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How to use Illustrator EPS files in Photoshop

by SnickerdoodleDesigns 16 December 2012

Files types.  Are you ever confused by them?  Have you ever seen a product that you really wanted, but its file type was not supported by your software?  That can be frustrating, as well as disappointing. Today I want to talk about Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator file types. Adobe Photoshop users typically work with [...]

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Use Blending Modes to edit your Photos

by SnickerdoodleDesigns 24 November 2012

Several weeks ago I promised to share a tip with you on how to use blending modes in your photo editing. Today I am going to show you how the Screen Blending Mode can be used effectively to help lighten up those dark photos you may have lurking on your hard drive. If you are [...]

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Blending Modes – Just what are they?

by SnickerdoodleDesigns 27 October 2012

Last week ScrappyMama asked a good question.  Just what ARE blending modes and how do you use them? I’ve sure you’ve probably all seen the Blending Mode Option at the top of your Layers Palette.  Perhaps you haven’t touched it because you didn’t know what would happen? Or played with it a little and didn’t [...]

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How to Quickly Change Blending Modes

by SnickerdoodleDesigns 20 October 2012

How many times per day do you estimate that you click your mouse button?   Hundreds?  Sometimes even thousands?  That’s me!  On heavy work days, I find that my wrist can even be sore at the end of the day, so I want to limit my numbers of clicks as much as possible.  Because of this, [...]

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Tutorial Tuesday: How To…Thread Stuff

by Steph 2 October 2012
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Sorry for the title..Couldn’t think of something clever this time! However this little trick it somewhat clever. So, true story- when I started digi scrapping 5 years ago, I could not for the life of me figure out why anyone would use a paper clip on their LO. This is how I would use it [...]

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Tutorial Tuesday: How To Make a Template

by Steph 11 September 2012

Hello folks! It’s Tuesday again and that means another tutorial! Today I am going to show you how to make a template. Now, as with so many things pertaining to PS, there is more then one way to make a template. This is just how I prefer to do it. Now, I scrap with templates [...]

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Out Of Gam-What?

by Steph 28 August 2012

Gamut. If you are a digital scrapper or designer, I’m sure you have come across the word before..But what is it? It’s a little tricky to explain so I am going to use the definition from about.com -  “The phrase “out of gamut” refers to a range of colors that cannot be reproduced within the CMYK color [...]

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Quick Tip #11 – Working with a less-than-perfect Photo

by SnickerdoodleDesigns 18 August 2012

Let’s face it! There may be times when we really, really want to scrap a situation or event but our photos are less than stellar. Over exposed, under exposed, slightly blurry, poor composition, or damaged photos.  All of these can lead to disappointment!  Here is just one way to salvage the situation! I love this [...]

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Quick Tip #10 – Adjusting the Bevel in a Layer Style

by SnickerdoodleDesigns 11 August 2012

Have you ever seen a Photoshop Layer Style that you just HAD to have?  Did you purchase it, excitedly open Photoshop, find just the right element you wanted to use, apply the Style….and  then find that the result was not what you expected at all? Ugh. That’s terrible, don’t you agree?  And so disappointing if [...]

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Line It Up!

by Steph 7 August 2012

If you have been following my little tutorials for a while now, not only do you deserve a medal, but  you know that the little things really get under my skin. For instance- when things do not line up perfectly center or along an edge. Thankfully, there is an easy way to fix that in [...]

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