Four Frames and Samples

Today I'm giving away four different frames that you can apply styles to. I'm also giving away as freebies a sample of each one with a style already applied to it.

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To get the templates, please go:

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Have fun creating your own frames!
Patricia.
 

Buttons & Templates

I'm giving you a few template buttons, and I show you how they look when you apply styles to them.
Some of the buttons came from photos, some from a shape I cut out and then applied bevels to it, and then the style.

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I'm also giving you the thread to cover the holes, if you want to do that. You'll just have to colorize the thread with whatever color you want.
Another thing you can do is mask a paper on the button, like I did with two of the stars. If you do that you have to play in the layer window and see if you want to use 'overlay' or something else. It's all about trial and error, sometimes.
Have fun!
Patricia.

8 Brads and a Template

Today's freebie is actually a bunch. I had the template from http://starsunflowerstudio.blogspot.com/. It was a grab file for commercial use. I've modified the template to make it easier for someone that has Elements to use.
To use the template, put the image under the clear round frame, then with your eraser tool take out what you don't want to see, then save as a .png.

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The download link will take you to Minus.com, where you can download the file for free, at its original size. If I leave it here you won't get a 300 dpi like it should be. They're 1.25" across.
I hope you can make your own brad with this template (center). Enjoy!
Patricia.
 

#1 Mom Tag

I thought I might do something with a round tag. I had this round one and decided to give it a texture, so I used a linen paper I got from the now gone Atomic Cupcake, and masked it over the tag (Ctrl + G). Then I colorized it (Ctrl + U). I added a folded ribbon I had and colorized it the same way.
I'm giving you the template for that particular tag plus ribbon, so you can make your own.
Again, you can just add letters, or a picture, or clip art, or decorate it with anythink you already have (buttons, flowers, pearls). The sky's the limit.
I used Ultra font, and gave the letters a foil style effect.

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Enjoy!
Patricia.

Watermelon Tag

Here's something that just came together by itself. I wanted to give out a tag, I just didn't know what it would look like. I was going through my styles and decided to use this one I'd made at the beginning of summer.
So, you get a sample and the tag with the ribbon. I used Trinigan font in the sample, but you can add different things to it: a saying, clip art, whatever your heart desires.

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I hope you like using this freebie. As always, it's only for personal use. Thanks!
Patricia.

Bottle Caps

I'm sure you've had plenty of these at home:

And maybe you've been inspired to make something like this:

I know. At this point you're saying: "Hey, are you turning this site into a crafting place?"
I'll say 'No, my friend.' What I'm trying to do is show you how to turn this:

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Into these:



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Cool, no?
The top left I made by just masking a flower picture on the template cap I made.
I got the cap by painstakingly turning the bottle and pulling on it until it came off. I didn't want to ruin the cap. Crazy, I know.
After masking the picture, I went to the layer palette and changed it to hard light, that brought up the colors of the flower. Opacity: 80%
The second one, I pushed Control + U and colourized the cap to a nice chartreuse, then added letters and symbols with my Type tool. I used Ravie and Scrap Cursive fonts. After that, it was easy to use styles on them.
The third one was a clip art I had so I masked it on the template. I changed the layer to an overlay, and 75% opacity, because it was hard to see the cap.
The last one is a jpg picture that I masked like the clip art. Hard light, 75%.
Above you can follow the link and find the template, if you choose to make some of your own. It's about 6" square, 300 dpi. If you do, send me pics and I'll post them here.
Good luck!
Patricia.

Summer is Here

It seems that summer is going to reign forever. But it's going out soon, even if the signs are not there yet.
I made these two signs using Flavors font, which is good for commercial use. I try to find fonts that are good looking and are not some you'll find in just anyone's computer.
I added a water style and this is done.
The flower I got from a shape collection.

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I hope you're enjoying your summer!
Patricia.

Go Team USA

I've been slow to do anything. Here. Anywhere. The Olympics are taking my time. I love watching them!
In any case, today's freebie is an offering to this summer's games.
The ribbon and bow were just grey, so I masked an American flag paper I had over them.
The heart I made from a shape. Doubled up the shape, used different styles in each portion. Cool, right?
The phrase is done with Goudy Stout font. Then I applied a glassy style on it.

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Have a fun week!
I'll try to post something else. Maybe.
Patricia.