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Index by Topic
Adjustment Layers
Gradient Map Adjustment Layer: #18
January 2007: Gradient tool tips & Tricks
With collages: #08
March 2006: Layer Masks and Advanced Photo Collages
Shading for gold Christmas star: #17
December 2006: Star Ornaments
Artistic Techniques
Chalking or Inking: #12
July 2006: Chalked, Chipped, and Inked Edges
Chipped Paint: #12
July 2006: Chalked, Chipped, and Inked Edges
Blend Modes
Shortcut for toggling through blend modes: #08
March 2006: Layer Masks and Advanced Photo Collages
Dots as a creative design element: #25
August 2007: Dots
Grunge with filters and Blend Modes: #26
Sept 2007: Grunge
Borders
Border Shapes: #13
August 2006: Beautiful Borders
Dotted Scallop Border:#13
August 2006: Beautiful Borders
Scalloped border:#13
August 2006: Beautiful Borders
Brushes—Creating Brushes
Border brushes:#13
August 2006: Beautiful Borders
Flower brushes: #10
May 2006: "Flower Power" Artistic Elements
Lace Brushes: #22
May 2007: Eyelet Lace
Saving brushes:#13
August 2006: Beautiful Borders
Brush Sets
Border Brush Set:#13
August 2006: Beautiful Borders
Flower Brush Set: #10
May 2006: "Flower Power" Artistic Elements
Lace Brushes: #22
May 2007: Eyelet Lace
Stardust Brush Set: #08
March 2006: Layer Masks and Advanced Photo Collages
Color
Change color of stamp background: #06
January 2006: Stamps on Steroids
Change color of a curled edge frame: #09
April 2006: Torn & Curled
Edges
Change color with Gradient map Adjustment Layer: #18
January 2007: Gradient tool tips & Tricks
Change color of a metal layer style: #14
September 2006: Charming Embellishments
Curled Corners & Edges
Corner Curl: #11
June 2006: Realistic Corner Curl
Curled Torn Edge: #09
April 2006: Torn & Curled Edges
Displace Filter
Crimping with the Displace filter: #20
March 2007: Displacement Magic
How to use the Displace filter:#20
March 2007: Displacement Magic
Paint a custom displacement map:#20
March 2007: Displacement Magic
Water reflections:#20
March 2007: Displacement Magic
Dodge & Burn Tools
Decorative Pin stuck through paper shadow: #15
October 2006: Pin It On!
Highlights & shadows on a metal charm: #14
September 2006: Charming Embellishments
Grunge with filters Blend Modes, Dodge & Burn: #26
Sept 2007: Grunge
Dots
Dots as a creative design element: #25
August 2007: Dots
Embellishments
Metal charms: #14
September 2006: Charming Embellishments
Metal embellishments with gradients: #18
January 2007: Gradient tool tips & Tricks
Metal medallion:#14
September 2006: Charming Embellishments
Chipped paint letters: #12
July 2006: Chalked, Chipped, and Inked Edges
Craft "paper" star: #17
December 2006: Star Ornaments
Crimped embellishments: #20
March 2007: Displacement Magic
Decorative Pins: #15
October 2006: Pin It On!
Gold Christmas star: #17
December 2006: Star Ornaments
Needlework or tapestry: #10
May 2006: "Flower Power" Artistic Elements
Sticker or "cutout": #10
May 2006: "Flower Power" Artistic Elements
Embossing
Embossed dots as a creative design element: #25
August 2007: Dots
Fabric
Create digital fabric: #24
July 2007:
Fabric
Fill Technique
"Paste Into" to create "stained
glass" outline pages: #03
October 2005: Creating Stained Glass Pages
Filters
Creating Snow: #05
December 2005: Creating the Illusion of Glass
Displace Filter: #20
March 2007: Displacement Magic
Glass Pebble distortion: #05
December 2005: Creating the Illusion of Glass
Grunge with filters and Blend Modes: #26
Sept 2007: Grunge
Needlework or Tapestry look: #10
May 2006: "Flower Power" Artistic Elements
Wave filter on custom shadows: #18
January 2007: Gradient tool tips & Tricks
Frames
Grunge with filters and Blend Modes: #26
Sept 2007: Grunge
Flourishes
Use of dots in flourish design: #25
August 2007: Dots
Gift Books
Children's Picture Books: #04
November 2005: Creating Gift Books and Coordinated Papers
Double Page Spreads: #04
November 2005: Creating Gift Books and Coordinated Papers
Heritage Books: #04
November 2005: Creating Gift Books and Coordinated Papers
Traditional Scrapbooks: #04
November 2005: Creating Gift Books and Coordinated Papers
Glass
Pebbles: #05
December 2005: Creating the Illusion of Glass
Snow Globe:#05
December 2005: Creating the Illusion of Glass
Reflections:#05
December 2005: Creating the Illusion of Glass
Gradient Tool
Custom metal look using gradients: #18
January 2007: Gradient tool tips & Tricks
Customizing a gradient:#18
January 2007: Gradient tool tips & Tricks
Gradient map Adjustment Layer:#18
January 2007: Gradient tool tips & Tricks
Metal edge:#18
January 2007: Gradient tool tips & Tricks
Greeting Cards
Accordion fold card: #19
February 2007: Greeting Cards
Accordion tag fold card:#19
February 2007: Greeting Cards
Double-fold Card:#19
February 2007: Greeting Cards
Standard 5 x 7 horizontal card:#19
February 2007: Greeting Cards
Standard 5 x 7 vertical card:#19
February 2007: Greeting Cards
Grunge
Grunge with filters and Blend Modes: #26 Sept 2007: Grunge
Lace
Lace Brushes: #22
May 2007: Eyelet Lace
Layer Masks
Create a layer mask: #08
March 2006: Layer Masks and Advanced Photo Collages
Mask for adding shading and highlights: #17
December 2006: Star Ornaments
Mask out what you don't want: #21
April 2007: Flights of Fancy
Layer Style Sets
Scrappersguide Metals: #14
September 2006: Charming Embellishments AND #15
October 2006: Pin It On!
