Scrap Girls Chit Chat Newsletter: March 22, 2010

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Digital scrapbook layout by Gisele Queiroz

"My Boy" by Gisele Corrêa Marçal Queiroz
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Directions for one technique I did on this layout:

I love to take pictures and play with them in Photoshop, but with the rush of everyday life, that pleasure has been left behind. That's why I really love ScrapSimple Tools - Actions. For this layout, I used two actions for my images: ScrapSimple Tools - Actions: Photo Basics 5001 (right photo) and ScrapSimple Tools - Actions: Altered Photos PS 8201 (center photo). I opened the photo in Photoshop, and then I applied all six effects so I could choose which one best matches my layout. The Scrap Girls Boutique has so many wonderful actions to use in pictures, giving me some very quick ways to create fantastic looks with our memories!




Commercial license versions of ScrapSimple Tools - Actions: Photo Basics 5001, ScrapSimple Tools - Actions: Altered Photos PS 8201, ScrapSimple Paper Templates: Cabinet of Curiosities, Brush Set: Bible Verses About Comfort and ScrapSimple Tools - Styles: Fabric 5401 are also available.

Software used: Adobe Photoshop CS4

Name of challenge: Free Scrap

Other Ingredients:

Font - Traveling Typewriter

Digital scrapbook layout by Armi Custodio

"Chillin'" by Armi Custodio
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Directions for one technique I did on this layout:

I wanted to emphasize my little boy's beautiful eyes, as well as give my layout a contemporary feel. To do this, I used a combination of ScrapSimple Tools - Actions: Photos That Pop 1801 Mini and ScrapSimple Tools - Lightroom Presets: Classic Color Wash 10301. It gave me the look that I was after - a wash of cool blue and the dramatic contrast of my son's dark hair and eyes.




Commercial license versions of ScrapSimple Tools - Actions: Photos That Pop 1801 Mini, ScrapSimple Tools - Lightroom Presets: Classic Color Wash 10301, Brush Set: Blackberry, ScrapSimple Embellishment Templates: Photo Masks - Tattered Text, ScrapSimple Tools - Styles: Painted Plastic 6401 Super Biggie and ScrapSimple Tools - Styles: Basic Shadows 6501 are also available.

Software used: Adobe Photoshop CS3

Name of challenge: Free Scrap

Other Ingredients:

Font - Kokila

Journaling: It's not quite summer yet but the weather has already started to turn warm. What better way to spend a lazy weekend than to chill out at the pool. You were so happy to wear your goggles again!

Digital scrapbook layout by Janine Buckles

"Moose Crossing" by Janine Buckles
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Directions for one technique I did on this layout:

I used the twig and yellow flower from Mossy Collection Biggie to create the look of a set of brackets which, in turn, framed the main elements of my layout. To make them identical, I created the first set and then chose the twig and flower layer by clicking on their thumbnail images in the Layers Palette. With both layers highlighted, I linked the layers by clicking on the "Link" at the top of the Layers Palette. Next, I right-clicked on one of the highlighted layers, and chose Duplicate Layers> OK. I needed to flip and rotate one set of my "brackets." Since the original layers were still highlighted, and Photoshop Elements allows you to flip and rotate several layers at once, I chose Image> Rotate> Flip Layer Horizontal and then Image> Rotate> Flip Layer Vertical. (Make sure you choose Flip Layer when you do this. It's really easy to accidentally flip your entire layout!) This created a mirror image of my first set of twig/flower brackets. Finally, I selected my Move Tool and moved the linked layers to the other side of my layout. This really made my images center stage!




Commercial license versions of ScrapSimple Tools - Lightroom Presets: Classic Black and White 10301, ScrapSimple Tools - Lightroom Presets: Diffuse Glow 10301 Mini, AMC_Friendly Font and ScrapSimple Tools - Styles: Basic Shadows 6501 are also available.

