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To show our appreciation, we have a coupon just for our faithful newsletter readers that will allow you to receive an EXTRA 7.7% off our sale prices!
That means when you use this special newsletter coupon during our current Sweetest Sale Ever, you'll get an amazing *21.4% off nearly everything in the Scrap Girls Boutique! Opportunities like this don't come along very often, so take advantage of this great offer before it expires at Midnight (MT), June 30th!
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“Summer” layout by Armi Custodio
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Directions for one technique I did on this layout:
Don’t be afraid to experiment with colors! In my case, instead of the traditional summer colors of blues and yellows, I chose a bright red paper from Ariadna Wiczling’s Herbal Collection as my background paper. This bold background set against summer embellishments gives the layout a modern feel without taking away from its summer theme.
Software used: Adobe Photoshop Elements 6.0
Name of challenge: Embellishment Templates
“A Passion for Apples” layout by Caroline Kaiser
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Directions for one technique I did on this layout:
To create the big apple on the paper bag album, I used Sarah Batdorf’s ScrapSimple Tools - Shapes: Fruit 6501 and clipped Brandy Murry’s paper from the Dreams May Come Collection to it. I merged both layers and erased the edges of the apple with Brandie Valenzuela’s Brush Set: Well Worn. Now it looks like it was painted on the paper bag album.
Software used: Adobe Photoshop CS3
Name of challenge: Children
“Happy” layout by Amy Lemaniak
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Directions for one technique I did on this layout:
I took Sarah Batdorf’s ScrapSimple Embellishment Templates: Stitched Stems and opened up the PSD version of it. I used the Eyedropper Tool to select some colors from my background paper and applied a different color to each of the flower petal layers. I also chose a green color and used the Paint Bucket Tool to color the stitched stem and leaves of the flower. To complete the look, I applied Cheryl Barber’s ScrapSimple Tools – Styles: Stitching and Holes 4101 Mini to the stem and leaf layers.
Software used: Adobe Photoshop Elements 5.0
Name of challenge: Children
“Fly” layout by Jennifer Okonek
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Software used: Adobe Photoshop CS
Name of challenge: Accomplishments
Other Ingredients:
“Cheeky Monkeys” layout by Jo Corne
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Directions for one technique I did on this layout:
To give my photo the ‘bleached out’ look, I first ran Melissa Renfro’s ScrapSimple Tools - Actions: Photo Basics 5001 Black and White with Color through it and then changed its Blend Mode to “Vivid Light.” I then put the photo layer over Sarah Batdorf’s ScrapSimple Paper Template: Family Branch “Cardstock”, which had its Blend Mode changed to “Screen” at 85%. This was then layered over Sarah Batdorf’s Sandy Shores Collection Mini Boardwalk Paper.
Software used: Adobe Photoshop CS3
Name of challenge: Children
Other Ingredients:
Journaling: My two cheeky monkeys, this is what I call them. My beautiful first-born daughter and my handsome second-born son. From the moment they wake up to the minute they go to bed I find myself looking at them in total awe that they are MY children. That I gave birth to these two very magnificent human beings totally blows my mind! I hope and pray that they continue to grow up to be the wonderful people I see in their eyes, good people, kind people, caring people, loving people.
“Twins' 3rd Birthday” layout by Launa Valente
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Directions for one technique I did on this layout:
I love to do brag books, but I also make a "year book" for my family. So by using Sarah's ScrapSimple Embellishment Templates: Page Protectors, I can make my brag book, and then use the same layouts for my 12X12 year book! It's the best of both worlds!
Software used: Adobe Photoshop CS3
Name of challenge: Children
“Blue Belt” layout by Janine Buckles
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Directions for one technique I did on this layout:
I used Brandy Murry’s Scrap Simple Sketch It action on the image and placed it on the layer above my bottom paper. I duplicated the bottom paper layer (Right-Click> Duplicate Layer). Then I selected it by clicking on the thumbnail image in the Layers Palette and moved it to the top (Arrange> Bring to front). With it still selected, I changed the Blend Mode to “Linear Burn.” Now my “sketched” image shows through the top layer. In order to get the rough texture, I used one of PSE’s wet media brushes, set to Eraser, and erased portions of the bottom paper layer.
Software used: Adobe Photoshop Elements 5.0
Name of challenge: Accomplishments
“Hands-On Dad” layout by Armi Custodio
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Directions for one technique I did on this layout:
To create the stitched background behind the photos, I used only two kinds of swirls from Erica Hite’s In Stitches Embellishment Template. I duplicated the swirls, filled them with color, then resized and rotated them. Try different sizes and use both vertical and horizontal rotations to make it look that you have a variety of swirls. I also used this same method on the mica tiles. Those tiles are just rotated and resized versions of a single mica tile from Syndee Nuckles’ By the Sea Collection Mini.
