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Commercial license versions of ScrapSimple Embellishment Templates: 12x12 Stitched Frames, ScrapSimple Digital Layout Album Templates: 12x12 Messy Stitched Collage and ScrapSimple Tools - Styles: Wesley's Christmas Super Biggie 8501 are also available. |
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Layout by Jan Ransley
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ScrapSimple Embellishment Templates: Photo Masks – Holly
Five gorgeous large photo masks in different shapes, festooned with holly. Clip your photos to them, paint the edges if desired, add textures or styles... the possibilities are huge.
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Layout by Durin Eberhart
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Here is a charming digital scrapbooking collection with winter scenes and natural elements including pinecones, owls and deer. Perfect for nature and fantasy altered art projects and paper crafts as well as digital and traditional scrapbooking.
Layout by Amanda Fraijo-Tobin
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Classy Christmas Paper Super Mini
Celebrate the season with these classy digital scrapbooking background papers. Includes one layered paper with damask and crinkled foil, one cream paper with black glitter edge detail, and one colorful gradient solid.
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Commercial license versions of ScrapSimple Embellishment Templates: Knick Knack Frames are also available. |
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Layout by Cheri Thieleke
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This elegant, swirly font is perfect for journaling on all your digital scrapbooking layouts and crafts.
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Commercial license versions of Lettering Delights Old Glory and ScrapSimple Digital Layout Album Templates: 12x12 Messy Stitched Collage are also available. |
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Layout by Andrea Trump
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Crazy Retro Christmas Day Collection Super Mini
Crazy Retro Christmas Day Collection Super Mini is the perfect addition to your Crazy Retro Day product collection and works with any style of photos.
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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.
The Magic of Blending
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
IN TODAY'S ISSUE:
- What's New in the Boutique
- 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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The Magic of Blending
Article written using Adobe Photoshop Elements 9 with Windows 7
Last Christmas, we were visiting our family on the other side of the country. Since we don't see them very often, my camera was put through a major workout capturing all kinds of memories. At some point during the trip, my husband got my camera and took some great candid shots of my dearly loved grandmother. I was so excited to have these pictures, but I was frustrated with the lighting and dark shadows. Thank goodness for photo editing software! My Photoshop Elements really came to my rescue.
Let me show you the very simple steps I took using Photoshop Elements to brighten my photo's exposure.
Step 1: Duplicate the original photo layer.
Step 2: Change the top layer's Blending Mode to "Screen."
Step 3: If needed, reduce the Opacity of the top layer until the photo looks properly exposed or if the photo is still too dark, duplicate the Screened layer.
For my photos, I needed to create three screened layers on top of my original photo. And the final, top layer I reduced the opacity to 70%. Now they are perfect to create a beautiful digital scrapbooking page.
The next time you are ready to hit Delete on a not-so-great photo, think again. Your photo editing software is a great source to bring out the best in some of your most treasured moments. Happy Editing!
Layout by Jennifer Wight
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Commercial license versions of Brush Set: Grandparents 1, Inspiring Frames Embellishment Mini and ScrapSimple Tools - Styles: Glitter Foils 6401 Biggie are also available. |
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Article written by Jennifer Wight
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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 Laura Louie
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Designer Freebie by
Laura Louie coordinates
with her Wild Things Collection Biggie
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Today's freebie designed by Laura Louie
* 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.)