Software used: Adobe Photoshop Elements 5

Name of challenge: Free Scrap

Journaling: Camping at Temagami 1994

Digital scrapbook layout by Joann Brown
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Digital scrapbook layout by Joann Brown

"Club Cool at the Epcot Center" by Joann Brown
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Directions for one technique I did on this layout:

When I was planning this layout, I knew I wanted to tell a story about the event - a boy in Club Cool at the Epcot Center trying all the different sodas. As I thought about this layout, it seemed that a comic-strip approach would be so much fun. Using ScrapSimple Tools - Actions: Comical 8301 Mini, I quickly and easily converted my photos into comics. I added lots of elements to emphasize the Club Cool concept (washers for bubbles, paper in wave shapes, the overall color), and tried to keep the colors vibrant, yet with an overall comic book theme.



Commercial license versions of ScrapSimple Tools - Actions: Comical 8301 Mini, ScrapSimple Tools - Styles: Vellum 5401 and ScrapSimple Tools - Styles: Transparency 4901 are also available.

Software used: Adobe Photoshop CS4

Name of challenge: Free Scrap

Digital scrapbook layout by Jo Corne

"Babo" by Jo Corne
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Directions for one technique I did on this layout:

Using ScrapSimple Tools - Lightroom Presets: Classic Sepia 10301 and ScrapSimple Tools - Lightroom Presets: Vintage Postcard 10301 Mini, I followed the instructions on how to add these to Lightroom's presets. With a few clicks of my mouse, I was having fun deciding which preset to use. On the photo of Aaron and his Babo, I first gave the photo the Vintage Postcard preset. Then I used the original photo and gave it the Classic Sepia preset. I placed both versions of the photo into Photoshop, one on top of the other with the sepia photo on top. Then I gave this sepia photo a layer mask and erased Babo's shirt to bring up the color of the shirt underneath to match the other photo as well as the tone of my layout. Finally, I merged these two layers into one.





Commercial license versions of ScrapSimple Tools - Lightroom Presets: Classic Sepia 10301, ScrapSimple Tools - Lightroom Presets: Vintage Postcard 10301 Mini, ScrapSimple Tools - Styles: Butterfly Shadows 6301 Mini, ScrapSimple Tools - Scripts: File Save 1 11101, ScrapSimple Tools - Scripts: Supply Tracker 11101, ScrapSimple Tools - Styles: Punch Out 5401 and ScrapSimple Tools - Styles: Embed 1801 are also available.

Software used: Adobe Photoshop CS4

Name of challenge: Free Scrap

Other Ingredients:

Font - Garamond

Journaling: Gran, granny, grandma, nanna and ouma are all names you could have called your grandmother. In Yiddish we say bobba and when we tried to teach Jessie to say 'bobba' she turned it around and said 'babo'. This stuck and when Aaron was born, we taught him to say 'babo' too. People always think we are saying 'bubble' but we just smile to ourselves and keep it as our little secret!

Digital scrapbook layout by Charlene Crowder

"Learning Life's Lessons" by Charlene Crowder
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Directions for one technique I did on this layout:

The word art that I wanted to use from Just Be You Word Art Mini was a little too bright and playful-looking for my layout. To fix this, I applied one of the options in ScrapSimple Tools - Styles: Subtle Photos 7601 Biggie. This allowed me to keep some of the color to the word art, but in a more subdued manner. Similarly, I used ScrapSimple Tools - Style: Vintage Canvas 6501 on the dove from Prayer and Praise Collection Mini. Now, both items match my layout better.







Commercial license versions of ScrapSimple Tools - Actions: Altered Photos PSE 8201, ScrapSimple Tools - Actions: Vintage PSE 6501 Mini, ScrapSimple Tools - Styles: Vintage Canvas 6501, ScrapSimple Tools - Styles: Subtle Photos 7601 Biggie, Brush Set: Grungy Glitter, ScrapSimple Tools - Styles: Loose Glitter 6401 Super Biggie, ScrapSimple Tools - Styles: Wires 6401 ScrapSimple Tools - Scripts: Supply Tracker PSE 11101, ScrapSimple Tools - Scripts: File Save 1 PSE 11101, ScrapSimple Tools - Styles: Metallic Colors 5103 Biggie, Brush Set: Moments Labels, ScrapSimple Tools - Styles: Jeweled 6301 Biggie and Lettering Delights Brush Script Font are also available.

