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Life Muses by Ro: A Significant Influence |
He came pedaling up the sidewalk astride a pink Schwinn bicycle, his World War I flying ace cap’s straps flapping about his goatee. Looking more like a janitor than the head of a college music department, he grinned when he saw me standing on the sidewalk holding my violin case.
“You must be Rozanne.”
He gestured for my mother and me to follow him, and when we entered the music room, the woody smell of rosin rose up and filled my head. “Let me see your instrument.”
I opened the case, lifted out my violin, strapped on the little green shoulder pad and held it up for inspection. “Old man Pierce made that one,” he said, running his hands over the strings.
I looked over at my mother. “I bought it at Pierce Music in Salt Lake City,” she smiled.
“I’d know one of his violins anywhere. See the curl at the top? And look at this bow... It’s a round bow. They’re unusual. Pierce loved to make round bows.”
He took the bow in his hand and tested it for flexibility. “I have a story about a bow. Once, when I was the Concert Master of the Utah Symphony, the conductor was trying to get the orchestra to play Rite of Spring. Ever hear of it?”
I flinched. No, I had not.
“It’s hard,” he said, understating. “We were sight reading it and the orchestra was struggling. The conductor began to get angrier and angrier that we weren’t playing it correctly. After a while, I took my handkerchief and tied it onto the end of my bow and started playing again. I was waving the white flag, you see.”
I smiled. I was able to imagine that happening.
“Everyone started to laugh, the conductor calmed down, and we got through the rehearsal.”
Suddenly remembering why we were together, he said, “Play a G scale for me.”
“G-A-B-C-D-E-F#-G,” my violin scratched.
He looked at my mother. “At least she plays with enthusiasm. That’s good. And her ear is fine.”
“Play the D scale,” came the order. “Up and down.”
“D-E-F#-G-A-B-C#-D-C#-B-A-G-F#-E-D.”
Holding his second and third fingers together, he demonstrated, “When you play the F# and the C#, bring the second finger right next to the third finger. Try again.”
I did and it sounded better.
“You need a new shoulder pad,” he decided. “Your position is awkward. Look, it should be like this.” He walked over to a nearby table, opened a violin case that held two violins, picked up one and began playing.
“Look how my arm moves so my bow goes straight.” His bow smoothly glided over the strings. “Now listen to this.” He flipped his elbow out and the bow started swinging back and forth in a curved motion as he played.
“It sounds scratchy,” I said.
He grinned. “That’s right. That’s what you sound like now. But, we’re going to fix it, so don’t worry.”
Suddenly, he looked up at the clock, “It’s been two hours.”
My mother said, “Let me pay you more.”
He smiled. “No, that’s alright. I’m taking her because she must want to learn a lot if you would drive her 90 minutes one way to get here.”
And so it went – this first meeting with one of the most important men in my life: Mr. Richard Nibley.
I looked up to Mr. Nibley. He made me feel that I could accomplish anything. I studied with him for five years, and if I had never met him, it is likely that I never would have received my degree in music education. He believed in me and because I knew he believed in me, I learned to believe in myself. Unfortunately, Mr. Nibley died of Lou Gehrig’s disease before I finished my degree and he passed away, thinking that I had given up the violin.
But I didn’t, Mr. Nibley. I was just taking a little breather at the time. The words you said to me shortly before your death when I saw you at your brother’s home hung about the air and I went back to school to complete what we had started together.
So, here’s to you, Richard Nibley. I have now made a permanent record that says you mattered to me. I am leaving this muse behind me and sending it out in the world so that people can read it. I think I needed to tell you – once and for all – thanks.
My life is better because you were in it.
- Ro
P.S. I’d give anything if I had a photograph of Mr. Nibley to put on a digital scrapbooking layout. In an attempt to come up with a poor substitute, I recently drove to Ephraim, Utah to take some photos of the music building or his home. Unfortunately, I discovered – to my dismay – that 32 years has rearranged the town (and my memory) so completely that I was unable to recognize the buildings that I thought were embedded in my mind forever.
I drove away from the little town that night filled with sadness, but with a resolve not to let this happen again. I do not want any more significant stories and people to pass from my life and I am going to try my best to resurrect what I can. I have the perfect medium – digital scrapbooking – and I will use it. Just imagine how much better this muse would have been if I could have presented a layout with a photo of Mr. Nibley and myself in front of the music building?
Assignment: If you or your family members have significant people in your lives, get photos of them, preferably with you. Create layouts with significant details on them because memories will not hold the details fast. Someday, you will be very glad that you did it.
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.
Note from Ro: Would you like to earn a $20 Gift Certificate? Send your own muse to [email protected]. If it is selected for publication in the Scrap Girls newsletter, you'll get to have fun shopping!
