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Got a craving to scrapbook? Then you'll appreciate
this sale that will let you experience a little self-indulgence at
a discount. After all, you love saving money on your digital scrapbooking
goodies! But remember, this opportunity
to get a deal on scrapbooking delights ends on Midnight (MST), Janurary
31st. Time's running out fast!
What's New in the Scrap
Girls Boutique?
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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.
Life Muses by Ro: Blowing My Hands Dry
Balancing my heavy backpack and purse, I waddle through the Phoenix
airport looking for the first thing that any woman longs to see when
she arrives in a new city: the women’s bathroom. I have to travel
through two long concourses and down a series of escalators before
I spot the one I am to use.
When I walk up close, I see that my assumption
about it being the only facility between the concourse and the luggage
pickup is correct, as a long line of women patiently wait for their
turn inside of their first Phoenix destination.
The wait gives me time
to look around the room and I quickly spot some items I have never
seen before. Attached to the wall, at the end of the row of sinks,
are two space-aged looking hand blowers. But, these machines don’t
blow hot air down on their user’s
hands. No, this equipment requires that women insert their hands inside
of metal jaws.
The women ahead of me choose to ignore the contraptions,
despite the bright signage informing everyone that enters the room
that the use of the new age hand blowers will quickly remove water
and reduce the bacterial level on their hands by 99.9%.
The women act
as if the machines do not exist. They soap up their hands, pump out
their usual allotment of paper towels, dry off, throw the towels away
and leave the room. On and on it goes. Paper towels. Paper towels.
Paper towels.
Never being one to do things the usual way, I knew what
I had to do: I would use the machines.
When the moment of truth arrives,
I walk over to one of them. Truthfully, it feels intimidating to stick
my hands in the gaping jaws that greet me. The woman who is next to
me looks at me in horror, as if she is about to witness a kidnapping.
I
hold my breath and drop my hands in. Instantly, the water is drawn
away from my hands, blowing it into openings that line the mouth and,
before I realize what has happened, it is all over: my hands are perfectly
dry. As I pick up my bags, I see the face of the woman next to me quickly
change from fear to admiration to regret that she hadn’t been
brave enough to try it herself.
The entire episode took less than five
minutes, but it demonstrates perfectly how the world generally seems
to be. A majority of people follow along, unwilling to try new things.
They are afraid to fail. They are afraid that they will look silly.
They are afraid that something awful will happen to them, should they
try something new. Other individuals become so used to the status quo
that they can’t be bothered with
new ideas and stay in their comfortable little groove.
But, it is those
brave souls who step out into the unknown, try new foods, go for new
experiences, expand their minds with additional knowledge, look for
the unexpected and consider that there might be a better way to do
things that make discoveries. And, often, those discoveries improve
all of our lives.
I challenge each of us to do something new today – even
if it is as small as drying our hands in a unique way.
- Ro
Note from Ro: Would you like to earn a $20 Gift Certificate, too? Send your own
muse to [email protected]. If it is selected
for publication in the Scrap Girls newsletter, you'll get to have
fun shopping!
Muse: To be absorbed in one's thoughts;
engage in meditation. Not intended to solve the world's problems,
another person's problems, or to cover topics completely. One does
not have to agree with musings to enjoy them just as one does not
have to be the same as someone else to appreciate who they are.
Enjoy Ro's Muses? She now has a blog where she is posting some of our readers' favorites, along with blog-only topics. http://lifemuses-ro.typepad.com/life_muses_by_ro/
Enjoy an eBook collection of Ro's
popular Life Muses from the first half of 2006 in an easy way to print,
save, or purchase as a gift for someone you love.
PSP Tutorial: Creating Glitter With Paint Shop Pro Scripts
Note: Tutorial created using PSPXi and Windows Vista.
I love glitter, but hate the mess and having to vacuum it up. I was
so happy when I learned how to make glitter appear on my digital scrapbooking
pages and no house cleaning was necessary after use! It can take many
steps to replicate the effect, but I have designed a Script to create
it with just a few clicks of the mouse.
While each of the ScrapSimple
Tools - PSP Script: Glitter come with a brush for adding the glitter,
along with color swatches to accurately achieve the glitter color shown
in the marketing, you can use them with many more brushes and colors.
Recently,
there was a comment on the message board about Melissa Renfro’s
Star Bright Brush Set Biggie and the corresponding ScrapSimple
Tools - Styles: Star Bright that she created for Photoshop and
PSE. PSP users were upset because they could not use the brushes.
PSP users, you sure can use those brushes!
Let’s start by opening one of Melissa’s Star
Bright Brush Set Biggie PNGs. I chose "MRE_StarBright_BrushSet_7"
to start. We need to resize it to 999 px for PSPXi and X2, 500 px for
PSPX. Select Image> Resize and set the larger side
to 999 (500) and click "OK."
To export it as a custom brush, select
File> Export> Custom Brush and use the same name
that the designer gave it and, if necessary, use the "Edit Paths" button
to browse to the folder that you wish to save the brush in. Click "OK"
when you are ready. Saving with the same name that the designer gave
it will help you find it and prevent duplicate brushes from being created.
It also makes it easy to give credit to the designer if you post your
layout in an online gallery.
Once you have saved your brush, it will
show up when you activate your Brush Tool on the Toolbar. In the above
image, I have shown the brush at 999 px in black.
Choose one of the
color swatches that come with the ScrapSimple Tools - PSP Script:
Glitter from the Materials Palette. The third tab from
the left is the Swatch tab. Choose the color you would like to use.
