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What's New in the Scrap Girls Boutique?
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Recipe Card by Amanda Sok
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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.
Guest Interview with C.D. Muckosky
1. Tell us about the latest, greatest project you are working on.
I am working on some new albums and projects that I will be teaching in 2008. I LOVE teaching classes and I think that these projects will be super fun! It is so exciting to meet scrappers from all over the world and such a gift to me when I can reach and inspire them in some new way.
2. What project have you done you liked the best and why?
I am sitting here staring at this question and I can't seem to come up with a good answer! I have worked on all kinds of projects in the past year, but looking back, I seriously can't pick just one thing to call my favorite. I have put so much heart into the things I have done and have seen so much growth in myself through my experiences that they all become a part of me and my creative journey. I guess you could say that I like it ALL the best!
3. Why do you do what you do?
I do it to express and to create, to relax and to explore. I do it to share and I most definitely do it to have fun and PLAY! I do what I do because it is the way I can best wrap up all of the love and thoughts, memories and words that I have for the ones I care about in a way that they can hang on to.
Scrapbooking truly brings together the passions that have always been a part of me to the core; all kinds of art, taking and collecting photos, journaling, gathering memorabilia and just creating. I love having something that brings that all together for my family and nourishes my creative spirit at the same time.
4. Does digital scrapbooking play a role in what you do?
Oh, yes! I feel like I found my style though the freedom of digital scrapbooking. I started with paper, but with natural tendencies to second guess myself and be a perfectionist, I found it really hard to just let go and not over-think what I was doing. The ability to undo or remove layers with digital creating allows me to really let go and play! Once I could do that, it was much more fun to add back in the things that I love about paper scrapping and just mix it all up together.
5. What’s your most used tool?
It's a three-way tie I think, between my computer, my paint and my
black Sakura micron pens.
6. What’s one secret that got you where you are today?
Everything that I do is completely from my heart. When it comes from a place of love and passion and spirit, then that genuine beauty of the story or the moment seems to unfold in the very details of each page. And, truly, 30 years from now that is what will matter. Right? As soon as I start over-thinking who is going to be looking at my work or what their expectations of me might be, then all of that good genuine spirit flies out the window. My secret is to be genuine and always hang on to why I am doing this.
7. What question do you get asked the most and how do you answer it?
There are two. I get asked what C.D. stands for and it is no secret, as some people think! My first name is Christie-Dawn, but I have been called C.D. since I was just a little girl. And, the second is that I get asked almost daily about my blog and how people can use Blogger, but still have a really fun and unique looking blog. Unfortunately, that is one I do not know the whole answer for. I am blessed to have a software developer for a husband and he is the one who makes it all work for me online.
8. If you could change anything about scrapbooking, what would it be?
All of the drama and negativity that seems to go on in scrapbooking communities. I have always been a gal to steer clear of drama. It was the thing that drove me mad in high school and I try my best to keep my nose out of it now, too. Scrapbooking, for me, is about an expression of love and preserving thoughts and memories, so I do my best to keep that as my focus. My art "feels" more positive and flows better when I keep my eyes on things that are good and life-giving for me. I do have to say, though, as much as I would love to change the drama, I have been equally impressed with the support and kindness that can be found as well in a lot of scrapbooking communities.
9. What’s one of your goals?
The same as many moms, I think. Finding and keeping a good balance. Not in art and on my pages (although, that kind of balance is good, too) but a balance between my home life with my precious family and my work time. It is always an evolving process, but I have worked it out so that I am a 100% stay at home mama when I am with the girls during the day and then I do my work 100% after 8 p.m. That way, I can be totally focused where I need to be and not splitting myself in all directions.
10. Name something about you that you think nobody knows (that you don’t mind sharing, of course)?
I was certified as a nursing assistant and then an emergency medical responder before I was 18. My passion, as a little girl, was so strong for art, but my amazingly strong and brilliant, single mama encouraged me to set my sights on a career path that would leave me always able to support my family if I needed to. I was fascinated by medicine and loved helping people, so I decided I would take that road. It is neat how the passion and dreams of becoming an artist found their way back to me so many years later.
11. How can we keep informed about what you’re up to?
My blog is at www.cdmuckosky.blogspot.com.
