**Please be advised :
this information and screens, follows the instructions given on my pic-tutorial
for creating a
Circle for a Jiffy Popcorn
cover and filling in
with a background and
adding graphics.
See also - tips/screenshots
for using Hugbug deluxe Browser
flitterbug search function
to find backgrounds or
frames, images etc.
Note: there may be better
and or easier ways to do what
I do using the various
features of Photoshop Elements.
This pictorial is just
my attempt to demonstrate how
I accomplish these projects
"my way".
If you have found an
easier tutorial or instructions on these tasks, please feel free to email
me and I will provide a link to your online resource for that information.
Filling
in a simple Blank Template
The next few screen shots
will show examples of using
the "fill" pattern just
saved on the previous
page
as a background in a
"Template"
For filling in a template
fast, I usually bring over the image
from my 4Templates folder
I created on my Deluxe Browser
and choosing the "magic
wand" tool, I select area, and then
from Edit menu, I choose
the fill pattern. Then
I use the same method
as noted above for the Jiffy Cover circles -
for adding graphics to
the template images.
Please Note:
These are just examples
of "How I Do It", for fast easy filling in of
simple blank template
images !
I brought full image
of this particular template which included a tag template
and a insert template
for a note, and I didn't hold down
shift key to make it
transparent, so that I could define
the fill areas using
the magic wand easier.
The next screen shows
an image I brought from browser
and I did hold down shift
key to make it transparent, I resized it,
and then using the "Move
Tool", I moved it to place on
template image that was
already filled in.
The next template is of
a Bookmark, and for this one
I did hold down shift
key to make it transparent.
For templates themselves
you can choose to bring into
workspace, as non transparent
images. But any graphics
that you want to add,
should be brought over using the
shift key to make them
transparent and easy to overlay
the background.
**this works well for images that don't have
alot
of white in them*
For images that have
alot of white in them, such as
snow, or snowmen,
or floral images, etc., it is best to learn
how to remove just
the "white surrounding" the image
"itself", and then
resizing it, and then moving it over
to layer on background.
If too much white is removed
yo can use "fill paint
bucket" to fill in the image with
white, prior to moving
to layer on template graphic.
Help
with image transparency links online:
See this pc crafter instruction
junction post
Getting the WHITE OUT
in different programs
http://messageboard.pccrafter.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=36269
and read this online
tutorial
Create a Transparent
Gif in Photoshop
http://www.mccannas.com/pshop3/pshop31.htm
Removing the Background
from a Picture in Photoshop Elements 3
http://graphicssoft.about.com/od/pselements/ss/cutoutbaby.htm
Removing Backgrounds and
Maintaining Transparency in Graphics Software
http://graphicssoft.about.com/od/aboutgraphics/a/bgtransparency.htm
Tools and Techniques for
Removing Backgrounds
http://graphicssoft.about.com/od/digitalphotography/a/removebackgrnd.htm
There may also be times
when you want the image to have the white in
such as bringing in
a frame graphic with a white center,
I normally would bring
a frame over as transparent, and then
using fill tool with
paint bucket I would fill center of frame with
white or color of
my choice.
The following is an
image I compiled with a background image
(a frame image)
which I did NOT want
the "white out", then added
an image that I had
to fill in the white petals with white
and then layered
that image and other graphics onto the background
.
this is image I had
to use fill bucket and click on
areas that I needed
to fill the white back in.
and then I added the
transparent cat and butterfly images
Here is another template
fill example, this is a jar tag
template, which when
printed full size, can hold 6 teabags.
I selected various outlined
areas of template with magic wand
tool and chose different
backgound patterns to fill each area
For this template I chose
individual areas with magic wand
and filled in with different
background patterns on lid
portion.
To add graphics I followed
previous steps,
I brought images over
as transparent from Hugbug Deluxe Browser
and resized them and
using move tool I placed on template
background.
This is image resized
to post on this webpage
See this informational
page on the Treasures from DJ website
DJ offers the Jar template
filled in and ready to print - free from her sites
Free Printables available
for you to download.
http://www.treasuresfromdj.net/free-jar-cards-everyday.php
DJ uses template from
Melt My Heart / JersGirl template resources
http://www.jersgirl.com/templates/jar_packet1_jersgirl.jpg
The blank Jar Card template
that I used in this illustration
is from Kay
Davis's template resources
http://www.kaydavis.com/images/Jar%20Card.jpg
Find several Online Resource
websites for
FREE
Blank
Templates or Templates already filled in
and ready to print and
assemble.
http://www.teas2dine4.com/4templatelinks.html
See also:
Saving templates to folder
in your Hugbug Deluxe Browser
http://marynpauln.com/savetemplates.html
Saving "other" image collections
within
HugBug Deluxe Browser
http://marynpauln.com/2saveinfolders.html
Go
Back to>>> previous page for pic-tutorial of
How I create Circle pattern
graphic for a Jiffy Popcorn Cover
and fill in background
and/or add other images.
