SmartPhotoEditor effect on Iris image

Great news!  I posted a blog entry this week with work from SmartPhotoEditor which has over 7,000 effects and a great interface to create beautiful images.

This site has an incredible variety of ways to improve your images from basic cropping and vignettes to very fun, artsy effects.

The program is a great deal at $29.99, but now you can get another 10% off with the code below. This program works as a standalone or you can use as a plugin to Photoshop.

Website:  http://www.smartphotoeditor.com/

Discount code: LL1914

Enjoy!

SmartPhotoEditor effect on Iris image

Great news!  I posted a blog entry this week with work from SmartPhotoEditor which has over 7,000 effects and a great interface to create beautiful images.

This site has an incredible variety of ways to improve your images from basic cropping and vignettes to very fun, artsy effects.

The program is a great deal at $29.99, but now you can get another 10% off with the code below. This program works as a standalone or you can use as a plugin to Photoshop.

Website:  http://www.smartphotoeditor.com/

Discount code: LL1914

Enjoy!

I have been designing some 2017 calendars and took this one a step further to adapt to a greeting card. The image with its “frame” made in my previous blog entry are on the front of the card. Then I took the quote and moved it to the back of the card. Gives you two reasons to put these together!

I wanted to create a unique calendar layout for 2017. I wanted to soften the photograph’s edges and give the quote its own way to stand out. By experimenting I came up with this fun technique and used it on my first 2017 calendar.  Be patient and take it slow… it will become easier with time!

Open image and drag onto background (smaller than the background)

To soften the photo’s edges, select the transparent background on the photo layer with the Magic Wand

Select > Modify > Feather  (60 px on a 5×7 works well)

Ctrl/Cmd Shift I to invert the selection

Use Move (V) tool to drag the photo off the new soft edge frame

Now select the “frame” with the rectangular marquee (M) tool and press Ctrl/Cmd J to put the “frame” on its own layer. (this makes it much easier to make changes later)

Go back to the photo layer and select the soft frame again and Ctrl/Cmd X to Cut it out of that layer.

At this point I use the Text (T) tool to put a quote, poem or other words inside the soft frame which can be easily changed with the Transform tool (Ctrl/Cmd T)

My newest set of greeting card templates includes 40 print-ready files (3 samples are shown above). Just add your photo in the grey area with Photoshop. It’s so easy and lots of fun! This set includes some previous layouts and many brand new ones for various occasions and everyday use.

Each file can be customized with your choice of wording, fonts and colors.

Complete instructions and the print templates are also included. A 5 x 7 card prints on a 10 x 7 card with a scored mark for folding. I get all my paper from Red River Paper and highly recommend them. Matching envelopes are also available from them. The majority of designs are for 5 x 7 cards, but also include some for notecards 4.25 x 5.5 and panorama cards 8 x 9.

You can order this set on my Products page:  https://susanbaileyphoto.com/products/

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