Technique Tuesday Video: Creating a Watercolor Wash Background with Stampin’ Up!’s Aquapainters & Reinkers

You know, I’m not sure why I’ve continued calling Tuesday’s my “Technique Tuesday” since it seems like every day for the last few weeks my videos have incorporated some technique or another *lol*.Today’s technique is another one using Stampin’ Up! aquapainters and reinkers. I kind of figured that since I had already started, I had might as well show you a variety of different ways you can use aquapainters. My theory is that if I’m going to invest in a product, then it’s a good idea to know dif

You asked about … blending photos

A few weeks ago, a Simple Scrapper reader asked how to blend photos into the background with PSE. It is surprisingly easy! To start, let’s select a photo and a paper. This paper is from Amanda Heimann’s Lucky kit. Then, add both selections to a new page, with the photo layer on top. Create a new layer and use the gradient tool to create a color-to-transparent gradient. Move the new gradient layer to beneath the photo. Use Ctrl/Cmd+G to clip the photo to this mask.