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Have you checked out the Scrap Girls blog lately? There are so many great articles, tutorials and other fun stuff there and we are always adding more! Because we hope to encourage you to visit our blog this week and discover what our very favorite thing about it is, we are giving you a special coupon code for 35% off all your purchases in the Scrap Girls Boutique! Head on over to the blog and pick up the coupon code to start saving. But hurry, this offer will expire at Midnight, EDT on July 16, 2012! Be sure to visit our blog to get the coupon code!
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Layout by Jen Reed
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Layout by Syndee Nuckles
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ScrapSimple Embellishment Templates: Curled Doilies
Create unique embellishments and more with these curled and flat paper doily digital scrapbooking embellishment templates. Includes a free paper doily texture style!
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Commercial license versions of ScrapSimple Embellishment Templates: Curled Doilies, ScrapSimple Paper Templates: Blendability, ScrapSimple Tools - Styles: Photo Magic 6301 and ScrapSimple Tools - Styles: Shadow Decor 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 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.
Behind The Scenes - The Newsletter
Thursday, July 12, 2012
IN TODAY'S ISSUE:
- 35% off Blog Coupon Code!
- What's New in the Scrap Girls Boutique
- Product Design Team Call
- Scrap Girls, Etc.
- 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 hello@scrapgirls.com 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 RETIREMENT SALEDon'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 YOUSuggest a Challenge, Win a Prize! Have a great idea for a Gallery layout challenge? Submit it to challenges@scrapgirls.com. 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. |
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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 hello@scrapgirls.com.
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!
Note from Debbie: Since becoming President of Scrap Girls, it's been fascinating to learn about all the pieces that come together to make the website you love. What has impressed me the most is the fantastic group of women behind the scenes who make it all happen. Their skills and talents are immeasurable and as unique as they are. Meeting them has been so enjoyable for me that I want to spend the next few weeks letting you get to know them better, too.
Debbie Cleek
President, Scrap Girls Inc.
The 150 Steps to Producing a Great Newsletter – Becca Hauck
During the week I was with Rozanne, at some point she handed me a corporate-looking flowchart with about 50 boxes on it. All over the flowchart there were arrows pointing down, across, splitting, and coming back together to show how the boxes related to each other. I was pretty sure she had just handed me the instructions on how to build the next space shuttle! It turns out it was the flowchart showing how the daily Scrap Girls Newsletter gets produced.
As I started studying the chart, I realized that all of the boxes seem to include one key name: Becca. Becca resides at the very center of the newsletter maelstrom, where all of the new products, layouts, articles, and forum happenings come together. But in Becca's case, it's not a maelstrom, but a calm cool breeze, because she has it all under control.
The entire Scrap Girls team helps contribute to the newsletter, which means that on any given week, there are as many as 50 people Becca is working with to provide either written content (articles and tutorials) or visual content (new products and layouts). Obviously, keeping track of all of this takes an extremely organized person. Becca is usually thinking about a month ahead of the rest of the team, giving out assignments and due dates and keeping people on track, so that everything can flow seamlessly together into the perfect little package that arrives in your inbox each day. On top of this, Becca does all of the careful coding that allows the hyperlinks in the newsletter to take you straight to that pretty new kit you want and not to some random page on MonsterTrucks.com.
Becca came to Scrap Girls as a customer in January 2007. She started with the team as a member of the Welcoming Committe and began helping with the newsletter in 2009.
Becca's favorite part of her job is getting to know everyone on the Scrap Girls team, many of whom have become her close friends. She also enjoys the flexibility of working from home, so she can divide her days between work, exercising, and getting her three kids to their activities, such as dancing and cross-country.
If you ever want to get in touch with Becca and tell her how much you enjoy the Scrap Girls Newsletter, you can find her on the Scrap Girls Forum here.
- Debbie
Becca Hauck - Newsletter Woman
Scrap Girls, Etc. is a column pulling bits and pieces from all over Scrap Girls. Stay tuned as Scrap Girls' team members bring you tutorials, musings, recipes, interviews, design/software tips and tricks, layout walk-throughs, and who knows what else!
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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 Joyce Schardt using June's ScrapSimple Club |
Printable Art Sample by Durin Eberhart
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Designer Freebie by
Durin Eberhart coordinates
with her Printable Monograms: Camouflage Tan
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Today's freebie designed by Durin Eberhart
* 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 18th - 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 18th, we will be doing a ScrapSimple challenge! Create a layout using at least one ScrapSimple product. If you haven't used them before, we'll have some great ideas for you in the chat.
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!
Heritage Crop
Thursday, July 19th - 8PM EDT
Do you have boxes of heritage photos just waiting to be restored and scrapped? Are there family stories just waiting for you to write down and preserve? Then this is the crop for you! Join April (April Showers) and Carla (CRS) at 8pm EDT for the Heritage Crop and Chat! We'll help you get motivated to scrap those heritage photos and record your family stories for future generations to enjoy.
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.)