And here's one I made earlier...Here's an idea: if you are really stuck for a Valentine, or want to do a quick ATC etc, think about reworking some of your old journal pages: scan them, cut out portions and use them to make new artwork. Teehsa Moore does this to great effect, and if it's good enough for her etc...
Isolate the portion of image you want to use and crop it - then either rework it back into another piece, or print it off and collage/decoupage it, or even just mount onto contrast card and use as a topper for a card.
Here's the original journal page which says:
Young love or old love, live long and laugh often.
I wanted the page to illustrate my feelings that true love lasts forever, doesn't matter what age you are. I love to see older couples together, affectionate, joking, just comfortable... Your Other Half in fact: your soul mate, best friend, the one you can't wait to see and talk to at the end of a long day.
You should be able to do this with any graphics programme:
- If you want to print the image, set to 300dpi for the best reproduction (although as this is meant to be distressed/distorted, you could probably get away with a lower resolution. If it's for the web only, then 72dpi is fine).
- Crop the image (I included the printed twill and photocorners).
- Next, posterise it (play around with the levels until you are happy - mine was around 6%)
- Sharpen the image (and if this doesn't give you the effect you want, use the Unsharp facility, which should be in the same tools section)
- Print off (set the image size to 2.5 inches x 3.5 inches for an ATC or topper - if it's for a card, set to whatever you like!)
Aaah, Love
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