I get a lot of questions about the watermark brush tutorial I did a while back and many people have asked how to make a watermark from an existing logo. So, I thought I would show you how to do that today. This tutorial applies to both Photoshop Elements and Photoshop CS#. Usually when a […]
How to Install Custom Shapes in Photoshop Elements
July 16, 2011 by 14 Comments
Ever need a certain shape, for like a birthday card or blog header? Brushes and shapes can both be very useful tools when creating graphics in Photoshop Elements (or Photoshop). I already showed how to install custom brushes, and since I recently linked a great place for free custom shapes, I thought I’d share a […]
Type Tool and Line Spacing in Photoshop Elements
July 14, 2011 by 5 Comments
Note: Long awaited post on focus is written and just needing pictures as examples. Hope to make it live tomorrow. Have you ever started to type text and hit enter/return to keep typing on the line below it only to have it be way far down from your current line or almost on the same […]
Align Text and More With the Move Tool
July 7, 2011 by 3 Comments
If you have ever created a business card, blog header or even a scrapbook page, you may have needed to get certain elements lined up with each other. Often times people will try to “eyeball” it, but there is a really easy tool you can use to help you get things just right: the Move […]
Photographing America’s Largest Home
July 6, 2011 by 6 Comments
While at the Type A Parent blog conference, my blogging friend, Super Jenn, was able to procure passes for a few of us to tour the Biltmore Estate. This was a huge blessing for me and I want to share a little bit about my visit and some of the pictures I snapped while there. […]
Camera Wrist Straps That Have Personality
July 1, 2011 by 166 Comments
GIVEAWAY IS OVER Congratulations to Anita, who was comment #143, the number drawn by Random.org. When my niece Delanie was critically injured in a car accident May 2nd, I was up at the hospital continually. For weeks I took my D700 up there, in case there were pictures I would want to capture. Well, after […]
April 30th Live Group Workshop Recap
June 30, 2011 by 10 Comments
Finally! The long overdue recap post about my first ever in-person group workshop. I was planning to write this on May 2nd, the Monday after the workshop, but life changed abruptly and tragically. Thank you to the attendees and sponsors, for your patience while I focused on family and then worked to reclaim my life […]
Fix Missing Thumbnail Images in PSE Organizer
June 28, 2011 by 5 Comments
Organizer is a very useful photo management program that comes with Photoshop Element 9 and Photoshop Elements 8 and older for a PC (PSE 8 and older for Macs came with Adobe Bridge). There are a lot of things I really love about Organizer, although I will admit for a long while I did not […]
Loving My New Business Cards
June 24, 2011 by 6 Comments
This week I am at the Type A Blog Conference in Asheville, North Carolina. I registered for this conference back in February and have been looking forward to it for a while. I went last year and knew how important a good business card is at events like these. So, I planned to have new […]
Dreams of a New Office Come True
June 23, 2011 by 7 Comments
Remember how I was dreaming of a new office? In April I made a trip to IKEA for furniture and other office necessities, then we made many other trips to Lowes for a rug, paint, shelving system and more. We pushed hard to have the office remodel completed before my first in-person group workshop, which […]
