Hi, my name is Lea and I am a mixed media artist working in the crafting industry. I've done many digital collages with my own works and additional elements but I was intrigued with digital scrapping after attending Chicago's Scrapbook Expo and taking a class sponsored by Epson. I forgot in my profile to put I use Ulead's Photo Impact and I'm awaiting a new computer so I can use Photoshop 7. I know basic technical stuff, but I am here to get some finesse and find tuning and to share with all here in this community. I am on the DT at OSS (Our Stamp Studio) and The Artful Lexicon. In the industry I am on design teams for many popular companies such as EK Success, Plaid, Delta, Therm O Web, Tsukineko, etc..

I want to take my real art and get digital with it!!!!

Welcome, Lea! It sounds like you'll be a great addition around here. I can't wait to see what happens when you go digital.

If you have any questions that we can help you with, please throw them out there.

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Stacy
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avatar photo by Marja Flick-Buijs downloaded at sxc.hu

Thank you for the kind welcome Stacy. Yea, I'm in learning mode as I'm not a total technical person so I will have "tweaking" questions and "making elements" questions.

Welcome !
A true artist! I can't wait to see what you will create. I myself can't draw a stick figure. This place is great. Jump right in!

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Dani B.

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Hi Lea! Welcome! I can't wait to see what you come up with....judging from your avatar alone, we are in for a treat!

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Thank you for your warm welcomes. I'm getting my feet wet moving around the site. Dianne, here's my first question if you could quickly answer..... 500x500 - I usually work in DPI's. What's an easy way to figure out the file size from like 500x500? I thought my original was within the boundaries, but it came up file too big When I shrunk it smaller, as you can see; there is a white border which I don't want. I have Photo Impact at the moment and I can set up my workspace to 500x500, so should I do that and bring in my original image and save it at that size and see if it fits the whole avatar area? TIA

Welcome!! I love your avatar!! Try sizing it to a 300x300 and see if that works for you. I'm so glad that you have joined us.
Becky

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Becky
I Do Whatever My Rice Krispies Tell Me To.

ooooo that was fast Becky! Thanks. Many times I know what I want to do but not how to do it. Your quick explanation will make it easy.

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Lea

Let yourself be silently drawn by the strange pull of what you really love. It will not lead you astray. - Rumi