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New script – Bow #18

April 1, 2022 by Cassel

Script for PaintShop Pro to create triple bow Bows come in so many shapes and sizes. In your stash, you will never have too many bows! This is another one in our series of bows that you can create for your own projects.

The script will use the open image if you have a straight ribbon available, but if not, it will create a new organza ribbon in the color (or gradient) of your choice before creating the bow. You can then keep that ribbon to use in other projects or for other scripts.

Get this script: Bow #18

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For a sample, I created three organza ribbons and three bows with them. I also combined the individual loops from each bow, to make a three-color bow. That is something you can also do with the bows generated from this script since all the layers are left unmerged so you can replace or move them.

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New script – Ribbon Factory C

April 2, 2021 by Cassel

It is always fun to have a variety of ribbons to accompany our project but using ready-made ones, might not always match. Adjusting the color is possible but it is tedious. And if you are talking about multicolored ribbons, then it is a full-blown headache.

This script is the third in the Ribbon Factory series. It will create multicolored ribbons using at least 3 colors from your palette and will generate some of the 6 different patterns. Create up to 20 ribbons in one single run of the script. Keep the ones you like, discard the others.

Get this script in the store: Ribbon Factory C

In order to win this script, add a comment on this Facebook post telling us if you already have too many ribbons in your stash (remember, add a comment, not just a Like!) We 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).

For a sample, I am sharing 14 of the ribbons generated using the color palette in the preview. They are nice spring-like colors, so you now will have access to another set of matching ribbons.

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New script – Wrapped Ribbon 1

November 20, 2020 by Cassel

You might want to wrap your own ribbon around your own frame or picture, but how do you do that? This is when you need this script. It will use any straight ribbon you want (opaque, patterned, lace, directional) and the script will arrange the pieces in a way that will look like it is wrapping around something.

Once the script is done, all the layers are left unmerged but grouped so you can tweak them but also copy and paste the whole arrangement to your project and trim the edges to fit your frame or photo.

Get it in the store: Wrapped Ribbon 1

In order to win this script, add a comment on this Facebook post telling us whether you have wrapped ribbons on a frame or an image before (remember, add a comment, not just a Like!) 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 am offering you this lace ribbon. I didn't include the shadows so you can add your own, as needed. The whole arrangement is a little bit wider than 2600 pixels so you can resize it to what you need and trim the edges if necessary.

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New script – Ribbon Flower

October 24, 2020 by Cassel

There are multiple flowers made of ribbon that you can get online. Most of them are likely real ribbon flowers that were photographed and extracted. However, sometimes, you might want to have a flower that perfectly matches a ribbon you already have. How can you get such a flower?

This script will use your own straight ribbons and will turn them into a ribbon flower. You can use a single ribbon for all the petals, but you also have the option to use multiple ribbons to make different rows of petals.

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In order to win this script, add a comment on this Facebook post telling us whether you would prefer to use a single ribbon for a flower or multiple ribbons (remember, add a comment, not just a Like!) 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 created three flowers from two Holiday colored ribbons. So you get two monochrome flowers and one with both colors.

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New script – Ribbon Butterflies

June 19, 2020 by Cassel

If you are a little bored with regular bows to embellish your projects, here is something a bit different: butterflies. Although they are similar to a bow, they have that symmetry and the additional beaded body to turn them to something original.

You can use any straight ribbon, whether it is opaque or translucent, with straight edges or scalloped. If you use a smaller ribbon, the result will be a smaller butterfly. The maximum size it will make is a 900-pixels butterfly. If your ribbon is thicker than 400 pixels, the script will resize it to 400 and work from there.

Get it in the store: Ribbon Butterflies

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For a sampler, I created three straight and translucent ribbons and ran the script on them. I chose some basic colors that should go well with just about anything. You get the butterflies and the matching straight ribbon too.

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New script – Bow #16

June 5, 2020 by Cassel

We never have too many bows in our stash because it is important to have some variety. Whether you are a scrapbooker or a designer, this is another tool that will allow you to get a new bow from any other straight ribbon.

