Template Tuesday:
Free Pre-made Digital Scrapbooking Layout!

Today RLR creations is giving away another new Free pre-made digital scrapbooking layout. If you have enjoyed the previous layouts that have been given out, be sure to give this new one a try too!

Don't let the Tuesdays get away from you! Be sure to look back at the last 5 weeks to get your free pre-made digital scrapbooking layouts.


Digital Scrapbooking Templates are easy to use and will give your creativity a jump start! You just drop your own papers, elements, journaling, and photos into the pre-made layout using your prefered Digital Scrapbooking program, such as Photoshop, Photoshop Elements, or any Software program that excepts PSD files and allows you to work in layers.

These templates can be used over and over again, giving you enough help to complete your digital scrapbooking needs!

These layouts are available for everyone who wants to give the pre-made digital scrapbooking template a try.

You can download today's template by clicking on the image that appears below:

Also RLR Creations has provided readers with how-to tutorials to better use the templates given away each weel. Be sure to check them out so you can get the best out of each layout you download for free to try from RLR Creations. These tutorials are extremely user-friendly and by following the steps provided in each, anyone can use them. So make sure you give them a try!

Have you found that you only have personal photos to add to this free template and you need the additional elements? Check out RLR Creations creative digital designs. There are Digital Scrapbooking kits for every occasion! You can find them here!

Sneak Peak Monday:
A preview to what is coming next!

RLR Creations has been busily working on a new series of Special Causes Digital Kits. In honor of National Breast Cancer Awareness month that is only days away, RLR Creations would like to introduce the first in this series, Breast Cancer Awareness Digital Kit. This all pink kit is dedicated to Breast Cancer Awareness; for those who are fighting the disease, and those who have survived it.

This kit includes lots of pink themed digital papers, and elements of BCA ribbons, flowers, tags, charms, tags, full alphabet and so much more.

Below is a preview image of the papers and elements this kit will include:

This entire digital kit will be available this Friday October 1st, the beginning of BCA month. Be sure to drop back in on that day to receive a freebie that revolves around this important special cause. The entire kit will be available that day on RLR Creations website under the new Special Causes Category.

Don’t forget to drop back in tomorrow for this week’s Template Tuesday to download a free digital scrapbooking pre-made layout!

Template Tuesday:

A Free Pre-made Digital Scrapbooking Layout!!

Today RLR Creations will be giving away a new pre-made layout! This is the third layout in RLR Creations newest Template Tuesday series. If you have enjoyed the layouts given away previously, be sure to give this new one a try too. Remember to download the previous Tuesday's layouts also. Using these pre-made digital scrapbooking layouts will help you jazz up all your digital scrapbooking pages in an easy way.

Digital Scrapbooking Templates are easy to use and will give your creativity a jump start! You just drop your own papers, elements, journaling, and photos into the pre-made layout using your preferred Digital Scrapbooking program, such as Photoshop, Photoshop Elements, or any Software program that accepts PSD files and allows you to work in layers.

These templates can be used over and over again, giving you enough help to complete your digital scrapbooking needs! These layouts are available for everyone who wants to give the pre-made digital scrapbooking template a try.

You can download today's template by clicking on the image that appears below: This week, RLR Creations will also provide a tutorial for Photoshop Elments users on How-To use one of our templates! Follow the easy steps below to learn how to fill the shapes on the layout in the PSD file with digital papers, edit or replace elements, and then edit or add word art. Be sure to look back at RLR Creations previous tutorials also!

How to Use a PSD Template in Photoshop Elements:

Basically, to use a template, you can fill the shapes in the PSD file with digital papers, edit or replace elements, and then edit or add text or word art.

1. Open the template and the papers you want to use in Photoshop Elements. Note that the template consists of several layers of grayscale shapes.

Note: Open Elements then chose File>Open, rather then opening the template into the program, so you can view the layers.

Tip: Duplicate the template and work with a copy to avoid ruining the template source file. To duplicate a file, from the File menu, select Duplicate.

2. To add the background, select the background layer, then copy a paper to the template:

1. Make sure you can see the template and the paper in the workspace. From the Window menu, select Images, then Cascade to display both files.


2. Select the Move tool, then drag-and-drop the photo to the template. The paper is displayed on the layer above the background.

3. To fill shapes with paper, select a grayscale shape layer, then copy a paper to the template:

3. In the template, select the layer that contains the shape you want to fill.


4. Make sure you can see the template and the paper in the workspace. From the Window menu, select Images, then Cascade to display both files.


5. Select the Move tool, then drag-and-drop the paper to the template. The paper is displayed on the layer above the selected shape.


6. With the paper layer selected, press Ctrl+G to create a clipping group with the shape layer below. The paper is now displayed within the shape.

4. Repeat this process with all the shape layers you want to fill.

5. To add a photo, select the photo layer, then copy the photo to the template:

7. In the template, select the photo layer.


8. Make sure you can see the template and the photo in the workspace. From the Window menu, select Images, then Cascade to display both files.


9. Select the Move tool, then drag-and-drop the photo to the template. The photo is displayed on the layer above the photo shape.


10. With the photo selected, press Ctrl+G to create a clipping group with the shape layer below. The photo is now displayed within the shape.

6. Resize and reposition the photo as needed:

11. After you drag the photo to the template, the photo has handles that you can use to resize and reposition the photo in the frame.


12. If you do not see the handles, in the Layers palette, select the layer that contains the photo and press Ctrl+T to display the bounding box.


