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What's New in the Scrap Girls Boutique? |
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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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Life Muses by Ro: Google-fied |
Scrap Girls is more than four years old now. I’ve received thousands of emails since we opened and, unfortunately, I’ve lost a lot of them. When I began the company, I used Outlook because it came with my Microsoft Office package. But then, I experienced two Outlook crashes and was unable to restore my databases because the backups failed.
Then, I moved to Eudora.
I discovered that Eudora was more stable and, as a result, I used it for more than two years. But, it had its problems. I realized several years into the process that some Internet service providers became confused when I sent one of their customers an email. (Eudora is fairly unknown and the ISP became alarmed.)
I was forced into permanently fixing my email problem following the failures of two computers in a one month time period. Ever vigilant, I had very carefully backed up my Eudora databases, but the computer technician didn’t realize (and I forgot to tell him) that the main database was stored in a fairly unusual spot on my drive. When I got my computer back, all of my emails were gone.
As I sat and cried at my keyboard, I thought, “There has to be a web solution to this. If I had a web solution, I would never have to worry about losing my emails because they wouldn’t be stored on my computer. And, even better, I could access my emails from any computer.”
I started Googling for an answer. I Googled and Googled and Googled, but I was confused. Gmail kept coming up as the best solution.
Gmail? Really? Gmail could help me?
Since I’d had a Gmail account for some time, I logged into it and poked around. I discovered that you can now set up Gmail so that it will receive all of your emails from various email addresses. This means that I have all of my ScrapGirls.com email sent to Gmail! Wah-hoo! I also discovered that Google gives you tons of storage and you can easily buy a ton more, if necessary. (I haven’t had to yet and shouldn’t need to for a very long time.)
The longer I use Gmail, the more I like it. Having a Gmail account comes with a lot of neat benefits. I’m only going to tell you about a couple of them today because, honestly, to cover them all would take a series of tutorials. (Now, there’s an idea. Maybe I’ll do that in future newsletters!)
Google Docs
Google has figured out how to allow you to create and store word processing documents, spreadsheets, text documents, slide presentations, and PDFs online. You can either create the documents in your favorite program (such as Microsoft Word) before uploading them to your secure Google Doc location or you can create a document from scratch within the interface.
You can also use the Google Lab document functionality to create a document from an email with a single click. I love this! If you have enabled this functionality (find it on the Google Lab tab in your Gmail settings) you will have a link to click whenever you open an email.
Another nice thing about Google Docs is that you can share them with other people. You can give your friends or co-workers rights to merely view the documents or they can have the ability to edit or share them. It’s up to you. Our team uses Google Docs to share information that many people need and to make certain that we never lose the documents we rely on.
Google Docs is extremely useful if you want to keep important emails with registration numbers, receipts, etc., filed and safe. You can create a filing system for your documents and file them away.
Task List
I love the ability to tell Gmail that a certain email requires an action from me. This is far superior to leaving it in your inbox, hoping that when you see it again you’ll remember that you need to do something. (I never can. Can you?) Adding a task is as easy as a single click. Of course, I can also type in tasks. The task list sits at the bottom of my email page so I don’t have to go anywhere else to find it. This is good for a mind that tends to clutter up!
Other interesting features of Gmail include:
- Filtering and archiving emails (good for filing purposes)
- You can add color-coded stars to emails so you can remember which ones are important.
- Instant messaging from your interface.
- Photo storage that comes with the ability to easily share the images in your blog. (I think I’ll do a tutorial on this one, because I love it.)
- Google Calendars (Love them!)
- RSS Reader
- The best spam filtering system I’ve found. (It hardly ever misses!)
I love that I can check my email from my Blackberry when I’m out. I have been liberated! I used to be tied to my home office because I worried about what would happen if I left for an extended period of time. But, because of Gmail, I can do my errands with confidence knowing that I can manage any crisis effectively no matter where I am.
The best thing about Gmail has to be that I no longer have to worry about losing my data. I sleep better because I know that it is being stored on secure servers. Of course, I use a strong password for my account and change it often. This ensures that I’m the only person who can log into my account.
A strong password includes all of the following things:
- Lowercase letters
- Uppercase letters
- Symbols (such as &, #, $)
- Numbers
Have a great weekend!
- Ro
P.S. Make sure you hop on over to my blog (Life Muses by Ro) and get in on the contest to win my new favorite book, The Power of LESS - the fine art of limiting yourself to the essential...in business and in life. All you have to do to be considered is tell me what you would do if you could fly!
Entries must be received by midnight (MST) Friday, January 23rd, 2009. That's TODAY!
