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As a little way of thanking you for your amazing support
during the last few weeks, we are having a Customer Appreciation Sale!
Until Midnight (MST), Monday, January
21st, almost everything in the Scrap Girls Boutique is on sale for
18.7% off. THAT'S TODAY! (You'll see your discount
once you put your items in the shopping cart.) We've put the commercial
products on sale, too, because our designer friends have been awesome
in rallying around us and we want to make sure that you guys get in
on the fun.
Words just can not adequately express how grateful we
are for each and every one of you.
So please, don't miss this chance
to save while buying the goodies that make digital scrapbooking so
much fun!
Cute Stuff
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Name of designer: Jennifer Okonek
Name of layout: Photography
Software used: Adobe Photoshop CS2
Name of challenge: Hobbies
Other Ingredients:
Journaling:
For as long as I can remember, I have loved taking pictures. It didn’t
matter what the subject was, everything from flowers to self-portraits
was fair game. When I had Jordan, I began taking photos more regularly,
documenting everyday moments and monumental occasions. I’ve recently
realized how much I want to learn more about photography... not just
the simple point and shoot, but what makes a great photo. So, I’ve
purchased a digital SLR and am slowly learning more about the technical
stuff in an effort to improve my photos. It’s a great thing that
this hobby of mine goes hand-in-hand with my love of digital scrapping
- I’ll never run out of subjects to scrap!
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Name of designer: Stefanie Harris
Name of layout: Ohhhh 2 Sew!
Software used: Adobe Photoshop Elements 5.0
Name of challenge: Hobbies
Other Ingredients:
Directions for one technique I did on this layout:
Sometimes, a paper/collection can be sooo close to perfect for a project,
but one little thing holds you back from using it. In this case, I
LOVED the fun and playful colors in Theresa Kavouras’ Spring
to Life Collection Biggie, but the green color just wasn’t
right for this layout. In cases like this, I like to use my Magic Wand
Tool (“Contiguous” was un-checked) to select the green
areas on the background papers, then copy those selections to a new
layer above the original paper. Once this is done, you can either adjust
the hue/saturation to get a different color, or do as I did and apply
a layer style to compliment a feature of your focal photograph (I used
Cheryl Barber’s 14K 4104 to mimic the gold in my daughter’s
kimono).
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Name of designer: Joanne Yarin
Name of layout: Storm Chaser
Software used: Adobe Photoshop CS3
Name of challenge: Hobbies
Other Ingredients:
Directions for one technique I did on this layout:
I used my storm photo to make the front of the file folder. After
bringing the file folder onto my layout, I duplicated my photo layer,
moved the copy above the front of the folder and created a clipping
mask. I then moved the photo around until I was happy with the
part of the sky that was showing and merged the two layers. I
gave the paper some depth and texture by inking the edges a little
using an Inner Glow, adding a texture in the Bevel and Emboss settings,
and applying a Pattern Overlay with the Blend Mode set to "Luminosity"
and the Opacity set to about 35%.
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Name of designer: Amy Lemaniak
Name of layout: Queen of Fantasy
Software used: Adobe Photoshop Elements 5.0
Name of challenge: Hobbies
Other Ingredients:
Directions for one technique I did on this layout:
I took Theresa’s ScrapSimple Embellishment Templates: Corner
Folds Off Center and opened the three files for the corner fold
I wanted to use. I dragged them all onto my layout, then selected
all three layers in my Layers Palette and dragged them into the upper
right hand corner. Then I selected the layer of the fold, dragged
my red background paper onto my layer. I made sure that it was
above the fold template layer and then I applied a clipping mask (Ctrl+G).
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Name of designer: Paula Wright
Name of layout: Camo Boys
Software used: Adobe Photoshop CS2
Name of challenge: Hobbies
Other Ingredients:
Directions for blending a photo into a paper:
In keeping with the theme, I wanted to create an army camo alpha for
the title of this page. To create your own alpha, open a new
document and type in the title. I used the Army font off the
internet and scaled it to about the size I wanted in my layout. Next,
Rasterize (Simplify in PSE) the type, then drag and drop the camo
paper onto your layout. Scale
the paper down to about 50% of the original size. Look at the design
of the paper and decide what part you want to cut the title from. I
liked the bottom of the page where there was interesting texture, color
and contrast. Move the type to that area of the page and select
the type with the Magic Wand Tool. When the type is outlined
with marching ants, Select> Inverse, and click on the paper
layer. Now, just Delete the paper and you have your title in
camo. You have many choices to complete your title. You can add
a drop shadow, a stroke, or bevel and emboss depending on the look
and the amount of dimension you want. This is a simple way to create
custom titles on your scrapbook pages.
