Half-Circle Embellishment How-To Video
Tags:Half-Circle Embellishments from Ali Edwards on Vimeo.
Cathy got me all jazzed up earlier this week with her Tuesday Tutorial. She's been guiding me through the process with some tips and tricks as I get video tutorials and keynote presentation files ready for my Big Picture class later this year. Feeling really thankful for her help and assistance.
Today I decided to test it out with the program she uses called ScreenFlow. I've been "trial & erroring" all day and it's been fun to be learning something new again. There's a few things I definitely need to work on to improve (like not zooming the mouse all over the place, slowing down to be more methodical, and doing a better ending), but it's a solid start.
The Half-Circle Embellishments are available here through Designer Digitals.
[ click on the image for a larger view ]
Here's a look at the finished layout I showed last week in the Pages In Progress post. I ended up adding some "ing" words describing things she has been doing lately, scaling down the one of the large text circles and adding a third one, and including her initials and the year with acrylic embellishments.
Supplies: Katie Pertiet Letterbox Love; AE Baby 12x12 Text Frames; AE Remember Sentiment Stacks; AE Half-Circle Number Embellishments; Katie Pertiet Acrylic Alphabet; Patti Knox DIY Acrylic Alphabet

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I love the video. It was a great explanation of how to do the masking with your cute 1/2 circles. I wish I could see the screen a little larger so I could see exactly what you are clicking. I am such a visual girl that this is the best way for me to learn a program. You rock girl!!
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Great video, Ali. We all know you're gonna produce great videos if Cathy's guiding you through the process. Looking forward to taking both yours' and Cathy's classes in the coming months.
My only suggestion... I would have liked to see you! Even just for a quick hello/intro, makes it a bit more personal, you know? Don't worry, we won't be expecting Cathy's humour. No pressure.
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Great job on the tutorial Ali - she is such a button, it is hard to believe that she is already 5 months old. Wow
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Love it...great job!
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NICE Ali!
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Thank you both so much for sharing your awesomeness - these tutorials are just too cool, and now I get to be a teeny-tiny bit awesome, too!!!
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Thank you for this! I can't wait to see more. And Anna is such a beautiful baby! Seriously - she is soooooooo adorable.
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Thanks for this tutorial.
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Great tutorial! Thanks for sharing.
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Seriously hoping that video tutorials become a trend on your blog...so enjoyed it! Thanks Ali!!!
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This is funny so I had to share. I've been reading your blog/articles for years now, but I've never heard your voice. I'm an account manager so I'm on the phone ALL DAY LONG and when I started playing the video it was hard for me to continue watching it because I seriously thought I was listening to myself talk. Not necessarily the tone, although similar, but how you speak. Anyway, just one of those weird things.
I have always enjoyed your approach and it's let me scrapbook what I want, howI want, and tell the daily parts of my life. Much apprecaited!
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FAB tutorial- and as always, completely inspiring!
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Thanks for the tutorial. The only thing I can say is that my download for the half-circle elements came with a whole circle that was white rather than a half circle. Not sure why its different.
Thanks for the tutorial! I hope you continue to do these. I love video tutorials. I just started using digital stuff in my scrapbooking so I love these type of tutorials.
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Just sent you an email Char.
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Thanks so much! I appreciate the help. I love the half-circles and I am using them in a page I am making for my son's baby album.
Here's a link to the post on my blog using them.
http://scrappinchar.blogspot.com/2009/07/baby-album-incorporating-digital.html
I love your digi elements! Keep up the good work.
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Fun! Who doesn't love a good how to. Gets me rev'ed up to do more digital. Thanks.
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Thank you Ali for sharing this video - I hope we will see more video's on here with your amazing digital skills! Beautiful layout
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Yeah, great job on the screencast, Ali. Loved seeing you do that. I use Screenflow also and I totally know what you mean about learning to calm down that mouse movement!
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cool ali. i've never heard your voice before and was excited to hear it! :) that may sound silly.
anyways, great job! i can't imagine being productive, teaching and vocalizing something intelligent all at the same time!
:)
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Love the tutorial - but also love hearing your voice. I've never actually met you so I had this "imaginary" Ali voice playing in my head and to my pleasure it's almost exactly what I imagined. I know that's crazy to even bring up but its true. :)
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