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TOMORROW just happens to be our big release day for Special Effects for Digital Photos by Renee Pearson, an awesome, educational, 30-page eBook that's just $5.99. To get you excited for this amazing resource, here's a little trick I learned from Renee's book:

I've always been intimidated at the very thought of selectively colorizing a photo. Silly me. It was SO simple. Thanks to Renee's simple instructions in Photoshop Elements, I doctored this photo in less than 10 minutes. Isn't it sweet? My husband captured this shot on Sunday, while my nephew Derek chomped furiously into an apple. When Derek was through, I think all that was left was a pile of apple seeds sitting on the chair.

But that's not all! Tomorrow also marks the release of our very first digital product: Retro Digital Frames. Concepted and designed by the wife-husband team of Angie Lucas and Travis Lucas (who is our website designer), this set of five adorable frames will allow you to add a retro flair to any modern photo. (Let's be honest, my role in this process was to say, "How about a Polaroid?" and the rest was all Trav.) Behold just one of the five simple frames you'll get in the package, followed by the source photo (my friend Jenny's daughter Lucy in a photo taken by Travis):

This process was also unbelievably easy. Exactly three days ago, I had no idea what a PNG file was and the only layers I'd ever worked with were the ingredients in my mom's famous 7-layer bean dip. But in the last 24 hours, I've used at least five PNG files and even messed around with a Photoshop layer or two, all with great success. And unlike the bean dip, my hands don't smell like onions!

So, from one digital newbie to another, let me just say: you can do this! Stop back by tomorrow and give these digital tricks a try. Even if this is as deep as you ever dive into the digital world, these tricks can add SUCH a fun flair to your paper layouts or to your blog. And it's always fun to learn new things!