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“Spooky Parade” by Kim Meeder
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Directions for one technique I did on this layout:
To achieve the film negative walkway, I linked together all layers containing pieces of the film negative within my digital layout template. Next, I used Edit> Transform and played with the Skew, Perspective, and Distort options until I was happy with the results. Finally, I clipped papers to each of the layers. I now had a “sidewalk” for my spooky trick-or-treaters to parade down!
Software used: Adobe Photoshop CS3
Name of challenge: Halloween
“Pumpkin Patch Fun” by Jennifer Labre
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Directions for one technique I did on this layout:
Creating titles are often one of my most challenging aspects when creating my layout. Lucky for us, many of the Scrap Girls Collections offer alphabets and word art that make creating titles much simpler. Here, I used the ready made word art “Pumpkin Patch” and made the title my own by using the alpha from the same collection to add the word “Fun.” Now I have my own unique title that couldn’t have been simpler to create!
Software used: Adobe Photoshop CS
Name of challenge: Halloween
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“Dress Ups” by Jo Corne
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Directions for one technique I did on this layout:
To brush Erica Hite’s Dynamic Brush Set: Frayed 5401 onto the inner frame of Syndee Nuckles’ ScrapSimple Paper Templates: On Edge, I used Melissa Renfro’s ScrapSimple Tools - Actions: Edge It 5001 to “trace” the inner line exactly. I followed all the prompts given throughout the action, choosing the brush I wanted, and the final result is as you see it here. The Dynamic Brush Set: Frayed 5401 wraps itself around the inner frame of the paper template. I then added Amanda Sok’s ScrapSimple Tools - Styles: Micro Glitter 6401 Super Biggie for the final touches.
Software used: Adobe Photoshop CS3
Name of challenge: Halloween
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“Wardrobe Malfunction” by Armi Custodio
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Directions for one technique I did on this layout:
When I scrap Halloween pictures, I always have a dilemma because Halloween papers and embellishments are in vivid colors and usually clash with my equally vivid photos. One solution is to convert photos to black and white or sepia. For this layout however, I wanted to keep my photos in color. To “tone down” the bright colors in my photo, I duplicated my photo and set its Blend Mode to “Linear Light” at 40% Opacity and applied Mandy Steward’s ScrapSimple Tools - Styles: Distressed Photo Sepia 1801 Mini. Try it!
Software used: Adobe Photoshop Elements 6.0
Name of challenge: Halloween
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“First Halloween” by Janine Buckles
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Directions for one technique I did on this layout:
After I finished this layout, I realized I wanted to use something to connect my images and journaling; something to accentuate the “before and after” theme. The arrow I chose was a soft blue, so I selected it by clicking on its thumbnail image in my Layers Palette. Next I used my Magic Wand and, with “Contiguous” unchecked and the Tolerance set to 40, selected the blue area. Now I had marching ants around the just the blue area.
I then altered the blue by clicking on Enhance> Adjust Colour> Adjust Hue/Saturation (Ctrl+U), and with the “Colorize” box checked, I moved the sliders until I had a shade of blue that coordinated with the dots on the background paper. I repeated this technique with the tan outline on the arrow so that it also matched the outlines on the polka-dot paper. Now my layout felt finished! But then, with digital, is a layout ever finished?
Software used: Adobe Photoshop Elements 5.0
Name of challenge: Halloween
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Journaling: Andrew, you weren’t even three years old and yet, you were so excited to be going out “trick or treating” for the very first time. I made clown costumes for you and your sister and off you went. You barely made it around the neighbourhood before you got tired. We got home and off came the costume, but before I got your sister’s costume off, you had fallen asleep, leaning over the couch. I couldn’t resist capturing the moment!
“My Little Pumpkin” by Amy Lemaniak
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Directions for one technique I did on this layout:
I took a frame from Syndee Nuckles’ Abracadabra Collection Mini and put it on the layer above my photo. With the frame layer active, I selected my Magnetic Lasso Tool and went around the inner portion of the frame to select the area inside the frame. I then inverted my selection and selected my photo layer. Finally, I deleted my selection and the frame fit perfectly around my photo.
Software used: Adobe Photoshop Elements 5.0
Name of challenge: Halloween
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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 Event - 4th Anniversary Week!
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Scrap Girls is turning FOUR years old! Yippee! We are having a party to celebrate... and YOU get the presents! Join us for a week of fun-filled classes, crops, challenges, games, and events. We've got prizes galore to hand out, so check out some of these great events!
