Saturday Special–Edit a Scatter
Saturday, December 26th, 2009
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to YOU! Emilee (emileem) here to bring you an easy tutorial. I think we all need something simple this time of year–don’t you? I’m going to talk about editing a scatter to better suit your needs.
I love when a designer includes a fun scatter in a kit–basically I love anything that makes my life easier–but sometimes the scatter needs a little tweaking to conform with my LO. Let me give you an example using Andilynn & Haynay Designs Visions of Sugarplums Kit that includes a few great scatters.
Here is the LO I’m working on; I’ve decided I need a scatter under my title so I add a fun scatter, but it’s not long enough to emphasize my whole title. First, I duplicate the whole scatter and drag it to the opposite side of the title, but then I have a blank space in the middle. Next, I click on my lasso tool and highlight a portion of the scatter I would like to duplicate:
Then I duplicated (CTRL J with PSE) that section and moved it to an appropriate spot.
Next, I decide to move the first scatter so it is above my title, but it is a bit busy–so I take my lasso tool again and highlight a few sequins and delete them from the scatter:
Now I have a great scatter for my LO:
See how easy that was? Always remember you can edit elements by changing the size, color, shape, etc.
Here some more examples from the ScrapMatters CT to help get your creative juices flowing:
from Cyndi (Cyndi146):
from Nancy (kathleena):
Your challenge is to create a LO using this simple tutorial–edit a scatter to better conform to your LO–then add your LO to the Saturday Special Gallery and Forum. Remember you can receive ONE point for your LO and TWO points in the Matter of Scrap Challenge system if you use a kit that has been released in the last seven days. This challenge will continue through January 31. Post your LO in December to receive points in December; post in January to earn points in January.
Emilee
