Archive for the ‘Tutorial’ Category
Monday, February 1st, 2010
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This week’s video is for members only.
In this tutorial, you’ll see:
- How to use a stamp to add dimension to your layout
- How to position your stamps after you’ve already stamped them
- Examples of the concepts in action
You can download the trailer, or you can become a member to see the full version of the video.
Also, if you’re not subscribed to the free version of Paperclipping in iTunes, here’s a link that will take you there.
Below are the layouts I featured in this week’s episode…
Delight
2-page 12×12
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Journaling reads:
lucky to have friends to take us out boating * lucky to live so close to Canyon Lake * lucky to get to enjoy such unbelievable beauty
Remember how fun it was to get whipped around on the tube? Remember the insane lightening storm that started so suddenly? Remember the outrageous rain that flooded the path home and made it nearly impossible to see the road ahead of us? An adventure.
Supplies available in my affiliate store: compass stamp * spinner arrow.
Delight Overlay: Ali Edwards for Designer Digitals.
At 36 Yrs Old I…
2-page 12×12
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Journaling (shortened version) reads:
At 36 yrs old I…
- Wrote the first draft of my first novel. This has been my dream since I was a kid. I also wrote a first draft to a second novel but didn’t finish it until 2 days after I turned 37. Both novels were completed within a month. Revision of the first is 1/3rd the way through.
- …began writing short stories. I call them my “shorts.”
- …started off-road biking.
- …fell in love with my husband all over again.
- …did press coverage of a national trade show, the Craft & Hobby Association trade show. Never done that before.
- …was asked to be on a…{oops, sorry, people. I can’t share this yet.
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- …found the perfect source of music for me –Pandora Radio– and surrounded myself with music all the time.
- …figured out how to get back my ideal figure after 6 yrs of trying.
- …asked new questions, found some new perspectives, tried something new, and learned an enormous amount about myself.
- …learned how to cry. I’ve never been a crier but I’ve done enough of it now to get a good feel for it.
- …verified, once again, that life can be one huge, wonderful, amazing surprise. Lots of love, world…
Supplies available in my affiliate store: large butterfly stamp * fairy butterfly stamp * foam Thickers * laser cut paper: I think it’s this one.
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Monday, January 18th, 2010
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This week’s video is for members only.
In this tutorial, you’ll see:
- How to add mystery to your journaling
- Examples of scrapbooking “inside jokes”
- Examples of scrapbooking private details from your life
- Tips for using “stream of consciousness” journaling to create a background texture
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Layouts you’ll see in this episode:
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Monday, January 4th, 2010
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This new episode of Paperclipping will show you how to do something that many people struggle with – how to design an interesting layout without using a photo as a focal point.
In the video, you’ll see:
- How to create a focal point in the place of a photo
- How to place the focal point
- How to anchor the focal point
- A fun example of the concepts in action
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Monday, December 14th, 2009
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This week’s episode is the last for 2009! Many thanks to all the Paperclipping Members, whose memberships make it possible for us to produce these tutorials.
This week’s episode is for members only but anyone can click on the video above to see the trailer. There’s also a Quicktime version of the trailer here. If you are new here, you might want to watch the free tutorials available in the left-hand column. Anyone who would like to see this week’s video, plus the other 130 episodes in the archives, can find out how to become a Paperclipping Member by clicking here.
Supplies for New Years Album: Many thanks to Stampin’ Up for providing their Glassy Glaze Enamel and the Bashful Blue cardstock.
Reminder to Members: watch your emails today or tomorrow for an invitation to sign up for a one-week email course of seven daily lessons for holiday photography.
December Daily: My focus over the last couple workdays has been on the email photography course. I will post pictures of my album over the next few days here on the blog. I just need a little more. 
Tags: New Year
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Monday, December 7th, 2009
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We’re releasing a free episode this week. That means you don’t have to be a Paperclipping Member to watch it. If you like it, you might decide you want to see all the others, in which case, you can hop over here and find out how to do that.
To watch, you can either click on the video above or download the Quicktime version.
Below are the layouts that I featured in this video tutorial…
Drum Drum Drum Drum
12×12 layout
The Prima Venice white flower and Pearls & Crystals flourish mix with the playful paper images and combine elegance with childhood play in just the way I wanted so that I could replicate the feel of my mother’s gorgeous home and the children playing inside of it. Imaginisce gave me the Jolly Jingle and the Warm Woolen Mittens papers.
The Buckland Women
8.5×11
Journaling reads: It’s amazing to realize we’ve never had any real girl time together–not all four of us girls–not with the gap between our ages. It was short, but I’m so glad I got to have a little time to myself to visit my family this year. To watch them in their new homes. To see them mother their children and grandmother their grandchildren. * Lindsay * Mom (Grandma Buckland) * Erin * Noell *
Christmas ‘08 Mini: The Performances
6×7.5 mini book
Christmas ‘08 Mini: The Decorating
6×7.5 mini book
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Monday, November 16th, 2009
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If you’re not a Paperclipping Member, you can click on the video above or download the Quicktime version to get a look at my two holiday tables for this year. The full tutorial has already been released to our members.
