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It's a summer celebration! Save 28.9% off almost everything in the Scrap Girls Boutique! But just like fireworks, this sale will be over in a flash. Sale ends promptly at Midnight, EDT on Saturday, July 7th!
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Layout by Syndee Nuckles
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ScrapSimple Tools - Styles: Painted and Corrugated 6301
You're just a click away from cool painted and corrugated cardboard effects with this great set of digital scrapbook photo styles! Photoshop and Photoshop Elements only.
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Commercial license versions of ScrapSimple Tools - Styles: Painted and Corrugated 6301, ScrapSimple Digital Layout Templates: Picture It 2, ScrapSimple Tools - Styles: Happy Life 6301, ScrapSimple Tools - Styles: Photo Magic 6301 and ScrapSimple Tools - Styles: Butterfly Shadows 6301 Mini are also available. |
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Layout by Amanda Fraijo-Tobin
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Create a layout in no time with this 4th of July digital scrapbooking mini kit. Includes a worn red striped background paper, vellum scallop border, lifted metal frame, classic blue bow, a flourish of stars and mini flowers, as well as word art. Use these pieces together or with the Independence Day Collection Super Mini.
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Commercial license versions of ScrapSimple Tools - Styles: Antique Effects 6401 are also available. |
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Layout by Jan Ransley
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Parterre Embellishment Mini includes a set of sixteen (16) mini Postage Stamp Frames, a set of four (4) mini Postage Stamp Franks, a Stitched Square Border, a Stitched Circle and a Large Stitched Flourish.
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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 Forum? It's easy!
If you are a registered user of the Forum, 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 Scrap Girls team layouts, visit the Scrap Girls Design Team section and the Scrap Girls Layout Artist Team section of the Layout Gallery.
Happy 4th of July!
Wednesday, July 4, 2012
IN TODAY'S ISSUE:
- 28.9% Sparkling Summer Sale!
- What's New in the Scrap Girls Boutique
- Product Design Team Call
- Tips From The Pros
- Scrap Girls Club
- ScrapSimple Club
- Designer Freebie
- What's Happening at Scrap Girls
- Ongoing Opportunities for YOU
GENERAL INFORMATION
Contact Scrap Girls
Your email address is safe with us. We never share, rent, sell, or loan our list with anyone! If you ever need any assistance, please email [email protected] or call
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While one girl's picture appears here on the Newsletter, Scrap Girls is really a community of talented designers, techy gals, thoughtful contributors and fantastic customers. We are ALL so happy to have you as part of the Scrap Girls community and we are very grateful for your support. Debbie OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUSuggest 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 receive because birthday presents should alway be a surprise! Make sure your Forum email address is current and that you have the correct birthdate entered into your profile to participate. |
Scrap Girls sends a birthday gift to each of our Forum members!|
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Ever wish that you could be a Product Designer for Scrap Girls?
Well, now's your chance to apply!
If you are interested, please forward the following items to [email protected].
The subject line must read: Product Designer Application.
- 3 color palettes that you might use as a basis for designing collections.
- A sample collection mini, consisting of 6 background papers, 1 "sheet" of embellishments, and 1 "sheet" of word art.
A "sheet" consists of a grouping of items that will fit on an 8.5x11 document. Take care to make sure that the collection mini's color set is well balanced and that it has an idea that ties it together. It should contain enough embellishments and word art to be useful to someone who wishes to make several layouts from it. Also, take care that the embellishments are not a grouping of a small number of items that have just been re-colored. This is your opportunity to show your versatility and skill level.
- At least one sample layout using the collection mini.
- A sample brush set with 3 brushes.
- A sample paper template set (like our ScrapSimple Paper Templates) with 2 papers.
- A sample embellishment template set (like our ScrapSimple Embellishment Templates) with 3 embellishments.
Examples of all of these products can be found in our Boutique.
Also, please answer the following questions in the body of your application email:
- Approximately how much would you like to earn each month?
- Approximately how many hours do you have to dedicate to design work each week?
- What are your goals as it pertains to design work?
- Why are you interested in working with Scrap Girls?
- What software do you use?
- Include any other information that you think would be helpful as we make our decision.
Other instructions: Save your files as 600px wide, 72 dpi. Place them in one zipped folder and forward with your application email.
DEADLINE: Friday, July 13, 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time)
Notifications of results will be sent to all applicants by Friday, July 20.
What is Scrap Girls looking for in a new designer?
- Talent
- Desire to work with Scrap Girls and be a committed, active member of our team
- Work ethic
- Software and designing skills
If a talented person comes along whose skills are not quite what they might be, but we feel they would be a super-committed, dynamic member of our team if given a little help, we may choose to put them through an apprentice program.
We look forward to seeing your application!
4th of July Layouts
Tutorial created using Adobe Photoshop CS3 with Windows
Do you and your family have Fourth of July traditions? Or do you do something different every year?
