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Relax! Stay home, save money and have a Staycation with us! We've got a whole line-up of fun activities planned for you. Be sure to keep reading the newsletter to get the scoop on what's going on.
And to help you save even more, we've got a Staycation Sale happening from now until Midnight, July 31st (MT). Almost everything in our boutique is 17.7% off, so there's no excuse! Don't stress out, relax! Stay home and scrap with us... it's a Staycation! |
“BBQ Time” layout by Caroline Kaiser
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Directions for one technique I did on this layout:
To give emphasis to some words in the journaling telling an important part of the story, I placed the black pointer embellishment from Melanie Johnson’s Planet Earth Collection below the text.
Software used: Adobe Photoshop CS3
Name of challenge: Summer Traditions
“Granddad” layout by Pat Bowman
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Directions for one technique I did on this layout:
It is always a challenge to create realistic drop shadows for transparent objects like these beautiful glass photo corners in Shalae’s Renew Collection Biggie. Luckily for us, Theresa Kavouras has done most of the hard work by creating ScrapSimple Action: Shadowing Transparent Objects 5301. All you have to do is select one of three shadow styles and follow Theresa’s easy instructions. I think it looks great!
Software used: Adobe Photoshop CS3
Name of challenge: Fathers
Journaling: I just love this picture of my granddad. If you look really close you can see him posing like a scarecrow in the middle of his corn field. This was so indicative of his sense of humor. He was wearing his signature blue chambray shirt with bibbed overalls. Granddad loved all things of nature, and had a natural green thumb. He would come home after a long day working his fields and lovingly care for his prized roses. Granddad passed on his love for nature to me. While I don't have much luck with roses I think he would be proud of my lilies!
“Reach” layout by Jennifer Labre
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Software used: Adobe Photoshop CS
Name of challenge: Free Scrap
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“Peonia” layout by Amy Lemaniak
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Directions for one technique I did on this layout:
I wanted to take the word “Peonia” and give it a cool grunged and faded look. First, I created a text box and typed the word “Peonia” out. Then, I changed the Blend Mode to “Hard Light” and lowered the Opacity of my layer to 60%. I then took my Eraser Tool and loaded one of Thao’s Brush Set: Beautiful Distress and started to erase away from my text until I got just the result I was looking for.
Software used: Adobe Photoshop Elements 5.0
Name of challenge: Summer Traditions
“Gracie's Story” layout by Launa Valente
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Directions for one technique I did on this layout:
I needed to attach my alpha charms to the ribbon; I hate things floating on my layouts! So I used the threads from Cheryl Barber's Sew Simple Buttons, Thread, Hooks & Eyes Embellishment Mini. A lot of collections include stitches to be used with the buttons in the collection, don't forget to use them to "stitch on" other embellishments.
Software used: Adobe Photoshop CS3
Name of challenge: Pets
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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Scrap Girls STAYcation Events! |
Scrap Girls is announcing its vacation plans... STAYCATION! The whole team is going to have a STAYcation this year, and we want you to STAYcation with us. Our Product Designers are having a STAYcation, too, and as a change from slaving away making beautiful digital scrapbooking supplies for you to scrap with, they're hosting chats all week! Trust us, you do NOT want to miss these chats. Our designers get out so rarely, this is a real treat!
We've got a schedule full of chats that our Product Designers and Welcoming Committee are hosting, plus our STAYcation Sale, games, blinkies, freebies, contests, prizes and fun! Come join our family on our STAYcation!
First up, Moss, our official Scrap Girls “Moss-cot,” has demanded that he be involved in this STAYcation thing. He wants to go on a STAYcation with you! Create a computer scrapbooking layout of Moss on vacation with your family, site-seeing in your hometown, or just hanging out around the house. Post your layout in the appropriate gallery, and the best layout wins a prize. Winner selected at the end of Scrap Girls' STAYcation week 2008 and will be announced in our newsletter.
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You know it, you dread it, it's back... with a STAYcation twist! The Picnic Basket of Doom is here!
For those of you new to this game, the object is simple. You must correctly identify the items shown in the picnic basket image. There are 38 items. Some objects may have multiple items, such as a brush on a paper, or a style.
Now don't panic! You don't have to find them all to play the game. (Whew!) But anyone who DOES get them all correct will automatically win a $10 Gift Certificate! No problem. You've got it. This means more than one person can win a $10 gift certificate. (Anyone this motivated deserves a prize!) The winners of these gift certificates can get in on the rest of the game, too!
For all players:
- If you get 15 or more correct answers, you will be entered into a drawing for a $25 Gift Certificate!
- If you get 10-15 correct answers, you will be entered into a drawing for a $10 Gift Certificate!
- If you get 5-9 correct answers, you will be entered into a drawing for a $5 Gift Certificate!
To enter the game, send your guesses to [email protected]. For each item guessed, you must include BOTH the product name and a link to where you can find it in the Scrap Girls boutique. Your email must be received by Midnight (MT), on Thursday, July 31st. We can not be responsible for lost or unreceived emails. One email per member; Dee will respond to your email to let you know it was received. If you do not receive a reply in 24 hours, please resend.
