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Mischief Week Sale! 21.9% off almost everything in the Boutique until Midnight, April 30th (MDT).

It's finally here... MISCHIEF WEEK!!!

For the uninitiated, Mischief Week is a week-long event of mayhem and madness, located in our newsletter, message board, and chat room. We have lots of games, contests, crops, and free classes for you. We give away prizes like we are losing our minds. Make sure you read the details about Mischief Week below today's freebie, and keep an eye on the newsletter because new silliness is announced in almost every issue!

We want to spoil you a little bit during Mischief Week. And so - even though we just barely had a sale and Angie says "off with our heads!" if we run another one right now, we're going to live dangerously and do it.

So hop right on it, jump down the rabbit hole, and save money. Almost everything in the Scrap Girls Boutique is 21.9% off! But you know how it goes - the adventure will be over at Midnight (MT) on Friday, April 30th.

CUTE STUFF

 

Digital scrapbook layout by Christy VanderWall

Layout by Christy VanderWall
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These first four products are included in this month's ScrapSimple Club offering. Members receive a substantial discount on these club supplies. They are also available elsewhere in the Boutique at regular prices for those individuals who would rather not join a club.

ScrapSimple Embellishment Templates: Scruffy Flowers ScrapSimple Embellishment Templates: Curled Edges Plus Brush Set: It's Me
ScrapSimple Paper Templates: Artist Papers 1 ScrapSimple Paper Templates: Sew Doodly Biggie ScrapSimple Tools - Styles: Paper Textures 4901
  Sassafras Collection Biggie  

Commercial license versions of ScrapSimple Embellishment Templates: Scruffy Flowers, ScrapSimple Embellishment Templates: Curled Edges Plus, Brush Set: It's Me, ScrapSimple Paper Templates: Artist Papers 1, ScrapSimple Paper Templates: Sew Doodly Biggie and ScrapSimple Tools - Styles: Paper Textures 4901 are also available.

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Digital scrapbook layout by Valerie Randall

Layout by Valerie Randall
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Batik Stencil Paper Super Mini Batik Collection Biggie Assemble Your Own Zoom Pages: Batik

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Digital scrapbook layout by Brandy Hackman

Layout by Brandy Hackman
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ScrapSimple Embellishment Templates: My Own Stories Abstract Expressionism Collection Biggie RetroActive - Family Love Collection Mini
ScrapSimple Transparency Overlays: Street Grunge - Scratches ScrapSimple Transparency Overlays: Street Grunge - Frames Blossoms & Blooms - Fall Embellishment Biggie
ScrapSimple Embellishment Templates: Expedition Passport Stamps Super Biggie Allure Collection ScrapSimple Embellishment Templates: Specimen Jars

Commercial license versions of ScrapSimple Embellishment Templates: My Own Stories, ScrapSimple Transparency Overlays: Street Grunge - Scratches, ScrapSimple Transparency Overlays: Street Grunge - Frames, ScrapSimple Embellishment Templates: Expedition Passport Stamps Super Biggie and ScrapSimple Embellishment Templates: Specimen Jars are also available.

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Digital scrapbook layout by Amanda Sok

Layout by Amanda Sok
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ScrapSimple Embellishment Templates: Dated Biggie ScrapSimple Tools - Styles: Frosted Glass 6401 Twigs And Twine Collection
Dynamic Brush Set: Fancy Glitter 6401 ScrapSimple Tools - Styles: Icicle 6401 ScrapSimple Embellishment Templates: Photo Masks - 4x6 Canvas

Commercial license versions of ScrapSimple Embellishment Templates: Dated Biggie, ScrapSimple Tools - Styles: Frosted Glass 6401, Dynamic Brush Set: Fancy Glitter 6401, ScrapSimple Tools - Styles: Icicle 6401 and ScrapSimple Embellishment Templates: Photo Masks - 4x6 Canvas are also available.

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Digital scrapbook layout by Sarah Batdorf

Layout by Sarah Batdorf
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ScrapSimple Digital Layout Templates: Itty Bitty Moments Collection Biggie ScrapSimple Tools - Styles: Aged Folds 5001
  ScrapSimple Tools - Styles: Basic Shadows 6501  

Commercial license versions of ScrapSimple Digital Layout Templates: Itty Bitty, ScrapSimple Tools - Styles: Aged Folds 5001 and ScrapSimple Tools - Styles: Basic Shadows 6501 are also available.