Either way, make sure to document your memories on a Fourth of July layout. My family attends the local parade with friends. For my focal image below, I captured my 17-month-old son walking toward the parade, flanked by his oldest brother and friend. From the dry safety of a store awning, I was able to photograph the children in their raincoats, eagerly holding out their sacks for candy.
By using Ang Campbell's template from ScrapSimple Digital Layout Templates: Lots of Shots 3, I was able to create a digital scrapbooking template quickly and easily – and focus on selecting digital papers, word art, and embellishments to complete my theme. While I could have filled in all 10 "windows" with photos, I chose to use half that many pictures and let some digital papers peek through some of the windows. This accomplished two purposes: The featured photos stand out more because there's less competition from other images, and the digital papers help establish the theme without overpowering the photos.
Layout by Cheri Thieleke
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Commercial license versions of ScrapSimple Digital Layout Templates: Lots of Shots 3, ScrapSimple Tools - Styles: Glitter Sparks 6401 Super Biggie, ScrapSimple Embellishment Templates: Photo Masks Transferred and ScrapSimple Embellishment Templates: Sparkle Trails are also available. |
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After the parade, we go home to recuperate for the evening activities. We used to take photos of the fireworks every year, but now that we have three children, we usually don't want to haul the tripod with us!
The boys amuse themselves with sparklers while awaiting the official fireworks display. They haven't gotten brave enough to try spelling anything with their sparklers, so I helped them out with Brush Set: Wisp Alpha Super Biggie and ScrapSimple Tools – Styles: Glow 8501 Biggie.
I'm eager to see what your family does on the Fourth of July. Get out there, take pictures, scrap them, and show me your Fourth of July layouts!
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Layout by Cheri Thieleke
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Commercial license versions of Brush Set: Polka Swirls, ScrapSimple Tools - Styles: Metallics 6401 Biggie, ScrapSimple Tools - Styles: Glitter Edge 6301 Biggie, Brush Set: Wisp Alpha Super Biggie, ScrapSimple Tools - Styles: Glow 8501 Biggie and Lettering Delights Scrap Casual Font are also available. |
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Article written by Cheri Thieleke
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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:
July's Scrap Girls Club designed for you by Durin Eberhart |
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 Layout by Durin Eberhart using July's Scrap Girls Club |
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June's ScrapSimple Club has been created for you by |
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:
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 Layout by Amy Flanagan using June's ScrapSimple Club |
Layout by Jo Corne
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Designer Freebie by
Jo Corne coordinates
with her CheckMate Collection Mini
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Commercial license versions of ScrapSimple Tools - Styles: Basic Shadows 6501 are also available. |
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Today's freebie designed by Jo Corne
* 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.
High Noon Crop
Wednesday, July 4th - 12 Noon EDT
Join April (April Showers) each Wednesday at 12 Noon EDT for the 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 July 4th, we'll do a Stars and Stripes Challenge. Use some stripes and at least one star on your page.
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!
Journaling Challenge Crop
Monday, July 9th - 8:00PM EDT
Do you struggle to get your words on your layouts? This is the crop for you! Join Carla (CRS) in the chat room at 8pm ET for a Journaling Crop that is sure to help you get journaling! This month, we'll use Melissa Renfro's Lifted Journal Paper Super Biggie. We'll have a special challenge to get your motivated. Hope to see you there!
New Member Chat
Tuesday, July 10th - 9:00PM EDT
Join Pat (PBarnes) for the New Member Chat at 9pm ET 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's Forum Game: Spotlight on the Boutique
Each day of July (with the exception of Sundays), a member of the Welcoming Committee will post an image spotlighting a small circle of the layout you are to search for in the Scrap Girls Boutique. If the layout is not identified by the following morning, a second spotlight circle will be added to the layout; this will be repeated until the product is identified.
All you have to do to participate is search the boutique for the layout and post a link to the product page in the official game thread. Only one guess per member per day is allowed. You can find more specific details in the forum game thread.
Three $10 gift certificates to the Scrap Girls Boutique will be awarded. The winners will be randomly chosen from all the members that correctly identify a product throughout the month.
For complete details, visit the Monthly Forum Games folder on the Scrap Girls Forum.
July Monthly Layout Contest: Hot! Hot! Hot! In the northern hemisphere, July is generally a month of very warm temperatures. For July's layout contest, we want you to scrap about what you do to stay cool – whether it'is in July or December. Post your layouts in the July Monthly Layout Gallery before Midnight EDT on July 31st and you could one of the two people who will win a $10 Gift Certificate to the Scrap Girls Boutique! Please be sure to list your layout's product credits in the description or under the EXIF Properties.
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 Forum calendar if you have any questions about what is happening at Scrap Girls. All event times are given in the Eastern Time Zone unless otherwise noted. Need help converting time zones? Check out the World Clock - Time Zone Converter. (Use 'USA-New York-New York' as the location for the Eastern time zone.)