13. Click the green checkmark to apply the changes.

Have you found that you only have personal photos to add to this free template and you need the additional elements? Check out RLR Creations creative digital designs. There are Digital Scrapbooking kits for every occasion!

Sneak Peak Monday:

A preview to what is coming next!

Today RLR Creations very first ever digital creation, the Disney Classic Digital Scrapbooking Kit will undergo a revamping in order to update the whole kit and RLR Creations wants to share it with you. This updated kit features things like: 10 additional and new Disney themed digital papers, 31 additional and new elements and 12 new digital "stickers." Plus 9 new word art elements, and so much more!!

You can use this updated kit to add more Disney to your digital scrapbooks! This kit is perfect for all Disney lovers and would be a great way for anyone to digitally scrapbook Disney vacation photos, children's Disney themed birthday party pictures, and many others. The revamped kit can also be used to create digital cards and invitations.

Below is a preview image of some of the decorative papers and elements this kit will include:

Disney Classic Digital Scrapbooking Kit

Right now this updated version of RLR Creations first creation can be bought at at reduced Price of only $5.00. This Disney digital kit coordinates perfectly with RLR Creations huge variety of Disney Theme kits. For all things Disney that can be used to digitally scrapbook vacations, holidays, and Character Favorites visit RLR Creations website by clicking here!

Don't forget to check back in tomorrow for this weeks Template Tuesday to download a free digital scrapbooking pre-made layout. Remember these templates can be used to drop in your own papers, elements, and photos to create quick digital scrapbook pages.

Template Tuesday:

Free Pre-made Digital Scrapbooking Layout!!

Today RLR Creations will be giving away a new pre-made layout! This is the second layout in RLR Creations newest Template Tuesday series. If you have enjoyed the layouts given away previously, be sure to give this new one a try too. Remember to download the layout that launched RLR Creations new series also!! Using these pre-made digital scrapbooking layouts will help you jazz up all your digital scrapbooking pages in an easy way.

Digital Scrapbooking Templates are easy to use and will give your creativity a jump start! You just drop your own papers, elements, journaling, and photos into the pre-made layout using your preferred Digital Scrapbooking program, such as Photoshop, Photoshop Elements, or any Software program that accepts PSD files and allows you to work in layers.

These templates can be used over and over again, giving you enough help to complete your digital scrapbooking needs! These layouts are available for everyone who wants to give the pre-made digital scrapbooking template a try.

You can download today's template by clicking on the image that appears below:

Also RLR Creations has provided readers with how-to tutorials to better use the templates given away each week. Be sure to check them out so you can get the best out of each layout you download for free to try from RLR Creations. These tutorials are extremely user-friendly and by following the steps provided in each, anyone can use them. So make sure you give them a try!

Have you found that you only have personal photos to add to this free template and you need the additional elements? Check out RLR Creations creative digital designs. There are Digital Scrapbooking kits for every occasion!

Template Tuesday:

Free Pre-made Digital Scrapbooking Layout!!

Today RLR Creations will be starting the second Template Tuesday series by giving away a new pre-made layout! The previous 6 templates will be taken down and set up to be sold off of RLR Creations website very soon! If you have just begun following RLR Creations' blog, be sure to get the free templates each week because after 6 layouts are given away to readers, they are removed and will become available only by purchase from RLR Creations website.

Digital Scrapbooking Templates are easy to use and will give your creativity a jump start! You just drop your own papers, elements, journaling, and photos into the pre-made layout using your preferred Digital Scrapbooking program, such as Photoshop, Photoshop Elements, or any Software program that accepts PSD files and allows you to work in layers.

These templates can be used over and over again, giving you enough help to complete your digital scrapbooking needs! These layouts are available for everyone who wants to give the pre-made digital scrapbooking template a try.

You can download today's template by clicking on the image that appears below:

Also RLR Creations has provided readers with how-to tutorials to better use the templates given away each weel. Be sure to check them out so you can get the best out of each layout you download for free to try from RLR Creations. These tutorials are extremely user-friendly and by following the steps provided in each, anyone can use them. So make sure you give them a try!

Have you found that you only have personal photos to add to this free template and you need the additional elements? Check out RLR Creations creative digital designs. There are Digital Scrapbooking kits for every occasion! You can find them here!

Be sure to check back in on Thursday for "Tips, Tricks, and Quick Fixes" and learn something new to apply to your own digital scrapbooking to make your creations even better!

Freebie Friday:

"Phineas and Ferb" Mini-kit Add-on!!

Today RLR Creations will be giving away a free try-it-now "Phineas and Ferb" mini-kit add-on! This kit, that was sneak peaked on Monday of this week, is RLR Creations newest digital creation and is all about those inventive brothers, Phineas and Ferb, and their plans for summer vacation!

This entire digital kit contains 23 decorative papers and elements, such as 11 themed bottle caps, different tool themed embellishments, a full alphabet with numbers and special characters, zippers, tags, and eyelets and so much more. This digital kit would be a great way to scrapbook your childrens inventive adventures during their own summer vacation! It can also be used to create digital birthday invitations, address labels, cards, and so much more!

The "Phineas and Ferb" Free mini-kit add-on contains, decorative papers and elements, such as 2 themed bottle cap, a string frame, a paper clip and backwards staple, folder tie embellishment, and so much more! There are 10 papers and 17 elements in total in the free mini-kit add-on!!

