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Wow! Bigger Previews For Your Fonts In Photoshop & Some Oriental Inspiration

by Rebecca 27 March 2013

I’m on a mission to learn something new each week.  My lessons aren’t always technology related or associated with my hobby but since I spend most of my time with my nose buried in some software, I will admit those lessons definitely come more frequently.   I’ve worn glasses most of my life but the older [...]

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Journey of a Photo Edit

by Toiny 26 March 2013
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I often get asked how my photos turn out so wonderfully.  It is a true combination of ingredients; a good camera (Canon Rebel); photoshop; luck; 1,000 different shots; amazing actions.  I’m especially a huge fan of Jodi Friedman’s actions over at MCP Actions. This photo appears in Wednesdays Studio Newsletter, under Personal Notes.  I’m going [...]

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Dyeing Easter Eggs – Cameo Style

by Min 25 March 2013

Hi, Min here again, with a fun Easter project. I’m the one who’s responsible for dyeing Easter eggs in our family – including my parents, in-laws and my sister. That means I’m usually dyeing around 40 eggs. For years we had beautiful multi-colored and patterned Easter eggs, but at some point our teenage daughter decided [...]

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Stacking Files Using a Script

by SnickerdoodleDesigns 23 March 2013
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I absolutely LOVE it when I learn something new in Photoshop! And I am always so grateful when others share nuggets of information with me! Several weeks ago, I answered a Studio Blog reader’s question about how to open files in Photoshop.  In case you missed that, you can find it here: What is the [...]

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WMW – Definitely Worth a Scrap Lift

by Rebecca 20 March 2013

Last week the subject was levels and I shared a few quick tips to add some pizazz to your photos.  This week I thought we’d take a look at curves.  Unfortunately, my PC has been to the hospital and my internet connection is on the blink.  Watch next week for a quick look at curves [...]

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Using Photoshop’s Type Mask Tool

by Toiny 19 March 2013
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I was working on a layout and I wanted to add a title to a polaroid frame.  I also wanted it to match my background paper.  And I wanted it to match fast. I had just started my layout; I’m using a paper from Studio4 (from our retired Caleb charity collab); a polaroid frame (freebie [...]

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Using the Preset Manager for “Quick Finds”

by SnickerdoodleDesigns 16 March 2013
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Do you play favorites? …..Not with your friends or family.. but with your favorite tools and/or presets in Photoshop?  I know I do! If I am using a particular Style Set throughout a project, it can be tedious to keep scrolling through my Styles Panel to find it every time I want to use it.  [...]

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WMW – Leverage your options with a Levels Adjustment Layer

by Rebecca 13 March 2013

Spring is right around the corner here in the U.S.  We all have our gifts and mine definitely do not include gardening.  I have honestly been teased about  having to “negotiate” with artificial flowers.  I gave up years ago.  It simply wasn’t fair to the flowers but I do love to grab some photos when [...]

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Adjustment Panel: Brightness and Contrast

by Steph 12 March 2013
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Hello Folks! Today we are going to continue our discussion of the Adjustment Panel. If you missed our intro to the Adjustment Panel, you can find it HERE. Today we are going to talk about the Brightness and Contrast. It’s the first icon listed and looks like this. Brightness and Contrast is a simple, but [...]

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Trace, print and cut with the Cameo …

by Min 11 March 2013
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… or how to get even more use out of your digital scrapbooking kits. ;D Today I want to show you one of my favorite things to do with my Silhouette Cameo – turning a piece of word art or a kit element into a cutting file. Depending on the “paper” you’re using you can create  [...]

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