Preservation Arts

Online Photo Editing Class Assignment 1: Adding a frame and word art to a photo

Even though I’m a fairly advanced user in Photoshop, I appreciate taking classes, reading tutorials and learning from other people. Every time I read through a tutorial, I remember something I forgot or learn a new tip or trick. I’ve only scratched the surface of what there is to learn from the Photoshop Hero behind http://pshero.com/

When I heard about Jessica Sprague’s free class in photo editing, I decided to follow along. While I haven’t learned vast amounts of new information, her methods are solid, and she definitely sparks creativity in others.

So Assignment 1 is here, adding a frame and word art to a photo. The first photo is just the class assignment, since I’m so busy with house and projects, the second is a quick version I did on my own.

Here’s to a great Wednesday!

Hybrid Scrapbook Page About Baby Food, Link to Free Digital Kit

Happy Monday!

The page I’m sharing today is another Hybrid page made with the Express Yourself free Digital Scrapbook available at ShabbyPrincess.com along with several now-retired Spellbinders dies. The circles in this layout really pull the whole thing together as well as help draw attention to sweet baby Hannah’s face.

At the time this layout was made, we were just barely starting to make some progress in getting Hannah to eat solid foods. She’s turned out to be very stubborn in that department and her weight stayed constant at 16 pounds for several months – to the point of worrying our family physician.

Finally now at 13 months, she is eating larger volumes of select foods and gaining weight. We’re looking forward to her next check up next month to see if she’s come back up onto the growth chart.

As Seen on TV…

On Tuesday, Kim Hupke from Spellbinders presented the Wizard and Nestability Dies on the Home Shopping Network. This scrapbook page was displayed during the segment as an example. There are a total of five dies used on the page, as well as paper from My Mind’s Eye, rub ons from American Crafts, and the retired Indulgence Numbers dies from Spellbinders. Both the label and the bird were designed digitally, printed, then die cut using Spellbinders dies. This hybrid technique is fast becoming one of my favorites.The patterned paper is one that I featured earlier and have available for download here.

I’ve also recently become a huge fan of Dew Drops from Robin’s Nest. They add the perfect touch to projects. You can see them on this page surrounding the “1.”

Isn’t my baby Hannah just beautiful? It’s hard to believe she’s over a year old now.

Happy 1st Birthday, Hannah!

We celebrated Hannah’s first birthday last Friday with pound cake and strawberries. She’s an adorable girl. Currently, she can crawl, pull herself up to standing, and talk lots of gibberish. She’s such a blessing to our family.