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New script – Honeycombs

January 15, 2021April 1, 2017 by Cassel

Honeycomb pattern script for Paintshop Pro Have you ever tried to make a seamless honeycomb pattern? It is a bit challenging because you can't create a square tile that will be seamless. It has to be rectangular, and with the various color combinations, the rectangle can't always be the same size. That is a headache, and that is probably many people wanting a honeycomb pattern had to rely on pre-made templates. But that is still limiting, don't you think?

That is why I created this script. In fact, it was a real challenge in itself to code the script since everything we "think" and "see", has to be coded in mathematical formula. And the math is quite different from what is involved in a triangle or a square! In any case, i had to ask my son to help me with that math AND we had to use Google to confirm it. However, PSP had some little quirks that prevented me from using the straightforward calculations. Go figure!

But in the end, you get a script that will create a full page of honeycombs in various color patterns. You can have the individual hexagons in alternating colors (by row or by column) or you can have them randomly selected. But there is more : you can have a gradient (of any kind) drawn as a base and the honeycombs would pick the color of each individual location to make some very interesting effects.

Get this script in the store: Honeycombs

Here are some more samples done with this script:

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As a sample of what this script can do, I started with a palette of 3 spring colors: yellow, pink and purple, and generated four fun patterns for you. They are full size papers so you can cut them out, use them as frames, or just as a background for your next spring theme project.

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New script – Hammered Metal

March 6, 2021March 11, 2017 by Cassel

If you like jewelry, you will love this script to create gold or silver elements.

You will get a hammered texture on your piece based on the black and white design you will start with: the white area will be hammered while the black area will stay smooth.

What can you create? You can use any design so your element can be any shape and any size. You can create tags, coins, word plates, frames and more.

Get this script in the store: Hammered Metal

As a free sample, I created some "tags" illustrating some common life events (first day of school, first car, graduation, new baby, new house, trip/retirement) that you can use for your various projects.

Each element is 500 pixels so you can size them down to fit your need.

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New script – Custom Seal

January 18, 2021January 27, 2017 by Cassel

Do you like the look of a nice "official" seal to put on your project but can't find one in the color you want? Or would you like to find one that has the name of your child, or the name of the city you visited, or the specific date of your last vacation?

Of course, you can't find those in ready-made seals, but you can create your own with this script.

Use any color you want, any text, any design and even any font.

Grab this script in the store and start creating your own custom seals: Custom Seal

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Since February is coming, and so is Valentine Day, I decided to create a few seals that you could use either on scrapbook pages about your loved one or on custom card or design you might create for him/her.

They are about 1000x1000 pixels so they are large enough to use as is or size down if you need to.

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New script – Puffy Paint

January 18, 2021December 16, 2016 by Cassel

Now, you can use your Paintshop Pro to add a fun line of puffy paint around an edge of a shape or a letter.

You can replicate that uneven look of puffy paint in various colors or thickness, with this script.

Add an outline around any shape or draw your own lines and convert them to puffy paint look.

Every run of the script will give you a different look because of the random feature coded in the script.

Get this fun script in the store: Puffy Paint

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As a sampler of what you can get with this script, I created a set of digits in "white". You can easily fill them in with the color of your choice for a different look.

Since it is white, you can also consider them as icing digits. And why not fill them with our own Sprinkles?

Each digit is about 400 pixels high in PNG format.

A complete set will be available in the newsletter, so keep an eye on it, this coming Sunday.

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New tubes – Holiday Charms

January 18, 2021December 10, 2016 by Cassel

Sometimes, for the holidays, you need a little delicate touch. These charms are just what you need.

These are picture tubes will allow you to draw the chain however you want, and the charms will be evenly spaced along that chain.

Use the settings that come with the picture tubes for an even spacing, but if you want to be a bit wild, you can change the selection mode to Random, and that will place the charms in a random spacing and random order too.

You get a set of golden trees, golden snowflakes, white snowflakes, coloured snowmen, and coloured stockings.

Get these tubes in the store: Holiday Charms

For a chance to win this set of tubes, tell me what other shapes you would like to have as charms. I will announce the winner in the newsletter, next week. Not a subscriber yet? Not a problem. You can register here and it is free (and you only get one email per week). There will also be an additional surprise for winner as their wish will come true and i'll create a set of charms in that shape. And EVERYONE who will comment will get it. So you better add your suggestion!

For the sample, this week, I created a double swag with the white snowflakes.

The element is 3300 pixels wide and in png format so it can be used with other programs if you want a chance to look closely at those elements.

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New tubes – Christmas Strings

January 18, 2021December 2, 2016 by Cassel

Adding holiday decorations is always fun, and even better when you do it digitally.