Software used: Adobe Photoshop Elements 7

Name of challenge: Free Scrap

Other Ingredients:

Font - 1942 Report

Journaling: I know that I can't be there every moment to shield you from bad influences. I know that there are some things in life that you will have to deal with and go through. I know that you are going to have disappointments and hurts. I know that you will have choices to make. I know that I can't protect you from everything that I want to.

But... I know that I can pray for you. I can do my best to teach you God's word so that you will be armed with the Truth. I can be there to give you advice and comfort when needed. I love the two of you more than you can imagine and pray for you each day.

Digital scrapbook layout by Jennifer Wight

"Walking with Dinosaurs" by Jennifer Wight
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Directions for one technique I did on this layout:

The ability to resize papers and embellishments is one quality that really drew me into digital scrapbooking. For this particular layout, I knew I wanted to use an element from ScrapSimple Paper Templates: Quick Collage. I didn't want to use it as a full page, because I wanted more background and space to add other embellishments. To answer my problem, I resized my Quick Collage Paper and made it smaller and then added a frame around it as a transition for my background paper. When resizing papers and other embellishments, it's important that items are resized by dragging the corners (not the sides) in or out. When pulling on the sides of a paper or embellishment, the item will stretch or squish and lose its correct proportions. By using the corners, you keep the correct proportions and dimensions and still meet your sizing needs.





Commercial license versions of ScrapSimple Tools - Actions: Stacked Photos PSE Mini 6501, ScrapSimple Paper Templates: Quick Collage, ScrapSimple Embellishment Templates: Journaling Blocks, ScrapSimple Embellishment Templates: Curled Frames, ScrapSimple Tools - Actions: Edge It PSE 5001, Dynamic Brush Set: Inky 5001, ScrapSimple Tools - Styles: Distressed 4901, and Lettering Delights Becca Font are also available.

Software used: Adobe Photoshop Elements 5

Name of challenge: Free Scrap

Journaling: What an incredible show! We received these tickets as a Christmas gift from Santa. It was well worth the cost. Thank you, Santa! We all had a blast, even Zachery was mesmerized by the life-sized dinos. We would go again in a heartbeat.

Digital scrapbook layout by Laurel Lakey

"Cozumel" by Laurel Lakey
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Commercial license versions of ScrapSimple Tools - Actions: Photos That Pop 1801 Mini, ScrapSimple Digital Layout Templates: Itty Bitty, Brush Set: Scratched 2, ScrapSimple Tools - Styles: Micro Glitter 6401 Super Biggie, Brush Set: Grungy Glitter, ScrapSimple Tools - Scripts: Rename Layer 11101, ScrapSimple Tools - Scripts: File Save 1 11101 and ScrapSimple Tools - Scripts: Supply Tracker 11101 are also available.

Software used: Adobe Photoshop CS3

Name of challenge: Free Scrap

Digital scrapbook layout by Julie Moberly

"Swing" by Julie Moberly
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Directions for one technique I did on this layout:

I wanted the film negative from ScrapSimple Embellishment Templates: Fantastic Frames to stand out against the dark background, but remain black. First, I applied the lead option from ScrapSimple Tools - Styles: Wires 6401. Then I applied the black option from ScrapSimple Tools - Styles: Painted Plastic 6401 Super Biggie.