Layouts
Double Page Spreads: #04
November 2005: Creating Gift Books and Coordinated Papers
Sample Layouts:#04
November 2005: Creating Gift Books and Coordinated Papers
Line Tool
"Stained glass" outlines: #03
October 2005: Creating Stained Glass Pages
Mesh
Create mesh from bold to fine crochet #23
June 2007: Mesh Connection
Metal
Charms: #14
September 2006: Charming Embellishments
Gold Christmas star: #17
December 2006: Star Ornaments
Medallion:#14
September 2006: Charming Embellishments
Overlay
Artistic Lines for overlays: #7
February 2006: Overlays & Stamps
Flower Overlay: #10
May 2006: "Flower Power" Artistic Elements
Paper (digital)
Change the color of paper: #04
November 2005: Creating Gift Books and Coordinated Papers
Choosing a Color Scheme:#04
November 2005: Creating Gift Books and Coordinated Papers
Creating paper:#04
November 2005: Creating Gift Books and Coordinated Papers
Striped and Plaid paper:#04
November 2005: Creating Gift Books and Coordinated Papers
Use of dots and circles in paper design: #25
August 2007: Dots
Patterns
Scan Line Pattern: #6
January 2006: Stamps on Steroids
Create mesh from bold to fine crochet using patterns#23
June 2007: Mesh Connection
Photo Techniques
Correct/enhance a very dark photo : #21
April 2007: Flights of Fancy
Decorative Pin from a photo: #15
October 2006: Pin It On!
Photo into a background: #4
November 2005: Creating
Gift Books and Coordinated Papers
Photo into a charm:#14
September 2006: Charming
Embellishments
Photo into a displacement map: #20
March 2007: Displacement
Magic
Ribbons
Create digital ribbons:#27
October 2007: Ribbons Galore!
Make a digital curled ribbon look realistic:#28
November 2007: Ribbon Curl
Rubber Stamps
Create a rubber stamp:#7
February 2006: Overlays & Stamps
Make a rubber stamp look realistic:#7
February 2006: Overlays & Stamps
Saving a File
Create a new JPEG file from a single layer within a multilayered
document: #3
October 2005: Creating Stained Glass Pages
Create a new PNG file from a single layer within a multilayered
document: #16
November 2006: Designer Templates
Selection Techniques
Selecting a tulle bow: #9
April 2006: Torn & Curled Edges
Shadows
Adjust shadow opacity in versions of Photoshop Elements earlier
than 5.0: #9
April 2006: Torn & Curled Edges
Custom shadow for curled torn edge:#9
April 2006: Torn & Curled Edges
Custom shadow for snow globe:#05
December 2005: Creating the Illusion of Glass
Decorative Pin stuck through paper shadow:#15
October 2006: Pin It On!
Displacement map for shadows:#20
March 2007: Displacement Magic
Shading for craft "paper" star: #17
December 2006: Star Ornaments
Shading for curled corners: #11
June 2006: Realistic Corner Curl
Shading for gold Christmas star: #17
December 2006: Star Ornaments
Shading with a gradient:#18
January 2007: Gradient tool tips & Tricks
Shapes Tools
To create border shapes: #13
August 2006: Beautiful Borders
To create craft "paper" star: #17
December 2006: Star Ornaments
To create digital "rubber stamps":#7
February 2006: Overlays & Stamps
To create "stained glass" outlines:#3
October 2005: Creating Stained Glass Pages
Snow Globe
How to creaqte a Snow Globe:#05
December 2005: Creating the Illusion of Glass
Special Effects
Angel wings:#21
April 2007: Flights of Fancy
Glint on a metal embellishment:#18
January 2007: Gradient tool tips & Tricks
Water reflections:#20
March 2007: Displacement Magic
Spherize Filter
Glass Pebbles:#05
December 2005: Creating the Illusion of Glass
Prepare photo for Snow Globe:#05
December 2005: Creating the Illusion of Glass
Stamps, Postage
From Photos: #6
January 2006: Stamps on Steroids
Scan line stamps: #6
January 2006: Stamps on Steroids
Stroke Outline
"Stained glass" outlines:#3
October 2005: Creating Stained Glass Pages
Templates (reusable page or shape images)
Craft "paper" star templates: #17
December 2006: Star Ornaments
Designing templates:#16
November 2006: Designer Templates
"Stained glass" outline:#3
October 2005: Creating
Stained Glass Pages
JPEG "grayscale" reusable templates:#16
November 2006: Designer Templates
PNG "quickpage" templates:#16
November 2006: Designer Templates
Printer templates for greeting cards:#19
February 2007: Greeting
Cards
Reducing the file size of templates:#16
November 2006: Designer Templates
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