If you have praise, comments, or questions
for any of our Product or Layout Designers, did you know you can send
them a PM (private message) using the message board? It's easy!
If you are a registered user of the message
board, just click on the "PM" box at the bottom of any of
their posts to send them a message. Or, to check out more of your favorite
designer's layouts, visit the Scrap
Girls Design Team section of the Layout Gallery.
A Designer's Life: Dee-Ann
Decker
Reflections of 2007
As the year 2007 began, life looked very uncertain. My husband had
been notified during the week of Christmas that he was being laid off
as of January 4th. He had surgery scheduled for February and we had
three more college tuition payments to make for our daughter. We had
rescued a 4½-year-old Weimaraner at the end of the year and
were adjusting to a very neurotic dog.
On the bright side, Ro had called
and asked me to write tutorials for the newsletters and I was thrilled.
The family was healthy and doing well. John’s surgery
was an elective shoulder repair and at least he would not miss any work, just
snowmobiling. Our daughter’s grades were great and she was getting the
most out of her college experience.
Fast forward to December and life is so much
brighter, but the year did not go by without its ups and downs.
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John
found a job that did not require us to move and he enjoys it.
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We paid
our LAST college tuition bill and she is looking at Masters' programs.
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Our
Sampson passed away very unexpectedly after being with us only a
year.
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We
rescued another Weimaraner puppy, Kaya, a nine-month-old girl this
time.
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We have three more babies in the family, with more due in 2008!
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We
have a new roof on the house and no one was injured while building
it.
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I threw John a huge birthday party on 07-07-07 and the weather
was great.
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Morgan turned 21 years old!
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I continue to write tutorials for the newsletter
and have my first products up for sale in the boutique.
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John’s
surgery went well and he has done a lot of snowmobiling already
this year.
The most impactful point of my year was traveling to Minnesota
to meet some of the Scrap Girls team. It was like we had just been
together, rather than meeting for the first time. We talked, ate, walked
and talked some more. We slept very little and laughed a lot. There
were computers everywhere and everyone shared tips and tricks. I watched
Trish build snowflakes and learned more about Photoshop just in watching
her than I had all year on my own. Laurel worked on a layout with me
in person, it was so cool!
There is a saying, “When one door closes,
somewhere a window opens.” Our
windows were thrown wide open this year, with so many new and exciting
opportunities presenting themselves. I can only trust that we have chosen
the best and are up for the challenges. One thing is certain, I am blessed
to be a part of the most wonderful community of women and men found anywhere
in the world.
- Dee-Ann
Favorite product I've designed:
ScrapSimple Craft Template: 4X4 Brag Book
Commercial license available.
This template makes it very easy to share layouts with family and
friends. I created them to use with the many templates we have in the
boutique. This layout is the cover to my Scrap Girls Retreat brag book.
Layout by Dee-Ann Decker
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Best of the Message Board
These questions and answers come
from the users on our messageboard. We thought you might find them
useful and interesting too. Enjoy!
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Question: I'm ready to
purchase some Neutral Shadows, but I can't tell what the difference
is between 2801 and 2802. I'm running PSE 3.0 on a Mac PowerBook
G4. I'm ready to click the "take
my money" button, but want to be sure I know what I'm getting
(and I can't get BOTH right now).
Answer 1: The difference between
the two is the shadow. One has a sharper line to it, the other
is softer (if that makes sense). But, I'm not sure which is which.
Ro created these and explained it once upon a time, but I can't
find the thread. I'll keep looking for it!
Answer 2: Sure, I can help
you out. These neutral colors are so useful that I felt it would
be worthwhile to give them to you with two different sharpness
settings. There are times when you will want a crisp edge and
other times when it will look better if you use a softer edge.
It depends on what your element is, what is behind it, etc.
Unfortunately,
in PSE2, 3, and 4, you can't modify the default shadows hardly
at all - certainly not the color - and almost nothing else worthwhile.
I nearly went wild trying to make my layouts in Secrets for PSE
3 and 4 look decent because of the problem. (Those black shadows!
Shudder!)
That's why I came up with these shadow sets. Because
I use Photoshop most of the time, I understand clearly why it
was a huge issue that the shadows were like that. At first, I
made them for myself to use when I had to do things in PSE and
then I realized that other people might like them, too.
Anyway,
2801 has the softer edges and 2802 has the sharper edges.
Response: Thanks, Ro. That's one of the best things about this board. We
get to hear from the folks who actually create these products.
