Glenda on April 16th, 2009

Digital stamps are high resolution graphics that you can store in your computer. These graphics can be clip art, jpegs, pngs, and tiff images that you create in Photoshop or using other programs like Word. Digital stamps are used just like rubber or acrylic stamps. But instead of inking stamps, you will be printing on […]

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Glenda on March 25th, 2009

I painted this cute little bear and wrote the words with a gold pen. If you can’t paint, you can print a nice graphic and just add some personal touch with your handwriting.

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Glenda on March 25th, 2009

I made this card for a Valentines Day. It closes at the front with the heart. I hope you like it.

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Glenda on March 22nd, 2009

You can use your inkjet printer to emboss images with embossing powder. It’s really fun: From any software of your choice, open a clip art or write a title or word. Make it fancy or plain. I like it a little bit ornate. Use any kind of glossy paper, like  photo paper or vellum in your […]

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Glenda on March 18th, 2009

You may love a certain font, but it may be too thin for the purpose that you have in mind (ex. for cutting it with your digital cutter machine). If you want to make your letters thicker using Photoshop, follow these steps: Open a New Document, Letter size, 300 ppi and Transparent Background. Make sure […]

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Glenda on March 8th, 2009

If you want to put text on a path using Inkscape follow this tutorial: Click on the T for Text, type your text. Click on the icon to Create Spirals. Draw a spiral and change the Turns to approx. 2. Click on the Select and Transform Objects  icon (that is the big arrow that you […]

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Glenda on March 5th, 2009

Right-click on the layout and select Save Picture or Copy to paste it on another document.

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Glenda on March 5th, 2009

Just right-click and select Save Picture to have this layout. I prefer to use photos with a not-too-busy background for this layout.

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Glenda on March 5th, 2009

I use Microsoft Word for some designing. Let’s make a monogram: Open a New document. Select Insert, Textbox. Draw a text box approximately 2 by 2 inches. Now, type the letter of your choice. Format the letter. I chose a big size, 72 pt. Choose a nice font like Edwardian Script ITC or Vivaldi. Script […]

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Glenda on February 28th, 2009

The Bezier tool is like the Pen tool in Illustrator.  You use it to draw Paths. To create a path, you have to make a click, then click again in another spot. With every click you create a Node. A single click creates a sharp node. If you want to make it curve, then you […]

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