I love making my own greetings cards and thought that the card challenges would be a lot of fun. I have a lot of paper and pens...and the other things one would need to make great cards. I found myself trying to keep up with what is new on the market... then I realize all the stuff, the papers, glue, and stamps were getting very costly and I was running out of space to store it all.
That is when I decided to make elements for my cards in Paint Shop Pro aka PSP. PSP is a software that I have been teaching myself since version 3. Now using version 13 I have learned that the program can also create images and paint them as well. Light bulb went off...why not use it to make my cards and not just some elements for the cards. And so digital card making began for me...and boy has it saved me money.
This blog now consist of my creations that I have made using nothing but PSP. I found the challenge for me is to teach myself how to meet the different card challenges within PSP.
Well that is how all this digital stuff began...Just thought I share.
Jaggs
Saturday, December 4, 2010
Season Greetings
When I saw the sketch from Friday Sketch it just screamed snow globe. I made this shaker card for the following challenges:
Visiting here from Michele's PSP site. I love your cards and especially the watercolor background on your site! I'm trying to incorporate some of my artwork with digital art. I love scanning something I've done and finishing it digitally (and reproducing it to get more mileage out of my efforts!) Like you, I love making cards too.
Question for you - how do I or can I make a template in Corel PSP (using X2 on win7) for certain card sizes? What I'm doing now is creating the card front as one file and the inside as a separate file. Is there a better option? I haven't quite been able to figure out how to make the print layouts work for me. Maybe there is a plugin or something? I would so appreciate any suggestions to make this process a little easier.
Wow!! What an amazing project! It's perfect for all the details. I do love it!! Thanks for join us at SMC, hope to see you next time. Hugs, ~darling Ho~
this is beautiful!!! :)
ReplyDeleteThis is stunning, absolutely gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteOMG this card is amazing!!! Beautiful:)
ReplyDeleteStunning! Thanks for joining us at digi Doodle Shop's Best.
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas
Julie
Love your shaker card with the snowflakes, great job. Thanks for playing with us at sew many challenges this week....
ReplyDeleteVery cool look! No pun intended. :) Thanks so much for joining us this week at Digi Doodle Shop's Best!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous. Thank you for joining us at Digi Doodle Shop's Best.
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Cathy
xxxxx
Visiting here from Michele's PSP site. I love your cards and especially the watercolor background on your site! I'm trying to incorporate some of my artwork with digital art. I love scanning something I've done and finishing it digitally (and reproducing it to get more mileage out of my efforts!) Like you, I love making cards too.
ReplyDeleteQuestion for you - how do I or can I make a template in Corel PSP (using X2 on win7) for certain card sizes? What I'm doing now is creating the card front as one file and the inside as a separate file. Is there a better option? I haven't quite been able to figure out how to make the print layouts work for me. Maybe there is a plugin or something? I would so appreciate any suggestions to make this process a little easier.
Dianne would you please email me at jaggs@att.net so we can discuss your dilemma....
ReplyDeleteJaggs
WOW!! What a lovely card!
ReplyDeleteThanks for joining us at Digi Doodles shop`s Best
Hugs ~ Tine
Love the colours and snowy effect.Great card.Thanks for joining us at Digi Doodle Shop's Best :D
ReplyDeleteLisa x
Beautiful card. I love that it is a shaker box.
ReplyDeleteThanks for joining us at Sew Many Challenges.
Mari
Wow!! What an amazing project! It's perfect for all the details. I do love it!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for join us at SMC, hope to see you next time.
Hugs, ~darling Ho~
This is just beautiful. I love this card! :) what a brilliant shaker card :)
ReplyDeleteThis is just wonderful - it's like a house from a fairytale!
ReplyDeleteThanks for joining us at DDSB
What a beautiful card, and a wonderful idea - thank you so much for joining us at Stamp Something :) x
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