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Digital scrapbook layout by Brandy Murry

Layout by Brandy Murry
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Bon Appetit Collection Biggie Camille's Garden Collection Mini Holiday In Lights Collection Biggie

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Digital scrapbook layout by Amanda McGee

Layout by Amanda McGee
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This first product is included in this month's Scrap Girls Club offering. Members receive a substantial discount on these club supplies. They are also available elsewhere in the Boutique at regular prices for those individuals who would rather not join a club.

Assemble Your Own Zoom Pages: Gleeful AMC_Sketchy Solid Font AMC_Quirky Font
  AMC_Friendly Font  

Commercial license versions of AMC_Sketchy Solid Font, AMC_Quirky Font and AMC_Friendly Font are also available.

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Digital scrapbook layout by Julie White

Layout by Julie White
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* Circus on Parade Collection *

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Digital scrapbook cards by Syndee Nuckles

Cards by Syndee Nuckles
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* Assemble Your Own Cards: A Mother's Touch *

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Digital scrapbook layout by Paula Wright

Layout by Paula Wright
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ScrapSimple Embellishment Templates: Rolled Frames ScrapSimple Embellishment Templates: Gathered Borders Brush Set: Lovely Lace
Acceptance Collection   ScrapSimple Paper Templates: Lovely Lace

Commercial license versions of ScrapSimple Embellishment Templates: Rolled Frames, ScrapSimple Embellishment Templates: Gathered Borders, Brush Set: Lovely Lace and ScrapSimple Paper Templates: Lovely Lace are also available.

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Digital scrapbook layout by Angie Briggs

Layout by Angie Briggs
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* Pure Collection *

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Digital scrapbook layout by Jennifer Labre

Layout by Jennifer Labre
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ScrapSimple Paper Templates: Fall Watercolors * Newborn Collection

Commercial license versions of ScrapSimple Paper Templates: Fall Watercolors are also available.

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If you have praise, comments, or questions for any of our Product Designers or Layout Artists, did you know you can send them a PM (private message) using the message board? It's easy!

If you are a registered user of the message board, just click on the "PM" box at the bottom of any of their posts to send them a message. Or, to check out more of your favorite designer's layouts, visit the Scrap Girls Design Team section of the Layout Gallery.

Fighting Back
Saturday, April 24, 2010

IN TODAY'S ISSUE:
- 21.9% off Mischief Week Sale!
- Cute Stuff
- Customer Muse
- Scrap Girls Clubs
- What Customers Are Saying...
- Layout and Contest Winners
- Getting Started
- Designer Freebie
- Scrap Girls Event: Mischief Week!
- What's Happening at Scrap Girls?
- Online Classes Currently Available
- Ongoing Opportunities for YOU


AVAILABLE ONLINE CLASSES

New Classes Available!

Online Class - Who I Am
Who I Am - Right Now
Chats: Wednesdays, May 5 & 19
7:00PM MT

When you flip through your scrapbooks or browse through your gallery, do you find yourself missing from the pages? Of all of the subjects to scrap, recording yourself is one of the most important! But, it can also be one of the most daunting.

Join Anna Mansfield for this month-long digital scrapbooking class full of motivation and inspiration to get you going. You will receive daily emails with challenges, quotes, samples, and ideas to inspire you. This class also has two chat sessions in which you'll learn tricks to make layouts come together quickly and easily. And at the end of the month, you'll have an album that is all about you!

IMPORTANT: This is an Intermediate-level class open to All Programs. Students are required to understand the basic skills taught in the Scrapbook Software Secrets Revealed: Photoshop Elements and MORE Scrapbook Software Secrets Revealed: Photoshop Elements program prior to starting the course. This information will not be reviewed as part of the course!


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IMPORTANT TO KNOW

We've just opened a Retirement Sale section of the Boutique. Items in this section are always on sale for 30% off. The items you will find during any particular month will be discontinued permanently on the 5th of the following month. So if you see something you like, grab it while you can!

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OPPORTUNITES FOR YOU

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.

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 second quarterly drawing winner will be announced in the Saturday, July 3rd Scrap Girls newsletter.

