Eureka Stamps

Monday, February 4, 2013

Challenge #25- Sweet Hearts

Happy Monday Crafty Friends!!

Welcome to Eureka Stamps' 25th Challenge!

We are really excited that you have Joined us this week!

Thank you so much to Everyone who joined us for our challenge last week!! We really loved seeing all the beautiful creations!!

Our Winner For Challenge #24 Via Random.org is:
8. Archana

Congratulations! Please Email Tina with the words Eureka Challenge Winner in the Subject Line! Please go to the Eureka Stamps Site & Pick out the two digital Images of your Choice!
* Also, don't forget to Grab the Winner Badge from our Side Bar for for your Blog!!

Our Top 5 Entries For this Week Are:
in no specific Order
6. Sue bearhouse
13. shellshearer

27. athina

30. Rebecca (age 10)
20. Jackie Wallace

Congratulations! Please Grab The Top 5 Badge From our Side Bar to Display on your Blog!

**** The Prize for Winning Our Challenge is 2 Digital Images from our Store of YOUR Choice. However, if you play and Win with a Eureka Stamps Image, You will win Your Choice of 5 Digital Images****

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THIS WEEK'S CHALLENGE IS:

Sweet Hearts

Our Fantastic Guest Designer this week is:

Mian

Hi, my name is Mian and I´m from Sweden. I´ve been crafting for as long as I can remember and I started with scrapbooking 15 years ago, cards was only for family and friends then. Now a days I only do cards, no scrapbooking at all. I started to blog and started to enter my cards into challenges in February last year. I`m so honored to be invited to be a Guest Designer for the Eureka Stamps challenge this week. This is going to be so much fun! Happy crafting! Hugs Mian

Mian is Showcasing Image: Heart Tree

Now, Here is some inspiration from our Design Team!!

Karen

Sara

Cheryl

Louise

Soma

Kristie

Jackie

Vicky

Tina

Paula

Marji

Suzi

For full details on the designers' cards you can click on their name which is linked to their blogs! We love to hear from you, so you are always welcome to visit, we would love to receive your comments!

Reminder:

To play along with us, please post a direct link to the card/project on your blog using inlinkz and link back to our challenge from your blog!

You can join in as many other challenges with ours as you like! You can only enter our challenge a MAXIMUM of 3 times per challenge. Please do NOT backlink to other cards you have previously Posted.

If you are interested in Joining us for a month long Guest Designer Spot, Please put GDT next to your name on your entry!

Thanks Again For Playing With Us!

Saturday, February 2, 2013

We our Sponsor Raise the Bar Challenge !!

Come join the fun over on Raise the Bar Challenge this week!

Eureka Stamps is sponsoring their fun Animal Attraction challenge theme this week, one lucky winner will win 5 digital images of their choice from the Eureka Stamps store !!

Come join the fun we would love to see your creations!!

Wednesday, January 30, 2013

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

Monday, January 28, 2013

Challenge #24- Use Teal or Turquoise

Happy Monday Crafty Friends!!

Welcome to Eureka Stamps' 24th Challenge!

We are really excited that you have Joined us this week!

Thank you so much to Everyone who joined us for our challenge last week!! We really loved seeing all the beautiful creations!!

Our Winner For Challenge #23 Via Random.org is:
83. DebbieM

Our Top 5 Entries For this Week Are:
in no specific Order
93. Rebecca
8. Berni C

47. An
20. Judith
14. Scrappellen

Congratulations! Please Grab The Top 5 Badge From our Side Bar to Display on your Blog!

**** The Prize for Winning Our Challenge is 2 Digital Images from our Store of YOUR Choice. However, if you play and Win with a Eureka Stamps Image, You will win Your Choice of 5 Digital Images****
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THIS WEEK'S CHALLENGE IS:

Use Teal or Turquoise

Our Fantastic Guest Designer

for January Diane Ahlers

I've been married to my best friend for 36 years and we raised three pretty great kids and just welcomed our first grandson. I work full time as a Special Education Secretary in an elementary school. It's been a wonderful life so far and now that our children are grown it's time to have fun. My husband just got into making guitars and I got into making cards. I started with stamping, but very quickly fell in love with coloring digital images. When I found Copics I was in heaven! I'm learning a little more every day. My Blog is http://ahlers5.blogspot.com/

Here is Diane's fabulous card featuring Images:
digi47501 Best Friends & digi24605 I Cherish

We'd Like to Thank Diane for a Wonderful Month with us!! We really appreciate all her gorgeous Creations & hope she's comes back to visit really soon!! Please stop by her BLOG & leave her some love!!

Here is some inspiration from our Design Team!!

Karen

Showcasing Image digi4203 Sm Cake

Sandra

Showcasing Image digi56401 Hummingbird Birthday

Cheryl

Showcasing Image: digi31202 Baroque Square

Louise

Showcasing Images: digi20801 Butterfly & Sunflower & digi4305(475) Happy Birthday Script

Soma

Showcasing Image: digi47501 Best Friends

Sara

Showcasing Images: 1001 Heart Flowers in Frame & digi1101 Be My Valentine

Kristie

Showcasing stamps: 6301(447) Peacock Feather & 9004(557) Happy Anniversary

Jackie

Showcasing Image: digi2006(424) Rainy Day Duck

Vicky

Showcasing Image: digi13201(462) Celebrating Kitty

Tina

Showcasing Images: digi42001 Shy Girl & digi24406 Love is in the Air

Suzi

digi47501 Best Friends & digi24605 I Cherish

Paula

Showcasing Image: digi27504 What a Wonderful