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In my post about “Thick Titles” a couple weeks ago, I mentioned that I was going to continue an apparent “title kick”. Well, here’s new title tip #3 in the continuing “kick” saga (just in case you’re counting) 😉 Late last year in my “Another Title Tip” post, I showed you how you could incorporate word “elements” within your journaling to create your layout’s title. Today I’m excited to share with you a super fun way to do sort of…
In last week’s post about “Thick Titles”, I showed you how to create a chipboard-esque look for your layout’s title. Today I want to show you how to create a look for a chipboard title that will blend almost seamlessly into a layout and won’t be such a distraction… Compound Blending You may be wondering what exactly is compound blending? I’ll answer that in a minute but I first want to explain what it isn’t. Frequently a layout will have…
Since the Fall of 2024 I think I’ve written at least six different posts about creating varying title looks. Earlier this year I may have mentioned that it must have seemed as though I’d been on kind of a title kick lately. Well, I’m going to continue that “kick”. At least for a few more posts 😉 And if you read my “Title Tip” post from September of 2024, you know how I feel about titles taking over a layout….
In last week’s “Neutralizing Colors” post I showed you how to tone down bold bright colors in papers and even elements. Today I’m going to do just the opposite. I want to share with you a quick way to add color to a grey-scale (or some other neutral color) patterned paper. Now, don’t shut this down right away. I’m certain you’re sitting there thinking, “This isn’t for me…I really don’t have any grey-scale paper!” Just give me a chance! I…
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…