Because I get so many emails asking where to get the supplies I use, I am trying an experiment. I just signed up as an affiliate with Scrapbook.com and I will try posting links to many of the supplies I use. If you click on the links and purchase any of the products, I will receive a commission. The price of the products remain the same for you. I’m concerned about having the time to do this regularly, but we’ll give it a try…
Place Tags
Imaginisce I-Top tool
Many of you saw me experimenting with the iTop Tool during Paperclipping Live using two pieces of fabric and the large-sized brads. The bulkiness of two fabrics made it a little more tricky to put the brad together the traditional way. In today’s episode you’ll see that I figured out a different way to put these together using the iTop Tool. It was so easy I was able to make my last 8 brads in less than ten minutes.
Other Place Tag Items:
iTop Tool Templates
7 Gypsies Vintage Tags
Stickles in Diamond
Sakura Glitter Pen
Gold Gems
Winter Napkin Decor
Prima Glitter Sprays
Snow-covered Pine Cones
Embossing Powder
Versamark Ink Pad
Re-inker of any kind in white
(disclaimer: Imaginisce sent me the iTop Tool and all of the related pieces for free so I could review it).
A Question For You
If you’ll take a minute to leave a comment, I’m curious to know: Do you decorate your table for holiday meals? If so, do you decorate your holiday tables pretty much the same way every year, or do you like to change it up and design a new table every time?
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Monday, November 2nd, 2009
This week’s episode for the Paperclipping Members demonstrates tips and principles for turning a boring and symmetrical multi-photo layout into a much more interesting page with asymmetry. Watch the page come together and see the difference design know-how can make!
If you’re not a Paperclipping Member you can click on the player above for the trailer to this tutorial, or click here to watch the Quicktime version. You can also watch the free videos we have in the column to the left (you’ll probably need to scroll down a little to see those). If you like what you see, you may want to head over to this page to learn how you can watch the rest of our tutorials.
Below is the scrapbook page I featured in this episode…
Actors
2-pg. 12×12 layout
Making Memories was definitely my manufacture of choice for Halloween products this year. They made the witch boots paper and the charms you see in the layout above. The gorgeous laser cut paper at the bottom (Basic Grey) and the black-on-black flocked damask design that stretches across the page toward the top (Doodle Bug) are not Halloween-specific but definitely contribute the style I was going for.
These black flowers that hug the photo series (a tiny one layered on top of a larger one), plus the framed boots with small flower, are variations of two of the Halloween ornaments I designed for the tutorial here and here.
Journaling reads:
Trinity – You made up the “Freaky Doll” idea when Nana said you could borrow her purple wig (something she usually wears Halloween night) and that very bizarre mask. That pink girlie dress and the striped tights were perfect final additions to complete the look. Great idea, girlie.
Aiden – While most of the school doesn’t come in Halloween costumes (rules), the kindergarten was invited to dress up like a character from a book. You picked a skeleton book we own and I used it as a model to paint bones on some old black clothes. You didn’t want to paint your face (too uncomfortable) and I was cool with that decision.
Blake – You got some good 1-on-1 time with Dad while he painted Zombie makeup on you, You love being a monster and really getting into character. Usually you’re done that with masks but this year you were excited to finally get costume makeup on your monster face. Something you’ve wanted for a while.
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Tuesday, October 20th, 2009
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This week’s episode has been released for the Paperclipping Members. If you’re not a member, you can watch a trailer of the tutorial by clicking on the video above.
In this in-depth video I show you step-by-step in Photoshop Elements how to…
- Isolate a subject in your photo so you can give it/him/her special attention.
- Boost the color of your subject while making everything else black and white.
- Make your subject stand out more by darkening your background and boosting the highlights in your subject.
- Make your subject stand out by blurring the background.
- Smooth the edges of your isolated subject so it doesn’t have that yucky “cut-out” look.
You’ll be able to do the above with your own Halloween zombies, their bloody sores, or with cute little girls at tea parties (below)–whatever you think needs special attention above its background. Check out this Before/After example where I left Blake’s sores and tongue a subtle red and brought him forward from his background, then see the layouts below for two examples:
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Below are the layouts I featured in the episode…
The Making Of A Zombie
Journaling to Blake reads: Your makeup is on and you have no problem getting your act together, getting into character. I love how you love playing the part.
Girly Tea Time
Journaling to Trinity reads: I had such a fun day with you at this tea party. We looked at art on the street, shopped a cute gift shop and tried hats and teas. Fun girly day.
Want to try it? Once you do it you’ll want to do it all the time. It’s fun. Enjoy!
Tags: Halloween
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Wednesday, October 14th, 2009
Today’s episode, for the Paperclipping Members, is a fun way to use up your extra three-dimensional flowers to make some really cool ornaments (or embellishments if you choose to scrap with them instead!).
This is part of a four-part series. Part 1 and Part 3 are free and don’t require membership to watch. If you’re not a member, you can click on the window above to get a preview of this tutorial. You could also watch the Quicktime version of the trailer here. And of course, there are several free videos which we have available in the left-hand column. If you like what you see and you want more, please click here to see how you can get access to 125 tutorials plus on-going members-only episodes as we continue to release them.
The rest of the posts in this series…
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Note: Thanks to Nancy Horkey, designer of the Tree Of Life featured in this episode, who gave me my own tree. You can find these trees at www.my-treeoflife.com or in many local craft and scrapbook stores.
Tags: Halloween
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Monday, October 12th, 2009
This video is available to members only.
This is only one part of a four-part series. You can see the other episodes here…
Part 1
Part 2
Part 4
Note: The scissors I used in this episode were given to me by Melissa Laverty. They are the Close to My Heart micro-tip scissors. (Thanks, Melissa!). If you’re looking for a pair you can visit her web page at http://www.fancymelissa.myctmh.com/.
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