Commercial license versions of ScrapSimple Tools - Actions: Photos That Pop PSE 1801, ScrapSimple Tools - Actions: Vintage PSE 6502 Mini, ScrapSimple Embellishment Templates: Fantastic Frames, ScrapSimple Tools - Styles: Wires 6401, ScrapSimple Tools - Styles: Painted Plastic 6401 Super Biggie, ScrapSimple Tools - Scripts: Copy and Close PSE 11101, ScrapSimple Tools - Scripts: File Save 1 PSE 11101, ScrapSimple Tools - Scripts: Supply Tracker PSE 11101, ScrapSimple Tools - Scripts: Rename Layer PSE 11101, ScrapSimple Tools - Styles: Basic Shadows 6501 and Lettering Delights Architect Font are also available.

Software used: Adobe Photoshop Elements 8

Name of challenge: Free Scrap

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Homemade Goodness
Monday, March 22, 2010

IN TODAY'S ISSUE:
- Cute Stuff
- A Designer's Life: Cherise Oleson
- Scrap Girls Clubs
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- What's Happening at Scrap Girls?
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- 500-900 word essay about your experience with digital scrapbooking, Scrap Girls, and specific examples of how we have helped you.
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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!

Project SG Challenge: Stay motivated to scrap your current photos! Post your 2010 layouts in the Project SG Challenge Gallery to earn one point per layout each month. You can earn up to four points per month this way! Earn a bonus point each month by attending the monthly Project SG Chat! Each point gives you an entry into a quarterly drawing for a special prize! And at the end of the year, each month that you participated in will earn you an entry into the Grand Prize drawing for a 12 X 12, 52 page Keepsakes photobook from Color, Inc! Our first quarterly drawing winner will be announced in the Saturday, April 3rd Scrap Girls newsletter.

div 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.

A DESIGNER'S LIFE

Cherise Oleson

Homemade. Economical. Nutritious.

If I had to describe my cooking philosophy, this would be it: 1) Homemade, 2) Economical, and 3) Nutritious. I love to cook homemade goods and I typically make something from scratch at least every other day. Sometimes, I bake more than one thing in a day, too. It just depends on my schedule and my family's needs. I have my own grain grinder and store whole wheat, oats, and dried corn in big white food-grade buckets. Then, I grind my flours fresh on demand. This helps with both the nutritious and the economical side of things. Some of my favorite recipes include: 100% Whole Wheat Bread, Thin Wheat Crackers, Chewy Granola Bars, Soaked Oat Pancakes, Whole Wheat Waffles, and Whole Wheat Brownies. I like sending my children to school with lunches from home. I also make breakfast from scratch most mornings.

Currently, my favorite recipes are just hand-written notes or computer printouts stuck loosely in a binder that I keep in my cupboard. I have recently set a goal to start making a digital scrapbooking recipe book of some of these favorite recipes. I'm hoping to get them all done and then have them printed and bound, so that they will be much easier to use and have a longer life!

Here are some of my favorite recipes:

Thin Wheat Crackers

3 1/4 cups whole wheat flour
1/3 cup oil
1 teaspoon salt or onion salt
1 cup water

Place flour in a mixing bowl. In a separate bowl, combine oil, water, and salt. Add to the flour. Knead together, but don't overmix. Roll the dough as thin as possible. I usually roll it between two pieces of wax paper to get it very thin. Then, use a pizza cutter to cut the crackers in the shapes you want. (I get very meticulous about this and use my see-through quilting ruler. I have found that typical store-bought thin wheat crackers are about 1 1/2 inches square.) If you are using wax paper to roll them out, you can peel off the top layer and then flip the whole sheet of crackers upside down on your cookie sheet to transfer them easily. Next, poke the crackers lightly with a fork to prevent them from bubbling up when you cook them. Bake at 350 degrees F for about 30 minutes, until light brown. After crackers have cooled slightly, break apart along the lines you have pre-cut.

Chewy Whole Grain Granola Bars

4 1/2 cups quick oats (not instant oatmeal and not regular long-cooking oats)
1 cup whole wheat flour (you can use white flour, but I typically use freshly ground whole wheat for better nutrition)
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup butter, softened
1 cup honey
1-2 cups extra mix-ins (optional, can be raisins, dried fruit, chocolate chips, seeds, nuts, etc.)

