Before I begin, as I’ve done in years past my plan for the remainder of 2025 is to keep things a little different here on the blog. I’ll still be posting something each week but it’s hopefully going to be more about contemplation or inspiration rather than tips or techniques. It seems as though, once again, 2025 has been a rough year for more than a few people that I know. Several of my friends have been struggling with what…
In last week’s post about “Masking Patterns” I showed you how to add a “custom” texture to a solid paper using an inverted Layer Mask. This week I’ll show you how to create anchor points using that same kind of Layer Mask. And I promise, this will be super quick. You see, this is likely the last “technique” post for the rest of the year. So, I wanted to keep it simple. If you’ve been following me for more than…
Sometimes using solid papers for a background can leave a layout feeling a little flat or unfinished. In my “Masks & Wands” post earlier this year, I showed you how to create a patterned edge overlay. Today, combining a pattern overlay, a Layer Mask and a texture brush, I’ll show you how easy it is to add some texture using that familiar Layer Mask trick. As an added bonus, there’s no need to download or create a custom brush for…
Well, the image above should look familiar if you read last week’s “Adding Words” post. As per usual, I got long winded. You really should be used to that by now 😊 Today I’ll be taking that image from last week and making it look like a classic letter board. It’s all about the frame… Framing a letter board adds a finished aesthetic. A frame also offers a way to match it to your layout through different colors and finishes,…
Welcome back to letter boards. So, in last week’s “Old Signage” post all the steps/images for creating that grooved felt for the background took up a lot of real estate, heh? None of it was overly complicated…just a lot of steps. Sadly, I didn’t get to discuss letter board characters. You may recognize the background in the featured image at the top of this post. That’s the letter board grooved felt I created last week. And today I can get…