Cassel Remember that we will be holding a PSP topic chat, today, at the DST chatroom.
Date: September 5th
Time: 3pmET (check this world clock for the time in your area)
Location: DST Chatroom
Topic: Playing with vectors
So come on over and have a chitchat with other PSPers.
Do you have some school related layouts to do? Would you like to add some journalling within particular school related shapes? Now you can do it with these text paths. You can use them on their own, using the detailed instructions included, or you can use them with the Text Wrapping script that will do most of the work for you (of course, YOU still have to compose the text!)
You get 12 paths with matching shape templates. You can keep the lines or hide them. You can use the templates to add some contrasting papers or create an outline. Or you can simply not use them at all.
They are available in my stores: Creation Cassel, Do It Digi and DigiScrap Warehouse.
And for a chance to win this set, go add your name to the RAK thread at DST. You still have until Monday night to add your name.
Nadine has played with some of those shapes and did this lovely layout using the globe shape/path. Isn’t that gorgeous? She used Merkeley Designs' Hey Lady and It's Pink.
If you are not a gold type of person, maybe silver will suit you better? Of course, you can still have both! These picture tubes will help you create delicate or ordinary silver chains. The step is set to give you the look on the preview, but you can surely experiment and get different result. Why not? This set includes 10 different tubes to install in your tube folder and to use just like a pen: draw anywhere, and create a chain as you draw. The zip file also includes a flare (and this flare is a little different than the one in the Gold Chains set so, no duplicate).
These tubes are available in my store: Creation Cassel and Do It Digi. Remember that the sale price is in effect only until Sunday night.
In case you would want a chance to win this set, you can go over to this thread in the DST forum and add your name to the thread, telling me which chain you prefer.
How about a little sampler? Check out these. They are 4000 pixels long chains. Use them to attach charms, or hold any other precious elements. They are in png format so anyone can use them.
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Did you like the rope tubes that were released in the last few weeks? But i am sure you would love to have something more sophisticated than ropes, right? So, how about some gold? These tubes will let you create fantastic necklaces, bracelets or any other precious elements. Use them in straight lines, in freeform, along a path or around a shape. You get 10 different tubes. Use the default settings to get the look like in the preview or change the step or the size for different looks. The zip also includes one flare so that your jewellery can really shine!
You can find those in my stores: Creation Cassel and Do It Digi.
For a chance to win this set of tubes, go add your name to the RAK thread at DST here. (now… if you are not a PSP user and want to join in the fun anyways, go add your name; you might not win the set but you might win something else *hint*hint*)
Now, whether you are a PSP user or not, you can enjoy some gold anyways.
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Now, what do you think i have in stock for future releases???
If you ever wanted to print your layouts either for individual pages or in a photo book, you needed to know how to add some “extra” margin around your design. Have you ever wondered why printers will ask you to add some margin, just to trim them after? To put it simply, it is too hard to be perfectly exact when trimming the paper, and if the cutter is just a few pixels short of the edge, you will get a tiny unsightly white line along that border. Having the paper or the design wider where the printer can cut in, will make sure that there is no such white line. But what if you dont add such a margin (called “bleed”)? The risk is that it will trim INSIDE your margin and you MIGHT loose some details if they are on the edge (like fine borders, journaling, etc.).
All that to tell you why it is important to have a bleed around your pages before you send to print. But what if you did your whole layout, and forgot to add the bleed? If you still have the layered file, it should be fairly easy to enlarge the background paper while leaving the more meaningful details intact. But what if you do not have those layered formats, for whatever reason? This script will take any jpg image and add a margin around it, in matching colors. You even have the option to choose different margin for each side so that you can match the specifications required by any printing service.
Someone mentioned that she had made paper scrap pages and photographed them. Of course, this will give only a flattened image, with no margin. This script would be perfect for her, dont you think?
This script is available in my stores: Creation Cassel and Do It Digi.
If you want a chance to win this script, just go add your name to the RAK thread at DST and tell me why you need this script. I will draw for a winner Monday night.
This is my third set of Rope tubes. If you are a regular PSP user, you know that directional tubes will allow you to literally “draw” wherever you want, however long you want. Just doodle with the tube and you will get a rope along the way. You get 10 different types of twisted ropes, mostly neutral kinds.
These tubes work with PSP 8 and up.
They are available in my store: Creation Cassel.
And here is your free sample. This set includes 3 PSD layered files with shadows in separate layers if you want to use them. They were all made with the Twisted Rope tubes.
You will get one tag tie, one bow and one star frame.
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Last week, i released a script that allowed you to write within the boundaries of a preset shape, but this week, i am providing you with two sets of such preset shapes. The templates are identical, but the path has wider or narrower spacing and you can choose either one, depending on whether you have a lot to say or less. Although the Text Wrapping script is only working for PSP 9 and up, these path can be used starting with PSP8. They can be used with the script (if you have PSP9 and up) but they also work on their own, if you follow the detailed directions included. It is a bit more tedious, but at least, you CAN do it now, unlike before, since PSP does not have that feature available on its own.
Each set includes 12 layered templates: one layer is just a template that you can use or not (that is your option), and the other layer has a Path object that you will use to type your text on so it stays inside the boundaries. You do not have to start at the very top either. If you decide, say, to start on the third line, and use only the bottom part of the path, it is fine. You can also resize the path/template if you find it too big (they are all about 3000 pixels in height), or stretch/narrow it if you find it too narrow/wide for your need. (just make sure you do not flip it or mirror it as you will get pretty odd results!)
These sets are available in my stores: Creation Cassel and Do It Digi.
And if you want a chance to win those, check the Happy Place at DST and add your name to the thread. I will draw for a winner on Monday night.
Do you sometimes, wish you could place text within a shape and have the text automatically wrap to the next line? You know that PSP does not have that feature. So, do you find yourself having to add spaces here and there to make the text somewhat fit the shape or the space you want to use? This script will now do it for you. Use one of the multiline shaped paths included (others will be made available soon), enter your text, and run the script. You can modify the size of the shape if you want and the text will fit that size/shape. If you want to add another paragraph, just go ahead. (be sure to read the instructions before using this script for better results and no frustration!).
Available at my stores: Creation Cassel, and Do It Digi.
And if you want a chance to win this script, go add your name to the RAK thread at DST. I will draw for one winner on Monday night.
Get a closer look at what this Lace Edge #3 can do. Grab this set of three templates edged with some of the lace “characters”. Each template is a png format, and about 2400 pixels in size. It is up to you to resize it if you want.
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Now, you can create some delicate edges on any element you want with this Lace Edge Font. Yes, it is a FONT, so it means that you can use it even if you are not a PSP user. As long as your program can support outside fonts, you can use this one. Being a font, it is a vector, meaning that you can create a border in any size you want, without distortion. Choose the color, the length, follow a path if your program can do that. Use as the edge of a frame, border some ribbons, make it as stitching, the possibilities are endless.
You can grab it in my stores here: Creation Cassel, and Do It Digi.
Carole (aka Cassel) has been creating scripts, and other products specifically for PaintShop Pro users for over 15 years. She has also been teaching digital scrapbooking and PaintShop Pro for many years.
