Just wanted to pass on one of my favorite digi-scrap techniques. I like to create an editing mask and use it t cut out another shape. I did this in Macromedia, but this can be done equally well in Photoshop or another graphics program. First you open an image that you want to cut into another shape, I used a dark orange paper that I created.

Next you place a layer one the graphic that has a shape you wish to duplicate. I am using a horse shape that I created.

Next I use the magic wand to select area around the horse shape.


Then instead of selecting the horse shape, I select the background orange paper and hit the delete key. This will use the horse shape to remove part of the other shape. It might look like I deleted the orange paper entirerly, but if you look at the layers panel you’ll see that I have two layers.


Next, delete the original shape to reveal the result.



I use this technique to create all sorts of shapes like:

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and Happy Scrapping!

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