To download your free try-it-now "Phineas and Ferb" mini-kit add-on, click on the image that appears below:

If you haven't already downloaded the template that was posted on Tuesday, go ahead and do that first. Then, take the papers and elements provided in the free kit posted here and your own pictures and follow along with the tutorial that shows how to use the pre-made layout. Sooner, not later, you will have a new page to put into your scrapbook.

If you want more of the papers and elements the full "Phineas and Ferb" digital scrapbooking kit has to offer, the entire kit is now available for purchase!

Click on the image that appears below to buy the whole Phineas and Ferb Digital Scrapbooking Kit; which includes 23 Papers, 24 Digital Character Stickers, 65 Elements and a full Alphabet,; then scrapbook all your children's summer vacation adventures!!! Be sure to check back in on Monday to see what RLR Creations is doing next!!!

Word Art Wednesday:

Adding Style to Your Digital Word Art!

Today RLR Creations will be giving a tutorial on How-To create patterened word art! Using clipping masks to layer photos in a unique way to add style to your digital scrapbooking, as seen in yesterday's post, but clipping masks are also a great way to give your word art a colorful flair.

This technique can be seen in the sample image below:

This page was created using elements from RLR Creations "Backyard Fun Digital Kit" You can view and purchase the kit here!

Follow the simple steps below to create your own custom patterned letters using any font!

Make your own Patterned Word Art:

(Written for Photoshop or Elements)

• Step 1: Type your desired text on a new layer. Choose a thick-lined font for the best results.


• Step 2: Right-click the text layer in the Layers Palette and choose Simplify Layer.
  

**Note: Once you simplify the layer you will not be able to edit the letters, so be sure to check your typing!


• Step 3: Layer the patterned paper or other element you want to use for your pattern over the letters above the text layer.



• Step 4: Ctrl-Click the icon of your text layer in the Layers Palette. You will see a selection border “marching ants” appear in the shape of your letters.



• Step 5: Select the patterned paper layer in the Layers Palette, keeping the selection border active, press Ctrl+G, then Ctrl+E to “clip” your patterned paper to the selection border and then merge the layers.



• Step 6: To enhance the look of the patterned word art you can play around with your program’s Layer Styles by double clicking the icon of the word art you just created, and try adding drop shadows, strokes and glow effects to achieve the look you want.
  


• Step 7: Proceed with your layout.
  

Don't forget to check back in for Freebie Friday to download something free that revolves around RLR Creations new digital kit "Phineas and Ferb!"

Template Tuesday:

Free Pre-made Digital Scrapbooking Layout!

Today RLR creations is giving away a new pre-made digital scrapbooking layout. This layout marks the 6th template in RLR Creations first Template Tuesday series! If you have enjoyed the previous layouts that have been given out, be sure to give this new one a try too!

And if you haven't had the chance to try out the pervious templates that have been given away, be sure to do so this week! When RLR Creations starts the second series of Template Tuesdays, next week, it will be taking down those templates featured in the first series in order to create a new template set. This set will be for sale on RLR Creations website soon afterwards.

Don't let the Tuesdays get away from you! Be sure to look back at the last 6 weeks to get your free pre-made digital scrapbooking layouts before they are gone!! Just click on the “Template Tuesday Freebie” tab on the right hand side of the blog home page to be directed to all the template freebies RLR Creations has given away!

Digital Scrapbooking Templates are easy to use and will give your creativity a jump start! You just drop your own papers, elements, journaling, and photos into the pre-made layout using your preferred Digital Scrapbooking program, such as Photoshop, Photoshop Elements, or any Software program that accepts PSD files and allows you to work in layers.

These templates can be used over and over again, giving you enough help to complete your digital scrapbooking needs! These layouts are available for everyone who wants to give the pre-made digital scrapbooking template a try.

You can download today's template by clicking on the image that appears below:

Have you ever seen a creative layout where the designer uses mulitple frames to showcase one photo in a unique way and wondered how they did it?

This page was created using elements from RLR Creations "Nature's Garden Digital Kit" You can view and purchase the kit here!

Today's free template is perfect to showcase one great photo in a unique way and RLR Creations will show you how simple it is to accomplish using the simple steps below.

How to layer one photo across multiple frames in PSD Template using PSE:

• Step 1: Download the template above and open with Elements.



• Step 2: Next open the photo you wish to use for the page and drag the photo from the edit window down to the thumbnail of the template. This will add your photo to the template page.



• Step 3: Move the photo so that is directly over the 4 photo frames in the layout. If necessary resize the photo so that it is about the size of all 4 frames combined.



• Step 4: Duplicate the photo layer 3 times.
  

To duplicate a layer in PSE: In the Editor, select the photo to duplicate, and do one of the following:

Select the layer and drag it to the New Layer Button at the top of the Layers Palette, or

Right-Click the layer name or thumbnail, and choose Duplicate Layer.

***Note do not move the photos on your page, you will want all 4 stacked on top of each other.

Now you will have 4 copies of your photo.

• Step 5: In the Layers Palette drag a copy of your photo above each photo layer. There are 4 photo layers and each should now have a copy of your photo placed right above eachin the Layers Palette.



• Step 6: One at a time, hover your mouse between the picture layer and the photo layer, and click while holding down the alt key. The photo layer is acting as a clipping mask and your picture conforms to it.
  
  **PS users can simply right-click on each photo layer and choose Create Clipping Mask in the pop up window.
  

THAT IS IT!! Once you have “clipped” all 4 photos you duplicated your frame photo is now complete!

• Step 7: Proceed with your layout.

