Digi Tips Week - Day 5

Hi! I'm back - and today's tip focuses on creating mirror images with digital stamps.

This is easy peasy in Word. :)
But first, HERE us the link to the Day 4 tutorial PDF.

First, import your image into a Word document and resize it to the size you want (see earlier tutorials...).  Then copy and paste it so you have 2 identical images.  I have used the cute squirrel from Hero Arts A Natural Love digikit. 

Next, click on one of the images and you get a box around it.  Click on the small box in the middle of the line on the left side of the image and drag it across to the right until you have a mirror image.  (Does that make sense??)

OR... if you have an up to date version of Word, click on Format Picture, 3-D Rotation, then change X to 180 degrees.  This will have the same effect.

And here is my card.  I layered my squirrels over some digital papers and printed them out then cut the heart from the right facing squirrel. Fun. :)  The sentiment is from the Key to My Heart digikit.  I masked it with text boxes, as I showed in Day 4's tutorial.

I hope you can see here how well digital stamps mix with "real" stamps.  Here, I have stamped and embossed the background which adds extra texture and shine to the card too.  Straight digital cards can be flat, but adding lots of extra elements, foam adhesive and real stamping means you can't even tell you've use digital elements in my opinion.  I know some people feel digital is "cheating", but I really think that hybrid cards offer the best of both worlds.  And for those of you with limited storage space they are ideal. :)  PLUS - for those of us who do not live in the USA, and have to spend week after week waiting for new products to arrive on our shores, digital means instant access to the most current supplies. Yay! There's no waiting around, and for someone like me (i.e. a VIP - very impatient person) that's fantastic. :)
One more day to come... so until then, have fun and GO DIGI! :)

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