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Commercial license versions of ScrapSimple Tools - Styles: Basic Shadows 6501, ScrapSimple Tools - Styles: Cardboard 5001 and Touches of Mexico Collection are also available. |
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Layout by Brandy Hackman
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Layout by Keri Schueller
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This product 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.
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Layout by Angie Briggs
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Layout by Cheré Edwards
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Layout by Ang Campbell
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Commercial license versions of ScrapSimple Digital Layout Templates: Lots of Shots, Arts N Crafty Kids Collection Biggie and ScrapSimple Paper Templates: Fingerpaint are also available. |
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Layout by Angela Blanchard
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Layout by Julie White
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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.
The Family Record Keeper
Saturday, July 9, 2011
IN TODAY'S ISSUE:
- Cute Stuff
- You Speak Out
- ScrapSimple Club
- Just Because It's Fun
- Designer Freebie
- What's Happening at Scrap Girls?
- Ongoing Opportunities for YOU
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The entire Scrap Girls team wants to say how grateful we are that you have chosen to participate with us. You'll never know just how much your support means to us and our families. Ro 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 IMPORTANT TO KNOWDon't forget to check out the 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! OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUCustomer 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]:
Project SG Challenge: Stay motivated to scrap your current photos! Post your 2011 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 third quarterly drawing winner will be announced in the Saturday, October 8th Newsletter. 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!
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. *ADVERTISEMENTS*
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Family Record Keeper
I am continually amazed at what I learn each day from my children.
I had three daughters in four years, and at times, I feel totally overwhelmed. I am a stay-at-home mom, but probably not very typical. I never dreamed of staying home with my kids. I dreamed of a career.
Through the years, however, I have learned that God always knows the best route to His end goal for our lives. He knew what He was doing when He led my steps to the place I am today.
A few weeks ago, I got a little insight into one of the things He has been trying to teach me lately. Every night before bed, my three daughters, my husband, and I gather together on the couch for "bed-night prayers." My youngest daughter, who was four at the time, got into a habit of saying, "Dear Jesus, thank you for this day. Amen." Every night for several weeks, this was the extent of her prayer.
One day I had some time to spend with her, one-on-one, without her sisters around and thought I would take the opportunity as a "teaching moment." I told her that when we get together later that night to pray, maybe she would want to think a little more about her prayer and say some different things.
My little four-year-old daughter told me that she said everything she wanted say in her prayer. She said, "I thank Jesus for the day because He gave me one more day to do everything I need to do. He gave me one more day to play outside. He gave me one more day to sit with Daddy and read a book. He gave me one more day to tell you I love you."
That night, when we all gathered at the couch for bed-night prayers, I thought about what my daughter had said. Tears began to fill my eyes. All I could get out was, "Dear Jesus, thank you for this day."
Melissa Turner
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!
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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). A commercially licensed version of the ScrapSimple Club is also available here. With the ScrapSimple Club, you will receive:
June's ScrapSimple Club has been created for you by Brandy Murry and Syndee Nuckles
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Weekly Layout Winners
Layout by DixieLee
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Commercial license versions of Cucina Collection, Beautiful Black Paper, ScrapSimple Paper Templates: Stackers Biggie, ScrapSimple Tools - Actions: Stamp Maker 8501 and Beaute Botanique Collection Biggie are also available. |
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Layout by ryanhannah
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Commercial license versions of Patternologie Collection Biggie and Bella Marie Collection Biggie are also available. |
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Want to see your layouts make an appearance in the Scrap Girls newsletter?
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 Saturday 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 receive your gift!
Want to see past winners of the Weekly Layout Contest? Visit the Weekly Layout Winners Gallery on our Message Board!
June's Monthly Layout Contest Winners
Layout by MrsCropper
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Commercial license versions of ScrapSimple Embellishment Templates: Stack Them 3 and ScrapSimple Alpha Template: Dog Tags are also available. |
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Layout by makib1218
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Congratulations to the winners of the June layout contest, Barbara (MrsCroppe) and Maureen (makib1218). The winning layouts each fit the theme of scrapping about a male parental figure. Barbara and Maureen each receive a $10 Gift Certificate to the Scrap Girls Boutique for their efforts. Congratulations!
Congratulations to June's winners. Please email [email protected] to receive your gift!
Want to see past winners of the Monthly Layout Contest? Visit the Monthly Layout Winners Gallery on our Message Board!
Contest Winners
Project SG Winner
Congratulations KatieGrace! You have been randomly chosen as the Project SG Challenge - Second Quarter 2011 winner!
KatieGrace receives her choice of one of the ScrapSimple Digital Layout Templates from the Scrap Girls Boutique! Please send an email to [email protected] to claim your prize.
Layout by Kim Meeder
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Designer Freebie by Kim Meeder coordinates with her May Day Collection Biggie
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Commercial license versions of ScrapSimple Paper Templates: Background Blenders II Biggie are also available. |
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Today's freebie designed by Kim Meeder
* 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.
Recipe Swap Chat
Saturday, July 9th - 7:00PM MDT
Join April (April Showers) and Lei (Bride) at 7pm MT in the chat room for our Monthly Recipe Swap Chat. Please check the message board the Thursday before the chat for this month's theme and the swap details!
Journaling Challenge Chat
Monday, July 11th - 6:00PM MDT
Join Carla (CRS) and Lei (Bride) for a Journaling Chat at 6pm MT on the second Monday of each month. Struggle to find the right words for your layouts? Are your layouts more decorative than descriptive of the moments you're trying to capture? Then you won't want to miss this chat - we'll have a special challenge to encourage you to journal on your pages more! See you there!
NSBR Chat
Monday, July 11th - 7:00PM MDT
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 us, Carla (CRS) and Lei (Bride) at 7pm MT!
Use Your Stash Chat
Tuesday, July 12th - 6:00PM MDT
Join Theresa (tiza126) and Shannon (tinkerbell11) in the chat room at 6pm MT for this month's edition of "Use your Stash!" Don't just collect tons of digital goodies, use them! We will post a challenge to help you get started. See you there!
New Member Chat
Tuesday, July 12th - 7:00PM MDT
Join Pat (PBarnes) and Theresa (tiza126) 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.
July Message Board Game: Summer Scavenger Hunt!
Dust off those thinking caps and hunting boots! We're having a Summer Scavenger Hunt, and you're invited! Join us for the July Message Board Game, where each Monday through Saturday during the month of July, a member of the Welcoming Committee will post a clue in the official game thread. The clue will describe a product from the Scrap Girls Boutique. To participate, search the Boutique for the product and post a link to the product page in the official game thread.
But wait, there's more! In a new twist to the scavenger hunt game, on certain days you will be sent to the Scrap Girls Gallery to look for layouts using specific products or collections, and then post a link to your layout comment in the official game thread.
Three winners will be drawn from all the members who correctly identify a product or find Gallery layouts throughout the month. Each winner will receive a $10 Gift Certificate to the Scrap Girls Boutique! Good luck in your search!
For complete details, visit the Monthly Message Board Games folder on the Scrap Girls Forum.
July Monthly Layout Contest: As the United States celebrates its independence this month, we'd love to see some examples of how you've gained independence! For July's Monthly Layout Contest, show us your layouts featuring someone displaying independence! It could be a toddler learning independence or a young person out on their own for the first time. You could even scrap about a time you displayed some independence! Be sure to include some journaling to support your photos. Post your layouts in the July Monthly Layout Gallery before Midnight MT on July 31st. Be sure to list your credits in the description or under the EXIF Properties. If your layout is one of the two chosen winners, you will receive 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!