Good luck, and happy hunting!
Schedule:
Monday - July 28: Camp Out
- 6:30AM ET - Aussie Chat (Karen & Jo)
- 1:00PM ET - Non-ScrapBook Related Chat (Launa & April)
- 4:00PM ET - Camping Challenge (April)
- 9:00PM ET - Camp Out - LEAD EVENT (Ro & Amanda S.)
Tuesday - July 29: Pool Party
- Freebie Challenge (Amy)
- 2:00PM ET - Pool Party - LEAD EVENT (Angie & Melanie)
- 3:00PM ET - New Member Chat ED (Dee)
- 8:00PM ET - New Member Chat (Pat & Patti)
Wednesday - July 30: Ice Cream Social
- 11:00AM ET - Ice Cream Social - LEAD EVENT (Keri & Brandy M.)
- 12:00 Noon ET - High Noon Chat (Betsy)
- 8:00PM ET - Desktop Chat and Crop (Angela)
- 9:00PM ET - Luau Chat - RESCHEDULED LEAD EVENT (Jan & Shalae)
Thursday - July 31: Picnic
- 12:00 Noon ET - Picnic - LEAD EVENT (Amanda M., Thao & Erica)
- 4:00PM ET - Thursday Message Board Challenge Chat (Carla)
*Schedule is subject to change... keep an eye on the newsletter and message board for the latest STAYcation happenings! |
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A Designer�s Life: Angie Briggs |
Set Up On Level Ground
“Set up on level ground.” Who would have thought that those five little words would come back to haunt us over and over?
Let me back up a little bit to the end of last summer. We had decided that we would get a large, four foot deep, inflatable pool for the boys. They were at the stage where they had outgrown a regular kiddy pool and slip and slides only entertained them for so long. The first thing we did when it got warm was purchase their pool.
We got it home, and since my husband had declared setting up the pool “his job,” I let him be. I sat there and watched as he looked over the papers that came with the pool, got the liner spread out, put the pool on top of it and got the ring around the top blown up. I then heard the water turn on.... Now, this should be a very simple thing. As long as the pool is set on level ground, you simply fill it up with water and the pool will set itself up.
That’s when our first problem became apparent. After a bit, he noticed that the water was about two inches deeper on one end than the other. Being that this was our first time setting up a pool, my husband decided to keep filling it up. I guess he had the thought that it was just an inch or so... no big deal.
As the first couple of hours went by, I kept asking, “Are you sure this is going to work?” Each time, I got the same response, “It will be fine.” Shortly after, it became apparent that we were going to have a problem, but my husband was not going to admit defeat just yet, so we kept filling it. I sat silently on the deck watching as the boys kept asking, “How much longer?”
I would say it was about six hours into it before my husband realized it just wasn’t going to fill correctly. At this point, we had one side almost full to the top and the other side had about two feet left to fill. Since the pool was not on level ground, the water basically kept running down hill. My husband turned off the water and started draining the pool. Of course, this sends the boys into a frenzy and all I can hear outside is, “I want to swim!” and “When will it be ready?” and “Why are we taking out the water?” In between their questions there are words flying around that I have not heard in a long time.
The next morning is very touchy in our house. Do I ask him about the pool? Should I offer help? Should I pretend that this huge blue thing that’s sitting in our backyard doesn’t even exist? The only thing he says when he sits down is, “I guess I shouldn’t take ‘set on level ground’ lightly.”
For the next couple of days, our nightmare continues. My husband decides to get some dirt to try and level the ground. I keep telling him that I think sand will work better, but he wants dirt. We go get the dirt and try to level it out some. It is still not working right, but decide to work on it again the next day. For the next three days it rains, so all of the dirt we got, plus what we had already put down, turns to mud. UGH! Finally, it all dries out enough to work on again and we have dirt clumps, which are definitely not pool-friendly.
The pool sat for about a week after that. I think we were both so tired of it we had hoped that one day we would wake up and the blue, muddy, blob in our backyard would be gone.
By the weekend, we were ready to tackle it again... it was going to get done that day. We got up early on a Saturday, called in my dad for help and began leveling the ground, this time with sand. After about three hours of working on it, the true test came... time to start filling the pool. As it started to rise, it looked like it might actually work this time. Once there were a few inches of water in the bottom, we did have to readjust it a bit in spots. Once we got that done, we sat back and watched as the pool filled. Yeah! This time it was filling properly and, by the end of the day, we had a filled pool in the backyard and everyone was happy again.
Even with all of the trouble that the pool has caused, it was a great learning experience and the boys love it. They are out there daily playing and splashing in the water. Whenever my husband is asked about the pool, the first thing he says is, “When they say, 'set on level ground,' they mean, 'set on level ground'.”
- Angie
Favorite product I've designed:
Basic: White Paper Mini
I love the texture in these papers, including the creases and folds. I also love how the solid white background helps make a layout “pop.”
