Hey there mobile memory keepers and December Daily fans! Did you find the Modifying Template Tutorial helpful? Please remember to drop me a line if you have any questions. I am more than happy to help! Today I wanted to share with you how I am adding a little bit of dimension the December Daily digital embellishments I’ve purchased at AliEdwards.com. In previous years, adding dimension to those embellishments is something I would do as I was building a page, if at all. But this year, I wanted to challenge myself to see just how much I can make these digital goodies look like the real thing, and that required working ahead.
If you are familiar with Ali’s digital products, you know that traditionally they are “flat” compared to their physical versions. So, for example, if one of Ali’s physical embellishments is made of cork, like these hexagons…
…the digital version is not going to have a cork texture, but most of the time, the colors will be similar to the physical version. You can see what I mean by the digital version being “flat” in the photo below. And there is nothing wrong with this!
know there are some mobile memory keepers and digital scrapbookers out there that wish those products came looking similar to their physical counterparts in texture and dimension. But this girl is glad they don’t! By keeping them in their most simplistic form (meaning shape and color), it gives the app-scrapper or digital scrapbooker more flexibility to change color, add their own texture, or keep them flat. This also gives one the opportunity to develop their design skills when using the app!
I will be covering how I add dimension and/or texture to a variety of different digital embellishments in this, and upcoming December Daily Prep videos. But before you click the link below there are two things I need to point out:
I do not add drop shadows to any of my embellishments prior to placing them on the page. Drop shadows is a very personal thing! Some like a heavy shadow, and others, like myself, prefer something softer. I also think it is hard to place a shadow on an embellishment beforehand because you never know what type of background you will be putting it on. I take into consideration how light or dark the background is when adding drop shadows to my embellishments.
I do not add any dimension or texture to those embellishments labeled as “die cuts” or a standard sticker. In my opinion, those don’t need anything more than a light drop shadow added to them.
Got it? Good.
In this first video we are going to start off easy and go over chipboard and puffy sticker embellishments. In my opinion, these are the simplest objects to add dimension. If you want to follow along with the video you will need:
Click the video below to watch. Let me know if I can help you with anything by leaving a comment!
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