Anyone need a challange?

[scrapfool]

I have spent hours and hours looking for a stingray for our cruise book and can only find one that is a dingbat. It isn't that great of a picture. Does anyone want to try one for me? I have no idea how to use that inkscape and just want to get my cruise book done. I don't want it intricate or cartoony, just simple. Just thought I would throw that out if someone is sooo bored that they are looking for things to do.... ha ha! Thanks, Tylynn

[jancy]

that's not challenging at all. so I'm challenging YOU to dowload inkscape & do it yourself.

*google stingray clipart. look at the images--there are a few easy ones.

*read an inkscape tutorial on how to trace (I like the ones at paperthreads.com)
*download inkscape, trace it & save it as an svg, import into scal & cut.

I can trace it in less than 30 seconds. If you do it from start to finish as noted, I'm sure you could do it in under 5 minutes. That's not a lot of time!! Once you do it a few times, you too can do it in under a minute!

Give it a try--I dare you

Imagine what kind of things you can do once you figure that out!

here's a way for you to "cheat" & "make it" yourself

go to microsofts clipart page, type in stingray, dowload an image & open in inkscape & separate the parts---their clipart is already broken up into parts/pieces

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/clipa ... gray&sc=20

[scrapfool]

uhhhh I am so scared. I will try....

[AnointedHands]

I found a photo and converted it. Hope you can use it for your album.

[scrapfool]

Thank you for doing that for me. I have got Inkscape downloaded and am working on the tutorial that I can understand. Maybe I will be posting files soon to share! Thanks!!

[AnointedHands]

It has a learning curve. Sometimes I look back at my original files and redo them because I have learned some techniques so I can make files in about 5-10 minutes.

[SharonV]

I am pretty computer literate and what I don't know DH can answer, but when it comes to inkscape... I cannot even open a picture in it to work on. I have downloaded the tut's from paper thread etc and I cannot get a JPG to even open in inkscape. I have never felt so dumb when trying to follow a simple tutorial..

[kaesmom]

Jancy, where on Paperthreads are the tutorials? I think I'm going to play with Inkscape today...

[jancy]

Jancy, where on Paperthreads are the tutorials? I think I'm going to play with Inkscape today...

here they are

http://www.paperthreads.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=58


there are a number of them to look through. each one teaches something different.

[kaesmom]

Thanks! I couldn't find them in the forums -- but it's asking me to register so maybe that's why.

Off to register at yet ANOTHER message board.