Software used: Adobe Photoshop Elements 6.0
Name of challenge: Fathers
Other Ingredients:
- Font - Arial
- Font - Times New Roman
Journaling: Sometimes, life with twins can get a little crazy. I am so thankful that you are a very hands-on father. Even after a full, tiring day at work, you do all you can to help me with the kids. In the beginning, you were hesitant to do so. Not because you didn’t want to, but because you were afraid of dropping them and because you didn’t know a thing about taking care of children. But with each passing day, you became more confident of your ability to hold, comfort, play, diaper and feed our children. I love you.
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. |
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A Designer�s Life: Sheri Johnson |
Realizing a Childhood Dream
I have always dreamed of living on a tropical island. As a child, I planned a fictitious “beach party.” The party was to be grand, with hundreds of dollars of trinkets from a mail-order catalogue, decorations that spared no expense, and perhaps a lake (having a beach party in a landlocked state poses some challenges). The party was simply a dream that never happened.
But, the obsession continued. I would crank up the heat in the middle of winter, lie on a towel and play a cassette tape of ocean sounds in my bathing suit with a lamp pointed at my face. I started collecting tiki paraphernalia. I acquired a coconut bra and grass skirt and danced around my room to Dick Dale. Eventually, I took my first trip to the Caribbean ocean in Cancun, Mexico. I couldn’t breathe when I saw the ocean! I had seen plenty of cold Pacific Northwest beaches, but the clear, blue water and white sand was the most breathtaking thing I had ever seen. I immediately began planning how I could get there for longer than a week-long vacation.
Never underestimate the power of affirmations. I once heard that if you repeat something over and over, enough that you believe it yourself, it will happen. My affirmation was “I live on a tropical island.” Every morning in the shower I repeated it over and over until it became a constant sound and not words. Whenever I was alone, I would repeat my affirmation. I scoured the Internet for the “how,” all the while believing that it would come my way.
Just over a year later, I stepped off the plane to start my Caribbean life. All I could do was shake my head in disbelief. It was the day I was to start living my ultimate dream!
The funny thing about dreams is, once you achieve them, they are never as green as the grass looked from your imagination. What exactly happens when you want something so bad and then you get it? The problem is, once you are doing something day after day, the shiny coating wears off a little and it gets bumped from “what if?” to “this is what it is.” I knew it was going to happen and I even feared that realization a little because I liked having a fancy dream.
Not everything is silver and gold about my life in the Caribbean. From mosquitoes to transportation issues to overpriced groceries, there are plenty of obstacles. My dream was achieved and reality filled in where the vision ended. Aside from the shadows and cobwebs of reality, I didn’t know the things that I would enjoy the most would be the moments in between.
Riding the bus and slowly getting to know the bus drivers. Finding a good price on eggs or a product that I miss from back home. Taking in the array and striking beauty of the plants and splashes of color from the flowers and greenery that blanket everything. Endless opportunities to take pictures of ridiculously beautiful scenery and textures. Scouting out long, winding, scenic paths that eventually lead me to the beach. Eating sweet, sun-ripened fruits plucked right off the tree. Strolling the beaches for the endless array of sea shells. Making room in my life for church and really enjoying it. Enriching my life with the people who have accepted me for who I am and were genuinely friendly from the moment I met them.
Living the tropical dream has taken on a whole new meaning, different than I expected, but even more wonderful than I ever could have imagined.
- Sheri
Favorite product I've designed:
Cabana Collection Biggie
This is the embodiment of the tropical paradise I know. People like to wear, carry and paint in bright colors. You see a lot of batik and flower prints, greenery everywhere and all varieties of flowers growing freely, covering everything. Sweet tropical fruit trees grow all over the island and there are mangos, papayas, “golden apples,” coconuts (jellies) and gooseberries for everyone. I tried to flavor Cabana with the feeling of having sunshine year round. It is one part freshly squeezed fruit juice, two parts vivacious flowers, three parts beach and sea and six parts carefree and happy!
Layout by Sheri Johnson
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Scrap Girls Club Comments |
These comments were made by our great Scrap Girls customers and friends about Brandy Hackman's June Club, Abstract Expressionism, which is only available through today, and Amanda Sok and Ursula Schneider's June ScrapSimple Club, also available commercially, which is available through the 14th of July.
The enthusiasm surrounding the release of a new kit is contagious, and we wanted all of our newsletter readers to share in the excitement! Come see what it's about on our message board as we get ready to release our new July Club tomorrow!