And, thanks for choosing to share the shadows, too. I'm in that
predicament right now with UGLY black shadows just not working.
I'm off to purchase some shadows! YIPPEE!! |
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Question: I have a question
about using the ScrapSimple
Paper Templates. I did some searching and that didn't turn
up what I wanted. I also looked at the articles in the University
on paper templates. If there's a thread or article already
that I have missed, I apologize for being blind. Please just
point me in the right direction!
I have a few paper templates
that have parts that are different shades of gray. For example,
Bitsy (Swirls
and others) and Stitched (Birds2,
from the last Dec ScrapSimple Club). I know how to select the
parts that are just one of the shades of gray and fill it with
a plain color. But, what I want to do is fill it with an existing
digital scrap paper. For example, I want the lighter gray portions
to be filled with one scrap paper, the darker gray portions
to be filled with a different paper, etc. This looks like something
I've seen done and I want to learn how!
If it was just one paper
I wanted on the whole template design, I would just Ctrl+G and
then Ctrl+E to clip the paper to the design. But, how
do you clip the paper to just certain portions of the template?
Do I need to use multiple copies of the template? Do I select
and delete parts and clip a paper onto what is left and then
layer that under another copy with different parts deleted? Or,
is there a way to just use one copy of the template, select each
shade of gray and attach/clip/fill (whatever) different papers
to each shade of gray? I just don't want to do something a hard,
long way if there's an easier way. I hope I'm making sense! I
use PSE5. Thank you!
Answer: Here's what I do:
Open a new document and drag your paper
template onto it. Select one shade of gray, the way you used
to do it so far. Create a new layer above it and fill the selection
with any color (black for example). Next, drag your digital scrapbooking
paper above that filled layer and clip them both. Repeat as many
times as necessary and turn off the visibility of the paper
template when you're done. Hope that helps!
Response: I must remember
that; that's a great answer. (I'm collecting tips as I'm still
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Question: I'm kind of
a novice in digital scrapbooking and have been using PSE5. I
use templates for almost everything that I do. When I load a
paper or photo just above the layer I want it in, I hit Ctrl+G to
place the paper or photo behind the shape in the layer that I
want it in. This way, the photo or paper will be the shape that
was designed in the template.
I just received PSE6 and have
started playing with it. Apparently, Ctrl+G does not
work in PSE6. I tried finding out what the command is actually
called in PSE5, so I could find in it PSE6, but could not figure
it out. I'm sure I picked up the Ctrl+G tip somewhere,
but don't know where or how to figure out how to do this in PSE6.
It sure did make using templates easy and without it I don't
know if PSE6 is going to work for me!
Answer 1: I have PSE6
and Ctrl+G still works like you explained it did for you
in 5. I know on rare occasions it didn't seem to work the first
time I clicked it, but when I tried again it would. You could
try using the menu command Layer> Group With
Previous (which is what Ctrl+G is short for.) I guess
the only advice I can give is to make sure you have the top layer
selected with the shape you want below it. On more than one occasion,
I have tried to do something that I know should work, only to
find I didn't have a layer selected. I am sorry that I don't
have a better answer for you! But, I wanted you to at least know
that they didn't change it.
Response: The command “Group
With Previous” is grayed
out and not available for the template. I'll try another one
and see if it's a problem on that one, too. OK, I tried another
template, but I still had the same problem. When I dragged a
paper onto the template, I noticed in the bottom corner that
it had a “+” sign. It says that that indicates
a frame layer. I simplified the layer and Ctrl+G worked!
Why did it come in as a frame layer? Is there a way to get rid
of it? I don't want to have to get rid of that every time! Also,
when I drag a paper onto the template, it comes in much smaller
than the template. Both the template and the paper are sized
at 12x12. I hope that there's something else I just need to change
to avoid this each time, too.
Response Answer 1: I am
a new user of PSE6 and, from what I have read, some things work
a little differently from previous editions. When it comes to
moving papers, elements, etc. onto a layout, you cannot drag
the item up from the project bin. PSE6 does weird things with
it, like the sizing problem you mentioned. You can solve this
several ways.
- Drag items from your workspace DOWN to the project
bin.
- Use the File> Place command. This will bring up
your folders so that you can browse. Once you select a file,
it will be placed on your layout. If you don't see it, try
arranging your layers.
- Go to Window> Image> Tile. This will arrange
all of your open files in the workspace. You can then drag
items onto your layout.
I use all of these techniques and don't have
any sizing issues. I hope this helps! Let us know if it does
not!
