From the Studio — tips and techniques

I have been creating some Photoshop classes for Creative Fabrica. My second class, "Get More Mileage Out of Your Ephemera," went live recently.

No, they are not new - and perhaps many of you have already "been there, done that." Not true for me. I had been designing the collage sheets for altering them for several years - but had never created one of my own.

Keep an eye out at your local flea markets and yard sales - you may just find a diamond in the rough!

Manila shipping tags. On their own, they aren't all that exciting.

They're kinda just vanilla.

Fortunately, the addition of a few magical items from your craft stash can transform these bit players into superstars in their own right.