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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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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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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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What is the best way to Open your files?

by SnickerdoodleDesigns 9 March 2013
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A few weeks ago, one of our dear blog readers told us she was transitioning from Adobe Photoshop Elements to Adobe Photoshop and had a few questions. She wanted to know the best way to get paper(s) or element(s) onto her document, in order to begin creating her layouts.  In addition, she asked how to [...]

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Editing Photos With The Adjustment Panel: An Intro

by Steph 26 February 2013
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In Photoshop CS4 and later versions, there is a fun little panel called the Adjustments Panel. It makes editing photos quick and easy. It places pretty much everything you may want to do in one easy panel. If you don’t have your adjustments panel showing, you can easily find it by going to your menu [...]

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Simple Primrose Spring Wreath

by Min 25 February 2013
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Working with the happy colors of my Primrose Fairy Collection was so much fun that I decided to create a Primrose Spring Wreath, using my Silhouette Cameo. It is so nice to be greeted by the happy Spring colors on my door, while everything else outside is still very wintery. Here’s a tutorial, complete with [...]

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Straighten your Photo using the Ruler Tool

by SnickerdoodleDesigns 23 February 2013
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One of the things I love about Photoshop is that there are typically multiple ways of accomplishing the same task.  Take straightening a photo, for example.  There are several ways to get this done. Today I am going to show you  one of the most basic ways, and actually one of my favorite ways. Here [...]

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Valentine’s Card Hybrid Project – with cutting files

by Min 11 February 2013
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Hi all,   Today I’m here to show you how to create a beautiful glittery Valentine’s card with your Silhouette Cameo – and if you don’t own one (yet) there’s also an idea on how to make a card without one.   Material needed: 1 sheet of (red) cardstock, 12 x 12 in 1 sheet [...]

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Using the History Panel in Photoshop

by SnickerdoodleDesigns 9 February 2013
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In my  last blog post (How Smart ARE Smart Filters?), I confessed to the fact that it’s not uncommon for me to change my mind… a lot.  Smart Filters let me do that.  But so does the History Panel… and that is what I would like to talk about today. If your History Panel is [...]

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