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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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CUSTOMER MUSE

I am in danger... I have been outed! Back in high school I was naive. I was in good shape, but thought I was fat. I didn't know they were watching me, waiting. They were biding their time. I had to work to stay in shape, but I didn't mind because I enjoyed working out. Time passed, I got married... and something happened. It didn't happen all at once, but I started to notice little things. Strange things. Things that scared me.

First, some of my favorite clothes started to snicker at me... not all-out laughing, just a giggle here and there. Then two years into married life, I heard a distinct guffaw from my favorite jeans as I sat in the restroom smiling at a positive pregnancy test. Just a couple of months into pregnancy, I realized something was wrong - a crime in progress! The doctor couldn't figure it out, but no matter how well I ate or how often I continued to work out, the pounds came running! By the end of that pregnancy, they had attacked in full force! More than 60 pounds of them, in fact. I knew it was a conspiracy. I set my mind to make a deal and testify against the weight... but the pounds were a step ahead of me, and only five months after I gave birth, they refused to leave. In fact, they were calling in reinforcements!

It was then that I discovered their new plan... I was pregnant again! I managed to hold them to only 30 new arrivals, although they fought dirty. Over the next three years I was able to evade them. I was nearing my goal weight when they found me again - I think my ovaries deceived me once more as I found out I was pregnant a third time. I didn't have the energy to hide anymore; I had given up.

We had hopes of a fourth baby, so I called a truce with the fat brigade, and boy, did the pounds befriend me! I felt awful. I was an accessory to the murder of my figure. I was participating in a crime, but before long, the authorities came to me again and promised me sanctuary if I would testify against the weight. I agreed, and for two years I was in witness protection, within three pounds of my high school weight. I felt like me again.

But now it's happening again - they found me once more! I don't know who the informant is this time. Was it the chocolate chip cookie? That decadent slice of cheesecake? Perhaps it was a joint operation, and stress was the hit man. I don't know who the culprit is, but the pounds are on the move again, and I am in danger! I am fighting back valiantly, but it's a grueling battle. I must silence the laughter that emanates from my closet. I must banish the weight that blurs my self-image. While I have to be my body's ally, I can't befriend the pounds that threaten to diminish my self-esteem and steal my quality of life.

Join me in the battle of the bulge! Take up your dumbbells and jump ropes! Flip the switch on treadmills everywhere and mount up on your bikes! Hear our battle cry, you unwanted pounds:

Nothing tastes as good as healthy feels!

Jennifer Hamilton

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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.

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!

SCRAP GIRLS CLUBS

SCRAP GIRLS CLUB

The April Scrap Girls digital scrapbooking club, designed for you by Amanda McGee.

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 Amanda McGee using April's Scrap Girls Club
Layout by Amanda McGee using April's Scrap Girls Club
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Created for you by Amanda McGee

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!

SCRAPSIMPLE CLUB

The April ScrapSimple digital scrapbooking club selection by Jan Hicks and Shalae Tippetts.

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 Shalae Tippetts using April's ScrapSimple Club
Layout by Shalae Tippetts using April's ScrapSimple Club
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Created for you by Jan Hicks 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!

WHAT CUSTOMERS ARE SAYING...

Here are just of the few nice things people have said about us recently...

I just purchased Scrapbook Software Secrets Revealed and have just finished watching the videos for a second time. Thank you so much for providing a top class product! I am not sure I am able to do what you did with your daughter's photo, not sure I am ready to make my own background papers either yet (no need at the moment... I have a good stash), but I am learning some great techniques to get me going.

I didn't realize I was doing it all wrong... simple things I now know but didn't... for instance:

Double-clicking to accept changes
What the Marquee Tool can do
That you could use rulers
How to use layers by dragging them up and down (or better still, shortcuts)
Drop shadows with subtlety
Polygonal Tool
What quality to save at
Color variations option
What format to save... I was saving all my stuff in JPG all along!
Linking photos and frames
FX...never saw that before
Healing Brush...no more zits!
Color curve? Wow!

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I wondered if I was beyond the beginners... that would be a no. I am so glad I purchased Scrapbook Software Secrets Revealed. I love your daily newsletter and especially Ro's Muses that speak from the heart. It's like a daily dose of philosophy and creativity, what we all need. So anyway, I'm thankful for stumbling onto the Scrap Girls site.

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Yea! I found you! First, I want to tell you how much I love Scrap Girls. You've done such a great job on the site. I was just recently introduced to digital scrapbooking, so I've spent many hours surfing the web, and yours is my favorite.

