First ever page,need help please.

[choccieaddict]

I'm pretty new to Photoshop Elements and as you can see, my elements "BFF" and "SMILE" are still showing a grey background. Please can anyone explain how to get the elements to sit on the brown background without showing that grey?

[SgD DESIGNS]

Mhhh.... I think you went the extra-mile to get it like that....

Can you explain which steps you did? Maybe in one of those steps, you selected the "smile" layer and click/selected "flatten image", instead of doing it on the background layer... ???

I do not have photoshop elements, that is why my comments are vague.

[choccieaddict]

Originally Posted by SgD DESIGNS

Mhhh.... I think you went the extra-mile to get it like that....

Can you explain which steps you did? Maybe in one of those steps, you selected the "smile" layer and click/selected "flatten image", instead of doing it on the background layer... ???

I do not have photoshop elements, that is why my comments are vague.

I can't take the credit for doing anything other than dragging the photo and words onto the background layer (I downloaded the quick page from SgD Designs )
The steps I took were to open the background page, open the word elements and photo, drag these into position on the background (each element as a separate layer) and then drag to resize the words. I don't think I flattened the image since I have an option to do that when I right click on each layer.

There are a couple of pages made with the same kit over on the Gallery (SgD Product Gallery) with no grey background behind the words 'smile' so it is possible, I just don't know how to do it.

Tina

[digiscrapper]

Hi there.

I use PSE 6. Not sure what you are using, but I just had a go at this template. When I went to add the word art (BFF), I had a pop up box appear that said: "This document contains 16 bit layers which are not supported in PSE. Consider either flattening or convert to 8 bit colour depth which will maintain layers and support millions of colors".

You then have 3 buttons to choose from "Convert Depth", "flatten" or "Cancel", when I chose convert the word art was perfect, when I chose flatten, I got the grey background.

Hope that helps, oh and I really like your layout.

Sue

[choccieaddict]

Originally Posted by digiscrapper

Hi there.

I use PSE 6. Not sure what you are using, but I just had a go at this template. When I went to add the word art (BFF), I had a pop up box appear that said: "This document contains 16 bit layers which are not supported in PSE. Consider either flattening or convert to 8 bit colour depth which will maintain layers and support millions of colors".

You then have 3 buttons to choose from "Convert Depth", "flatten" or "Cancel", when I chose convert the word art was perfect, when I chose flatten, I got the grey background.

Hope that helps, oh and I really like your layout.

Sue

Hi Sue, I have PSE 6 too. Perhaps that's where I went wrong. Everything is so new I often get pop-up boxes and make a guess as to which option to click. I'll start again, it sounds like I'll be successful with it if I look out for that pop up box. Thanks for you help Sue, much appreciated. Hopefully I'll have my very first piece of creativity in the gallery very soon :-)
Tina

[digiscrapper]

You are very welcome. Hope it helps.

I just sent you a personal message.

Hugs,
Sue

[choccieaddict]

Originally Posted by digiscrapper

You are very welcome. Hope it helps.

I just sent you a personal message.

Hugs,
Sue

hi Sue, thanks for the message, I'll take a look.
Unfortunately I am still stuck with a grey background despite choosing 'convert'. Perhaps the step I took next is wrong.
I have the background page and the BFF showing in the Project Bin. I have the background page open and I am dragging BFF onto the background page, resizing and then clicking the green tick to accept. Is this how you did it?
Tina

[choccieaddict]

Originally Posted by choccieaddict

hi Sue, thanks for the message, I'll take a look.
Unfortunately I am still stuck with a grey background despite choosing 'convert'. Perhaps the step I took next is wrong.
I have the background page and the BFF showing in the Project Bin. I have the background page open and I am dragging BFF onto the background page, resizing and then clicking the green tick to accept. Is this how you did it?
Tina

I think I've done it! It seems if I drag from the project bin it doesn't work, but if I have both windows open next to each other and drag that works! Oh happy day! :-)
Thanks for bearing with me

[digiscrapper]

I was just about to say that to you. I never use the bin, always seems to cause me problems. You did exactly what I would have done. Good for you for working it out.

Hugs,
Sue

[choccieaddict]

Originally Posted by digiscrapper

I was just about to say that to you. I never use the bin, always seems to cause me problems. You did exactly what I would have done. Good for you for working it out.

Hugs,
Sue

now to try and resize it for the Gallery :-)
Tina