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Digital Corner Rounder tutorial

By Carole House

Have you ever wondered how to create the look of using a corner rounder on your digital layouts?

Here is a simple way to create that look.   Start out by creating a new file using Photoshop Elements 8 with a transparent background.

Open a photo or digital paper to work with.  Drag the photo or paper to the new file window and resize it for your layout.   Then select the rounded rectangle tool on the left side of the screen.  At the top type 100 next to radius.   That is the setting that works best for me.  You can change that to suit your needs.  Then draw the rectangle to fit your photo or paper.

Make sure to bring your photo forward so that it is above the rectangle you created. I centered my photo right over the top of my rectangle.   Then on the keyboard press command G (for a Mac) control G for (for Windows).

You should now have a photo with rounded corners.   Next you want to go to the layers palette and right click, then click on merge visible.  This combines the layers into one layer.  Now you are able to drag your photo or paper to your layout.

I love using this technique.  You can also create one or several rounded rectangle-clipping masks of various sizes to use on digital paper.  I did that so I could create several rounded rectangles using a variety of papers for a layout.   I just open the paper, drag them over to the rounded rectangles and press control G (for Windows) or command G (for Mac) and it cuts the paper just like a corner rounder would do.

Here is a layout I created using the rounded rectangle tool in Photoshop Elements 8.

Layout by Carole House: Little Man basic kit