Some of the games our team has planned for you are Trivial Pursuit, Boutique Bingo, ScrapGirls Word Search, ScrapGirls 20 Questions, The Never Ending Story, and more! First up is a Scrap Girls Crossword:
Watch the message board Saturday morning for a Scrap Girls crossword puzzle. It won’t compare to the NY Times Sunday game, but it should be fun, and everyone that sends Dee the correct answers will qualify for a $10.00 Gift Certificate! You will find the puzzle and clues along with the email address to send answers to posted on the message board in our ScrapGirls Anniversary Party 2008 forum!
Here is the schedule for the week:
Friday, October 17th
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1:00PM ET - Critique Session - Theresa
Are you looking for some constructive criticism on a layout that you feel isn't “quite right?” Join me for an hour of layout critiques starting at 1PM ET. Be sure to have the layout posted in the gallery and have the link to it handy. We will have you pick a number to decide who gets their layout critiqued first.
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3:00PM ET - Anniversary Crop - Launa
This week is all about Scrap Girls’ Anniversary! We all have an anniversary of some sort, a milestone in our lives that we have marked. Have you been married FOREVER? Did you quit smoking? Is there an event in history that you remember on a yearly basis? Use your imagination and let’s create a layout about a special anniversary in our lives. Be sure to join us for lots of chatter, games, and prizes!!
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5:00PM ET - Mini Class - Mary Elizabeth
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8:00PM ET - Word Art Crop - Karen & Becca
Come celebrate Scrap Girls’ anniversary with a special edition Word Art Challenge! Join Karen and Becca at 8PM on Friday, October 17 for an evening of chatting and scrapping! Keep your eyes on the message board Friday morning, where the quote for this special challenge will be posted for those of you who want to get a head start on their layout! Hope to see you there!
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9:00PM ET - Totally True Trivia and Scrap Girls Fun Facts - Marnie
What was the very first Scrap Girls collection ever? Where did the terms “upper case” and “lower case” for alphabets come from? Learn about these quirky digi facts and have a scrapping good time with Marnie aka sprinklz on Friday, October 17th, at 9pm ET. So bring your thinking caps and join in on the fun! *Hint: there is bound to be silliness and noises and prizes, oh my!
Saturday, October 18th
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3:00PM ET - Strokes Mini Class - Anna
Do you want a really easy way to make your photos stand out on your layout? A quick way to make a mat or a frame? Do you want to turn text, embellishments, and custom shapes into stickers? Strokes are the way to go. They are quick and easy and oh, so versatile! Join Anna Mansfield for a mini class that’s all about strokes - the basics and beyond. (Software specific - PSE)
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8:00PM ET - Progressive Chat - Ang
Join Ang (AngRoCamp) for a chat with a challenge twist! Come with one great layout topic in mind... but be ready to pass the topic along for someone else to do while you accept a layout topic challenge from one of your Scrap Girls peers! Specific details of the Progressive Challenge Chat will be given in the chat. Be sure to come for some fun, Fun, FUN! And prizes, Prizes, PRIZES? Of course!
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9:00PM ET - Cram the Chat Room - Sherry & Angela
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10:00PM ET - Late Night Pajama Party - Angela and Ang
Join angelaNussbaum and AngRoCamp for the Pajama Party! Put on your pajamas, snuggle your toes into your slippers, grab some chocolate, and join us for a fun time chatting and playing games! It’s sure to be a lot of fun!
Sunday, October 19th
- 5:00PM ET - Scraplift Chat - Ang and Amy
- 6:00PM ET - Scrap Girls Journey - Michelle
- 8:00PM ET - Word Art Challenge and Crop - Pat
Monday, October 20th
- 4:00PM ET - Keeping Current Crop - Ang
- 8:00PM ET - “Title Magic” Mini Class - Jan
Tuesday, October 21st
- 1:00PM ET - Critique Session - Theresa
- 3:00PM ET – New Member Chat - April
- 4:00PM ET - Life Moments Crop and Chat - April
- 8:00PM ET - Zaz & Shari's Sensational Scrap Girls Adventure - Carol Ann & Shari
- 9:00PM ET - Get Published Chat - Ang, Amy & Christy
Wednesday, October 22nd
- 11:00AM ET - Build Your Own Anniversary Cake Chat and Crop - Michelle and April
- 8:00PM ET - University Chat - Shari and April
- 9:00PM ET - Digital Scrapbooking Jeopardy! - Marnie
Note: While every effort will be made to adhere to this schedule, details are subject to change. |
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Life Muses by Ro: What is Happiness? |
Note from Ro: I found this little essay on my blog today. I completely forgot about it. It made me smile. I thought I’d share it with you.
