color casts. Adjust saturation if necessary. Apply any special...
Hue Saturation Adjustment Layer in Photoshop
Over the past weeks, we've been looking at the proper sequence to photo editing: Crop, straighten and resize. Correct any lighting issues (shadows, highlights, midtones). Eliminate any possible color casts. Adjust saturation if necessary. Apply any special...