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Commercial license versions of ScrapSimple Alpha Templates: Adorned, ScrapSimple Embellishment Templates: All Stitched-Circles, Thick Biggie, Dynamic Brush Set: Inky 5001, ScrapSimple Tools - Styles: Destinations 5401, ScrapSimple Tools - Styles: Brushed Metal 4901 - Biggie, ScrapSimple Embellishment Templates: Tie Backs, AMC_Happy Font, ScrapSimple Type Paths: Shapes 2101, ScrapSimple Tools - Styles: Aged Folds 5001, ScrapSimple Tools - Styles: Stitching And Holes 4102, ScrapSimple Tools - Actions: Stitching And Holes 4101 - Straight Stitching and ScrapSimple Tools - Styles: Basic Shadows 6501 are also available.
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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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Life Muses by Ro: Showered with Friendship |
As I have already discussed, I recently went to Arizona for some desperately needed R&R. As a quick review, I asked our wonderful message board members to remember me in their prayers. They did so and I found the perfect spot that addressed all of my needs and desires. I came home happy and renewed.
When I arrived, I discovered a large pile of mail sitting in my office. My first thought was, “Oh no... we received a whole bunch of mail-in orders that didn’t get taken care of!” I felt sick just thinking about it.
But, then I realized that we’ve only received about ten mail-in orders during our entire history... The stack was too large for that.
Upon further investigation, I was stunned to realize that my Scrap Girls friends had decided to shower me with cards and well wishes while I was away. They wanted me to come home to a big pile-o-love. I was humbled, honored, amazed and touched beyond the ability to express.
That night, I climbed into bed with my pile-o-love and began opening them. I smiled at them, laughed and went, “Oooooo.... Ahhhh.... Ohhhhh!” as I made my way through the stack.
I had received cards, small gifts, a CD (it happened to be one that I had wished for without telling anyone that I wanted it!), and a beautiful mini-album created by Christy VanderWall, containing photos of all of the Scrap Girls team members.
Shortly afterwards, I took a photo of the mail I’d received. Surprisingly, I continued to receive mail. In fact, I received a postcard from a member just last week!
I don’t know why I have ended up in the middle of such wonderful people, but I just have to say that I’m grateful beyond measure. You are friends to me. I consider you a family member as soon as you sign up to read our newsletter or as soon as you make your first purchase. I pray for you everyday, hoping that things go well for you, hoping that any problems are smoothed out, and ask the Lord to bless you for being so kind to us. I worry about all of you when I hear about disasters in the world. I am concerned for you as I read about the problems everyone is facing right now. I pray that if you are struggling, you’ll keep going and trying, believing that “this, too, shall pass.”
Thank you, everyone, who has written me, emailed me or thought about me as I worked to get myself back on track. I appreciate your kindnesses so very, very much.
I am forever, humbly, your servant.
- Ro
This is just some of the mail I’ve received!
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!
Ro has recently spotlighted Pireps, CharleneJ and Soozlou. |
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Best of the Message Board |
Question: Can I change the size and/or color of a brush?
Answer 1: You sure can. What program are you using?
Response 1: Oops! Forgot to add that. I'm using PSE6.
Answer 2: When you've picked your Brush Tool, there should be a tool bar up at the top (right underneath the main toolbar). It has different menus to choose which brush you use and the size.
To change the color, you can change the foreground color down in the color picker at the bottom left.
Answer 3: Another quick way to change your brush size is to use the bracket keys, located below your + and - keys. The right bracket makes the brush bigger and the left one makes it smaller. The nice part about that is if you are trying to fit a brush in a certain space you don't have to move your mouse to go up and use the slider. The brush will stay put and enlarge or shrink when you hit the bracket keys and will do it in small increments.
Response Question: Thanks! Now, can you move a brushed image once you've “stamped” it?
Answer 4: Yes, as long as you stamp the brush on its own layer, you can move the image wherever you would like on the page. (If you stamp on the same layer as another object, you will be moving both objects at the same time.)
Answer 5: You can move it/change color/change size, etc. after stamping IF you stamp it on its own layer. It you've stamped it on an existing layer, any changes will affect the whole layer. I always stamp on a separate layer, because, if I don't, I end up regretting it!