“Happiness isn't something you experience; it's something you remember.”
- Oscar Levant
What do you remember when you see this photo of a fire? I remember...
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S'mores (roasted marshmallows and Hershey's chocolate bars sandwiched between two graham crackers)
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Cooking hot dogs on a wire hanger
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Singing the round, “Rose, Rose, Rose, Rose... Where shall we see thee lie?” around a campfire with my friends
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Looking at the darkest night skies filled with the brightest stars
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Playing Flicker with flashlights (Everyone stands in a circle and shines their flashlights into the middle of the area, where a person is dancing wildly. Because the flashlights are being moved about really fast as this is done, the dancer looks like they are in a silent movie. It's hysterical.)
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Sitting outside with my husband staring at our fire pit which causes me to remember being in the mountains with my friends eating s'mores, singing rounds and playing Flicker.
What memories make you happy?
- Ro
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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Digital Scrapbook Tutorial: Create Your Own Alpha by Recoloring ScrapSimple Alpha Templates |
Note: Tutorial created using Adobe Photoshop CS2 with Windows XP.
It’s really easy to create your own alpha characters by recoloring the ScrapSimple Alpha Templates: Varsity Letters.
In this particular digital scrapbooking alpha template, there are several options to create the layered letters. Since I will be using several letters, I have chosen to layer the sheets of letters. Another option is to open each individual PSD file. It just depends on your personal preference and desired outcome.
First, begin by opening up the first layer of the alphas. Start with the file: “AMC_SSAlpha_Varsity_Felt_Sheet-1.”
Next, continue to layer “AMC_SSAlpha_Varsity_Chenille_Sheet-1” by holding down the Shift key while clicking and dragging onto the base layer file. Then Shift+Click+Drag the file “AMC_SSAlpha_Varsity_Holes_Sheet-1” and lastly the file “AMC_SSAlpha_Varsity_Stitching_Sheet-1.” Save this file with a different name so that you do not save over the original document.
Now that you have your files layered, begin to color them as desired. First, double-click the felt layer. In the Layer Styles dialog box, select “Color Overlay” and then select “Color.” Next, select your color by double-clicking on the colored box and selecting your desired color.
Repeat the coloring process with the additional layers, selecting your desired colors as a color overlay.
Merge all layers. Then, select your desired letters with the Marquee Tool.
Click and drag them onto your layout and position as desired.
Layout by Amanda McGee
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Tutorial written by Amanda McGee |
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Scrap Girls is looking for a qualified digital scrapbooking teacher to teach Photoshop Elements classes. Teachers are required to create class PDFs which are reviewed prior to class. Teachers have complete flexibility in scheduling classes.
Candidates must have strong skills in Photoshop Elements as well as strong layout design skills. Knowledge of Photoshop is a plus. They must be warm and friendly, comfortable handling fast-paced chat room situations, and able to easily handle questions that arise regarding their particular software area of expertise.
Candidates will be required to audition for this paid position. There will be a list of topics available from which classes can be developed, however the teachers are encouraged to present their own ideas for approval as well.
Please contact Jan Hicks at [email protected] if you would like more information. If you are interested in applying, please forward an up-to-date resume as well as a sample tutorial you have written to Jan at [email protected] and Brandie Valenzuela at [email protected]. |
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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 |
Quote Chat & Challenge
Sunday, October 19th - Time TBA
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!
We'll post the time on Sunday, as the time changes around each time to allow participation by our international folks. Everyone can participate and create a layout, even if you can't make the chat. Hope to see you there!
Scraplift Chat & Crop
Sunday, October 19th - 5:00PM ET
Join TysMommy and angelaNussbaum for a Scraplifting Crop.
A few hours before the crop we will tell you the name of a Scrap Girls Team Member, and you will be able to choose one of their layouts to be your inspiration. During the crop we will also help explain about scraplifting, how to use a layout as inspiration, and the importance of giving credit.
Scraplifting is a lot of fun! So come join us, you're sure to enjoy it!
Keeping Current Crop
Monday, October 20th - 4:00PM ET
Join AngRoCamp for the Keeping Current Crop on the third Monday of each month. In October we'll enjoy an afternoon crop beginning at 4 p.m. Eastern Time.
Don't let those photos pile up and become frustrating or overwhelming. Join us in the chat room for fun and focus on “keeping current” as we each tackle our most recent pictures and stories. So grab the last photos that are still hanging out on your camera's memory card and get to work so you can say with confidence, “I'm current!”
New Member Chat **Early Edition**
Tuesday, October 21st - 3:00PM ET
Join April (April Showers) 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 at the top of this newsletter; you will need JavaScript enabled to access the chat room.
