All posts tagged: enable me

Enable Me: Journaling

Published by Sula H.

Let’s talk about journaling today. It’s something that all of us scrappers have to deal with at some point, and I know, many of us are struggling to make our journaling meaningful. Me for one! I’m a member of a font designer’s CT (Darcy Baldwin, for those of you who know her), and just the other day, I had been wondering – how can I make her fonts shine more on my pages? In other words, how can my journaling become more center stage on my pages? A big question, but there is hope in sight! Lot’s of great journaling prompts can be found on the web, and though many of them are not even meant for scrappers, we certainly can take the inspiration and turn them into something useful for our pages. And then there are those great scrapbook journaling prompts. I stumbled over one great inspirational blog last week, when I was listening to the paperclipping digishow (published for The Digi Files). One of the guests in that show was Sara Gleason. Now, …

Enable Me: Photo Actions by Paint the Moon

Published by Sula H.

It’s time to talk about photography again. And since photography and photo editing these days go hand in hand, let me point you to one of my favorite photo-actions designers: Paint the Moon Photography. Check out her amazing photos on her personal blog. I admit, I “stole” her photos (above & below) from her blog, but only to give you an idea of her amazing work and because I want to make you curious enough to jump right over to check out her blog yourself. But Paint the Moon Photography isn’t just about an amazing photographer. It’s also about the services she offers on her business website. Annie (as I believe her actual name is), has some amazing photo actions she sells over there and she even has several sets of freebies that will take your photo editing to the next level. Check out her place, as she has tutorials, videos and her amazing photos to share on her websites.

Enable Me: Shadows

Published by Sula H.

I love me a good tutorial, and since we can always improve on how we do our shadows, I thought I’d share with you another great tutorial on how to create a “Mindblowing Shadow”. You can find this tutorial over at One Little Bird Designs’ website Frickonastick.com, and it doesn’t only take you through the basics on how to create a great shadow, it also provides some approximate values on how to shadow your elements. If you feel like there’s room for improvement on your shadows, and you haven’t checked Peppermint’s website yet, than you shouldn’t miss out on your chance! Simply click on the image (above) or HERE to go to her post about: Shadow Files – The Basics.

Enable Me: Photography

Published by Sula H.

It’s about time that we’d talk about photography a little more. For us scrappers, photography goes hand in hand with scrapbooking – after all it’s about preserving the memories that go along with the pictures we’ve taken. So, when it comes to digiscrapping it’s not only that we want to keep improving with our graphic designs skills, but also with our photography skills. And there is a great website I’ve found that talks about 12 Ways to Add Randomness and Creativity to Your Photography To find out more about their creative ideas, check it out here: http://www.digital-photography-school.com/adding-randomness-to-your-photos#ixzz19e03MYwG

Enable Me: Shadows

Published by Sula H.

Everyone always wants to know about shadows as this is one area where we all want to improve all the time. There are lots of tutorials out that show you how to create great shadows, and one of my favorite tutorials ever is Megan Turnidge’s “Shadows in Photoshop CS4” tutorial on her blog. It comes with free downloadable styles that I installed in my PS and ever since then, my shadowing has improved a lot. Of course, her shadows only serve as a guideline for me now, and I always adjust them a little to fit my layout, but they serve as a great starting point, though they come in a rather unusual angle (-44°). However, I started using this angle and love it altogether! Check out Megan’s tutorial, and don’t forget to leave her some love!