We have a WINNER!

I let the entries go on a little longer than usual, due to our busy weekend – but tonight I got together with my buddy the random number generator, and…

we have a winner!

Andrea Akerstrom is the lucky winner of the Graffi’s Add-O-Matic and all the add-on action packs!  I can’t wait to hear how you like it, Andrea!  We expect to see some truly ‘stylish’ scrapping out of you in the gallery soon!

Thanks to everyone who commented, who knew we had so many die hard PSE users.  PS users, never fear, we’ll have goodies for you to win very soon!

Jenn

Product Review – Graffi’s Add-O-Matic (Giveaway!)

My biggest complaint about Photoshop Elements is how hard it is to install styles.  I use a lot of styles, especially my shadow styles (get them free here) and they’re a pain to install.

Then I came across the Add-O-Matic! It promised to make installing styles, actions, etc. quick and easy, but frankly I was skeptical.  But the great folks at Graffi’s offered to let me give it a spin so I could tell you about it!

When you start up the program, you get a screen with a gray box on it.  You are instructed to drag the files you want to install onto the box.  So I opened a Windows Explorer window to the folder where I keep my presets, and picked some styles and an action, dragged them to the box and clicked GO.

This program is SO smart, it noticed that I have three different versions of PSE on my computer, and asked which one I wanted to use! I chose PSE8, and in just a few seconds it was done!  Then it offered a button to click to close the Add-O-Matic and start up PSE8.  (Yes, you do need to do this with the program closed, or you will need to restart the program after installing).

It was super super easy, and worked great!  Everything showed up where it was supposed to, named with the filename.  The action did show up with a generic thumbnail that said “Add-O-Matic” so if you want the cute little preview image, you’ll still have to go put that in by hand.

I think for $11.99 you will buy a lot of peace of mind.  I know I have styles languishing in my styles folder I never use because I don’t want to take the time to install them.  Now I have a quick way to install when I’m in the middle of a project and decide I need a particular style.  Sure, I’ll have to save and restart the program, but that’s a lot better than trying to find the right folder to put them in and still having to save and restart!

So I’m adding the Add-O-Matic to the list of programs I recommend to our students to make your scrapbooking life easier!  If installing styles frustrates you too, give it a whirl!

The kind folks at Graffi’s are making it easy for you too: use coupon code 5cdfa1d0ba to get 25% off your entire purchase at the site!  Check out their Handy Actions to make more of your PSE tasks easier!

And just to say ‘thanks’ for reading this far… we’re giving away Graffi’s Action Effects Bundle (Includes Add-O-Matic)!  This is a $73.00 value, FREE to one lucky reader.  Leave us a comment telling us why you like PSE, and we’ll choose a random winner!!
Jenn

Freebie Picks of the Week by Digital Daisy

Hi Everyone! Here are some of the great things I found for you around the digi community this week:

Please visit these great designers’ blogs and leave some kind words if you enjoy the goodies!

Find great freebies all week long at Hand Picked Freebies by Digital Daisy!

I’m Christie, AKA Digital Daisy, and I LOVE freebies! Great finds always inspire me to get scrapping, and I love to share my finds with the digi community for just that reason. I’m married and live in Colorado with my hubby and our 3 cats. In my spare time I enjoy photography, blogging, outdoorsy activities, and of course digiscrapping! Hope you enjoy my freebie picks.

Freebie Picks of the Week by Digital Daisy

Hi Everyone! Sorry I haven’t been able to bring you freebies for a couple weeks but I’m back! To make it up to you I threw in a few more than usual. Hope you enjoy this selection of freebies!

Please visit these great designers’ blogs and leave some kind words if you enjoy the goodies!

Find great freebies all week long at Hand Picked Freebies by Digital Daisy!

I’m Christie, AKA Digital Daisy, and I LOVE freebies! Great finds always inspire me to get scrapping, and I love to share my finds with the digi community for just that reason. I’m married and live in Colorado with my hubby and our 3 cats. In my spare time I enjoy photography, blogging, outdoorsy activities, and of course digiscrapping! Hope you enjoy my freebie picks.

Tutorial Thursday – use the Grid!

Tonight’s crop was small but fun!  I’ve had a really crazy couple of weeks, and ran out of time to do a post BEFORE the crop, so I’m posting now!

This week we have a brand new tutorial on how to use the GRID function in Photoshop and Photoshop Elements to create a color-blocked layout quickly and easily. Don’t forget to click on the link in the forum post to get your freebie color-block templates!!

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