Ro is now spotlighting various Scrap Girls members, showing layouts, and running contests in her blog. If you end up being spotlighted in it, you'll get a little gift from her. Subscribe to her blog so you don't miss what is going on!
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Best of the Message Board |
Question: I'm new to the forum and I've been looking around trying to find out if there are any monthly challenges. See, the thing is, I don't really have the time to participate in weekly challenges. My boss makes my job a weekly challenge enough for me and I don't need any more stress to finish stuff on a weekly basis. Monthly challenges would be much more manageable and I would love to participate. I'm aware it may be a very daft question, but please let me know, ok?
Answer 1: There is always a monthly challenge! And, a mid-month challenge! So, you get one twice per month. They are always listed in the newsletter, I suggest you subscribe if you haven't already.
Answer 2: The great thing about these monthly challenges is that you could win a Scrap Girls gift certificate! Give them a try! I can totally relate to not being able to keep up with all of the daily/weekly challenges. Life goes on.
Answer 3: Hello and welcome to Scrap Girls. One thing I did notice here is that if you want to take a challenge or a crop and do it a week or two after it was posted, that is still okay. If you see one that you like, do it and don't worry about the time you are “expected” to have it done by.
Answer 4: Welcome to Scrap Girls. There is never a deadline for the challenges here; you can always post in the galleries at any time. They are a lot of fun and I, for one, almost never complete things the day they are given. So pick something that looks inspiring and jump on in.
Answer 5: Welcome to Scrap Girls! If you see a challenge that appeals to you, go ahead and do a layout even though the “official deadline” has come and gone! You won't get any prizes or gifts that are specified for that challenge but you will get another layout done! I look forward to seeing your layouts in the gallery!
Answer 6: Hi and welcome! I just read about the monthly challenge in the newsletter and thought that would be something to look into. I'm amazed that one can keep up on daily challenges. I thought I would do one and poof the day was over and I didn't even start! Great question, and it was good for me to read about the monthly challenge twice!
Answer 7: Welcome. I'm just going to throw my 2¢ worth in, too. There are challenges that are not actually labeled monthly challenges, but they are chats and crops which actually come around about once a month. My personal favorite is the Sketch Challenge with Marnie Adams. You can do it whether you attend the crop or not, but joining in the chat is a great way to get to know everyone. If you check the calendar at the top of the message board you will see what event is for when and if you join in once you are not tied to it forever.
Also, on the daily challenges, you have no deadline to complete them; it's just a challenge to help you have a goal. Sometimes, I complete them and never get them posted online. (It’s not very often that I do that.) Every Saturday is a Color Challenge that is just great and I manage to do that one about once a month, so it’s more or less monthly for me anyway.
I’m just pointing out the flexibility with the challenges at Scrap Girls. Love it, love it, love it.
Question: I have been going through my mother's photo albums, digitally backing up everything and making sure things are labeled. Well, she has some old Polaroids that are just too small to do anything with (scrapbooking-wise), so I found a way to enlarge them without losing quality. This is for CS3 but if someone wants to try it in their program of choice and add it, I am sure it would be useful. You have to stair step this, otherwise the results will not be desirable. I recorded this as an action in CS3 so I just have to hit play.
- Open your image. I enlarged mine to 100% so that I could see the quality as I was going.
- Go to Image> Image Size in the document size section (where your width and height are) and change the value to percent. It will automatically enter a 100 here so change it to 110. Wait! Don't hit OK yet... at the bottom make sure that “Resample Image” is checked and chose “Bicubic Smoother (better for enlargements).”
- Now you can hit “OK.”
You have just enlarged the image by 10%. As I said earlier, you can record an action to do the steps for you. In between each increase you can go to Image> Image Size to see what size it is. Hope this helps someone.
Response 1: Another thing you can do is actually when you scan you can enlarge the image. I haven't tried your method, but I know that works really well. Set the resolution to 300 and then double or triple the size and it will do it as it scans.
Response 2: Excellent tips ladies! Now if I only had CS3... but my scanner does scan in 300 dpi so it helps for all of my pre-digi photos, which is the majority right now. Thanks!
Response 3: This is the way I resize photos too, but I never thought about recording a script (in PSP, scripts = actions) for it! Would save some clicks! Now, about the percentage to enlarge (or decrease)... this might be a technology equivalent to an old wives' tale, but I remember from my early days of working with graphics on the computer that it was best to enlarge in increments of 12.5 percent. Something about the way the pixels rearrange themselves. Has anyone else ever heard of this? Is this outdated? Not that I always do that, mind you... I usually go the 10%, but I feel guilty for not following the “rules.”
