Hi all! I am still trying to work out my internet situation. We are going to try and get it through the satellite guy and hopefully it's a go for us. If you need to reach me, please send me an email at leikobeckdesigns@gmail.com and I will try and get back to you as soon as possible! xoxo
Read more...Hello all!! I apologize for being so late! I was supposed to get my internet service last week Tuesday, but after the installers came, they informed me that we didn't have any service up where we live! Argh! So now I'm back to the drawing board. I am not sure when I will have internet access of my own. I'm typing this via my Dad's computer, lol!
Now for the moment you've been waiting for, the winner of my latest kit and the winner of my latest template. I ran all eligible comments through Random.org to get the winners.
The winner of my Artist Block Template No. 2 is:
Lisa (dlhoffer) said...Oh what beautiful new things!!
Love summer & definitely my favorite activity is playing in the pool with the kiddos...and then picnicing afterwards :)
Thanks for the chance!
Hey all! It's giveaway time! I'll be moving into the new house this week and won't have much time to blog (amongst other stuff) so I'm hosting a simple giveaway here at my blog! Want a chance to win my latest releases?
Simply leave me a comment on this post telling me what your favorite summer activity is, and I will enter you into a random drawing for BOTH items. The contest starts today, June 22 and the last day to enter will be Sunday, June 28 - 11:59 PM Hawai'i time.Hey everyone! So yah, I've been MIA for a month. There have been many changes in my personal life. 1 month ago, my mother-in-law passed away and with that happening, I decided to take some time off to devote solely to the needs of my family. It was a much needed and appreciated break. I tried to scrap/design during my time off but really, my creative juices were down to barely a drip. :)
But, I am now ready to get back in the saddle again before I get too caught up in the chaos of moving. YES! We're moving. Again. In a week. If you're keeping track that's the second time in a little over a year. Sigh. I'm hoping that it's for the better, but only time will tell. :) I will really miss living out here in the country. If you asked me 9 years ago if I would rather live out here in the country or in town my answer would have been "in town" without hesitation! Now....I absolutely love it out here. My, times do change. :)
Anywho, I've been working on a kit for the past week and I'm just about done. It should be ready to hit the store sometime next week. Here's a little sneak peek for ya:
It celebrates my love of everything "birdie" related. I'm a wee bit obsessed. *wink* I changed up the look of my blog and the final clip of the header features my new love of felt and emroidery floss {read:: the little bird shown above}.
Hmmm....what else? Oh, the little bean is standing on her own now. Yes, standing. Not only does she pull herself into standing position, the little daredevil stands unsupported on her own two feet for a few seconds before squatting and then flopping her bum on the floor. And, her first tooth came in. FINALLY!!!
Sigh. Where does the time go? The little monkey finished his first season of little league. He had a GREAT time playing. Such a wonderful learning experience for him. The didn't do so great all season, but they didn't give up and ended it with a BANG and a win! Whohoo. They were so excited it was just as good as if they won the championship. :) The season was celebrated with a great awards banquet which included dinner, a slideshow, trophy awarding, and then dancing.
It's been a crazy month. I hope that once we move things will settle down a bit. - Now I'm off to put the finishing touches on the kit. I hope to be back here again with the tutorial about Adobe Bridge that I never got to post. Until next time. xoxo
Hau‘oli Lä Makuahine! (Happy Mother's Day!) I hope you had a good one. :)
Okay, so I have a tutorial in the works for you but it turned out to be longer than I expected, lol! So, I am in the process of editing it down and splitting it up into two parts. In the meantime, I decided to start a new feature on my blog called Bits+Tips. These will be tiny tips to possibly make digi-scrapping a little easier. It's something the advanced scrapper will probably already know, but for those of you just starting out, I think this feature will be helpful.
Bits+Tips:: Resizing Background Papers for the 11x8.5" Layout
**Note: This tip is for Adobe Photoshop/Photoshop Element users.
Because I am primarily a 11x8.5" scrapper, I need to resize my papers often. I know that there are several ways to do this, and my way may not be the best, but it works for me and it might just work for you. :)
The process is as simple as Pop, Lock, & Crop. As in "Pop" it open, "Lock" it in (save it), & Crop it! Let's get started! :)
Pop:
Open the paper you would like to resize in Photoshop.
Lock:
Go to Image>Duplicate in the menu bar to duplicate you image. That way you can keep your original in tact.
The renaming prompt will pop up now. I tend to just add "-11x8.5" at the end. :)
At this point you can close the original document. Now your original is safe!
Crop:
Select the crop tool. It's in your tool bar, usually to the left of your screen and looks like this:
Now up at the top of your screen under your menu bar are your crop dimension boxes. Go ahead and type in exactly what is pictured here: Width: 11 in. Height: 8.5 in. Resolution: 300 px/inch
Drag out your selection.
When selecting the area of the paper that you want to KEEP, try to go for the area that has most detail. In a paper like this, I chose to select the corner that had a little bit if "damage" to it, and the middle of the paper where there was a "streak" in it. This way you keep most of the "character" of the paper in the crop.
Now that your selection is made, click on that check button on the top to make your crop.
Now you got yourself a 11x8.5" paper!
All that's left to do is to save your file by going to File>Save or using the keyboard shortcut: Ctrl+S (PC)/Cmnd+S (Mac).
At the MINIMUM you should save the image quality as 8/High. By choice I usually save it between 10-12 (maximum quality).
Voila! You've just resized your 12x12" paper to 11x8.5" paper. I hope you found this tip easy to follow and helpful. If you have any questions, please leave me a comment. Til next time! xoxo
Hey all!! I just wanted to quickly showcase a new feature of my blog. It's called NewsBits and you can find it at the top of the left-hand column. It's a quick way to find the latest news I have to share regarding Leiko Beck Designs. If I have a contest or a sale posted it will be easy to find. Simply click on the Ad and it will take you to that particular post.
So today I wanted to give you all a heads up on what's coming up this Saturday. It's National Scrapbook Day! Whoohoo!!! That means TONS of savings and lots of shopping!
So make sure you stop by my store at Oscraps.com on May 2, 2009 for a whole lotta deals. 20-50% off select items in my store, including new releases! It's for one day only so make sure you mark your calendars. Speaking of new releases, would you like a sneak peek at the new kit I'm releasing on Saturday? I thought so!
It's called organic and it will debut in the store at 20% off! Be sure to check it out. I'm off to put the finishing touches on another product that I will be releasing on Saturday at 20% off. Be sure to stop by tomorrow! I'm hoping to get a tutorial up! xoxo
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My favourite summer "activity" is sitting in my garden eating fresh strawberries & drinking champagne!!!