Tutorial: Combining Digital Layout Templates
Note: Tutorial created using PSE 5 with Windows Vista.
If you’re like me, you love using digital layout templates to
create your digital scrapbooking layouts. They are fun, easy to put together
and perfect for those last minute layouts. But, did you know that another
way to get the most out of these templates is by mixing and matching?
Mixing
and matching is very simple. It can be as simple as pulling a frame from
one template to another or combining elements from several templates
to get a new look. Below, you’ll find that I used the ScrapSimple
Digital Layout Templates: Album Series 2 along with the ScrapSimple Digital
Layout Templates – Layered: Silhouettes to get this finished look.
First, open each of these templates one at a time. I start with the
album templates and put them together like I normally would. Then, I
open the Silhouette template and bring in all of the flowers pieces.
Once I position them as I like, I then go back to my original template
and move around any pieces I am not happy with. In the above example,
I moved the tab from the right side to the left.
Once you get your layout
together, you may find that you need to do some adjusting. If you want
to trim any pieces, simply take your Marquee Tool, select the spot where
you want to trim and then press Delete. This will help you trim off any
spots you would like to resize.
Also, if you are working with a template that’s not layered (the
ones with the holes cut out) and you find after putting together your
layout that you want to have a solid spot instead of a hole, you simply
follow these directions. Create a new layer and then, with a shape chosen
(generally the square) create a shape on that new layer that will fill
the hole. Then, merge the layer and the template you’re trying
to fill in.
Once you’ve done all of your adjustments, then you’re
ready to save and finish the layout as normal. Remember, when you save,
save as a PSD file so that you can reuse this new template at a later
date.
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Tutorial written by Angie Briggs
Online Classes Available
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Scrap Girls is
looking for qualified digital scrapbooking teachers to teach
Photoshop and Photoshop Elements classes. Teachers will be
required to create class PDFs that will be reviewed prior to
class. Teachers have complete flexibility in scheduling classes.
Candidates
must have strong skills in Photoshop and/or Photoshop Elements
and have strong layout design skills. Knowledge of both programs
is a plus. They must be warm and friendly, comfortable handling
fast-paced chat room situations, and able to easily handle
questions that arise regarding their particular software area
of expertise.
Candidates will be required to audition for this
paid position. There will be a list of topics available from
which classes can be developed, however, the teachers are encouraged
to present their own ideas for approval as well.
Please contact
Jan Hicks at [email protected] for
more details. If you are interested in applying, please forward
to Jan an up-to-date resume as well as a sample tutorial you
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New
Class Offering!
Cooking Up Color Schemes
February 5 and 12, 9 PM ET
What's Happening at Scrap
Girls?
 Did
you know that you can subscribe to Scrap Girls RSS feeds? Look
for this icon at the bottom left-hand corner of the message board
forum listing. We have two feeds:
1. Scrap Girls Digital Scrapbooking
Message Board (See the latest chatter on the board.)
2. Scrap Girls
Radio Digital Scrapbooking Podcast (This is a sound broadcast with
tips and tricks, inside news and dirt, chat/crop updates and more.
Ro is your show host.)
You can listen to the podcast with QuickTime,
Windows Media Player, iTunes, or even your iPod - if you load the
mp3 file it on it. Just download the mp3 file to your computer and
away you go... or simply click on the podcast link and the podcast
will start right in your browser. You can also access the podcast
through the Scrap Girls Radio forum on the message board.
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Quote
Challenge Crop
Sunday, February 3rd
- Time TBA
Come join angelaNussbaum and kazbar73 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!
Super Bowl Recipe Crop
Sunday, February 3rd
- 6:00PM ET
Join PV Mom of 2,
for the Super Bowl Recipe Crop on Sunday, February 3rd at 6
pm EST.
What are you doing while your husbands are watching the big game??? Lets get together in the chat room and share those Soup Recipes! Hey ... does anyone have a good Chocolate Soup recipe they can share? Now would be the time!
I'll
see you in the chat room at 6 PM Eastern on Super Bowl Sunday (that's February 3rd!) Not sure what time that is where you are? Click HERE!
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!
High
Noon Crop
Wednesday, February 6th
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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 Feb. 6, we'll do a color challenge! Create
a layout using a special color web site we'll discuss in the
chat!
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!