Layout by Angie Briggs
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Scrap Girls Club Concepts |
The Scrap Girls Monthly Club allows you to get all of the newest looks
while saving money! It is perfect for anyone who wants beautiful, coordinated
digital scrapbooking supplies that are easy to use. You get all the
products shown above, a $29.33 value, for $9.99 or less! Plus, each
month we will help you find new ways to use your club contents to the
fullest with this article full of ideas, tips, and projects to get
your creativity going!
July’s Scrap
Girls Club’s featured designer is Amanda McGee.
If you haven't noticed this one in the boutique yet, you have got to take a closer look! These bright, juicy colors, specialized, hand-created embellishments and Amanda-style word art makes this a club selection that is absolutely not to miss! And you’re here to get some ideas on how to use this great group, so let's get down to it!
Layout ideas:
- Picking berries
- Kids' craft projects
- Rainbows
- Tropical bathing suits
- Wish on a Star - Cinderella, castles, princesses, etc. (“wish” word art)
- Pool parties
- Childhood memories... biggest mess (splattered paper)
- Friends, good times
- Eating fruit {LAYOUT – Christy}
Layout by Christy VanderWall
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- Kids' stuff
- Art museums
- Fathers (plaid paper)
- Baby's first laugh (“laugh” word art)
- Disney vacation (“Vacation” word art has perfect colors for this!)
- Gardens and gardening pictures
- Family - Easter photos
- Art, paint, being creative
- Tasty desserts, recipes {LAYOUT – Amanda}
Layout by Amanda McGee
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Card ideas:
- Friendship card (“Your Smile Brightens My Day” word art)
- Birthday party - invites, layouts, cards, etc.
- Bouquet with flowers, use the painted heart as a flower (Get Well cards, Thinking of You, Mother's Day)
Quotes:
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There’s never enough time to do all the nothing you want.
- Bill Watterson, Calvin & Hobbes
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One of the secrets of a happy life is continuous small treats.
- Iris Murdoch
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A picnic is a state of mind and can be made anywhere.
- Susan Branch
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What dreadful hot weather we have! It keeps me in a continual state of inelegance.
- Jane Austen
We hope this article gives you some ideas to get you
scrapping! We’d love to see what you come up with. You can share ideas and tips on the message board, plus there’s
a special
gallery available for you to show off your Club creations and inspire
each other, so start creating!
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What's Happening at Scrap Girls? |
Crops and Chats |
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!
Camping Challenge and Chat
Monday, July 28th - 4:00PM ET
Join April (April Showers) in the chat room Monday, July 28th, at 4 PM ET for a Camping Challenge and Chat.
Get ready to scrap those photos of how your family camps (or doesn’t). Can’t wait 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.
New Member Chat
Tuesday, July 29th - 8:00PM ET
Join Patti (ruralscrapper) and Pat (PBarnes) at 8:00 P.M. ET for a New Member Chat. It is a great place to meet new friends and have questions about Scrap Girls answered.
High Noon Crop
Wednesday, July 30th - 12:00Noon ET
Join your host Betsy for the High Noon Crop every Wednesday at Noon eastern time. These crops are designed to allow you to work on your own photos and themes, simply giving participants a one hour goal, and a fun, new challenge each week!
On July 30, we'll do a circle challenge! Create a layout using a circle prominantly in some way! Crop a photo into a circle, journal in a circle, or around a circle. Use a circular stamp brush or other embellishment. Jut use at least one circle!
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 and Chat
Wednesday, July 30th - 8:00PM ET *NEW TIME*
Please come join Angela (angelaNussbaum) @ 8PM 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!
Thursday Message Board Challenge Chat
Thursday, July 31st - 4:00PM ET
We're taking the Thursday Message Board Challenge into the Chat Room this week!
Join me, Carla (crs), in the chat room at 4 pm et on Thursday, July 31st, and I'll reveal the challenge for the day. Hope to see you there!
Life Moments Crop and Chat
Tuesday, August 5th - 4:00PM 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 focus on Anniversaries. Any type will do. Can't wait to see you there!
High Noon Crop
Wednesday, August 6th - 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 August 6, we'll do a 10 photo challenge! Create a layout using any colors, any theme, but 10 photos! Sound daunting? Try a template!
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!
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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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STAYcation: Camp Out Bonus Freebie!
Layout by Valerie Randall
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Designer Freebie by Valerie Randall coordinates with her Camp Scrap Collection Biggie
Layout by Brandy Murry
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Designer Freebie by Brandy Murry coordinates with her City Park Collection Biggie
* 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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Set Up On Level Ground
Monday, July 28, 2008
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- 17.7% Off Staycation Sale!
- Cute Stuff
- Scrap Girls STAYcation Events!
- A Designer’s Life: Angie Briggs
- Scrap Girls Club Concepts
- 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 9 openings are still available!
We're starting our final countdown now; don't miss out on this amazing opportunity! 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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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.
A Style All Your Own
August 12 and 19 - 7:00PM ET
This in-depth class on personal style is the perfect opportunity to learn about the four most common design styles seen in today’s digital scrapbooking, and how they relate to your own likes and dislikes.
Important: This is an Intermediate Level class open to all software program users. Software applications are not needed for this class. |
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 Brandy Hackman 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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