Shaping a photo question

[ttjab3]

Hi,
I am enjoying my summer by doing some scrapbooking with scrapbook max; however, I have ran into a problem.
I am working on a 4th of July scrapbook and I found a frame that is shaped like a flag (it is crooked shaped) and I have the perfect picture I want to put in it. My problem is, I don't know how to cut the picture to fit inside the frame shape. I have right clicked on my picture and hit crop, but it doesn't allow me to cute out a crooked shape to fit the frame.
I have searched the help file, but I am not finding anything to help me.
Is there some thing I can do to cut the picture other than in a square or rectangle??
Thanks for the help!!
Take care,
God Bless,
Tari

[angelwithin]

heres two that you can use, use the first one to cut the frame out and the second one to cut the photo to fit.

to make a photo shape to fit a frame perfectly just use the frame shape and take it into a graphics programme and reverse the colours - save it under a different name thou!

fiona x

[ttjab3]

Hi fiona,
Thank you for replying; I have a flag frame already picked out. I just don't know how to cut my picture that I want to put in the frame.
Tari

I wish there was a way to put on here my frame that I want to use and my picture so you could see what I am talking about. I just don't know much about inserting pics here.

[angelwithin]

Hi fiona,
Thank you for replying; I have a flag frame already picked out. I just don't know how to cut my picture that I want to put in the frame.
Tari

I wish there was a way to put on here my frame that I want to use and my picture so you could see what I am talking about. I just don't know much about inserting pics here.

if its a jpeg or png you can use the manage attachment features just below the posting box....upload the image and i'll make you a photo cutout with it ...i'll also put how to cut the photo if its a different shape to the flag ie if its a portrait photo and the flag is landscape

or just email it to me at srangelwithin@aol.com

fiona x

[ttjab3]

Fiona,
I just sent you an email!! Thanks!!
Tari

[angelwithin]

just emailed you back with instructions and shapes xx

[pkdoll]

Fiona you are the bomb!!! You are so sweet and generous. You never cease to impress me with your generosity and giving heart!! Love the frame above, so I snatched it.

[ttjab3]

PKdoll, I SO agree with you, Fiona is so nice~she helped me out in such a BIG way. I was stuck on a project for a while, but she made me a frame for my pic and I was able to do it!!


Fiona ~ WHAT can I say, but THANK YOU!!
I emailed ya back.
I followed what you said to do and it worked great!!
Thank you so much!!
God Bless,
Tari

[mint]

fiona
OK i 'm sure I should know this but don't . You say put the graphics into the graphics program and reverse the colors - save it under a different name. how do i do that with the thumb nail

[angelwithin]

Hi Mint

open the frame image you want to make a photo cutout for in a programme like paintshop pro (any photo editing programe works for this i believe)

then use the negative option this will reverse the white parts to black and the black parts to white, save this new image under a new name (i normally just place the word photocut on the end of the original file name)


heres some programmes ways to reverse the colours

for paint shop pro
open image > Adjust > Colour Balance > Negative image > save image as jpeg

for photo impressions 4
Open image > edit > enhance > Negative button (blue eye) > apply > Save image as jpeg


for photo elements 5
open image > filter> adjustments > invert > save image as jpeg

ive also added a tutorial on how the frame cutout shape and photo cutout shape come together once you've made the shape and a square photo shape so you can do square & circle shaped photo frames easier

love fiona xx