Candice was nice enough to let me play with her newest set of Lightroom Presets.
So I thought I'd try to help spread the word about them to show my appreciation for her generosity.
I really love them! I'm not just saying that because she gave them to me, either. I'm being totally honest. Don't believe me? Well, look for yourself at what they can do!
Click HERE to purchase this amazing set for yourself!
They're 40% off right now, which makes them only $5.99, so hurry!
xoxo
Rischa
I don't recall sharing these before. I could look over 5 years worth of blog posts, but I'm just not that bored. So I'll either be sharing these or RE-sharing them if they've already been shared.
Here's what the B/W High Key action will give you:
The header of this blog was also done using the B/W High Key action. I've used it many times. It's fun to run the action and then drag the black and white image over the top of the same image in color and lower the opacity of the b/w image. It will result in a very cool look.
Here's the result you will get with the Dreamy action:
This may not have been the best photo for the before/after, but you see what it does. This action is good for wedding photography or dressy events or perhaps a little girl in a field of flowers. You get the point. Also, I created these actions in PSCS2, but I have used them in PSCS3, as well. I can't say whether they'll work in 4 as I just don't have it to try. If you try it and find out please let me know if it's a ya or nay.
You don't have to give me credit if you don't want to do so, but please don't take the credit yourself if any credit is given. ;-) That's just not nice.
If you want to show me your work just leave a link to your uploaded photo in the comments section. I'd really love to see what you can do with the actions.
How about some digital scrapbook enabling for my scrapping friends?
Warning!! If you're not into digital scrapbooking, now is the time to avert your eyes!!
Check out my friend Candice's newest scrappin' goodies:
New kit in the shop today, Random Thoughts.
Kit is marked down 60% to $1.99 till Feb.17th S4H OK on all of her stuff.
Here's a layout that Candice created from the kit above:
Also it's the last few days to pick up the FEB CU Grab Bag!
All items go into shop at full price on the 17th.
(if you like to peak to see what's inside CLICK HERE)
Okay, now go forth and SPEND, SPEND, SPEND!! Then SCRAP, SCRAP, SCRAP!! ;-)
I've completed several tutorials that I've yet to post. Here's the first one:
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I completed the tag above by following this tutorial:
http://www.got-milk-tutorials.co.uk/tinyangel.html
Another new tutorial result:
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I created the above tag by following the tutorial here:
http://butterflyflutterbycreations.weescotslass.co.uk/Tutorials/InTheDogHouse/InTheDogHouse.html
And here's a Photoshop Tutorial Result:
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The tutorial for the above image can be found here:
http://www.creativepro.com/article/photoshop-how-to-curved-type-reflections
Another Photoshop Tutorial Result:
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The above image was done using this tutorial:
http://www.talk-mania.com/showthread.php?t=13295
I'm pretty sure I've completed more tutorials than the ones above, but for now these will do. Now, how about a desktop I created from my own creativity...
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The desktop is 1024X768 PPI. If you click on the image above it will open at full size and you can right click to snag it. You put your icons in the big, empty frame. The scrap set used is by Kay Miller of www.kaymillerdesigns.com
I think that's about it for now. I better go because we're all starving and I believe we're going to pick up pizza tonight. We usually just have it delivered, but I want to get outta this house! lol Have a good one!
I didn't fall off the face of the planet. I just haven't felt that wonderful. Blogging has been the last thing on my mind. I've had a lot happen since the last post. I got a short hair cut, and it's grown a lot since so I'm needing it trimmed already, I've been to the doc a LOT, I've learned how to bead and made a couple of pieces of jewelry, Mom was in town for a bit and we went to an art festival, which was fun, I've been keeping Elizabeth's daughter, Isabella, the last couple of days, we got a new table from my M-I-L that I'm really loving, Kolby has grown about another foot or three lol, my computer crashed which SUCKED SO BAD, I got an echo-cardiogram and a chest x-ray, and all sorts of other fun and not so fun stuff. That's the short version of some of the things going on lately.
I'm on Candice's creative team again. She has started designing again, so I'm back to scrapbooking. Here are a couple of layouts I've done over the past few weeks:
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As always, credits can be found in my DigiChick gallery.
Gotta go cook dinner and go to bed. I'm exhausted and my back is killing me. Night all!
I've been getting creative lately. So I thought I would show off some of my PSP and PS creations. Some of them were up for request in my tag group and others were just for fun. This one is up for request in Divalicious Dezines until Sunday:
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This one is animated and has just been retired in my DD group:
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This one I made for Dames By Design's Home page:
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The above tag is also animated, but I had to make it a jpg for the home page as it doesn't allow .gifs.
This one was just for fun and is also animated. Click on it to see the animation:
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And this is a card I made for someone in Photoshop Phemales that was having an anniversary:
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I made the card with a Retrodiva kit.
I've mentioned Dames By Design before. It's my favorite PSP group. I was asked to be an owner of the group by the current owners, Tracie and Vicki. I accepted, of course. I was so excited to be asked as I've been a member for 2.5 years and really love the other ladies in the group. I don't know what I'd do without them sometimes.
That's about it for now. I'm about to get ready for bed for the second time. lol I went to sleep earlier tonight and slept for several hours. Then I got up to finish up some nightly chores. I wanted to keep laying there so bad. I knew I wouldn't be tired after I got up and started moving around. Oh well...I got a lot done. I'm off for now...see ya next time!
