Chalked Edges

How to get a chalked edge to your papers, tags, etc


1. Have your paper or item on a layer by itself
2. Go to your layer paletter (where you have all your layers with boxes and eyes
3. At the bottom, you will see a F....click on that
4. select the inner glow option
5. choose your color
6. Under Elements, make sure the edge is selected. (you can make the chalking thicker by playing with the choke and size sliders)
7. Play with the opacity and noise to get the desired effect

how to install brushes and filters

How to install brushes

1. Download and unzip the brushes file:

2.Right click on the .abr file within the brushes folder you've just unzipped

3.select copy

4. now go to my computer>local disk (c:)>program files>adobe>your version (mine says Photoshop 7.0).>presets (open this folder)

5. right click on brushes and select paste.


Now go into Photoshop

1. Select brush tool
2. click arrows pointing to the right at the top
3. select load brushes
4. go to whree you just saved your brush and click it

tada!


For Filters


How to install filters/plug-ins

1. Download and unzip the file:

2.Right click on it

3.select copy

4. now go to my computer>local disk (c:)>program files>adobe>your version (mine says Photoshop 7.0).>plugins (open this folder)

5. right click on filters and select paste.

you might have to restart photoshop for them to show up.

How to zip up a file

A couple of you have asked me how to zip files and send them to me. Here is a little tut.

1) Download and install winzip (You can get it Here)

2) ok...now go to where your file is that you want to zip. Right click on an empty (white) spot and click new, then Winzip file. A new file should open up looking like this (mine has little drawer on the yellow part). Now name that what you want it to be. sample: Oct05_Raksexchange_quickpages_my2boys

3)Now. Click on the file you want to zip. Drag it to your new winzip file and drop it in. Use evaluation version if it asks. Now click add. That should be it! You have a zipped file. If you hover the mouse pointer over the zipped file it should tell you what files are in there.

4) now go to your email. Attach the zipped file and send it off.

tah dah!

How to make ric rac

1. Make new file 1" high by 12" wide.
2. Choose your color you want.
3.Use your square shape to make a rectangle 1/2" high by 12" wide.
4. Filter>distort>wave. With these settings: # of generators 10, wavelength min 99 max 99, amplitude 10 min 34 max, scale 100% for both, make sure "sine" is checked on the right hand side and also repeat pixel edges. Click ok.

From here you can add texture, filters, noise, stroked edges or bevels.

Threading a ribbon through a buckle

How to thread your ribbon in a buckle.
(I realllly spelled it out, so it is long, but not hard)




1) Open up a new layer...I always work with my 12x12...I like lots of room.
2) open up your ribbon you will use
3) drag it on to your layer
4) duplicate that layer
5) open up your buckle
6) drag it on to your page with the ribbons
7) get your buckle centered and placed where you would like it and apply a slight drop shadow...I like to use charcoal grey instead of black
8) now..click on your top ribbon layer and slide it over a couple inches and down a tad...so you can see the bottom ribbon sticking out...still keeping it under the buckle
9) click on your rectangle marquee tool..still on the layer with your top ribbon
10) select an area of the ribbon right over the prong part of the the ribbon
11) edit>copy
12) edit>paste
13) get that as your very top layer...it will now be over your prong
14) now...get your elliptical marqueel tool and draw an oval selection over that very top little ribbon layer
15) filter>distort>pinch
16) slide the amount to the left...around -32 or so...you will play to find what you like
17)click all the little squares between the eyes and layers...now hold down the cntrl button and push e...this merges all the layers together while keeping them on a transparent background
18)now click on your burn tool...the little hand...go up to the top where it says brush...click on the arrow...reset your brushes. now go to the blurred brush size 100.
19) go to the ribbon just on either side of the prong...carefully draw a little darker burned line...
20) edit>fade burn tool...adjust it to what you like
21) do this on the other side of the prong some ppl like to do a little burning right under the buckle...to the inside
22) almostttttt done
23) click on the dodge tool...looks like a wand...same spot as the burn tool
24) make your brush size a little bigger...like 200
25) right on top of the ribbon over the prong...draw a lighter line
26) edit>fade dodge tool...adjust to preference
25) now...make a new layer
26. we are going to make a fake shadow where the bottom ribbon sticks out
27) make your brush size about 3-5 and a dark grey
28) click at the bottom of where the top ribbon starts
29) hold down the cntrl button and click at the top so straight above your first click this will put a slight vertical line...adjust the opacity to get just a slight shadow. do the same horizontally...across the top of the ribbon so you can see a distinction between the two ribbons.
30) merge those layers with your ribbon and you are doneeee

how to use templates

Ever wonder how people got those cool scalloped edge templates to work? Or how they got those curves? Hey...how did you cut your photo in a heart...or get a flower out of that cool paper?

Well this tut is for you.

1. open a blank layer
2. drag your template, draw your shape or type your text
3. open up the paper or photo you want to use
4. drag it on top of template, shape or text and adjust size...make sure that it covers your bottom layer
5. hit cntrl g
6. go to your layer palette (where all your layers are listed...where the little eyeballs are, lol) click the box next to the paper/photo and the template/shape/phot
7. now hit cntrl e

tahdahhhhhhhh you did it!

Typing in a circle

Soooo.....what is something else that you all have been asking me how to do??? How bout typing in a circle in photoshop???

1) open up a new documenet...I always just do 12x12 and then resize it
2) pick your font and type what you want....Here I typed "With Love from
Scrappin' Digi Style.blogspot.com"
3) Now distort it by making it taller...I would say about pull it about 1/2
more.
4) Now go to edit>transform>rotate 180deg
5) Now drag it to the middle of the layer
6) Click Filter>distort>polar Coordinates
7) Click rectangular to polar and ok
8) Tahhdahhh...you might have to adjust it a tad...but you will get the hang
of it.

Here is what mine ended up looking like with a couple additions.

Photoshop "tutorial" for black and white colorized photo

So...have you ever wondered how people get their black and white photos to have that splash of color?? I did...and finally did it as seen is this layout:






It was really pretty simple.


1. first I started with a color photo
2. click layer, then duplicate
3. now turn that layer to black and white...either by image>adjustments>desaturate
or by using my fave toy...virtual photographer...get it here or any other method you prefer
4. Now...depending on what it is you want to be in color...you can do a couple things

a. I prefer to pick a soft edged eraser tool and slowly erase what I want to
be in color
b. you can also use your lasso tool to select and cut what you want in color

5. Now go to layers>flatten image and tahdah!!!