Have you ever found yourself working with a background paper and wanting to add just “a little more something” to it? Spatter Overlays might just be the answer for you.

New to my store, Spatter Overlays, will provide as much or as little drama to your pages as you like.

Recolor the overlays, clip papers to them, apply a style, experiment with Blend Modes.  Each technique will give you a different look, making these overlays extremely versatile.

Available here in the SnickerdoodleDesigns shop. Save 25% now through June 3rd.

Here is a sample for you to experiment with. I hope you enjoy it! Just click on the image below to download.  

If you were a traditional (hands-on) scrapbooker before you switched to digital scrapbooking, you might remember when tearing the edges of your photos to create a textured edge was very popular. I always found that very hard to do because I didn’t want to destroy my original picture nor did I want to order a lot of duplicate prints.  That’s just one of the great things about digital scrapbooking. To get a duplicate of our original, we can just use the keyboard shortcut CTRL + J (just one method of creating a duplicate) to get a copy of our original photo and then be as creative as we like, while still keeping our original photo safe.

This week I set about to recreate the look of torn photographs.   My efforts resulted in 2 new products, Torn Bits 01 and Torn Bits 02.  These products were created from original cardstock, torn, scanned and meticulously extracted, as I found this was really the best way to get the realistic look I wanted.

Torn Bits come in PSD and PNG formats. To use the Torn Bits, open a PSD file in Photoshop, clip your photograph or paper to the gray layer, and experiment with Blend Modes. Hard Light, Overlay, and Soft Light generally work the best, but it depends upon the photo you are using, so experiment to see what works best for you.

In Torn Bits 01, you will see texture in the white, torn edges, while the area where you clip your photo does not have texture.

In Torn Bits 02, you will see texture both in the white torn edges and on the area where the photograph is clipped. This set also includes a few folded, worn areas to add extra charm to your photo.

Save 25% now through May 27th, or choose the Torn Bits Duo and save 40% on both products.

I also have a sample for you to experiment with. Just click on the image below to download.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Happy iNSD! FREE CU goodies for you once again!! Go on, get hoppin’ ;)
 

THE LIST
 

1 SugarHillco – You are here :)
 

2 Miss Tiina
 

3 SnickerdoodleDesigns
 

4 Vero the French Touch
 

5 Laitha Art Studio
 

6 GS Creations
 

7 LouCee Creations
 

8 Erin’s Mixed Media and More
 

9 KimB’s Designs
 

10 Wendy Page Designs
 

11 Laura Passage
 

12 Sherry Ferguson
 

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I love seeing detail on the edges of papers. There are so many choices! Floral edges, newsprint edges, painted edges – just to name a few.

Look at this beautiful page by Rochelle. It’s really lovely just as it is….

But we can add even more fun by adding a Painted Edge.  Here Rochelle has used a Painted Edges (#6) and changed the opacity level to Color Dodge. It’s a subtle, but lovely addition to her page.

This Painted Edge is from my new Painted Edges 01 Pack.

You can find it here in my SugarHillco shop.

Save 25% now through April 30th

Click on the image below for a FREEBIE for you to experiment with.