Printed Fabric Transfer Using Digital Stamps

Good Wednesday to everyone, this is Sara;)

I am here with a tutorial for you on one more way to use  your digital stamps,

Printed Fabric Transfer.

Supplies you will need:

Digital Stamp

Today I am using

Eureka Stamps 

 digi57901 Heart Background

Computer/Printer

Fabric Transfer Printer Paper,

I used the product below from Avery

 

Mainstays Flour Sack Towels

Iron and Ironing board

2 yards of ribbon trim

Fabric Glue

Scissors

Step One:  Open your digital stamp into your graphic program I use PSE10, make all the changes you desire.  For mine I used a red color stylizer.  In just a few seconds I had transformed the background image.

Step Two:  Print your image onto the transfer printer paper (per product directions). 

I chose custom print size and ticked the box Scale to fit Media.  *The original size of the background stamp is 5.94" by 7.29". 
You can see below the prompt box the open white space for the printed background.

 

 Now for the last screen before printing, you can see the digital stamp fills the entire

8 1/2" by 11" of paper and there is no more white space.

Step Three:  Cut your paper transfer to the size and dimensions you need for your project.

I used 3 3" wide strips 8 1/2" long.  I also had to cut two smaller pieces to fill in the end side of the pattern.  It took a full sheet of 8 1/2" by 11" transfer paper to complete my design.

Step Four:  Wash and Iron flat the flour sack towel.

Step Five:  Iron your your transfer pieces (per product directions).

You can see below how I used the hem of the towel for positioning my iron on transfer.

I did this step three times until I had the 3" trim transfer I desired.

Step 6:  Take your fabric trim and fabric glue and apply to the upper and lower borders of the transferred image and let it dry overnight.  You can if you wish tack it in a few places with some stitching if you so desire.

 Here is a photo of my finished towel hanging...

This was so much fun to do, I hope you give this tutorial a try.

Any questions you can email me

paschal.sara@gmail.com

Thanks for stopping by

Eureka Stamps blog today.

Digital Stamp PSE10 Digital Coloring Tutorial

Hello and Welcome To Eureka Stamps.

I am Sara, today I have a tutorial for you on how to

digitally color your Digital Stamps.

I am using PSE10.

(This should also work for versions below.  However, if you are

using version 11 the tools are all there just in different places in the program window.)

You can download a trial version of PSE11 from ADOBE

If you love digital stamps and do not have photoshop now is the time to pick up version 10, you can find it at closeout prices since version 11 is now on the market.  

  I will show you how I digitally colored

the Bear With A Heart  and used him on a card for today's tutorial.

You can also pick up a freebie download I have prepared for you with this link:

Dropbox Bear With A Heart

**The digital stamps used are not included in this kit you

can pick them up 

from the

Eureka Stamps Store

with the provided links:

Bear With A Heart digi8202

and

I Hold You digi10101

Kit does include:

1 embossed heart paper

5 digi pattern papers

1 Flourished Adventure Map psd file

all digital papers are 300dpi 12" by 12" jpg files

Please pick up the kit and digital stamps so you can try this fun technique.

Kit Preview...

Are you ready for a New Adventure?

You can click on any image below and it will take you to the full size image for better viewing.

If your image is a png you can skip this next step because a png

already has a transparent background.

(I note a little blip of red on his finger, grab a small eraser when this happens and remove the color that is outside the digital stamp line.)

Your adjustment layer is the half moon shape at the bottom of your layers panel

I am going to take a minute here to explain the Layers section a bit more for those who are not familiar with the program.

After I duplicated my original image and had completed the placement into the program I went ahead and duplicated the bear with a heart layer twice,

this created three layers of the bear in the layers panel.

(the layer quantity I create depends on the complexity of the digi stamp or, how many different colors or effects I think I may use.  Each color or DP goes on a different layer.

I do on occasion break this rule of layers just depends on what I am doing, when you get used to the program you will develop your own habits. 

 For in Photoshop there are multiple ways of obtaining the same outcome.

Now the adjustment layer (after you click the half moon automatically opens onto a new layer).

Compare the screen shot from above to the one directly below.

See how the adjustment layer became the first layer?

Then note how I moved the  adjustment layer position in the layers panel.

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Now we can move forward with the removal of the excess adjustment layer.

Again the DP when placed creates its own layer in the layers panel

 just like I explained with the adjustment layer.

Because I colored the heart on its own layer I was now able to attach the dp to the heart layer,

when you work like this you do not need to use the eraser because the paper automatically 

snaps into the colored heart position.

