Saturday Special 8/7 Tips on using the Magic Wand Tool to cut!

Hello there ladies

I am Lina (aka LDrag Designs)
today I would like to show you a few tips on how we can use the
Magic Wand Tool on our photoshop to cut specific shapes!!
OK?
let’s start
TIP 1
I want to cut a pic on my page so that it has exactly the same shape as my frame because I want to angle the frame and it will have the same look!

In order to do so, I go to my layers pallette and I select my frame. Then, I click with my Magic Wand Tool somewhere on the outside of the frame, so that I see marching ants running around my frame.

Make sure you have contiguous checked on the Magic Wand’s Tool palette cause otherwise it won’t check only the outside but the frame too!

Then, select the photo layer on your pallette and click EDIT – Cut
or the short keys Ctrl – X

After that you can shadow your frame!

Remember the object you are using as shape to cut how you want must not be shadowed!

Tip 2

Recently I had a Speed Scrap and I had asked the girls to use a triple frame and add on it only one photo and in the rest add something else, like another paper as patchwork!

How can I add only one pic inside the middle shape of the frame?

I select again the frame layer and with my Magic wand Tool I click where I want to have the photo! In this case in the middle of the frame, until I see marching ants running around the shape I want to put the photo!
Then I select again the photo layer and do the following!

SELECT- Inverse and then
EDIT – Cut
and voilla!!
The pic is in the inside of the frame!

You can follow the same procedure if you want to add a paper to the other two places but you can save some time if you do the following!!

Open another paper and put it behind the frame, it doesn’t matter if it is in front of or behind the photo as it will not stay as it is!
You can make it a little smaller like this!!

Now, in order to select the 2 places in the frame you can click on the first, using your Magic Wand Tool as always and then in order to click on the second you must have the SHIFT key pressed in order to select them both!

Then follow the same

SELECT – Inverse and then
EDIT – Cut and here you go!

Add some shadows too and you are finished!!

This was you can cut multiple shapes without repeating the same routine all the time!!

These tips can be applied to many things like masks or other shapes that are difficult to cut!!

Hope I have given you a new tip today!!

and here are a few pages from our team to see it in action!

by Heidi aka scrappurple

using Easter Salutations by British Designs& Studio Tangie and All about the photos by Designs by Tater

and by Shari

and

here is mine using my new Kit Love Is… collab with JennCK Designs

If you have any questions, just ask! I can’t wait to see what you make!

A Rules Reminder:

- You have until the end of August to complete this challenge.
- Post your pages in the “Saturday Special” gallery and link it back to the thread in the forum.
- You will earn 1 point for your LO and a bonus point if you use a new release (within 7 days of release – be sure to mention this in the forum and in your credits).
- You don’t have to use ScrapMatters products, but we love it when you do!
- No double dipping, your LO must be unique to this challenge.
- At the end I will pick a random winner to receive an extra bonus point.

Can’t wait to see your pages!!
Hugs
Lina

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