A Cars Border for photos?

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Earning My Ears
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I am enjoying using the photopass borders, but I am terribly sad that there is no Cars-themed border for my Cars-obsessed son's photos. I have no idea how it would work, if someone has already made one, or how I would add it to the photo, but I'm sure someone here is more knowledgeable than me about these answers!! :rotfl2:
If you all could help, I'd be so grateful! :worship:
 
I have these two. They came with the software when my DS got a disney camera. :)




carsframe2.jpg


carsframe.jpg
 
Wow, those are so cute! Thanks!
Does, uh, anyone know how to use those? :confused3 :rotfl:
Sorry and thanks!
 
I really should take a page out of Dolly's book. She is so good at posting "how to" instructions. To make it easier for you I cut out the white center and saved it in a PNG format. (The ones above are jpeg with a white center) All you have to do is right click and save as to a folder you can easily find on your computer. Then you can use whatever program you use to open it and insert the picture you want in there. Many use word, but I'm really not familiar with how to use it, but I'm positive someone on here can help you with that if you need. I really hope that helps! :)


carsframe2.png




carsframe.png
 

If you want to print the picture at home...here is how you can play with it in MS Word:

Open up a new word document, and if you want to print it to be a certain size go to "file" then "page setup" and set your margins to "0" and set the paper size to whatever size photo paper you want to use like 4x6 photo paper or 5x7 photo paper. Then insert the picture frame you want to use. To get the picture frame the right size...click on the picture of the frame and go to the top of Word and right click on "format" then click on "Picture". Then click on the size tab and change the height and width to the size you are wanting to print. You will only be able to change the height or width...then hit your tab button and Word will automatically set the other.

Next making sure that the cursor is below the picture of the cars frame you have already inserted by hitting return two times...insert the picture(s) you want to go behind the frame by either going to the top of Word and clicking on "Insert" then in the drop down menu click on "Picture" then "from file" or you can simple copy and paste a picture.

Then click on one of the pictures that you want to show up in the frame opening. Right click on the corners of the picture and drag them towards the center to make the picture close to the the size that will fit in the opening of the frame.

Once you have the picture just about the right size. Make sure that the picture is highlighted by right clicking once more on the picture and a "picture toolbar" should pop up on your screen (since you have already been working with the picture it should already be on the screen). In the toolbar...look for a box with a picture of a dog and lines behind it which is the "text wrapping" tool. Click on that box and a drop down menu will appear. Click on "square". Then right click and drag the picture on top of the scrapbook page to the opening where you want it to appear. Resize the picture and move it around to make it better fit the opening. (hint: Only resize by dragging the corners of the picture...if you click or drag the circles in the middle or top center of the picture...you will distort the picture.)

Once the picture looks like it will fit the opening...right click on the picture again. Then click on the "text wrapping" tool on the picture toolbar and in the drop down menu click on "behind text".

If the picture is still not quite right...click edit undo. Resize the picture if needed. If part of the picture is showing and you can't click and drag without distorting the picture. You will need to crop the picture. Not a problem! Make sure the picture is highlighted. On the picture toolbar look for a picture of two plus signs which is the "crop" tool. Click on the "crop" tool and then point your mouse at the middle of the sides of the picture and then right click and drag them toward the center. This will allow you to crop without distorting the picture.

Then once you are happy try putting the picture behind the scrapbook page by clicking "behind text" again. Once you are happy with the page. Save it and you can print it at home or take it to a print shop. This will use a lot of ink since it is an entire page of color. You will probably save money by printing them at Kinkos or a similar store. Since it is a word document...I don't think you can print it like you would a regular photo. Not sure if places like Wal-mart photo department would recognize a word document.

The only problem you will have with this is that you have to print it at home or at a copy shop. A photo shop can not print a word document. If you want to print the picture and frame at a photo shop you will need someone to edit the picture for you using photoshop or a similar program and save it as a jpeg.
 













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