Digi Challenge {Recolouring}: 1-2-3 Birthdays

The weekly digital challenge at 2Peas is all about recolouring! I rarely if ever recolour papers or elements, so it was a nice reminder that I can do this. It's especially nice to do when you have a favourite paper but it's not the right colour for the photos you're working with.

Here's the layout I completed for the challenge. Oh how Alyssa has grown over the past three years, but a few things remain the same....she still prefers the icing over the cake, she doesn't like when people sing happy birthday (only Mommy & Daddy can) and she is still somewhat scared of candles.



























Everything is from Two Peas in a Bucket:
Kate Teague's Cuppycake ver. 2
Crystal Wilkerson's Birthday Doodles Brush Pack
Crystal Wilkerson's The 365 Challenge {April} kit

In my layout, the background paper was originally brown and I recoloured it pink. Actually, I recoloured a few papers to be pink or a darker shade of pink. I also did purple too!

If you're a little uncertain about how to recolour your papers, here's what I do. I use Photoshop Elements 7.

1. Open the paper/element you wish to recolour.
2. On your keyboard press Ctrl + U to bring up the Hue/Saturation dialog box.
3. Slide the Hue, Saturation and Lightness sliders to get the desired colour/effect you want. I always start with Hue and work my way down.
4. Once you're done, click OK.

If anyone knows of another way to do this, please let me know! This is just how I do it. Now that I have regained this new knowledge I'll be sure to recolour a lot more papers in the future!