April 26, 2013

ACTION: 300 PPI

WZ 300ppi 600 ACTION: 300 PPI

 

Quickly reset your images from 72ppi to 300ppi without changing the overall resolution. This action is perfect for designers who want to be sure their elements and papers can be opened in other scrapbooking programs. It’s also great for scrappers who need their images sized correctly for printing. There’s nothing worse than realizing an entire folder of elements or layouts has been saved incorrectly. PSCS users can batch this action on an entire folder at once. A video tutorial is included that shows how to set that up. PSE users can only run it on one open file at a time.

INCLUDES:
1 action (PSE & PSCS)
1 batching video tutorial
1 batching screen shot
Installation instructions

Tested in PSCS 3-6, PSE6-11. Mac and PC. Personal, Scrap-4-hire and Designer use okay.

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April 26, 2013

BRUSHES: Magic Castle

WZ MagicCastleBrushes 600 BRUSHES: Magic Castle

 

Create your own castles with this set of brushes in abr and png format. You get 51 different pieces for a variety of ways to assemble your castles. Just select your brush, adjust the size if desired and stamp on a layer. Stamp each shape on separate layers if you want to clip papers to them or apply layer styles and drop shadows.

INCLUDES:
51 brushes (abr and png formats)

Designer use okay.

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September 19, 2012

Action: Smart Objects

WZ SmartObjects 600 Action: Smart Objects

Convert layers to and from smart objects with a click. Convert one layer or linked layers to smart objects, or rasterize linked, selected or all layers. Why Smart Objects? You resize and rotate layers without losing quality! Why go back to raster? When you’re ready to commit the changes, converting to raster will make your files sizes smaller.

INCLUDES:
Convert To Smart Object Action
Convert Linked Layers to Smart Objects Action
Rasterize Linked Layers Action
Rasterize Selected Layer Action
Rasterize All Layers Action

Tested in PSE6-10 and PSCS 3-6. Mac & PC. Designer use okay!

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May 4, 2012

Action: Quality Check It {PSCS}

WZ QualityCheckIt 600 Action: Quality Check It {PSCS}

NOTE: This contains a 38-minute video tutorial download that is over 170MB large. Please be sure your internet connection can handle it before purchasing.When it comes to quality, don’t settle! These actions make quick work of quality checking files.Continue Reading

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May 4, 2012

Action: Quality Check It {PSE}

WZ QualityCheckItPSE 600 Action: Quality Check It {PSE}

NOTE: This contains a 38-minute video tutorial download that is over 170MB large. Please be sure your internet connection can handle it before purchasing.

When it comes to quality, don’t settle! These actions make quick work of quality checking files.Quality check your kits before release! This action pack comes with over 38 minutes of video instruction on what to check and how to do it quickly. This set is also perfect for creative team members who QC for their designers (or for hire).

  • Check and eliminate stray pixels with actions and pixel checker styles.
  • Check for missing pixels.
  • Check resolution, zoom to check texture, jaggies, etc.
  • Trim excess canvas without clipping elements.

This is more than just another action set. It comes with a comprehensive walk through quality checking a kit. It also reviews some of the most common mistakes designers make and explains how to fix them.

INCLUDES:
Instructions Action (eliminates need to read instructions every time)
Element Pack Actions (3 color border varieties)
Paper Pack Action
Clean Up Action
Trim Element Action
Pixel Checker Styles (also available separately)
PDF Cheat Sheet
38 Minute Video Tutorial (mp4 format; this download is 174MB, be sure your connection can handle it!)

Tested in PSE6-10. Mac and PC. PSCS version (with slightly less functionality, is available separately.)

Personal use, S4H or Designer use at no additional charge

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May 3, 2012

Action: Banner It Pro

WZ BannerItPro 600 Action: Banner It Pro

Banners, buntings, pennants… whatever YOU call them, they are all the rage in digi right now. I cannot resist adding one to a page when a designer includes them in a kit. Now, you can add one to any kit with ease!

This set comes with 16 different banner shapes and 6 different path templates. Combine those with the actions and you get a custom banner ready to coordinate with your kit! How does it work? Open a path template. Run the corresponding action. When prompted, choose your banner shape. Then, select your paper. Repeat both steps for each banner. When you are done, tweak the placement.

But wait… there’s more! (LOL) Each path template comes with a simple stitch that you can recolor. Or, use the path to make your own strings or stitching with your favorite actions and styles. In addition, you can use any banner shape you might want to use. Just size it to the approximate size of one of the existing banners and save it as a PNG.

Finally, you get an emboss layer for adding a little dimension to the banners. There’s an action included for clipping that later to your banners after you’re done. And, a Warp action for warping the shadows for a more realistic look. PSCS users can use any shadow style along with the warp action. PSE users have the shadow applied for them. A string style was added at the last minute, or use any signature style you have!

There’s also a BASIC edition for scrappers that is slightly simpler.

INCLUDES:
16 banner shapes (PNG and ABR format)
6 path templates w/ stitches
6 banner actions
1 warp action
1 clipping action
1 emboss style (ASL format)
1 string style
1 video tutorial

Tested in PSE6-10, PSCS2-5.5. Kit not included. (Special thanks to the Studio Girls for use of their Studio Mix kits in the previews and tutorial.) Designer Use okay.

