{"id":1458,"date":"2009-07-16T23:51:08","date_gmt":"2009-07-17T04:51:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cottagearts.net\/blog\/?p=1458"},"modified":"2010-06-19T09:47:47","modified_gmt":"2010-06-19T14:47:47","slug":"embellished-blogfacebook-photos-collages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cottagearts.net\/blog\/embellished-blogfacebook-photos-collages\/","title":{"rendered":"Get Creative with your Blog\/Facebook Photos"},"content":{"rendered":"

ngg_shortcode_0_placeholdermichelle shefveland. supplies: Nature’s Sketchbook Photo Art Blends 3<\/a> (used #30 on soft light blend mode – tutorial included with product)<\/span><\/p>\n

Hello friends and welcome Crescendoh readers! So excited to have the opportunity to be Crescendoh’s blog curator this week.<\/p>\n

Just stopping in for a quick tutorial to share ideas and techniques to embellish your photos\/photo collages and re-size\/save for blog\/facebook\/flickr\/etc. posting.ngg_shortcode_1_placeholdermichelle shefveland. supplies: Nature’s Sketchbook Photo Art Blends 2<\/a>, Gentle Love Pak<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

On occasion you may have a desire to accentuate a favorite image with a touch of artistic flair or creative enhancements. Maybe you want to showcase a collage of photos in a non-traditional way, yet keep the focus on the images and not the scrapbook art.<\/p>\n

Some creative ideas on embellishing your blog photos\/photo collages:<\/p>\n

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  1. Use tape, stitching, or staples to attach your photo(s) on the blog or other sharing sitengg_shortcode_2_placeholdermichelle shefveland. <\/span>supplies: Scrap.Frames 3<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Use our Scrap.Frame<\/a> clusters, which are already embellished and include lifted drop shadows ngg_shortcode_3_placeholdermichelle shefveland. <\/span>s<\/span>upplies: Scrap.Frames1<\/a>, Miracle of Birth Pak<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Transform a special image using our Nature’s Sketchbook Photo Art Blends<\/a> or Naturals Paper Textures<\/a>, giving a textured, painterly effect (also used in the first two images of this post). Play with layer blend modes for varied effects. ngg_shortcode_4_placeholdermichelle shefveland. <\/span>s<\/span>upplies: Naturals 7 Papers<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Add a flower, photo corner, or other accent ngg_shortcode_5_placeholdermichelle shefveland. <\/span>s<\/span>upplies: Winged Hope Pak<\/a>
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  5. Add a Scrap.Edge<\/a> (tutorial here<\/a>) ngg_shortcode_6_placeholder
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  6. Add a quote or bit of journalingngg_shortcode_7_placeholdermichelle shefveland. <\/span>s<\/span>upplies: Butterfly Wings 2 Pak<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Here’s how to create your enhanced photos and get them optimized for web posting (in Photoshop Elements):<\/p>\n

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    1. Open photo(s)<\/li>\n
    2. If using one photo, choose how you’d like to embellish it. Open embellishments. Drag and drop embellishments on image; position. Add shadows, if desired. <\/li>\n
    3. Create textured Photo Art Blend, if desired. Tutorials are included with our Photo Art Blends.<\/li>\n
    4. If using more than one photo, a fun option is to use a Scrap.Frame Photo Cluster. Drag photos onto Scrap.Frame, re-size and position as needed. Make Scrap.Frame top layer in layer palette.<\/a>
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    5. Save as layered PSD file to enable editing in future.<\/li>\n
    6. Merge all layers (Layer>Merge Visible)<\/li>\n
    7. Select collage by pressing Ctrl key while clicking on merged layer’s thumbnail in layer palette. Dancing ants should appear around collage. ngg_shortcode_8_placeholder<\/li>\n
    8. Crop image to size of selection (Image>Crop)ngg_shortcode_9_placeholder<\/li>\n
    9. Resize for web display (Image>Resize) and in dialog box choose 500 or 600 pixels as widest dimension.ngg_shortcode_10_placeholderngg_shortcode_11_placeholder<\/li>\n
    10. Save for web display (File>Save for Web) and in dialog choose about 60-70 JPG quality. ngg_shortcode_12_placeholder<\/li>\n
    11. Insert this optimized image into your blog on upload to Facebook\/Flickr\/etc.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      These are just a few of the endless opportunities to enhance your photos with a creative twist for blogs, Facebook, Flickr, and other sharing communities.<\/p>\n

      Happy Creating! Michelle
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      michelle shefveland. supplies: Nature’s Sketchbook Photo Art Blends 3 (used #30 on soft light blend mode – tutorial included with product) Hello friends and welcome Crescendoh readers! So excited to have the opportunity to be Crescendoh’s blog curator this week. Just stopping in for a quick tutorial to share ideas and techniques to embellish your photos\/photo collages and re-size\/save for […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,10],"tags":[16,37,14],"class_list":["post-1458","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-products","category-tutorials","tag-michelle-shefveland","tag-photoshop-elements","tag-tutorial"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cottagearts.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1458","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cottagearts.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cottagearts.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cottagearts.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cottagearts.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1458"}],"version-history":[{"count":98,"href":"https:\/\/www.cottagearts.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1458\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3853,"href":"https:\/\/www.cottagearts.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1458\/revisions\/3853"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cottagearts.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1458"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cottagearts.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1458"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cottagearts.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1458"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}