A little bit ago I showed how to crop an image to any shape. Today I'm going to show how to add an opaque box behind letters. I'm not sure what else to call it... Basically it is a nice thing to do with words on top of an image. 

Skill Level: Super Easy

Again, this is a tutorial using Photoshop Elements

Click the heart image on the left (custom shape tool)

Just like the cookie cutter crop tool, select 'shapes' on the list. Then select square shape

put on top of the image and situated it how you want it. 

Now select the eraser. Then at the top middle, change the opacity to 45%  (well you can play with it, but that's the percentage I like to do)

Next, in the layers, make sure you have the shape selected. Then start erasing. 

So easy!