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March 16, 2012

Action: Pocket Pages {2} Journal

WZ SIPocketPages2 600 2 Action: Pocket Pages {2} Journal

Want a faster way to scrap? An easier way to catch up on all those piles of photos? Want to escape from the guilt of unscrapped photos? Or, maybe you just have project that you’d like to work on digitally! These actions help you create your own custom  journal cards using any supplies in your stash, including Becky Higgins’ Project Life digi supplies.

How does it work? Really it’s quite simple! First decide between horizontal or vertical. Then, choose either 4×6 or 3×4 and select one of 7 layout designs (doodled, embellished, paper strip(s), border, scallop, photo, text). Then, as the action runs, choose your own papers, photos or embellishments when prompted. You can add journal lines with the optional actions, and save a PNG or JPG when you’re done.

Once you have your cards, you can journal on them digitally, print the base shells and stockpile them for hand writing on later, plop several up on an 8.5×11 sheet (with the provided actions), or add your new cards to a layout.

You can use your completed journal cards with Pocket Pages 1 to create layouts. You can run the collage sheet actions to put several cards on one sheet for printing and cutting. Cut files are included for many die cut machines, though not all support cutting as close to the edge as the collage sheets get. So, individual card cut files are included as well.

So, if you’ve been held back from creating Pocket Pages because you really wanted it to be digi, now’s the time to try it!

INCLUDES:
7 4×6 vertical designs (doodled, embellished, paper strip(s), border, scallop, photo, text; vertical & horizontal)
7 3×4 horizontal designs (doodled, embellished, paper strip(s), border, scallop, photo, text; vertical & horizontal)
2 Journal Line Actions (straight/wavy)
2 Saver Actions
3 Collage Sheet Actions (large, small and combo)
Cutter Files (small, large and sheets of large, small and combo; ai, eps, svg, sfx, studio formats)
PDF Installation Tutorial
Video Tutorial (WMV, MOV formats)

Available Separately: Pocket Pages {1} and Pocket Pages Templates for those who don’t want to mess with actions.

Personal Use only unless you purchase the optional Designer Use License. To create journal cards to sell select the Designer Use license from the drop down menu.

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March 16, 2012

Action: Washi Tape {Collab}

WZ WashiTapeCollabPU 600 2 Action: Washi Tape {Collab}
Love washi tape? Can’t get enough of it, and wish that every kit had it? Now you can create your own from any paper!Amanda Rockwell and I teamed up to bring you this handy set of products, Made To Match! Amanda expertly scanned and extracted a set of masking tape and I created an action that adds a patterned paper (or photo) to the tape, creating a fun and unique washi tape ready to place on your favorite layout!PERSONAL USE VERSION INCLUDES:
Amanda’s CU Tape
10 pieces of plain masking tape in PNG format

ACTION: Washi Tape It
2 actions for 2 different image intensities
2 styles for switching between the intensities
video tutorial

Personal use and scrap-4-hire use only. {For a commercial use version, check out my commercial use actions.) Tested in PSCS2+, PSE6-10.

WZ WashiTapeCollabCU 600 2 Action: Washi Tape {Collab}
Can’t get enough washi tape, and want to add it to every kit you make? Now you can create your own custom washi tapes from any paper and tape! The Designer-Use version is just what you need! It contains the same Made To Match masking tape, also available for designer-use as described above. COMMERCIAL USE VERSION INCLUDES:
Amanda’s CU Tape
10 pieces of plain masking tape in PNG formatACTION: Washi Tape It
2 actions for 2 different image intensities
2 styles for switching between the intensities
video tutorial

Commerical Use okay.

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March 16, 2012

Action: Tagger It

WZ TaggerIt 600 2 Action: Tagger It
For those who sell kits in Tagger size, this handy tool will resize your papers and elements to 72ppi for taggers. Elements users can resize one item at a time. Photoshop CS users can use Photoshop’s BATCH feature to resize an entire folder of papers and elements at one time. PDF tutorial included.INCLUDES:
1 paper action
1 elements action
1 PDF tutorial

Personal use, commercial use and scrap-4-hire use okay. Tested in PSCS2+, PSE6-10.

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March 16, 2012

Script: Style Packer

WZ AFD StylePacker 600 2 Script: Style Packer

 

Anna Forrest Designs and I teamed up once again to bring you another amazing time-saving tool! You can now create install files for Photoshop® Elements using your saved styles (asl format) and a few clicks of your mouse. Just save your styles, run the script, choose your style file, save location and category name, and let the script do the rest. No more editing XML files and entering line after line of style names. This script will do it for you and provide the XML files for both PSE6 and PSE7-10.

INCLUDES:
1 script
1 action (W7/Vista, XP, Mac)
1 Video Tutorial (Mac & PC format)
Using Style Packer Tutorial (PDF)
Installing Styles Tutorial (PDF)

This script/action combo works only in PSCS3+.  This product is okay for designer use. (NOTE: This script will not create the styles for you. It only creates the XML files so you can provide install files for your customers.)

NOTE: This script assumes that the options you choose in your styles are PSE-compatible. I highly recommend testing the newly created install files in PSE to be sure your styles are compatible and load as expected.

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