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 Soozlou, mtorres_usa, and teabaglady! |
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Digital Scrapbook Tutorial: Paper in a Paper |
Note: Tutorial created using Adobe Photoshop CS2 and Windows XP.
Have you ever looked at ScrapSimple Paper Templates and thought they were a great idea, but maybe a bit out of your comfort zone? Maybe you even felt a tiny bit intimidated? Well, “No Mas!” as they yelled in the Beverly Hills Chihuahua movie! Today we are going to create a layout using a pre-made paper within a ScrapSimple Paper Template. It’s easy-peasy. No kiddin’!
For the bottom layer, let’s use a pretty, light yellow paper from my A Fairy Garden Collection Mini. Open your new layout document, then open the A Fairy Garden Collection Mini paper. Using your Move Tool, drag the paper onto your layout. If you do this Shift+Drag technique correctly, the paper should snap right into place in your layout document.
Now, open the “HeartLeaves” Paper Template from the ScrapSimple Paper Templates: Always and Forever. Again, Shift+Drag it so it is the layer just above your Fairy Garden paper layer.
Next, we're going to add in this pink paper from the Afternoon Tea Collection so it's the layer above the paper template.
Our next step involves an amazingly simple, yet powerful and clever technique. Raise your hand if you have used a clipping mask before.... I see many hands out there. Very good! But for those of you who haven't used this technique, here's how. Select the pink paper layer. Then, in the Layer Menu, choose “Create Clipping Mask.” (In Photoshop Elements, the command is Ctrl+G).
If done correctly, you will notice a little arrow on the pink paper layer in the Layers Palette. If you look below at the final layout, you'll see that the pink paper is now in the shape of the paper template in the layer below. (By the way, you need to use a paper template in PNG format to do this particular technique. The JPG ones won't work for this.)
Now, isn't that the cat's meow? By simply clipping a pre-made paper to the paper template, and putting another pre-made paper behind it, you've created a new, interesting paper that is a one-of-a-kind. You may add a drop shadow to the template layer to define it a bit. If you aren't able to make drop shadows in your digital scrapbooking program, Ro has some excellent ones in the Boutique.
So, next time you look a ScrapSimple Paper Template in the face and start shaking a little bit, just yell out, “No Mas!” Then have some fun making a one-of-a-kind paper using your clipping mask technique and your favorite Scrap Girls papers and templates.
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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 |
What's New? Chat
Friday, January 23rd - 11:00AM ET
Join Michelle (Shelbi) and Becca (3littledragonflies) 11 am EST Friday morning to chat about all the cool new things in the boutique. What are you getting? What did you Kaboodle? And most importantly, show us the layouts or other projects you made with your new goodies!
There's a thread every Thursday, and now there's a chat too!!!
ATC Swap Crop/Chat
Sunday, January 25th - 4:00PM ET
Please join me, Sherry_Lynn, in the chatroom for our January ATC Swap Crop/Chat on Sunday, January 25th, at 4PM ET.
For this month's challenge we are doing ATC's (Artist Trading Cards) that feature “Inspirational Quotes!”
Life Moments Chat and Crop
Tuesday, January 27th - 3:00PM ET
Please join, Sherry_Lynn, Tuesday, January 27th, at 3 PM EST for the next installment of our Life Moments Chat and Crop! These crops are about building a scrapbook all about you, one layout at a time.
This week we will focus on “The best thing in my life right now is....” Can't wait to see what you come up with AND I'm looking forward to seeing you there!
New Member Chat
Tuesday, January 27th - 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, January 28th - 12:00Noon ET
Join your guest host April Showers 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 January 28th, we'll do an embellishment challenge! Create a layout using embellishments - flowers, tags, frames, whatever you'd like! Make use of those fancy, fun embellishments!
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!
Journaling Chat
Wednesday, January 28th - 8:00PM ET
Join Becca and angelaNussbaum on January 28, 2009 at 8pm ET for a Journaling Chat! Journaling can really make or break a layout, but it's harder for some of us. During this chat, you'll be given a challenge and ways to improve your journaling skills!
Hope to see you there!
Faith Journey Crop
Thursday, January 29th - 8:00PM ET
Come join us for a chance to scrap about your faith! You can crop or chat with us as we share our faith, prayer needs, and strengthen each other in our journeys.
Ad Inspiration Chat
Thursday, January 29th - 9:00PM ET
Join Pat & Launa for an Ad Inspiration Chat and Crop in the Scrap Girls Chat Room Thursday, January 29th, at 9:00 EST. We will use a magazine ad to inspire a layout, 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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January Events |
January Board Game: Jumpstart January!