Scrap Girls Club
Okay, I just finished downloading Brandy's club products for June and I have to say that it is an absolutely amazing collection! Brandy, thank you so much. You did an excellent job! I have plans to use it today. It's inspiring to say the least. I just wanted to stop by and say THANK YOU!
I agree! Simply wonderful!
Ditto, ditto, ditto... beautiful and thanks so much.
I can't wait for my link to arrive... opening such wonderful goodies is so much fun! (Rubbing hands together with glee and anticipation.)
I'm about to commence downloading... it looks like it’s going to be another wonderful club kit, as usual!
I love it, too. It is so unique and not like anything I have. Love it. I am sure I will use it often. It is so my style!
I thought it was nice when I saw the thumbnail over the weekend, but the download... OH MY! FANTASTIC! It's so gorgeous. Thanks again, Brandy! I think your word art style is my very favorite. It is so versatile. I love it. Thanks.
Oh yes, I want this beautiful kit. I haven't wished for a birthday in a long time! Hopefully, I will soon be a club member and make fancy layouts like all of you!
I'm still waiting for my download link, too, and it's almost noon! OK, it's only 10:44, but it feels like almost noon because I've been drooling over this kit since yesterday! It looks gorgeous! I can hardly wait to get my link and start downloading!
I hope you all enjoy working with the collection. It was a fun one to create! I had all of my paints out on the kitchen table for days and had a great time painting again... and so did my boys. Can't wait to see all of your layouts!
ScrapSimple Club
I remembered that today is the 15th and OOOHHHHH what a great day to be a member of the ScrapSimple Club! Amanda and Ursula, you two did a fantastic job! I love it! I think you have mind reading skills in addition to your superior designing prowess!
You made me go look. I knew we wouldn't get it until tomorrow, but I forgot that we could see it today.
It looks really nice... perfect for heritage or feminine layouts. Well, that's how I picture me using it. I love that there are two paper template sets. I've really enjoyed using paper templates lately. Those Victorian Frames are awesome.
I just got a glimpse of it and you are right! It is awesome! You girls are so talented! Thank you for sharing your talent with us, you've done a beautiful job! Keep up the great work you do. I can't wait to get a hold of mine! Thanks again.
I can't wait to get my hands on it! Looks amazing!
These look so pretty. I can't wait to get a closer look at them! They never stop coming up with wonderful ideas, do they?
You ladies are awesome. I just got everything downloaded, unzipped and looked at. I love it. The little previews do not do it justice. I have a LOT of stuff this will go with.
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What's Happening at Scrap Girls? |
Crops and Chats |
NSBR Chat
Monday, June 30th - 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 June 30th, at 9 PM ET, in the chat room! Hope to see you there!
High Noon Crop
Wednesday, July 2nd - 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 July 2, we'll do a brush challenge! Create a layout using a brush! Any brush will do, just use it prominantly! Alter a photo or a paper, or create your own paper!
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!
Textile Inspiration Chat/Crop
Wednesday, July 2nd - 9:00PM ET
Join Launa & Zaz, for a Textile Challenge and Crop, we will meet Wednesday, July 2nd, at 9pm ET in the Scrap Girls Chat Room!
Do the patterns, textures, and colors of textiles fascinate you? Do you get inspiration from anything from pillows to your grandmother's apron? Then this challenge is for you!
A few hours before the challenge begins, I'll post a textile for you to use as the starting point for your page. You may be inspired by the colors, placement of patterns, textures...just let it be your inspiration!
I can't wait to see what you come up with!! See you there!
Aussie Chat & Crop
Monday, July 7th - 9:00PM *Australian Eastern Standard Time*
Please join Jo (ScrappingJo) and Karen (kazbar73) for our next Aussie Chat on Monday, 7 July, 2008. This week we will have a quote challange.
What is a quote challenge, you may ask? Karen will post a quote on the boards early Monday morning and it is up to you to create a layout incorporating that quote. We will meet in the Live Chat Lobby at 9pm Australian Eastern Standard Time.
For those girls in the USA who love to come and chat with us Aussie girls, the chat will be on Monday, 7 July, starting at 7am (New York time). Looking forward to seeing you all there.
Leavin' Love Chat
Monday, July 7th - 1:00PM ET
Come join me (Launa) and leave some love in the gallery. Bring a link to a layout of your own that needs a little love and two links of layouts that belong to someone else that need some love! Let's recognize all that awesome talent we have out there! I'm sure at some point chocolate will be discussed!
So join me on Monday, July 7th, at 1:00 ET in the Scrap Girls Chat Room! See ya there!
