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“Special” layout by Kara Swanson
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Directions for one technique I did on this layout:
To blend my journaling into the background paper for a muted effect, I just lowered the Opacity of the journal layer to 22%.
Software used: Adobe Photoshop Elements 6.0
Name of challenge: Free Scrap
“Perfect Smiles” layout by Jo Corne
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Directions for one technique I did on this layout:
To ‘tuck’ the photo corner ‘under’ the paper fold, I first gave the photo layer a layer mask. I then reduced the Opacity of the photo frame so I could see the area underneath which would act as my guide to ‘erasing’ the frame. I clicked on the Eraser Tool, chose an appropriate-sized brush and then ‘erased’ the area that I wanted removed from the photo. Once I was happy with the result, I raised the Opacity of the photo frame back to 100% and the photo now looks as if it is tucked under the paper fold.
Software used: Adobe Photoshop CS3
Name of challenge: Free Scrap
Other Ingredients:
“P Is for Pout” layout by Kelly Favor-Chronister
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Directions for one technique I did on this layout:
To give my layout a more cohesive look, I used Valerie Randall’s ScrapSimple Type Paths: Shapes 2101 in place of the standard days, months, and years provided in Brandy Murry’s ScrapSimple Embellishment Templates: Date Wheel. I typed using the same font I used for part of the title and for my journaling (Amanda McGee’s Happy Font). I also used the same type path to create the curve for the “is for” part of the title. These type paths are great for PSE where you cannot create your own text on a path!
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Commercial license versions of Dynamic Brush Set: Scribbles 8201, Brush Set: Bad Behavior, Brush Set: Princess, ScrapSimple Embellishment Templates: Hodgepodge Collage Biggie, ScrapSimple Embellishment Templates: Rhinestone Alpha Biggie, ScrapSimple Embellishment Templates: Date Wheel, ScrapSimple Embellishment Templates: Ribbon Wraps, ScrapSimple Embellishment Templates: Lifted Photos Biggie, ScrapSimple Embellishment Templates: Baby Firsts, ScrapSimple Paper Templates: Bubbly, ScrapSimple Paper Templates: Typography, ScrapSimple Tools - Styles: Iridescent Glass 6401, ScrapSimple Tools - Styles: Micro Glitter 6401 Super Biggie, ScrapSimple Tools - Actions: Photos That Pop PSE 1801, ScrapSimple Tools - Actions: Edge It PSE 5001, ScrapSimple Type Shapes: Circles 8301 Biggie, ScrapSimple Type Paths: Shapes 2101 and AMC_Happy Font are also available.
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Software used: Adobe Photoshop Elements 4.0, iPhoto
Name of challenge: Kids
“Midsommar” layout by Caroline Kaiser
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Directions for one technique I did on this layout:
To create the background, I used two papers: the green-blue paper from Thao Cosgrove’s Pretty Primavera Collection Biggie and on top, the folded paper from Melissa Renfro’s Little One Collection. I changed the Blend Mode of the last one to “Multiply.” To make the folds look more realistic, I duplicated the green-blue paper four times to have one paper for each part of the fold. I rotated and moved the paper layers with the Move Tool (Ctrl+T) and applied a layer mask on each one to leave only the fold visible. To give it a final touch and a nice balance to the layout, I changed the color of the folded back with Image> Adjustments> Color Variations.
Software used: Adobe Photoshop CS3
Name of challenge: Free Scrap
“Cater-Pickles” layout by Christy VanderWall
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Directions for one technique I did on this layout:
To make the leaves on the vines appear like they are curling off the page, I first applied a regular drop shadow to them. I then put the shadow on its own layer by using Layer> Layer Style> Create Layer in CS3. With the shadow layer selected, using the free transform option (Ctrl-T) and holding the Ctrl key, I reshaped the shadow by dragging the corner handles until it had the shape desired. I also lowered the Opacity of the shadow layer to about 65%.
Software used: Adobe Photoshop CS3, Adobe Photoshop Elements 6.0
Name of challenge: Free Scrap
If you have praise, comments, or questions for any of our Product Designers or Layout Artists, 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 Convention - Digital Scrap Link Information! |
It's getting close now... can you believe there are less than 28 days until our Convention starts? The excitement is really building around our message board. We have some wonderful things lined up to share with you, and we're excited to tell you a bit about them here!
