March 29, 2011 More Color my World-using Image Area

August 6, 2013 by Cards and Stitches ♥ 0 Leave a Comment

Overview: Creating your own paper.

Creating your own paper.

Go to Draw, make two objects, (square or circle).
Fill with different colors.
Turn these to images, select both objects, go to Image, convert to image.
Bitmap properties box comes up, select the default.
Delete the previous object. Now you will be working with bitmap images, NOT cutting files.

Go to Image, soften.
Another box comes up, and a paint brush instead of your arrow cursor.
Draw around the edges to soften the look. (Works good with a pen and tablet).
To soften a straight line hold down the shift key and draw.

Go to Image, clone stamp, this is for taking one color out of an image and placing it in another and drawing designs.
Go to Image, crop, this is to crop sections of your images.
Go to Image, color transformation. Play with the sliders to get different effects.

Go to Image, special effects, here there is a list of different effects you can get. Play with it and see what they do.
Picturize will let you bring images or pictures in and duplicate to make a kaleidoscope or a repeat pattern effect.

You will print all your creations from the Pazzles software, make sure it’s in the 8 1/2″ x 11 area, go to File, print preview. Then print it.

This class is about 32 minutes.

*What I did…

I’ve never worked with Photo shop or any of the drawing or painting programs so this was a little more into drawing for me, something I wouldn’t do much of.

I can definitely see the possibilities with this, but then this would use more printer ink which isn’t cheap.

If you want to learn how to do this, watch this video as Klo explains some of this in more detail.

Click here for PDF printable version

June 16 & 17, 2013: More Creating your own Background Paper (all 3 classes)

August 4, 2013August 4, 2013 by Cards and Stitches ♥ 0 Leave a Comment

Overview: More on Background Papers.

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62 font

Dingbat Template.wpc

Finding shapes for your backgrounds.

Go to the Image gallery, use dingbat template, (which is just all the alphabet plus numbers and characters typed out).
Go to Type, find cottage font (or any dingbat font) click ok.
Go to Text, break by character, select any character (Klo selected the # 8), and delete the rest of the alphabet.
Place in the bottom left corner and remove the color fill.
Right click, select multiply, select spacing -0.01, copies 1, if you don’t like it, click undo. This must overlap so you can cut this out. (You can also use mirror, and duplicate and apply). Use the arrow keys to move you piece over to overlap.
Right click, select multiply, select spacing -.05, just keep trying a different spacing until you get the effect you want. When you’re satisfied, multiply, full page, copies (just guess what would fill your page, you can delete or resize).
Resize to fit the page, click C, size 11.75″ x 11.75″, click apply.
Select all (Ctrl A), group, center on page.
Weld, and color fill.

To turn it into an overlay.

Go to Draw, make a rectangle 3.75″ x 5.75″.
Go to the outline tool, make it .25, select a different color.
Make the 1st rectangle filled with white, fill outline in black.
Select the background and send to back or farthest position.
Place frame on top anywhere you want, right click, duplicate and place as desired. Make as many frames as you want and/or use some as journaling spots.
Select all, WYSIWYG, select low (original software, medium or high in Pro software).

You can also use brackets.

Go to Type, use the bracket key on your keyboard, make 2.
Go to Text, break by character.
Select R, on your keyboard, 90 degree, duplicate and apply.
Try different rotations, more brackets, etc. for different looks. (Oh… pretty).
Resize, duplicate, move over and keep this to the side for an extra copy of this.
Follow the steps above to make a background paper.
Caution, making background paper can be additive. 🙂 The possibilities are endless!!

Klo helped a student with a question about last weeks class.

Sunday p.m. class is about 55 minutes.

Monday a.m. class is about 50 minutes.

Monday p.m. class (this class) is about 1 hour.

*What I did…

I used a fancy letter (can you tell which one) to make this page. (It’s the P).

This is in wire frame, the left is before the right is after I did WYSIWYG.

Here it is filled and ready to cut.

Have fun designing!

Click here for printable PDF version

June 9 & 10 2013: Create your own Background Paper (all 3 classes)

August 4, 2013August 4, 2013 by Cards and Stitches ♥ 0 Leave a Comment

Overview: Creating geometric designs for background paper.

Google geometric designs and find one you like, then break it down in shapes and recreate with the Pazzles software.

Use with the pen tool and/or cut, embossing, or print and cut.

Draw a square, size it 1″ x 1 “, click R (rotate), 45 degrees, duplicate and apply.
Weld, and move over.
Make another square, resize 2″ x 2″ apply.
Select outline .25 fill with black, fill center with white.
Draw, a rectangle in the middle of the square, fill with white.
Select the rectangle, rotate 90 degrees duplicate and apply.
Center all. (Go to the justification tool, select center to each other icon on menu bar).
Click WYSIWYG.
Zoom in, remove fill.
Go to the move point tool, go to add center node icon (2nd from right on the menu bar).
Go to the move point tool, draw a box around the center node, count using the arrow keys on your keyboard, and count out so you have them all the same. (On the Pro software use the mat view with the line to size).
Select, then group.
Select the 1st piece and bring it to the center on this one, make bigger to fit the center.
Go to the justification tool, center to each other, fill, then group.
Click C, resize 2″ x 2″ click apply.
Click P, make the x .25 and the y .25
Make a duplicate of this and move over. Save your work!
Right click, multiply .2 spacing, make fit to page. If you have too much, delete what won’t fit on the page.
Resize as desired.
Save your work and/or save to the image gallery.
Break group, delete some center pieces for a different look, then save again.
Select just the right pieces, click M, duplicate and apply, overlap a little then weld.
You can take pieces off, move pieces, then multiply, etc., etc. The possibilities are endless for playing with this, you can print this too or use the pen tool.