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Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Happy Wednesday everyone! It’s Beckie here again, bringing you the latest edition of Shoppe Tips & Tricks!
Previously, I shared with you a digital way to replicate one of my favorite paper scrapping techniques – watercolor painting. Today, I’m back with another – this time it’s ink! We’ll be using a simple layer style to achieve the inked edges effect in this sample below:
See the subtle effect of ink around the edges of the vanilla cardstock and the “fall” letters?…it’s SUPER simple with Inner Glow! On my sample, I simply selected the vanilla cardstock layer (once it was cropped to the final size) and then with my menu followed this path: Layer –> Layer Style –> Inner Glow. In the Layer Style box that opened, I set the following values:
The new Gracie alpha – used for the “fall” letters in my sample today – is PERFECT for this technique!
A few things I’ve learned:
- PLAY with these settings. Every one of them. Just drag the slider all the way to the right and watch what happens. Don’t like it? Move it back! You’ll learn a lot just from playing around!
- Expect that the “correct” opacity and size will change based on the combination of “ink” and paper colors you’re using.
- Got a combination you really like? Simply click the “New Style” button in the upper right corner and you can save your new Inner Glow creation to use over and over again!
- The easiest method I’ve found to quickly apply styles to multiple elements (like letters in a title) is to get one letter all set with all of my desired styles, then right-click on the that layer in the layers palette and select “Copy Layer Style“. Then select all of the layers on which you’d like to add these styles, and then right-click again and select “Paste Layer Style“.
- If you’ve added a Layer Style like our Inner Glow inked edges and you want to ADD an additional style, like a basic Drop Shadow, you will need to re-open the Layer Style dialog box again to be able to apply an additional style. Simply check the “Drop Shadow” check box along the left edge, then click on the word drop shadow, and you can then set all of your shadow settings as you want them. The below image is of the Layer Style box showing multiple layer styles applied to the one layer.
You can get really interesting effects by changing the Contour in the layer style dialog box. How about this version?!
See the difference in the border around the cardstock and the new “tie-dye” feel to the letters? For the cardstock, I changed the Contour to “Cone”. And for the letters, I changed the Contour to “Ring- Double”. SUPER simple!! I really, really love the look of the line around the inside edge of the cardstock…close-up, you can see that it’s a realistic looking inked line!
Well, I hope this is one more fun trick you’ll add to your scrapping arsenal :) Be sure to join us again tomorrow because Kylie will be bringing you her newest FABULOUS Easy-As-Pie Template Challenge!!
Nov 03, 2011 @ 15:17:34
is GRACIE going on sale anytime soon, I really want it but I would like to know if it goes on sale before I purchase it!!! PLEASE!!!
THank you
Analia
Nov 04, 2011 @ 00:46:54
Hi Analia!! :o)
Thanks for asking about GRACIE…isn’t it the most BEAUTIFUL kit, not to mention super-sized! SP released it only a couple of months ago and as it’s brand new, here on the blog, we won’t be spotlighting it for quite some time. It was on sale for a limited time when it was first announced (so sorry you missed that!!)…BUT, shhhh!! GOOD NEWS…SP is planning a site-wide SALE in December…so be on the look out for that! :o)
Have a lovely day!!
Nov 04, 2011 @ 22:29:46
Ohhh great! I hope I can wait until December! I love it, so I better stop looking at it! SUPER CUTE!
Nov 02, 2011 @ 18:57:52
Hi Beckie,
I use PSE so it’s not quite as wonderful as PS for this. I’m still playing with it but I can’t get a darker color to ink the edges. But one thing I want to thank you for is the obvious tip on the “copy and paste” of the layer style. I’ve digiscrapped for a few years and haven’t even known this trick! I go in a change every alpha’s drop shadow with color, size and distance!! You have just saved me hours of my life :) Thank you!
Nov 02, 2011 @ 22:39:50
Hey Jenny! I have PSE also, I could have sworn I’ve used this before…I’m off to play now to see if I can remember how I did it. I’ll be back!
Nov 02, 2011 @ 23:10:06
Adobe to the rescue! the adobe forums, actually :)
So, according to what I found, the default blend mode of the PSE inner glow layer style is “screen”. In order for the darker colors to show up, you need to be able to change this to something else (which you can’t do). HOWEVER…in true PSE fashion, there’s a slightly longer workaround that gets you exactly what you want – darker “ink”.
http://forums.adobe.com/message/3464733
I just tried it myself and it worked like a charm!
Nov 02, 2011 @ 23:10:47
oh, and I just wanted to say that it only takes a few seconds longer, it’s totally worth learning how to do! :)
Nov 02, 2011 @ 18:07:16
how cool is that!!! and indicating us to the watercolour – that’s even more amazing! oh thank you so much for sharing your skills. I just love learning new things!!!
Nov 03, 2011 @ 15:28:05
your work is already so amazing elisabeth that you’ll be SERIOUSLY dangerous now, LOL! :)
Nov 02, 2011 @ 14:45:28
Thank you so much for this tip! I was pain stakingly trying to use a brush to acheive this effect. It never looked right to me. I’m super excited about this tip. Inked edges is something I truly miss from traditionial scrapbooking.
Nov 02, 2011 @ 10:02:40
Wow, this is really cool..I always wondered how to do that. THANKS I can’t wait to try it!!
Nov 02, 2011 @ 08:40:11
Oh yeah, LOVE this tip!! THANKS Beckie!! :o)
Nov 02, 2011 @ 07:25:28
Thanks Beckie, I’m off to try this out. What an awesome effect, the alpha looks great :)