How Did You Do That?!

Eileen, I just love what you have done with this layout. I would love to talk to you about your technique. Great job.

I want to know how you used a separate frame instead of a simple stroke like we were taught in the Scrap Girls class.

My idea is to use a circle or something and flatten it so it looks like my dog is flying out of it. Don't know how to do that with a frame.

I'm off for a great long bike ride today, so no rush to answer.

Marilyn

Hi Marilyn,

I'm so flattered. Thank You. We don't need to talk. I think you can get the idea from the screenshot above.

When Jene challenged us to use digital frames for the Out of Bounds technique rather than a stroke, I thought okay, that should be pretty easy. Then when I actually conceptualized my layout, I thought whoa … how can I do that?

Anyway, I chose the frame first and figured the easiest way to get the main part of the photo to fit the frame would be to create an oval shape for a clipping mask. But before clipping the photo to the oval shape, I made a copy of it so I could extract TJ's hands and the snack bowl that would be OOB.

The screenshot above shows the layers of the OOB Photo when I was finished: on top – OOB Hands; then the photo frame; and finally the photo of TJ clipped to the oval shape (which I had created to fit the frame).

If this isn't clear, please write back.

Cheers,
Eileen