How do you...

[audscraps]

ok, so im getting brave and i totally want to take a stab at this hybrid thing. i really like the signs tay makes and i want to make some of my own for christmas gifts. i saw some signs (similar but nothing to do with scrapping/hybrid) at the art and wine faire yesterday i was like, i can totally make that! better! lol

so my first question is...... how do you (and i hope i can word this right) have your papers and goodies look same on say something that is 7x3 (i noticed that's the size tay mostly uses) as they do on 12x12?

i make my new layer/background but make the size 7x3 or 5x7 instead of 12x12. i drag the paper i want to use onto the new layer but it looks "bigger" like if the paper has flowers on it the flowers look bigger, as if i am zoomed in. how do i get everything to look as if i was putting everything on a 12x12 background?

am i making any sense? lol2

[AquaRuby]

For me it depends on if I want the full detail of the 12x12 when I am doing hybrid projects -- I guess it helps that I've been a paper scrapper for 10 years, so when I make something that is 5x7, I basically think of it as cutting off a part of the 12x12 paper -- this is only if I don't resize the original. Which is what I think you might be asking. If you are want to resize your paper then it should make say a floral paper smaller. If you are making something that is only 7x3 then you can resize your paper to 7x7 and then move it to your new layer. However, when you are working on a smaller scale, the percentage that PSE or Photoshop uses is going to make the smaller project seem larger -- weird I know. But none of us ever work at 100% when we do a 12x12 page -- so working on a smaller project -- so the percentage window is just going to look bigger. Did I help at all? lol2

[audscraps]

ok so i think i understand -even though it's looks bigger when on working on a smaller scale (7x3 instead of 12x12), it's really not?

[kc_happymom]

Look at the percentages. When I'm working on a scrapbooking page then it's usually showing at around 20%. But if I'm making a 4x6 photo to print it shows a lot higher like 60%. It's like the difference between holding something at arm's length or up at your nose.

I'm awful for forgetting to look at pages at 100% then I print and the journalling that looked so small on the screen is huge on the printed page.

Kathleen in Canada ::hi::

[audscraps]

ok, that makes total sense. i guess i just wanted to make sure what i was looking at was right. im so used to seeing everything at 16.7% or whatever it is when you do 12x12. thanks ladies! another :duh: moment for me!

lol2

[mturnidge]

Don't ya hate how it does that? lol2

[shades of bliss]

You should also make sure to check your DPIs. If the element is made in a 300 dpi (most are) and you are putting into a 200 DPI document, it will change the dimension. I'm using PSE and when I drag something onto a smaller document my PSE makes is smaller to fit the entire thing on the new smaller document (!!). So I just resize the paper to the size I want. Don't know if that helps, :).

[audscraps]

Don't ya hate how it does that? lol2

lol, yes! i feel like a big ol dummy... like DUH. i haven't had anything printed yet (i know... :shake:) i just do some many random pages i feel like my book would be all over the place! anyway, yes you would be amazed at how many little questions i have like that... lol2

the hubs is starting to get on my case about getting them printed (awwww. he cares. so sweet! lol2) so hopefully i can figure something out.

:banana:

[AquaRuby]

Glad I could be of service -- even though Kathleen made WAY more sense. lol2