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. In a large mixing bowl, combine the oats, flour, and baking soda. In a separate bowl, combine the butter, honey, and vanilla. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and stir to combine. Add any extra mix-ins.

Press mixture into a 9x13-inch pan. Pack firmly (sometimes I butter my hands a bit and really press it down). Bake at 325 degrees for 18-22 minutes. Let cool for 10 minutes then cut into bars. Let bars cool completely in pan before removing or serving. I usually store these individually wrapped in the fridge, because my family likes them better slightly chilled.

And the last recipe that I'll share for now is my 100% Whole Wheat Bread recipe. You'll see the layout below that I have made for the new recipe book that I'm working on.

My Favorite Product that I've designed:
Baking Bread Collection Mini

This is one of my favorite products that I've designed at this point in time, since I'm working on compiling all my baking recipes. I love the color combination of red and tan and brown, and the illustrations work well with a lot of my baking recipes, not just the bread recipe.

Digital scrapbook layout by Cherise Oleson

Layout by Cherise Oleson
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Commercial license versions of ScrapSimple Digital Layout Templates: Recipe Pages, Brush Set: Crayon Basics, ScrapSimple Tools - Actions: Stitch 'n Holes 8301 Machine Stitch Mini, ScrapSimple Tools - Scripts: File Save 1 11101, ScrapSimple Tools - Scripts: Supply Tracker 11101 and Lettering Delights Becca Font are also available.

SCRAP GIRLS CLUBS

SCRAP GIRLS CLUB

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:

1 Collection Biggie

1 Paper Super Mini

1 8.5x11 Sheet of Word Art

1 Embellishment Set

1 Assemble Your Own Zoom Page Set

1 Designer's Choice Item

Computer scrapbook layout by Brandy Murry using March's Scrap Girls Club
Layout by Brandy Murry using March's Scrap Girls Club
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Created for you by Brandy Murry

If you prefer not to join a club, the Scrap Girls 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 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!

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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:

1 ScrapSimple Paper Template Set

1 ScrapSimple Embellishment Template

1 Brush Set

2 Designer's Choice Item

A commercially licensed version of the ScrapSimple Club is also available here.

Computer scrapbook layout by Durin Eberhart using March's ScrapSimple Club
Layout by Durin Eberhart using March's ScrapSimple Club
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Created for you by Durin Eberhart and Theresa Kavouras

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!

GETTING STARTED AS A DIGITAL SCRAPBOOKER

FREE STARTER KIT

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 all of the important questions new digital scrapbookers have. They are all here for you - in one easy to use eBook!

Bonus! Download the free "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!

Ready to Take Off? In-depth Tutorials Help You Become a Great Digital Scrapbooker

Scrapbook Software Secrets Revealed!

NEWLY UPDATED! Scrapbook Software Secrets Revealed for Photoshop

NEWLY UPDATED! Scrapbook Software Secrets Revealed for Photoshop Elements

Scrapbook Software Secrets Revealed for Paint Shop Pro X (XI)

Find out what tens of thousands of people have already learned: Scrapbook Software Secrets Revealed is the fastest way to learn how to create digital scrapbooking layouts. And because this series covers so many topics with one purchase, it is a bargain!

In the tutorials, you'll see Ro working on her computer and hear her talking about why she is doing what she is doing. It's like having Ro come to your home and give you private scrapbooking lessons. You can create digital scrapbooking layouts today!

Download and CD versions available.

Photoshop and Photoshop Elements users receive:

30-31 movie tutorials

Companion eBook(s)

Collections

Other supplies

Paint Shop Pro users receive 31 movie tutorials.

MORE Scrapbook Software Secrets Revealed!

MORE Scrapbook Software Secrets Revealed! for Adobe Photoshop

MORE Scrapbook Software Secrets Revealed! for Adobe Photoshop Elements

Now that you've learned the basics of digital scrapbooking with Scrapbook Software Secrets Revealed for Photoshop and Photoshop Elements, you are ready to learn advanced skills for having even more fun while you create digital scrapbooking layouts!