Also be sure to look back at the previous Tuesdays to check out RLR Creations how-to tutorials on how to use pre-made digital scrapbooking templates and how to colorize greyscale elements! These tutorials are extremely user-friendly and by following the steps provided in each, anyone can use them. So make sure you give them a try!

Have you found that you only have personal photos to add to this free template and you need the additional elements? Check out RLR Creations creative digital designs. There are Digital Scrapbooking kits for every occasion! You can find them here!

Sneak Peak Monday:

A preview to what is coming next!

Today RLR Creations is going to sneak peak a brand-new digital kit, based on its newest Disney favorite, Phineas and Ferb! These inventive brothers are the summer's biggest hit, as they find something new to do for everyday of summer vacation.

This kit includes, decorative papers and elements and all of the shows main characters; and so much more!! This "Phineas and Ferb" kit would be a great way to digitally scrapbook all of your childrens adventures over their own summer vacation! This kit can also be used to create digital cards, birthday invitations, address labels and so much more!

Below is a preview image of some of the decorative papers and elements this kit will include:

This entire digital kit will be available this Friday, August 6, 2010! Remember to pop back in for Freebie Friday to receive something free that revolves around RLR Creations brand new digital scrapbooking kit "Phineas and Ferb!" You will be able to purchase this whole kit that day also!

Don't forget to check back in tomorrow for this weeks Template Tuesday to download a free digital scrapbooking pre-made layout. Remember these templates can be used to drop in your own papers, elements, and photos to create quick digital scrapbook pages.

Freebie Friday:

"Disney Princesses" Kit!

Today RLR Creations will be giving a free "Disney Princesses" quick page! This quick page is made from elements included in RLR Creations new digital scrapbooking kit "Disney Princesses."

This kit is a collaboration of all your favorite Disney Princesses all in one kit! This kit will work well on its own to scrapbook your favorite Disney Princess moments, but it will also work great when coordinated with RLR Creations other Disney Digital Kits found here! can even use this digital kit to make digital birthday invitation for your very own little princess, and so much more.

This kit is all about having all your favorite Disney Princesses all in one! It includes decorative papers and elements, such as Princess theme embellishments, bows, flowers, crystal hearts and glitter splash, rhinstone brads, princess digital "stickers", and so much more!

Click on the image below to download your freebie "Disney Princesses" quick page:

This whole digital scrapbooking kit is available for purchase now at RLR Creations website! Click on the image below to buy this entire kit:

Be sure to check back in on Monday to see what RLR Creations is working on next! Don't forget because RLR Creations is working more NEW Disney creations!

"Tips, Tricks, and Quick Fixes" Thursday:

A go to guide to sprucing up up your digital scrapbooking!

Today RLR Creations will be combining Wednesday and Thursday to make the ultimate scrapbooking event!! You will receive your free word art from Wednesday and a great new trick to add more style to your digital scrapbooking pages.

Text paths allow you to wrap your journaling around a photo, a photo mat, an ideal element, your page layout, or in a shape. This word art style is simple to add to your digital pages using pre-made text paths. Simply replace the existing placeholder text with your own journaling.

Today's word art freebie is a great princess crown text path, which celebrates our greatly requested new Disney Princesses Kit!

Click on the image below to download your free word art.

If you want the princess font featured in the preview you can download it here.

Simply download it and install it in your computer's font folder before opening up the freebie text path and then you can simply retype your text in place of the existing placeholder text.

In honor of it being Thursday, RLR Creations has a new trick for you to try out on all your digital scrapbooking pages! To jazz up your digital creations, follow the simple steps provided by RLR Creations in the following How-To tutorial on how to make write text on a path and take your journaling to the next level.

How to write text on a path in Photoshop

• Step 1: From the tool box select the Pen Tool and draw your path, you can drag the vector points and directional anchors around until you get the shape you want by using the direct select tool.
  

  
  

  (Note: Creating a curved line is simple---just hold down the shift key as you drag out a line.)

**Photoshop Elements Users: Sorry writing text on a path is not supported in your software, however you can still enjoy the free premade path given as today’s freebie. Simply download the free text art path and open in your program, then change the included text with your own text.**

• Step 2: Once you have completed your outline and adjusted to your liking, select your Text tool and hover it over the path you make until the mouse cursor changes to a squiggly line through the text cursor. Click on the path and start typing.

• Step 3: If the text is showing up on a part where you did not want it, you can adjust the start and end points by selecting the Direct Select tool (Located under the Path Selection Tool, under your Text tool.), select it by pressing Shift + A until its active-but no more than twice. Hover over the start point of the text path until an arrow appears then drag it in to set the start point, then repeat for the end point.

Be sure to check into tomorrow for Freebie Friday to download something free that revolves around RLR Creations new creation. The entire Disney Princess collaboration kit will be available for purchase tomorrow from RLR Creations website.

Template Tuesday:

Free Pre-made Digital Scrapbooking Layout!

Today RLR creations is giving away another new Free pre-made digital scrapbooking layout. This layout marks the 5th template in RLR Creations first Template Tuesday series! If you have enjoyed the previous layouts that have been given out, be sure to give this new one a try too!

And if you haven't had the chance to try out the pervious templates that have been given away, be sure to do so as soon as possible, because in one more week RLR Creations will be taking down these templates in order to create a new template set. This will be for sale on RLR Creations website soon afterwards.

Don't let the Tuesdays get away from you! Be sure to look back at the last 5 weeks to get your free pre-made digital scrapbooking layouts.

