Scraps Of Mind

July 16th 2008

Paper, Digital or Hybrid Scrapbooker

Last October tried a poll on Scraps of Mind to see what kind of scrapbooking we all do.

Unfortunately the plug-in I used was flaky and I couldn’t access the results to tell you what they were.

Well it’s nine months later and there are a lot of new readers on Scraps of Mind, so maybe it’s time to try again.

So what kind of Scrapbooker are you?

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How would you describe your scrapbooking?

I think I’ve covered all the options. but if you can think of any I should have included, let me know in the comments and I’ll update the poll.

And if you are a regular reader of Scraps of Mind you’ll probably have guessed that my response is No 6. Bring it on! I love it all. But I do confess that if I had to choose only one type of scrapbooking (and thank God that I don’t) then it would be digital scrapbooking.

Digital scrapbooking is what finally convinced me that I was creative. And for that I will always be grateful.

So let’s see where you fit into the scrapbooking melting pot.

And why not share some of your thoughts on your favorite style of scrapbooking in the comments section below.

Texture Tuesday with Wildheart

Wildheart of Wildheart’s Works brings you Texture Tuesday. Wildheart is a Paintshop Pro expert, but I know you’ll enjoy the tips and tricks even if you’re not a PaintShop Pro user. And you’ll find plenty of ideas to help you work with textures in your own program. In fact in this week’s segment she actually converts a Photoshop tutorial to Paint Shop Pro.

How to Make a Clean Car Look Dirty

I wanted to do something a little different this week.

I wanted to see how I could manipulate a car paint job using Paint Shop Pro to make it look like it hadn’t been washed.

This is really easy to do. You simply find a car image that is free to use on the internet, save it and open it up in Paint Shop Pro and then crop it as tightly as you can so you have the smallest area possible to work with. You don’t want to crop it too much though, so pay close attention to how you use the crop tool.

When you’re done you want to go into your color pallet and choose a light brown or light orange color. Choose a brush to work with. I used a brush I found called Tha Brush Set. You should be able to Google this to find it.

Then I just simply started adding smoke to the paint job, you will need to adjust the brush size accordingly to get into the smaller areas. I briefly want to mention that a brownish orange will also work. Whatever you can find that looks as close to a rust color possible is preferable.

This is the car I used and how it looked before.

And this is the car after I manipulated it.

There are other things that you can do, like use the selection tool to cut out the wheels to make it look like the car has no wheels. You could also take the hood off perhaps. That would take some real close work with an eraser tool. Or maybe use a grunge brush to give the chrome a rusty look.
The possibilities are endless.

The Brilliante Weblog Award

Pat from the Life of LoonyHiker blog has awarded me the Brilliante Weblog award.

Apart from being a very flattering award, I love the bling!

Not a bad little rock, eh?

The rules of the award are:
1. The winner can put the logo on her blog.
2. Link the person you received your award from.
3. Nominate at least 7 other blogs.
4. Put links of those blogs on yours.
5. Leave a message on the blogs of the girls you’ve nominated

So now here’s a list of blogs I’m passing the Brilliante Weblog Award on to:

Cen’s Loft: June runs a vibrant, happening blog with lots of scrapbook layouts. And she is generous with her freebies.

Patchscrap: Corina is a great all round crafter and scrapbooker. She’s been a long time reader of Scraps of Mind, almost since I started it. And is a regular commenter.

Scrapbook Ideas: Jess runs a cool blog about all things scrapbooking with lots of tips and tutorials.

Sparky’s Scratches: Antoinette lives in the Netherlands and has a picture of Tower Bridge, London on her blog banner. Go Figure. She’s been a prolific commenter on Scraps of Mind for a long time and when she’s not blogging about scrapbooking (and offering the occasional freebie) she’s writing cool reviews about West End shows.

HummiesWorld: Hummie runs a great digital scrapbooking web site and blog. She has some cool tutorials and is also the mastermind behind the Digital Scrapbooking Blog Carnival

9999 Ways of Scrapbooking: Olga is an accidental scrapbooker accidentally living in Ireland. She scrapbooks and designs using the Gimp and she’s the second most prolific commenter on Scraps of Mind.

The Legacy Lady: Like myself, Kayla loves to teach others the skills of digital scrapbooking and to help them discover the scope of what they can do. She is passionate about leaving a legacy and a strong advocate of journaling on your scrapbook layouts.

Dreamscrapper: Dreamscrapper runs a great digital scrapbooking blog where she shares her layouts, designs and some freebies. She’s been a stalwart commenter on Scraps of Mind for many months.

One blog that I would have liked to add to this list is Tink’s Tribulations. Tink is the most prolific commenter on Scraps of Mind and has been a huge supporter over the last couple of years. I really appreciate that. Let’s face it, it can be a lonely business blogging each day without comments to encourage you. Unfortunately I can’t nominate Tink…because she was the one who nominated Pat.

I’ve enjoyed using this award as an opportunity to say thank you to some of the top supporters of Scraps of Mind. I know there are many more of you out there, And I thank you also for being regular readers and followers of what I write. Without you, there would be no point.

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