Life Moments Crop and Chat
Tuesday, July 8th - 8:00PM ET
Join April (April Showers) for our next Life Moments Crop and Chat. These Crops are about building a scrapbook all about you, one layout at a time.
This week we will be scrapping our vacation memories. Hope there isn't anyone who's never had one. Can't wait to see you there!
High Noon Crop
Wednesday, July 9th - 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 July 9, we'll do a red, white and blue challenge! Create a layout using the colors red, white and blue! Americans will have 4th of July photos to scrap, but the color combo works well together no matter what your nationality!
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, July 10th - 9:00PM ET
Join me, sprinklz, for the Sketch Challenge and Crop, Thursday, July 10th 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 "00_Room_1" 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 "00_Room_1" from the list on the left side.
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June Events |
June Board Game: Chocolate Scavenger Hunt
What's sweeter than chocolate and shopping in the Scrap Girls boutique? That's right... NOTHING! This month we've combined those two super sweet things to create a game worth sinking your teeth into and a prize worth drooling over!
Every day (June 2nd-June 30th), a member of the Welcoming Committee will post a new clue on the Message Board. Use the clues to find the correct products in the Scrap Girls Boutique. You will know when you have located them because you will see a candy-coated Scrap Girls chocolate on the product details page.
Send the EXACT product names and the accompanying links where the products are found to [email protected]. Use the subject line: JUNE MESSAGE BOARD GAME for your email entry, and include your messageboard name and real name. You have until Midnight Mountain Time, on Tuesday, July 1st to submit your answers.
Everyone who finds ALL 29 hidden chocolates will be entered in a drawing for one of three $10 Gift Certificates! Find 20+ candies and be entered in a drawing for one of two $5 Gift Certificates! Find 10+ hidden chocolates and be entered in a drawing for one of two $3 Gift Certificates!
Layout Contests:
June Layout Contest: Did you know that June is National Candy Month? Digital scrapbooking is the ultimate no fat, no sugar treat – how sweet! For this month’s contest we want you to do a “Yummy” layout using colors and textures that say “yummy” to you – from bright colors that might represent a sweet treat to the luscious browns like melt-in-your-mouth chocolates. Post your layouts to the monthly gallery by Midnight ET, June 30th, and yours might be chosen to win a $10 Gift Certificate to the Scrap Girls Boutique.
Mid-June Layout Contest: What kind of candy would you be? Scrap a layout that shows what you think you’d be - something sweet but tart, something rich and chocolatey, or something nutty? Post your layout to the mid-month gallery by Midnight ET, on July 14th, and your layout may be chosen to win $10 to the boutique!
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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.) |
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Layout by Ursula Schneider
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Designer Freebie by Ursula Schneider coordinates with her ScrapSimple Paper Templates: Asian Effect, part of this month's ScrapSimple
Club offering!
* 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. |
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Realizing a Childhood Dream
Monday, June 30, 2008
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- 14.7% Off Sweetest Sale Ever!
- Cute Stuff
- A Designer’s Life: Sheri Johnson
- Scrap Girls Club Comments
- What's Happening at Scrap Girls?
- Designer Freebie
- Scrap Girls Convention - Digital Scrap Link Information!
- Getting Started
- Expand Your Skills
- Online Classes Currently Available
- Scrap Girls Clubs
- Ongoing Opportunities for YOU
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I hope you enjoy today's issue as much as we enjoyed putting it together.
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Scrap Girls is Having a Convention! |
Here are the facts:
When: October 9-11th, 2008
Note: Convention begins at 1:00 pm - Thursday, October 9th and ends at 6 pm - Saturday, October 11th.
How many people may attend?
Only 22 openings out of 120 are still available. Space is selling out quickly so don't delay.
Where: Salt Lake City, Utah
Sign up now!
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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!
Would you like a chance to try digital scrapbooking yourself?
Scrap Girls' Refresh Collection Biggie offers you free 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!
Scrapbook Software Secrets Revealed!
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 7, CS, CS2 and CS3)
Scrapbook Software Secrets Revealed for Paint Shop Pro (PSP) X
Scrapbook Software Secrets Revealed for Paint Shop Pro (PSP) 9
Do you wish you could learn how to scrapbook digitally, but feel kind of intimated? Well, here's the solution for you. 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!
Start to Finish eBooklets
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!
More Titles Available |
MORE Scrapbook Software Secrets Revealed!
*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 & 6.0
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 importantto 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.
eBooks!
Scrap Girls offers a large catalog of eBooks covering topics that will expand your digital scrapbooking abilities to new heights. Here are just a few samples:
Mastering Brushes for Photoshop Elements (Photoshop version also available!)