Digital Scrapbooking Templates are easy to use and will give your creativity a jump start! You just drop your own papers, elements, journaling, and photos into the pre-made layout using your prefered Digital Scrapbooking program, such as Photoshop, Photoshop Elements, or any Software program that excepts PSD files and allows you to work in layers.

These templates can be used over and over again, giving you enough help to complete your digital scrapbooking needs!

These layouts are available for everyone who wants to give the pre-made digital scrapbooking template a try.

You can download today's template by clicking on the image that appears below:

Also be sure to look back at the previous Tuesdays to check out RLR Creations how-to tutorials on how to use pre-made digital scrapbooking templates and how to colorize greyscale elements! These tutorials are extremely user-friendly and by following the steps provided in each, anyone can use them. So make sure you give them a try!


Have you found that you only have personal photos to add to this free template and you need the additional elements? Check out RLR Creations creative digital designs. There are Digital Scrapbooking kits for every occasion! You can find them here!

Be sure to be check back in tomorrow for Word Art Wednesday! Remember, Word Art Wednesday is the best way to get through the middle of the work week!

Sneak Peak Monday:

A preview to what is coming next!

This week RLR Creations is working on a highly requested, new digital scrapbooking kit that will be a collaboration of the Disney Princesses all in one kit! This kit will work well on its own to scrapbook your favorite Disney Princess moments, but it will also work great when coordinated with RLR Creations other Disney Digital Kits found here!

This kit is all about having all your favorite Disney Princesses all in one! It includes decorative papers and elements, such as Princess theme embellishments, bows, flowers, crystal hearts and glitter splash, rhinstone brads, princess digital "stickers", and so much more!

Below is a preview image of some of the decorative papers and elements this kit will include:

This entire digital scrapbooking kit will be available this Friday, July 30, 2010. Remember to pop back in for Freebie Friday to download something free from RLR Creations that will revolve around this new creation. The entire kit will be able to be purchased this day also!!

Don't forget to check back in tomorrow for this weeks Template Tuesday to download a free digital scrapbooking pre-made layout. Remember these templates can be used to drop in your own papers, elements, and photos to create digital scrapbook pages.

Freebie Friday:
“Disney Beach Fun” and “Disney Summer Fun” Kits!

Today RLR Creations will be giving away two free quick pages! One will include elements from the “Disney Beach Fun” kit and the other will include elements from the “Disney Summer Fun” kit.

The “Disney Beach Fun” kit includes things like, 14 decorative papers in great beach themes, a full Disney Sandy alphabet, numbers, and special characters set, and embellishments, such as a beach ball and sand bucket, life ring frames, a sand boarder strip, Mickey and Minnie ears, and Beach theme, Mickey and Friends digital stickers; and so much more!!

You can download your free quick page for this kit, made by RLR Creations, by clicking on the image that appears below:

The “Disney Summer Fun” kit includes things like, 16 decorative papers in a fun summer theme, a full Disney themed, flower blossom brad alphabet, numbers, and special characters set, and embellishments, such as a summer sun element and butterfly lace ribbon, stamp frames, blossom brads, a scotch tape stripe, an acrylic arrow, and summer, Disney and Friends, digital stickers; and so much more!!

You can download your free quick page for this kit, made by RLR Creations, by clicking on the image that appears below:

To view a free tutorial, written by RLR Creations on how to use these free quick pages, CLICK HERE!
If you would like to purchase the full “Disney Beach Fun” and “Disney Summer Fun” kits you can do so now at RLR Creations website, by clicking the images of the kits below!

DISNEY BEACH FUN DIGITAL KIT:

DISNEY SUMMERTIME FUN DIGITAL KIT:

Remember to check back in for Sneak Peak Monday to see what RLR Creations is working on next!

"Tips, Tricks, and Quick Fixes" Thursday:

A go to guide to sprusing up your digital scrapbooking!

Today RLR Creations has a great trick to add interest to your layouts by blending details from your photos into the background of your digital scrapbooking pages. This detail will allow you to add interests and depth to the backgrounds of your digital designs.

The following images are an example of what your digital page will look like as a result of following the How-To tutorial provided by RLR Creations, which can be found below!

You begin with a photo like this:

And turn it into this, in 7 easy to follow steps:

(This tutorial is done using Photoshop or Elements)

Step 1: Open the photo and prepare it by cropping the photo closely to remove any distracting or unwanted background.

Step 2: Convert the photo to Black and White: Enhance>Adjust Color>Remove Color.

Step 3: Copy and Paste photo into your layout

Step 4: Position the new photo layer right above background paper.

Step 5: In Layers palette change photo’s blending mode to Linear Light.

Step 6: Reduce the layers opacity as desired to meld the photo into the background.

Step 7: Proceed with your layout as desired.

Remember to stop into tomorrow for Freebie Friday to recieve a free digital scrapbooking creation made by RLR Creations revolving around Wednesday's look back at the "Disney Beach Fun" kit and the "Disney Summer Fun" Kit.

Word Art Wednesday:

Adding Style to Your Digital Word Art!

No new word art features will be introduces to readers. Instead, RLR Creations would like to apologize for some technical difficulties that have been experienced this week. It was brought to attention that some readers have not been able to see some recent posts and RLR Creations is working on getting those things fixed for its readers! You can now download the featured freebies by viewing those posts!


Today, RLR Creations would like to take a look back at some digital kits that have already been completed but are just as great for digitally scrapbooking summer fun!! Two different kits will be previewed!

