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Love is in the air at Scrap Girls! And we want to share just a little more love with all our customers during our two-day sale, February 4-5. Browse the aisles of our Love Category in the Boutique, and you'll see we've marked those items a whopping 40% off! This is the time to begin tackling those Valentine's Day projects you'll wish you'd done later this month! So take advantage now of our Love Category Sale - because you know what they say, "Love is fleeting...."
February's Pocket Life Special! Place an order totaling $15 or more before February 9th and receive
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Commercial license versions of ScrapSimple Paper Templates: Altered Books and Brush Set: Altered Pages are also available. |
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Software Used: Adobe Photoshop CS5
Name of Challenge: Use scanned photos or memorabilia.
"Beaux" by Melanie Cockshott
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Directions for one technique I did on this layout:
I loved the photo placement on these templates by Andrea Trump, but I wanted to make sure the small photo on the upper left didn't get lost in all the embellishments. In order to make the little picture of Beaux stand out just a bit, I used a layered frame to give it more weight. Then I chose a bow with a long tail to draw the eye from the edge of the photo across the page breaks to the title to add some flow to the page.
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Commercial license versions of ScrapSimple Digital Layout Album Templates: 12x12 Smart Stackers Volume 1, Lettering Delights Party Sketch and ScrapSimple Tools - Actions: Mega Lift I Squared Biggie are also available. |
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Software Used: Adobe Photoshop Elements 10
Name of Challenge: Free Scrap
"Timeless" by Jody West
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Directions for one technique I did on this layout:
For this layout, I used a photo I had of a landmark. We all have photos like this, and we don't always know what to do with them. Here is a great (and simple) technique to make those old buildings look like works of art you will be proud of.
First, choose your photo, drag it onto a new page, and do whatever photo editing you need. Create a new layer (the little square of paper with the turned-up corner in the Layers Palette), and place it BELOW your edited photo layer. Clip your photo to this layer. Your photo will have "disappeared" now.
Using Syndee Nuckles's Dynamic Brush Set: Sprayed Paint 6301, select white as your color and "paint" onto the new layer. Depending on which brush you select and the opacity and size you are working with, your picture will gradually appear. Keep painting until you are happy with the result. Add a simple background and word art, and you're finished.
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Commercial license versions of Dynamic Brush Set: Sprayed Paint 6301 and ScrapSimple Paper Templates: 8.5x11 Artsy Borders 3 are also available. |
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Software Used: Adobe Photoshop Elements 7
Name of Challenge: Free Scrap
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.
Don't Miss February's Pocket Life Special!
Monday, February 4, 2013
IN TODAY'S ISSUE:
- 40% off Love Category Sale!
- February's Pocket Life Special!
- Cute Stuff
- Scrap Girls Club
- ScrapSimple Club
- Designer Freebie
- What's Happening at Scrap Girls
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Layout by Paula Wright
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Designer Freebie by
Paula Wright coordinates
with her Buttermilk Road Collection Biggie,
part of this month's Scrap Girls Club offering!
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Today's freebie designed by Paula Wright
* 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.
Creative Cards Chat
Tuesday, February 5th - 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 on the first Tuesday of each month at 8 PM Eastern Time. This month we'll show how you can use ScrapSimple Digital Layout Album Templates: 12x12 Love Me Do Mini to create fast Valentine Cards. Can't wait to see you there!
High Noon Crop
Wednesday, February 6th - 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 February 6th we'll do a Color Challenge! Create a layout on any theme, any topic, using the colors RED and WHITE!
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!
February's Forum Game: Leaving Love Posting Challenge
Join us on the Scrap Girls Forum for a Leaving Love Posting Challenge! You can earn a chance to win a Scrap Girls Gift Certificate by simply leaving love (comments) on layouts in the Scrap Girls Gallery. Only gallery comments will count toward your total. This contest runs from February 1st when we post the thread until 11:59 p.m. ET on February 28th.
To enter the Scrap Girls Leaving Love Posting Challenge, you MUST reply in the Leaving Love Posting Contest Thread with your current GALLERY post count. You can find your current gallery post count on the Gallery Tab of your profile. You must post in the thread for us to be able to tally your posts at the end of the month.
PRIZES:
- Those with 20-49 new gallery posts will be entered in a drawing for a $5 Scrap Girls Gift Certificate.
- Those with 50-149 new gallery posts will be entered in a drawing for a $10 Scrap Girls Gift Certificate.
- Those with 150 or more new gallery posts will be entered in a drawing for a $15 Scrap Girls Gift Certificate.
- The person with the most new gallery posts will receive a $15 Scrap Girls Gift Certificate.
For complete details, visit the Monthly Forum Games folder on the Scrap Girls Forum.
February Monthly Layout Contest: February is here! Will Punxsutawney Phil see his shadow on Groundhog's Day? Will there be six more weeks of winter? Whether Phil sees his shadow or not, we'd love to see your layouts featuring sunlight and/or shadows for the February Monthly Layout Contest! Please post your layouts using mostly Scrap Girls products in the February Monthly Layout Gallery by 11:59 p.m. ET on February 28th 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.)