Response Answer 2: Yes,
your problem is that you have created a frame layer. This is
a kind of strange, new thing in PSE6. This happens if you drag
up from the project bin. You need to open the “thing” (paper,
embellishment) and have it as the working document and then drag
this down onto your layout document in the project bin. This will
not create a frame layer and you will then be able to use Ctrl+G as
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Online Classes Available
The
Beauty of Blending Modes - PSE and PS
January 23 and 30, 5 PM ET
Yes,
You Can Do Layer Masks in Photoshop Elements
January 24 and 31, 9 PM ET
New
Class Offering!
Ten
Beginner Tips On Type
January 30 and February 6, 9 PM ET
What's Happening at Scrap
Girls?
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High
Noon Crop
Wednesday, January
23rd -
12:00Noon ET
Join your host Betsy for
the High Noon Crop every Wednesday at Noon eastern time. These
crops are designed to allow you to work on your own photos
and themes, simply giving participants a one hour goal, and
a fun, new challenge each week!
On January 23, we'll do a three-photo challenge!
Create a layout using three photos - no more, no less!
You'll have one hour to create a layout and
upload to the special High Noon Crop gallery. You'd be amazed
what you can get done in just one hour! Meet new friends and
have fun in the chat room! We hope you'll join us!
Sketch
Crop and Challenge
Thursday, January 24th -
8:30PM ET
Hey there, ladies! Do you need a jump-start
for a scrapbook layout? Are you looking for some inspiration
that will spur on your creativity? Then look no further than
Thursday night's Sketch Crop and Challenge with your host, Laurel (that's
me!).
Come join us for a free downloadable sketch
that you can use to create one, two, or twenty layouts! The sky's
the limit! I'll post a link to the sketch during the day on Thursday,
January 24th, and then you'll have the chance to download it
and get started. Then we'll meet in the chat room on Thursday
night at 8:30pm ET to talk about the sketch, share ideas on how
to use it, and just have an all-around good time.
What is a sketch? A sketch is a flattened
JPG document that has spots for photos, a title, journaling,
and embellishments. You can follow the sketch exactly as shown,
or you can use it as inspiration for your own layout look. It's
all up to you!
And don't worry, if you can't make the crop,
you can still download and use the sketch. Hope to see you there!
Swap
Crop Chat
Friday, January 25th
- 9:00PM ET
Come join Carla (crs)
for a fun chat celebrating all the wonderful layouts from the
swap crop! We'll meet at 9 PM EST. Hope to see you there!
Scraplift
Crop
Sunday, January 27th
- 5:00PM ET
Join AngelaNussbaum and TysMommy on
Sunday, January 27th at 5pm EST for a Scraplifting Crop.
A few hours before the crop we will tell you
the name of a Scrap Girls Team Member, and you will be able to
chose one of their layouts to be your inspiration. During the
crop we will also help explain about scraplifting, how to use
a layout as inspiration, and the importance of giving credit.
Scraplifting is a lot of fun! So come join
us, you're sure to enjoy it!
ATC
Crop Resumes
Sunday, January 27th
- 7:00PM ET
Please join Pat Bowman for the return of the
ATC Chat/Crop on Sunday, January 27 at 7:00 pm ET. Not sure what
time that is where you are? Click HERE!
These crops will be held on the last Sunday
of every month. Since Valentine's Day is very soon, the theme
for our first crop will be "Hearts". Create an ATC, and include
a heart in some way. Let's see how creative we can be! Even if
you don’t know a thing about ATCs (Artist Trading Cards)
be sure and stop in for a warm welcome, information, inspiration
and just plain fun!
Australian
Chat
Monday, January 28th
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9:00PM Australia Eastern Time
Come join kazbar73 and ScrappingJo for
our first ever Australian Chat and Crop! We thought it would
be a great idea to celebrate Australia Day and what it means
to you. The challenge is to scrap a page about your favourite
past time/Australia day outing, etc.
Then come along on Monday, 28 January and
join us in the chat room to discuss your layouts and how you
all celebrated Australia Day 2008. Look forward to seeing you
all there.
For the Americans, this chat will be at 6am
EST. All are welcome to join.
New
Member Chat
Tuesday, January
29th - 8:00PM ET
Join Welcoming Committee Members Pat & Patti for
an evening of chatting and fun, at the New Members Chat at 8
PM EST. We will be there to answer any questions you may have
about digital scrapbooking or Scrap Girls in general.
This chat is a great way to meet other digi
scrappers and ask any questions that you may have. And, there
is bound to be lots of laughs and a few noises too! We welcome
our more experienced members also to join the party too.