One of our special guest instructors will be none other than Nichole Van from nicholeV photography. She will be presenting, “Making Art Out of the Ordinary: Mastering Light, Location and Composition.” Here's a short description:
Ever wonder how those professional photographers manage to find such incredible locations? And how do they always get that amazing light in their photos? Wouldn’t it be fun to create art out of the everyday, ordinary things you see? Nichole will discuss how to assess and best photograph any given location and how to “see” and use natural light effectively, getting perfect light in your photos. She’ll also discuss how to compose artistic photographs based on principles of classic composition and then how to bring all these elements out when editing in Photoshop. Come learn how to create art out of your life!
Nichole has such wonderful photography skills, we know you'll be as excited as we are to have her come share her expertise with us!
Some of our other special guest speakers include April Anderton and Lynda Angelastro from Digital Scrapbooking Magazine. They will be giving pointers on how to get published!
If you'd like to come and learn from Nichole, April and Lynda, in addition to all the other great things we have planned for you, hurry and sign up now! We only have FIVE spots left! Stay tuned to hear more about our Convention! |
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A Designer�s Life: Syndee Nuckles |
A Perfect Day
Having just recently moved from the hot California desert to the more temperate city of San Jose, I have felt excited, overwhelmed, hopeful, adventurous, unsure, happy, small, creative, and more. All of these feelings make me feel alive and full of possibilities.
Over the past seven weeks, we have been visiting the same spots, creating a sense of comfort and familiarity. But, yesterday, we headed out the door into some uncharted territories. We ended up having a perfect day!
Okay, I know there is no such thing as “perfect,” but in my book, yesterday was about as perfect as it gets! (That is, even with the parking ticket we acquired outside of the library!) It felt great to just shrug away the ticket and not let it ruin our day. I will gladly pay the $28 fee for such a perfect day.
The day started early for me at 8:15 a.m. You may have heard me ramble on about my long relationship with insomnia before. Well, for some reason, after only four hours of sleep, my mind decided it was time to wake up! Now, my body was not happy about this, but what’s a girl to do? I have learned to embrace my insomnia, since it doesn’t look like it will be letting up any time soon.
My hubby and I decided to venture out to the Farmer’s Market, which, to our delight, is a mere mile away. We were greeted by sunshine and a dozen or so vendors scattered around a palm tree-filled park. Right, smack in the middle is a fountain. I don’t know what it is about fountains, but I just love them! There was a band playing at one end and, at the other end, a man on a bench playing a violin. And, this was FREE!
We bought fresh cut flowers, organic fruits and vegetables, and some delicious organic baked goods. It has been a long time since we were able to just sit and be. We could have stayed there all day, but it was time to grab a bite to eat and head home.
The kids ushered us in at the door. We came inside, laden with canvas bags full of our morning adventure. You couldn’t help but see the delight on their faces. There is a bit of magic that surrounds a bunch of just-plucked carrots with stems attached and a dusting of dirt! I am feeling a bit like we live in Shangri-la.
Later, the kids decided that they would like to go to the “big” library on the SJSU campus. Now, that is one huge library. I think I counted six floors! It is truly a beauty! And, as if the day couldn’t get any better, they happened to be having a book sale.
Now, if you know my kids at all, you know that they love books! They eat, sleep and breathe books. They would rather have books than clothes (which, if you have or have had teenage daughters, you know that is strange)! Who doesn’t love a bag of books for five dollars? Two bags later, we were now ready to peruse the library, which was a bit beyond overwhelming.
We left with several armloads of borrowed treasures. My seven-year-old son even checked out a book on Shirley Temple. (He is very picky about his book selections.) I left with some books on container gardening and cooking. With a sigh, it was time to head home.
It’s a pretty common occurrence in our house to have the kids put on a “Show and Tell” with the spoils of our outings. It was fun to have a book show and see what everyone picked out. Then, I headed off for a much-needed nap.
When it was time to sit down in front of my computer and do some digital scrapbooking, I was content, refreshed and inspired! The amazing thing is that this perfect day taught me something. (Or, should I say, it reminded me of something?) It’s the simple things, the things we take for granted, that matter the most.
The best thing about this day was that it renewed my spirit and taught me to stop and smell the carrots!
Happy carrots!
- Syndee
Favorite product I've designed:
Faded Beauty Collection Mini
This was one of those collections that I had sketched out in my mind several weeks before actually designing it. Sometimes, my work has to sit with me for a while before it’s ready. I really love how it is soft and dreamlike.
Layout by Syndee Nuckles
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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!
September’s Scrap
Girls Club’s featured designer is Melissa Renfro.
