REMEMBER:
When
opening a blank template in your graphics software program, duplicate the
image, and use that duplicate to work on or fill.
Never
save changes made on a Original graphic or template - or you will lose
the original graphic or blank template. Save a changed original with a
NEW name. If the program prompts you, asking if you want to save changes
to original graphic or template image - Say NO!
After
saving templates from the web, open them in your favorite software program,
and
print out the blank as the full or exact size (that you saved/downloaded
as), and assemble - so that you will have a model for future reference
and/or see if you have to make adjustments on sizing etc. from the original
saved template graphic.
Use
your own softwares measuring tools to resize a template to be the size
you need it to be.
Sizing
a Small graphic UP - may distort it. Sizing a graphic down is easier and
will cause less distortion. Images created for printing are usually 300dpi
images.
If
an image was created in a smaller DPI, you can't increase the DPI yourself
and
obtain
a better or clearer or larger print. Usually - What you save as - is what
you get.
Online Tutorials
or Helpful Information - working with Templates
Using various software
program applications
Bits of Ivory.com
Excerpt quoted - Current
tutorials available
Papercrafting Tutorials:
* Using a B&W template
in PhotoImpact
* Creating Templates
(measurement method)
* Creating Templates
(using your scanner)
Image and Object Tutorials:
* Simple Flat Ribbon
* Library Card Pocket
Bits
of Ivory ~ tutorials
Using Microsoft's Digital
Image pro 10
filling in a simple Tent
template
http://teas2dine4.com/hugbees/filltempwdip10.html
PCCrafter forum member
tutorial for filling in a template using
Microsoft
Picture It
messageboard.pccrafter.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=24833
Related see my own mini-pictorial
Making Jiffy Pop covers using
Microsoft
Picture It Photo 2002 and Hugbug
Browser Deluxe
http://www.marynpauln.com/4jiffysbypictureit.html
and
Here's another:
Jiffy Pop Instructions
- Using Microsoft Word
http://messageboard.pccrafter.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=58209
I also created a pic-tutorial
of how I used a Tic Tac Toe template
in combination with MS
Picture It Photo 2002 and the
Hugbug
Browser Deluxe
http://www.teas2dine4.com/4tictactoewpictureit.html
PCCrafter forum member
tutorial - working with Graphics and Microsoft (MS)
Word
http://messageboard.pccrafter.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=58298
Related:
From the Microsoft Office
support website
Use text wrapping options
to move a clip within a document
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HA010831361033.aspx
Another PCCrafter how-to,
filling in a template with a background image or a background (paper) graphic
/ pattern, using
Adobe
PhotoShop Elements 2
1. Open your Background
image that you want to use for fill
2. Select "all of it"
3. Under the "Edit" menu
choose "Define pattern from selection"
4. Open your template
image, and using the "magic wand" tool, select area you want to fill
5. Go to Edit menu, choose
"Fill" then "Pattern", and choose the pattern you defined or saved in step
3.
6. Your area should now
be filled in with that particular background.
Here is example of my
own attempt at following the above directions
*I was so happy to be
able to figure this out
Template obtained from:
Paper Creations by Lori
- Templates
groups.msn.com/PaperCreationsbyLori-Templates/shoebox.msnw
***See my new pic-tutorial
on how I followed those steps, then using the patterns I saved, I was able
to fill a simple blank template and then layered graphics over it.
Please Note: I used the
drag and drop, while holding down shift key feature of the
PCCrafter Hugbug Browser
Deluxe - available
for purchase
in combination with this
software
Using Adobe
Photoshop Elements 2 - ( the version that I own).
http://www.teas2dine4.com/4filltemplatewpse.html
Placing
Graphics on A Project - using PSP (Paint
Shop Pro)
http://summer452.tripod.com/psphowto/id25.html
Visit this page for other
PSP how-tos
http://summer452.tripod.com/psphowto/id10.html
And read this message
thread
Basic inst. for PSP8
- using PSP for filling in a template, then placing graphics
on it.
A zipped MS Word document
will be emailed to you as an attachment
http://messageboard.pccrafter.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=58812
Tutorials for Creating
Candy bar wrappers in Paint Shop Pro 7 & 8
Learn how to create and
save your own templates
http://candwrappers.com/tutorials/tutorialsindex.htm
Making a reusable template
http://candwrappers.com/tutorials/maketemplate/template1.htm
Stitching With PSP &
Blade Pro
http://www.designsbydonna.com/tutorials/tutor7/tutor7.html
Excerpt quoted from FamilyGo.com
page with ideas for using a digital camera
http://tinyurl.com/6q7vj
Make your own labels.
Decorate homemade audiotapes,
videotapes, and CDs with personalized labels using photos of your own choosing.
