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I have owned a few traditional scrapbooking overlays in my time. I was first introduced to them by my sister-in-law, who is on top of every new product out there. Overlays, or transparencies, are really cool. They can dress up a page in many ways.

New digital overlays will soon be added to Posh Pixel Designs' product line. The Snack Attack overlay seen here was created out of necessity. This imagery is near and dear to my three-year-old's heart. All this child does is EAT. To use this digital overlay, which is a transparent PNG file, I simply placed it on top of the photo, which is on another layer. Then, for added realism, I set the overlay layer's mode to Multiply. I even added a very slight drop shadow to give the illusion that the transparency is slightly "floating" above the scrapbook page.

You can print out the overlay onto actual transparency film, and place it over a completed layout, too. You can even recolor the file. These overlays are flexible, so have fun with them.