You can use an opaque ribbon, but also a lacy one or translucent one.

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In order to win this script, add a comment on this Facebook post telling us whether you typically use both, the straight ribbon and matching bow (remember, add a comment, not just a Like!) 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).

With celebrations coming up in July, I created a translucent blue, white and red ribbon and ran the script to generate the bow. This one is in png format, and the zip file will also include the straight ribbon.

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New Script – Woven Ribbons Frame

January 10, 2020 by Cassel

Weaving ribbons can be a tedious task, so if you want to create a frame with woven ribbons, it also means four times as many weaving to do. That can take a long time. And if you are using 4 ribbons, it also multiplies the steps.

This script will do all the cutting, copying, pasting, rotating, shading and weaving of 2, 3 or 4 ribbons to create a frame of the size you will decide, in just a few seconds. Then, you'll have more time to adjust the photo you want to showcase or the story you want to tell.

Get it in the store: Woven Ribbons Frame

In order to win this script, add a comment on this Facebook post telling us whether you have been weaving ribbons (remember, add a comment, not just a Like!) 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 created this 3000x3000 pixels frame using blue, white and red ribbons. I am also including the individual ribbons so you can create matching elements for your project.

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New script – Zigzag Ribbon

July 12, 2019 by Cassel

Using a straight ribbon and turning it into a zigzag with multiple folds can be a fun way to use the same ribbon in different ways on the same layout or to create consistency between several layouts in a project.

This script will take care of all the tedious tasks of measuring, cutting, rotating and aligning all the pieces to create a continuous zigzag ribbon element.

Get it in the store: Zigzag Ribbon

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As a sampler, I started with a very long ribbon (5000 pixels) that I painted with a gradient. I thought it would be fun to see the gradient through the various folds. I repeated the effect with a different gradient, so you end up with two zigzag, but also the matching straight ribbons so you can use them elsewhere on your project.

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New script – Ribbon Factory B

January 12, 2021May 11, 2018 by Cassel

Every project can use ribbons and creating custom ribbons with the specific colors of a photo or a kit can be tedious. This script, which is an extension of the Ribbon Factory script, will create such ribbons using two colors of your chosen palette with a variety of patterns and other settings.

You can generate up to 20 ribbons per run of the script, and you can choose between 1 and 6 colors. In the end, save the ribbons you like and discard the others. And then, use those ribbons to create knots, bows, frames, and more.

Get this script: Ribbon Factory B

In order to win this script, add a comment on this Facebook post telling us how you use straight ribbons (remember, add a comment, not just a Like!) 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, this week, I used the same color palette as I used last time to create those fun spring confetti and generated a dozen of ribbons, 200 pixels thick.

You have various patterns and color combinations to play with. And since they match the confetti, you can combine them in a single project to show off in our FB group!

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New script – Custom Kit Ribbons

January 12, 2021March 3, 2018 by Cassel

Whenever you are creating a kit or a layout, you might want to include or use some matching ribbons. Unfortunately, not all kits have them. If you are creating your own kits, then you will want to add such matching ribbons, but in the end, you tend to use the same type of ribbons, while you would prefer some variety.

You can use the Ribbon Factory script to create ribbons based on the color palette, but if you want to match some patterns used in the papers, you will need this script.

You can generate up to 50 ribbons per run, and although you pick the thickness of the ribbons and the papers to use as a base, the rest will be randomly decided by the script, so you will get a bunch of different ribbons. Keep the ones you like, discard the others.

Get this script: Custom Kit Ribbons

In order to win this script, add a comment on this Facebook post telling us what do you tend to use ribbons for (remember, add a comment, not just a Like!) 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 sample, I am including 12 of the many ribbons that were generated in making the preview for the script. Using 6 papers from a kit from Janet Scott. You can find that paper kit HERE.

Each ribbon is 3600 pixels long and obviously match those papers.

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