I run a Mac to attach layers you move the mouse cursor to the black line between your dp layer and the colored heart layer.

Next hit the 

Option key on your keyboard, this will change your cursor into a double circle

the top circle appears black.

After this shows up you know you are in the right place so click your mouse one time.

Now the dp layer is offset and shows a down arrow pointing to the bear with the colored red heart.

This means you have successfully attached your layers.

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In this screen shot you see how I now have merged all the layers into one,

I decided to paint the paws and small heart on this layer.

To merge layers in photoshop

move your cursor up to the very top of the program screen

 click on Layer

Move down to the options

Merge down

Merge visible

choose merge visible, now only one layer will appear in the layers panel as shown in 

the screen shot below.

Here is my finished Bear With A Heart...

Now I will show you how I used this colored digi to make a hybrid card...

In the free download you will receive a psd file called

Flourished Adventure Map

Open this in PSE

Now you have completed your card front.

Print it off onto card stock or I like to use a glossy photo paper.

Cut your mat layer

4 1/8" by 5 3/8"

Cut your card base

4 1/4" by 11"

Score Card base at 5 1/2"

Fold your card base on the score line.

Attach your mat layer.

Attach your printed card front.

I stopped there with my creation however, you can continue to embellish as you wish.

I had fun working with this little guy, hope you have enjoyed  as well.

Any questions you may have contact me at

paschal.sara@gmail.com

and I will try to answer them for you.

Don't forget to go pick up the digi stamps at the

Eureka Stamps Store.

Bear With A Heart digi8202

and

I Hold You digi10101

and your free download

Bear With A Heart

Happy Birthday Kitty

Hello and happy Tuesday to you.  Cheryl here and today I have a birthday card to share with you and it has the cutest image on it.   It's called "Cat With Balloons" and you can find it in the Eureka Stamps store here.  Isn't this adorable and such a fun little birthday image?  I love it because this card would be appropriate for just about any age child or anybody who loves cats (and I know a few of them.)

I colored the image with my Spectrum Noir markers and used little x's and circles to make the cat's body look like fur. After I colored the image, I cut it out and inked the edges with red ink.  The big bow was glued on at an angle to give my card a "jaunty look".   I think this cupcake patterned paper is the perfect backdrop for this "Cat With Balloons".

Here's another view of my card.  I was trying to show how I tried to use the markers to look like "fur".

Thanks for stopping by today and I hope you have a wonderful week!

~ Cheryl ~

I'm Thinking of You

I hope you're having a good Thursday.  Cheryl here and I'm going to share a "thinking of you" card with you today.  I used the adorable digital stamp, Time for Tea, and it can be found in the Eureka digital store here.

This adorable stamp can be found in the digital stamp section, under "Friends".   I just love the font on this sentiment!  You can find the sentiment here.  There's a whole section of "Greetings" where you'll be able to find the perfect sentiment.

I colored my image with my Spectrum Noir markers and cut it to the size I wanted.  I inked the image all the way around, with distress ink, and did the same thing with the sentiment.  The sentiment is attached with pop dots.  Here's a close-up of my card.

I used two different patterned papers and several layers and topped my card off with a matching green bow. Here's one more close-up photograph.

I love using pop dots.  I think they add so much dimension to any project.

I hope you like the "I'm Thinking of You" card that I've created for you.  Until next time, "Happy Scrapping".

~ Cheryl ~

Skating Santa

Hello everybody!  Can you believe it's the last day of July?  Time flies by so fast, so I've actually made a few Christmas cards already.  When I was choosing which stamp I wanted to use today, I just fell in love with this whimsical, Santa on Skates.  I already had in mind which patterned papers I wanted to use and visualized Santa colored pink and green.  Let me show you my finished card and then I'll give you some more details.

I used my Spectrum Noir alcohol markers to color in Santa's face, suit and leggings.  I covered his beard, hair and all of the fur with white glitter glue and sprinkled it with ultra fine glitter, then added gold glitter glue to his belt buckle.  I cut out the image and chalked the edges with pink, then matted it with some green patterned paper and distressed the edges.   The big bow is pinkish-white and I thought it was the perfect finishing touch.  Here is a close-up of my card:

Here's one more:

The two sentiments can be found here and here.  I also used chalk on them ~ one with pink and the other with green and attached them on angles with pop dots.  I thought this went along with the whimsical look of Santa on Skates.  I often mix it up too and add some really pretty thing (like this glittery bow) to a whimsical card.  It's just something that I like to do.

How about you?  Have you made any Christmas cards yet?  I really had fun with this one.  Thanks for stopping by!

~ Cheryl ~