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.
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.
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.
Completed puzzle design.
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.
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.
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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