Sunday, April 25, 2010
Friday, April 16, 2010
Tutorial - Making a Repeating Pattern

1. Choose the size of the repeat
3. Size and Duplicate
4. Line up on the Axis
Line up the first element on the bottom left axis (x: 0; y: 0)
5. Line up the second element
7. Place them on the edge
8. Fill in the gaps!
9. Save and create pattern
I save the pattern as a .png file to create an overlay later. If you use save for web mode make sure you change the image size! The default is pretty small. For this 6 inch pattern I save it at 1200 x 1200 pixels. Then I opened the pattern in Photoshop Elements, defined pattern (Edit, define pattern) then created a 12" paper and filled a layer with the pattern. Add texture, color, styles, etc. to create the design.
So much fun! This really makes a difference for me being comfortable making repeating patterns! I hope it helps you! If you found the tutorial useful please leave a comment, and better yet leave a link to something you made using the technique! Happy scrapping!
Saturday, April 10, 2010
Mat Templates

Included in this kit are 5 bracket mats, 3 scalloped circle mats, and 4 scalloped square mats, for a total of 12 mats.
Layer styles and overlays not included. Commercial use ok.
Rainy Days
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