Response 4: This works in earlier versions of Photoshop, too. I've done it for years, so I've tried it in CS and version 7 as well as CS2, which is my current version. It is also worth it to make an action to do this and because it is such an easy process with very few steps, it makes a very good first action. In the past, I've added a hot key to it, but right now I just get into the action tab and hit play several times.
To explain just how good this system is, I once took a photo from online of the Lower East Side of New York City in the 20s so that I could scrap something for which I had no photos. I kept enlarging it until it filled an 8.5 x 11 layout top to bottom and about half way across. It printed out beautifully.
Question: If I have a black and white photo, can I make it into a color photo? I am not referring to the PhotoBasics actions or any of those. I am just wondering if there is a way to do this in PSE6. Please advise.
Answer 1: I have never tried it, but could you go to Enhance> Adjust Color> Color Variations and start adding color?
Answer 2: You could brush in the colors that you want. I'm not sure if there is a magic command that will do it automatically.
Answer 3: I don't think you really can, unless you want to color it with brushes like a coloring book page. The problem is that once a picture is black and white, there isn't any color information there for your computer to work with. You can go from color to black and white because basically you're just taking the color out, but to go the other way, the computer doesn't know which colors to replace the black and shades of grey with.
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What's Happening at Scrap Girls? |
Crops and Chats |
Life Moments Crop and Chat
Tuesday, July 22nd - 2:00PM ET
Join Shari (PV Mom of 2) 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 hopes and dreams for our children. If you don't have kids, or your kids are grown, I've got some ideas for you too. So please join us! Can't wait to see you there!
High Noon Crop
Wednesday, July 23rd - 12:00Noon ET
Join your host Betsy for the High Noon Crop every Wednesday at Noon eastern time. These crops are designed to allow you to work on your own photos and themes, simply giving participants a one hour goal, and a fun, new challenge each week!
On July 23, we'll do a pattern challenge! Create a layout using a patterned paper, or photos with strong patterns in them, or arrange your photos to form a pattern - anythng you can think of!
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!
Ad Inspiration Chat/Crop
Wednesday, July 23rd - 9:00PM ET
Join Pat & Launa for an Ad Inspiration Chat and Crop in the Scrapgirls Chat Room Wednesday, July 23rd, at 9:00 EST. We will use a magazine ad to inspire a LO, there is no wrong answer!! Come join the fun!
The Ad will be posted a couple of hours before the challenge. Come join us for some chattin', croppin', and FUN!
NSBR Chat - Early Edition
Thursday, July 24th - 1:00PM ET
What is NSBR? It’s a non-scrapbooking related chat! We talk about everything, including some scrapbooking and usually chocolate. 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, Shari (PV Mom of 2), on July 24th, at 1 PM ET, in the chat room Lobby! Hope to see you there!
PSP Support Group Chat
Thursday, July 24th - 7:00PM ET
Join Dee and Angela at 7:00 PM EDT for an hour chat about this month's PSP learning topic, Blending Modes. We will talk about how, why and when to use them.
Swap Crop Chat
Friday, July 25th - 8:00PM ET
It's time for the Swap Crop Chat! We've done the swapping, and created the layouts, now it's time to chat about all the gorgeous layouts!
I don't know what it is, but these swaps bring out the best in everyone. This is the time to chat about the theme, the beautiful layouts and learn about the swap crop if you haven't participated before. I'll even reveal the theme for next month!
Join me, Carla, for a fun chat at 8 PM ET on Friday, July 25th!
Aussie Chat & Crop
Monday, July 28th - 8:30PM *Australian Eastern Standard Time*
Please join Jo (ScrappingJo) and Karen (Kazbar73) for our next Aussie Chat. This week we will scraplift a layout from the gallery. It can be any layout you love but just remember to give credit to the original layout creator. Create your layout then come and meet Jo & Karen in the Chat Room at 8.30pm Australian Eastern Standard Time (please take note of the time change).
For all our other International Ladies, the chat will start at 6.30am New York time on Monday, 28 July. We look forward to seeing you all there.
NSBR Chat Early Edition
Monday, July 28th - 1:00PM ET
What is NSBR? It’s a non-scrapbooking related chat! We talk about everything! It’s a great way to meet new people and get to know everyone. Catch up on what everyone is up to, and just relax! If you have any questions, we'll try to answer them.
So, join me, Launa, for some fun on July 28th, at 1 PM ET, in the Chat Room! Hope to see you there!
New Member Chat - Early Edition
Tuesday, July 29th - 3:00PM ET
Join Dee (DDecker) at 3:00 PM ET for a fun chat to get to know our newest members. We will discuss the message board, gallery, chocolate and so much more! Everyone is welcome, new or not so new!
