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Designing a Puzzle in Artisan 6

1/26/2023

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Puzzles are on sale right now and I wanted to make another one using Artisan 6 this time. Working with blank page in Artisan 6 can be pretty daunting. So, I decided I wanted to use a template with lots of photos openings. 
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I decided to use my template MOBOT Polaroid. I pulled the template into a 12x12 project.  Then I selected all the elements on one side of the layout, grouped them, copied and then pasted into the puzzle project.  I repeated those steps with the right side of the layout. Then I aligned the two sides, grouped together and resize to fill the space of puzzle. 

Since I wanted more photos in the center of the layout, I resized the photos and created three rows. The top row had 6 (portrait) photo openings - approx. 4x6.  The second row had square photo openings and when I resized them to fit inside polaroid frames which made them narrower than I initially wanted. They ended up measuring 2.558 W x 2.84. That row had 9 photo openings.  The bottom row were 4 landscape photo openings - measuring approximately 6x4.

After I added the photos I realized I wanted some separation between the rows, so I created some trim pieces by adding a rectangle with a 3D bevel edge effect applied. It was a little over 24 inches wide and 1/2 inch in height. I put the title on top of the strips to make it more visible. 
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​Completed puzzle design.

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I am super excited to see how it turns out.  I plan to create a video showing this process for those of you who learn better from a video. :)

I was looking through blueprints and found the one I wanted to play with.  It is called Shrimp & Grits and was released in December 2019.  I will use this template to create a puzzle when I do the video demo.
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TIP: When getting ready to create a puzzle, I found it helpful to go through my photos and pick my favorites. Then, I only brought in those pictures to play with. 
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    I've loved photography all my life. Have been making photo albums since high school.  I love helping people do something memorable with their photos. Have so much fun planning workshops for people to get together and work on their photo projects, share stories and fellowship.  Looking forward to making this even easier with new products that will make it a snap to finish.

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