Problem using Annas Sparkle Brushes

[hendon]

OK I'm feeling like a bit of a ninny but I cant get some brushes to work.

They are Anna's Magical Sparkle Korners N Edges No1 & No2, Magical Sparkles, and Magic Sparkles No3.

I have tried using the png's and the brushes, and all I get is black shapes, not sparklies.

I'm using windows xp and pse5.
Do I have to change some settings or something? - I can't find any instructions with my downloads.

Can anyone tell me what I'm doing wrong please?
Thank you

[1gr8muggle]

Have you set your foreground to white when using it as a brush?


If you use the png, once it's on your page, type Cmd/Ctrl-I to invert it from black to white.

[pearlshaynea]

I'm having a problem using brushes, too...but mine won't let me choose the color of the image it stamps. i know i've been able to choose a color before and got the brushes to work fine, but now i can't remember what i did! they only come out gray, black, or white and if i try to choose from the texture drop down, i don't have a plain texture (i.e. untextured)! (i fooled around with this trying to find out how to get them in colors...) can anyone help me as well? thanks!

[1gr8muggle]

You just need to click the foreground icon in the Tools palette. That will bring up the color picker. Select a color in the box, or move onto the layout to use the resulting "eye dropper" icon to pick a color off your page.

The foreground/background icons are the black/white overlapping squares at the bottom of the Tools palette on the left side of your workspace.

HTH!

[hendon]

Thank you Cassie ... that was the very simple answer - change the brushes to white ... duh! Sometimes the obvious is a bit hard to find!