Last week I started my Tuesday Tips post in hopes of gathering and sharing crafty tips from all my crafty friends. There are several "areas" I have a lot of questions about so I decided to break it down and highlight one or two topics each week. I have just discovered and started using digis about a month ago so today is All About Digis.
Any advice or suggestions you can give me would be greatly appreciated. One thing I am really curious about is how do YOU organize and store yours on your computer? I'm pretty computer illiterate so I think I've started out all wrong with how I've put my digis on my computer (no organization to it at all, just drop them in a folder, sometimes several on a page.) How do you color yours? Do you go ahead and print them out when you get them or wait till you have a need or idea for using the image? What do you use to download yours (I'm currently using a trial version of WinZip, but it will expire soon, so I've got to get something permanent.) Anything you can share would be great! Thanks everyone.
Wishing you sunshine & smiles, love & laughter.
Well i made the mistake of just downloading them as well and i had a few pages...Now i lable a folder (valentine) and every digi i get related to that goes in that file. I print what i'm going to use and color it. When printing i use my microsoft word or publisher and put as many images as i can usually 9 or so fit good for cardmaking. That gives me a choice of what to color at any givin time..i'm a newbie as well and hopefully can also find some good tips..www.canadiancraftcorner.blogspot.com
ReplyDeleteWhen I get digi's I put them in individual folders by designer. That way when I use one and post about it I can link it back to that designer/blog site. I only print out the image I plan on using but I print an entire page so no paper is wasted, then either I save them for another time or my kids color them :) I just print them out with micro soft word also and I agree with Kim, 9 fits on a page just perfect for cards. Hope this helps!
ReplyDeleteNo tips to share - just getting started in the digi world - but I'm learning from the tips others have left - thanks so much!
ReplyDeleteI'm not a digi person. :( But.. I do have a prize for you on my blog. :)
ReplyDeleteHugs,
Tanya
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ReplyDeleteHugs,
Tanya
Hey Tami.
ReplyDeleteLove thus, I know nothing about digi's, but, I will be checking out the info you get!! Karen♥
Tami . . . let me know if you ever want to do a Cricut Search Tip on Tuesday Tips. I have a few things I could send you.
ReplyDeleteI am new at it too so when i down load them they stay in their own folder. But I do have a problem as to who's is who. I need a better way to figure that out. Victoria :)
ReplyDeletethanks for stopping by and wishing us a happy anniversary. Yep we will go out when Mr. Shingles gets better (lol) Vicky :)
ReplyDeleteI put my digi's in folders according to artist. That way I can thank them and know who to link to when I use them also. I also print as many on a sheet to not waste the paper. I also save the scraps of that paper to use my rubber stamps on for little things like sentiments etc. I also have a free Zip program for you that I found and it has been working great it is:
ReplyDeleteJZip-here is the address:
http://www.jzip.com/index.php?bt=c&r=502&gclid=CIvUvMTGtKgCFQkCbAodFBw_Dg
So far I haven't had any issues and I use it all the time. I have an XP still. :) I hope that helps.