It's dots and scribbles and painty splashes up here this week. The more tightly choreographed my days (of necessity), the more I am having to use little pockets of time to lay down a line here, a dotty frame there, and a dash of doodling with a cup of tea in one hand ...
But scrapbooking is not forgotton! A number of you commented on the dotted frame on my last page, and so I've made a bunch in different sizes, square and rectangular, and bundled them together for you into a download of PNG files. They can be reduced in size proportionately (click on a corner, hold Shift and drag to enlarge/reduce), and the dots will change size too. Though black when you open them, they can be recoloured easily: the instructions below are in PSE but work equally in PS. They could be used around the edge of a page, around a photo or piece of journalling, or dropped onto a photo or section of text. In my layout, I cropped one, duplicated it, recoloured it, and turned it upside down (PSE Image>Rotate>FlipVertical; PS Edit>Transform>FlipVertical). I hope you enjoy them!
Download AlexaDottedFramesSR
And it was a delightful surprise to hear from Irene over at heart.hearth.home who used the recent quirky template to such wonderful effect right here: do go and admire her skill and lovely photos. Hoping you have an enjoyable weekend, and thank-you for visiting me this week. Very warm regards to you all ... :)
Loving the art Alexa! And thanks for so generously creating and sharing the frames... you do know there are people who get paid to do this stuff, right?
Posted by: Cheri | Friday, 13 April 2012 at 08:18 PM
Thanks for these - and especially thank you for the directions - I've bookmarked for a day when I feel the need to go hybrid again!
Posted by: Jimjams | Friday, 13 April 2012 at 08:23 PM
Did you actually made those four art pieces on top?!!! They are fantastic right next to each other as presented here!
Posted by: Nathalie | Friday, 13 April 2012 at 08:37 PM
Thanks for sharing those frames!!
Posted by: Melissa | Friday, 13 April 2012 at 09:08 PM
These are brilliant - agree with Cheri.
TFS and I'm loving the doodling. There are no end to your talents :0)
Posted by: Joanne | Friday, 13 April 2012 at 09:12 PM
What fun! Doodling is a pastime I haven't embraced~ I've never been much of a doodler but seeing your "dots, scribbles and painty splashes" has me reconsidering...and the png files for that wonderful layout are a bonus. Perhaps one day I'll manage that hybrid scrapping thing. Definitely one of those items on my 70:70 list...
Cheers~
Posted by: Honoré | Saturday, 14 April 2012 at 11:19 AM
You are clever :) Cheri is right!
Posted by: Sian | Saturday, 14 April 2012 at 05:53 PM
So pleased you enjoyed what I did with your template... and now, another challenge. Love the dots so I am sure I can find something that needs a frame.
Cheri is right, you should give yourself a 'donation box'. At the very least, it could keep you in tea or coffee!
Posted by: Irene | Saturday, 14 April 2012 at 06:41 PM
What clever handiwork Alexa!! Those frames are AMAZING!! I paid to own a set like that and you're giving them away, very generous of you!
Posted by: Suzanna | Saturday, 14 April 2012 at 07:47 PM