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Posted by Bre Wiebe

To create the wreath I cut a circle out of the Clearly Heavy Hambly Overlays, I then cut a center circle to form the wreath. I added my title “Capture Life” along with some other fun embellishments. I then completed the wreath with many little photos

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Posted By Bre Wiebe

A good idea for inspiration is to take it from clothing tags! I used this one (below)  from roxy and altered a picture in photoshop taking inspo from the tag 

Have a great day!
ttyl

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 Posted By Bre Wiebe

1. Make a 3 X 4 document in Photoshop.
2. Add a patterned paper to the document.
3. Type your title on.
4. Print and embellish as desired.
5. Have fun!

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Posted By Bre Wiebe

1. Measure your canvas.

2. Make a document the same size as your canvas.

3. Add paper and any elements you would like to the document.

4. Write out your Bible Verse or quote with the type tool.

5. Print and cut out.

6. Glue your digital piece to the canvas and sand the edges.

7. Done!

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We need your Holiday Hybrid Projects!

Current Calls for Publication
VOLUME 2 ISSUE 4: deadline – October 15th, 2008
We are looking for creative hybrid projects and layouts that focus on:
November and December Holidays to include New Year
Winter Themed Projects and layouts
Hybrid Holiday Table Decorations (place settings and centerpieces.)
Holiday Hybrid Wreaths or Home Décor (to include decorations for the Holiday tree)
Technique: Unique uses for glue/adhesive
Holiday Hybrid Cards
Quick and Easy Holiday Gifts
Layouts or projects that share your Holiday Traditions (please include a brief explanation of your tradition – if selected we will ask for a short write-up.)
Readers Gallery – submissions to this category can include projects that have been inspired by past issues of Scrapbook Dimensions Magazine, layouts or projects that fit within the theme and topics, etc.  Please follow the submission requirements.
Submission Requirements - Must Read BEFORE Emailing Us
PLEASE BE SURE THAT YOUR SUBMISSION INCLUDES BOTH TRADITIONAL AND DIGITAL TECHNIQUES.
* If you are a traditional scrapper, show us how you can use the computer to add to your scrapping projects.
* If you are a digital scrapper, show us how you can include a hands-on approach.
Artwork may have been previously posted and viewed online, but may not have been published before in a magazine, e-magazine, newsletter, e-newsletter or feature article.
Let us know if you have an idea for an article, project, or special technique by emailing submissions@scrapbookdimensions.com

To submit
1.Please state in the subject line of your email which issue and which category you are submitting to.
2. Please include your name, address, email, and daytime phone number.
3.Submit your scanned or digital image at 72 dpi, Emails must be no larger than 500 mb.
4.You must be able to supply detailed instructions to your project.
5.It is essential that you point out which part of your project uses traditional methods and which part uses digital methods even though it may seem obvious.
6.All submissions need a supply list
Send your project to submissions@scrapbookdimensions.com
Questions, comments, and suggestions are all welcome in our forums

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Posted by Bre Wiebe (Dream Team)

This is a cute idea if you want to make a really easy blog banner.

1. Cut a banner shaped piece of paper.

2. Add elements to it.

3. Scan it.

4. Add title and a couple digital elements in Photoshop (the flowers are from the friendship kit).

5. Save your banner and add it to your blog.

Have fun!

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by Chere Nordstrand (Dream Team)

I’ve had a package of Ranger alcohol inks sitting in my scrap room for months now and never really knew what to do with them.  So I decided to dust off the package and figure out something.   Since they need a slick surface I thought transparency was in order.   I printed out a few transparencies on my LASER printer, line art and overlays work really well for this.  If you don’t have any line art or digital overlays that’s okay.  The one that I used on the example card was an image that was on a background paper that started out like this.

background paper by Emily Powers - Art Nation Blossom

I selected certain pieces of the flowers from the background using the Magic Wand tool and copied and pasted them into a new blank, transparent background at 300 dpi then I turned the image black.  Go to Image>Adjustments>Threshold and move the slider all the way to the right to 255 and then print it out.

I experimented with inking on both the printed side and non-printed side of the transparency.   The printed side seemed to contain the drops of ink better because of the slight ridges of printing but other than that there was no big difference.   I  did not purchase the felt ink daubers that you’re supposed to use with the inks, so I just cut little pieces of white felt and used those.  I dropped the different colors onto the transparency being careful to somewhat stay inside the lines.  Just keep playing around and dabbing the different colors onto the transparency until you get the desired look (whatever that may be).

My end result is a very simple but elegant card.  After I was done inking the transparency, I inked around the edge with the felt and on the white cardstock behind the image I used some Glimmer Mist spray very lightly.  I attached the transparency to the white cardstock with 2 black brads hidden in the flowers and then glued that to a base card.

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Today i decided i would do a freebie…

Here’s the link to download the PDF.

Have Fun 

The Preview:

~Bre Wiebe

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by Julie Fei-Fan Balzer

I’m a big fan of creating my own embellishments. But sometimes I’m short on time and just want something that looks handmade. That’s why I love this technique. I am going to show you how to create a digital template that you can use over and over and over again!

1. Open a new 12×12 file (File>New) in Photoshop.

2. Choose the “Rectangle Tool.”

3. Use the “Rectangle Tool” to draw rectangles of various sizes. You will want to change the colors (to various shades of gray) simply so that you can see all the layers. Keep going until the entire page is filled.

4. You now need to change all those vector shapes to regular shapes. From the Layers menu, choose Rasterize>All Layers.

5. Save your new layered template! It’s important to do it now so that you don’t mess it up with the next few steps. You just did all of that work and want to have it around for a long time!

6. Drag patterned paper into your template. Place it just over the layer you want to cover in patterned paper. Here is a screenshot of the Layers Palette:

6. Choose “Create Clipping Mask” from the “Layer” menu.

This will make it so that the paper “sticks” to only the one shape it’s over, like so:

7. If you like it, merge those two layers together (Layer>MergeDown) to make it permanent.

8. Continuing adding patterned paper until you’re satisfied with the area you’ve filled.

You can see here that I’ve only covered one part of the template. I’m doing a small embellishment, so there’s no reason to cover the entire thing.

9. Flatten the entire template (Layer>Flatten Image) so that you can cut out the embellishment shape you want.

10. Use any method you want to cut out whatever shape you’d like. I chose a leaf from Photoshop’s existing menu of shapes.

11. Print your new patchwork embellishment out and use it on your layout!

Here’s my layout using several of the patchwork leaves:

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial!

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These are handy little cards to give people your blog address (or email) with.

Instructions:

1. Make a 4 X 6 document in Photoshop.

2. Add pictures and text to the document. Make sure the photos are business card sized (3.5 X 2).

3. Save the file as a jpeg and send it to a photo printer, such as Kodak.com.

4. Once you get your photos, cut them out. You could also put traditional elements on them!

Have Fun,
Bre Wiebe

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