Grandpa Gift #2

Here's another template for you to use if you have more children to put into the picture:

If you are new to elements and have not added pictures to existing items before, follow these simple steps:

1. Select the item you want to put the picture into with the pointer tool until it is highlighted and you can see the dots at the corners.
2. Click on the magic wand tool
3. Click on the box you had selected. Now the bounding box will 'sparkle' to show that it is selected in a unique way
4. Double click on the picture you plan to use
5. Choose 'select all' from the select menu
6. Choose 'copy' from the edit menu
7. Double click back onto the original item where you plan to paste your photo-- it should come back up in the big window
8. Select 'paste into selection' from the edit menu
9. Your picture will appear inside your box. It is probably not exactly how you want it to look, hit 'Control-T' to modify the photo within the selection. When you are finished, click the green arrow to accept your changes.
10. Choose 'Deselect' from the select menu to release all of the selected items so that you can choose another box.

If during this time, something goes wrong, you can always use Control-Z to undo.

Here's the background I used, click it to download:

Grandpa Gifts

I'd been wanting to make something for my father for Father's Day, but really, the man needs nothing. He's got everything. So, what could I do????? Thanks to Tip Junkie, I saw this great idea and decided to blatantly copy it.

Here is my version, with all nine of my father's grandchildren(did you follow that???):

If you'd like a copy of the template, you can download it here.

Digital Scrappers Rejoice!

I recently found this great blog -- Scraps by Andrea. She posts FREE digital scrapbooking kits almost every day. These are no measly little kits. Today's offering has 37 elements & 12 papers. That's a lot of stuff!

Thanks Andrea!