How to Adjust the Leading in Lines of Text

Taken from Designer Digitals e-newsletter:

The vertical distance between the lines of text is called "leading" which is easy to remember once you realize that the word comes from a time when type was set by hand in printing presses. Strips of lead were inserted between the lines of text as spacers, so line spacing has become known as leading.

Increasing the vertical spacing makes your text easier to read and can help you fill in a journaling space when your story doesn't contain many words.
Begin by using the Move tool to drag a journaler onto your scrapbook page. Get the Horizontal Type tool and choose your font name, style, size, and color in the Options Bar. Click on the top left corner of your journaling block and type your text.

When you are finished, highlight the text and move your cursor to the Options Bar across the top of the editing window.

In Photoshop Elements, you can either choose a leading from the leading drop-down menu or position your cursor over the leading icon until it becomes a horizontal arrow. Moving this scrubby slider to the right increases the distance between lines, while moving it to the left decreases the distance between the lines. Watch your text alignment change as you scrub from left to right until it aligns with the lines on the journaler. Click the green checkmark in the Options Bar to confirm the leading.

In Photoshop, choose the Paragraph and Characters palette icon in the Options Bar (or select Window > Character) and view the Character tab. Choose a leading from the leading drop-down menu or use the scrubby slider to adjust the distance between the lines. Click the checkmark in the Options Bar to confirm the leading changes.

Make your own Snowglobe Ornament

This fun DIY project is from the equally fun Photojoto newsletter. Enjoy!


Step 1: Drink Up!
First, empty out the liquor bottles. Drink as many as you can in the space of five minutes.
Repent. Rethink. Repeat.
When you’re done, peel off the labels, wash the bottles and let them dry inside and out.
Take two aspirin and a nap. Then move on to Step 2.

Step 2: Mixology
In a container that has a spout, mix equal parts of corn syrup and water.
Make enough liquid to fill all the snowglobes you want to make.

Step 3: Sparkle Sparkle!
Fold a piece of paper of scrap paper in half. Pour some glitter* into the the valley of the fold.
Now use the creased paper like a funnel to help you pour glitter into the bottle without spilling it everywhere.
*FYI, you can make realistic-looking “snow” by shredding a white PVC pipe with a cheese grater. Weird, right?

Step 4: Cut ‘Em Down to Size
Crop your photo to that size in Photoshop (or whatever program you’re into these days).
Print the photo and use scissors to cut it out.

Step 5: Seal ‘Em Up
Waterproof the photo by covering it completely with packing tape. Cover both sides and make sure there’s nowhere for water to seep in.

Step 6: Roll ‘Em Up
Roll the photo up small enough to fit into the neck of the bottle. Bending it around a pencil helps.
Insert the rolled-up photo into the bottle. The photo should flatten out on its own, but if it doesn’t, use the end of the pencil to poke it back into shape.

Step 7: Fill ‘Er Up
With a steady hand (see why you needed a nap?) pour the liquid carefully into the bottle.
Fill it up to the top, then put the cap back on the bottle.

Step 8: Tie It Off
Cut a 5-6″ length of colored string, and tie a knot around the neck of the bottle. Then tie a larger loop so you can hang your ornament on the tree.

Step 9: Hang ‘Em High
That’s about it! Go hang your fabulicious new ornament on your Festivity Object of choice, be it Kwanzaa tree, Christmas shrub or Festivus pole. Happy holidays!

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Merry Merry!

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