The first is a "Disney Beach Fun" digital scrapbooking kit:


This kit includes 14 decorative papers in great beach themes, a full Disney Sandy alphabet, numbers, and special characters set, and embellishments, such as a beach ball and sand bucket, life ring frames, a sand boarder strip, Mickey and Minnie ears, and Beach theme, Mickey and Friends digital stickers; and so much more!!


This kit would be great to scrapbook all your family's beach vacation photos, your summer adventures to any of the Disney theme parks, and much more!


You can purchase this kit for only $5.00 from RLR Creations website! Click the image above to buy this entire "Disney Beach Fun" digital kit and get scrapbooking your shore pictures!

The second is a "Disney Summer Fun" digital scrapbooking kit:

This kit includes 16 decorative papers in a fun summer theme, a full Disney themed, flower blossom brad alphabet, numbers, and special characters set, and embellishments, such as a summer sun element and butterfly lace ribbon, stamp frames, blossom brads, a scotch tape stripe, an acrylic arrow, and summer, Disney and Friends, digital stickers; and so much more!!


This kit would be great to scrapbook all your family's summer adventures, like play dates, special trips, or Disney themed summer birthday parties, and much more!

You can purchase this kit for only $5.00 from RLR Creations website! Click the image above to buy this entire "Disney Summer Fun" kit and start scrapbooking your family's summer memories!


Be sure to pop back in for Freebie Friday to receive something free that involves RLR Creations look back at the "Disney Beach Fun" kit and the "Disney Summer Fun" kit. Also, check in for Thursday's "Tips, Tricks, and Quick Fixes" where RLR Creations will provide you with some special knowledge to further your digital scrapbooking.

Template Tuesday:

Free Pre-made Digital Scrapbooking Layout!

Today RLR Creations will be giving you another new pre-made digital scrapbooking template to add to your collection, because it is Tuesday again!! This layout is different from those that have been given away the previous Tuesdays.

*Don't forget!* Once RLR Creations has given 6 freebie templates away to readers, those layouts will be pulled down from the blog and made into a new template set. This pre-made digital scrapbooking template set will be able to be purchased from RLR Creations website at that time.

Don't let the Tuesdays get away from you, make sure you check out the previous week's free pre-made layouts, because we are getting closer and closer to those 6 freebie templates each week!

Digital Scrapbooking Templates are easy to use and will give your creativity a jump start! You just drop your own papers, elements, journaling, and photos into the pre-made layout using your prefered Digital Scrapbooking program, such as Photoshop, Photoshop Elements, or any Software program that excepts PSD files and allows you to work in layers.

These templates can be used over and over again, giving you enough help to complete your scrapbooking needs!

These layouts are available for everyone who wants to give the pre-made digital scrapbooking template a try.

You can download today's template by clicking on the image that appears below:

Also be sure to look back a previous Tuesdays to check out RLR Creations how-to tutorials on how to use pre-made digital scrapbooking templates and how to colorize greyscale elements! These tutorials are extremely user-friendly and by following the steps provided in each, anyone can use them. So make sure you give them a try!

Have you found that you only have personal photos to add to this free template and you need the additional elements? Check out RLR Creations creative digital designs. There are Digital Scrapbooking kits for every occasion! You can find them here!

Be sure to be check back in tomorrow for Word Art Wednesday! Remember, Word Art Wednesday is the best way to get through the middle of the work week!

Freebie Friday:

"Backyard Fun" Mini-kit Add-on!!

Today RLR Creations will be giving away a free try-it-now mini-kit add-on of its newest creation, "Backyard fun" that was sneak peaked on Monday of this week. As previously stated, this kit is all about outdoor play!!

The kit contains a variety of decorative papers in all the colors that remind you of being outside, and embellishments, such as bugs and bug jar, playground equipment, sidewalk chalk drawings, bubbles, and so much more! This digital kit would be a great way to scrapbook your personal photos of your children's backyard fun, play dates and birthday parties, or any other summer adventures, like catching fireflies!

The "Backyard Fun" mini-kit add-on contains 14 decorative papers, along with a full Grass alphabet, numbers, and special characters. Also, there are a few special elements!

To download the free try-it-now mini-kit add-on, click on the image that appears below:
If you haven't already downloaded the template that was posted on Tuesday, go ahead and do that first. You can find it here! Then, take the papers and elements provided in the backyard fun mini-kit and your own pictures and follow along with the tutorial that shows how to use the pre-made layout. Sooner, not later, you will have a new page to put into your scrapbook.

If you want more of the papers and elements the full "Backyard Fun" digital scrapbooking kit has to offer, the entire kit is now available for purchase!

Click on the image that appears below to buy the whole set and scrapbook all your outdoor play-time memories!!

Be sure to check back in next week to see what RLR Creations is doing next!

Tips, Tricks, and Quick Fixes Friday:

A go to guide to sprusing up your digital scrapbooking!

Today RLR Creations designed a great Action just for you, that will allow you to turn any photo into a vintage looking photo, with a great aged look and the white edged cut of classicly printed photos.

One of the fastest and easiest ways to create complex effects for your digital scrapbooks is to use Photoshop Actions. Using Actions are the newest and most creative way to jazz up your digital layouts and speed up your work flow.

The finished result of applying RLR Creations Action to your digital scrapbooking photos can be seen below. To download the action click the image that appears below:

RLR Creations wants to make sure that all those reading can use the Action so directions on how to use it will be given for both Photoshop CS (and higher) and Action Elements 7.0 or 8.0! Follow the steps provided below for the digital scrapbooking program you use and add a hint of that old-time classic sytle to your photos.

