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New script – Smooth Overlay

January 19, 2021August 8, 2014 by Cassel

Sometimes, you might want to add a little texture to a paper without making it too bold. In those cases, you might want just something to give a slightly variegated look but you don’t want to use the same overlays over and over again.

This script will actually create a brand new overlay for you, in seconds, and it will always be different, from one run to the other. The script will adjust to the size of your paper, so you can work with a small, tagger-size paper, or a full size 3600x3600 pixels paper.

The overlay will be left on a separate layer so you can adjust the opacity or the blend mode (or both) depending on the color of the paper and its pattern, and the overall effect you want to achieve.

You can grab this script FOR FREE, in the store as Smooth Overlay.

This week, there is obviously no need to do a giveaway since the script is already free anyways. Don’t you think?

For a free sample (and this is mostly for our non-PSP-using friends), i made one overlay in PNG format that can be used the way you want: adjust the blend mode, or the opacity. Apply it to a paper, or use part of it to add variations on a ribbon, a tag, a frame, etc.

What else could you use it for?

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New script – Glass Marbles

January 19, 2021August 1, 2014 by Cassel

Marbles are common in games for the young and not so young. Although i never played marbles, as in the formal game, i have played with them as in lining them up, making them roll on various paths, etc.

If you want to create a “digital marble” for a kit, or a layout, where will you find it? And if you find it, will it be the right color for your project?

Maybe you can find a template where you can choose your own colors? That is good for the color, but you will be limited in the design.

This script will ask you to choose between 1 and 6 colors, so you can start with a photo, a paper, or a palette for those chosen colors. From there, it will combine those colors randomly, and create a different swirl for each of them. You will never have two identical marbles, even if you are using the same colors.

Create between 5 and 25 marbles in one run. If some of them don’t look good to you, just discard them.

You can have the script generate the marbles in size ranging from 100 to 300 pixels. And once they are done, you can also size them down if you want to use them as glass pearls.

Grab this script HERE (before you lose your marbles!)

Do you want a chance to win this script? IN THE COMMENTS BELOW, tell me what is your favorite color for marbles. Since this script is so easy to run, i will create marbles for EVERYONE who will post a comment below with their color (whether you are a PSP user or not).

Do you want to know who won the Puzzle script from last week? Check out the newsletter!

Since i didn’t have a way to determine what color would be best for anyone’s project, i decided to create a set of marbles based on basic primary colors: yellow, red and blue. It is interesting to see how those bright and vivid colors are sometimes combined into not-so-flashy swirls, don’t you think?

The set includes 20 marbles, so you have a lot of choices.

Each marble is 300 pixels wide, so they are big enough to be… marbles, but you can also resize them down if you prefer to use them as glass beads, to decorate frames, jewellery, etc. You can also export them as picture tubes if you want a quick way to put them onto a project.

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New script – Puzzle 6×6

January 19, 2021July 25, 2014 by Cassel

Do you like puzzles? Do you dream of turning your favorite photo into a puzzle? You can probably do it with some plugins in PSP but most of them do not allow you to tweak, move, rotate, or remove pieces at will.

This script will do just that. Take a square photo and run the script. You can also use a rectangular image, but obviously, the pieces will be somewhat stretched, but it is a puzzle anyway, so maybe it won’t matter too much!

You can grab this puzzling script here: Puzzle 6x6 script.

And remember that you also have the possibility to get other puzzle scripts.

Puzzle 4x4
Puzzle 4x6
Puzzle 5x5
Puzzle Round

Do you want a chance to win this script? Post a comment in the box below telling me if you ever created a puzzle from a photo and if so, how you did it. I’ll be back next week with the name of a winner.

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As a little gift this week, i obviously could not create a puzzle for you since you would surely prefer to use your own photo than any of mine. So i decided to give you a little frame made of corner brushes and the Mitered frame script. All the details of how i created it, will be in the newsletter.

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News from the Campus

Did you know that the recording from the last live presentation is up for you to watch for free in the Campus?

Check it out!

And since there was so much stuff to cover, there is a need for a second part on the same topic. It is already scheduled to be on August 3rd, at the same time.

New Script – Star Confetti

January 19, 2021July 18, 2014 by Cassel

A couple of weeks ago, i released a script that would help scrappers and designers create fun confetti like those you would get from a regular three hole puncher (or even a single punch). It saved a lot of time from punching, scanning and extracting those tiny confetti.

However, paper scrappers often have punches in fancy shapes, like stars, hearts, etc. so i figured that digital scrappers also needed something similar.

This script will punch out star shape confetti, but you won’t be limited to only the traditional 5 point stars, but will have the option of stars with 4, 5, 6, 8, or 12 points.

Just like the previous script, you can use a single paper, or multiple ones.

