Karen Schulz - Living My Dash

 "A digital stamp in crafting, stamping, card making, and scrapbooking is a digital image which can be manipulated in Photoshop." (-Wikipedia).  Digital stamps typically come in .abr (brush) and PNG formats; and are usually black in color. An often-asked question is how to change the color of a black stamp to a color of choice.  I covered a basic technique in How to Color Black Brushes and Stamps in Photoshop, Part 1. In Part 2 of this series, we will learn how to add multiple colors to black stamps. I am using Photoshop CC 2019 for tutorial images. The instructions for this tutorial, however, will be the same for either Photoshop or Photoshop Elements. Basic Multi-Coloring: Place your stamp on a blank layer above your background. I am using an image from  Flower Brushes 01. Simplify (PSE) / Rasterize (Photoshop) your image if it is a Smart Object. Click on the Lock Transparency Icon at the top of the Layers Panel. Select the Lasso Tool in the Tool Ba...

 "A digital stamp in crafting, stamping, card making, and scrapbooking is a digital image" which can be manipulated in Photoshop. (-Wikipedia).  Digital stamps typically come in .abr (brush) and PNG formats; and are usually black in color. An often-asked question is how to change the color of a black stamp to a different color. Here are 2 easy ways to add a solid color to a digital stamp. Photoshop: Option 1: In the Layers Panel, place your stamp on a blank layer above your background. I am using ks-cu-flower-brushes01-4 In the Layers Panel, on the stamp layer, double-click to the right of the layer name to open the Layer Style Options box. Tick the box in front of Color Overlay to make that option active. (If you don't see the Color Overlay option, click on the FX at the bottom left of the panel, then click on Color Overlay). Double-click on the Color Overlay title in the Layer Style box on the left; this will open the Color Overlay Options box on the right...

 Using brushes on digital scrapbook pages or projects is a fun and easy way to add extra interest to layouts or hybrid crafting projects.  Photoshop Elements is one of the most popular programs for digital scrapbookers and it comes with hundreds of options to help you create unique projects including a nice little inventory of built-in brushes to help you get started, but why stop there?  Brushes literally open up a whole new world of possibilities for you to expand your own creativity.  Brushes allow you to make subtle changes or bold statements with the click of a mouse; and if you're not happy, CTRL+ Z and you'll be right back where you started.  I love the flexibility brushes provide.  You can change the opacity, create custom png files for use on future projects, and even customize your brushes;  but we have to know how to load them before we can use them, of course. 3 Methods To Load Brushes in Photoshop Elements  Method #1: In the Menu ...