Showing posts with tag "Inspiration: Embellishments".

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Bright Idea 366: Calendar Cluster

This cluster decoration is beautiful and functional. It can be simple or elaborate. It is a great added detail to your pages.

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Video Tidbit: Making Patches

Learn how to create the illusion of a fabric patch that looks as if it has been sewn onto your page. Patches make great embellishments or titles on your page.

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Bright Idea 359: Create Your Own Lens Flares

Lens flares are optical phenomena caused by light refracting or reflecting within the camera lens. While lens flares are often considered artifacts or undesired effects, they can be intentionally added to enhance the visual appeal or create a specific look on a layout. Creating digital lens flares involves using the ellipse shape to mimic the appearance of lens flares produced by light sources. Lens flares should be used sparingly and thoughtfully to avoid overwhelming the layout or distracting from the main subject. Experimentation and practice will help you refine your skills in creating convincing and visually appealing digital lens flares.

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Design Tip: Photo Wrap Embellishments

Learn about Photo Wrap embellishments, how to use them, and save time sprucing up a page by adding flare and dimension for a beautiful page design.

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Video Tidbit: Puffy Titles

This video features a creative and playful title. Using three layers, the outliner tool, strokes and a 3D edge, we will design a puffy title.

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Video Tidbit: Cute Clouds

With just two shapes (a rectangle and a circle), I will show you how to make some cute clouds to use as embellishments on your page.

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Tool Tip: New Canvas

This tool is not one that people often think to use, but can open up lots of flexibility on your pages.

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Artisan Tip: The Dark Side

Learn how to create effective contrasts when working with photos on dark backgrounds.

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Bright Idea 203: Don't Rock the Boat

This Bright Idea features piecing shapes together to make a fun embellishment for your page. Using five shapes, create an abstract boat. Once the boat is created, group the elements together and resize to fit your page.

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Bright Idea 169: Back Pocket

Create a fun design using basic shapes to create a belt and back pocket. In this creative design you will learn how to edit a shape to create a new shape. And, you will have fun decorating the back pocket to help tell your photo's story.

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Video Tidbit: Sweet Treats

Using basic shapes, overlays and decorative shapes, learn how to create some sweet treats to adorn your pages.

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Bright Idea 159: Let Your Light Shine

Your page will shine bright with this Bright Idea. It features using shapes to create a candles on your layout. Let Your Light Shine will help you celebrate those special moments in your photos.

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