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Edgy Poster Effects Tips and Resources

By Diana Day  ·  April 30th, 2013

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Create your own edgy poster effect with this companion to Diana Day’s “Creating an Edgy Poster Effect” tutorial in the May/June 2013 issue.

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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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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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Get Organized With The Organizer, Part 1

By Jeff Carlson  ·  February 10th, 2013

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With so many images floating around your computer, the task of organizing can be daunting. In Jeff Carlson’s two-part article, he’ll help you get catalog your work using the Elements 11 Organizer and a few quick tips!

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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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Gradient Tool Sample Exercises

By Diana Day  ·  April 24th, 2011

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Here are a few exercises you can follow to learn more about the Gradient tool and some of the things you can do with it.

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Making a Christmas Card No 1

By Wendy Williams  ·  May 10th, 2006

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Here’s the first tutorial in Wendy’s Christmas card series.

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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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Editor’s Note (March/April 2009)

By Rick LePage  ·  March 1st, 2009

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When I speak with people who want to learn more about Photoshop Elements, I usually tell them that the key to getting the most out of the program is to gain an understanding of two concepts: Levels and layers…

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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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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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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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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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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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