How I did the Framed picture!

Hi Everyone, what another wonderful day, Oh! I can so easily get used to this instead of the horrible weather the last couple of months and as the jet stream seems to have moved North we have a few days of it to come, thank goodness.

Today I am going to TRY and let you see how I did my framed print HERE in Photoshop CS5.  I don't profess to be anything other than an enthusiastic user and can only let you know how I do it, it's not the way of the professionals and probably no one else, but this is how I did this particular finished image.  I should have taken a screenshot as I worked on it, so this is a memory tutorial. Perhaps I will be able to do better next time? IF this is helpful.

I used 2 digi stamps from Margy at Digistamps4joy, one the boat and it's background and one of the beautiful lady.

This is what I started with, a plain image of the boat stamp.

I then started by duplicating a new layer to colour. I used my "paint can" and brushes to fill the areas with colour, then used my Burn and Dodge tool (the hand image in the tools palette) to get shadows on the sea and mountains.  

I duplicated the layer again and colour filled the sky with orange. I then "multiplied" the layer.

The next step was to make the water a reflection of the sky, so I duplicated the sky and orange fill mask, and flipped them vertically.  I have hidden the orange fill for you to see the effect.

4 /This is the layer with the orange fill shown, which is now a sky reflection in the water.

5 / You may notice that the original stamp has been moved to the top of these layers and is in "multiplied" mode. This enhances the drawing lines.  I added a circle shape for the sun and erased the areas on the sea, coloured it to match the sky and "dodged" it to give a glow. The sky has also had a burn and dodge treatment.

I added the second digi stamp and duplicated her before colouring her. I then coloured the first layer of her with the paint can, selecting different colours.

I  placed the duplicate layer on top of the first and "multiplied" it. This emphasises the black lines.

I added a wood effect to the boat ('cause I could), sized and erased where necessary. Then changed it to overlay.

The sand was added and I used burn and dodge to enhance all layers.  I also "dodged" at the water edge to whiten and simulate waves onto the beach.

I think that was it, yes! it took time, and I suppose I haven't included everything, but hope that you can identify the work space and put 2 + 2 together.

If you still don't "get it" I would happily answer any questions you have.  Perhaps if you ask in your comments then other people would learn as well, maybe even me LOL.

Frame print

Hi everyone, well my 2 days back to work are over for this week whooppeeeee! so hopefully the next few days will be sunny and Springlike so I can enjoy them.

My project for today is something that I tried to put on a card, but as yet haven't been able to get it together, so I am going to post it, if you like, in it's "unfinished" form.

I saw the boat as a freebie with Margy at Digistamps4joy and immediately thought of a stamp with a woman I had been fortunate to have picked as a winning prize, I loved it so much, however it's the first time I have used it. I am thrilled with the combined stamps as a scene.  I coloured it all in Photoshop, I think I am starting to get the hang of it now LOL.  I added a frame by Just so Scrappy, which I cut up in PS to fit the "painting".  This is purely digi at the moment, if I get a card done I'll post again, some thinking has to go into this.

I am going to enter

http://digitallysweetchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/dsc-78-inspirational-photo.html  Inspirational photo - I have used most of the colours _ Yep!

Spring flowers

Hi Everyone, sorry I haven't posted the last couple of days, but I have had the most wonderful birthday weekend, with loads of visitors. 2 of my grown up (20 & 15) Great Nephews called yesterday and stayed so long talking to us and my Brother and SIL that the chicken I had for lunch was slightly overcooked, but so what, when it was a pleasurable time and not even a special birthday, but with lots of cards, presents and 5 vases of flowers, whew, I Loved it.

Anyhow, lets get on with a card, as you can expect this was not done over the weekend, and, to try and get me up to date with posting, I decided to show you a card made a few weeks ago.

The digi is a freebie I had from Simply Cards and Papercraft magazine a while ago, could even be last year.  I think this little elf is so cute, I decided to give him a big shadow and coloured it all in PS, I added an Embossolicous folder to the corner, the gingham is cherry paper from JSS, the yellow paper is yellow striped paper - baby by Pixelberrypie. The green circle is a doily cut by Cards by Bird and the sentiment were cut out on my Cricut.  Then of course added glitter to make it sparkle, well it is Spring, OK at the moment in the UK, maybe not everywhere in the world LOL.

I'll enter these challenges

http://doodlepantryblog.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/doodle-pantry-digital-challenge-44.html  Any digigoes - Yep!

http://ladybugcrafts.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/march-challenge-spring-is-here.html  Anything Goes - Yep!

http://lacysunshinechallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/lacy-sunshines-challenge-28-use-spring.html  Use Spring Colours - Yep!

http://glitternsparklechallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/challenge-75.html  Anything Goes - Yep!

Acetate and flowers

Hi Everyone, what a beautiful day day we have had with 14C it was a beautiful Spring day, however this evening is reminding us Winter still hasn't gone.  It's worth it for the day we have had though.

Onto my card, my offering is something I haven't done before, but I saw the idea from here. All flowers and tag are from Paper Garden Products  I cut out all the layers and added them to acetate, that I had cut to fit the Papermania 8 x 8 card. Of course it had to have some bling and glitter.  The background paper which is on the main card is also PGP which I faded slightly.  I'm quite pleased with the result, and think this would work on smaller cards too.  It was great to have the cut files to match, in the kits too.  The ribbon I hoped would look like a butterfly perched on the tag?