This is perfect for scrappers who want some extra details based on the photo or kit they are currently using. It is also perfect for designers who want a coordinating spray of confetti to complete a kit.

You can get this 5 star script (pun intended), in the store: Star Confetti script.

This week, i will give you a chance to win this script in a different way. Usually, i would have posted this giveaway in the DST forum, but i’ll change things around. I want you to comment ON THIS POST, BELOW. Tell me what type of star you would find the most useful (4, 5, 6, 8 or 12 points) and why. I’ll be back next week with the name of the winner.

The free sample for this week is a set of gold star confetti. I simply used a full size paper filled with a gold pattern, and punched out some traditional 5 point star confetti out of it. The result is pretty fun.

There are 4 “lines” of confetti: two horizontal and two vertical lines. I wanted you to have the option to create a whole frame around a paper, without being tempted to take a single line and rotating it. Why? Because there is a shadow added to each confetti and rotating the whole set of stars will put the shadows in the wrong direction, which would yield a very odd result on your project.

So now, you can use one, or two or all the lines while keeping the shadows as realistic as possible.

To download this set of confetti, just click HERE. (if the link is not active, just login or register on the top of the page)

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New script – Punched Confetti

January 19, 2021June 27, 2014 by Cassel

Did you ever spill all those little pieces of paper from a three-hole puncher? Those nasty little pieces are a dream for kids and crafters. But what about digital artists?

To cut out little circles out of papers can be ok if you are only doing a few, but if you want to recreate the look of a bunch of them randomly spilled (or skilfully arranged!), that will take you forever and a day.

This is a script that will do everything for you and will turn those tiny bits of papers into a tube (check out this article for more information on what can be done with Picture tubes in PSP) . This will then allow you to “spill” those pieces wherever you want, on a project.

You can embellish your pages by adding confetti as an accent in a corner, have some gold and silver confetti for a celebration project, create a border of confetti or add to a flower cluster. You can use a little confetti or a lot.

And this script will not ask you to choose a color; that would be cheating! It will ask you for PAPERS. That is what confetti are from, right? And the pieces will come from randomly selected sections of the papers, they can be rotated and even sized slightly differently if you want (but that is optional). You can work with a single paper, or a series of papers. You can just create a paper with a gradient too, if you want the colors from that gradient (or you can create a gradient from the color palette you are working on).

See other examples of confetti created with a single patterned paper and a gradient paper.

There is so much you could do. Grab this time saving script now: Punched Confetti.

And for a chance to win this script, head over to the DST forum in THIS THREAD and tell me what you would do with those confetti. I’ll be back next week with the name of a winner, which will be announced in the newsletter.

Do you want to see those confetti up close (and personal)?

Here is a set of 3 confetti spills in simple blue, white and red colors. They can be used to embellish a celebration layout (the 4th of July is around the corner and so is the 14th of July). But you can also use them for any other type of layout. Those simple colors can also go very well with a kid themed layout.

They are proportionally spilled based on a 3600x3600 pixels layout, which means that the tallest one is close to the 3600 pixels height.

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What will you do with these? Show us your masterpiece.

New script – Pocket Scrap

June 29, 2014June 20, 2014 by Cassel

Pocket scrapping has become popular with tangible paper scrapping as a way to quickly set up a page with pre-cut cards where you could add notes, journaling, titles, and pockets where you could simply insert photos.

Digital scrapping can already be quick (although it could also be slower depending on your style) but the pocket look could be an interesting one for you. If you like that look, you still have to find those digital plastic pockets and overall, the number of different pages is fairly limited, but with this script, you can create a wide variety of pages, with many different number of pockets and also different shape, format and arrangement.

Furthermore, the script will also create card template for each of those pockets, no matter the size or format. How is that for a help to create your own pocket scrapping?

But that is not all. If you like the idea to have nice cards (instead of the basic grey ones), you can open your favorite papers and let the script create cards using random papers of the perfect size and place them in the correct pockets too. And since everything is left on unmerged, you can change any card for a photo, or remove it completely to place your concert ticket instead.

You can get this Pocket Scrap script in the store.

You don’t necessarily have to stick with plastic pocket; use the script to do some color blocking (and tweaking any block to your liking) to add various text and journaling, or replacing any card by photos.

What will you create with this script?

New script – Photo-Masks

June 14, 2014June 13, 2014 by Cassel

A while ago, as i was looking through galleries, i noticed that some scrappers are using masks to add a fun edge around their photos. That gave me the idea to try making a mask for my own photo, but i had a hard time figuring something “different” and i wished i had a way to randomize my effects.

Randomization is a great function that can be coded into scripts, so i thought a script was going to help me. And it did.

This script will use several regular effects in Paintshop Pro and combine them to create unique edges around photo AND has the additional function to create the mask in a black and white image so that the exact same effect could be obtained with another photo if needed.