Get a big boost learning how to use ScrapSimple products to make your own backgrounds, embellishments, and alphas with the MORE Scrapbook Software Secrets Revealed for Photoshop Elements movie tutorial series. You'll learn so much that your digital scrapbooking layouts will never be the same!

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:

Scrap Girls 2009 Digital Scrap Link Class:
Creating a Painting With Styles

Learn how to create the look of a painting with your digital photographs using simply styles and some filters. You can create the depth of an oil, acrylic, or watercolor painting with various style textures and techniques. You will also learn some other fun techniques to use styles to create real looking embellishments such as a rusted frame.

Ten Basic Design Principles eBook

Learn to design digital scrapbook pages like a pro! Learn to use a grid and understand 10 basic design principles shown through examples with grids and detailed explanations. Includes a 12x12 Grid in png format to get you started.

Scrap Girls Tutorials & Way Cool Stuff eBook Set
2009 - 4th Quarter

Subscribers to the Scrap Girls Newsletter have one thing in common: they love to learn new techniques! Each issue shares ideas, tutorials, and new ways to use Scrap Girls quality digital scrapbooking products. Now you can have all those past tutorials and Way Cool Stuff articles of the 4th Quarter of 2009 in one convenient PDF format.

Start to Finish eBooklets

Start to Finish eBooklet - PSE: Making a Just Because Card Using ScrapSimple Card Templates

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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TODAY'S FREEBIE

Digital scrapbook layout by Janine Buckles

Layout by Janine Buckles
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Designer Freebie by Jan Hicks coordinates with her Washed and Worn Curled Edges Embellishment Mini




Commercial license versions of Brush Set: Watermark, ScrapSimple Paper Templates: Water Drops, ScrapSimple Paper Templates: Planes Trains and Automobiles, ScrapSimple Paper Templates: Sew Doodly Biggie, ScrapSimple Tools - Styles: Curled Edges Shadows 3201 and ScrapSimple Tools - Styles: Water 6101 are also available.

* 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.

WHAT'S HAPPENING AT SCRAP GIRLS?

CROPS AND CHATS

Coffee Break Chat
Tuesday, March 23rd - 5:00AM MT

If reading the Scrap Girls Newsletter and having a cup of coffee, cocoa, or tea first thing in the morning is a part of your daily routine, join Sherry Lynn on Tuesday, March 23rd at 5am MT for this month's Coffee Break Chat. We'll chat over the latest issue of the Newsletter and create a challenge based on it! Hope to see you there!

Siggie Swap Crop
Tuesday, March 23rd - 6:00PM MT

Join Michelle (Shelbi) and April Showers in the chat room at 6pm MT for the March Siggie Swap. During this chat, we will share the siggies we made for each other. You can upload your siggie the day of the chat. We can all talk about how much fun we had and "ohhh and ahhh" over each other's cute new siggies.

New Member Chat
Tuesday, March 23rd - 7:00PM MT

Join Pat (PBarnes) and Carol Ann (Zaz) for the New Member Chat at 7pm MT 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.

East Coast High Noon Crop
Wednesday, March 24th - 10:00AM MT

Join your host April Showers for the East Coast High Noon Crop every Wednesday at 10am MT. 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 March 24th, we'll do a color challenge! Create a layout on any theme, any topic, using Pink and Green! 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!

Hybrid ATC Swap Crop
Wednesday, March 24th - 4:00PM MT

Do you love mixed media? Ever wondered what it is exactly or thought about giving it a try? Love to exchange cards through snail mail? Then this crop is for you. Break out your creative thoughts, your favorite Scrap Girls supplies, some paper, pens, and whatever else comes to mind. Join Sherry Lynn on March 24th at 4pm MT for our Hybrid ATC Swap Crop.

