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Life Scrapbooks - The Gathering
Friday, January 20, 2012
IN TODAY'S ISSUE:
- Save 40% off ScrapSimple Digital Layout and Album Templates!
- What's New in the Scrap Girls Boutique?
- Life Muse by Ro
- Scrap Girls Club
- Tips From The Pros: Printing Portrait Packages and Using Them in Layouts
- Designer Freebie
- What's Happening at Scrap Girls?
- Ongoing Opportunities for YOU
GENERAL INFORMATION
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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]:
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!
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Life Scrapbooks - The Gathering
Project Notes (1/7/12): This week, I gathered. Looking through the boxes, bins, and files was shocking. I have been careless with some of my most valuable possessions - my family's memories.
I must remember why I am creating my Life Scrapbook:
I have decades of family photos that are going bad through neglect.
If I don't file them in a way that documents what they are, my children and/or grandchildren will throw them away because they will be meaningless to them.
A lifetime of memories will be lost because I was "too busy."
I am the caretaker of your family's history. Take care of it.
Gathering and curating my family's memories is one of the most worthy pursuits I can engage in.
Children appreciate their history more if they know what their history is.
It is easier to feel better about yourself if you know who you are and where you have come from. I want to give my family this gift.
Family stories which are told can give strength to those who follow, but not unless they are told.
Audio tapes and videotapes are deteriorating. I must move them to digital formats so they won't be lost.
I am the caretaker of all of our important family documents and financial records. If I don't gather them and file them in a better way, my family will be in a mess if I die.
Here are just a few of the photos of some of the artifacts of my GATHERING. I made this layout, printed it out, and hung it on my wall so I will remember why I need to keep at this project. It is time-consuming, but will be oh-so-worth-it in the end.
This little box has envelopes of family photos – including photos of my grandparents and great-grandparents, along with lots of film.
The most horrifying discovery of all: This folder contains photos of my husband's mission, parents, etc. The photos are yellow and curling up. Blame it on 36 years of neglect and abuse. You'd think I could have at least put them in an album, right? Now, I'm going to have to scan and clean... scan and clean... scan and clean.
Oh bother.
But it must be done. This particular group of photos cannot be lost.
A few years ago, I had Andrew file some of my memorabilia in folders. As it turns out, he put a lot of photos in here and because they have been in storage (and not in an album), they are deteriorating as well.
I have an emergency on my hands.
I truly believe that I was inspired by God to start this Life Scrapbooks project. If I hadn't, I might not have discovered what a mess I had on my hands until it was too late.
Focused. I must stay focused. If I forget to stay focused, email me and tell me to stay focused, okay? I am doing something important here.
Carry on.
Your challenge: Locate every box, bin, basket, and book filled with photos, slides, film, documents, memorabilia, or anything else that could be considered candidates for inclusion in your Life Scrapbooks. Take photos of them so that you will remember what you have. This will prevent you from having to stack it all by your computer while you work, but will keep it fresh in your mind.
Do it as quickly as you can. Don't put it off or you may forget.
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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 Scrap Girls Monthly Club and you can have fun with the newest traditional digital and printable scrapbooking looks while saving! (A $40.87 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:
January's Scrap Girls Club designed for you by Jen Reed
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 Layout by Jen Reed using January's Scrap Girls Club larger view |
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 Layout by Jen Reed using January's Scrap Girls Club larger view |
Printing Portrait Packages and Using Them in Layouts
Tutorial created using Photoshop Elements 7 with Windows 7
One of my favorite projects every year is photographing my kids and sending prints to all their grandparents. I soon discovered that I could get a better price printing all the smaller-sized photos I wanted if I assembled them on 8x10-inch prints. That was the purpose of creating my ScrapSimple Embellishment Templates: Portrait Package and ScrapSimple Embellishment Templates: Portrait Package 2. They are a quick and easy way to assemble smaller photos onto a larger print. They are sized as standard prints for easy printing at your favorite print lab.
