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Name of designer: Brenda Peters
Name of layout: Thank Heaven For Little Boys
Type of layout: Digital
Software used: PSPX
Name of challenge: Free Scrap
Other Ingredients:
- Font: Kartika
- Font: Typewriter
Directions for one technique I did on this layout:
To get my title to match the frame I used the Color Re-placer Tool. First I opened the paper that matched the frame from the Retro All Boy Collection and then minimized it. Next, from the Materials Palette I clicked on Foreground and Stroke Properties>Pattern>All from the category drop down list. Next I selected the paper that I previously opened from the drop down list and clicked OK. Then, once again from the Materials Palette, this time I clicked on the Background and Fill Properties>Color and then hover my eye dropper/mouse over the title and click on it to select the color black. Lastly I just color over top of the title that I want to color in using my brush with tolerance set high. Piece of cake! ;)
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Name of designer: Indah
Name of layout: Celebrate
Software used: PSCS2
Name of challenge: free scrap
Directions for one technique I did on this layout:
I laid out a black paper, and then put a torn page template below the black paper. Then I clipped the black paper to the torn template, making it as a mask. Then I changed the overlay setting to soft-light to highlight the edges of the torn template while showing the color and texture of the black paper itself. I put a photo underneath the torn template layer, adjusting its position and size. Then I layered some flowers on the edges of the bottom part of the layout, leaving a space to write journaling. Then I placed the wordart “Celebrate” on top right of the document and wrote the journaling by creating a text box area using the Pen Tool.
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Name of designer: Stefanie Harris
Name of layout: Haley ‘06
Software used: PSCS2
Name of challenge: free scrap
Directions for one technique I did on this layout:
Sometimes, I just like to do a layout with no real title or journaling,
allowing the picture to truly stand out. I wanted to use soft, muted
tones and natural textures for this layout.
In order to accent the charm/frame embellishment from Brandy’s
Spiced Cider Collection, I decided to inlay some Mica into the opening
before adding the date. In order to do this, I opened the SSEmb Templates:
Mica Tiles, choosing the one I thought had the most texture in the smallest
space. I added a layer and filled it with a brownish color I had pulled
from the flower embellishment. The next step was to select the shape
(CTRL-click the layer icon), CTRL-Shift-I to invert the selection, and
delete the area I didn’t want showing. (This step wasn’t
really necessary, but it’s force of habit.) Next, you want to play
with the Blending Modes to get the look and color you want ... I used
Color Burn. I merged the layers next and dragged it over the charm/frame
on my layout, clicking the “eye” next to the layer icon
to make it invisible for the moment. I then used the Elliptical Marquee
Tool to select the inner portion of the frame, CTRL-Shift-I to invert
the selection, then reactivated the Mica layer to delete the area I didn’t
want. To give it a little more dimension, I added an Inner Shadow to
it and knocked down the size/distance to make it look more realistic.
Finally, I added the date using the Alpha/Numbers from Brandy’s
Persian Breeze Collection Biggie (I used Cheryl Barber’s Grunged
Metals 4103 Super Biggie to alter the color). In order to get the ‘apostrophe’ for
the date, I just cut out the dot from the letter ‘j’ from
the same alphabet.
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Name of designer: Jo Corne
Name of layout: Guilty until proven innocent
Software used: PSCS3
Name of challenge: free scrap
Directions for one technique I did on this layout:
To make the light of Brandy Hackmans’ Not Guilty_BrickAlley paper look as if it is shining further down onto the photos, I placed the flashlight element with only the ‘light beam’ over the layout. I then enlarged the element so that the ‘beam’ shone further down, erased part of the ‘beam’ that lay over the lampshade itself and reduced the ‘beams’ opacity to 80%.
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Name of designer: Paula Wright
Name of layout: Christmas Cruise
Software used: PSCS2
Name of challenge: free scrap
Directions for one technique I did on this layout:
We had a postcard with the photo of our cruise ship on it that I wanted to use to set the cruise theme of this layout. I scanned the card and in PS I used the lasso tool and selected a rough outline of the ship, then chose select>feather>40 pixels and dragged the photo onto my layout. This created the soft blend into the background. I then chose layer>layer style>blending options>80%. This made the photo blend into the background more but it still took the focus away from the photo of my son, so I chose blending modes>luminosity. This made the ship a monotone and blended it into the background paper. I think using the postcard in this way added much more to the composition of my page than the original postcard would have.
