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Month: May 2025

Neutralize Colors

Neutralize Colors

I’ve written multiple posts about changing colors of elements and papers. And I’ve also written several posts about using filters. And most recently I even talked about neutralizing colors in my “Patterned Vellum” post. Today I want to share with you a whole new way to think about neutralizing. This time I’m going to be using a filter… Halftone Filter Before I move forward, just a quick reminder that I use PSE 2024. If you use a different version, some…

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Curvy Words

Curvy Words

Typing text on straight lines or straight edged shapes generally isn’t an issue. Normally, all I have to do is use the Horizontal or Vertical Type tool. Typing on irregular shapes can be a bit more challenging. I’ve written multiple posts about typing on selections or paths starting all the way back in March of 2024 with my post about “Text On Shapes”. I don’t know about you but I tend to struggle with the Text on Custom Path Tool….

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Masks And Wands

Masks And Wands

I’m sure you can guess that I’m not really going to talk about masquerade masks and fairy wands. But I am going to talk about some of the same tools I used in last week’s post about creating patterned vellum. Specifically, the Magic Wand tool and Layer Masks. Today I want to show you how to create your own fun edge overlay using some patterned papers you likely already have on hand. Grungy Overlay I don’t know about you but…

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Patterned Vellum

Patterned Vellum

Vellum, specifically patterned vellum is a rather underrated or underappreciated supply. I used to run into that even in my traditional scrapbooking days. A lot of people just don’t know what to do with it. Yet there’s so much you can do with it. Note: The featured image at the top of this post is a preview of some actual paper vellum available at Etsy. Just wanted you to know it wasn’t any digital paper I may have created 😉…

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