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"The world of reality has its limits; the world of imagination is boundless." --Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Thursday, August 25, 2022

EFR AUTUMN TAG RAFFLE Sept. 1-6!

 ★AUTUMN TAG RAFFLE Sept. 1-6! Open to all taggers & members! Enter for a chance to win 100+ tags! Tickets are 100 gems each. Buy your tickets CLICK HERE. The Fall/Winter Raffle will be the last raffle of the year!


★BONUS: Everyone who buys 10 or more tickets wins a tag, just for participating!

★EXTRA BONUS: After the winners have been chosen by Random Number Generator, there will be a drawing for a complete set of Ismael Rac (Xeracx) tubes (700+) - but you will need to let us know you are interested in the tubes by signing up CLICK HERE. (This is for all taggers how purchase 10+ tags or more from the raffle - tickets are 100 gems each.). 




We hope you can join us!
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Saturday, August 13, 2022

Easy Name Tag Tutorial by Kelli

Easy Name Tag
Summer ♥ Create A Tutorial Hello-10
This tutorial was written on 8-11-22, by Kelli.

For this tag you will need:
A gradient of choice
and a tube of choice.
I am using a tube by Bobbie Allen
Find her and Marilyn's art at
Please remember to use appropriate
copyright and follow her TOU.
Thanks!

Ready?
Open a new image 500x500 With a transparent background.
You may need to resize your canvas depending on how long the name or text is
Grab your text tool and choose your font.
I am using Jumping Flash size 48. Stroke 2; Kerning -150.
Foreground Black, b/g a gradient of choice.
Here are my settings
Summer ♥ Create A Tutorial Ss_gra10


Add your text
Align in center of canvas, convert to raster.
With your magic wand, and the gradient layer active,
Click inside each letter.
Expand the selection by 3.
Add a new raster layer and drag it to bottom.
Flood fill with White.
Keep selected and contract the selection by 6.
Add a new layer and drag it above the gradient layer.
Go effects and cut out with these settings
Summer ♥ Create A Tutorial Ss_cut10

and then repeat the cutout.
Deselect and activate the white layer
Add an inner bevel with these settings
Summer ♥ Create A Tutorial Ss_inn10

Activate the gradient layer, select all, selections float and then defloat,
Contract the selection by 2.
Add noise with these settings
Summer ♥ Create A Tutorial Ss_noi11 

And then repeat the inner bevel.
Deselect.
Merge visible.
Add your tube.
I resized this tuby by 35%
Sharpen
Add drop shadow of choice.
Here are my settings
Summer ♥ Create A Tutorial Ss_dro10

Crop and then add copyright.

Save as a PNG.
Thanks for trying my tutorial!
I would love to see your results!
Kelli

[You can find more of Kelli's awesome tutorials at her blog, Mimi's Madness.]

Sunday, August 7, 2022

EFR August Tagathon Aug. 12-15

 

Join us for the August Tagathon Aug. 12-15

Themes for the tagathon are: Back To School, Fall, Halloween, Steampunk 
& End of Summer! Open to all taggers & members! CLICK HERE

This is our last tagathon for the summer, stop by if you can!
Hope to see you there!
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PU Cluster Frames 'Juniper Hollow' by Miggins

 

This awesome kit was created by Miggins exclusively for EFR! You can find more 
of her fabulous creations & freebies at her blog, migginsplace.blogspot.com/.

Here are some cluster frames & a snag! Feel free to add your name to the snag, but 
please follow my TOU for snags CLICK HERE. Thank you!


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Friday, July 29, 2022

FTU Templates by Kathyfrances

 Templates by Kathyfrances

Preview below, click downland for layers.



(drop shadows are on separate layers and can be deleted)

FTU Masks by Natalie

  These FTU masks were made by Natalie (Gotchalast) a wonderful tagger from EFR forum!

Masks are much larger than shown. To save, click on mask to open
to full size,  then right click to save as usual.



FTU Summertime Word Art

 The following word art was created by talented taggers from the EFR forum, Escape From Reality!





Wednesday, July 20, 2022

FTU Cluster Frames 'A Rainbow of Flavors' AWS

 

Our taggers enjoyed using this kit to make clusters and cluster frames! This lovely kit A Rainbow 
of Flavors  is by Angel Wing Scraps. You can purchase the kit at www.mymemories.com.
We have been given special permission to make cluster frames using AWS scrapkits!

The PU cluster frames below were created by members of the Escape From Reality forum. 
They may be a bit larger than shown. To save full size, click to open, then save as usual.