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Name of designer: Amy Lemaniak
Name of layout: That Smile
Software used: PSE5
Name of challenge: free scrap
Directions for one technique I did on this layout:
I took Trish’s Storytime brush set and chose one of the brushes to put a little bit of a frame around my photo. I created a new layer and then stamped my brush onto my new layer. I created another layer, rotated my brush 90 degrees and stamped my brush on my 2nd layer. I positioned my brushes where I wanted them, framing the upper left hand corner of my photo. I then played with the blending modes until I got an effect that I liked.
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Name of designer: Jennifer Okonek
Name of layout: Contemplation Walk
Software used: PSCS2
Name of challenge: free scrap
Other Ingredients:
- Fonts: junko’s typewriter
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Business Corner by Ro: You Have to Try Something
Note: Prior editions of this series (which is currently focusing on business plans) can be found on my blog.
Business Types
One of the most important decisions you will make when considering starting a business is what type of business entity to use. I’m going to just hit some of the highlights of the various types to get you started. Please consult an adviser for your particular state’s requirements (as they can vary) or do some additional research for more information. I am not going to cover corporations, as most small businesses will choose one of the following entity types. (And note: This brief synopsis is not meant to advise you about what particular format anyone should choose. It is also not meant to be the ultimate listing of the particulars of these business types. This is just enough information to get you started.)
Limited Liability Partnership:
- There is limited personal liability (thus the name) for owners. Partners are not liable for problems, negligence, malpractice or other misbehavior, unless they were directly involved or supervised the misbehavior. In most states, LLP partners are liable for contractual obligations.
- Federal Income Tax Treatment: Each member of the partnership has to pay their own taxes in the same manner that they would as if they weren’t involved in a company at all. Partners are liable for their share of the taxes owed on company profits. It is important to understand that you will be liable for profits – not money actually paid to you by the company. For example, I recently heard about an unfortunate real estate business owner who is liable for $250,000 in profits, even though she has never had access to any of the money. The assets have to remain with the company so that the company can continue to purchase new real estate. But, as an owner of the company, the federal government still considers this income profits and so she has to pay taxes on it.
- How many owners are allowed? No limits – but you have to have at least two to be considered a partnership LLC.
- How long can the entity be active? Limited. It has to be renewed annually.
- Who can manage the company? Owners manage it.
- Can the shares be transferred to someone else? If the *operating agreement allows it. If the operating agreement disallows it, then no. Otherwise, transfers are limited by state law.
- Articles of organization and documentation required? There is usually some kind of partnership agreement (such as an operating agreement) in place. An annual registration is required.
Limited Liability Company:
- There is limited personal liability (thus the name) for owners. The exception would be for individual professional errors.
- Federal Income Tax Treatment: Each member of the partnership has to pay their own taxes but partners are liable for their share of company profits.
- How many owners are allowed? No limits – but you have to have at least two to be considered a partnership LLC.
- How long can the entity be active? Forever, unless the company is discontinued.
- Who can manage the company? The owners can manage it or they can hire someone to manage it.
- Can the shares be transferred to someone else? If the *operating agreement allows it. If the operating agreement disallows it, then no. Otherwise, limited by state law.
- Articles of organization and documentation required? This type requires Articles of Organization, regulations, and annual meetings in which you keep minutes.
- Regulation of Issue and Sale of Interests? The federal and state governments both have laws that affect this type of business. You need to consult an attorney or a business accountant.
Limited Liability Company – “S” Corporation:
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There is limited personal liability (thus the name) for owners. The exception would be for individual professional errors.
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Federal Income Tax Treatment: Each member of the partnership has to pay their own taxes in the same manner that they would as if they weren’t involved in a company at all. The difference is that partners are liable for their share of the taxes owed on company profits. However, the company can pay salary to partners, which can reduce tax liability by reducing self-employment tax.
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How many owners are allowed? Only 75 owners allowed.
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Who can own it? Individuals, estates, certain types of trusts
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How long can the entity be active? Forever
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Who can manage the company? Board of directors and officers
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Can the shares be transferred to someone else? Determined by shareholder agreement. Transfers have to comply with state “S” tax requirements.
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Articles of organization and documentation required? This type requires Articles of Organization, bylaws, and annual meetings in which you keep minutes.
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Regulation of Issue and Sale of Interests? The federal and state governments both have laws that affect this type of business. You need to consult an attorney or a business accountant.
General Partnership:
- Liability. The partners are liable for everything and anything that can happen.
- Federal Income Tax Treatment: Each member of the partnership has to pay their own taxes in the same manner that they would as if they weren’t involved in a company at all. The difference is that partners are liable for their share of the taxes owed on company profits.
- How many owners are allowed? Unlimited
- How long can the entity be active? Limited. Has to be renewed annually.
- Who can manage the company? Owners manage it.
- Can the shares be transferred to someone else? If the *operating agreement allows it. If the operating agreement disallows it, then no. Otherwise, limited by state law.
