Elk on the way to sister's house this morning
Cottage Life
Got to visit my sister today. Always fun. I usually don't get to spend much time with her because of our conflicting schedules. Since I am on "temporarious-unemploymentness" status I had no schedule, so I could cavort with great abandon. Christmas tree farms, glitzy ribbon, bright baubles, and hot buttered rums were involved. It was a lovely time.
A little Christmas Cheer
A few ideas to wet your christmas whistle from Pinterest...
What a great Idea for a family Christmas card.
How cute are these?
MMM... Gingerbread snowflakes
I love the burlap Christmas stockings and the chalk board
Before and After
Last night while cruising the web I came across some photoshop tutorials for making "brushes". Now I've made photoshop brushes before. I even use a Signature brush to sign all my photos. It's like a digital rubber stamp. I was watching this guy make his own "fern" brush and it occurred to me that I could use my scanner to make some easy-peasy decorative "digital stamps". I gathered up a couple of odds and ends, ran them through the scanner, took them into photoshop and used the "save brush preset" under edit and TA DA!
Before
Here are my scanned samples...
I've got a snowman ornament, some dried orange slices, a fern, and a cedar sprig.
After
I used the snowman for wrapping paper... it's one brush used with random sizes. notice he can be both skinny and rotund.
The others I've gilded because I like the textures... and to show what's possible with a simple scanner and some odds and ends.
Hmm... I wonder if I could make a "Bearded One" stamp. Let me see If I can get him to put his head in the scanner.
Hmmm... Pause for Thought
We have to have muppets this time of year... It's the rule
Until next time...
Why do you suppose the elk were on the way to Sandy's house? ;-)
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