Theory Thursday
Originally I had a lot of ideas for stuff to put in today’s blog. Unfortunately it has coincided with two weeks of night duty (i am a midwife) so I have ended up with the brief version. I have absolutely no claim to fame as a designer. I have never made a paper or an element from scratch. But I really enjoy altering things and making them my own. I get the kit and I want something that’s not there. So I go and find something similar and make it fit the kit. For instance I have a real love of edges on my page. Grunged edges, inked edges, glittery edges. And I worked out that you can create an edge that perfectly coordinates with your kit like this: First of all, open the paper that you want to use. Duplicate the layer. Now use the rectangular marquee tool to make a big square on the paper. I would usually leave about 1cm round the edge. I use the shift key to keep it square. Next go up to selection and in feathering choose 50. Your square should now have rounded corners. Now hit delete. And again if you want. The more you delete the softer your edge becomes. Now move that layer onto the page and you should have a coloured edge, which coordinates perfectly with the kit. If you wanted to play with it some more you can put shadowing, or add a style like a glitter style. Totally easy 5 minutes work and so satisfying 
So it certainly isn’t rocket science, in fact it is quick and easy. Have a go…
July 10th, 2008 at 10:15 am
WOW!! How clever are you! LOVE this idea!
July 10th, 2008 at 11:18 am
I love this idea!! Thanks so much for the tut!
July 10th, 2008 at 11:42 am
Great mini tut! Love it and I will be doing this on my next lo….whenever that is LOL!
July 10th, 2008 at 1:52 pm
This is a great idea and an easy one with a lot of impact. Thanks for the suggestions
July 10th, 2008 at 5:32 pm
I just had a duh! moment – of course! You’re quite clever to showcase this, because it really speaks to a wide audience and is definintely doable. Thanks for the design idea!
July 11th, 2008 at 1:25 am
Wow! I didn’t know how to do this – what a great little tutorial. Thanks so much. I love the effect and will use it often now that I know how to do it!
I am so grateful to you that you will share tips like these.
July 11th, 2008 at 9:07 pm
Great tutorial Linz!! Super effect and a great reminder…great LOs too
WOW I did not know you were a midwife:) I am an ob-gyn nurse practitioner! I think that is funny