Digital Photography Simplified
Ten Basic Design Principles
Scrapbooking 911 - 20 Sketches to Revialize Your Digital Scrapbooking - Book 2
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Yes, You Can Do Layer Masks in Photoshop Elements
June 30 and July 7 - 3:00PM ET
This in-depth class on Layer Masks is a wonderful opportunity to learn about the power of masks in Adobe Photoshop Elements. This class will teach you how to use masks to make selective adjustments to both photos and layouts.
Important: This Intermediate Level class is for Adobe Photoshop Elements users. Students are required to understand the basic skills taught in the Scrapbook Secrets Revealed and MORE Scrapbook Secrets Revealed program prior to starting the course. This information will not be reviewed as part of the course!
Enrolling in this course without understanding these basic skills may cause you to feel lost and frustrated when you attend the classes. We want you to have a great experience. So please, if you are uncertain that you have enough skills to take this course, use the Scrapbook Secrets Revealed program to build an adequate foundation prior to the classes starting. Thanks!
Photo Fixes You Need to Know: Photoshop
July 1 and 8 - 4:00PM ET
This in-depth digital scrapbooking class on basic photo retouching is the perfect opportunity to learn about color correction and photo refinement techniques. Using various methods, this class will teach you how to retouch and prep photos for printing, digital scrapbooking, and web uploading.
Important: This Intermediate Level computer scrapbooking class is for Adobe Photoshop users, versions CS2 and CS3 only. Students are required to understand the basic skills taught in the Scrapbook Secrets Revealed and MORE Scrapbook Secrets Revealed program prior to starting the course. This information will not be reviewed as part of the course!
Enrolling in this course without understanding these basic skills may cause you to feel lost and frustrated when you attend the classes. We want you to have a great experience. So please, if you are uncertain that you have enough skills to take this course, use the Scrapbook Secrets Revealed program to build an adequate foundation prior to the classes starting. Thanks!
Photo Fixes You Need to Know: PSE
July 3 and 10 - 9:30PM ET
We all want our photos to take center stage on our scrapbook layouts. But sometimes our pictures aren’t up for the challenge. Learn some photo fixes to really make your pictures stand out. Banish blemishes, correct colors and lighting like a pro using the tools and techniques taught in this class. Your pictures will become the perfect focus for all of your layouts.
Important: This Intermediate Level class is for Adobe Photoshop Element users only. Students are required to understand the basic skills taught in the Scrapbook Secrets Revealed and MORE Scrapbook Secrets Revealed program prior to starting the course. This information will not be reviewed as part of the course!
Enrolling in this course without understanding these basic skills may cause you to feel lost and frustrated when you attend the classes. We want you to have a great experience. So please, if you are uncertain that you have enough skills to take this course, use the Scrapbook Secrets Revealed program to build an adequate foundation prior to the classes starting. Thanks!
Ten Beginner Tips On Type
July 15 and 22 - 3:00PM ET
This in-depth class is a wonderful opportunity to learn the basics of typography. This class comes with the Ten Beginner Tips on Type eBook. If you have already bought this eBook, email [email protected] to receive a store credit to use towards the purchase of this class. Learn simple rules and guidelines to use multiple fonts together more effectively. Discuss different ways to make journaling and title a cohesive part of every layout. Study real examples, and see how applying the rules can improve your layouts.
Important: This Intermediate Level class is for all digital scrapbooking programs. Students are required to understand the basic skills taught in the Scrapbook Secrets Revealed and MORE Scrapbook Secrets Revealed program prior to starting the course. This information will not be reviewed as part of the course!
Enrolling in this course without understanding these basic skills may cause you to feel lost and frustrated when you attend the classes. We want you to have a great experience. So please, if you are uncertain that you have enough skills to take this course, use the Scrapbook Secrets Revealed program to build an adequate foundation prior to the classes starting. Thanks! |
Join the Scrap Girls Monthly Club and you can have fun with the newest traditional digital and printable scrapbooking looks while saving! (A $27.94 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 Hackman using June's Scrap Girls Club
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Created for you by Brandy Hackman
Alert! Alert! TODAY 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!) |
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 Template Set
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1 ScrapSimple Embellishment Template Set
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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 Amanda Sok using June's ScrapSimple Club
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Created for you by Amanda Sok and Ursula Schneider
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! |
Customer Muses: Would you like to share your own Life Muse with our readers? 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 and win a $25 Gift Certificate to the Scrap Girls 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, plus a complete list of those products.
- 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 your category! 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!
 Scrap Girls is 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. 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 to participate.
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