NSBR Chat - Early Edition
Thursday, March 25th - 2:00PM MT

What is NSBR? It's a non-scrapbooking related chat! We talk about everything, including some scrapbooking and usually chocolate. It's a great chance to meet new friends, catch up on what everyone is up to, and just relax! If you have a problem, we'll lend an ear or a shoulder to cry on. Have some great news to share? We'd love to celebrate with you. So join Michelle (Shelbi) and Shari (Shari PV Mom) at 2pm MT in the chat room Lobby! Hope to see you there!

What's New Chat
Friday, March 26th - 9:00AM MT

Join Michelle (Shelbi) and Sherry (Sherry_Lynn) at 9am MT on Friday mornings to chat about all the cool new things in the boutique. You never know who else is going to show up! 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!

Swap Crop Chat
Saturday, March 27th - 6:00PM MT

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 Carla (CRS) for a fun chat at 6pm MT on Saturday, March 27th.

Desktop Challenge Chat
Sunday, March 28th - 1:00PM MT

Tired of the boring desktop wallpaper backgrounds that your PC or MAC came with? Join Becca and Shari PV Mom on Sunday, March 28th at 1pm MT for this month's Desktop Challenge Crop. We'll show you how to use your digital scrapbooking supplies to create a personalized desktop wallpaper of your own. For this challenge, we'll give you a theme and a technique challenge to choose from! Keep your eyes on the message board for more details!

Life Moments Chat
Tuesday, March 30th - 3:00PM MT

Join April (April Showers) in the chat room on March 30th at 3pm MT for another Life Moments Chat and Crop. These chats are focused on building a scrapbook about you, one layout at a time. This week we will be working on the Teenage Years, so open your old yearbooks, dig out some photos, write down your memories, and be sure to join us in the chat room!

MARCH EVENTS

March Message Board Game: Posting Contest!

It's that time again - Posting Contest time! This is where you are rewarded for your flying fingers and chattiness. The contest will run from March 1 when we post the thread to March 31 at 12:00 midnight (MST). We are doing things a little differently this time, so here are the rules:

1) To enter the Posting Challenge, reply in the game thread with your CURRENT post count. This is the number under your Avatar that shows when you post. Do not post the number found on your profile; it is a different number that is calculated differently.

2) During the month, chat your fingers off!

3) On March 31, BEFORE midnight (MST), go back to your original post in the game thread (the one with your starting post count) and take a screenshot of it. Send the screen shot to [email protected]. The screenshot is your contest entry! We will calculate your post count based on the numbers on the screenshot. (Directions for taking screenshots will be posted in the game thread.)

Prizes: The top poster gets a $20 Scrap Girls gift certificate. Everyone over 250 new posts will be entered in a random drawing for a $10 Scrap Girls gift certificate. Everyone over 100 new posts will be entered into a random drawing for a $5 Scrap Girls gift certificate.

Layout Contests:

March Monthly Layout Contest: Smile! The month of March includes Smile Day. Does seeing someone else's smile make you smile? For this month's contest, we want to see your layouts featuring a smile. Create your layout and post it in the March Layout Contest Gallery by Midnight MST on March 31st. Be sure to list your credits in the description or under the EXIF Properties. If your layout is one of the two chosen, you will win a $10 gift certificate to the Scrap Girls Boutique!

Club Concepts Layout Contest: 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 or the ScrapSimple Club Members' Gallery. Be sure to list all of the Scrap Girls products you used. If your layout is chosen, it will be showcased as a Club Concepts layout winner, and you will win a $5 Gift Certificate to the Scrap Girls Boutique!

Check our message board calendar if you have any questions about what is happening at Scrap Girls. All event times are given in Mountain Time Zone unless otherwise noted. Need help converting time zones? Check out the World Clock - Time Zone Converter. (Use 'USA-Utah-Salt Lake City' as the location for the Mountain time zone.)

Haven't received your prize as a contest winner? Please send an email to [email protected] and we'll get it out to you right away!

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