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Post by MichyM on Oct 3, 2023 16:56:42 GMT
I hope I am able to describe what I’m looking for adequately enough that our digital girls can help me out.
I am looking for a background I can use for some cards. What I am Looking for is a BG full of holiday sentiments and greetings (can be all the same font or different fonts throughout) BUT the key is that they appear distressed to some degree. I’m looking for something that looks like I stamped something a second or third time without re-inking the stamp. Does that make sense? I don’t even know where to look for an example unfortunately.
If you’ve got something specific in mind, or a site that you think may have what I’m talking about, I am all ears. And if you need further clarification please give a holler!
ETA: I think I’m going to go with what @scrapcat suggested as it’s the closest to what I was looking for. Thank you all for your help, it is very appreciated!
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Post by refugeepea on Oct 3, 2023 20:46:31 GMT
I am not a digital expert, but I'll tag a couple of peas who may know.
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Post by AussieMeg on Oct 3, 2023 21:06:18 GMT
I don't have anything like that in my stash, but I will see what I can find in my regular stores. Even if it's a digital stamp, and I can make the background for you.
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Post by AussieMeg on Oct 3, 2023 21:49:45 GMT
I have had a look and haven't been able to find exactly what you're after. I know what you mean about it looking like you have stamped without re-inking. I have some digital stamps like that, but not Christmas words / sentiments. I am about to leave to go to visit a customer, so I won't have a chance to look further until tonight. (It's nearly 9am Wednesday here.)
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Post by scrapcat on Oct 3, 2023 23:13:22 GMT
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Post by GiantsFan on Oct 3, 2023 23:39:17 GMT
Is this kind of what you're looking for, but in Christmas and in digi format? Link All About Autumn StampYou could stamp it second or third generation (or ink and blot off) then scan it to a jpg to make it digi . It's an Autumn stamp, but they have a Halloween so they might come out with a Christmas. You could contact them and ask. This may not be what you're looking for at all, but I really like it. ETA: Sorry for the rambling. Here is the Halloween one. |
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Post by MichyM on Oct 4, 2023 16:14:22 GMT
Ohhhhh. Top row far right might work. Not exactly what I was looking for, but I can probably pivot. Thank you ❤️ |
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Post by MichyM on Oct 4, 2023 16:15:22 GMT
Is this kind of what you're looking for, but in Christmas and in digi format? Link All About Autumn StampYou could stamp it second or third generation (or ink and blot off) then scan it to a jpg to make it digi . It's an Autumn stamp, but they have a Halloween so they might come out with a Christmas. You could contact them and ask. This may not be what you're looking for at all, but I really like it. ETA: Sorry for the rambling. Here is the Halloween one. Kind of. But I’m looking for smaller fonts and a distressed look. Thanks! |
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Post by Ryann on Oct 4, 2023 16:47:35 GMT
MichyM I was able to take an image of a stamp, bring it into a photo editing app (Snapseed) and use different filters to do this. Would something like this work for your purposes? After printing you could rough up & ink the paper to make it more distressed.  
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Post by scrapnnana on Oct 4, 2023 16:49:22 GMT
Ryann, you did a great job on creating the graphic paper. However, if this isn’t quite what MichyM wants, sometimes the best way to get exactly what you want is to create it yourself. It can sometimes be hard to clearly articulate what you can see in your mind. If you have a program like Photoshop, you should be able to create what you have in mind. Sometimes it is hard to describe what you envision in a way that others can hel you find what you’re looking for. It might also be possible to create it in the Silhouette software (you’d need to turn off the cut lines), because Silhouette software is a decent graphics program. It’s just designed for those with the Silhouette electronic cutter. Even if you don’t have a Silhouette cutter, it might work. Silhouette has distressed backgrounds you can buy for a minimal cost, and there are distressed fonts you can download from various font sites (many for free), and you can fade layers. Silhouette is a free program, although not all features are available with the free version.
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Post by yeppers on Oct 4, 2023 21:37:03 GMT
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Post by wordyphotogbabe on Oct 5, 2023 1:43:02 GMT
I think this kit of Mirjam's has the type of paper you're looking for. Other almost-but-not-quite contenders that you might like: Tracey's kit has a "Ho Ho Ho" paper & a "December" paper here. Em's kit has a newspaper print. This kit of Wille's has this printed paper but it looks like it's a Bible passage. Cindy has tons of Christmas stamps that you could buy & make your own background for your cards but they might be more complicated than what you want. |
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Post by MichyM on Oct 5, 2023 17:08:52 GMT
MichyM I was able to take an image of a stamp, bring it into a photo editing app (Snapseed) and use different filters to do this. Would something like this work for your purposes? After printing you could rough up & ink the paper to make it more distressed. This is lovely. I’m going for a more modern look. |
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Post by caspad on Oct 7, 2023 21:51:00 GMT
I hope I am able to describe what I’m looking for adequately enough that our digital girls can help me out. I am looking for a background I can use for some cards. What I am Looking for is a BG full of holiday sentiments and greetings (can be all the same font or different fonts throughout) BUT the key is that they appear distressed to some degree. I’m looking for something that looks like I stamped something a second or third time without re-inking the stamp. Does that make sense? I don’t even know where to look for an example unfortunately. If you have PS/PSE, you could use a layer mask to make a digital stamp/word art look like it was stamped and not just printed out. |
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Post by AussieMeg on Oct 7, 2023 22:03:03 GMT
MichyM if you give me an idea of the font(s) you would like to use, and the design/layout of the words, I can try to make something for you in Photoshop. Do you want single words, or phrases, or a mix of both? Do you want the words/phrases running horizontally across the page, or randomly 'stamped' all over the page? I have some Photoshop styles that are supposed to make text look stamped, but they're not very good. I'll see if I can find a better 'distressed' style set.
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Post by MichyM on Oct 9, 2023 15:59:24 GMT
MichyM if you give me an idea of the font(s) you would like to use, and the design/layout of the words, I can try to make something for you in Photoshop. Do you want single words, or phrases, or a mix of both? Do you want the words/phrases running horizontally across the page, or randomly 'stamped' all over the page? I have some Photoshop styles that are supposed to make text look stamped, but they're not very good. I'll see if I can find a better 'distressed' style set. You are so sweet, thank you. I don’t want to put you to the trouble, but really really appreciate your offer! ❤️❤️❤️ |
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Post by AussieMeg on Oct 10, 2023 0:29:35 GMT
MichyM I bought some Photoshop styles and actions on the weekend, so I could play around to see I can get the look you’re after. (These were things that were already on my wish list, and they were 50% off, so yay me, perfect timing!)
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Post by MichyM on Oct 10, 2023 23:37:56 GMT
MichyM I bought some Photoshop styles and actions on the weekend, so I could play around to see I can get the look you’re after. (These were things that were already on my wish list, and they were 50% off, so yay me, perfect timing!) Ok, ok 😁 in a perfect world it would looks something like this (with or without the snowflakes) but without all the grunge. I love the limited kinds of words, the typewriter font, different sizes, with a few words capitalized. But the grunge is too much. I’d just like a clean background. Thank you so much, I cant wait to see what you come up with! NO rush please. www.scrapbook.com/store/ce-frs1020.html |
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Post by AussieMeg on Oct 15, 2023 0:15:29 GMT
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