I created this page during November of last year; a month filled with giving thanks. I was writing an article for the Ideas for Scrapbookers blog about crafty things we are thankful for. I thought the best way to convey my favorites was to make a scrap page about them.
As I continue to grow as an artist, I'll be able to look back at this page and see how my tools of the trade have changed. One of the things I wanted to include was my computer since I use it for digital scrapping and hybrid design. However, I didn't want just a boring picture of the computer. Instead, I included a photo I’d taken of my computer while this actual page was being created, so it looks like the page is in the page!
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Supplies:
- Digital kit: My Digital Obsession Collab Kit (Digichick Designers)
1. Create the layered layout using Adobe Photoshop.
2. Take photographs of your favorite craft tools, such as Cutter-bee scissors, Silhouette SD, Nikon camera, etc.
3. Open photos of the tools in Photoshop and extract the objects from the background.
4. Refine the edges of the extracted items.
5. Save the extracted items as .png images.
6. Use the .png images that you created in the layout.
7. Take a photo of the layout in process and use that photo in your layout.
8. Apply shadowing as appropriate.
9. Add embellishments and layer as desired adding shadows to match the layering depth.
10. Add journaling.
11. Add title and apply shadow.
My name is Cathy Dippolito. I am married and have three sons who keep me very busy! We also live with our pets; a dog, three cats and a bird. I enjoy traditional, digital and hybrid scrapbooking, as well as altered art. I am on several design and creative teams. You can read more about my projects at my blog Scraps of Life.
A printable project card showing Instructions and a list of supplies for this project can be found by clicking on the “Step-by-step instructions” link within this article.
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