More Cards

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I made 2 cards using 2 different Studio RA Kits. Here is the full description for each card:
Paris Card
kit: French Flea Market Frenzy 02
Tag: Club Scrap
Stamps: Cavallini Paper Co.
Holiday Card:
kit: "Deck the Halls"
Created by Royanna Lea Fritschmann
Stamps: Club Scrap

I really love how the Eiffel Tower prints out from Royanna's kit. Just like a lithograph! I could have taken it a step further and distressed or antiqued the print, but time is not on my side right now.

Note: Ink jet prints give a more matte quality than do laser printers. Use this difference to your advantage :).

Hybrid Cards with Studio RA

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Feel Better Card

I made this card using French Flea Market Frenzy from Studio RA and Hero Arts stamps. The flower is composed of a Hero Arts Flower stamp (bottom piece) topped off with a Flower from the Studio RA Kit. The card is "Matchbook" style. I used my handy dandy "Score-Pal" to get the edges just right. I just got the Score-Pal and I honestly don't know how I got by with out it!

Notecards and Folder

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I made this cute little set of note cards and folder using "My Gurlz All That" digital scrap kit by Royanna Fritschmann. On sale for only $1.00, who can resist!

The "Notes" is your basic Algerian font found on most PCs. I think it works well with the kit. My note cards are 3.25" by 5.0". I made the portfolio from 8.5" x 11" cardstock. I followed a tutorial video from Dannie G for making the portfolio. My cards were a little smaller, therefore I cut the width of the portfolio down to 10.5". I made the size adjustment after cutting out the portfolio. It was easier that way and the paper waste was negligible. Here is Danni's video:

For the envelopes I used the program from Red Castle, Printing a sheet of envelopes. Make sure the envelope size is at least 0.25" greater for the width and length. Enjoy and post your links to your creations in the comments. I'd love to see them!

Mini 3x3 Cards with envelopes and box holder

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I made these quick 3"x3" cards with envelopes and holders from this great little design I saw on Mel Stampz blog. I won't repeat the instructions, because they are fully described on Mel Stampz blog, as well as a pocket book variation.

I did not cut out the envelopes or the box with scissors. I used the templates found on Mel Stampz's blog and converted them to Klic'n'Kut templates. Download links at the bottom of this post. Note: The red lines are folds, so use the cut by color setting. Emboss the red, cut the black.

I then used the Sophisticated Momma kit from RA Studios at Divine Digital for the letters, box and Thanks mat. A hint about cutting the letters: It helps if you stroke the letters with a 15px black line in your image software.

The stamps I used were from Hero arts and Club Stamp. Have fun!

Box Klic'n'Kut template
Envelope Klic'n'Kut Template

Little Boy Thank You Cards

I am now on 2 wonderful design teams, Selena Neal ( DigiSkrapnMomma) and RA Design studios (Royanna Fritschmann). The cards shown above are some quick hybrid cards I whippped up from the Royanna's "I'm sooo rusted" kit. I thought the kit was perfect to make some quick Thank You cards for a little boy I know.

My husband actually helped me enhance the idea by reminding me how much he liked comic books when he was a kid. The last card in Purple is hard to see, so I put the digital mock up above and have a freebie piece from the card for you to grab below. Clicking on the mock-up above will reveal hints on how to recreate the card. I followed a wonderful tutorial in Photoshop User magazine for a Lichtenstein type effect to create the Pop Art freebie. I'm planning on using this tutorial for a variety of other effects. Well that is all for now.

Download Link

Tips and Tricks for those Starbuck Templates

• Not all of the templates are created equal. I downloaded one off one site and found it to be a bit narrow and too short. Therefore it is best to do a test print on plain paper. Cut the template out and put it in the mug to see the best orientation of the template and whether the template's sizing is correct.
• Most times you can scale the template 5-10% one way or another without any weird effects happening. Just remember in your graphic's program to scale the x and y equally. In Photoshop, with the selection arrow selected and the correct layer, you hold down the shift key (on Windows) and drag.
• For insertion and removal of the insert, a good pair of tweezers are really helpful.
• Pre- roll your template before insertion, especially if you've printed on cardstock.
• On the mugs with a tight fit I would not use extremely heavy card stock. I used stock made for brochures, announcements, and posters. The weight of the paper was 67lbs.
• The insert I made with the Retro Funk Kit shown above was printed on 8.5 x 11 paper.

You can purchase the Retro Funk Kit and/or the inserts; there is a complete set for June through December (December not shown in the above picture) at Divine Digital. Each month includes a calendar. A quick way to enjoy a cup of joe and know what day it is without having to get out the Blackberry. BTW the bird is not included :). Also check out DigiSkrapnMomma's blog, the designer of the Retro Funk Kit, for freebies and product updates.

If you are not sure how to use these type of Quick Pages; here are a couple of quick tutorials for Photoshop, Photoshop Elements and Paintshop Pro.

Introduction

I finally decided to start a blog about digital scrapbooking and hybrid crafting. I've been hybrid crafting for 11 years now. I started out using Photoshop and Illustrator in my primary job and then moved on to using it in crafting. It started out as pure laziness and thriftiness (Can you say cheap?). I needed more wording than I had rubber stamps, and I could never line those pesky alphabet stamps up correctly. So I can hear you saying, that's great, what am I going to get out of reading your blog. Well folks here is my list:

1. Some hopefully sage advice about hybrid crafting and digital art
2. Hybrid Crafting tutorials or links to some I have tried, and pictures of the results
3. Some digital freebies or links to some great ones I have found.
4. Occasionally some random off topic comments