Ten Creative Ways To Use Digital Stamps, Idea Three

Thanks for joining me today, for the third post in this series. 

IDEA #3: CAPTION IT!

For this week's post, we are focusing on ways to use your digital stamps, or PNG files as captions. 

 SUPPLIES: Kellie Stamps Digital sets, "Kiddo",  Project Life® Core Kit: Heidi Swapp Prismatic, wood veneer: Pinkfresh Studios from Clique Kits. I created captions with the "So Proud" Kellie Stamp, and the "You're Awesome". 

You can create your own caption at the top of a blank 3x4  (or any size you want!) card and leave space for journaling. I created this card in Adobe Photoshop, but any program that allows you to import PNG or JPEG files will work. I simply add shapes and color them in with the eyedropper tool in Photoshop, like the two triangles above. I  clicked the eyedropper on my son's shirt, and got the magenta color that coordinated with the Heidi Swapp Prismatic Project Life® cards. The possibilities are endless, and you are only limited by the number of shapes you can imagine. 

If you don't have any journaling, but need a filler card, you can move the shape with the digital stamp to the center of the card. Move it anywhere you like, that's the beauty of digital stamps!  Click Edit, or undo and try again! 

You can also use digital stamps to create captions on your photos. I like to place them in the blurry background, as I did here with the Kellie Stamps Digital "Kiddo" set. You can draw attention to a specific feature in the photo by your placement. Here, attention is focused on her eye by lining the stamp up with her eyes. 

Try out some digital stamping , and creating journaling or filler cards with your digital supplies. It definitely adds to your crafty arsenal and makes your supplies stretch farther.

Thank you for joining me today!

Hugs,

Artful Leigh

Quick Tip, How To Easily add 4x6 Photos to your #WeekInTheLife™ Album

I was looking for a way to use supplies already in my craft room to add

4x6 photos to my #WeekInTheLife™ album this week, and came across these

Snap Studio, by Simple Stories Photo Flip Pockets!

So here's my super quick and easy tutorial.

Finished result

STEP 1: TRIM A WHITE 1/2" WIDE PIECE OF CARD STOCK TO THE LENGTH OF THE ADHESIVE STRIP ON YOUR PHOTO FLIP POCKET. Then peel off the adhesive on your photo flip pocket and adhere the white strip of card stock to it, keeping the card stock flush with the adhesive on the right. This will give you a little overhang on the left , but that is to keep this binder edge the same size as your other pocket pages.

STEP 2: COVER BOTH SIDES WITH WASHI TAPE OF CHOICE (No Pic)

 STEP 3: USE MORE WASHI TAPE TO TEMPORARILY ADHERE YOUR PHOTO FLIP POCKET TO ANOTHER PHOTO POCKET PAGE FROM THE SAME ALBUM. THIS WILL KEEP IT FROM SLIPPING WHILE YOU ARE TRYING TO PUNCH THE HOLES :)

STEP 4:TURN OVER SO YOU CAN SEE WHERE TO PUNCH THE HOLES.

Slide in photos and add to your book! You can add embellishments outside the photo flip pocket like Ali Edwards does, it's super easy. 

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Project Life Share and tips using stationary supplies in Project Life books

Week 9 Artful Leigh Creative Project Life share using stationary and gift supplies in Project Life.

A more in depth look at week nine.

Wow, eight sheets of tissue for only $1.50! Thats a lot of value, and it's shiny gold foiled too!

Are you looking for ways to add or use other supplies in your Project Life books? 

Most of this kit is the February Studio Calico Project Life kit for 2015, but I had been saving (ahem, hoarding) this gold script card since Feb. 2014:)

The gold striped card above is actually the tissue paper! Tying together both sides of the layout with some gold foil on each side.

You can simply cut the tissue carefully with a paper trimmer, and use a scrap or unused PL card to help slide the tissue into your pocket! You can see here how shiny the golf foil is. LOVE.

Close up of the Studio Calico card with foam tape under a vellum mint heart, topped with the bow from SC.

Gah! Love this design and it ties the mint, blush, gold color scheme together nicely. It was actually the inspiration for this spread. 

The hidden journaling's my favorite part of the story this week, and I am so thankful we have an easy way to preserve those memories that are precious to us!  

yummy gold goodness!

Thank you for taking the time to visit today!