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By: Leah {paperboutique}

Leah {paperboutique} — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 00:25:02 +0000

Hi Janet – I love your articles! I have a quick question for you…are those really YOUR albums up there in that picture? If so, where did you get them? Are they all 12×12?
Thanks so much for the great site!
Leah

By: Kim

Kim — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 05:36:54 +0000

Great idea with the family albums! I have done and am “trying” to keep doing family albums as well as albums for the kids (all 7 of them) and it’s getting really exhausting! My first 2 kids have really nice baby/toddler albums and some school ones as well, and kid #3 has some nice album layouts as well, it all started going downhill on baby #4! It is so much to keep up with and with all the goings on now with them, since now there are teenagers, a pre-teen, an some elementary kids in the mix as well as babies, I feel like it might be an early trip to the crazy ward if I try to keep it up! I love your idea so very much and think that will be so much easier on me and my life. Also, the fact that the kids can take the layouts they want when they leave home, I love that! I cannot believe I never thought of that. I too, love your albums, they are nice on the shelf. Thanks so much for all these great ideas/tips. I can honestly say that since going digi in my scrapping, I have gotten so many more layouts done than I ever did the paper way. It has totally amazed me! Yall are awesome! Keep it up!

By: Janine

Janine — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 14:34:46 +0000

I have written a shadow tutorial for PSE and PSCS3 users http://digitalscrapink.com/forum/showthread.php?t=29

By: Melissa

Melissa — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 01:45:45 +0000

For credits I use File Info in PSE and put the details in the copyrigh field of my psd file

By: Kelleigh

Kelleigh — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 22:37:23 +0000

So, what are your favorite shadow actions for PSE?

And, I’d love to know about your albums, too! Are the albums D-ring or post? Do you scrap 8×8, or are those 12×12? Do you print yourself?

By: denali

denali — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 21:52:52 +0000

In Paint Shop Pro I keep a running list in Image -> Image Information -> Creator Information, Description. From there I can copy & paste into any gallery. The best part is that the information is preserved in my .jpg files so I have the information even when I don’t have access to my layered files. Good stuff.

By: Su Hall

Su Hall — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 21:13:40 +0000

Hi, there, All,

Here is an idea I came up with:
When trying to keep track of each every one of the designers whose things you use, make DUPLICATES. As you open a new file, you usually make a copy so you don’t permanently mess up the original, right? (If you don’t, already, it is a good idea.) When you make the ‘working’ copy, make one more and put it in a new folder of it’s own, within your creation’s folder.

Add any notes by “text document’, such as url’s, website titles, notes on TOU’s, a brief description, etc. When done, all you have to do is go to that doc/folder and there it is. This way, you ascertain not only that you have included all the designers, but, the exact piece(s) you used.

For brushes, actions, styles, etc, that don’t come in a file that you have to open to use, make a duplicate/copy of the item after it’s use and place in this folder. “Text documents” don’t support images, just text, but,you could add the images in to the same folder as the text doc, if you need an image, too. If you don’t need any images, one ‘text doc’ will do the trick for an entire creation. Just remember to add the name, and any other info, for every source, as you go.

To open a new text document, go to “File” at the top-left of the pertinent window. Click on “New”, then, “Text Document”. Name it as you wish, then, be sure to “Save, or, Save As” after every entry. LOL I didn’t the first couple of times. Silly me!

I hope this helps someone. Thank you for the wonderful ideas!

By: Ana

Ana — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 15:53:49 +0000

For tracking credits, I create a notepad file for each of my PSD files. In it I write the credits (as soon as I finish a page) and sometimes the journaling (prior to adding it on the page, then I just copy and paste).

A friend of mine uses a tool in PS called note or something, it’s a similar approach to Janet’s hidden text layer, but it’s a note layer.

I also just delete the MACOSX folder and never had any problems with it.

By: Nancy (bluefiji97)

Nancy (bluefiji97) — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 14:41:51 +0000

I have another tip for keeping track of credits.

In PS (I use Elements)after creating my blank canvas, I go to File-Place and then navigate for my paper or element. It places it right onto the canvas (centered); identifies it in the layers palette, and there’s no need to close lots of windows afterward. I love this little trick. Hope it helps someone.

Thanks for all the great tips!