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BIG News: Commercial License Mark Down Madness Sale! Save 50% off all commercially-licensed products in the Scrap Girls Boutique Scrap Girls is a small business and we understand the challenges that designers and photographers face as they work in today's tough economy. We also know that you have arrived at your busiest season of the year and could need a little help so you can be more profitable. Our team talked it over; we decided to give designers a leg-up through a massive discount on our outstanding, high-quality commercially-licensed design products. We don't know when we will do this again, so don't miss this opportunity to load up on the supplies that will make your designing life easier! This sale starts today and ends TOMORROW at Midnight MDT!
Today's Special of the Day!
Save 30% off this Brush Set today only! Each week on Tuesdays, we will be spotlighting one designer and one of their favorite products. This product will be on sale for one day only at 30% off! This week's designer spotlight is on Cherise Oleson. In a brief interview with Cherise, she shared these comments with us... "Journaling is such an important part of our scrapbooking pages. I created these journaling highlight brushes to call attention to key words and phrases within the journaling text. I love using them and go through phases where I just can't get enough of them and use them on every layout! I love that you can use a variety of the highlight brushes and the outlines to create a unique look for each word (or groups of words) that you want to highlight." 1. What is currently playing on your iPod/radio? Glee or Glee-like stuff (Pandora station) 2. When designing a collection what do you start with first? Papers, embellishments, word art? I probably start with the embellishments if it's an illustrated embellishment collection and with the papers if it's not. |
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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.
Just in Case You Need It... You Have Official Permission to Goof Off
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
IN TODAY'S ISSUE:
- 50% off Commercial License Mark Down Madness Sale!
- Today's Special of the Day
- What's New in the Scrap Girls Boutique?
- Life Muse by Ro
- ScrapSimple Club
- Tips from the Pros: Ad Inspiration
- 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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Just in Case You Need It... You Have Official Permission to Goof Off
"It will never rain roses: When we want more roses we must plant more trees." - George Eliot
Just when I thought I was going to be able to breathe, I found myself gasping for air.
I had recently finished navigating through a minefield of personal and business changes. It had been difficult and time-consuming, but I had survived it and was looking forward to enjoying some downtime as a reward. But instead of experiencing the lovely sort of downtime that accompanies a summer break, I found myself awash in a downturn of negative emotions.
I knew I was in trouble when I couldn't leave my bedroom for more than five minutes without panicking. It took several hours to beat myself out of bed every morning. My stomach seized up when I thought about going into my office, so I took care of business essentials from my iPad. I went blank when I opened the refrigerator to look for something to eat. I lost the desire to put on makeup. I gained weight. When a family member came into the room to check on me, I stared back at them, unable to decide what to say to them about what was wrong with me.
But then, one day (about the time I ran out of clean pajamas), I decided that I had to do something drastic to help myself. After a few stops and starts, I ended up hiring a life coach - a perky man named Lou - to help me locate the trees in my forest.
"I think I need someone who doesn't need (or want) something from me to hold me accountable, Lou," I said. "I've got to get back to my office. A whole lot of people will be hurt if I can't pull myself back together. Don't let me get away with whining."
"I can do that," Lou promised in his reply email.
Lou must have the ability to tell whoppers when they are required, because instead of talking me through some strict-business-owner-needs-to-get-out-of-their-reclining-chair-and-back-to-the-computer routine, he started the process of figuring out how to help me by making me whine about absolutely everything in my life. He poked. He prodded. He questioned. He quizzed.
Eventually, Lou located the truth, and the truth was this: I felt responsible for the world, and the world is a mighty heavy object. In the process of trying to hold up the world, I had dropped myself.
Lou refused to let me talk about the business. Whenever I tried to discuss it - the worries I had about the world, the economy, the people, and the frustration I felt about being so resistant to enter my office - Lou redirected the conversation. "We'll worry about that later," he'd say. "Right now, we are going to help you sort yourself out. Right now, we are focused on what you want your family to be like. Right now, we are going to focus on making your personal life feel better. Take some time for yourself. Goof off.... Now tell me about those kids of yours again...."
There was something about Lou giving me permission to do what my subconscious felt was reckless behavior. And there was something about him requiring that I explain to him over and over again what it is like to have a houseful of adults underfoot that altered my patterns.
I started going to the gym in middle of the workday. I started planning meals, shopping for healthy food and cooking because I wanted something good to eat. I took entire Saturdays off. I stopped carrying my cell phone with me 24/7.I became picky about the TV I watched. I read more books. Instead of parking myself in front of the television while eating dinner, I started to gather my family so that we could enjoy talking through the day.
I began talking to my husband about my feelings, explaining to him how he could help me deal with the stress. I had some very frank discussions with my adult children about how much money it costs to maintain such a large household, complete with visual aids.
I played with my grandbaby for hours, wanting to soak up every minute of her baby-life while it exists. I watched news programs in the middle of the day. I took my daughter to lunch. Basically, I goofed off and did whatever I wanted, whenever I wanted to do it.
But then, a funny thing happened in the middle of my goofing off. One Saturday, I unexpectedly found myself sitting at my desk, scrapping a name button for my Scrap Girls signature, just because I wanted to have a little fun.