Warm, soft and well loved, this digital scrapbook club contains all-time favorites for your digital scrapbook layouts. When you need a paper for journaling on your digital scrapbook layout, you can find the perfect match in this club. This club includes all kinds of metal hardware, antique knobs and hinges, essential staples (with and without shadows), and more. Let’s look
a little closer and see what additional ideas we can come up with for this club.
Layout ideas:
- Layout about a favorite pair of jeans
- Antique furniture (Use Well Loved Hardware Embellishment Mini and tell the story behind the furniture with the Well Loved Journaling Embellishment Mini.)
- Favorite quilt or comfy blanket
- Texas, the Lone Star State (metal stars in Well Loved Collection Biggie)
- Hunting outings (plaid papers from Well Loved Collection Biggie)
- Hike in the woods
- Tomboy (Add ribbons from Well Loved Collection Biggie and journaling pieces from Well Loved Journaling Embellishment Mini for soft touches.)
- Fall Leaf Photos
- Memorial
- Home
- Garage Sales (tags from Assemble Your Own Zoom Page: Well Loved)
- Family photos where the whole family is wearing denim (tags from Assemble Your Own Zoom Page: Well Loved)
- Daddy's girl
Layout by Stefanie Harris
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Project/Printable ideas:
- Gift tags could be made by printing the Well Loved Journaling Embellishment Mini.
- Print journaling blocks from Well Loved Journaling Embellishment Mini to add to printed digital layouts and create a hybrid layout.
- Make a small flip book about a person or child's favorite things by using a favorite on each page.
- Create photo frame mattes with papers for a baby boy's or little boy's room.
- Design contemplative quote pages for a calendar.
- Make placemats by printing papers and laminating them.
- Create gift bags or boxes.
- Design a cute monogram for cards or tags with the alpha and other embellishments in Well Loved Collection Biggie.
- Create a layout for one of your favorite dry mix recipes, adhere to side of food storage container for easy access to the instructions.
Project by Christy VanderWall
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Blessed is the man who hears many gentle voices call him father.
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Friendship is a cozy shelter from life's rainy days.
- Unknown
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One who sleeps under a quilt is comforted by love.
- Unknown
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It is wisdom to believe the heart.
- George Santayana
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Reach for the stars and you may land on a dream.
- Unknown
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If you could only stay little forever....
- Unknown
Layout by Armi Custodio
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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!
Have fun!
- The Scrap Girls Team
P.S. We hope you are enjoying one of our newest articles, Club Concepts. Each Monday, we give you ideas on how to use your current club selections in many different ways. We give you ideas for layout themes, embellishments, tips, cards, quotes, projects, and more! Well, we have realized that in creating these articles, we were leaving out one of the most important voices in our club... yours! So, we would like to announce that we will be looking for your help in creating these articles. And, of course, there are prizes involved!
How can you get involved, you may ask? Simply post your new layout using the current club selection (either the Scrap Girls club or the ScrapSimple club) in our Scrap Girls Club Members Gallery. Be sure to list all of the Scrap Girls products you used, as well as a short (1-2 sentence) description of the unique idea or theme your layout shows off. If your layout and its corresponding tip is chosen, they will be showcased in our Club Concepts article, and you will win a $5 Gift Certificate to the Scrap Girls Boutique! |
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What's Happening at Scrap Girls? |
If you have never been to the Scrap Girls Chat Room before or have questions about it, this tutorial, Chat Basics, will provide lots of helpful information.
Crops and Chats |
Aussie Chat & Crop
Monday, 22 September - 8:30PM *Australian Eastern Standard Time*
Please join Jo (ScrappingJo) and Karen (kazbar73) for our next Aussie Chat on Monday, 22 September, 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 8.30pm 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, 22 September starting at 6.30am (New York time). Looking forward to seeing you all there.
New Member Chat
Tuesday, September 23rd - 9:00PM ET
Join Pat (PBarnes) and Carol Ann (Zaz) for the New Member Chat at 9 PM ET in the Live Chat room lobby. This is a great place to ask questions about getting around the Scrap Girls site or about digital scrapbooking in general - and a great place to make some new friends. All are welcome, new and long time members included.
You do need to have Java installed on your computer to access the Live Chat.
High Noon Crop
Wednesday, September 24th - 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 Sept. 24, we'll do a Black and White With a Twist challenge! Create a layout using black, white and hot pink! Any theme, any number of photos, just use black, white and hot pink!
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
Wednesday, September 24th - 9:00PM ET
Join Launa & Zaz, for a Textile Challenge and Crop, we will meet Wednesday, September 24th, 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!