Response Question 2: To stamp on its own layer, do you have to create a new layer? How do you drag that onto the layout? Thanks.
Answer 6: You can create a new layer in your layout. Shift+Ctrl+N in Photoshop. A lot of the shortcuts are the same for PSE. There is also a little icon at the bottom of your Layers Palette.
Answer 7: In PSE, the New Layer icon is at the top of the Layers Palette instead of at the bottom.
Response 2: Thanks - it seems to be working!
Answer 8: Since you are getting interested in brushes, I would highly recommend buying Shalae's Mastering Brushes eBook. There is one for PS and PSE. The book will take you beyond the basics of brushes and has amazing examples. You will look at brushes in a completely different light afterwards!
Question: I have the following - Life Books and Corrugated Papers - and I cannot understand how to get them to look the way you guys do in the samples. I can use the other paper templates, but these do not work for me. I have read and re-read the instructions. What am I missing? I lost most of my corrugated texture and I had to really fade to get the book to show the pages through. Thanks.
Answer 1: Are you using PSE or PS? You can layer your paper over the template, apply a clipping mask, then scroll through the Blend Modes to get the look you want, while keeping the template layer at “Normal” Blend Mode, 100% Opacity. I know you can work with Blend Modes in PSP, but I'm not exactly sure how to achieve the clipping mask in that program. You could also try colorizing, adding brush work, etc. Hope that helps. If not, I'm sure someone will come along soon with some suggestions!
Response: Sorry, I am using PSCS3. I have tried a clipping mask and nothing happens. I have tried “Overlay,” but it is too light. I have looked through the University. Can someone please tell me how to do this? Or maybe I can't add papers, maybe it is only colors. Thanks guys!
Answer 2: Try applying the clipping mask, using “Overlay” or “Soft Light” Blend Modes. Then, making sure your template layer is active, adjust the brightness/contrast (of the template). That will in turn adjust the color.
Question: How do you combine two papers together where they look like one sheet? How do you make a photo and word art blend into the background paper so that it looks like it is the background paper? I am using ACDSee Photo Editor and I also have PSE 6.
Answer: You use Blend Modes. Layer one paper (or photo) directly over the other and, with the top one selected, scroll through the Blend Modes until you get a look you like. You can adjust the Opacity of the layers as well for even more variations.
Response: Thank you so much. I went and did what you said and it worked! I learned something new today.
Question: I have a layered template that you fill with different papers and there are layers for the photos. I am new to Photoshop Elements 6 and have purchased the Scrap Girls Secrets Revealed, but there is nothing on this topic there. If anyone can direct me to a tutorial for using the templates in Photoshop Elements 6 I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you.
Answer: There are quite a few digital layout template tutorials in the Scrap Girls University: Digital Scrapbooking with ScrapSimple Digital Layout Templates.If you need more specific help with a particular template, let us know which one you are working with. There are several basic tutorials. Try this one: Using ScrapSimple Digital Layout Templates in Digital Scrapbooking or this: Using Clipping Masks with ScrapSimple Digital Scrapbooking Layout Templates.
These were written before the layout templates came with the layered PSD file, which is much faster to work with. Now you can drag all of the layers of the template onto your new file at once. In the Layers Palette, click on the top layer, hold down the Shift key and click on the bottom layer. You can then use the Move Tool to drag the layers straight from the Layers Palette onto your new blank page. Hope that helps you some. |
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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 |
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!
Quote Chat & Challenge
Sunday, September 28th - 9:00PM ET
Come join Pat (PBarnes) for the Quote Challenge Crop! Including a quote on your layout can be a touching and meaningful addition, especially if you use the quote to create your own word art.
Here's how it will work. On Sunday, I'll post a thread on the Chat section of the board giving you the quote that you will use to make your own word art. It's not hard, and I will even have a layout with a Word Art example. Then we'll meet in the chat room to have fun, chat, and create our Word Art layout!
Everyone can participate and create a layout, even if you can't make the chat. Hope to see you there!
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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Layout by Paula Wright
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Designer Freebie by Paula Wright coordinates with her 1898 Photo Frames Embellishment 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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Showered with Friendship
Tuesday, September 23, 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 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...
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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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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