It's time to kick off the new year with fun and focus on scrapbooking! And a few prizes thrown in never hurt, right? Join us on the message board this month for “Jumpstart January!” This is a message board game and challenge to start your year with fun and focus on taking time to scrapbook regularly despite the little speedbumps of life. When the month is over, you'll have completed several layouts and been challenged and treated to some fun along the way.
A member of the Welcoming Committee will post a mini-challenge/task every day from January 1-30. Some tasks will require message board participation, email responses, or gallery posting. Those who complete all tasks and submit or post required participation will be entered in a drawing to win one of three $10 Gift Certificates to the ScrapGirls Boutique! Those who complete just the layouts will be entered in a drawing to win one of two $5 gift certificates. Those who complete just the speedbumps will be entered in a drawing for one of two $3 gift certificates. (Those who complete all tasks will have their name entered in all three drawings!)
Layout Contests:
January Layout Contest: With a new year before us, let’s take a moment to think about the year just past. For this contest, I would like you to choose your favorite moment of 2008 and scrap it. If you have already scrapped that special moment, do another layout using a style that you don’t normally use. Post your finished layouts in the January Layout Gallery before midnight ET on January 31st, and you could win a $10 gift certificate to the Scrap Girls Boutique!
January Mid-Month Layout Contest: It's the beginning of a new year, a time for new beginnings and fresh starts. January is a time for resolutions and setting goals. So, for the mid-January Layout Contest, we want to see your layouts showcasing New Beginnings! Post your layouts in the Mid-January Layout Gallery before midnight ET on February 15th and you could win a $10 gift certificate to the Scrap Girls Boutique! Good Luck!
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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 Fiddle-de-de Collection
* 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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Google-fied
Friday, January 23, 2009
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- What's New in the Scrap Girls Boutique?
- Life Muses by Ro
- Digital Scrapbook Tutorial: Paper in a Paper
- 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
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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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!
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MORE Scrapbook Software Secrets Revealed!
*NEW!* MORE Scrapbook Software Secrets Revealed! for Adobe Photoshop
- MORE Scrapbook Software Secrets Revealed! for Adobe Photoshop Elements
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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10 Basic Design Principles
Saturdays, January 31 and February 7 - 11:00AM ET
Do you ever find yourself struggling with a layout, feeling like something is off, but not sure what? There are some simple rules that can help. This digital scrapbooking class is the place to learn the basics of layout design. Discover how to make a visually balanced layout, using a grid. Learn simple rules and guidelines to make layout design a snap. Study real examples, and see how applying the rules can improve your layouts.
Fun With Kaleidoscopes - PS
Mondays, February 2 and 9 - 1:00PM ET
This in-depth online digital scrapbooking class is a wonderful opportunity to learn how to make 8 and 16 sided Kaleidoscope patterns. The step by step instruction will show you how to cut triangles at the appropriate angle and use techniques such as Layer via Copy, Rotate and Flip to achieve the final Kaleidoscope effect. Study real examples and see how this methodical and simple approach adds that little something extra to your layouts.
Fun With Kaleidoscopes - PSE
Tuesdays, February 3 and 10 - 1:00PM ET
This in-depth online digital scrapbooking class is a wonderful opportunity to learn how to make 8 and 16 sided Kaleidoscope patterns. The step by step instruction will show you how to cut triangles at the appropriate angle and use techniques such as Layer via Copy, Rotate and Flip to achieve the final Kaleidoscope effect. Study real examples and see how this methodical and simple approach adds that little something extra to your layouts.
Advanced Photo Restoration in Photoshop
Wednesdays, February 4 and 11 - 4:00PM ET
This in-depth class on advanced photo restoration is the perfect opportunity to learn about some of the Photoshop tools & techniques most often utilized for restorative work. Using various methods, this class will teach you how to restore torn and faded antique photos, and how to reduce paper texture before printing, web uploading, and digital scrapbooking.
Photo Fixes You Need to Know: PSE
Thursdays, February 5 and 12 - 3:00PM ET
We all want our photos to take center stage on our scrapbook layouts, but sometimes our pictures aren’t up for the challenge. Learn some photo fixes in this digital scrapbooking class to really make your pictures stand out. Banish blemishes, correct colors and lighting like a pro using the tools and techniques taught in this class. Your pictures will become the perfect focus for all of your layouts.
A Month of Memories
Fridays, February 13 and 27 - 4:00PM ET
This digital scrapbooking class offers you a personal challenge to take a picture a day for one month. Catch the everyday moments that define the patterns of your life. For our class project, we will create a 4x6 layout for each day and combine them to create a mini album to keep or give as a gift. |
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 Trish Yochum using January's Scrap Girls Club
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Created for you by Trish Yochum
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 Shalae Tippetts using January's ScrapSimple Club
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Created for you by Angie Briggs and Shalae Tippetts
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!
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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