Hey there, hope you are gearing up to have a nice weekend.
I decided to do the whole card front digitally and then print out on HP Satin Photo Paper.
I had chosen this sketch for my layout design and was originally only going to use the vertical stack of books with a patterned paper background, but when I noticed that the vertical row of books in the stamp set was a lot like the vertical stripes of the sketch, I just could not help myself. I gave it a green-framed dark purple background, created a framed rectangle and added the sentiment and book stack to it, then layered that onto the background. Then I printed the whole page out. I matched the colors for the background and rectangle from the pre-coloured stamps.
Did basically the same thing in PSE for the sentiments, but combined them with the DCWV Floral Stack patterned paper I was going to use on the front.
And the back...
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I love working my brain muscle in PSE, even though what I do barely passes for rudimentary. And I am able to do what I did thanks to .png format stamps/images. I wish I had the skill to make a .png out of a .jpg image. I've tried internet examples without success. Hopefully one day I'll latch onto someone's tutorial that works for me.
I love working my brain muscle in PSE, even though what I do barely passes for rudimentary. And I am able to do what I did thanks to .png format stamps/images. I wish I had the skill to make a .png out of a .jpg image. I've tried internet examples without success. Hopefully one day I'll latch onto someone's tutorial that works for me.
If you know of one, please share!
Thanks for the visit and have a great evening.
XXO
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I've used her Book Lover's Set digital stamps
Summer past time is Reading
11 comments:
This is wonderful and perfect for any book lover. Thanks for sharing with us at Allsorts.
To make a .png out of a .jpg image you need an app like adobe, it's not a skill. A jpeg if you tried to make it transparent will just have a white background.
What a clever take on the sketch Aimeslee... you nailed it! I LOVE the way you used the image for the vertical elements. I also love the mix of colours, particularly that gorgeous background. You must have a great printer to get such vibrant results. Awesome!
Cheers,
Beccy
A great card. I use an online png maker (or whatever you call it), and it does the trick for the simple things for which I need it.
https://www.adobe.com/express/feature/image/convert/jpg-to-png/transparent-png
You have probably seen this one but you never know.
Hugs
Carol xx
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Fabulous card. I have earrings with books on them! Hugs, Valerie
Fabulous card! I might need to borrow the idea for my daughter's birthday in November since she's an avid reader. I'm fortunate that both of my children love reading.
A wonderful card for a book lover Aimeslee, and my favourite colours, perfect for me in fact 😂
Hugs,
Alison
Love, love, love your out of the box thinking on the sketch. Great image and incredible coloring.
A perfect card for a book lover.
Pamela
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I love the colours you have used on this one. Thank you for sharing with us.
Jocelyn x
CD Sunday Plus DT
Wonderful card for a book lover, I love the image
Thank you for joining us
Margaret
CD Sunday plus DT
What a great birthday card for an avid reader - the colours are terrific :)
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