Creating Titles Using the Flip and Weld Features with Traci

Please welcome Traci to the blog today sharing this adorable layout with us.

Happy Thursday Lori fans!

I’m so glad to be here sharing a tutorial with you today! This one is pretty easy, but I often forget that I can do this so I thought I would share a creative way to have fun with your titles.

I’ve been saving a photo of my son for just the right layout idea. I wanted to focus on the photo, but have a really nice element in the title or embellishment. I decided to use a few of Lori’s wonderful files to create a really neat title for this picture. Plus, fall is my favorite time of year, and it will be here before we know it!

1. First, pull up Lori’s wonderful fall designs…the autumn leaves title, and the fall flourish.

2. Next, move the title off to the side so you can focus on the flourish. Size the flourish to 6″ in the ‘scale’ window and click Lock Aspect Ratio and apply.

3. Click on the ‘duplicate’ icon and then ‘duplicate right’.

4. Both of the shapes are facing the same way…which will look a bit funny under the title, so highlight the left shape, right click, and flip

horizontally.

5. Next, move the left shape over just enough to overlap the right one slightly. Highlight both shapes, and then right click and hit weld.

6. Now, right click and flip vertically so the image is upside down. This allows for a straighter line across the top of the shape for adding the title.

Next move the “autumn leaves” title back over onto the mat. Ungroup both words by highlighting the whole title, right click and hit ungroup.

7. To add an internal offset on top of the full title, first duplicate the title and temporarily move one off to the side.

8. Next, line up your title and flourish pieces so that they overlap slightly.

9. Right click and hit weld to connect your border and title pieces all together. Cut this piece out.

10. To cut a smaller, overlapping title to cover the ‘autumn leaves’ portion, highlight those pieces and click on the offset icon, and then ‘internal offset’. Zoom into the shapes to make sure that you can pull away the correct portion, and move the outer pieces off the mat. Finally, cut the internal offset portion in a different color.

And here is my final layout!

In addition to Lori’s flourish and title pieces, I also used the brand new paper and embellishments she designed for Echo Park, Reflections Fall.

Thanks so much for letting me share! Please stop by my blog at Artsy Albums to say hello!

Traci

8 Comments

Love your layout and the colors I think I have to “steal” Thanks for the inspiration!

Thanks Tracy for the great tutorial. I can’t wait to try the technique.

What a beautiful title. Love how you explained how to do it, your directions make it sound so easy.
Sandy

Great idea and your layout turned out beautiful! These papers are so perfect for your photo! 🙂

What a beautiful layout and THANK YOU for these easy to follow directions on how to create this look! I’m still learning a lot about my Cameo and you sharing this is so very helpful!
Thanks!
Teresa

Simply beautiful…wish you could have a video as well. I tend to learn much easier and faster with a video. The tutorial is beautifully detailed but I love seeing it and knowing which buttons are where! LOL
Creative Wishes
Claire S