If you like to use templates to speed your scrapbooking process, using ready-made templates have some draw-backs and could require additional steps to make them as flexible as you need. And to manipulate them one by one, manually, although it is easy, can be tedious.
This is why this script will be a time-saver as you can quickly convert that raster shape into a mask group, and then, repeat the process wherever you have a layer that is in a shape you would like to replicate with your photo or paper. Then, you have the flexibility to adjust those photos or papers the way you like them.
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This week, since the product added in the store is a tool, I chose to create another template like last week, with slats, but this time, you can showcase your little ghosts or goblins from last Halloween.
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Slats are fun ways to display images and templates are available in various stores, but do they have the word that YOU really need? How about having one with the city you visited, or the name of your grandchild?
As a sample, I created a template that is generic enough for you, as I can just assume that anyone has at least one photo of a vacation. The template is 3600x3600 pixels and includes two layers: one for the slats and one for the text, in case you want to make a title in a different color.
Whether you want to use it as a frame for a photo or a bit of a story, star-shape frames are not always easy to find, and even harder to customize. However, this script will allow you to use ANY straight ribbon you have to create that frame you were looking for.
Whether you are working with last year's photos, or prepare for the next Holidays' cards, you can use these 2 frames in png format. They are both about 3000 pixels so you can adjust their size to match your own project.
Halloween can be a time where you will want to create some themed elements. Cutouts can be fun and unique ways to display photos or create frames.
I created a full-size template with a cutout on top. You can use it as a mask on your image or you can fill it as a template by locking the transparency.
Do you like snow? Maybe or maybe not, but snow that is only on a project and not too cold could be fun to have.
For a sample, this week, I created some Christmas themed elements that you can use for your Christmas projects, but also for your upcoming Christmas cards. Decorate them as you wish, just like you would do with real snow sculptures!
Do you have a sweet tooth? this script is meant for you.
Since Halloween is coming soon, why not stock up on some treats for your next projects? I used traditional Halloween colors, like orange, black, purple to generate a series of candies for you. You get 10 wrapped candies, and 10 matching unwrapped candies. All of them are in png format and each candy is about 500 pixels in size so you can easily resize them.
Butterflies are elements that can be added to just about any project. Creating some might be fairly easy but when you are in a hurry and you want to create some using existing papers in a kit, it could be a little more tedious, especially if you want to create different ones every time.
As a sample, I created 8 full-size butterflies (about 900 pixels) in fall colors. They are in png format so you can place them wherever you want and you can also resize them, since they are fairly wide.
Creating pointy scale patterns, perfectly even is a very tedious task (try it!) but it is a unique design that could make your project stand out.
Since you can use solid colors but also gradients, I had fun using 3 different gradients that I had in my stash to create a "one-color" seamless tile and then filled a full-size paper. I think that the result is stunning, don't you think?
How about turning a simple shape into a fun scribble? That is what you can do with this script. Turn any shape, or text into a scribble. You can scribble the inside of the shape or the outer edge, or you can add an outline. Everything is available with 4 different scribbles: crayon, marker, crosshatch or loops.
Since it is that time of year when the kids are going back to school, maybe you have some school-related projects. How about these digits to add to your pages or cards?
If you wish you had your photos or scrapbook pages in a book, this is the script for you as it will use two of your pages to display them in an open book format.
As a sampler, this week, I created two masks using Particle Shop. One is round and one is square. Each mask image is 3600x3600 pixels in size but you can use them with any image of any size as it will adjust to the size of the image you will apply the mask on.
