Sajestic Designs

If you ever had a doubt that learning the scopes of photography would be to overwhelming for a young teen or even a child then you better re-think those thoughts as children “nowadays” are teaching us! My kids teach me something new every single day it seems and when my daughter came to me with this look of accomplishment on her face I knew something was up. She had dived into PSPP Magazine and read the entire article on Macro Magic. Needless to say, she not only took it all in but she mastered it within a few hours. If you have a moment to spare head on over to Jecynda’s Gallery and get inspired by a young teen as she shows us the world through her eyes.

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Now this one made me think should it be a resource or should it be a digital scrap freebie? Well, the freebies are ready-to-use without the need to adjust the graphic at all. You just add it to your layouts and go show it off. A resource in my opinion is something you work with. You can adjust the color, warp it, take from it, add to it… etc. So, I decided to post this one as a resource.

The bow has been one of many many topics and one of the top asked questions in digital scrapbooking is - how do you make bows?! I decided to offer two ribbons I created in grey-scale. I’ve already taken you halfway there to creating your bow!

From the sample image, on the bow resource page, you will see two ways that I’ve used them to create a bow and a folded ribbon. Do to this in PSP simply make a rectangle selection from the ribbon and then paste it on a layer of it’s own. Use the warp tool to then mold it into the shape you want.

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Issue 04 has just been released! If you haven’t had a chance to grab back issues of this tutorial packed magazine then your definately missing out. As a tutorial writer for this magazine I -still- learn something new everyday. This issue highlights include:

Head on over to Imagine Publishing today to get your copy! While there I highly recommend visiting the user galleries from the magazine readers. There are definately some eye catching talent to be seen!

I’ve also added my Portfolio page. You can view it here.

What is Digital Scrapbooking?

If you have ever kept photos in an album and stuck stickers with a few written lines on it, then that is about as close to traditional scrapbooking as you can get. Scrapbooking has developed into a mainstream hobby for showing off photos in beautiful rich colors and breath-taking layouts. As computers have become more affordable and while digital cameras drop in price and their photo quality rises many of us have now become photographers as well. Graphic artists and creative hobbyists alike have combined both computer graphics and digital photographs to create what we now know as Digital Scrapbooking.

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Wow - Where does the time go? I am late getting this next set to you but as they say better late than never! This next set is one of my favorites. I created the brushes from my own swirly preset shape designs. I just love this look and it can be used for unlimited amounts of designing ideas. I have used them for borders and for background accents.

I do hope you can get some use out of them and if you do please do send me a sample of how you used them. I would love to see it! Send them to admin [at] sajesticdesigns [dot] com.

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You asked for it so I’m giving it!

I’m excited to announce that each weekend I will be adding to a growing list of PSP resources for your designing needs. Can you use them commercially? Of course you can! All I ask is that you please give credit so that other inspiring artists like yourself can enjoy them as well.

Don’t forget to send me a photo of finished products you’ve created using any of my resources to receive your special surprise gift! Send them to admin [at] sajesticdesigns [dot] com. Please use a working email address as it will be used to send your gift to.

To kickstart the resources section I’ve added my Sparkly Patterns. You can use them to fill anything from fonts to papers!

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So far we have covered on how to create embellishments as well as adding effects to photos. Now it’s time for creating paper. This weeks tutorial is very basic and can be taken to the extreme once you get the hang of it. You can take basic patterned paper and turn it into a fabulous piece with added texture.

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I have an advanced tutorial to share that focuses on working with more vectors. In this tutorial you will be given a sample of how I create my curly ribbons for digital scrapbook layouts. If your not familiar with vectoring in Paintshop Pro then I would encourage you to try a few simple basic tutorials that will give you an idea of how it works. I have a few basic tutorials that give a brief start one being the “Preset Shapes” where we go through the process of creating a basic shape using nodes. Once you get the hang of it you will find that vectors are extremely powerful and excellent in graphic work.

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If only vacation time could last forever… but if that were the case would we appreciate it as much? I wouldn’t have any complaints about living an easy life style by just kicking back without worry.
I will be documenting my experiences through digital layouts. This is a huge project I have planned and will hopefully have it finished sometime by the end of the summer holidays. I will be creating and designing the elements and the layouts from scratch so I am also hoping to get some tutorials written along the way to show you just how I did it.

As mentioned before, I appreciate any feedback good or bad. If you have a request for tutorials in Paintshop Pro please don’t hesitate to ask. I would love to help. Simply write to admin [at] sajesticdesigns [dot] com.

I’ll be away until the second week of July. Until then, take care everyone!