High
Noon Crop
Wednesday, February 13th
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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 Feb. 13, we'll do a pattern challenge!
Create a layout using at least three different patterns!
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 Challenge
Thursday, February
14th - 9:00PM
ET
Join me, sprinklz, for a
special Valentine's edition
of the Sketch Challenge and Crop, Thursday, February 14th at 9pm ET in the Scrap
Girls Chat Room!
Like getting a little jump start on your
layouts? Then this challenge is for you! A few hours before
the challenge begins, I'll post a sketch for you to use as
the starting point for your page. You can be inspired by the
basic arrangement, the amount of photos, or copy it literally.
All interpretations are welcome and encouraged!
Looking forward
to seeing you there! We'll be meeting in the "Chat_and_Crop" room
of the chat. To join, click on the "Live Chat" link
(above right). Once you are in the lobby, click on the "Show
Rooms" button (on
the upper left), then select "Chat_and_Crop" from the list
on the left side.
Recipe Challenge Chat
Friday, February
15th - 9:00PM
ET
Join Danna (ScrappyLibrarian) 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!
Scraplifting Crop
Sunday, February
17th - 5:00PM
ET
Join AngelaNussbaum and TysMommy 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!
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February
Events
January Board Game: Bingo
Yep, it is time for everyone’s favorite game… Bingo!!!
I know you want to play, so here is how you do it. Please pick 25 of the 80 words and phrases listed in the thread on the message board and send them in an e-mail to [email protected]. Please make the subject of your email "BINGO Card" and include your Scrap Girls forum user name (for example: BINGO CARD wxchic or BINGO CARD AngRoCamp). Please PUT THE SAME THING in your e-mail followed by your 25 words. I don’t need your real name, just your screen name!
You have until Midnight EST on Sunday, February 3rd to sign up for the first round of Bingo! Any e-mails received after that will be included in the next round of Bingo. I cannot be held responsible for misdirected emails. You do not have to register for each round of Bingo once you are playing. Your card is good through all the rounds. (You will receive a response from me that I have received your card. If you do not get that response within 24 hours, let me know!)
On Monday, February 4th, the welcoming committee will start calling words 5 at a time and keeping calling 5 words a day (weekends NOW included) until someone posts that they have a Bingo. What is a Bingo? You have a Bingo when they have called 15 of your 25 words. If the Bingo is valid (which we will verify using the e-mails that you've sent us), we'll clear the cards and start over.
Want to know what you're playing for? Each winner will receive a $5.00 Gift Certificate to the Scrap Girls Boutique! Have fun! Remember you may only win ONCE. We want everyone to have the chance to be a winner!
February Layout Contests:
Layout
Contest: February is here and love is in the air! It’s time for chocolates, roses and romance. Do you have a special Valentine? Who is the special someone you trust your heart and soul with… the person you would do anything for? Let’s pay tribute to these wonderful people by creating a layout for the February Layout Contest! Post your layouts to the February Layout Contest section of the Gallery before February 29th at Midnight EST for a chance to win a $10 Gift Certificate to the Boutique. Good Luck!
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! 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
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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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Meet C.D. Muckosky
Friday, February 1, 2008
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In this issue:
- What's New in the Scrap Girls Boutique?
- Guest Interview with C.D. Muckosky
- Tutorial: Combining Digital Layout Templates
- 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:
Layout by Brandy Murry
using February's Scrap Girls Club
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Created for you
by Syndee Nuckles
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:
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1 ScrapSimple Paper Templates Set
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1 ScrapSimple Embellishment Template
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1 Brush Set
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1 ScrapSimple Layer Your Own Brush Set
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1 Designer's Choice Item
A Commercial Licensed version of the ScrapSimple
club is also available here.
Layout by Theresa Kavouras
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.
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Take the world's easiest shortcuts to
creating your own backgrounds, embellishments, and alphas.
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Make sure that you don't make the biggest
mistakes that digital scrapbookers make when they create
layouts.
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Learn fantastic tricks for using Scrap
Girls ScrapSimple products.
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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.
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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.
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Learn advanced tricks for using tools
that you already know and love.
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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.)
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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...)
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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.)
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Find out why Custom Shapes are so important
to you. (Bet you didn't know...)
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Learn how to cut out a title from a background
or a photo.
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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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