Practicing Creativity

Monster Birthday Card & a Crafty Tip – How to Size Your Digi to Fit in a Specific Die

It's the second outing for these no-brand slimline card dies I bought with a Amazon Christmas gift card. You can see the first try on this Hoppy Easter Card. Unlike my first attempt, this time I used the dies as they're intended. I do believe I like this version better.

The digis are from Prettygrafik's Monster Birthday Boy digi pack and as I normally do with these stamps, I used other PNG images in the set to accentuate the main images. I added the sentiments with Chiller font. Questions about PNG images? See my PNG tutorial.

Paper is from a Max Bringmann pad with no identifying name. Not that that would do me any good. These Max Bringmann pads I pick up at Aldi I can never find a link for online. Little googly eyes on the digis and foam star stickers serve as embellishments.

*Crafty Tip* Sizing your digi to fit within a favorite die in your preferred image processing program can be difficult, especially if you're sizing down. You size it, think it will fit, print it out and it doesn't. You try it again. Nope, still doesn't work. You go back yet again, even smaller, only to find this time it's too small. Grrrrr...after several attempts and printouts, you finally get it right.

An easy way to avoid this problem (and to save printer ink, paper, and your nerves) is to create a template file for your dies, with an example of a digi that will fit within the die you want to use. You do have to go through that angst the first time, true, but from there on out it's easy peasy! For example, with this die I now have an image saved as 'Slimline Small Square Template'. I saved the digis I used here as they fit perfectly in the smallest squares. In fact, I lined up the three so I can print them out all at once on one sheet of paper. Next time I want to use these dies and make sure my digital image will fit in the die, I'll go to the template and then drag in the new digital image I want to use, preferable a PNG (as the background is clear) over the old image and size it the same. I then delete the old digi underneath and 'save as' the file with a new name. Voila ! I'm good to go. These template images are then stored in a Template folder. When I'm using a digi I want to make sure will fit in a specific die, I go to the template file for that die, assured my printed image will fit in the die I want to use.

Supply List
Paper – cardstock, Max Bringmann paper pad
Digital Stamps – Prettygrafik Monster Birthday Boy
Dies – no-brand slimline die
Embellishments – googly eyes, foam star stickers
Spectrum Noir Illustrator markers
Art-n-Fly white pen

I'm linking up with: Little Red Wagon #596 – Monsters Everywhere, Crafting Happiness Challenges #92 – Kites or ATG, PIP Challenge 2115 – ATG, CD Sunday Plus – ATG, and Pattie's Creations #181 – Birthdays.

11 comments

  1. This is such a bright and fun card and I love the addition of the stars.

    Thanks for joining in with our challenge.

    Jo
    CD Sunday Plus DT

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  2. Thanks so much for the tip. You monsters are so cute, I love that yo've made a slimline card for them. Thanks so much for joining us at Little Red Wagon this week!

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  3. I love your ‘monsters’ and the bright colours you’ve used. I like your idea for sizing digis - good if you have no other way. I would use Craft Artist, My Craft Studio of even Word but not everyone has these.
    Pamela
    CD Sunday Plus DT.

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    1. Wasn't Craft Artist an excellent program?! I'm so sad they quit supporting it. I still use it and honestly, haven't found anything I like better. The PNG tutorial I mentioned here uses Craft Artist.

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  4. Fun card and images. Love the added googly eyes! Thanks for the digi tip.

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  5. What a wonderful tip! I never thought of doing that! Will have to get on it. Such a cute card. I especially love the bright colours and the fun monsters too, of course.

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  6. Love the bright colours of your monster card. I especially love the googly eyes. I have a huge collection of them and don't get to use them as often as I would like.
    Carol xx
    CD Sunday Plus DT

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  7. Love the bright colours and the monsters, nice to see a DT size card
    Thank you for joining us
    Margaret
    CD Sunday plus DT

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  8. A fun and colorful birthday card..and great tips too! Thanks for entering in Pammie's Inky Pinkies and hope to see you again soon. Donna, DT

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  9. Such a fun card with lovely bright colours. Thank you for sharing your lovely design with us.
    Jocelyn x
    CD Sunday Plus DT

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  10. This is adorable. It goes perfectly with our theme for this month “Birthdays”. I love your coloring too. Thanks for joining us at Pattie’s Creations Design Challenge.
    Pattie
    Artist & Owner

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