I looked up and sort of gasped. I was in my office. I wasn't suffering. I wasn't sweating. I wasn't panicking.
I was having fun - and I wanted to be there.
That was the point when I knew everything was going to be okay... and it is. It really is.
Thanks, Lou. You're a champ.
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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!
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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:
September's ScrapSimple Club has been created for you by Brandy Murry and Cherise Oleson
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Ad Inspiration
Note: Tutorial created using Adobe Photoshop CS5 on a Mac
Have you ever been drawn to an ad because the colors caught your attention? And then thought to yourself, wouldn't those colors make a beautiful scrapbook page... but where do I begin? Well, it's easier than you might think.
As I am writing this article, it is 100 degrees outside, so, quite naturally, I am captivated by the rich, vibrant hues of fall shown in the ad below. I am longing for the cool nights and bright days that I personally associate with these colors. Notice that I have used the Color Picker and the Paint Bucket Tool to create a color swatch along the bottom edge of the ad. Now I can easily direct my attention to selecting products that will duplicate these colors. This would also be the perfect time to browse through my ScrapSimple products to create my own unique collection.
Once I selected the vibrant red background paper found in the Rough Hewn Collection Biggie and attached my photo to the ScrapSimple Embellishment Templates: Mask Clusters - Fancy Rust, I began to build the layers using the embellishments that I had set aside. Now all that's left to do is to purchase that gorgeous sweater in the ad!
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Article written by Joyce Schardt
Learn to make digital scrapbooking layouts and more! – Scrapbook Software Secrets Revealed Ready to learn advanced techniques? – MORE Scrapbook Software Secrets Revealed |
Layout by Cherise Oleson
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Designer Freebie by Cherise Oleson coordinates with
her Scrapsimple Embellishment Templates: Pennant Banners,
part of this month's ScrapSimple Club offering!
Today's freebie designed by Cherise Oleson
* 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.
New Member Chat - Early Edition
Tuesday, September 20th - 1:00PM MDT
Join Debbie (B&K Mom) at 1pm MT for a fun chat to get to know our newest members. We will discuss the message board, gallery, chocolate and so much more! Everyone is welcome, new or not so new! Not sure how to get there? Just click the "CHAT" button at the top of this newsletter; you will need Javascript enabled to access the chat room.
Faith Journey Chat
Tuesday, September 20th - 6:00PM MDT
Join Elisha (elibar) and Lei (Bride) for a Faith Journey Chat on the third Tuesday of each month at 6pm MT. All faiths are welcome! We'll be chatting and scrapping about our individual faith walk and how we also walk together. Watch the message board for this month's topic of discussion, and if you like - create a layout based on the topic!
U.F.O. Chat
Tuesday, September 20th - 7:00PM MDT
Join Shannon (tinkerbell11) and Ashleigh (caprimom) in the chat room for this month's addition of the UFO Chat. This is where you get help from a layout designer to finish a layout you are struggling with. Share your UFO layout, and Ashleigh will have tips ready for you!
East Coast High Noon Crop
Wednesday, September 21st - 10:00AM MDT
Join April (April Showers) each 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 September 21st, we'll do an embellishment challenge! Create a layout using lots of embellishments - flowers, tags, frames, whatever you'd like! Make use of those fancy, fun embellishments! Create your layout and upload it 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! Hope to see you in the chat room!
Hybrid Craft Chat
Wednesday, September 21st - 6:00PM MDT
Join Carla (CRS) and Shannon (tinkerbell11) in the chat room for this month's Hybrid Craft Chat on Wednesday at 6pm MT. We will show you how to create a unique craft project with your digital supplies and goodies from your craft room.
September 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 September 1st when we post the thread to September 30th at 12:00 Midnight (MST).
To enter the Message Board Posting Challenge, you MUST reply in the game thread with your CURRENT post count. This is the number under your Avatar that shows when you post. (NOTE: Do not post the number found on your profile; it is a different number that is calculated differently.) During the month, chat your fingers off! At Midnight on September 30th, we will calculate your post count based on the numbers posted in the original thread.
Members with Message Board posts over 50 will be put in a drawing for a $5 Scrap Girls Gift Certificate. Members with Message Board posts over 200 will be put in a drawing for both the $5 Scrap Girls Gift Certificate and a $10 Scrap Girls Gift Certificate. Members with Message Board posts over 400 will be put in a drawing for a $15 Scrap Girls Gift Certificate, as well as the $5 and $10 Gift Certificates.
For complete details, visit the Monthly Message Board Games folder on the Scrap Girls Forum.
September Monthly Layout Contest: The children are headed back to school, and there is a sense of learning in the air! For the September Layout Contest, share your layouts about learning a new skill! We'd love to see the stories about someone in your life learning and growing. Remember when your little one learned to ride a bicycle or your teenager learned to drive a car? Or how about when you learned to use your digital scrapbooking software? Share those layouts in the September Monthly Layout Gallery before Midnight MT on September 30th. Be sure to list your credits in the description or under the EXIF Properties. Two layouts will be selected to win a $10 Gift Card 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!