Challenges I am entering
http://totallypapercrafts.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/challenge-209-female-birthday-must-have.html  Female birthday must have number or birthday sentiment - Yep!

http://sisteractcardchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/challenge-47.html  Anything Goes - Yep!

http://scrapping4funchallenges.blogspot.ca/2014/03/challenge-12-flowers.html  Flowers - Yep!

http://craftitudechallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/challenge-60-anything-goes-or-add.html  Anything Goes or add a little green - Yep!

http://paperprettiesblog.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/paper-pretties-wednesday-challenge.html  Lots of Layers - Yep!

http://inthepinkchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/challenge-39-mothers-daycard-for.html  Mother's Day or Special lady - (Special Lady) - Yep!

Boy birthday card

Hi Everyone, can't believe it, another beautiful day, housework done with windows open and washing done and dried outside, which is such a pleasure, nothing like the smell of clothes dried outside, well, OK,  maybe I can think of a few others LOL.


Here's my card for today, the image is, of course, by Elizabeth Dulemba, have I said before I love her images? LOL.  She has fabulous images in her free colouring pages, she also has a gallery so you can add your projects to it, even your children's projects with her images.  Oh! yes and she is still looking for Christmas projects of her images to add to her gallery, so all of you ladies & gents who are making for this year, why not take a look and see what you can use. If you sign up for her newsletter you get a freebie attached.   I digress.

 The card is for my Great nephew, whose parents usually take the 2 boys away for their birthdays, his brother's birthday is 5 days later, (better get on with that too).  I used elements and DPs from the Aloha digi kit by A-Manda Creations, I backed them with navy card that I have had for years and years.  The tag is from the kit For the Love of by Kimeric.  I added Stampin' Up twine for the tag.

http://pileitonchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/pile-it-on-9-sweetsoft-or-boldbright.html  Sweetsoft - Yep!  (I hope)

http://cardsgalorechallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/using-stamp-or-digi-stamp-anywhere-on.html  digi

http://paulaholifieldcrafts.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/albc-are-we-there-yet.html  Are we there yet? - Yep!

More Daffodils!

Hi Everyone, a beautiful afternoon, with a Springlike quality, blue skies, sun and hubby getting the garden ready for Spring flowers.

My card today takes up on the Spring like feeling I have, you know I love my daffodils, so couldn't resist using Paper Garden Projects Daffodil stamp AGAIN, I know, Again, but it is beautiful.

I have used multiples of the digi, coloured on PS, then added a Victorian fence cut on my Cricut with an SVG file from Quilling patch and grass an SVG from Cards by Birds and of course a quote from William Wordsworth, it had to be didn't it?

The grass looks on a slant, but I have measured it, and it isn't - honest!

I'll be entering the following challenges

http://simplylessismoore.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/week-161-colour.html  Yellow and Green - Yep!

http://www.scribbleandscrapcrafts.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/challenge-13-always-anything-goes.html  Anything Goes - Yep!

http://cagichallenge.blogspot.ca/2014/03/flowers-galore.html  Flowers galore - Yep!

http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/week-248-spring-is-coming.html  Spring is coming - Yep!

Who would have thought this sky last evening would bring such a beautiful day today.
 This is looking over the mountain to the sea from our house.

Mini Album

Hi Everyone, weather today is - you've guessed, it's raining! oh! well I suppose I had better get on with some crafting, such a shame LOL.

Picture heavy! is one that I have never done before, but as Cathy at Paper Garden Projects had the template and cutting files HERE, (which includes instructions and photos) I thought at least I would try, and I really had fun doing it, not difficult at all, in fact quite easy and quick, the hardest part was choosing which of her beautiful papers to use.

I took photos of how I did it and then part of the way through my camera battery gave out, so I haven't shown how I placed the papers or how they cut out, but I am sure 99% of you would know how anyway.  Here goes.

My little project a Mini album. I didn't make it too wintery, as we haven't had much cold this Winter, so added the parasol/umbrella to show what an awful amount of rain we have had - record levels since the 1700's, with high winds and and an awful amount of flooding which has lasted 2 months and more for some poor people.

The papers I used are from the flower tea set ki, of course by PGP, (even the cut letters are included in the file.) The parasol is from a template I have had for years and years is by mareda (msuttles) -07  Oooops just noticed, I didn't add the centre to the 0 duh!  I have to confess I love love this and so thrilled to have actually done it, I know I will make more in future.

Placing the folded first page to the hinge

glue added to fold it over the hinge to hide it, I nearly always use PVA glue for my projects and cards.

glued and first part of the hinge hidden

second page added 

repeat as for first page, ensuring you don't glue onto the space, left for adding embellishments inside.

first and second page completed.

All pages added and showing the space left between each page for inside embellishments

 Camera went at this point, so I couldn't show the hinge cover being glued. I added the storm sea photos I was able to get.

http://www.thecraftgarden.blogspot.ca/2014/03/march.html  Pastel colours - Yep!

 http://craftyhazelnutspatternedpaper.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/craftyhazelnuts-patterned-paper-march.html  Patterned paper - Yep!

http://whimsiedoodles.blogspot.co.uk/2014/02/new-challenge-abc-anything-but-card-and.html  Anything but a card  - Yep

http://www.hidinginmycraftroom.com/2014/03/himcr-139-spring-colors.html  Spring Colours  - Yep!

http://thedoodlegarden.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/doodle-garden-challenge-1-anything-goes.html  Anything Goes  Yep!

http://thedoodlegarden.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/doodle-garden-challenge-1-anything-goes.html  G for Girls - Yep!