Dec 26
There are many times when crafters will need to find a graphic or and image in a hurry. To make that last minute card, as part of a bigger design, to use as a digi stamp etc. There are lots of places to get there free designs on the internet BUT if you aren’t …
Dec 24
This tutorial with show you how to make your own inserts for card making. Using the same technique you can make a wide variety of sheets. This is a very simple method which you should pick up in no time at all. First of all you need to find a suitable backing paper and if …
Dec 23
This tutorial will show you how to make text with some nice effects. Great for both card making and scrap booking. As you go through you will be able to increase the size of any of the pictures by just clicking on them. We are using Paintshop Pro (v8) but you will be able to …
Dec 21
(remember most images in the tutorial can be clicked on to make them larger) For most of the functions that you can access from the menu in Gimp there are usually Hot-key short-cuts to the same function which are shown in the menu and which, when you get used to remembering them, can save you …
Dec 17
Many people are nervous about shopping on the internet, will their Credit/Debit Card Details be safe, will they actually get the goods they order, will they be able to do anything if it all goes wrong. All these are reasonable worries and, although you can never be 100% safe, there is much you can do …
Dec 12
Shopping on the Internet can be quite fun and often quite financially rewarding. You can look around many more sites quicker (and warmer) than you could shops and therefore compare a lot more prices. Internet companies (or companies with an internet site) also seem to have more special offers, often Internet only. This is probably …
Dec 10
As crafters we often like to store a large number of designs. You might buy a lot of these on CDs which, as we know, can be easily scratched. Copying them elsewhere, for your personal use, is not only legal, it is also advisable. These, together with all the images we download off the internet, …
Dec 09
As with many of the techniques on this site this may seem a little complicated at first. However by working through it carefully or better still following the steps and doing it at the same time all will soon make sense with some wonderful results. First we need to open the image we wish …
Dec 08
To make a gradient backing paper we are going to use Paintshop Pro. Other programmes such as GIMP and Photoshop will work in a very similar way although particular controls may be in different places. First of all we have to make a blank sheet. Go to File and then New. A box will pop …
Dec 03
Blogger isn’t the only free blog site out there but it is by far the most popular. Take a look on it and you will find 1,000 of crafters displaying their creations, showing different techniques and discussing all aspects of crafting. Blogging has become popular because it is a fairly simple way of creating your …