To join, just come to the Scrap Girls Chat
Room by clicking on the “Live Chat” link from either
the Message Board or the Scrap Girls home page. Click on the
blue "Rooms" button, and double click on "NewMember".
High
Noon Crop
Wednesday, January
30th -
12:00Noon ET
Join your host Betsy for
the High Noon Crop every Wednesday at Noon eastern time. These
crops are designed to allow you to work on your own photos and
themes, simply giving participants a one hour goal, and a fun,
new challenge each week!
On January 30, we'll do an All About Me challenge!
Create a layout using a quote you love!
You'll have one hour to create a layout and
upload to the special High Noon Crop gallery. You'd be amazed
what you can get done in just one hour! Meet new friends and
have fun in the chat room! We hope you'll join us!
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January
Events
January Board Game: Progressive
Word Scramble
Here's how it works. The object of the game
is to correctly guess a boutique item by solving clues and unscrambling
letters we give you. Each day you are given a letter or several
letters of the name of a boutique item as well as a clue. You
won't know how many letters are in the boutique item name until
it is complete. We will keep giving clues until a correct guess
is made.
The designer's name is not included as part
of the puzzle, and the word "collection" is not included as
part of the puzzle either. Letters from any other words in product
names (such as "biggie", "brush", or "transparency") may be given
as part of the puzzle.
Here is an example:
Day 1 Letters: i
Day 1 Hint: I'm oh so pretty
Day 2 Letters: t n
Day 2 Hint: I know you'll love my soft reds, and blues, and greens
Day 3 Letters: u o i
Day 3 Hint: It was so nice of Angie to give me some flowers
Answer: Angie Briggs' Intuition Collection
Be the first to answer it correctly and win
a $5.00 Gift Certificate to the Boutique! You are only allowed
ONE guess per daily clue, and you are only allowed ONE win per
month. When you make your guess, you MUST link it to the boutique
item you are referencing. We will play the game daily during
the entire month of January. When a correct answer is given,
the new puzzle will start the following day.
January Layout Contests:
Layout
Contest: You could win a $10 Gift Certificate
to the Boutique! With New Year’s Day here, we tend
to think in terms of our resolutions for the year ahead.
How about taking some time to reflect on the year that has
just passed? You could look at the resolutions you made last
year at this time and scrap about how you did at keeping
them. Or on a less serious note, you could do a retrospective
of your year with a few (or several) photos that highlight
your year. Maybe there is one event in your year that was
extra special, like a wedding, a birth, or a death in the
family. So let’s see your layouts highlighting the
year just past.
Mid-December
Layout Contest: The end of 2007 is upon us. 2008 will
be starting soon! Do you have any New Year’s Resolutions?
We want you to scrap them! Show us your layouts featuring your
New Year Resolutions and you could win a $10 Gift Certificate
to the Scrap Girls Boutique! Post your layouts to the Monthly
Contest Gallery between December 15th and January 14th to be
eligible. Good Luck!
Ongoing Opportunities
Customer
Muses: It occurred to us recently that it
might be wonderful for our readers to share with each other
their own versions of Ro's Life Muses. We know each of you
has a wonderful story to tell. To have your own essay considered
for publication as a muse in the column for our special Saturday
newsletter, send your essay to [email protected].
If your essay is selected, you will receive a $20 Gift Certificate
to the Scrap Girls Boutique.
Way
Cool Scrap Girl: We are so excited to have
all of you meet some of the amazing people that have become
Scrap Girls! We'd love to introduce you to our readers, too!
If you would like to be spotlighted, send the following items
to [email protected] :
- 500-900 word essay about your
experience with digital scrapbooking, Scrap Girls, and specific
examples of how we have helped you.
- A 600-pixel wide, 72 dpi copy of a layout you've created that
uses Scrap Girls products.
- A complete list of any and all supplies used on the layout.
- A 100-pixels wide, 72 dpi picture of yourself. (How fun to
see who you are!)
- Permission to use your statement.
If your entry is selected, you'll
win a $25 Gift Certificate to the Scrap Girls Boutique!
Customer
Freebies: We get a lot of requests from you
asking if you could share a freebie with your Scrap Girls
friends, and we have come up with a way to do it. On Saturdays
we will be sharing freebies created by you, if they are available.
If you are interested in participating, download this
PDF with the specifications and you'll be on your way.Please
note that if you choose to use any Scrap Girls tools or templates
in your submission, commercial licenses for those products
are required. (Even our own designers must purchase commercial
licenses for any items they wish to use in a non-personal
manner!) If your freebie is chosen, you will receive a $10
Gift Certificate to the Scrap Girls Boutique!
