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How to Clean Up the Background of a Photo in Photoshop Elements

October 11, 2015 By Melissa Shanhun Leave a Comment

Have you got a cute photo that has a distracting background? With a couple of tweaks in Photoshop Elements, you can fix it up in just a couple of minutes! When you are stepping through fixing your photos, here’s the basic steps to follow: Protect your original photo Whenever you edit a photo, you want to… [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Photo Editing, Tutorials Tagged With: edits, photography, Photoshop Elements, Photoshop Elements tutorial, PSE13

How to Create A Precise Selection in Photoshop Elements

October 7, 2015 By Melissa Shanhun 2 Comments

How to Create A Precise Selection in Photoshop Elements http://digitalscrapbookinghq.com/how-to-create-a-precise-selection-in-photoshop-elements/ #digiscrap #scrapbooking #tutorial

If you to make a precise selection in a photo, you’ll love the Refine Selection Brush tool in Photoshop Elements 13 and 14. If you used older versions of Elements you may remember the magic extractor, which auto-magically found the edges of the item you wanted to extract. The refine selection brush helps you make precise selections. You can use them to… [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Photo Editing, Tutorials Tagged With: extract image, magic extractor, Photoshop Elements tutorial, PSE13, PSE14, refine selection brush, tutorials

Tag your Photos without any Special Software

October 6, 2015 By Melissa Shanhun Leave a Comment

Metadata in Windows 10

Did you know you don’t need fancy software to tag your photos? Here’s how to tag your photos using nothing more than your folder system! Windows Simply go to the image properties: Right click – Properties (Ctrl+Enter), then click the Details tab. Then you’ll see a range of fields for you to fill in. Windows will… [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Tutorials Tagged With: comments, description, Mac, Metadata, Windows

Create a Calendar Topper in Photoshop Elements

September 22, 2015 By Melissa Shanhun Leave a Comment

I'm often asked how to upload a digital layout as a calendar topper in Shutterfly. In this video I will show you how! #digiscrap #scrapbooking #digital scrapbooking

I’m often asked how to upload a digital layout as a calendar topper in Shutterfly. In this video I will show you how to: Resize your digital layout to fit Shutterfly’s specifications Add pictures to your calendar project in Shutterfly Which Shutterfly layout to use in the calendar for your digital layout How to add… [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Tutorials Tagged With: affiliate, Calendar, Shutterfly, video tutorial

Understand Layers in Photoshop Elements

September 3, 2015 By Melissa Shanhun 2 Comments

But what are layers? Layers. This one word stops many would-be digi scrappers in their tracks. But, I’d argue that layers are almost the best part of digital scrapbooking (SPOILER ALERT: the best part is the Undo button!) First, the classic Adobe definition… Layers are like stacked, transparent sheets of glass on which you can… [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Digital Scrapbooking, Tutorials Tagged With: layers, Photoshop Elements

Two Blend Modes in Photoshop Elements

August 19, 2015 By Melissa Shanhun 4 Comments

First anniversary card digital design

Do you wonder how to create pretty blended style effects in Photoshop Elements? I’ll show you how in today’s video. You can learn how to use the Luminosity and Screen blend modes for creative effects in Photoshop Elements. Don’t worry! I’ll explain those terms inside the video. To Use the Luminosity Blend Mode: Select the… [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Hybrid Crafting, Tutorials Tagged With: cards, video tutorial

Add Patterns and Text to a Papercraft Template

July 29, 2015 By Melissa Shanhun Leave a Comment

Papercraft workshop

Today I want to show you how to add pattern paper and text to a Papercraft Template. Jazz up your Papercraft box in just a few easy steps! Learn how to: Add pattern paper to your box Adjust the color and opacity of the cutting and scoring lines Create a label for the front Add… [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Hybrid Crafting, Hybrid Scrapbooking, Tutorials Tagged With: Cameo, craft, Hybrid, Silhouette Cameo, video tutorial

Create a Collage in Photoshop Elements

June 23, 2015 By Melissa Shanhun 2 Comments

It’s simple to create a photo collage in Photoshop Elements using the Create Tab. This collage could be printed used on a paper or hybrid page, or you could open the PSD and add in some digital supplies. Of course, you could keep it simple and just stick with the finished collage. Watch the video… [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Digital Scrapbooking, Tutorials Tagged With: photo collage, photo mosaic, Photoshop Elements, picture collage

iCloud Confusion: Don’t lose your photos!

March 25, 2015 By Melissa Shanhun 9 Comments

iCloud

Updated October 2019 Do you still manually plug in your iPhone to pull the photos or videos onto your computer? If you have an iPhone, you can sync photos (but not videos) to your PC or Mac using the iCloud sync app. Claire asked if there was a limit on iCloud storage: Claire, there is a… [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Tutorials Tagged With: iCloud, Phone photos, photo management, photo organizing

Using RadLab with Photoshop Elements

February 13, 2015 By Melissa Shanhun 4 Comments

A little girl smiling at the camera

RadLab is a plugin for Photoshop that allows you to make creative edits to your photos using simple 1 click edits. I love that I can just use a few clicks to get a consistent, professional look for your photos. Did you know RadLab works perfectly with Photoshop Elements? Yes that’s right! It does! See my favourite… [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Reviews, Special Offers, Tutorials Tagged With: coupon, freebie, RadLab

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