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InShock
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Please help! Making DD's birthday invite w/ Photoshop ... (pic) - EDIT with 2nd version
I am attempting to create DD's 2nd birthday invitation because I just can't find anything online that is simple to personalize and order easily. We are doing a Dora theme. I came up with a verrrrrry basic (and boring) invitation (well, really, I copied the idea from something I found), and with my TOTAL LACK of photoshop skills, I can't really figure out what else I can do.
Any ideas? Anything simple and fun to 'jazz it up'? I wanted to do a background color, but the pictures both have white rectangular backgrounds. If not a background, maybe a border (I don't remember how to do that!)? Also, is Boots' picture too blurry? Any help is MUCH appreciated! 
So I did just a few things - added the border, changed the font to non-italics (I hadn't even realized it was italicized in the first place), chose the more vibrant purple and added a drop shadow to "Kaitlyn's 2nd Birthday Party!"
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Re: Please help! Making DD's birthday invite w/ Photoshop ... (pic)
I was going to do Dora or Minnie Mouse but had the same problem. So instead, I just did an invitation that I liked. All thought I did just get an idea so lets see how it comes out
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| Posted 5/3/09 10:11 PM |
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Palebride
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Re: Please help! Making DD's birthday invite w/ Photoshop ... (pic)
very cute!
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| Posted 5/3/09 10:11 PM |
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CarlieJLD7
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Re: Please help! Making DD's birthday invite w/ Photoshop ... (pic)
I think it looks really cute! Good Job!!!
I would just add the TOWN of where the party is, just in case someone from a different town is coming.
Have fun!!!
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| Posted 5/3/09 10:14 PM |
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nrthshgrl
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Re: Please help! Making DD's birthday invite w/ Photoshop ... (pic)
I would add a border in the same color as a color in the invite (Dora's shirt, Boot's boots).
To do it you would need to add a box in one of the first layers. Then take the white box, text, etc - and shrink them a little bit.
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| Posted 5/3/09 10:16 PM |
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Tine73
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Re: Please help! Making DD's birthday invite w/ Photoshop ... (pic)
You did a great job!
I like this background on this one from tiny Prints.
here's another
This background is fun too!
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| Posted 5/3/09 10:20 PM |
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Re: Please help! Making DD's birthday invite w/ Photoshop ... (pic)
Posted by Tine73
You did a great job!
I like this background on this one from tiny Prints.
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here's another
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This background is fun too!
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Love these! Do you know how many times I went on that site
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| Posted 5/3/09 10:28 PM |
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nrthshgrl
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Re: Please help! Making DD's birthday invite w/ Photoshop ... (pic)
That last one is a bunch of different colored circles lying on top of each other with a different color stroke on each one.
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| Posted 5/3/09 10:29 PM |
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nbc188
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Re: Please help! Making DD's birthday invite w/ Photoshop ... (pic)
M, you did such a good job!  What a cute theme.
I'm still bummed our group can never attend each others' parties 
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| Posted 5/3/09 10:32 PM |
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InShock
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Re: Please help! Making DD's birthday invite w/ Photoshop ... (pic)
Posted by nrthshgrl
I would add a border in the same color as a color in the invite (Dora's shirt, Boot's boots).
To do it you would need to add a box in one of the first layers. Then take the white box, text, etc - and shrink them a little bit.
I'm desperately trying to do this right now.
I made layer 1 a purple box.
I made layer 2 a white box (since the pics have a white background).
I am now trying to make layer 2 a SMALLER box so as to show the border of purple. It's not working.  It keeps making another layer or ugh, just not working!! Any helpful tips?
ETA: I realized they're not actually layers 1 and 2, but shapes 1 and 2. FYI. 
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| Posted 5/3/09 10:36 PM |
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InShock
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Re: Please help! Making DD's birthday invite w/ Photoshop ... (pic)
OOOOH - I made a little progress and added the border!!  Not even sure I like how it looks, but I did it! 
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| Posted 5/3/09 10:44 PM |
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InShock
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Re: Please help! Making DD's birthday invite w/ Photoshop ... (pic)
Posted by nbc188
M, you did such a good job! What a cute theme.
I'm still bummed our group can never attend each others' parties
Thanks! And I know 
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| Posted 5/3/09 10:49 PM |
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InShock
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Re: Please help! Making DD's birthday invite w/ Photoshop ... (pic)
Thanks for posting those, Tine! I saw those on tinyprints, but I decided I want the "real" Dora and Boots pictures. 
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| Posted 5/3/09 10:50 PM |
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InShock
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Re: Please help! Making DD's birthday invite w/ Photoshop ... (pic) - EDIT with 2nd version
I finally got the newest version to post (in OP) - which purple do you all like better? The more subdued one (invite #1) or the more vibrant one (invite #2). Both come from Dora's backpack.
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| Posted 5/3/09 11:17 PM |
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Diana1215
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Re: Please help! Making DD's birthday invite w/ Photoshop ... (pic) - EDIT with 2nd version
I love them both - great job! I like the second one better though! You rock!
I agree with C - how fun would it be to have a birthday cake for all four of them one year!
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| Posted 5/3/09 11:48 PM |
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nrthshgrl
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Re: Please help! Making DD's birthday invite w/ Photoshop ... (pic) - EDIT with 2nd version
Now that I've seen the colored background, I think that's what would add to it.
Posted by InShock
I made layer 2 a white box (since the pics have a white background).
You can erase the white parts. Use the selection tools & delete. If you can't do it, FM me & I can erase them for you & email it back for you to use.
Great job!
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| Posted 5/3/09 11:56 PM |
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InShock
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Re: Please help! Making DD's birthday invite w/ Photoshop ... (pic) - EDIT with 2nd version
Posted by nrthshgrl
Now that I've seen the colored background, I think that's what would add to it.
Posted by InShock
I made layer 2 a white box (since the pics have a white background).
You can erase the white parts. Use the selection tools & delete. If you can't do it, FM me & I can erase them for you & email it back for you to use.
Great job!
I did this! Thank you so much! I will post the final copy later. Any suggestions on where to order it as an invitation? I don't want it to print like a picture, right? 
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