The way I do it, is to make a brush by opening the image into the workspace, resizing it if necessary select Define brush from the edit menu, name and save. Open a new document to the size I require (isually 11"x11" DPI 300) and choose your colour,…
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I live in Spain and have not done any digital scrapbooking before, I like to make cards and have just started blogging. I found you while hopping, and thought that it was a fantastic idea as I have loads of photos.
Thank you so much for your comment on my "Joy Ride" LO. To answer your question on a tutorial, the answer is "yes and no". Helpful, huh? ;-) Actually, I've learned techniques from some tutorials here and there, but there is no one tutorial that covers all the bases. That said, however, I would be happy to answer any questions you may have. I have a friend that I help tutor in new Photoshop techniques, and I love to help people see how to do "weird and wonderful" things on LOs. ;-) I see you use Paint.net. I'm not familiar with it, but can HIGHLY recommend Photoshop Elements for your Christmas list. There is a bit of a learning curve, but once you get going, there is no limit to what you can do. Plus, there are tons of people who can help with PSE questions.
Sorry, that's a long-winded post to say "thank you" and "I'm happy to help with any questions you have".