Although software for producing labels is available, you can easily
make your own templates with your desktop publishing software. Remove
an insert from an audiocassette or CD jewel case (the front and back inserts
will be different sizes) and measure it from edge to edge. Open a new document
and draw a box to the proper dimensions for each type of media you want
to label. Save the file on your computer. When you're ready to create a
label, open the file and import whatever photo (or art) you choose. Add
a title and playlist (don't forget the photo credits!) and print it out
on heavyweight ink-jet printer card stock or photo paper.
See more ideas for
Arts & Crafts
http://familyfun.go.com/arts-and-crafts/
See this Website
Making Custom Card Boxes
http://www.ee0r.com/boxes/index.html
and
excerpt quoted from site
page
Super Deluxe Tuckbox
Template Maker
by Craig P Forbes
Custom tuckbox template
generation. Based on the custom tuckboxes designed by Elliott C. Evans.
http://www.cpforbes.net/tuckbox/tuckbox.cgi
Related Information
You May find Useful:
See
my How I Remove the white surrounding jpg graphics using
Microsofts
Digital Image Pro 10, Photoshop Elements 2, and/or Paint Shop Pro 8
http://www.teas2dine4.com/whiteouts.html
Find
online tutorials - some may have fill in backgrounds, etc. help
Find more links
to tutorials using
various imaging or graphics software
on the printable software
resources page
http://www.teas2dine4.com/4printsoftware.html
Using Digital Image Pro
10 for:
Sizing a graphic for
the web (such as sig tags)
http://www.teas2dine4.com/hugbees/maketagwdip.html
and/or for Print
(such as a specific sized
graphic - i.e. graphic to apply to a 4x4inch ceramic tile)
or make your own template
for a particular sized item **not for odd shaped templates
such as purses etc.**
You can use predefined shapes available in DIP, and size them
and then save the blank
shape as a template to use in the future.
http://www.teas2dine4.com/hugbees/maketilewdip.html
Related:
See these paper crafting
tutorials for making tile magnets
http://www.kraftoutlet.com/store/WsExtPage.asp?Page=FreePaperCraftingTutorials.htm
Related
Candy Bar wrapper help:
See these tutorials online
From CandyWrappers.com
Tutorials
for making Candy Wrappers in Paint Shop Pro 7 & 8
Making A Reusable
Template
http://candwrappers.com/tutorials/maketemplate/template1.htm
Adding Side Borders to
Template
http://candwrappers.com/tutorials/sideborders/sideborders1.htm
Another PSP tutorial
for making
Personalized Candy Bar
Wrappers
http://www.zianet.com/cdrmom/LF/Wrappers/Wrappers.htm
Excerpt quoted from webpage:
Candy Wrapper Central
http://www.pccrafts.com/content/view/22/43/
Candy Bar wrappers and
other wrapper items Dimensions
Hershey snack size candy
bar is 2-1/2" wide by 3-1/2" long
Full size Hershey bar
is 5" wide X 5-1/4' long
Stick of gum is 3" wide
by 2-1/2" long
Campbell Soup can is
3-1/2" wide X 8-1/2" long
Soda Pop Label is 4-1/2
wide X 8-3/4 long
Kit Kat bar is 3-1/4
wide X 4-1/4 long
M & M Bag is 3-1/4"
wide X 3-1/2 long
1 Qt Paint can lid takes
a No. 5295 Avery Label
Rolo's round candy 3-1/2
wide X 5" long
Lifesavers- 2-1/2 wide
X 3" long
Charleston Chews 3-3/4"
wide X 10" long
Reg. size Almond Joy
4-1/5 wide by 7-1/4 long
Reese Stick and Cudos
6" wide X 6-1/4" long
1.5 oz. Hershey Symphony
4-3/4" X 4-1/2" long
Fuji film canister 4-1/8"
around x 1-7/8*top to bottom
Matchbox 2" wide X 4-1/2"
long
Peppermint Patty 4" wide
X 7" long
Mr. Goodbar 6-1/4" wide
x 6-3/4 long
Dentyne Wrapper 2-3/4
wide X 3-1/2 long
Tic Tac 1-1/4 wide by
5-1/4"long
Baby Ruth 4" wide x 4-1/2"
long
Visit: http://www.pccrafts.com/content/view/22/43/
When in doubt about a
particular size, carefully unwrap the candybar yourself
and measure the dimensions.
Related:
Using Digital Image Pro
10 for: Sizing a graphic for Print
(such as a specific sized
graphic - i.e. graphic to apply to a 4x4inch ceramic tile)
or make your own template
for a particular sized item **not for odd shaped templates
such as purses etc.**
You can use predefined shapes available in DIP, and size them
and then save the blank
shape as a template to use in the future.
http://www.teas2dine4.com/hugbees/maketilewdip.html
REMEMBER:
When
opening a blank template in your graphics software program, duplicate the
image, and use that duplicate to work on or fill.