Note: there may be better
and or easier ways to do what
I do using the various
features of Photoshop Elements.
This pictorial is just
my attempt to demonstrate how
I accomplish these projects
"my way". If you have found
an easier tutorial or
instructions on these tasks, please
feel free to email me
and I will provide a link to your
online resource for that
information.
Additional Photoshop
Elements helpful resources online
Remember
to use the Help Menu located in top tool bar
of
your Photoshop Elements workspace, to search for tips and
information
about features and techniques using your
Photoshop
Elements program
And visit the Adobe.com
for product support, tutorials and forums
sign up for Newsletters,
etc.
http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshopelwin/main.html
Tutorials
http://www.adobe.com/products/tips/photoshopelwin.html
Related online links:
How Do I -
Jay Arraich's Photoshop Elements Tips
http://www.arraich.com/elements/pse_hhow1.htm
Creating and Managing
Images with Photoshop Elements
http://www.peachpit.com/articles/article.asp?p=30070&seqNum=2
See
also below tips/screen shots for Searching for images such
as backgrounds, frames,
etc. using the Flitterbug tool
in your Deluxe Hugbug
Browser
To search your installed
PCCrafter.com content that
is contained within Browser,
use search terms that may
help narrow or expand
your search. I noted when
viewing certain images
that background images may have
BGD identifying an image
in the beginning of the image name.
BDR is at the beginning
of many Border image file names,
and FR is at the beginning
of many Frame image file names.
But the search engine
of flitterbug also uses other names or
words for seeking out
images and identifying what it thinks
is close to what you
are looking for.
Searching for Backgrounds
using "BGD"
Using that term alone
search my own PCCrafter files
(Flitterbug does NOT
search files/graphics I have added
to the browser from other
sources)
My search results in 173
images found
If I search using the
term "backgrounds"
My results brings up
804 images - which also may include
frames, home helpers,
calendars, etc.
If I search FR for Frames
I find 1200 images
If I just use the search
term "frame", my results find
only 795 images.
As you can see in my own
search results, searching my own installed PCCrafter content, using different
terms or words can bring varied results - so it is best if you don't find
what you are looking for on first attempts
that you Try using different
terms and or plural or single terms such as:
valentine or
valentines
heart or hearts
mouse or mice
border or borders
corner or corners
romance or romantic
flower or flowers
rose or roses
child or children
Related:
Printing Image Collections
from your Deluxe Browser
http://marynpauln.com/4printcollections.html
See these other pages
of interest that I have created:
Find several Online Resource
websites for
FREE
Blank
Templates or Templates already filled in
and ready to print and
assemble.
http://www.teas2dine4.com/4templatelinks.html
See also:
Saving templates to folder
in your Hugbug Deluxe Browser
http://marynpauln.com/savetemplates.html
Saving "other" image collections
within
HugBug Deluxe Browser
http://marynpauln.com/2saveinfolders.html
More pic-tutorials I
have made:
Pictorial for links to
information about: finding free sigtags, tutorials,
image formats, how to
find a spot online to host your images
(with the links to the
various helpful instruction junction posts too), and more.
http://marynpauln.com/sigtagimages.html
Moving in and setting
up an album at a MSN group for posting your sigtags or craft projects:
http://www.teas2dine4.com/msnhousehow2.html
Using sigtags from PCCrafter
Gallery and posting in forum postings
http://marynpauln.com/4siggallerytags.html
Downloading and installing
PCCrafter projects files, createables, past content and more
http://www.marynpauln.com/downloadinstall.html
Using Webstuff
http://www.marynpauln.com/4webstuff.html
and
Using Webstuff Stationary
using MS PictureIt Photo 2002 software
http://www.marynpaul.com/4usingwebstuff.html
and using Webstuff ebacks
for writing emails
http://www.teas2dine4.com/4webebackstuff.html
Creating Jiffy popcorn
covers using Microsoft PictureIt
http://www.marynpauln.com/4jiffysbypictureit.html
Back to >>>>
PCCrafter Message Board forums:
Go
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How I create Circle pattern
graphic for a Jiffy Popcorn Cover
and fill in background
and/or add other images.
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