Introduction:

Hello! And Welcome to my blog! I am just getting started here so bare with me while I continue to get more and more tutorials out there for you about Digital Scrapbooking! I decided that I would try to write up the basics of making Scrapbook Pages for those of you that I know, that don’t want to search around, and for those of you who just happen upon this web page! I am NOT an expert and I have only been going at this for about 6 months now. I learned most everything I know from my friend Lisa and many tutorials online! Hope this helps anyone out there trying to get started With Digital Scrapbooking!

Note: I have started taking a photography Courses and have also added a tab for anyone interested in editing photos in Elements. I am really just getting it started and would appreciate any feedback and things you would like to see on here for tutorials! You can contact me by clicking on the contact tab! Thanks Everyone!

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There are a couple different ways to get to where you need to go on here. Because this is a blog and not a website, I was having a little trouble figuring out how to keep everything in order from the first tutorial to the last. So, the tabs at the top will take you were you need go! You can also scroll down to the bottom and work your way up the page, but the other way is soo much easier!!


Monday, March 5, 2012

Making Your Own Cover Photo for Facebook

 

Open Photoshop.  I use Elements 9, but I imagine that it works the same in CS5 as well. 

Go to File and Create New and set your Width to 851 px and your Height to 315 px.  After you hit okay, it will. look like this:

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Okay, so now I just added some scrapbook paper for the background.  If you don’t have scrapbooking stuff you can always use fill layers. 

To add a scrapbook paper go to File and then Place.  Search for whatever you are looking for and then add it to your screen.

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Because I didn’t want to stretch it out and pixelize it, I actually duplicated the layer and put three squares across the page.

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You can clone the lines together if you want to or whatever, but for this tutorial I am just going to leave them. : )

Okay, Now add whatever else you want from you scrapbooking stuff… and then we will make make the frames for your pics!

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Now, Create a new layer by clicking on the piece of paper that looks like it is folded over

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Now Select black as your color and Fill your new layer in with black. 

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I use the cookie cutter tool to make my squares but you can use any tool that will make a square. 

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Now duplicate that square to make as many as you want for pictures. I am just going to do two. 

Okay, now to add your PICTURES! 

Go to File  and then Place again and select the picture you want to put on your timeline photo. 

Okay, now the picture is over the box that I want to put it in.  I am just going to hit CTRL G to make it fit to the box. 

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You will have to make it smaller if it is too big to fit in the box. Also, make sure that your picture that you want to go in the desired box is directly above that box in the layers menu before you hit CTRL G. 

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Now do the same for the second Box and so on….

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Finish it up by placing Some other embellisments on the page and some words. You can make frames by using a thick black border, scrapbook frames or just beveling and stroking them.  Save at the highest quality you can. : )

Here is my final edit:

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Just a quick throw together lol, but this is the gist of it! Smile

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