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I look most forward to Ro's Muses because they are so easy to relate to and true-to-life.

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Please keep up the excellent work you do because I'm sure there are many others just like me who appreciate all the effort you put forth.

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Thank you for such a fantastic site! Your newsletters are fabulous. I can't wait to read them; they are such an inspiration to someone as new to digital scrapbooking as I am.

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All of you there at Scrap Girls create the most awesome kits! Shopping at the Scrap Girls Boutique ranks right at the top of my "I'm Addicted To..." list - right below chocolate, but above buying shoes and purses. Keep up the great work.

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I just want to say that now that I am finally getting into this new hobby (after how many years?), I am so proud of all the hard work you've put into this. I love your site, your offerings, and the training you provide. You are definitely a favorite of mine. I look forward to your tutorials!

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I just got my new handy-dandy MORE Scrapbook Software Secrets Revealed! today. I've put off buying it, but the newsletter this morning pushed me over the edge, and I just had to have it. I cannot tell you how much I am enjoying it. I had to go to work and leave it most of the day, and I was not happy about that. Finally, I am home and able to play.

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Are you new to digital scrapbooking or are you ready to take your digital layouts to a new level? Check out the incredible video tutorials on Scrapbook Software Secrets Revealed and MORE Scrapbook Software Secrets Revealed!

LAYOUT AND CONTEST WINNERS

Weekly Layout Winners

Digital scrapbook layout by RosemaryS

Layout by RosemaryS
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ScrapSimple Paper Templates: Crafty Plaster Back Porch Collection Biggie By Hand Word Art Mini
Christmas Chronicles Collection Biggie French Linen Paper Mini Mossy Collection Biggie
Winter Mountains Collection Biggie Assemble Your Own Zoom Pages: Beaute Botanique Christmas Delight Collection
Victorian Garden Collection Biggie ScrapSimple Embellishment Templates: Windows and Doors 2 Tuscan Dream Collection
  ScrapSimple Embellishment Templates: Easter Eggs  

Commercial license versions of ScrapSimple Paper Templates: Crafty Plaster, ScrapSimple Embellishment Templates: Windows and Doors 2 and ScrapSimple Embellishment Templates: Easter Eggs are also available.

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Digital scrapbook layout by kayoft

Layout by kayoft
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ScrapSimple Embellishment Templates: Pulled Stitches Life's Canvas Collection Biggie Just Be You Collection Biggie

Commercial license versions of ScrapSimple Embellishment Templates: Pulled Stitches are also available.

 

Want to see your layouts make an appearance in the Scrap Girls newsletters?

Simply post your digital or paper layouts that use Scrap Girls products in our online gallery, and if we choose your layout to be featured in the newsletter, you'll win a prize! To be considered, don't forget to list the Scrap Girls products that you used in your layout.

Congratulations to this week's selectees. Please email [email protected] to get your gift!

Want to see past winners of the Weekly Layout Contest? Visit the Weekly Layout Winners gallery on our message board here!

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April's Scrap Girls Club Concepts Layout Winners

Digital scrapbook layout by Michelleds

Layout by Michelleds
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These two products are included in this month's Scrap Girls Club offering. Members receive a substantial discount on these club supplies. They are also available elsewhere in the Boutique at regular prices for those individuals who would rather not join a club.

Assemble Your Own Zoom Pages: Gleeful * Gleeful Collection Biggie

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Digital scrapbook layout by mbc72

Layout by mbc72
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These five products are included in this month's Scrap Girls Club offering. Members receive a substantial discount on these club supplies. They are also available elsewhere in the Boutique at regular prices for those individuals who would rather not join a club.

Gleeful Collection Biggie Assemble Your Own Zoom Pages: Gleeful Gleeful Paper Super Mini
Gleeful Word Art Super Mini   Giddy Embellishment Super Mini

Congratulations to this club's winners. We loved your layouts so much that we had to share them with everybody! Please email [email protected] to claim your prize - a $5 Gift Certificate to the Scrap Girls boutique!

Want to see past winners of the Scrap Girls Club contest? Visit the Scrap Girls Club's Winners gallery on our message board here!

GETTING STARTED AS A DIGITAL SCRAPBOOKER

FREE STARTER KIT

15 Things You NEED to Know to become a GREAT digital scrapbooker

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!

