picmonkey love....i mean..even MORE love.

what can i say? i love it. don't hate me....
actually..if you used picmonkey at all...you might love me.
i've got a few tricks and tips for you ----

first: the new fonts...they've got some...

 this channel is my favorite....

i love being able to write on my photos....it takes the work out of scrapbooking!

you can also squeeze it  and made it vertical...(sneak peek project of next week)

 and i love this layers button. it makes life so easy. I go in and add all these shapes...then when i try to do words i keep accidentally grabbing the shapes and moving them. so i add all the behind shapes...push this button and it makes it part of the picture so you don't keep accidentally moving it. then you are free to do your words or what not!

and i love the craft scissors frame. so fun!

now...i've been using pikmonkey to make all sorts of printables for church and blog

(do you remember this quote? it's my fav from HERE)

and i thought i would give you a  quick how to in case you are wondering..how to..do it.

i've blogged about this...many times.

but i'll start from the beginning so no one gets lost.

you upload ANY picture.

then you go to exposure and  drag them all the way over until your picture is white. (you can do this twice if you still have some dark marks.)

then you crop it to the size you want....(usually a square for a button)

for the quote up above I actually go to  layers...

and i upload my own....(i actually go to some fabric shops and get a picture of fabric for the background...

I don't sell my stuff so i feel okay using them...if you do sell stuff you might want to use ones that allow you too!

 the texture lets you rotate and fade.....and you crop out any part you don't want..(like the ruler)

 then i just added a couple label stickers (faded to not lose the fun pattern)

push the layer button up top and add some words... (when i have specific colors i'm working with (like the orange)..i will right click on the words and duplicate it so everything matches!

i also added this fabric as a sticker....but if you wanted a specific thing on  your picture --the sticker has an add your own option so you upload whatever you want!

see..you can add any clipart you want...the only problem is that it stays white around it (unless it's a full picture....so you have to make a way to make it work!

 now..for my kid craft logo...i just used a shape for the outside and played around with the colors until i got one that i loved...(i save as a go so i can make sure i don't accidentally mess up one i like..(the monster is a sticker too..

the final one has 3 of the shapes layered onto each other...(you are going to need to right click your mouse and move to front or back a LOT during this process!)

and guess what...next week is BOY CRAP!

so excited. this big black frame is just in the frame section...

AND if you are making buttons...you will want to resize to about 300 or smaller so they can fit in a sidebar!

 if i want to mass produce...i upload the picture to the collage and just fill it up!

{and cheri just put in a great video of ipiccy...(go here) it's my very close second to picmonkey}

oh...and i forgot to mention the eraser and draw feature...i used it for this picture...

but naptime creations does such a great job...that you can just go HERE and read about it!