How to install an Action in Photoshop CS and Higher:

STEP 1 Copy the action (.atn file) to the location of your choice. Actions do not need to be installed in your Photoshop program, you can create a folder in your documents if you prefer and store all of your Actions there.

STEP 2 Open Photoshop. Next, open the Actions palette. WINDOW>ACTIONS or press ALT-F9

STEP 3 Click on the triangle button in the top corner of the ACTIONS PALETTE and choose LOAD ACTIONS. Next open the file from the location you chose in step 1.

STEP 4 The action is now installed!

STEP 5 To use the action simply click on the name of the action in the Actions palette, open the folder and click on the Start Layer. Next, click on the play selection button located on the bottom of the Actions Palette (Arrow Icon).

STEP 6 Sit back and watch the action quickly perform the steps on your image.

Photoshop Elements users can also take advantage of this great action. Here is how to install an Action in Photoshop Elements:

How to install an Action Elements 7.0 or 8.0:

STEP 1 Copy the atn file to one of the following folders. (You can copy and paste it into an internet explorer window and it'll jump to the correct folder.)

XP USERS: C:\Documents & Settings\All Users\Application Data\Adobe\Photoshop Elements\X.0\en_US\WorkflowPanels\actions

Vista or Windows 7 USERS: C:\ProgramData\Adobe\Photoshop Elements\X.0\Locale\en_US\Workflow Panels\actions

Mac USERS: System library/Application Support /Adobe /Photoshop Elements /X.0/Locale/en_US/Workflow Panels/actions (Replace the X with your version of elements, either a 7 or 8)

STEP 2 Open Photoshop Elements. Go to the GUIDED palette

STEP 3 Click on ACTION PLAYER

STEP 4 Select the ACTION. The action is now installed in your Elements software.

STEP 5 Press PLAY!

Once you have run the action, you can drag the Layer Group onto your digital scrapbook layout.

If you follow the simple steps provided in the process compatible with your preferred digital scrapbooking program, you will be adding vintage style to your personal photos in no time at all!

Be sure to pop in next week for more of RLR Creations "Tips, Tricks, and Quick Fixes." Also, remember to check back in tomorrow for Freebie Friday to download a free mini-kit add-on of RLR Creations new digital scrapbooking kit "Backyard Fun."

Word Art Wednesday:

Adding Style to Your Digital Word Art!

Today RLR Creations will be providing you with a step by step process on How-To "Ink" the edges of your titles, which will allow you to add a gently distressed title that will warm up a clean edged page layout.

How to “ink” the edges of Titles
(For Photoshop and Elements)

1. Create a new layer and choose a broad stroke font for best results, then type your title.

(Futura is a great font choice- If you do not have this font you can download it here.)

2. In the Layers Palette, right click on the type layer and choose Simplify Layer.

3. Select the Magic Wand tool-Set the Tolerance to 1 and leave the Contiguous box unchecked.
Click anywhere on the title to select all of the letters.

4. Press Delete

5. With the selection border still active (marching ants) Select Brush tool and load a small soft round brush.

6. Working in smooth strokes trace along the marching ants to “ink” the title irregularly.

7. After you have brushed around all of the letters choose Select>Deselect (Ctrl-D) to reveal your “inked” title.

It is as simple at those 7 steps. Use this technique to add flare to your digital scrapbooking titles!

Remember to pop back into tomorrow for RLR Creations "Tips, Tricks, and Quick Fixes" and learn how to use Actions to apply quick fixes to your photos. Don't forget to grab the special Action that RLR Creations created just for you in tomorrow's post! It is one you don't want to miss!

Template Tuesday:

Free Pre-made Digital Scrapbooking Layout!

Today, RLR Creations will be giving you another new pre-made digital scrapbooking template to add to your collection, because it is Tuesday again!! This layout is different from those that have been given away the previous two Tuesdays. Keep in mind, once RLR Creations has given 6 freebie templates away to readers, those layouts will be pulled and made into a new template set. This pre-made digital scrapbooking template set will be able to be purchased from RLR Creations website at that time. Don't let the Tuesdays get away from you, make sure you check out the previous week's freebie templates!

Digital Scrapbooking Templates are easy to use and will give your creativity a jump start! You just drop your own papers, elements, journaling, and photos into the pre-made layout using your prefered Digital Scrapbooking program, such as Photoshop, Photoshop Elements, or any Software program that excepts PSD files and allows you to work in layers.

These templates can be used over and over again, giving you enough help to complete your scrapbooking needs!

These layouts are available for everyone who wants to give the pre-made digital scrapbooking template a try. You can download today's Template by clicking on the photo that appears below:

In addition to this weeks freebie template, RLR Creations has prepared a tutorial demonstrating how-to colorize grayscale elemnts in pre-made layouts! Be sure to follow the steps to add more of your personal creativity to the template as you are clipping in your own embelishments, decorative papers, journaling, and photos.

Pre-Made Templates are a perfect tool for anyone to create a custom look for their digital scrapbooking albums.

There are basically two methods to colorize the element layers within the template.

The first method is to fill a shape with a digital paper or a photo. The second method is to color the grayscale elements using color tools. Today we will focus on how to color grayscale elements in your Pre-Made digital templates.

Two simple methods to colorize Grayscale elements in a pre-made template:

Using a single color is the quickest way to color your pre-made template. Here is how to accomplish coloring grayscale elements using a single color:

• 1. Open your template and select the layer you wish to add color to by clicking on its layer.
  
