Thursday, December 12, 2013

Aspen Greetings To Go - Digi Style!

Happy Thursday, Everyone!

I love looking at all of the Greetings To Go card samples each month - I’m a card-maker at heart and they never cease to inspire me! When I saw this month’s Aspen cards, one of them really blew me away. This one:



I have a fondness for leaves and the simplicity of this one really called out to me. So I thought, “Gee, I wonder if this can be made digitally?” Well, of course it can! All you need is the Aspen Digital Kit.

Here’s how:

1. Create a card-sized document. I made mine 5x7 in Photoshop.

2. Stamp with the ‘leaf’ background image.

3. Command+Click (Mac) or Ctrl+Click (Windows) on the thumbnail of the leaf background layer in the Layers Palette. You’ll see ‘marching ants’ around the image.

4. Color the image with your choice of colors - I used a green, blue, and brown from the color palette.

5. Reduce the opacity of the layer to give it a more ‘watercolor’ look. Mine is set to 43%.

6. Place the leaf image over the leaf background - it shouldn’t match up perfectly.

7. Add a layered quote as well as a background layer to complete your card. Feel free to add subtle drop shadows for a more realistic look.

That’s it! Wasn’t that easy?

Remember to save the file and you can either send it to someone digitally, or print it out and adhere it to the front of a card base for a hybrid card.

Now go and try it for yourself and remember to share your creations in the Galleria!

See you next week!







- Ron




**********THIS GIVEAWAY HAS CLOSED**********

It's giveaway time again! Today's kit is the Lotus Pond Club Scrap kit (with Embellishment Pack side option) from January 2011. This kit includes a lovely mix of printed and plain premium papers, in both 8-1/2 x 11" and 12x12", Embellishment Pack, the cutest li'l frog stencil ever, and more.

Please note: Stamp and Greetings to Go are not included.

To qualify for the random drawing, leave a comment on today's blog post. A winner will be chosen and announced on the December 13 blog post by 10am Central. Good luck!

The Day 11 Giveaway random drawing winner was comment #13, SueD! Congratulations! Please contact Karen at karen@clubscrap.com with your contact information so we can arrange to send you your prize!

63 comments:

  1. What a great idea and nice tutorial for this card, I think I will try to do one today! Thanks for the chance to win a great prize!

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  2. Ohhhh! A lovely kit. I would love to win it. Lotus Pond is one kit I never got.
    jbleske@wi.rr.com

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  3. Someday I will try digital. Love all of your ideas.
    Marian Biegel

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  4. this kit will be perfect for Easter....I'm a slow crafter and need plenty of time to prepare

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  5. Ron, you make digital look easy. Maybe I need to try it!

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  6. Another great and simple tutorial Ron. thanks a lot. That Lotus Pond kit got totally used up within a day of receiving it here - lovely papers and imagery.

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  7. Ron. Beautiful card and the simple step by step to make is so appreciated.

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  8. I loved the Lotus Pond kit. The prints were so soft and subtle.

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  9. What a beautiful card with just a little digi magic.TFS

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  10. And that one had that great little album kit too!

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  11. I love this card. And I would love this kit :-)

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  12. Thanks Ron, for another great digi tutorial. A great idea for me to make some cards for our community.
    And - Lotus Pond is another great kit.

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  13. Great tutorial - that is easy, I really need to start saving these! LP is lovely!

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  14. Ooohhh...Thats what that splotch is...the leaf background! I wasn't sure what to do with that. Thanks Ron. I like how you look at the paper creations and think Digi.

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  15. What a cute kit, I love the frog.

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  16. I love the pink print in the lotus pond kit as well as the green. Small print that makes a nice calming page.

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  17. The stamps in that set are just gorgeous!

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  18. One day I've got to learn to do digital.

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  19. Ron, great simple directions. Your card looks so easy to do. Thanks for sharing.

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  20. Lotus Pond - one of my top 5 favorite kits ever!

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  21. Cute card Ron. You make it look so easy. Lotus Pond, that is a kit I didn;t get.

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  22. I love the leaves too Ron. I really need to get in and okay with the digi kits more!

