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Showing posts with label picmonkey. Show all posts
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Friday, July 26, 2013
Freebie Friday: Wrapping Paper
Have you ever had a last minute gift to come up and no suitable wrapping paper? Or just someone who you cannot find the perfect wrapping paper for? I have.
I have gifts on the mind since Heather's Harry Potter Party is tonight. While I didn't worry about not having suitable wrapping paper this time, I thought it was a good idea to share with you since you never know what will pop up.
Have you ever thought about printing wrapping paper? Yeah, from your computer.
Now, of course, I wouldn't recommend this for big gifts simply because of the cost of ink. Granted it would build up over time, but if you just need a quick bit of wrapping paper, why not just print it? It sure beats going to the store for it.
The website I was thinking of has been taken down, but of course Pinterest saved the day. There are also plenty of results on Google. I would think that you could also make your own just as easily. (Maybe with a little help from Pic Monkey?)
Trinkets in Bloom has this great tutorial for actually making wrapping paper if you have time in advance. This would be adorable for Christmas time!
So there you have it. If you're in a bind, just print some wrapping paper! If you have to wrap for a lot of people and the price just adds up, you can always make pretty paper yourself.
I have gifts on the mind since Heather's Harry Potter Party is tonight. While I didn't worry about not having suitable wrapping paper this time, I thought it was a good idea to share with you since you never know what will pop up.
Now, of course, I wouldn't recommend this for big gifts simply because of the cost of ink. Granted it would build up over time, but if you just need a quick bit of wrapping paper, why not just print it? It sure beats going to the store for it.
The website I was thinking of has been taken down, but of course Pinterest saved the day. There are also plenty of results on Google. I would think that you could also make your own just as easily. (Maybe with a little help from Pic Monkey?)
Trinkets in Bloom has this great tutorial for actually making wrapping paper if you have time in advance. This would be adorable for Christmas time!
So there you have it. If you're in a bind, just print some wrapping paper! If you have to wrap for a lot of people and the price just adds up, you can always make pretty paper yourself.
Friday, July 19, 2013
Freebie Friday: Making Your Photos Pretty
Alright. I admit that this has nothing to do with my costume or upcoming projects. I just couldn't think of free things I've used so far except for the dough recipe, which I shared last week. But still, I thought it was great once I sat down and played with it for a while. What am I talking about?
This was what I used when I first started getting into PicMonkey. As you can see, Katrina's Kitchen did a 4 part series on different aspects of PicMonkey. They're all super easy to read and follow. If you take a close look around the site and the Facebook page, you may be able to see where I learned a few things. :)
You know it, you love it... PicMonkey.
I was hesitant because I liked those swanky programs that were totally not user friendly and I ended up never using because of such. Yeah. PicMonkey is nothing like that. Here are some tutorials that I found useful for PicMonkey.
This was what I used when I first started getting into PicMonkey. As you can see, Katrina's Kitchen did a 4 part series on different aspects of PicMonkey. They're all super easy to read and follow. If you take a close look around the site and the Facebook page, you may be able to see where I learned a few things. :)
"But PicMonkey is a dinky little free program and I can't do much with it without paying money and blah blah." You know, I thought that, too. Until I started playing around with it, that is. Let Leigh Valley Momma give you a few pointers on how to take advantage of the features. It really has more features than it seems, but it's still simple to use.
Posting your photos online? A watermark is always a great idea. I haven't quite started working with watermarks yet -- mostly because I keep thinking I'll make a brush for it that I can simple click and place -- but it's coming! Rags to Stitches has a great tutorial on making watermarks in PicMonkey.
Of course, a quick search will get you tons more results. I just wanted to share a few of them.
Now, as a free user, it's relatively limited, which is why I like to supplement my photos with a few other programs. I don't have Photoshop (yet), so I make do with what I can.
For example, my uncle who works with programming suggested Gimp, which is my default program for artsy stuff now. I haven't quite gotten the hang of it yet, but I'm working on it! My favorite part about it is that it is free.
Then a friend turned me on to a more advanced photo editor called simply Online Image Editor, which is more like a user-friendly version of Gimp that is browser-based. I also thought it was pretty neat that you can make gif files with it also.
The photos that I post on my blog are usually used in a combination of ways. I like the fonts on my computer, so I do my fonts through Gimp. I edit the coloration through Online Image Editor. If I want to make a collage or something cute, I use PicMonkey in conjunction.
What do you use for image editing? If you don't have one you love, give these a try!
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