  
• 2. Go to Image>Adjustment>Hue and Saturation
  
  (Elements users: Enhance>Adjust Color>Adjust Hue and Saturation)
  
  
• 3. Check the Colorize box and use the sliders to adjust the color of the element to your liking.

Grayscale elements are unique because they include the texture and shading to make the finished product realistic. Because of this simply filling the element with a color will lose this information and the element will fall flat.

You can keep the textures and shading of an element by duplicating the element you wish to color first.

• 1. Use the same steps above to color the element using the duplicated layer you created.
  
  
• 2. After you have reached your desired color for the element use the blend modes, located at the top of the Layers Palette to blend the duplicated layer with the original layer, to allow the texture of the element to come through.
  
  
• 3. Adjusting the curves or the brightness/contrast will also allow to you lighten or darken your element to further enhance its realistic look.

By using the methods above you can enhance any elements that are included in a pre-made digital scrapbooking template.

By using the methods provided by RLR Creations in this How-To tutorial you can enhance any elements that are included in a pre-made digital scrapbooking template, giving you more ownership in the creative end product!!

Have you found that you only have personal photos to add to this free template and you need the additional elements? Check out RLR Creations creative digital designs. There are Digital Scrapbooking kits for every occasion! You can find them here!

Be sure to be check back in tomorrow for Word Art Wednesday! RLR Creations will be providing you with a step by step process on How-To "Ink" the edges of your titles, which will allow you to add a gently distressed title that will warm up a clean edged page layout. Remember, Word Art Wednesday is the best way to get through the middle of the work week!

Sneak Peak Monday:

A preview to what is coming next!

This week RLR Creations is working on a digital scrapbooking kit entitled, "Backyard Fun."

This kit is all about outdoor play! It includes decorative papers and elements, like bugs and bug jar, playground equipment, sidewalk chalk drawings, bubbles, and so much more!

This digital kit would be a great way to scrapbook your personal photos of your children's backyard fun, play dates and birthday parties, or any other summer adventures, like catching fireflies!

Here is a preview photo of some of the papers and elements that this kit will contain:

This entire digital kit will be completed this Friday, July 16, 2010. Remember to pop back in on that day to download a free "Backyard Fun" mini-kit add-on, in which you can create your own digital scrapbooking pages by using the paper and elements provided in the kit and your own personal photos. The entire "Backyard Fun" kit will be able to be purchased on this day also!!

Don't forget to check back in tomorrow for this weeks Template Tuesday to download a free digital scrapbooking pre-made layout. Rememer these templates can be used to drop in your own papers, elements, and photos to create digital scrapbook pages.

Also, if you haven't already, look back at what RLR creations blogged last week and you can get a free "Watermelon" mini-kit, a quick tip, a free page of word art, and another, different pre-made template.

Freebie Friday:
"Watermelon" Mini-Kit Add-on!!

Today, RLR Creations will be giving away a FREE try-it-now mini-kit of its newest creation, "Watermelon" that was sneak previewed Monday of this week. As previously stated about the kit, the elements revolve around a theme of colors: pink, green, and brown.

It includes decorative papers in the kit's theme colors and emblishments like butterflies, buttons, ribbons, and watermelon slices! This digital kit would be great to use to scrapbook personal pictures of your family and friends summer adventures, BBQs or picnics, or even your vacation travels, among others things!

To download the FREE try-it-now mini-kit add-on of "Watermelon" please click on image:

If you haven't already downloaded the template that was posted on Tuesday, go ahead and do that first. You can find it here! Then, take the papers and elements provided in the watermelon mini-kit and your own pictures and follow along with the tutorial here that shows how to use the pre-made layout. Sooner, not later, you will have a new page to put into your scrapbook.

This entire kit is available for purchase from RLR Creations today! If you cannot get enough of the free mini-kit add-on, click on the image below to buy the whole set to scrapbook all your wonderful summer memories.

Be sure to pop back in on Monday to see a sneak peak of what RLR Creations is working on next!

Also be sure to let RLR Creations know you are reading and enjoying out products!

RLR Creations will address reader questions, etc., so make sure to leave a comment!

Tips, Tricks, and Quick Fixes Thursday:

A go to guide to sprusing up your digital scrapbooking!

Today, RLR Creations will be giving away a freebie idea to trick out your digital scrapbooking pages. Using the download provided and by following the simple How-To Tutorial below, you can add dimension to your digital scrapbook pages.

The photo-frame will allow you to make your flat photos appear curved with a great photo border, which will make your scrapbook pages look more 3D and realistic. This trick can be applied to any photo and placed into any kind of template.

Click the image below to download the photo-frame:

Be sure to go through the steps provided by RLR Creations to get the best results from the photoframe!

Trick! How-To Tutorial:

How to add a photo to a curved photo frame.
(This process of fitting a photo into a curved photo frame was written for Photoshop or Photoshop Elements.)

1. Place curved photo frame into your layout.
2. Position Photo on a layer under frame layer.
3. Using the Magic Wand tool select interior of the curved photo frame.
4. Invert the selection by clicking Select > Inverse.
5. With selection layer still active, Click on photo layer in the Layers palette, press backspace to delete all areas of the photo that are not inside the frame.
6. Merge photo and photo frame layers.
7. Proceed with your layout design.

Check back in tomorrow for Freebie Friday to download a mini-kit of the newest digital kit by RLR Creations, "Watermelon" that was previewed on Monday.