Nifty Use for Eraser Tools

This is a fun and creative way to create a scrapbook layout that you can't do very easily if at all with traditional scrapbooking. This can be done with any photo editing software that has layers and an eraser tool (which is most, if not all of them).

Open a new file with a transparent background. Create a new layer and call it "frame". The frame used here is a freebie from Creative Memories (see link in right margin of blog). Load your frame into this new layer.

Then make a new layer and label it "photo". Place your photo on top of the frame, sizing it as desired.

Then move the frame layer up on top of the photo layer.

Then use your eraser tool. I used a couple of different opacities and a couple of different brushes to get this effect. To get that scratchy look I used an eraser tool shape in Paint Shop Pro called "surreal". Erase all the frame from the focal point of your photo, and erase some of it from the edges.

To keep the transparent background, save the file as a .png.

picnik - free photo editing site

www.picnik.com is a great site! You can do lots of effects on your photos for free, or pay $25/year for more advanced capabilities.

They have neat stickers you can use to embellish. You can correct photo flaws like red-eye and brightness. Check it out. Have a blast!

And just look at these fonts!

With sumopaint for drawing, and picnik for photo-editing, and picaboo for making scrapbooks, you never need to buy any software!