Here is the brush using the gold, copper and silver swatches.
Here are
the three swatches after running the ScrapSimple Tools - PSP Script:
Glitter 7504 – Bright Script. Don’t be afraid
to mix and match the scripts, swatches, brush presets and textures
that come with all of the different scripts. They will all work together.
You
can also use the scripts on embellishments, like Erica’s
ScrapSimple Embellishment Templates: Crochet Snowflakes.
Here,
I ran ScrapSimple Tools - PSP Script: Glitter 7503 Mini - Pastel on
the snowflake. I click on the "Execution Node" button that shows the
steps to the script, so that I can change the noise color to monochrome.
You also have the option to change the texture when you change the
execution mode of the script.
I use my newly created brush with the
silver swatch and brush it on a new layer. I then run the Brush Script
on the layer and add another layer with the brush and white swatch
and then run another Glitter Script. I also create a brush from another
of the PNGs and add more on a third layer.
Have fun with creating mess
free glitter!
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Online Classes Available
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Beginner Tips On Type
January 30 and February 6, 8 PM ET
New
Class Offering!
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February 5 and 12, 9 PM ET
What's Happening at Scrap
Girls?
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New
Member Chat - Early Edition
Tuesday, January 29th
- 3:00PM ET
Join Dee Decker (DDecker)
for the early edition of our New Member chat at 3:00 Pm EST.
Everyone is welcome to join us as we meet new members and answer
questions about the Message board, Chat room, Gallery, chocolate,
and anything else that may come up!
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!
Desktop
Crop
Wednesday, January
30th - 9:00PM ET
Please come join Angela (angelaNussbaum)
at 9PM EST for the Desktop Challenge Crop.
Tired of your desktop being some graphic that you would've liked
to make? Tired of a solid background? Did you know with your
digital scrapbooking skills you can make a fabulous background
for your enjoyment? A few hours before the chat, we will provide
you with a source of inspiration, so stay tuned!
Art
Inspiration Challenge
Thursday, January 31st
- 9:00PM ET
Join Scrappinjo and ruralscrapper,
for the Art Inspiration Crop on Thursday, January 31st at 9 pm
EST.
We will provide a piece of art to be used as inspiration for
your layouts. You can use the color scheme, the composition,
or any part of the art as the starting point for your own layout
- the only rule is that you use your imagination!
Quote
Challenge Crop
Sunday, February 3rd
- Time TBA
Come join angelaNussbaum for
the Quote Challenge Crop! Here's how it will work. On Sunday,
we will post a thread on the challenge board giving you the quote
which you will use to make your own word art. It's not hard,
and we'll even have a layout with a Word Art example.
Then we'll meet in the chat room to have fun,
chat, and create our Word Art layout! We'll post the time in
that day's thread, as the time changes around each time to allow
participation by our international folks.
Everyone can participate and create a layout,
even if you can't make the chat. Hope to see you there!
NSBR
Chat
Monday, February 4th - 9:00PM
ET
Join me, Carla (crs),
for a NSBR Chat. What is NSBR? It’s a non-scrapbook related
chat. We talk about everything! It’s a chance to just sit
back and chat with friends, make some new friends and just have
some fun. If you have a problem and want some support, we’ll
be there to listen. If you have something exciting to share,
we’ll celebrate with you. If you have questions, we’ll
try to answer them for you. Come join the fun, Monday, February
4th at 9 PM EST. Hope to see you there!
Recipe Challenge Chat
Friday, February 15th - 9:00PM
ET
Join "ScrappyLibrarian" (Danna) to chat about
this months recipe card challenge! We will share our recipes,
tips, and tricks and have fun getting to know one another. We
will be in the chat room at 9 PM EST and look forward to seeing
you there!
Check the message board on Thursday, Feb 14th
for this month's recipe theme!
New
Member Chat - Early Edition
Tuesday, February 19th -
3:00PM ET
Join Dee Decker (DDecker)
for the early edition of our New Member chat at 3:00 Pm EST.
Everyone is welcome to join us as we meet new members and answer
questions about the Message board, Chat room, Gallery, chocolate,
and anything else that may come up!
Faith Journey Crop
Wednesday, February 20th
- 9:00PM ET
Join us for the "Faith Journey" Crop! All
faiths are welcome! Look for more details on the Message board
and newsletter.
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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-January
Layout Contest: The new year can be a time for new beginnings
and fresh starts. Maybe you've recently reorganized a room,
put an addition on or remodeled your home. Or, maybe you are
working on turning over a new leaf in your life. We want to
see your layouts about something that's giving you a fresh
start (past or present). Post your layouts in the correct gallery,
and if your layout is chosen, you'll win a $10 GC to the Boutique! All
layouts are due by February 14, 2008 at Midnight, ET!
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! If you would like to be spotlighted and win
a $25 Gift Certificate to the Boutique, 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 and its complete supply list.
- A 100-pixels wide, 72 dpi picture of yourself. (How fun to
see who you are!)
- Permission to use your statement.
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
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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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* 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.
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Blowing My Hands Dry
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
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In this issue:
- 14.7% Off Cravings Satisfied Sale!
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What's New
in the Scrap Girls Boutique?
- Life Muses by Ro
- PSP Tutorial: Creating Glitter With Paint Shop Pro
Scripts
- 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
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Created for you
by Amanda Sok
Alert! Alert!
THURSDAY is the last day you can sign up for the Scrap Girls
club and still get this great group of products at this amazing
price. Don't delay... sign up now!
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
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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
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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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