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 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
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 …
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 …
Nov 19
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 …