    Lotus Pond has such beautiful colors & I love to tease my BFF with the frogs!

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  23. Wow when I see cards like that I REALLY want to learn how to do digital! I really love Lotus Pond - I bought 6 of the projects for my GS troop to do when we traveled to South Carolina - now I would love to do one just for me...

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  24. I have GOT to learn how to digi--it's too cool!

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  25. Great work on that hybrid card, Ron! But what--no gold corner clip? (Hah. Just teasing.) Thanks for another great tutorial. And Karen, don't draw my name. I haven't been commenting because I don't want my name in the drawing!

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    1. I know me too Tricia. I shared it on Facebook :) instead. Great job Ron!

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  26. Ron, if I didn't have 15 years worth of paper scrapbooking stuff already you temp me to go digital. Beautiful stuff!

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  27. Love your Digi card Ron, but I am still a 3D crafter! Need to feel the layers. You keep up with these fabulous ideas and I may become a convert. Thanks!
    Nanner in Weston

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  28. Thanks Ron for the great card!

    I have to agree with several others about going digi...tempting...but what to do with all this paper????

    pat-czap

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    1. Okay, this is for all you paper people that are afraid to try digi - you all know that I'm a paper crafter, too - right? There is no reason in the world why you can't do both! I love digi AND I love paper - it is what it is!!!

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  29. what a gorgeous card!! and one of my all time favorite kits!!!

    Mariana in CA

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  30. Ron, your tutorials make digi look easy. I may need to try a hybrid layout and/or card this weekend.

    And thanks CS for a chance to win a lovely kit!

    Michelle R

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  31. Great tutorial. Love the kit being given away!

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  32. Thanks for the tutorial, Ron -- keep on giving us examples! It's really so easy to make digital cards; I just need to get in the habit of it!

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  33. I just finished a class on PhotoShop Elements, and now I understand what you are saying. Now I just have to try it. Thanks!

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  34. I really need this kit to go with a frog stamp I have!

    melinda1951@msn.com

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  35. I love everything about the Aspen design. Thank you for showing us the digital side of it and what that will do Ron. Thank you Club Scrap for the give away gifts and Merry Christmas to each of you!

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  36. Very cool! I should do more with digi!

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  37. This giveaway is my favorite so far. I love frogs

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  38. Wow, this kit is absolutely fantastic! I'm keeping my fingers crossed! Greetings from Belgium, Annelies

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  39. Aspen and Lotus Pond both beautiful kits - love them both!!!!

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  40. Love the card Ron and yes, I am still afraid to try digi. Maybe some day! This is a lovely kit and the frogs are so much fun! Mary S

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  41. Beautiful card, Ron! You make me want to try digi, but I really don't need another obsession right now! :)

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  42. Love the Aspen leaf card and Love the Lotus Pond kit!!

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  43. Ron, thanks for sharing your digital ideas. Chris (aka buechs)

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  44. Thanks Ron for the lesson. I really do love the colors in this kit!

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  45. I would be very appreciative of having the Lotus Pond kit, thank you, Linda

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  46. Great tutorial, particularly on making hybrid cards. I think Aspen is my favorite kit this year.
    Regina Harris

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  47. Love frogs.... love this kit... can't get enough of it... and I've used up almost all of what I have... so I'm sure I could find a use for more!! And I have more photos of lotus blossoms too... just sayin' little random number picker thingy. :)

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  48. Love both the original card and Ron's digi version. Also am loving the chance to win all these fantastic kits! Thank you, Club Scrap.

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  49. Great card Ron! I can't believe this kit is from 2011, seems like it was so much more recent!

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  50. Awesome card and love the Lotus kit! so Beautiful!

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  51. What a great idea and nice tutorial for this card, I think I will try to do one today! Thanks for the chance to win a great prize!

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  52. I would love to love digi .... need a new printer first ... that is the 10 year plan!
    Thanks for the fun!
    Sandra ltb

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  53. Great card! Love the tutorial. Definitely need to give that a try.

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  54. Yummy give away today!! This is so much fun! Thank you

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