Suggest
a Challenge, Win a Prize! Have a great idea for
a gallery layout challenge? Submit it to [email protected].
If your challenge idea is chosen, you will win a prize (such
as a brush set, paper set, embellishment set, etc.). The
prize will be a surprise, but you'll be sure to like it because
you will get to pick out the one you like best (from the
category you'll be assigned to shop in when you are notified
that we are going to use your challenge idea). Friday will
be Customer Challenge Day so keep an eye out on the message
board calendar. It will be fun to see what YOU come up with
for us to do!
 Note
from Ro: Scrap Girls is
now giving away birthday gifts to our message board members! Of
course, it is a surprise what you will get because birthday
presents are always surprises! But you will like it for sure
because most people like money... Oops! Did I say that? No.
I didn't say that. You did NOT hear me say that.
Anyway, make sure your message
board email address is current and that you have the correct
date entered into your profile or you'll miss out on the birthday
present! (You will only be entering the month and the date so
don't be shy. We won't know how old you actually are!) |
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Check our message
board calendar if you have any questions about what is happening
at Scrap Girls. All event times are given in Eastern Time Zone unless
otherwise noted. Need help converting time zones? Check
out the World Clock - Time Zone Converter. (Use 'USA-New York' as
the location for the Eastern time zone.)
Designer Freebie
Layout by Brandy Murry
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There is a "free download"
button on the details page for each gift. You don't need to put them
in your shopping cart unless you are shopping for other items. Also
note that if you are slow reading your newsletter, you may find this
freebie has already been retired, as the freebies are only available
as gifts for about two newsletter cycles.
Free Digital Scrapbooking Starter Kit
The free digital scrapbooking stater kit
section is a standard newsletter feature for the benefit of the large
number of new subscribers that join our list every day.
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Would you like a chance to try
digital scrapbooking yourself?
Scrap Girls Refresh Collection
Biggie offers you samples of some of our most popular product
types. Try making a layout, your own paper with a ScrapSimple
Paper Template, a fast layout with a ScrapSimple Digital Layout
Template, or experiment with a brush.
We know you'll love digital scrapbooking
as much as we do, and we have thousands of products to feed
your new addiction!
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If you read nothing else, read
this!
15 Things You NEED to
Know to Become a GREAT Digital Scrapbooker. It's so
addictive; it ought to come with a warning label!
Free eBook "starter
kit" turns your dreams of digital scrapbooking
into reality today!
This dynamite eBook is 65 pages
- packed full of the information, ideas and help people need
when they are about to dive into this great hobby. It answers
questions about digital scrapbooking that Ro is asked all day
long, every day of the week, and each day of the year. You don't
have to wonder about important questions like how to back up
your files, whether you need a 12x12 printer to scrapbook digitally
(and which one to buy), or what type of computer software is
required to create digital scrapbooking layouts. The answers
are all here for you - in one easy to use eBook!
Bonus! Download the fun "Warning"
Label, too. It was created for you by Valerie Randall as a little
bit of extra fun!
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Get to Know Dee-Ann Decker
Monday, January 21, 2008
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In this issue:
- 18.7% Off Customer Appreciation Sale!
-
Cute Stuff
- A Designer's Life: Dee-Ann Decker
- Best of the Message Board
- Online Classes Currently Available
- What's Happening at Scrap Girls?
- Contests
- Ongoing Opportunities
- Designer Freebie
- Free Digital Scrapbooking Starter Kit
- Scrap Girls Clubs
- Educational Products |
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The Scrap Girls newsletter is
created for you by a virtual army of Scrap Girls team members.
Without them, we couldn't possibly share these resources with
you, and I'm very grateful for their ongoing help and support.
I hope you enjoy today's issue as
much as we enjoyed putting it together.
Ro
CEO - Scrap Girls, LLC
P.S. Your email address is
safe with us. We never share, rent, sell, or loan our list with
anyone!
P.P.S. If you ever need any assistance,
please email [email protected] or call
866-598-3444 and we'll help you as quickly as possible!
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Scrap Girls Clubs
Scrap Girls Monthly Club |
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Join
the Scrap Girls Monthly Club and you can have fun with
the newest traditional digital and printable scrapbooking
looks while saving! (A $26.93 value for $9.99 or less!)
The Scrap Girls Club contents
are released on the 1st day of the month (or the closest business
day to the 1st).