Scrap Girls Refresh Collection Biggie

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!

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

Scrapbook Software Secrets Revealed!

Scrapbook Software Secrets Revealed: Photoshop CS4, CS3, CS2, CS

Scrapbook Software Secrets Revealed for Photoshop Elements 6.0 and 7.0

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 Photoshop

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: Let There Be Light
Scrap Girls 2009 Digital Scrap Link Class:
Let There Be Light

Follow Laurel, Scrap Girls' Layout Artist Coordinator, along as she teaches you the basics of light in your photography. You'll learn about the different types of lighting, about reflectors (including frugal ideas), and secrets on how to photograph small items or embellishments.

ReMix: (Digital Scrapbooking) From Ordinary to Extraordinary! eBook
ReMix: (Digital Scrapbooking) From Ordinary to Extraordinary! eBook

Have you ever wanted to get a makeover - A layout makeover? Do you ever wonder how someone might decide to make certain changes and why? In ReMix: (Digital Scrapbooking) From Ordinary to Extraordinary! eBook, you have the opportunity to virtually "look over the shoulder" during the remake process.

Scrap Girls Tutorials & Way Cool Stuff eBook Set - 2009 4th Quarter
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 - PS: How to Combine ScrapSimple Paper & Photo Templates
Start to Finish eBooklet - PS: How to Combine ScrapSimple Paper & Photo 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 Rozanne Paxman

Layout by Ro
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Assemble Your Own: Shelved Embellishment Special
Designer Freebie by Ro coordinates with her Assemble Your Own: Shelved Biggie

Assemble Your Own: Shelved Biggie ScrapSimple Tools - Styles: Wood 2201 ScrapSimple Tools - Styles: Country Felt 2201
Appassionata Collection Biggie Chic Embroidery Collection Creased N Crinkled - Sassy Paper Biggie
Dirt Road Embellishment Mini   Science Collection

Commercial license versions of ScrapSimple Tools - Styles: Wood 2201 and ScrapSimple Tools - Styles: Country Felt 2201 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.

SCRAP GIRLS MISCHIEF WEEK EVENTS

Mischief Week is Here!

For those of you who haven't been with us for the past several years, Mischief Week is a week that's full of general madness and mayhem. We have lots of crazy chats, classes, games, prizes, and other random events just in time to usher us into the wonderful world of spring.

We've got a schedule full of events that the Scrap Girls Team are hosting, plus our Mischief Week Sale, games, freebies, contests, prizes and fun! Clear your calendars - you won't want to miss this!

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Wonderland Scavenger Hunt Game

How to Enter

Below is a list of 50 underlined items to find in the Scrap Girls Boutique. It is possible to find multiple products that contain any given item, but you only need to provide one product name and link for each answer.

To enter the contest, send a Word or text document to [email protected] by Midnight (MT) on Friday, April 30th. For each scavenger hunt list item, provide the product name and link to the product next to it.

Prizes

  1. Everyone that gets all of the answers correct will be entered into a drawing for a $20 Gift Certificate.
  2. Everyone that gets 30-49 answers correct will be entered into a drawing for a $10 Gift Certificate.
  3. Everyone that gets 1-29 answers correct will be entered into a drawing for a $5 Gift Certificate.

Award Notification and Additional Information

The winners will be announced in the Scrap Girls Newsletter on Saturday, May 8th.

Please do not post answers on the message board. We cannot be responsible for lost or un-received emails. One email per member; you will receive a response indicating your email has been received. If you do not receive a reply in 24 hours, please resend.

Good luck!

