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Layout by April Martell
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Classic Frames Embellishment Mini
This set of elegant vintage inspired frames are the perfect way to add classic charm to your layouts. Includes 8 digital scrapbooking embellishments (300dpi, png files).
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Commercial license versions of ScrapSimple Tools - Styles: Grungalicious Scratched Super Biggie 8501 and ScrapSimple Tools - Styles: Glitter Edge 6301 Biggie are also available. |
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Layout by Elisha Barnett
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Celebrate the sweet side of Christmas with this Value Pack that includes Sugar Plum Collection Biggie, Sugar Plum Cookies Embellishment Mini, Sugar Plum Gingham Paper Mini.
Layout by Syndee Nuckles
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Create papers, accents and more with these Christmas themed digital scrapbooking brushes! Both .abr and PNG files are included. Coordinates with my Holiday Hoopla Nano Collection.
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Commercial license versions of Brush Set: Holiday Hoopla, ScrapSimple Embellishment Templates: Blendability and ScrapSimple Tools - Actions: Photo FX 6301 Mini are also available. |
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Layout by Jo Corne
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Celebrate New Years Eve and the coming new year with this digital scrapbooking collection in tones of gold, cream and black with a splash of purple added in. There are 10 papers, 40 coordinating embellishments, an alpha and 16 coordinating pieces of word art for your scrapping pleasure. Show off your new years eve parties, gatherings or just celebrate the coming new year with a layout of your choice.
Layout by Durin Eberhart
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Presentation Digital Scrapbook 1-2-3: 8.5x11 Morning Mist
This charming presentation is filled with sketchy, colored pencil textures and soft pastel colors. Perfect for presentations for baby and young girls.
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.
How It All Began
Tuesday, January 1, 2013
IN TODAY'S ISSUE:
- What's New in the Boutique
- A Designer's Life: Durin Eberhart
- 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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How It All Began
In 2004, I was teaching fifth grade and had to prepare students for a very important writing test. Each day, they would work on writing assignments, which meant I needed creative writing prompts. Of course, I found many sites online and continually tried to find new story starters that would be interesting to my students. In my search, I also found sites with printable bookplates and bookmarks. I was thrilled as these little pieces of art could be used to get my students even more interested in reading and writing. One of the sites I found had a large selection of printables, including paper and stickers for a very cute scrapbook. I printed some of these for my students and they loved them, so I looked for more. At that point, the term "digital scrapbooking" was still unfamiliar to me, but in a short while, that would all change.
That Christmas, my sons gave me a Hewlett Packard® all-in-one printer/scanner/copier. That was a great gift in itself, but it was packaged with a scrapbooking program that looked very interesting! This little program allowed me to choose from a variety of backgrounds, embellishments, and letters, put my scrapbook page together, and then print it. I decided that summer to make my first digital scrapbook and create a layout to record our activities every day. I used all the resources included in the scrapbooking program and soon learned how to manipulate the pages and create some of my own very amateurish designs. I really enjoyed working with this program and was proud of the little beginner's scrapbook I put together, but soon wanted more.
I started searching online for "scrapbooking backgrounds" and found freebies at several places, including Scrap Girls. The backgrounds and embellishments I found were of such high quality, Scrap Girls stuck out in my mind. I started reading the Message Boards and was determined to learn more about this "digital scrapbooking" thing.
And that's how I discovered digital scrapbooking and Scrap Girls!
The layout below is one of my first "self-designed" digital scrapbook pages. I was so excited when I found the Styles Palette in Photoshop Elements. And the "special effect" brushes were amazing as they automatically changed size as I dragged the mouse across my paper. Looking back now, I smile and see how far I've come in my design work. However basic and awkward the design aspect of this scrapbook is, it was a great way to learn my craft and record a very slow, but special summer with my boys.
- Durin
Favorite Product I've Designed:
Save 30% off this Collection Mini today only!
Each week, 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!
From Durin:
"I love monochromatic collections because texture and design become so important. This little collection has a lot of interesting textures and details that would be normally overlooked because of the neutral color. This collection makes me feel peaceful and in touch with nature. It reminds me to slow down and really look at the little things around me."
Layout by Durin Eberhart
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Commercial license versions of Faded Memories Collection Mini, Memories of Orange Collection Biggie and Fade to Gray Collection Biggie are also available. |
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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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December'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 Jacqui Smith
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Designer Freebie by
Jacqui Smith coordinates
with her digiDoer Planner Collection Biggie
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Commercial license versions of digiDoer Planner Collection Biggie and ScrapSimple Digital Layout Album Templates: digiDoer pageGrids 02 are also available. |
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Today's freebie designed by Jacqui Smith
* 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, January 2nd - 12 Noon ET
Join April (April Showers) each Wednesday at 12 Noon ET 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 January 2 we'll do a White Space Challenge! Create a layout using white space. This "negative" or blank space guides the eye to the important areas of your page. Remember, it certainly doesn't have to be the color white! If you struggle with white space on your pages, try using a ScrapSimple LayoutTemplate as a guide.
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!
Creative Cards Chat
Tuesday, January 8th - 8:00 p.m. ET
Do you use your Digi-supplies to make cards? Do you want to? Instead of going to the store every time you need a card you can save money and have fun making cards with your digi stash! Make a note of any cards you might need for the upcoming month and Join April (April Showers) for the once a month Card Chat at 8 PM Eastern Time. We'll show you how you can use Scrapsimple Card Templates: 4.25x5.5 Sweet Kindness Mini to make cards for any occasion. Can't wait to see you there!
New Member Chat
Tuesday, January 8th - 9:00 p.m. ET
Join Pat (PBarnes) for the New Member Chat at 9 PM 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.
January's Forum Game: Jumpstart January!
It's time to kick off the new year with some fun and a focus on scrapbooking! Join us on Scrap Girls Forum for "Jumpstart January!" This is a game and challenge that focuses 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 treated to some fun along the way.
A Welcoming Committee Member will post a task each Monday through Saturday from January 1-31. The tasks will be formatted in a LARGE PURPLE FONT for ease of locating them in the game thread as it grows. Some tasks will require message board participation, email responses or gallery posting. Read each daily task carefully to see what is required of you.
Those who complete all the required tasks and submit or post required participation by 11:59 pm (ET) January 31st will be entered in a drawing to win one of three $10 Gift Certificates to the Scrap Girls Boutique! Those who complete all the layouts will be entered in a drawing to win one of two $5 gift certificates. Each person who completes a layout will be entered – once for each completed challenge page - into a drawing for one of three $3 gift certificates.
For complete details, visit the Monthly Forum Games folder on the Scrap Girls Forum.
January Monthly Layout Contest: Our scrapbooks are full of the holidays, birthdays and special events. But what about those little, everyday moments? For the January Layout Contest, we'd love to see your layouts featuring everyday moments or habitual tasks that would otherwise go undocumented. Please post your layouts in the January Monthly Layout Gallery before Midnight ET on January 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.)