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My daughter’s birthday is this week and she requested a rock star birthday, along with a rock star cake. Not being a very proficient cake decorator I went on a shopping mission to find some suitable rock star decorations. To my dismay there were none to be found. Then I had a brain wave - digital supplies to the rescue!

I used one of Pattie’s Shimmer Me Tidbits: Rock Star Girl glitter embellishments and one of Katie’s Banner Strips No. 02 to make a personalized cake topper. I placed a copy of the girl embellishment on a 4x6 sheet of photo paper, resizing it to fit. Then I created a duplicate layer of the girl and made a mirror image of that layer. (Edit, Transform, Flip Horizontal in Photoshop or Image, Rotate, Flip Horizontal in PSE). After printing, I cut around the edges and glued them together. I used a tooth pick as a stand to place her on the cake.

I created the flag she is holding by using one of Katie’s Banner Strips No. 2 and adding my own text to it.  After I printed and cut out the images,  I folded the paper strip in half and trimmed the straight end to look like the end with the V. I used a toothpick to hold my flag and glued that into my rock star girl’s hand.

I loved how it came out and my little rock star and her buddies were very impressed. Why don’t you try something like this for your next party!

Sometimes you have a single photo that just begs to be spotlighted on your page. Lynn Grieveson’s Scrap Express No. 18 is the perfect template for that picture. The large frame can be used in portrait or landscape orientation, and there are other spaces to fill with additional photos or cool papers. What a fun template!

Instead of tilting the frame, Lisa (lpate) tilted her photo of the colorful Izze bottles. The colors on her page are so inviting, I’m going to have to check out the Izze on my next trip to Whole Foods. I love the multiple mats she used to draw attention to her picture.

Credits: Scrap Express No. 18, Lovisa Kit, Garland Element Pack, On the Edge Flourished Love No. 01 (coming soon), Hanging by a Thread No. 01 (coming soon)

The sassy photo of Linda’s (Lindar70) daughter couldn’t be any cuter, and I love how she used additional shots in the smaller spaces. The blues and greens drawn from the picture make for the perfect color scheme.

Credits: Scrap Express No. 18, Rouen Kit, Hello Beautiful Brushes and Stamps, Lovely Photo Masks Brushes and Stamps No. 03, Pressed Together Paper Pack No. 02

I rotated the template to accommodate my landscape-oriented picture from the Biltmore House gardens. And I’ll take any opportunity to use pink and green together, one of my favorite color combinations.

Credits: Scrap Express No. 18, Hint at It No. 07 Brushes, Classic Cardstock: Pear Perfection, Chipboard Alphabet: Lime, Artist Edges Overlays No. 06, FlutterbyStitched LoopDaLoops No. 01, Stitched by Anna Lime No. 01, Lovisa Paper Pack, Lovisa Solids Paper Pack, Love You Mini Epoxy Circles

Which photo is in your stash just waiting to star in this template? Go find it, grab the template, and post your page in the Template Challenge Gallery. I want to see it!

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This week’s Adobe Photoshop or Elements tip of the week is now available on video. This weeks tip is on Applying Beveled Edges in Photoshop and PSE.

OH yes its back! One of the most popular challenges on the DD blog -the Itunes challenge! You can find it here every two weeks, on a Wednesday. Using an album or film poster from iTunes as our inspiration for a layout.

I hope youre back refreshed and raring to go after the holidays? I’ve got a good one for you today

This weeks starting point is this CD Cover

Which I hope you agree, gives you plenty of scope for altering, copying, adding too, etc…

This is my page, as my son turns 19 {nineteen!!!!*faint*} this weekend I created this as a birthday card for him. Something a little different, and I know he’ll recognise the cover it mimics.

Looking forward to the flood of clever, torn, layered pages in the gallery! Please post your layout in our iTunes Inspiration gallery.