Closing Blog

Sorry I haven't been actively posting on this blog. I haven't been creating scrap graphics for awhile. There are so many real designers who generously share freebies. Thanks for helping make this a fun endeavor and may the Lord, the Only Begotten Son of God bless you with the knowledge of His will.

Tablecloth

Going through some old files and thought I would re-share if anyone wants.

This is 786 x 405. I made from a dingbat font.


Download HERE.

New Endeavor

I found a network of bloggers who post photos of their cities each day and since I have NO time on my hands, I signed up. It sounds like fun. Of course my city isn't a tourist destination unless you've got a grade school class that wants to visit the state Capitol.

Salem Daily Photo Blog

Swarovski Crystal for Valentine's Day

Now THIS is my kind of jewelry. . .

USB 2.0, 1 GB storage.

Go Mama!

Monday Freebie

These are about 3" long.

Keys are about 900 px, 300 ppi, PNG format.
Download HERE.

Just a couple posies

Had a lovely stroll through the Iris Gardens today and found these tucked in here and there.

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A Freshman's Approach to Making Papers

Here is something I came up with when experimenting with paper designs -- very simple and easy to do.

This is my finished background:

I started with a screenshot from Google Earth of Oregon's high desert country.

You can see a few clouds, and the green circles, where the fields are watered with those huge sprinklers that go around on a pivot.

I then added a cropped section of a photo I took of a cascading stream --

For color, I choose a pretty teal:

I made two teal layers and put one as the bottom and one as the top.
I then played with the layer blends and ended up with this:

Top Layer: Solid teal, set to 'screen' blend, opacity 100%
Raster 3 (cascade stream) 'soft light', opacity 20%
Raster 2 (google earth) 'luminance', opacity 26%
Bottom Layer: Solid teal, 'multiply', opacity 50%

Here is my layer palette:

There are numerous possibilities just by playing with the layer blends, opacity, using different solid colors and images, adding texture, make it more bold by raising the opacity, or softer by lowering, etc.

You can download the layered .psd HERE if you'd like to experiment yourself.
Download the finished paper HERE.

Beads

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