i had a bit of an aha moment regarding digital frames the other day. i have a couple of sets that i love and want to use in project life, but adding a frame to a photo before printing just doesn't fit my workflow. i edit / print my pics in lightroom - and i've gotten it to the point where i can do it quickly - and i really don't want to add another step to the process.
so i turned them into something that DOES fit my process. with a few tiny tweaks, i was able to turn them into something i can preprint and use as i go. i can trim out the center and add a photo behind. i can use them for journaling. i can add a photo to the middle and stitck it in place with washi. lots of possibilities.
i started with the polaroid microscrappers by bananafish studio. they're already sized for PL - which makes the process super simple.
these files come as .png & .psd - you'll need pse or ps to open them.
next you'll want to open a neutral digial patterned paper and drag it onto the frame. i used an offwhite linen texture.
now you just flip flop the layers so that the paper is under the frame. yep. it's that easy. now you just flatten the image (under layers) and repeat with any other frames you want to use. then put them all on an 8.5x11 background and print out on plain white cardstock. if you're not sure how to do these, i've got a tutorial on the 2peas blog with some how tos.
with these printed out and in front of me, i set out to try the same idea with erica hernandez's frames from her indexed collection. her frames aren't sized for PL, but since they're simple and graphic i was able to resize them without any visible distortion.
pull your frame into pse / ps and find resize under the image menu.
i sized mine just under 3x4 - i like a little wiggle room in the pockets.
since erica's frames are mostly solid, i decided to add journaling lines to the middle. these come from her framed in journaling card set. drag them onto the frame.
flip flop those layers so that the lines are under the frame.
then flatten your image so you can print!
here's a peek at a how i've used one of the bananafish studio frames - i'll be using erica's later this week in my 2012 : captured april class. =)
happy tuesday!
