How to Install Fonts in Photoshop or PSE

Last week a question was asked on EE’s Facebook pag about how to install fonts in Photoshop Elements. The question has been asked to me many, many times, so I really should have done this post long ago and apologize for the delay. So, let’s say you found some wonderfully terrific custom fonts at a […]

Everyday Storytellers Idea Book Blog Hop

Everyday Storyteller – 33 Practical Ideas From Real-World Scrapbookers I am very excited about the event which is taking place on Friday, May 4th! That is the day Everyday Storytellers, an idea book for scrapbooking, is launched (with a HUGE party no less). Why am I so excited about it? Well, in addition to the […]

Mobile Monday – SNAPshots from Trip to Utah

I have a whole lot to do today and not a lot of time to do it, so this will be short and sweet. Since I didn’t share any of my pictures from the SNAP blog conference last week, I will start doing that this week. First up are some fun and some simple pictures […]

Celebrating Facebook Milestone

10,000 Facebook Likes – Oh. My. Goodness. No one could be more surprised than me that Everyday Elements has reached over 10,000 likes on Facebook! I started EE in late May of 2010, and created the Facebook page for it in early June. I really didn’t think many people would be interested in following and […]

Even and Smooth Skin in Photoshop and PSE

Welcome to part 3 of my portrait touch-up series, where I use one picture and edit it from start to finish. The last two tutorials were done in Photoshop CS6, but today we are using Photoshop Elements (10). As we did with the Eye Enhance tutorial, we are building on past edit steps using a […]

A Different Perspective

Last week I did my second in-person private with the sweet and lovely Susan. Needless to say, we had a blast and eat/drank/slept photography and had a thoroughly grand time. To give her a break of my four crazy kids, I took her to the big town of Saluda for a photo walk of our […]

Enhancing Eyes in Photoshop CS6 and PSE

Today we are talking about the eyes – “the window to the soul.” You want the eyes to really stand out, for the catchlights to shine, so the eyes will come alive! Here are six easy steps to enhance the eyes and eye area in Photoshop and Photoshop Elements Please note that 100% of these […]

Mobile Monday: Homeschooling

Pictures taken with iPhone 4, using Camera+ or Instagram apps. Wow! The past week went by super fast, partly because I was finally recovered from my tooth drama, and had a ton of work and homeschooling to catch up, but also because I had a very special guest come over the weekend. I will share […]

Correcting Color in Photoshop {and PSE}

I thought it might be fun to take a photo and work on one thing at a time, and have the tutorials build on each other, all using the same photo. I am starting out this “series” in Photoshop CS6 beta, but the steps can be done in Photoshop Elements also (or an alternate step […]

Mobile Monday: Sisters

Only one picture taken with my cell phone from last week. I was not feeling the greatest (tooth) and didn’t have my head working right for me. The one I do have to share was taken Saturday, when I had a girls’ afternoon with my two sisters. I am the middle of three girls, and […]