With the Scrap Girls Club, you
will receive:
- 1 Collection Biggie
- 1 Paper Super Mini
- 1 8.5x11 Sheet of Word Art
- 1 Embellishment Set
- 1 Card and Envelope Set (printable version
only)
- 1 Easy Page
- 1 Designer's Choice Item
Layout by Amanda Sok using
January's Scrap Girls Club
larger
view
Created for you
by Amanda Sok
Remember, these items are available
separately in the Boutique at regular prices for those who would
rather not join a club.
(Note: The Scrap Girls
Club contents are always available for sale elsewhere in the
Boutique at their regular prices once the associated club month
is released. But all club contents are totally brand new, never
seen before product releases for each month!) |
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ScrapSimple Monthly Club |
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Join
the ScrapSimple Monthly Club and you can enjoy the newest
ScrapSimple looks while saving! (A $13.95 value for $6.99
or less!)
The new ScrapSimple Club
contents are released on the 15th day of the month (or the closest
business day to the 15th).
With the ScrapSimple Club, you
will receive:
- 1 ScrapSimple Paper Templates Set
- 1 ScrapSimple Embellishment Template
- 1 Brush Set
- 1 ScrapSimple Layer Your Own Brush Set
- 1 Designer's Choice Item
A Commercial Licensed version of the ScrapSimple
club is also available here.
Layout by Melissa Renfro
using January's ScrapSimple Club
larger
view
Created for you
by Melissa Renfro and Theresa Kavouras
If you prefer not to join a club,
the ScrapSimple club contents are available at regular prices
in the Boutique. You can easily find them right now by checking
the What's
New? section of the Boutique.
(Note: The ScrapSimple Club contents
are always available for sale in the Boutique at regular prices
once the associated club month is released. But all club contents
are totally brand new, never-seen-before product releases for
each month!) |
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Educational Products
MORE Scrapbook Software Secrets Revealed! |
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*NEW!* MORE
Scrapbook Software Secrets Revealed! for Adobe Photoshop (Versions
6, 7, CS, CS2, CS3)
MORE
Scrapbook Software Secrets Revealed! for Adobe Photoshop Elements
versions 2.0, 3.0, 4.0 & 5.0
It's time for you to stop playing
catch-up in Photoshop and start having a blast doing the more
advanced tricks that you see other people and professional
digital scrapbookers doing.
- Take the world's easiest shortcuts to
creating your own backgrounds, embellishments, and alphas.
- Make sure that you don't make the biggest
mistakes that digital scrapbookers make when they create
layouts.
- Learn fantastic tricks for using Scrap
Girls ScrapSimple products.
- Dip your digital scrapbooking self into
some of those "other" cool tools that are sitting there
waiting in your software for you to use such as paths,
masks, the drawing pen, and more.
- See how easy it is to install and manage
new Custom Shapes and Styles in Photoshop so that you
can make things that are creative and unique.
- Learn advanced tricks for using tools
that you already know and love.
- Watch me make some beautiful papers and
get a chance to peek inside of my layers. (Oh dear...
That is the last frontier and I might be out of my mind
to let you do it... NOBODY likes people to see inside
of their layers. It is like having visitors peek inside
of your dresser drawers. Very private stuff.)
- See a new way for coloring doodles. (I'm
betting that it will surprise you what tool I've used
to do that with, too...)
- Get "IN" on creating your own brush sets.
(You do NOT have to have those impossibly long brush sets
frustrating you anymore. In fact, when you learn this
trick, you will wonder why you haven't been using it all
along.)
- Find out why Custom Shapes are so important
to you. (Bet you didn't know...)
- Learn how to cut out a title from a background
or a photo.
- And even more...
Note: These are NOT beginning
tutorials. If you get this training and you have never used
Photoshop before or if you aren't pretty sure of yourself
in the software, you are going to be lost. You simply have
to understand layers, where things are located, and all of
the basic, important skills that Ro teaches in her Scrapbook
Software Secrets Revealed series before you try
to use it. |
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Scrapbook Software Secrets Revealed! |
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Scrapbook
Software Secrets Revealed for Photoshop Elements 6.0
Scrapbook
Software Secrets Revealed for Photoshop Elements 5.0
Scrapbook
Software Secrets Revealed for Photoshop Elements 4.0
Scrapbook
Software Secrets Revealed for Photoshop Elements 3.0
Scrapbook
Software Secrets Revealed (Photoshop)
Scrapbook
Software Secrets Revealed for Paint Shop Pro (PSP) X
Scrapbook
Software Secrets Revealed for Paint Shop Pro (PSP) 9
Are you wishing you could learn
how to scrapbook digitally, but feeling kind of intimated by
it? These tutorials allow you to actually watch Ro scrapbook.