This weekend's challenge has to do with Templates. I have made a template for you to download Download 12X12_Template_RLH.jpg . Or you can right click on the image here:
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Be sure to click the image before you save it to get the original size.
Once you've saved the .jpg template, you open it up in Photoshop. Then you choose what photos, images, brushes, etc... you want to use. I chose to use photos from my yard. There are several ways to accomplish the end result. The way I chose to do it is to drag the image onto the template, select the black box you want to use with the magic wand, Select/Inverse, make sure your photo or image is highlighted in the layers panel and placed where you want it on the template, and hit DELETE on your keyboard. SELECT/Deselect and move on to the next image placement.
Suppose you'd like to use brushes instead of images. First you need to add a new layer, then you select the box with the magic wand, make your brush strokes on your new layer, then Select/Inverse/Delete again. If you accidentally delete the wrong layer, there's always the UNDO option. (Ctrl + Z or Edit/Undo)
I hope my directions are clear. I'm not really that wonderful at giving direction. lol I do hope this is a fun challenge for you, though! If you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask.
Here is my quicky result. I may do another GOOD one when I have the time:
I'm planning to start using my blog for my Photoshop group's weekend challenge. That way I don't have to be at my desktop to get it done. I can upload the challenge from anywhere that I can get a connection. So without further blabbering from me, here's the Weekend Challenge:
This week's challenge is a simple one. Patterns, patterns, and more patterns!!! You can do many things with patterns. The challenge is, simply create something using a pattern! That's all! Simple enough, eh? Here are a few sites where you can find FREE PATTERN DOWNLOADS:
http://www.brusheezy.com/patterns
Once you download the pattern of your choice and save it to a location where you will remember, you will have to copy the pattern (.pat) file to C>Program Files>Adobe>Photoshop>Presets>Patterns You will need to close Photoshop if you have it open and then re-open it back up. Your pattern should now be ready to load. When you go to the paint bucket tool, you should see a menu at the top beside the bucket that says either PATTERN or FOREGROUND. Click on PATTERN. Then you must load the pattern from the folder where you saved it. Do you see the box beside the Pattern/Foreground option? When you hover over it you'll see it says PATTERN PICKER. Click that drop down menu. Now do you see the tiny arrow at the top right corner? Click that and go to LOAD. It should open up directly to that folder. Then you choose the pattern you downloaded from that list. It will now be with all the other patterns loaded in your pattern picker menu.
Here is what I have done with the SpiderMan pattern that I downloaded from the first linked site above:
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I added a new layer over the background layer, filled it with the Spiderman pattern, changed the blending mode to OVERLAY, and lowered the opacity to 50%. Then I added some brushes and text. The brushes were a bit much, so I changed them to overlay, as well. I really was just playing around to see if the pattern would work from the site so I'd be sure before posting the challenge. The whole thing isn't very pretty, but it served it's purpose. lol
Here are some tutorial sites to help you with using patterns in PS:
http://www.myjanee.com/tuts/patterns/patterns.htm
http://www.shapeshed.com/journal/using_patterns_in_photoshop/
http://inobscuro.com/tutorials/read/10/
http://www.hcgs.net/abweb/tutorial003.html
I hope you enjoy your challenge! Have fun!
As I sit on the couch, watching HGTV, full from my chocolate milkshake, I hear the wind whipping around outside. It's pretty scary sounding out there. Kolby has already woke up a couple times with a worried look on his face. I think it brings back memories of the tornado he went through in Tignall year before last. Maybe it'll calm down soon.
I made a 2 page LO with a favorite childhood recipe today. I like black and pink used together, but I don't get to use pink a whole lot, so with using a recipe rather than a photo of one of my fellas (Kolby and Joel), I was able to use PINK! :-))
Here's what I used for the LO:
Kit: Jen Wilson’s Parisian Bedroom Paper Pack from SBB Corner stamp is from Angie Briggs’ Chocolate Covered Elements from Scrapartist.com Fonts: Archer DNA & ArgusExtraBold Stitching: Jen Wilson’s Stitching 101 from SBB And the LO.... Mam-maw used to make Whoopie Pies for me and my best childhood friend, Kristy, all of the time. I haven't had them since I was a kid, but I will be making some soon now that I have the recipe! Yummmm! Hmm...don't know what I did to make the text appear so large, but oh well. This will be a short entry any way as I'm behind on emails and want to go get caught up. The box is still on "normal" so it should look the same as above. Maybe when I click submit it will look the same and this paragraph won't make sense. :-P I made a new tag as a challenge in a group today, but the tag is on my other computer. I'm on the laptop and I'm just too lazy to go send it to this computer. LOL Maybe I'll show it tomorrow. I'm not too happy with the way it turned out. It's an animation and I can never see well enough to have the frames match up perfectly. My knee is still swollen and hard to bend. Not much else to say on that subject. I don't want to dwell on it for long. I'm gonna jump offline for now so I can take my meds and then I'll probably get on my desktop and finish off my emails. Maybe I'll do a little housekeeping on GC before I finally get to bed. Seeing as how I've had chocolate, I'm going to need to take something to help me sleep, so maybe by the time I'm done on GC I'll be sleepy. :-P Night all! Have a great weekend! 