  1. Alice's White Apron
  2. Talking Blue Birds
  3. Reading a Book
  4. A Bottle on a table
  5. Blue Bow in Alice's Hair
  6. Bread and Butterflies
  7. Cabbages and Kings
  8. Cheshire Cat
  9. Blue Caterpillar
  10. Eat Me Cookie
  11. Queen of Heart's Crown
  12. Yellow Daffodils
  13. Daisy Ring Crown
  14. Locked Door
  15. Lady's Fan
  16. Walking Fish
  17. White Gloves
  18. Carpenter's Hammer
  19. Top Hat
  20. Queen of Hearts
  21. Majestic Iris
  22. Gold Key
  23. Lovely Lilac
  24. Tiger Lily
  25. Little Girl
  26. Handy Man Lizard
  27. Mome Rath Clothes Pins found in the Tulgey Wood
  28. March Hare
  29. DorMouse
  30. One side of the Mushroom will make your grow, one side will make you shrink
  31. Half-Shell Oysters
  32. Paint Brush for painting the roses red
  33. Shy Little Pansies
  34. Grunting Little Pig Baby
  35. Playing Card Soldiers
  36. Unbirthday Present
  37. Grand Red Rose
  38. Rocking Chair
  39. Rocking Horse Fly
  40. Sea Shell at the Sea Shore
  41. Afternoon Tea Cup
  42. Tea Kettle
  43. White Rabbit's Trumpet
  44. Singing Tulips
  45. Slow-Moving Turtle
  46. Vulture Umbrellas
  47. Unbirthday Cake
  48. Unbirthday Candle
  49. Walrus and the Carpenter
  50. White Rabbit

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Mischief Week Chat Schedule

Saturday, April 24, 2010

  • 1:00PM MT - "Impossible Things" Mini Class with Anna
    Join Anna Mansfield (anna) for a mini class on doing Impossible Things in Photoshop Elements on Saturday at 1pm MT. We'll be using the Liquefy Filter to alter photos in impossible ways!

  • 2:00PM MT - Let's Change the Subject! Chat
    Join Sherry Lynn and Michelle (Shelbi) on Saturday at 2pm MT for a Let's Change The Subject Chat and Crop. Watch the boards early on Saturday for a thread with your subject assignment!

  • 5:00PM MT - "Cram The Chat Room" Wonderland-style!
    Come join Sherry Lynn and Pat (PBarnes) on Saturday at 5pm MT for Alice's version of "Cram The Chat Room!" We'll be loading the seats in the Scrap Girls Chat Room! How many guys and girls can we get into the room before we bring the walls down? We're sure to have loads of fun, silly noises, games AND munchies galore! Everyone is guaranteed a seat - no need for reservations! Hope to see you all there!

  • 6:00PM MT - Zaz & Shelbi's Sensational Scrap Girls Adventure
    We would like to invite you all to join Carol Ann (Zaz) and Michelle (Shelbi) for another installment of Zaz and Shelbi's Sensational Scrap Girls Adventure on Saturday, April 24th at 6pm MT in the chatroom lobby. We're not going to tell you what we will be doing exactly, but let's just say that it will be kind of like a treasure hunt. It will go best for those of you who can open two windows on your monitor at the same time. It is NOT a competition. It's an adventure. And everyone can enjoy the "treasure." Will there be a prize? Oh, yes. Will you have to type fast to get it? Not really. Just come and find out.

  • 8:00PM MT - Cheshire Cat Challenge
    Join Angela (angelaNussbaum) for the Cheshire Cat Challenge at 8pm MT! That curious cat is full of mischief! At will, he can be visible, invisible, colored, uncolored... so many different looks! We will let him inspire our challenge!

Sunday, April 25, 2010

  • 2:00PM MT - Wonderland ATC Swap Crop
    Please join Sherry Lynn and Carol Ann (Zaz) on Sunday at 2pm MT for a "Special Edition" ATC (Artist Trading Card) Swap Crop and Chat. We're looking forward to seeing you there.

  • 4:00PM MT - Whimsical Scraplift Challenge Chat
    Join Becca and Angela (angelaNussbaum) for a Whimsical Scraplift Challenge Chat at 4pm MT! This will not be your typical scraplift challenge since it's Mischief Week! We will be doing something a bit different and whimsical. Come and join the fun!

  • 6:00PM MT - Reflections Mini Class with Mary Elizabeth
    Join Mary Elizabeth (NS_Scrapper) on Sunday at 6pm MT for a mini class that takes you through the looking glass. We'll be looking at a few ways to create the illusion of reflections with Photoshop. Most will also work in Photoshop Elements. Take the challenge to use reflection in a layout!

Monday, April 26, 2010

  • 12:00Noon MT - Mischief Journaling Chat
    Journaling is so important for a layout, but what about having a little fun with it? Join Becca and Angela (angelaNussbaum) for a fun and mischievous journaling chat at 12 Noon MT on Monday!