Never
save changes made on a Original graphic or template - or you will lose
the original graphic or blank template. Save a changed original with a
NEW name. If the program prompts you, asking if you want to save changes
to original graphic or template image - Say NO!
Wrapper Making
FAQ
http://www.belverbears.us/bizkits/page25.html
More tutorials for "Wrappers!"
using PSP
Excerpts quoted from
website of Printables
http://petfolio.net/
This tutorial assumes
that you have basic experience using PSP.
This tutorial provides
examples on using PSP for applying simple photos to candy wrappers.
http://petfolio.net/birthdays/photoguide.htm
This tutorial provides
examples on using PSP for applying simple photo effects to candy wrappers.
http://petfolio.net/birthdays/photoguide2.htm
This tutorial provides
examples on using PSP for applying simple text to candy wrapper templates.
http://petfolio.net/birthdays/textguide.htm
This tutorial provides
examples on using PSP for applying text effects to candy wrappers.
http://petfolio.net/birthdays/textguide2.htm
This tutorial provides
examples on using PSP for applying text effects to candy wrappers.
http://petfolio.net/birthdays/textguide3.htm
This tutorial assumes
that you have basic experience using PSP. To view tutorials for texts effects,
etc visit http://freesitetemplates.com/tpaintshop.html.
This tutorial provides
examples on using PSP candy wrapper templates, specifically the Raised
Border template. But the basic principles apply to all the templates.
http://petfolio.net/birthdays/templateguide.htm
New Hershey's Chocolate
Bar Wrapper Options
http://petfolio.net/birthdays/newbar.htm
More "Tips"
http://petfolio.net/birthdays/tips.htm
Petfolio.net - Check
out the many links on left hand side of page, and the helpful
tips, tutorials, and
ideas the site offers - enjoy your visit to:
http://petfolio.net/
Examples of tip offered:
Optimizing Print Quality
and Increasing Image Resolution Through Resampling
http://petfolio.net/birthdays/resample.htm
Example of one site that
has Blank templates for Candy Wrappers
Karren
Kountry Graphics and Templates
Blank Templates
Candy Bar - 1.55 oz |
Candy Bar - 4 oz. | Candy Bar - 7 oz.
http://www.karrenkountry.com/graphics/templates/templates.html
Working with Matchbook
Mints/Sweets
http://petfolio.net/birthdays/matchbook.htm
Craft project working
with Candy Wrappers
http://www.craftbits.com/viewProject.do?projectID=147
Purchase online or be
inspired to make your own wrapped candy with custom designs
http://jillybeandezines.com/index.html
Candy Bar Wrapper Network
http://www.cbwnetwork.com
Have you ever seen wrappers
with cute lists of ingredients on the back?
see examples for inspiration
or to order http://www.party411.com/wrappers-special.html
and some include barcodes
-
find inspiration or order
for a special occasion
http://www.miraclemunchkins.com/wrappers_bridalshower.htm
you can find barcode
fonts free to download at:
http://www.dafont.com/en/theme.php?cat=711
and a online barcode
generator that will
create a nice size graphic
for a hershey regular size candy bar.
like this
athttp://milk.com/barcode/server/
Free numeric barcode
generators
http://www.scansecretary.com/freebarcode.htm
http://www.idautomation.com/java/linearservlet.html
http://www.softforall.com/BusinessFinance/InventorySystems/Barcode_Generator
here is another online
barcode ISBN (book number) generator
http://www.cgpp.com/bookland/isbn.html
Related: How to get the
white out surrounding "jpg" formatted graphics:
How "I" do it using:
Microsoft's Digital Image Pro, or Paint Shop Pro, or Adobe's Photoshop
Elements
http://www.teas2dine4.com/whiteouts.html
Using Microsoft Power
Point to make scrapbook pages
Scrapbook fun tutorial
by Princess Crafts
Excerpt quoted from website
Free tutorial using Microsoft
Power Point as scrapbooking software. The easiest computer scrapbook
software you will ever use. Computers bring many possibilities to
scrapbooking. This software lets you create everything from simple
scrapbook journaling to entire custom scrapbook pages and many other craft
projects as well! It's fun and easy to do! You will be preserving
your families memories and heritage for years to come.
http://www.princesscrafts.com/freestuff/
pdf-files/PowerPoint%20Scrapbooking.PDF
PrincessCrafts Scrapbooking
Tutorial Index
http://www.princesscrafts.com/tutorials/scrapbook-tutorial-index.htm
See my Scrapbooking resource
page for other helpful links
http://www.teas2dine4.com/4scrapbkprint.html
If you have a tip or written
instructions, or have created a webpage,
on how you fill in your
template projects
with backgrounds or graphics,
Please email me with
a your webpage link, or written instructions
and
I will post here on this
page.
Email libmary
at yahoo.com / subject line: template use how-to tips
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