Template Question

[beckyritchie04]

Hi ladies,

I had a quick question about a template I downloaded off the Hawt Mama Team Blog. It is the template that uses a tranparent bracket from the Acylic-O-Holic set. I saw on some of the examples that the braket is not transparent, how do you make it that way? I have been messing with it for about 30 minutes and I am giving up and just asking.

I am using PSE.

[jene]

It looks like to me that they just have a paper below it. This is how I do it I put the paper belowe the acrylic and then hit the ctrl button and click on the acrylic layer this should make a selection on the template then using the selection tool I right click and select inverse now click on the paper layer and then go to edit>clear Then I highlight both layers and link them together. I use CS3 so I am not sure if it is different for you or not

[kscwgirl]

I do the same as Jen

[jene]

Just Bumping

[beckyritchie04]

It looks like to me that they just have a paper below it. This is how I do it I put the paper belowe the acrylic and then hit the ctrl button and click on the acrylic layer this should make a selection on the template then using the selection tool I right click and select inverse now click on the paper layer and then go to edit>clear Then I highlight both layers and link them together. I use CS3 so I am not sure if it is different for you or not


I can't get it to work using the directions that you gave me, so it must be different using PSE. Thanks for the help though. Hopefully someone knows how to do it in PSE :)

[ZaCola3]

What color is it?
It's not showing up as an acrylic element?
I don't use PSE, but I would be glad to help if I can.

[jene]

hmmmm....can you create clipping mask?

[ColleenSwerb]

That's my lo you're talking about, lol. I use CS2, but I do it differently, so maybe it'll work for you.

Create a new layer, and then press control and click inside the thumbnail of the layer the acrylic bracket is on. That should give you marching ants around the bracket. Select your paint bucket, and make sure you're on the blank new layer, and then click inside the marching ants. It'll fill the new layer with the paint color but only inside the marching ants.

Since it's acrylic, it won't will completely like it would for a solid element. Keep clicking inside the marching ants until you get a nice solid color. Then just clip the paper you want to the shape of the bracket, and put it below the acrylic bracket to get a similar effect as that LO.

[beckyritchie04]

hmmmm....can you create clipping mask?

I don't know what that is....I am pretty new to digital scrapbooking. I just know the basics.

[beckyritchie04]

What color is it?
It's not showing up as an acrylic element?
I don't use PSE, but I would be glad to help if I can.

I am not sure what you mean. Here is the link so you can see the template that I am referring to...http://tracireed.com/teamblog/?p=471#comments

[ZaCola3]

I misead your question!
I did exactly what Col is saying except I use PSP...I just duplicate my layer over and over again until I get a good color...I wanted it to look acrylic but still very green.
Can you do what Col is saying?
This is my LO:
https://www.sweetshoppedesigns.com/inspiration/data/500/tr_ans_landen_atemphmb.jpg

[Jennilyn]

Can you select an element so there's marching ants just around that particular element? If so, do that then inverse the selection then with the color or paper you want on the layer below it, select that layer then hit delete. With PSP it's Select All/Select Float/Invert/Delete.

[beckyritchie04]

That's my lo you're talking about, lol. I use CS2, but I do it differently, so maybe it'll work for you.

Create a new layer, and then press control and click inside the thumbnail of the layer the acrylic bracket is on. That should give you marching ants around the bracket. Select your paint bucket, and make sure you're on the blank new layer, and then click inside the marching ants. It'll fill the new layer with the paint color but only inside the marching ants.

Since it's acrylic, it won't will completely like it would for a solid element. Keep clicking inside the marching ants until you get a nice solid color. Then just clip the paper you want to the shape of the bracket, and put it below the acrylic bracket to get a similar effect as that LO.


Thank you so much!!! I figured it out using your directions. It is such a cute layout but the picture that I chose doesn't look good with the transparent bracket. I really appreciate your help.

[ZaCola3]

Thank you so much!!! I figured it out using your directions. It is such a cute layout but the picture that I chose doesn't look good with the transparent bracket. I really appreciate your help.

Hooray!!

[ColleenSwerb]

Awesome! :)

Don't forget to link us up to your finished layout over on the blog!! And post it in here too! :)

[jene]

Yay I am so glad you were able to get it to work