With these strings, you can draw the string as long as you want, in any shape you want to suit your project or your element.

Create frames, decorate windows, or even wrap your relative in one of those.

Choose between bells, candy canes or stars in various Christmas colors. What will you do?

Grab those tubes in the store: Christmas Strings

Would you like to get this set for free? Give me ideas of OTHER elements you would like to see in a string. Post your suggestions in the comments below. I'll pick a winner and announce it in the newsletter next week. Not a subscriber yet? Not a problem. You can register here and it is free (and you only get one email per week).

This week, for a sampler, I used several products from the store to create a decorated wooden window. I used the Wooden Window script, the Christmas lights and the Christmas strings.

Both the window AND the decoration are on separate files so you can use them separately or together.

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Christmas Lights – PSP Tubes

January 18, 2021November 26, 2016 by Cassel

How about adding some Christmas lights to your project?

If you are looking for ready made elements, they might be the wrong color for your goal, or the wrong length, or the wrong shape.

But with these tubes, you can "draw" a light string any way you want.

You get a total of 12 sets to play with and combine if you want.

Get them in the store: Christmas Lights

Would you like to get those strings for free? Tell me, in the comments below, how you would use them in your project. I will pick a random winner among those who comment and will announce it in the newsletter, next week. Not a subscriber yet? Not a problem. You can register here and it is free (and you only get one email per week).

As a sampler, I created several oval frames using 5 monochrome sets and one multicolored set.

All the sets are drawn along the exact same path so you can overlap some frames to combine 2 or 3 colors that you might prefer.

All the frames are in PNG format.

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New script – Letter Stamps

January 18, 2021November 18, 2016 by Cassel

You can now create a fun title or text using individual stamps that will display letters, digits, abbreviations or words.

You can create your own sets to match your kit (as a designer) or generate only the letters/digits/words that you need for your particular project. Choose the color and the fonts that suits your project or your palette.

The random patterns picked by the script will make a fun series of stamps.

You can create stamps for single letters or digits or use them for text elements that have more than one character.

Get this script in the store: Letter Stamps

What would you write with this script? Would you rather create individual alphabets or add words instead? Tell me in the comments below and i'll pick a winner to be announced next week in the newsletter. Not a subscriber yet? Not a problem. You can register here and it is free (and you only get one email per week).

How about a way to date all the photos and pages you will be doing in December?

You can use these stamps for each date from December 1 to 31, 2016.

You get all the dates from 1 to 31, the month of December and the 2016 year. Whether you create a single layout that needs a date, or a series of 31 pages, you have everything needed to date them.

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New script – Playdough

January 18, 2021November 11, 2016 by Cassel

As a child, you likely have played with playdough (or plasticine). You must have created textures, poked your finger in it, rolled it to make snakes and used cookie cutters to create various shapes.

Now, with this script, you can replicate that fun effect with any shape and color (even multicolored elements).

The script will generate a texture based on a texture tile but also a random array of settings, making each run create a slightly different texture.

You can choose one of 4 thickness, which will be more appropriate with the size of the project, or the size of the individual element.

The script will even add a drop shadow on a separate layer. If you like that shadow, just keep it. If you prefer to add your own, you can do so too.

Get this script in the store: Playdough.

What kind of designs would you create with this script? Would you write text? Create long and twisted "snakes"? cut out shapes? Tell me in the comments below. I'll pick a winner and will announce it next week. Not a subscriber yet? Not a problem. You can register here and it is free (and you only get one email per week).

For a sampler, I created a "hand drawn" alphabet for you. I used three fall colors.

Since several letters were created with overlapping segments, the drop shadows were added to each of them.

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What project will you crate with those?

New script – Custom Kit Labels

January 18, 2021November 4, 2016 by Cassel

If you are creating kits, you will want to use this script to create a variety of labels in just a few seconds. Keep the ones that you like, and discard the others.

If you are just using a ready made kit, you can create a few labels based on the papers of your project. Pick the one or two that you prefer and you will get a perfect match.

You can choose any paper, any size, any shape, and have any color in the center. The script will create a variety of labels with random combinations of the different options you will have picked.

You can get this script in the store: Custom Kit Labels

What would be your favorite shape for labels? would you prefer to have circles, squares, rectangles, ellipses or something else? Tell me in the comments below for a chance to win this script. The winner will be announced in the newsletter, next week. Not a subscriber yet? Not a problem. You can register here and it is free (and you only get one email per week).

As a sampler, I ran the script using 5 papers from the kit Enchanted Autumn from Marisa Lerin. This set includes 15 different labels, ranging in size between 600 and 1000 pixels. Some are round, some are oval, some are square and some are rectangular.

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