Swap Crop Chat
Friday, September 26th - 9:00PM 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 9 pm et on Friday, September 26th!
NSBR Early Edition
Monday, September 29th - 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 September 29th, at 1 PM ET, in the Chat Room! Hope to see you there!
Desktop Chat
Tuesday, September 30th - 9:00PM ET
Please come join Angela (angelaNussbaum) @ 9PM ET for the Desktop Challenge Crop.
Tired of your desktop being some graphic that you would've liked to have made? 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.
Life Moments Chat
Tuesday, October 7th - 1:00PM ET
Join me (PV Mom of 2 - Shari) in the chatroom at 1 PM Eastern Time for the Life Moments Crop. Topic TBD soon. See you there!
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September Events |
September Board Game: Guess that Scrap Girl!
It's Back-to-School time and with it come memories of our own childhood. What did you want to be when you grew up? Did you dream big? This month, join us on the Message Board for a game of "Guess that ScrapGirl!" and find out what our ScrapGirls team members dreamed of becoming when they were little girls.
Every day during the month of September, a member of the Welcoming Committee will post a school-aged photo of one of the ScrapGirls team members. Identify the team member and then create and keep an ongoing list with your answers on it, and send your completed list to [email protected] no later than midnight October 2nd. (You can find current photos of all team members in the About Us section of the ScrapGirls home page.)
Everyone who correctly identifies all 30 team members will be entered in a drawing for one of three $10 Gift Certificates! Correctly identify 20+ team members and be entered in a drawing for one of two $5 Gift Certificates! Identify 10+ and be entered in a drawing for one of two $3 Gift Certificates!
Layout Contests:
September Layout Contest: All too often we get caught up in the things that bring us down in life. We sometimes take for granted all of the fun and wonderful things that happen on a daily basis. Here’s your chance to stop, smell the roses and appreciate the good things you have in your life right now. It might be the warm smile of a child each morning, or seeing your best friend on a fall afternoon to reconnect. Let’s pay tribute to the good things in our lives. We want to see your layouts about something positive in your life right now uploaded to the September Gallery. If your layout is chosen, you will win a $10 Gift Certificate to the boutique!
September Mid-Month Layout Contest: Dreams are one of the most fascinating things we can experience. Now is your chance to scrap one of the dreams you’ve had, or to create a “dreamy” layout. Maybe you have a dream that you’ve always had since you were a child, or a dream that you had a week ago. Let’s see those dreamy layouts uploaded to the Mid-September Gallery by midnight, October 15th, and if your layout is chosen, you will win a $10 Gift Certificate to the Scrap Girls 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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A Perfect Day
Monday, September 22, 2008
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- Cute Stuff
- A Designer’s Life: Syndee Nuckles
- 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
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P.P.S. If you ever need any assistance, please email [email protected] or call
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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 5 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
See more titles |
Photo Restoration in Photoshop
Thursdays, September 25 and October 2 - 4:00PM ET
This in-depth digital scrapbooking class on basic photo restoration is the perfect opportunity to learn about some of the Photoshop tools most often utilized for restorative techniques. Using various methods, this class will teach you how to restore torn, discolored, faded, and odd-shaped photos for printing, digital scrapbooking, and web uploading.
Important: This Intermediate Level class is for Adobe Photoshop 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! |
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 Melissa Renfro using September's Scrap Girls Club
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Created for you by Melissa Renfro
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 commercially licensed version of the ScrapSimple club is also available here.
Layout by Durin Eberhart using September's ScrapSimple Club
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Created for you by Brandie Valenzuela and Durin Eberhart
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.
Club Concepts: We hope you are enjoying one of our newest articles, Club Concepts. Each Monday, we give you ideas on how to use your current club selections in many different ways. Well, we have realized that in creating these articles, we were leaving out one of the most important voices in our club... yours! So, we would like to announce that we will be looking for your help in creating these articles.
How can you get involved, you may ask? Simply post your new layout using the current club selection (either the Scrap Girls club or the ScrapSimple club) in our Scrap Girls Club Members Gallery. Be sure to list all of the Scrap Girls products you used, as well as a short (1-2 sentence) description of the unique idea or theme your layout shows off. If your layout and its corresponding tip is chosen, they will be showcased in our Club Concepts article, and you will win a $5 Gift Certificate to the Scrap Girls Boutique!
Customer Freebies: We get a lot of requests from you asking if you could share a freebie with your Scrap Girls friends, and we have come up with a way to do it. 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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