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 …
Tag Archive: designs
Dec 21
Tiling Techniques for Background Creation in the GIMP
(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 10
Computer Storage
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 08
Making your own Pyramid Papers
This is simple and fun, once you have the hang of it you will be able to make square, round, oval and rectangular pyramid papers from almost any image you like. Again we will be using Paintshop Pro 8 (newer version is Corel PaintShop Photo Pro X3) to make these but it should be possible …
Nov 19
Finding Free Craft Downloads
Everyone likes something for nothing and that includes Crafters The Internet is awash with freebies which will be of interest to Crafters. Millions of designs, Computer Programmes, How to Videos, Advice and lots more… there are a couple of notes of caution however: Keep It Legal. There is a lot of stuff out there which …
Nov 19
Choosing a Graphics Programme
Choosing the correct graphics programme can be very important especially if you intend to do a lot of work on it. A good programme with help you create designs, alter photos (for publicity) and even do mock-ups of possible projects. I like to use a graphics programme which can use layers. As I do quite …




