Notes
Use the colour picker in PSP to get the desired
Red/Green/Blue settings
Line spacing of 20 equals approx 1/4" or 7 mm between the lines.
Line spacing of 15 equals approx 3/8" or 5.5 mm between the lines.
Opacity - 0 = no lines, 255 is darkest.
Step Four
Add a new raster layer.
Select your favourite tube and position as desired
but don't put it too close to the edges
To remove the top lines
or the lines around
the tube etc,
duplicate the initial flood-fill layer
and then do your lines on the 2nd layer.
Use the eraser to remove the lines on the line layer
- the underneath layer will cover the gaps.
Step Five
Add a new raster layer.
Select the Text Tool and add text of your choice.
Step Six
Add extra layers if required.
When finished Merge Visible
Save your file.
Hints and Tips
When you have finished your
chosen notelets,
use the multiple print function in PSP.
The preview will show the non-print border.
Drag & drop your images onto the page and then print.
Note: you can create a variety of notelets and print 4 different designs on one page.
To create a centre vertical
line set the line spacing to 149
and the Verti/Horiz to zero
Make your own graph paper by
creating horizontal lines and then
going back into the filter and selecting the vertical setting of zero.
Quarter Fold Cards
Making your own quarter-fold card notelets is
very easy using a single sheet of printer paper.
Horizontal Orientation
Step One
Open a new transparent image 29.5 cm x 21 cm for A4 size paper (1161 x
827 pixels)
or 11" x 8.5" for US Letter size paper (1100 x 850 pixels)
Flood fill the layer with
your choice of colour or use white and print onto coloured paper.
Step Two
Click on the Selection Tool and choose the Custom Selection icon.
Use these settings for A4
paper:
Top = 0
Left = 0
Right = 570
Bottom = 826
For US letter paper use
these settings:
Top = 0
Left = 0
Right = 540
Bottom = 850
Apply the Entrelacement
filter to this selection only using a line spacing of 30.
Step Three
Add new raster layer and create another custom selection with
the following settings:
Use these settings for A4
paper:
Top = 410
Left = 585
Right = 1161
Bottom = 826
For US letter paper use
these settings:
Top =430
Left = 555
Right = 1100
Bottom = 850
If using a background image,
copy and paste into this selection.
Alternatively, add your favourite tube to this area.
Step Four
Add a watermark or other back-page image to the remaining area.
This will need to be flipped upside down and positioned either in the
middle
or towards the top of the card so when it is printed and folded it will be
the right way up.
Note: If you are using
text in your back-page area it will also need to be mirrored
so the writing is around the correct way.
Back-page text could include
Especially for You
With Love From.......
Created by........
From Mum's Computer
etc.
Step Five
Select the Multiple Print option in PSP
It will be necessary to rotate the image in here to fit the template.
Print out on your printer
using a high setting for a clear print.
Fold the printed sheet of
paper in half and then in half again with the lines on the inside.
Envelopes
A small version of your graphic could also be printed onto suitable
envelopes to complete the set.
Vertical Orientation
Follow the same procedure
for Steps One & Two
Settings for Step Three
Use these settings for A4
paper:
Top = 0
Left = 585
Right = 1161
Bottom = 400
For US letter paper use
these settings:
Top =0
Left = 555
Right = 1100
Bottom = 420
The graphic for the front of the
card will be placed in this area but will need to be rotated
Image Background Variation
Open your new image as per the size in the
tute and CTRL + A to select the image
Open the graphic you wish to use and CTRL + C to
copy.
Click back on the blank image and then Edit > Paste into Selection.
Note: When choosing a
graphic for the all over graphic image select one with a vertical orientation
otherwise it will get chopped off.
If you specifically wanted to use
a horizontal orientation graphic you would need to make sure it was higher than
the blank image and paste it as a new selection. You could then use the Mover
tool to position the portion of the image you wanted to use in the blank
graphic.
Duplicate the image layer.
Select All (CTRL +A) . Modify > Contract > 20 pixels (or whatever width
border you want)
Invert and delete the outer edge. Do not deselect yet.
Invert again.
(Turn off the original image layer to make sure you only have the inner
portion
of the duplicated layer selected)
Add a new layer and flood fill the selection with
white (or other colour as desired)
Reduce the opacity of this layer as desired - I've used 60% on this one.
If the background image is fairly intense you may need to increase the opacity
to maybe 70
Now do the Entrelacement filter on this white
layer. Add any other embellishments as desired.
Other Variation Possibilities
Results of
the ProgressivePSP Wacky Wednesday Challenge
Make your image longer for a To Do list
or a Shopping list
Valentine's Day, Thank You, Thinking of
You, , From the Desk of.....
I hope you have fun with
this tutorial. If you have any queries
email me.
Experiment and have fun!