You'll see her working on her computer and hear her talking about
why she is doing what she is doing. It's easy to watch the short,
one-topic movies over and over again until you have it down.
It's like having Ro come to your home and give you private scrapbooking
lessons. You could be digitally scrapbooking today!
After you watch the Scrapbook
Software Secrets Revealed movies, you will...
- Create your own digital scrapbook layouts
using the latest, most popular techniques
- Manage all of the important basics that
digital scrapbook enthusiasts need to know to get started
- Understand how to save your files for
printing or sharing them with your friends and family over
the internet
- Make your own textured brush
- Learn how to install and use purchased
brushes
- Make your own simple backgrounds
- See how easy it is to manage transparent
embellishment files that allow digital scrapbooking layouts
to look like they are "real"
- Become a pro at managing the drop-shadowing
techniques
- Learn about transparency and lighting
effects
- Make your own digital torn paper edges
- Be able to isolate a single item in an
embellishment or alpha and be able to change the color to suit
your fancy
- Become a pro at repairing damaged photos
- Know the secret of putting text on a curve
or in a circle
- Laugh at how simple it is to make rounded
edges on your photos
- Use keyboard and tool shortcuts that make
digital scrapbooking a breeze
- Be able to place digital embellishments
on your digital scrapbook layout with ease
- Unlock the mystery of how to clip a digital
paper clip onto your layout so that it looks real
- Learn how to install and use purchased
textures
- Understand some advanced techniques such
as how to keep blue eyes blue on a black and white photo
- Learn how to adjust black and white photos
to sepia
- And lots more!
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Mastering Brushes |
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Mastering Brushes for
Photoshop Elements
This ebook was created from the popular online class Creative
Brushwork. It is perfect for the scrapbooker who wants
to go above and beyond the basic brushing techniques taught
in Scrapbook Software Secrets Revealed for Photoshop
Elements. Make your layouts shine with the polish that
advanced brushwork can bring!
Photoshop
version also available! |
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The Beginners Guide to Filters
and Plug-ins |
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If you're at all curious about
filters and plug-ins, then The Beginners Guide to Filters
and Plug-ins for Photoshop and Photoshop Elements (Windows)
is what you need! This 70 page ebook contains everything
you need to know to get started - what they are, what they do,
how to set up your computer, where to find them, how to get
them into your software, and more.
Paint
Shop Pro (PSP) version also available! |
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Digital Photography Simplified |
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Digital Photography Simplified
eBook: This eBook (full of easy to understand information
and photographic examples) is tailored to the beginning digital
photographer who wants to take better photos. More advanced
photographers will also benefit from this eBook with the sections
that get you out of your comfort zone.
So get ready to turn that dial away from AUTO and start taking
extraordinary photos! |
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Ten Beginner Tips on Type |
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If you're creating a digital scrapbooking layout, it's almost guaranteed that you'll be using type on your pages somewhere. But did you know that type can make or break your page? What typeface will you use? What size font? Where will you place it on your page?
If you want to take some beginner steps towards improving the type on your layouts, and thereby improving the overall look of your layouts, then this eBook is perfect for you. It's written in a very simple style, focusing on one digitally scrapbooked layout while walking you through ten tips that take type from mundane and awkward to eye-catching and cohesive. |
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Scrapbook Secrets for Microsoft Word |
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Look here to see all
of the things that you will learn with Scrapbook Secrets for
Microsoft Word, as it has a different set of benefits. |
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Start to Finish eBooklets |
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Start
to Finish eBooklet - PSE: How to Make a Birthday Scrapbook Page
Nothing could be simpler than
learning to scrapbook digitally with Scrap Girls Start to Finish
eBooklets. Step by step written guidelines and detailed screenshots
will help you learn new digital scrapbooking skills. Included
with the eBooklet are the actual digital files you need to create
a finished project!
Start
to Finish eBooklet - PS: How to Combine ScrapSimple Paper &
Photo Templates also available!
Start
to Finish eBooklet - PS: How to use ScrapSimple Tools: Custom
Shapes & Patterns also available!
Start
to Finish eBooklet - PS: The Beauty of Blending Modes: Using
them with ScrapSimple Products also available!
Start
to Finish eBooklet - PSE: How to Emboss & Texturize with
ScrapSimple Templates also available!
Start
to Finish eBooklet - PSE: Making a Just Because Card Using ScrapSimple
Card Templates also available!
Start
to Finish eBooklet - PSE: How to Combine ScrapSimple Paper &
Photo Templates also available!
Start
to Finish eBooklet - PSE: The Beauty of Blending Modes: Using
them with ScrapSimple Products also available! |
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