Dianne Rigdon : What an Inspiration!

Dianne Rigdon , graphic artist at Scrapbook Graphics has been an inspiration to us all. We send out a big thank you to her as she shares a few last details of herself and one last awesome freebie! Enjoy!

What is your favorite piece of technology (ie. Your camera, your computer, your scanner?) and why?
“Actually, it’s my pda phone. I saw the most adorable painting while out and about today, and I just snapped a shot of it for later inspiration (for my son’s room décor : ) ). I have Outlook and keep my work and school schedule in it, adding appointments and deadlines and I synchronize my phone so I always know if I am coming or going – so long as I can find my phone! : )”

Please share a favorite digital technique that you love to use.
“Well this is hard – I almost think in Photoshop now, so when I scrap or design, I am not thinking “technique” or “CTRL-Z” but thinking “how do I make it beautiful?”. One technique/tip for designing that comes to mind is erasing. Yes that’s right. Erasing. I like to add texture using brushes and the way I control it and sculpt it is by applying the brush work liberally and then I grab a fancy distressed brush and erase what feels like “too much”. A scrapping technique that I use the most is painting my own shadows. I use a really soft brush, add a layer beneath an element that needs shadows and brush in the shadows and erase what is too much for a much more realistic effect.”

Download madeintheshade kit.zip

Comments

[SandraC]

Thanks Shutterfly and Dianne for the freebie! The tips on shadowing come in very handy...

[Mamounia]

Its lovely, thanks a lot!

[Bree]

Thank you for the sweet mini and for the tips on shadowing. I'm still working on that...

[Linda]

Thanks so much!

[Kandy]

Thanks for sharing Made in the Shade. The colors and textures are great. I appreciate your comments on shading and texturing also. These are things that take a LO from nice to WOW! Can't wait to get to work with these now.

[marsha]

Thank You! This is so cute!! It's been fun getting to know you!

[Sharon-shutterbug]

Thanks, this is adorable!

[BettyJoR]

Thank you for so many great inspirations and this beautiful kit!

[fran b]

Thank You! This is so amazing!!

[Angela]

Thank you for the lovely kit!

[Cherylzyx]

Thank you!

[Joy ~ Bluebelle235]

Thank you - this is gorgeous, love the bright, cheery colours!!

[Kathleen from Canada]

This is lovely... thanks so much for sharing :o)

[Bree]

Thank you - love the "lace" paper and edge on the journaling card.

[Chel]

love it. thanks.

[Nancy P]

This is a lovely kit. Thank you for sharing it with me.

[Jan]

Thank you!

[Brenda]

Thank you! This is beautiful.

[Vicki (Chickivaney)]

Thanks so much!

[cindy]

Thanks very much. This looks really pretty.

[Jaana Säker]

Hi! My name is Jaana Säker and i am the owner of Scrapyard.se We are always looking for new designers for our site.
I've heard that there is many swedish digiscrappers that are afraid to buy from shops not located in Sweden
but they would love to buy products from many designers.

Maybe you want to sell you products at Scrapyard.se also? So your swedish fans can buy it to!

It would have been really fun if you want to sell your products at Scrapyard.se. Please contact me if you are interested.
Best regards Jaana Säker, owner of Scrapyard.se - jaana@scrapyard.se

[Kimberly.3D]

Really beautiful!!!! I think the colors are bright and delicious!

[Pom from Thailand]

Thank you so much! Such lovely shapes and colours.

[Ephémère]

Beautiful kit, I love these colors, thank you very much for sharing. Merci beaucoup, il est superbe. Bye...

[Peggy]

I love the white lattice looking mat!! and everything!

[Peggy]

I love the white lattice looking mat!! and everything!

[RoseAddict]

Thank you for the lovely kit!

[Kay Ranft]

Very pretty and feminine! Thanks for sharing!!

[tonette]

This is so sweet and beautiful! Thanks for making this!