Initially, this script was only working on a regular full size image, but i know that some interesting masks are not rectangular, but round, elliptic or in any other shape. In addition, the focus is not always in the center so this script allows you to make a selection where you want the focus to be, if it is not in the center.

See other examples of photo edges and matching masks can be generated with this script.

Isn’t that interesting that you will get the mask based on the photo edge instead of the other way around?

Go grab this unique script in the store: Photo-Masks. It will be on sale until Tuesday, June 17th.

Do you want a chance to win this script? Check out this thread in the DST forum and add your name to the thread, while answering the question in the opening post. I’ll be back next week with the name of a winner.

New Script – Alpha-Tokens

June 7, 2014June 6, 2014 by Cassel

Wooden or plastic tokens are a fun variation on tags to place letters or numbers. Having them cut out of the token is another fun change.

Although one can probably easily create a cutout from any shape or material token, it quickly becomes tedious to create several for a whole alphabet or a date with 8 digits.

This PSP Script will let you create a whole alpha, with any font you want, on any type of token you want, round or square, with or without a decorative edge.

You can also create blanks (if you want to add a painted effect) or others with designs on them, like preset shapes or hand drawn ones.

Although you can, in theory, use any font, some of them might not give a great result. This is the case if you have a font that is excessively tall or wide. The script will try to resize the height or the width, but if the other measurement is a lot more important, the resizing will not yield a suitable result.

You can grab this fun script in the store: Alpha-Tokens script.

New script – Twisted Text

May 30, 2014May 30, 2014 by Cassel

Although we often like to have regularly placed and perfectly aligned text, on some occasions we really want something funky and irregular. Do you know how to place each letter individually to create a funky text?

One method will require you to type one letter at the time, and rotate it and move it. Then repeat for the second letter, and the third. It is not hard, but it is definitely time consuming especially if you have more than just a handful of letters.

The other method is to type your text, normally, and then go with Objects > Convert Text to Curves > As Character Shapes. This will separate individual characters and convert them to shapes. Although they would remain as vector objects, they lose their Text properties: you can no longer change the font.

Finally, the third method is using this PSP script. In fact, the script will use the first method for you but much much faster. You can choose any text (any length), any font, any color (or even a gradient or a pattern), you choose how much rotation and displacement you want, and if you want to have the colors (in case you picked more than one) to appear in sequence (like in the alphabet in the preview) or in random order (like in the “Suzanne” of the preview).

Each letter is left, at the end, as individual vector objects, and still as text so you can, if you want, change the font for one or some letters/characters. You can also change the colors if you want or rearrange the letters. In fact, you can just use the randomly rotated letters and place them all around your layout if you prefer; no need to keep them in line either!

Grab this time saving script and have fun with Twisted Text.

If you want to learn how to create that kind of effect, manually (hopefully for only a handful of letters) and other fun text tricks, check out the Texting Again Master Class in the Scrapbook Campus.

New script – Worn overlay

January 19, 2021May 16, 2014 by Cassel

I have looked through my stash of overlays and although i have a pretty good number of them, i always feel like i don’t have the one i want. I have lots of standard size and shape ones, but they are a bit awkward to use on a different shape element, especially if the edges are worn too.

So this script for Paintshop Pro was created. It will use any shape you have, any size. This means that you can have a photo in an odd format, you can have a frame, you can even have individual letters for an alpha and the script will create something exactly for that shape.

And with the random feature, every run will give you something different, even for the same starting element. Isn’t that fun? That means that if the script gives you a particular overlay and you don’t like it, simply undo it, and run it again, and you will get something else. Repeat until you have something you like. It is so fast, that you can run the script 10 times in the time it would take you to create a single overlay, manually.

Grab this script in my store: Worn Overlay script.

See a couple of examples of other results, one with a photo and one with a simple arrow to be use in a project.

Let’s have a closer look at what this script can create. I started with a simple tag shape, in grey. I left it in vector format as the script knows what to do with it (meaning, if it is a vector, it converts it to a raster to continue). I ran the script 4 times on the same image. Since the image was less than 1000x1000 pixels, it worked on a resized version of the image (because the effect, done on a smaller image is not as good). However, the script is smart enough to resize the overlay once it is created so it will match the starting element.

On 3 runs, i asked to have an obviously worn border, so you can see the white edge. On the last run, i chose not to have an obvious border. It still adds a faint edge in some spots, but it is definitely not as obvious as the other three!

All four overlays AND the base tags are included in the zip file, so you can use the tag shape as a template and just layer the overlay. Then, it is up to you how you want to “merge” them. Depending on the color or pattern of the tag, you can darken the overlays and make them black, or you can use a blend mode. Also, since they all fit on the same shape, you can even layer more than one overlay for an even more tattered look!

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