Overlays with rounded corners

[ginnieg]

I am guessing this question has been asked many times but can't seem to find an answer for it.
I am working with a torn overlay with rounded corners. When I bring my overlay over the paper it is beautiful but I can't figure out for the life of me how to hide the 'squared' corners of my patterned paper under it.
I have experimented to the point I can't think of anything else to do and obviously I am new with digi. I have looked at the gallery and have seen many of these overlays used and the foundation paper and overlay corners and edges look like one item.
I use PSE6 Windows Vista.
Thank you for your help.

[Cassie Jones (1gr8muggle)]

Could you please tell me what product you are using?

It sounds like you need to group your layers, but I need to know what we're dealing with.

[ginnieg]

I have tried grouping them and after grouping it just looks like an overlay over a piece of paper the corners of the paper are still there.
What do you mean you need to know what we are dealing with? Do you mean who's overlay and paper? If so here is what I have.
the paper is Shabby Mis Jen Designs - Harvest Road - harvest party
the overlay is Danielle of Something Blue Studios - Worn Photo Overlays
It just dawned on me (brain fart) while writing this the one thing that I did not try was using the magic wand tool on the edges of the paper layer before grouping. What cha think?
I have tons of Anna's and Katies overlays but they all have square edges so I never had this problem.
I have taken 2 of Jessica's classes and have a few of your Tutorials but haven't seen this addressed yet.
Thank you Cassie for such a prompt reply.

[Cassie Jones (1gr8muggle)]

Originally Posted by ginnieg

I have tried grouping them and after grouping it just looks like an overlay over a piece of paper the corners of the paper are still there.
What do you mean you need to know what we are dealing with? Do you mean who's overlay and paper? If so here is what I have.
the paper is Shabby Mis Jen Designs - Harvest Road - harvest party
the overlay is Danielle of Something Blue Studios - Worn Photo Overlays
It just dawned on me (brain fart) while writing this the one thing that I did not try was using the magic wand tool on the edges of the paper layer before grouping. What cha think?
I have tons of Anna's and Katies overlays but they all have square edges so I never had this problem.
I have taken 2 of Jessica's classes and have a few of your Tutorials but haven't seen this addressed yet.
Thank you Cassie for such a prompt reply.

Honestly, I can't help you with the products from the other stores because I'm simply not familiar with them. I don't know how those designers create their products, so I'd hate to lead you down the wrong path. The best suggestion I can give is to contact that designer directly.

If you have any issues at all with a DD product, don't hesitate to ask. I know them like the back of my hand.

[Starlite9711]

I am not familiar with those products, but I think you are on the right path with the magic wand, Click the overlay layer on the outside of it, then select the paper layer and delete. I am not very good at explaining directions, but I hope that helps a little.

[Julie DeGuia]

Does PSE6 have the clipping mask feature? If so, this is what I would use.

Julie

[ginnieg]

Originally Posted by Starlite9711

I am not familiar with those products, but I think you are on the right path with the magic wand, Click the overlay layer on the outside of it, then select the paper layer and delete. I am not very good at explaining directions, but I hope that helps a little.

Thank you, I will give that a try. I am sure that will give me somewhere to start.

[ginnieg]

Originally Posted by 1gr8muggle

Honestly, I can't help you with the products from the other stores because I'm simply not familiar with them. I don't know how those designers create their products, so I'd hate to lead you down the wrong path. The best suggestion I can give is to contact that designer directly.

If you have any issues at all with a DD product, don't hesitate to ask. I know them like the back of my hand.

I didn't realize that our questions had to be only with DD Designers.
I thought that the tools worked similar on any product. I have never had any other forum Q&A tell me that they could only answer questions about their products.
In the future I will be careful to only ask questions about DD products.
I did get a suggestion to try.
Thanks

[hguenthe]

I didn't realize that our questions had to be only with DD Designers.

I don't think that is what Cassie was meaning per say. There are different ways designers make their products - layers, etc that not being familiar with how they make their product, she doesn't want to give you incorrect information.

She knows how the DD designer products work from working with the designers and having access to the product to tell you how to work with it.

It's hard to know for sure what to suggest to you because I also haven't seen those products to know exactly what they are like so also wouldn't want to give you incorrect information.

[Steph]

Originally Posted by ginnieg

I didn't realize that our questions had to be only with DD Designers.
I thought that the tools worked similar on any product. I have never had any other forum Q&A tell me that they could only answer questions about their products.
In the future I will be careful to only ask questions about DD products.
I did get a suggestion to try.
Thanks

Oh no! That's not what Cassie meant!

She just meant that she's not familiar (nor are many of us on the CT) with products from other stores. So, without knowing the product, there's no way she would know if you need to group the layers or use the magic wand, etc... She just doesn't have enough information to answer you properly, that's all!!!!

Good luck!

[ecam]

Just for future reference: I am well familiar with those overlays you mention here, and they are supposed to be used with the magic wand tool, that is why they have an outline that is unbroken, so you figured it out correctly! I use that method on all of those kinds of overlays.

[ginnieg]

Originally Posted by ecam

Just for future reference: I am well familiar with those overlays you mention here, and they are supposed to be used with the magic wand tool, that is why they have an outline that is unbroken, so you figured it out correctly! I use that method on all of those kinds of overlays.

Thank you so much for your answer. I had figured it out, using the magic wand although I did not know about the unbroken lines. I couldn't understand why anyone here (on the DD team) couldn't at least give me a few options to try. Sounds like they want only questions about DD products or they aren't interested in trying to help even though they say - it just isn't so -.
I love this store and their designers but haven't been to happy with the interaction in the forum (from their team).
I am new at this and am pretty much self taught and only through friendly digi scrappers am I able to enjoy learning and I thank you very much for your answer.

[Jen D]

Originally Posted by ginnieg

Thank you so much for your answer. I had figured it out, using the magic wand although I did not know about the unbroken lines. I couldn't understand why anyone here (on the DD team) couldn't at least give me a few options to try. Sounds like they want only questions about DD products or they aren't interested in trying to help even though they say - it just isn't so -.
I love this store and their designers but haven't been to happy with the interaction in the forum (from their team).
I am new at this and am pretty much self taught and only through friendly digi scrappers am I able to enjoy learning and I thank you very much for your answer.

I am so sorry that you had that experience but they are exactly right. I have purchased worn overlays from another site and the method in which I use them is different from the ones purchased here. One I used a clipping mask and another the magic wand. The people here are really wonderful they just didn't have the information to help you efficiently. I hope you stick around and find out what a warm and truly helpful place this is =)