Project Life FREEBIE: Best Year Ever

Hello Project lifers!

It's a new year and that means a fresh start to Project life 2014!
I am still finishing up a lot of 2013, but I am determeined to keep up.
here's a little filler card to get your year started off right!

 

 

1. Click on the image above. 2. Click until it's full size. 3. Right Click and choose Save As... 4. Save to computer. 5. Please give credit if posted online.

New GIRLY GIRL Project Life kit in the shop

There's a breand spankin' new kit in the PLUCKY MOMO shop called GIRLY GIRL.  As you know, I ahve three girly girls, so this kit was inevitable!   The kit comes with 20 cards total, including one photo overlay of a versatile and cute scalloped edge.  

CLICK HERE to buy the Girly Girl kit!

SUMMER SUN Project Life kit in the Shop!

Hey friends! I just put a new SUMMER FUN kit in the Plucky Momo shop. I wanted a lot of cool, Summer icons and fresh color combos. I hope you love it! This kit IS eligible for the BUY 3 GET ONE FREE sale in the shop, so pick a few faves and get scrapping!

I am currently in LOVE with photo overlays and this one would from the kit would look great over beach or swimming pictures! Or for picnics or playtime (as shown in this photo).

CLICK HERE to buy this kit!

Tutorial: How to use a digital scrapbook template / clipping masks.

As you know, this blog has been recently over run with Project Life pages. After a flooding disaster with my 2013 paper pages, I decided to start again, but go digital this time. I made some of my own templates (without rounded corners...just because I didn't really want rounded corners). And I have since been plugging away and trying to catch up!

A few of you have asked two things...
1. Can I buy your non-rounded cornered templates? Yes. CLICK HERE to buy!
2. How do I use digital templates? It's easy! Here's a tutorial.

A digital template for Project Life (or any project) Photoshop Elements or Photoshop CS (any version)

Note: When I am starting a new digital layout using a template the very first thing I do is open the template and choose SAVE AS. Then I rename it to what I am working on (such as PLpage01).  This saves this template as a fresh layout and allows me to stop working on it mid-page and save the changes without ruining the blank template.

1. Unzip your downloaded Template files and save them to your computer.

2. Open Photoshop and open the desired digital template.  You will notice that the layers assigned to the digital template appear immediately in the Layers box.  They are numbered or lettered for ease of use.

 

 

3. Next open a photo or product you want to use.  I am using a photo for this example.

 

 

4. Drag your photo onto the template.  It will create a new layer.  Place this photo above the layer you wish to clip.  In this example I will be putting my photo into the top left spot (or A)

 

 

5.  Now, highlight the photo layer (as shown above) and hold down the ALT button while slowly dragging your mouse between this and the next layer down. You will know you have done this step correctly when this funny icon appears between the layers.

 

 

6. Release the ALT button and your layers will now be linked together as shown below.

 

 

You'll also notice that my photo has now been "clipped" to the exact shape of the mask beneath it.

But wait!  Now some of our faces have been clipped off because we are putting a 5x7" photo into a 4x6" photo space.  But this is where we fix it!

7.With your photo layer still selected it's time to select the MOVE tool from your tool palette (as shown below).  You can then move your photo around, and even resize it, until it fits within the frame and you're happy with the way it looks.

 

Now my photo is re-sized and fits within the frame.

 

 

8. You will notice that these two layers are currently linked, but not sandwiched together as one.  If I am unsure of the exact placement of my page I like to wait on this step until I am finished the entire Layout and happy with the results.  To sandwich the layers into one place hold down the CTRL key and select the mask layer beneath your photo.  Now both layers should be selected.

 

 

Hover your arrow over the bottom of the two highlighted layers and click and hold the RIGHT mouse key. A box will appear with layer options. Scroll down to the MERGE LAYERS option and click it.

 

 

It has now turned into one layer and has been renamed.

 

 

9. Now select the next clipping mask you want to work with (B perhaps?) and begin the process again.  Continue clipping each mask until your page is completed. Then flatten the entire image and save as a jpg.

You're done!   If you have any questions or something is unclear please feel free to leave a comment here.

Project Life 2013: Pgs 15 - 18

Birthday card from CELEBRATE YOU kit by Plucky Momo Happy Moments card from CLEARLY STATED VOL. 2 by Plucky Momo Notebook cards from LG. NOTEPAD kit by Plucky Momo Arrows and Washi Tape by aVegasGirlAtHeart.com Fonts: Bebas, CK Ali's Hand    

Bunting Card FREEBIE by Plucky Momo Guest List card from CELEBRATE YOU kit by Plucky Momo Fonts: Bebas, Albertsthal Typewriter, Budmo    

This Week card from PRESSCARDS NO. 4 kit by Paislee Press  Craft card from CRAFT-TASTIC kit by Plucky Momo Chevron card, Heart card from DAY PLANNER kit by Paislee Press Graph Paper by MissTiina.com Arrow by Plucky Momo Oscars FREEBIE by Plucky Momo

Date card from DAY PLANNER kit by Paislee Press
Craft Paper from CRAFT-TASTIC kit by Plucky Momo
Red Label card from MORE+LESS kit by Paislee Press
Travel card by Plucky Momo
Card, tag & "today" sticker from DAY PLANNER kit by Paislee Press
Fonts: Bebas, CK Ali's Hand, Albertsthal Typewriter

Project Life Lifted

I have a PROJECT LIFE: IDEAS Pinterest board so when I see amazing ideas and wonderful inspiration I can scraplift it for my own album.

Last year I pinned this page by Nicole from the blog SIMPLE AUSSIE GIRLS.  Today I sat down to scrap it since I have caught up to the end February (and my oldest daughters' birthday) in my Project Life Digital Re-Do.  I looove how it turned out.

Template by Plucky Momo Pattern Paper from Top to Bottom: Grey Arrows by aVegasGirlAtHeart.com  Dainty Dots by Plucky Momo Blue Honeycomb by aVegasGirlAtHeart.com  Pink Floral by Plucky Momo Yellow Stripes (Unknown) Fonts: Bebas, CK Ali's Hand     And here's the entire two-page layout...

  The second page came together so easily and was super fun to create with Ella.  

Journaling Cards from RECENTLY kit by Plucky Momo Pink Polka Dot card from DAINTY DOTS kit by Plucky Momo Love card from A LITTLE LOVE kit by Plucky Momo Grey Dots and Striped card from RECENTLY kit by Plucky Momo Alphabet card from PRESS CARDS NO. 23 kit by Paislee Press Fonts: Fonts: Bebas, CK Ali's Hand, Albertsthal Typerwriter

Project Life 2013: Pgs 11 & 12

Template PRESS PLATE NO. 37 by Paislee Press Multi-Colored Dot paper by MissTiina.com Notebook paper from LG. NOTEPAD kit by Plucky Momo Striped paper from PRESS CARDS NO. 12 kit by Paislee Press Happy Moments sticker from CLEARLY STATED VOL. 2 kit by Plucky Momo Fonts: Bebas, CK Ali's Hand

Diagonal Paper from Simplement Scraps by Ange Designs
Labels by Crystal Wilkerson
Fonts: Bebas, Albertsthal Typewriter