5 Tips for Editing and Creating a Beautiful Digital Photo Project!

Thanks to Digital Technology, I was able to create a beautiful heirloom Photo Album.  By following the simple instructions for using Adobe Photoshop Elements, I was able to download, enhance, and customize my photo album. I got to pick one of many wonderful designs to add to my digital pictures that truly made them look spectacular.

I will be sharing 5 tips for editing and creating a beautiful digital photo project!

#1.  Take advantage of the frame formats if available in the templates folder.  There are a variety of options to choose from such as horizontal oval, vertical ovals, squares, or rectagles shape the frames for the picture(s).  Locate the Photo Bin to see the template and the pictures you chose in it.

#2.  If you are familiar with Adobe Photoshop Elements, select photos from Photo bin to create a page design. Make sure to add captions and select the desired font to your photos for a special touch.  You can also experiment with type styles and sizes in the tool options bar.

#3.  Make sure to use rotate the print preview image for proper fit if needed.  I wonderful tool to use if your picture is upside down.  Don't hesitate to experiment with it to get the desired look.

#4.  Use the crop icon when trimming your pictures or page design.  Useful to fit photos perfectly into your memory album.  Make sure to check the Print Crop Marks icon.

#5.  Check out the Styles and Effects palette.  There are several layer styles and special effects to choose from that will make the project unique.  Play around with different background styles to achieve a spectacular look.

Creating a beautiful photo album to show off my creative page designs with Adobe Photoshop Elements has been fun!  I sincerely recommend that you use the tips I provided to enhance your photos and suggest you create an album like I did to cherish your memories forever. 

Lucy Atkinson
Mothers Living With Purpose
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Ten Tips That Will Make Your Life So Much Easier!!!

 You have what it takes inside of you to make your life simpler.  "The ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary so that the necessay may speak." (Hans Hofmann, Introduction to the Bootstrap, 1993)  Believe in yourself and you will go farther than you ever imagined.
#1.  Have a vision and write it down.  Have a picture in your mind of what you want or hope to accomplish in the near future.  See yourself prospering in every area of your life.  Have confidence that what you have envisioned will come to pass.

#2.  Set reasonable goals that you can obtain in a day, week, month, year, and so on.  Try to accomplish you goals one day at a time.  Do not stress yourself trying to obtain them.  Let go and let peace dwell in you.

#3.  Be thankful for everything you have and will have in the future.  Be grateful for your family, job, relationships, and so on.  Do not take for granted what you have been blessed with.  Enjoy every minute of the day and every chance you get to be close to someone you love.

#4.  Don’t settle for anything less than what you have hoped for.  Remember, you can achieve anything you set your mind to do.  Have the courage to continue to believe even when life gets tough or complicated.  Relax and enjoy your life to the fullest.

#5.  Have faith that you will have what you have been asking for.  Anticipate the outcome of a simpler lifestyle and expect positive results.  Change your way of thinking and you will find that life is not as complicated as you make it out to be.

#6.  Know that you will succeed in everything you set your mind to do.  The mind is powerful and the will is even more.  Strive to achieve your goals and prosper in everything you do.

#7.  Do not give up!  Take a stand for what you believe is right.  Do not look back at past failures or disappointments.  You are more than an overcomer.

#8.  Stay focused on the prize.   Do not let your circumstances distract you from what you were meant to do.  See yourself succeeding in everything from now on. 

#9.  Endure hardship and affliction.  At the end of it all, you will be stronger and more blessed.  Persevere until the very end.

#10.  Acquire patience and endure.  Wait for the promise.   You will gain the victory and obtain the rewards if you stay focused.

Admitting to yourself that life is not as complicated at it may seem, you can begin to see things more clearly.  Let go of all your worries, because at the end you can’t control everything.  Begin to feel the joy and peace with life’s blessings.

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