Sole Proprietorship:
- Liability. The owner is liable for everything and anything that happens.
- Federal Income Tax Treatment: The owner has to pay their own taxes on all of the profits, regardless of how much they pay themselves.
- How many owners are allowed? One
- How long can the entity be active? Limited. Has to be renewed annually.
- Who can manage the company? Owner
- Can the shares be transferred to someone else? Not applicable.
What is an operating agreement? It is a document in which you outline the terms of the partnership. Items to include should include: shares, duties, transferability of shares, what happens if a partner dies, what happens if a partner stops performing or resigns, etc. At a minimum, this should be written down and notarized. It is better to have a lawyer prepare a document which the members (partners) sign.
- Ro
P.S. I think I’m going to give you a Quote of the Day from my blog on these business days. That way, there will be something for everyone in this section!
Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.
- T.S. Elliot
I guess as long as God is driving with us, we'll end up okay... I know that I can't get anywhere at all without Him. It's a fact that I sometimes struggle with (meaning, I struggle with myself - not with Him). But, when I am taking time to include Him with me, the risk suddenly doesn't seem quite as risky. But, you have to try... You HAVE to try something or your life will end up as nothing but watching American Idol with a big bowl of ice cream on a beat up sofa.
Note from Ro: Would you like to earn a $20 Gift Certificate, too? Send your own
muse to [email protected]. If it is selected
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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.
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Way Cool Stuff Product
Review: Transparencies
There are so many ways to use Transparencies in your digital scrapbooking, and we have such a variety of them in the Boutique. I’d like to share with you some ideas about how to use them.
Some Transparencies are perfect for adding interest and depth to your background papers. I’m going to start with an already beautiful turquoise paper from Angie Briggs’ Sweet Words Collection Biggie, and I layered one of Amanda Sok’s ScrapSimple Transparency Overlays: Vintage Valentine on top of it. I selected the black pixels in the transparency and filled them with a dark green.
Not too impressive yet, but watch what happens when I change the blending mode on the transparency to “Screen.”
Pretty cool, huh? I absolutely love to use blending modes. I know the ScrapGirls University offers a class about blending modes, and I would encourage you to take it. It will open a whole new world to you. Now, I’m liking this background so far, but I wanted to grunge it up a bit, so I added one of Erica Hite’s ScrapSimple Transparency Overlays: Scratched and changed its color from black to white by selecting Image > Adjustments > Invert from the Photoshop menu bar.
For the final touch on the background paper I added Syndee Nuckle’s Collage Art Transparency and set the blending mode to Overlay.
Now that I have the background paper finished, I will go on to add my picture, a frame from Angie’s Sweet Words Collection Biggie and some embellishments from Syndee Nuckles’ Collage Art Collection Biggie.
I like this, but I want to add one more something to anchor the photo on the left side. I chose Thao Cosgrove’s beautiful Pen and Ink Transparency and drug it onto my layout and positioned it underneath the photo frame on the left side. I also sized it down a bit. Since I had used one of Amanda Sok’s ScrapSimple Micro Glitter Styles on the initial “M” embellishment I decided to repeat the use of the style in a peachy color on the Pen and Ink Transparency.
And, here is my finished layout:
Layout by Pat Bowman
Pat Bowman lives with her husband of twelve years in the Cleveland, OH area. She has been scrapbooking digitally for over three years and loves being a member of the ScrapGirls Layout Design Team. Working full-time as a systems engineer for a global process automation firm, she travels frequently but is able to take her scrapbooking with her on a laptop computer. Pat is also a serious hobby photographer and uses a Nikon D50 Digital SLR.
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
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New
Class Offering!
How
to Combine ScrapSimple Photo and Paper Templates for PSE
February 21 and 28, 3:00PM ET
New
Class Offering!
Conquering
the Fear of Patterned Paper
March 1 and 8, 3:00PM ET
What's Happening at Scrap
Girls?
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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:
 Scrap
Girls Digital Scrapbooking Message Board (See the latest
chatter on the board.)- 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.
What's Happening at Scrap
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Keeping
Current Crop
Thursday, February
21th - 10:00PM ET
Join AngRoCamp for
the new Keeping Current Crop on the third Thursday of each
month at 10 p.m. ET (9 p.m. Central, 8 p.m. Mountain, 7 p.m.
Pacific)
Don't let those photos pile up and become frustrating or overwhelming.
Join us in the chat room for fun and focus on "keeping current" as
we each tackle our most recent pictures and stories. So grab
the last photo... or two... or three... that are still hanging
out on your camera's memory card and get to work so you can
say with confidence "I'm current!"
