February Sponsors Giveaway! $10 Target Giftcard

Hello everyone! I have been so busy and stressed out with other things, that I have completely forgotten to blog this week. But I'm back with something FANTASTIC... a Target giftcard giveaway! This is all thanks to my lovely February sponsors! They each have something fabulous going on at their websites.   Today, you can enter to win a $10 Target giftcard (just a little gift from the ACC sponsors!). Pretty cool, right? Go ahead and enter below :) a Rafflecopter giveaway All entries will be verified. The more times you enter the better chance you have of winning. Please be honest and only enter when you have done what the entry says to do. Giveaway will end on March 4th. Winner will be contacted shortly after. The winner will have a week to respond to claim their prize. If prize isn't claimed, a new winner will be chosen. Good luck! I love Canary Lane Photography!

Inspiration

Last week I talked about the series I'm starting, The Inspiration Project. Today is all about feathers! Feathers are so fun to draw/paint, and they can be either complicated or simple. This is what I'll be sketching today :)

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3 simple Photoshop tricks

As a somewhat new Photoshop user, I'm still figuring out little tricks that makes designing a bit easier. Today I'm sharing three simple Photoshop tricks that I use to jazz up my photos. I own Photoshop Elements 8, but I'm pretty sure these tricks can be used with most versions (you might need to take a look around your program for the same settings). 1. To draw perfectly straight horizontal or vertical lines, simply hold down the shift button. For dotted lines, click the brush icon in your toolbar, then click the same brush icon in the long toolbar near the top of the screen and change the spacing (I usually do about 300%).

2. To get the look of confetti, go to your brush settings (click the brush icon in your toolbar, then click the same brush icon in the horizontal toolbar near the top of the screen) and change the settings similar to the ones above. Note: using 'fade' will eventually completely fade out your confetti. Just keep using the brush

3. To 'colorpop' your picture, place a black and white layer of your photo on top of a color layer. Then erase the areas where you want color to show. I love Canary Lane Photography!

Festival

Last week I hung out at the Chinese Cultural Center festival. It was a perfect day (not too hot, not too cold) and filled with booths selling cute things. Oh - and you can watch the cool dragon dance I saw below. :)
Photos: 1. Dragon boat 2. Dragon dance 3. Painting 4. the festival

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