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Friday, November 28, 2008

FREE DECEMBER DESKTOP
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And as promised - I'm back!! With a free December Desktop!



CLICK HERE to download the 1024x768 desktop

CLICK HERE to download the 1280x800 desktop (widescreen)

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog and I hope you enjoy the desktops!
Oh and if you're in a shopping mood, don't forget that I have a 50% off sale on right now!

PS: In case you're wondering - the logo is only on the preview, not on the actual desktop *grin*

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And the Sale is ON!!
I just activated the 50 % OFF sale in my store, so make sure you don't miss it!

And I'll be back in a little while with a little freebie for you! :)

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Wednesday, November 26, 2008



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Monday, November 24, 2008


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And the winner is........
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The winner of the little blog contest from last week is .............


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Amysout!!!


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and


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HeatherB!!!!!

Congratulations ladies. I'll be PMing you shortly :)

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Wednesday, November 19, 2008




I hope you can join me tonight for a little Bingo chat. It's usually great fun, with lots of laughter, chat and some prizes from my store. Oh yes, and we also play Bingo :)

I also put a couple new things in the store today - a winter tree element pack and a pack of ready made christmas cards!





Hope to see you at the chat tonight!

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Saturday, November 15, 2008

Brand new Madeleine Kit in the Shoppe!

So just before we get into all the wintery and christmassy decorating swing, I just had to sneak in a really girly kit!

Introducing the Madeleine kit!

And as always, the full kit is at a 33% off introductory rate right now!

So without further ado, here are some previews:








As always the kit is also available in individual pieces. You can find the papers, elements and alpha seperately in my store!

And here are some sample LOs created by some of my CT members and one by myself!











I hope you like what you see!
Have a wonderful weekend everyone! :D

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Sunday, November 9, 2008

Quick Tutorial Time!! Using Photo Masks in PS and PSP!
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Photoshop:

  1. Open a photo and the mask you want to apply to it.
  2. If necessary, rotate the mask so it is the same orientation as the photo. (Image > Rotate Canvas)
  3. Activate the mask image, go to Image > Image Size. While the Image Size dialog is on-screen, go to the Window menu and choose the file name of the photo you'll be applying the mask to.
  4. Click OK and the mask will take on the same dimensions as the photo.
  5. With the mask active, Select All (Ctrl-A/Command-A) and Copy (Ctrl-C/Command-C).
  6. Activate the photo and convert the background to a layer by double clicking the background in the layers palette.
  7. Activate QuickMask Mode by pressing shift-Q.
  8. Paste the mask. (ctrl-v/Command-v)
  9. Exit Quick Mask Mode by pressing shift-Q again. You will now see the marching ants indicating a selection.
  10. To reveal all white and gray areas of the mask, click the layer mask icon at the bottom of your layer palette.
  11. To reveal all black areas simply hit the delete button.
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Paintshop Pro:

Masks are just soooo easy in PSP!

  1. Open the mask and the photo you wish to apply the mask to.
  2. For the photo you'll be applying the mask to, right click the Background in the Layer Palette and choose Promote to Layer.
  3. Choose Masks > New > From Image for versions 7-10. For versions 11 and above click the little arrow next to the "new layer" icon in your layer menu and choose "New Mask Layer" and choose "from Image".
  4. In the source window drop-down menu choose the name of the mask image. Create mask from source luminance should also be selected. Depending if you want the black or the white/gray areas revealed, click or unclick invert.
  5. Click OK and the mask is instantly applied to the layer.
And that's it! Easy peasy for both!!

For Photoshop element users, check out this link for the free Layer Mask Tool.

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Wednesday, November 5, 2008

2 New Sets of Photo Masks and Overlays in my store !!
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Here are some examples of the mask applied to photos:




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