Swap
Crop Chat
Friday, February 22th
- 9:00PM ET
Join Carla (crs)
and Karen (kazbar73) for
the Swap Crop Chat on Friday, February 22nd, at 9 PM EST! We’ve
swapped our photos, created the layouts…now it’s
time to celebrate! Everyone is welcome to chat, even if you
weren’t able to participate this month. If you are thinking
about joining, this is the chat to find out what it’s
all about and how fun swaps can be! We hope to see you here!
Quote
Challenge Crop
Sunday, February 24th
- Time TBA
Come join angelaNussbaum and kazbar73 for
the Quote Challenge Crop!
Here's how it will work. On Sunday, I'll 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 I will 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 on Sunday, 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!
ATC
Crop Chat
Sunday, February 24th
- 7:00PM ET
Please join Pat Bowman in the ATC Crop Chat
Room at 7:00 pm ET for our February ATC chat/crop. All are
welcome! Challenge topic will be posted prior to the chat.
Aussie
Quote Challenge Crop
Monday, February 25th
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9:00PM Australian ESDT
Come join kazbar73 & ScrappingJo for
an Aussie Quote Challenge Crop! Here's how it will work. On
Monday, 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!
The chat will start at 9PM Australian Eastern
Standard Daylight Saving Time. Everyone can participate and
create a layout, even if you can't make the chat. Hope to see
you there!
New
Members Chat
Tuesday, February 26th
- 8:00PM ET
Join Patti and Pat (ruralscrapper and PBarnes)
in the Live Chat/New Member Chat room on February 26th, 8pm
ET. All members are welcome, not just newcomers. Bring any
questions you have about Scrap Girls in general or software
questions - whatever - and we'll do our best to answer them!
Hope to see you there.
High
Noon Crop
Wednesday, February 27th
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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. 27, we'll do a design elements challenge!
Create a layout using the design principal of dominance! Not
sure what that means? We'll explain and discuss at the crop!
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, February 27th
- 9:00PM ET
Please come join Angela (angelaNussbaum)
@ 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!
NSBR Crop
Monday, March 3rd
- 9:00PM ET
What is NSBR? It’s a non-scrapbooking related chat! We talk about everything, including some scrapbooking. It’s a great chance to meet new friends, catch up on what everyone is up to, and just relax! If you have a problem, we’ll lend an ear or a shoulder to cry on. Have some great news to share? We’d love to celebrate with you. So, join me, Carla (crs), on March 3rd, at 9 PM EST, in the NSBR Chat Room! Hope to see you there!
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February
Events
February 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-February
Layout Contest: Faith is a very powerful attribute.
On the Scrap Girls Message Board, we have all witnessed the
power of faith. For the Mid-February Layout Contest, we’d
like to see your layouts about faith…your religion,
a leap of faith, your faith in another person or object…whatever
moves you. The contest will run from February 15th until
March 15th at midnight, EST time. To be eligible to win a
$10 gift card to the boutique, please post your layouts in
the Mid-February Layout Contest section of the Gallery. Have
fun and 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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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 Sarah Batdorf
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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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You Have to Try Something
Thursday, February 21, 2008
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In this issue:
- Cute Stuff
- Business Corner by Ro
- Way Cool Stuff Product Review: Transparencies
- 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 Syndee Nuckles
using February's Scrap Girls Club
larger
view
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 Brandie Valenzuela
using February's ScrapSimple Club
larger
view
Created for you
by Brandie Valenzuela and Shalae Tippetts
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
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...
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Create your own digital scrapbook layouts
using the latest, most popular techniques
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Manage all of the important basics that
digital scrapbook enthusiasts need to know to get started
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Understand how to save your files for
printing or sharing them with your friends and family over
the internet
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Make your own textured brush
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Learn how to install and use purchased
brushes
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Make your own simple backgrounds
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See how easy it is to manage transparent
embellishment files that allow digital scrapbooking layouts
to look like they are "real"
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Become a pro at managing the drop-shadowing
techniques
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Learn about transparency and lighting
effects
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Make your own digital torn paper edges
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Be able to isolate a single item in an
embellishment or alpha and be able to change the color to suit
your fancy
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Become a pro at repairing damaged photos
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Know the secret of putting text on a curve
or in a circle
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Laugh at how simple it is to make rounded
edges on your photos
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Use keyboard and tool shortcuts that make
digital scrapbooking a breeze
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Be able to place digital embellishments
on your digital scrapbook layout with ease
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Unlock the mystery of how to clip a digital
paper clip onto your layout so that it looks real
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Learn how to install and use purchased
textures
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Understand some advanced techniques such
as how to keep blue eyes blue on a black and white photo
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Learn how to adjust black and white photos
to sepia
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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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