Life Moments Crop and Chat
Tuesday, October 21st - 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 Fall traditions! Did your family go pick apples every year, did you have a favorite place to get perfect pumpkins? Were costumes more important than candy at Halloween? Dig out your photos, write down your memories and join us Tuesday October 21st for a fun Fall Chat!
Getting Published Chat
Tuesday, October 21st - 9:00PM ET
Join Angela (angelaNussbaum), Amy (tysMommy) and Christy (christyVW) for the Get Published Chat on October 21st at 9 PM ET.
Do you want to see your layouts in magazines, but you are not quite sure how? Do you need a little more confidence with your layouts? During the Get Published Chat, we will talk about current calls, give constructive criticism on requested layouts, and we will answer your questions about submitting to magazines.
As with most of our chats, there will also be a challenge, to help you further your chances of being published, we will select a Magazine, and challenge you to do a layout with one of their calls! Be sure you come to this informative Monthly chat, you will be glad you did!
High Noon Crop
Wednesday, October 22nd - 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 October 22nd, we'll do a brown challenge! Create a layout using brown as a dominant color!
You'll have one hour to create a layout and upload to the special High Noon Crop gallery. You'd be amazed what you can get done in just one hour! Meet new friends and have fun in the chat room! We hope you'll join us!
Ad Inspiration Challenge and Chat
Thursday, October 23rd - 9:00PM ET
Join Pat (PBarnes) for an Ad Inspiration Chat and Crop in the Scrap Girls Chat Room Thuirsday, October 23, at 9:00 ET.
We will use a magazine ad to inspire a LO, there is no wrong answer!! Come join the fun! The Ad will be posted a couple of hours before the challenge. Come join us for some chattin', croppin', and FUN!
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October Events |
October Board Game: Posting Contest!
Have you ever been described as “garrulous?” How about “loquacious?” Or “voluble?” If so, then this is the game for you!
It's time to put your chatty nature to the test and get posting! We want to see you post the most! The top 10 posters this month will each win a gift certificate to the boutique! (Top 1-3 will each get a $10 GC, 4-6 will each get a $5 GC, and 7-10 will each get a $3 GC!) We've got a system to keep track of your posts. If you want to keep your own tally, feel free to note your post count before you start posting on Wednesday October 1st. Contest ends on Friday October 31st at Midnight MT!
So go on with your gabby girl self! This is the month for you!
Layout Contests:
October Layout Contest: Has someone ever done something for you that you will never forget or maybe gone above and beyond for you? This month’s contest is the perfect opportunity to document it or thank them for it. We want to see your layouts commemorating those that have made a difference in your life, no matter how big or small. Post your layouts to the October Gallery by Midnight ET on October 31st. If your layout is chosen you will win a $10 gift certificate to the boutique! Be sure to include the credits for products used in the description or under the Details button.
October Mid-Month Layout Contest: Do you enjoy volunteering or helping out in your community? Whether it is at your local church or you are the founder of a non-profit, giving of your time and efforts really can make a difference to those around you. So, let’s see your layouts about how you help those around you or volunteer your time and what it means to you. Post your layouts to the October Mid-month Gallery 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 Shalae Tippetts
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Designer Freebie by Shalae Tippetts coordinates with her Hearth Flowers Embellishment Mini, part of this month's Scrap
Girls Club offering!
* There is a “free download” button on the details page for each gift. You don't need to put them in your shopping cart unless you are shopping for other items. Also note that if you are slow reading your newsletter, you may find this freebie has already been retired, as the freebies are only available as gifts for about two newsletter cycles. |
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What is Happiness?
Friday, October 17, 2008
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- 22.4% Off Scrap Girls 4th Anniversary Sale!
- Cute Stuff
- Scrap Girls Event - 4th Anniversary Week!
- Life Muses by Ro
- Digital Scrapbook Tutorial: Create Your Own Alpha by Recoloring ScrapSimple Alpha Templates
- Help Wanted
- What's Happening at Scrap Girls?
- Designer Freebie
- 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
866-598-3444 and we'll help you as quickly as possible!
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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 and 7.0
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 important to 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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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 Shalae Tippetts using October's Scrap Girls Club
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Created for you by Shalae Tippetts
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 Cherise Oleson using October's ScrapSimple Club
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Created for you by Amanda McGee and Cherise Oleson
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! 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.
- Permission to use your statement.
Club Concepts: We would like to announce that we will be looking for your help in creating these Club Concepts articles. 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: If you are interested in sharing your freebie creations with your Scrap Girls friends, 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! 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... 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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