Not sure how to get there? Just click the Chat Room button above; you will need JavaScript enabled to access the chat room.
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July Events |
July Board Game: Layout Reveal
Whether you travel on vacation or entertain right in your own backyard, summertime means fun! This month, we'll be having some fun as we play Layout Reveal!
Every day, a member of the Welcoming Committee will post a layout that is partially covered in a message board thread. A new section of the layout will be revealed each day until someone correctly guesses which layout it is. Once a layout is correctly identified, a new layout will be featured starting the following day.
Layouts will be found in the boutique on product details pages.
If you are the first to guess one of the layouts correctly, you will win a $5 Gift Certificate to the boutique!
Layout Contests:
July Layout Contest: Is the high cost of traveling keeping you close to home this summer? For this layout contest, we want you to be a tourist in your own town. Do a layout of your favorite place to visit in or near your town, a place you like to take out-of-towners when they visit, or an historical landmark. Upload your layouts to the July Layout Gallery by July 31st at midnight and if your layout is chosen, you will win a $10 Gift Certificate to the Scrap Girls Boutique!
Mid-July Layout Contest: Do you have a dream destination to which you would like to travel in the future, or maybe a dream place where you’ve already been? We want to see your layout of this dream destination. Upload your layouts to the July Mid-month Layout Gallery by August 15th at midnight and you could win a $10 gift certificate to the Scrap Girls Boutique if your layout is chosen!
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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 Amanda McGee
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Designer Freebie by Amanda McGee coordinates with her Fruit Smoothie Collection Biggie, part of this month's Scrap
Girls 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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A Significant Influence
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
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- What's New in the Scrap Girls Boutique?
- Life Muses by Ro
- Best of the Message Board
- 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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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 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 13 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...
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!
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
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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.
Take the world's easiest shortcuts to creating your own backgrounds, embellishments, and alphas. Make sure that you don't make the biggest mistakes that digital scrapbookers make when they create layouts. Learn fantastic tricks for using Scrap Girls ScrapSimple products. Dip your digital scrapbooking self into some of those “other” cool tools that are sitting there waiting in your software for you to use such as paths, masks, the drawing pen, and more. See how easy it is to install and manage new Custom Shapes and Styles in Photoshop so that you can make things that are creative and unique. Learn advanced tricks for using tools that you already know and love. Watch me make some beautiful papers and get a chance to peek inside of my layers. (Oh dear... That is the last frontier and I might be out of my mind to let you do it... NOBODY likes people to see inside of their layers. It is like having visitors peek inside of your dresser drawers. Very private stuff.) See a new way for coloring doodles. (I'm betting that it will surprise you what tool I've used to do that with, too...) Get “IN” on creating your own brush sets. (You do NOT have to have those impossibly long brush sets frustrating you anymore. In fact, when you learn this trick, you will wonder why you haven't been using it all along.) Find out why Custom Shapes are so importantto you. (Bet you didn't know...) Learn how to cut out a title from a background or a photo. And even more...
Note: These are NOT beginning tutorials. If you get this training and you have never used Photoshop before or if you aren't pretty sure of yourself in the software, you are going to be lost. You simply have to understand layers, where things are located, and all of the basic, important skills that Ro teaches in her Scrapbook Software Secrets Revealed series before you try to use it.
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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How to Combine ScrapSimple Photo and Paper Templates for PSE
July 29 and August 5 - 9:30PM ET
This in-depth class on using ScrapSimple Paper and Photo Templates is the perfect opportunity to learn about the versatility of making your own papers, and how to use ScrapSimple Templates in Adobe Photoshop Elements. This class comes with the Start to Finish eBooklet PSE - How to Combine ScrapSimple Paper and Photo Templates. If you have already bought this eBooklet, email [email protected] to receive a store credit to use towards the purchase of this class. Make papers that perfectly complement your scrapbooking layouts and other projects!
Important: This Intermediate Level class is for Adobe Photoshop Elements 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.
Cooking Up Color Schemes
July 30 and August 6 - 3:00PM ET
This in-depth class is a wonderful opportunity to learn about color schemes. Colors can be overwhelming and challenging to use. Learn some simple rules and guidelines to make them easier. Learn to use a color wheel to choose colors that work together harmoniously. Study real examples, and see how well thought-out color schemes can improve your layouts.
This class is open to all software program users. References are made to certain PS/PSE tools, but there will be no need to use these tools in class. Screenshots were made using PSE. |
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 Amanda McGee using July's Scrap Girls Club
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Created for you by Amanda McGee
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 Keri Schueller using July's ScrapSimple Club
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Created for you by Brandy Hackman and Keri Schueller
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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