  • 5:00PM MT - Invitation to the Party! Challenge and Chat
    Join Sherry (Sherry Lynn) and Amy (mimes1) on Monday at 5pm MT for the Invitation To Alice's Party Chat! Watch for a thread on the Message Board early in the day to start planning your invitations!

  • 7:00PM MT - Alice's Speed Scrap Crop
    Hurry! Let's get a layout done before Alice finds the White Rabbit! Join Carla (CRS) and Angela (angelaNussbaum) for Alice's Speed Scrap Crop at 7pm MT. During the crop, we'll reveal items to include in your layout, and you have to scrap them as fast as you can! It will be more fun than chasing a white rabbit through a topsy-turvy land!

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

  • 11:00AM MT - "Who am I?" Life Moments Chat - April & Brandy
  • 5:00PM MT - Drink Me! Challenge and Chat - Carla & Sherry
  • 6:00PM MT - Siggie Swap Crop - Michelle & April
  • 7:00PM MT - New Member Chat - Carol Ann & Pat
  • 8:00PM MT - Mess or Masterpiece? Crop - Ro

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

  • 10:00AM MT - East Coast High Noon Crop - April
  • 1:00PM MT - Ad-Inspired Chat - Sherry & Becca
  • 5:00PM MT - Queen of Hearts Color Challenge Chat - Carla & Sherry
  • 7:00PM MT - "Curiouser and Curiouser!" Chat and Challenge - Marnie & Janine

* Schedule is subject to change... stay tuned to the newsletter and message board for the latest Mischief Week happenings!

WHAT'S HAPPENING AT SCRAP GIRLS?

CROPS AND CHATS

Siggie Swap Chat
Tuesday, April 27th - 6:00PM MT

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

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New Member Chat
Tuesday, April 27th - 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.

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East Coast High Noon Crop
Wednesday, April 28th - 10:00AM MT

Join April (April Showers) on Wednesday at 10am MT for the East Coast High Noon Crop. All coasts and time zones are welcome! 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 April 28th, we'll do an Embellishment Challenge. Create a layout using at least three different types of embellishments - flowers, buttons, brads, staples, tags, ribbons, whatever works with your page! Upload your layouts to the special High Noon Crop Gallery. You'll be amazed what you can get done in just one hour, but there is no High Noon Sheriff timing you!

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Desktop Challenge Crop
Thursday, April 29th - 2:00PM MT

Tired of the boring desktop wallpaper backgrounds that your PC or MAC came with? Join Becca and Angela (angelaNussbaum) on Thursday, April 29th at 2pm 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!

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What's New Chat
Friday, April 30th - 9:00AM MT

Join Michelle (Shelbi) and 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!

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Scrap Girls Club Chat & Challenge
Friday, April 30th - 12:00Noon MT

We know everyone is excited to get their hands on the new Scrap Girls Club to be released tomorrow! Come join Becca and Sherry Lynn on April 30th at Noon MT for a Scrap Girls Monthly Club Chat and Challenge! As a challenge, let's create one more layout using April's Scrap Girls Club, designed by Amanda McGee, before the next one arrives. It's sure to be a blast! Hope to see you there!

APRIL EVENTS

April Message Board Game: Progressive Word Scramble!

The object of the game is to correctly guess the name of a product in the Scrap Girls Boutique by solving clues and unscrambling letters we give you. Each day, you will be given a letter found in the product name as well as a clue. You won't know how many letters are in the product name until it is complete. We will keep giving clues until a correct guess is made.

The designer's name or the word "Collection" are not included as part of the puzzle. Letters from any other words in product names (such as "Biggie," "Brush" or "Transparency") may be given as part of the puzzle.

Be the first to answer it correctly and win a $5.00 Gift Certificate to the Boutique! You are only allowed ONE guess per daily clue, and you are only allowed ONE win per month. When you make your guess, you MUST provide a link to the boutique item you are referencing. We will play the game daily during the entire month of April. When a correct answer is given, the new puzzle will start the following day.

For complete details and examples of game play, visit the "Games" folder on the Scrap Girls message board.

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Layout Contests:

April Monthly Layout Contest: It's time to get your silly on! For this month's layout contest, we want to see layouts featuring the silly or mischievous antics in your life. Let us see the silly faces, crazy clothes and hilarious moments. Create your layout and post it in the April Layout Contest Gallery by Midnight on April 30th. 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!

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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 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.)

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