To use the templates, open a photo you want printed and pull it into the template. Make sure you save the template with a new name to prevent overwriting the original. Clip the photo to a photo mask using the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+G for PC (Cmd+G for Mac). Duplicate and rotate the photo to fit in the various photo positions. Flatten the image and save as a JPG for printing.
Now that you have printed your photos, the photo template can be easily placed in a digital scrapbook layout. Resize the photo template to fit on your layout - and now you have those photos printed and documented!
Layout by Sara Beth Peterson
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Commercial license versions of ScrapSimple Embellishment Templates: Portrait Package, Brush Set: Stamped Dates and Lettering Delights Mother's Typewriter Font are also available. |
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I love to take multiple photos with various angles. The hard part is including all those photos on a single layout. Another benefit of the photo template is a quick and easy way to layout multiple photos on one layout. Select the photos you want to use and insert them into the template. Place a different photo into each spot and place in your layout.
Layout by Sara Beth Peterson
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Commercial license versions of ScrapSimple Embellishment Templates: Portrait Package 2 and Lettering Delights Elf Note Font are also available. |
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Article written by Sara Beth Peterson
Learn to make digital scrapbooking layouts and more! – Scrapbook Software Secrets Revealed Ready to learn advanced techniques? – MORE Scrapbook Software Secrets Revealed |
Layout by Angie Briggs
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Designer Freebie by Angie Briggs coordinates with her
ScrapSimple Digital Layout Album Templates: 12x12 Album Series 12 Mini
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Today's freebie designed by Angie Briggs
* 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.
Sketch Challenge Crop
Tuesday, January 24th - 7:00PM MST
It's time for the Sketch Challenge and Crop! Join Cheri (Cheri T) on Tuesday, January 24 at 7pm MT in the Scrap Girls Chat Room! Enjoy getting a little creative boost for your pages? Are you needing help getting started? Then this is the challenge for you! A few hours before the chat begins, Cheri will post a link for you to download the sketch. Use it as the starting point for your page; be inspired by the basic arrangement; flip things around or scraplift the whole thing. All interpretations of the design are welcome and encouraged. Don't worry about any deadlines... post your layout when it works with your schedule. Hope to see you there!
East Coast High Noon Crop
Wednesday, January 25th - 10:00AM MST
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 January 25th, we'll be doing a Brush Challenge. Try to use at least two brushes in your layout. 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!
Speed Scrap Crop
Wednesday, January 25th - 6:00PM MST
It's time for some Speed! Join Carla (CRS) and Shannon (tinkerbell11) at 6pm MT for the Speed Scrap Crop! We'll give you six tasks, spread out over an hour. You'll then have the hour to get your layout finished and posted in the Gallery!
January Message Board Game: Jumpstart January!
It's time to kick off the new year with fun and focus on scrapbooking! And a few prizes thrown in never hurt, right? Join us on the message board this month for "Jumpstart January!" This is a message board game and challenge to start your year with fun and focus on taking time to scrapbook regularly despite the little speedbumps of life. When the month is over, you'll have completed several layouts and been challenged and treated to some fun along the way.
A member of the Welcoming Committee will post a mini-challenge/task every Monday through Saturday during January. Some tasks will require message board participation, email responses, or gallery posting. Those who complete all tasks and submit or post required participation by 11:59pm MT on January 31st will be entered in a drawing to win one of three $10 Gift Certificates to the Scrap Girls Boutique! Those who complete just the layouts will be entered in a drawing to win one of two $5 Gift Certificates. Those who complete just the speedbumps will be entered in a drawing for one of two $3 Gift Certificates. (Those who complete all tasks will have their name entered in all three drawings!)
For complete details, visit the Monthly Message Board Games folder on the Scrap Girls Forum.
January Monthly Layout Contest: With the beginning of a new year, many people set aside some time to set goals. It might be an exercise plan or establishing better eating habits. It might be getting your life more organized. Or maybe you set goals for your digital scrapbooking output for the year. Post your layouts in the January Monthly Layout Gallery before Midnight MST on January 31st. Be sure to list your layout's product credits in the description or under the EXIF Properties. Two layouts will be selected to 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!