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Applying Multiple Effects to a Dingbat Graphic

By Diana Day  ·  January 20th, 2011

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This companion to Diana’s “Get Creative With Dingbats” article shows you how to apply effects to a dingbat to get a beautiful decorative object for cards and other projects.

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Creative Text Effects

By Wendy Williams  ·  May 25th, 2009

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Over the last few months I have been experimenting with using filters to make creative text effects and thought that I would share some of them with you. This tutorial is just a starting point—there are many ways that you…

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Making Brads

By Wendy Williams  ·  August 14th, 2008

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Brads, or eyelets, are something that we use a lot in scrapbooking so I thought that I would do a tutorial showing you how to make a simple brad and two more complex ones.

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Digging deeper on the Orton technique

By Rick LePage  ·  January 16th, 2009

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Here’s a bit more info on Michael Orton, as well as some links to discussions regarding the technique and sample photos.

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Making Glossy Buttons

By Wendy Williams  ·  July 25th, 2008

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Making glossy buttons is actually quite easy to do, and they look great on a scrapbooking layout.

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Making a Quilting Block Flower

By Wendy Williams  ·  November 7th, 2009

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I have recently been experimenting with making quilting blocks and have found that you can use them to make all sorts of things, including a scrapbooking flower.

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Making Adhesive Tape

By Wendy Williams  ·  August 22nd, 2006

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I recently did a tutorial on making a folder and in my finished image I added a photograph to the front of the folder using adhesive tape. Here’s how to do that.

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Making a Cut-Out Template

By Wendy Williams  ·  July 31st, 2006

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This tutorial shows you how to make a template for displaying a photograph. It uses a cut-out technique to add interest to the page.

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Installing actions in Photoshop Elements 6 (Mac OS X)

By Diana Day  ·  October 1st, 2009

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Here are detailed instructions for adding actions to Photoshop Elements 6 for the Mac.

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Making Simple Instant Rain

By Wendy Williams  ·  March 12th, 2006

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Adding a little bit of rain to a photo is a simple thing. Here’s how to do it.

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Using a Scrapbook Template

By Wendy Williams  ·  February 15th, 2009

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Last month I showed you how to make a scrapbook template out of a favourite layout; this month I will show you how to use that template to make a new page.

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Baby in a Flower

By Wendy Williams  ·  May 4th, 2007

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Here’s a great tutorial for combining two perfect objects: babies and flowers!

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Making a Simple Lace Mat

By Wendy Williams  ·  November 12th, 2008

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Lace mats are quite popular in scrapbooking so I thought that I would do a tutorial showing you how to make a simple brush and then use that brush to make some lace for trimming a mat.

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Making a Bow (Part 2)

By Wendy Williams  ·  September 14th, 2009

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Here’s the second part of Wendy’s tutorial for creating a realistic bow.

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Making a Bow (Part 1)

By Wendy Williams  ·  September 1st, 2009

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To make this tutorial easier to follow I have images for each step, and I’ve split the tutorial into two parts. In the first part I will show you how to create the basic shape of the Bow and then in the second part we will make it look realistic.

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Making a Scrapbook Template

By Wendy Williams  ·  January 19th, 2009

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People often ask how can they make a scrapbook page template so I thought that I write a tutorial showing you how to do just that. It is really simple and once the template is made then it is very easy to use it time and time again.

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Elegant Embossing

By Linda Sattgast  ·  March 21st, 2006

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I like to use this embossing technique on scrapbook pages where I want a simple, elegant look, such as a wedding page.

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Christmas and holiday-themed projects

By Rick LePage  ·  December 1st, 2009

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Over the years, we’ve produced quite a few Christmas- and holiday-themed projects, in the magazine, in videos, and in Web tutorials. Here’s a complete list of all the projects we’ve done.

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Using a Brush in Photoshop Elements Without Installing It

By Diana Day  ·  March 5th, 2010

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If you download many new brush sets to use in Elements, you may not wish to install them all in the Presets/Brushes folder as it may cause Elements to run slower.

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The Boom Vignette (More Subtle Than the Name)

By Liz Ness  ·  February 8th, 2011

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Like vignettes, but don’t like how obvious they seem? Try a boom vignette — it’s more subtle than the name suggests!

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