stonyloam
02-16-2009, 02:37 PM
Just been foolin around today and thought you might find this fun. Even though I don't send a whole lot of letters these days, I do like to have personalized stationary, so I make it myself. It is pretty easy using Ms Word (Have not been able to do it with Open Office). You use Format to add a watermark. Below are a couple of samples:
Garter snake by modifying a photo with editing software, found the fish on the internet.
http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/snake_stationary.jpg
here is the original photo before....
http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/snake_2.jpg
and after editing.
http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/cartoon_2.jpg
Crappie image from the internet
http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/crappie_stationary.jpg
For anyone interested, here is how you do it:
Select an image:
I found the fish on the internet: Google, "crappie", images. Pick one you like, right click: save image as, left click, and remember where it goes.
The snake is one of my photos: I edited it to black and white, adjusted the contrast and then to a line (cartoon) drawing.
With your image saved open Ms Word: Format, background, printed watermark, picture watermark, select picture, scale: auto, check washout, apply. preview your stationary.
Print, save and you have personalizes stationary.
Have fun
Garter snake by modifying a photo with editing software, found the fish on the internet.
http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/snake_stationary.jpg
here is the original photo before....
http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/snake_2.jpg
and after editing.
http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/cartoon_2.jpg
Crappie image from the internet
http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/crappie_stationary.jpg
For anyone interested, here is how you do it:
Select an image:
I found the fish on the internet: Google, "crappie", images. Pick one you like, right click: save image as, left click, and remember where it goes.
The snake is one of my photos: I edited it to black and white, adjusted the contrast and then to a line (cartoon) drawing.
With your image saved open Ms Word: Format, background, printed watermark, picture watermark, select picture, scale: auto, check washout, apply. preview your stationary.
Print, save and you have personalizes stationary.
Have fun