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Ends Today! Save 40% off everything in the Fonts and Word Art & Alphas categories at the Scrap Girls Boutique! Including commercial Fonts and Word Art & Alphas, too! This sale ends tonight at Midnight, EDT!
Today's Special of the Day!Save 30% off this Collection 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! This week's designer spotlight is on Syndee Nuckles. In a brief interview, she shared these comments with us... "I have always been inspired by vintage travel images and old luggage, so this collection just seemed to design itself! My favorite part of the collection is the leather luggage strap embellishment and alpha." 1. When designing a collection what do you start with first? Papers, embellishments, word art? I always start with the papers so that I can use them to create some of my embellishments, alphas and word art. 2. What programs do you use? Adobe Photoshop CS5 and Illustrator CS5 |
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Commercial license versions of ScrapSimple Embellishment Templates: Artsy Borders Frames and ScrapSimple Tools - Styles: Everyday Glitters Neutrals 6401 Biggie are also available. |
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Layout by Jen Reed
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The products used to create this layout are shown as usual in the newsletter for Tuesday, August 7, 2012. The following individual NEW products were also announced in that newsletter.
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Commercial license versions of ScrapSimple Tools - Shapes: Layered Box Frames and ScrapSimple Embellishment Templates: Artsy Borders Photos are also available. |
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Layout by Elisha Barnett
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The products used to create this layout are shown as usual in the newsletter for Wednesday, August 8, 2012. The following individual NEW products were also announced in that newsletter.
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Commercial license versions of ScrapSimple Embellishment Templates: Artsy Borders Photos 2 and ScrapSimple Tools - Shapes: Layered Stamp Frames are also available. |
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Layout by Brandy Murry
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The products used to create this layout are shown as usual in the newsletter for Friday, August 10, 2012. The following individual NEW products were also announced in that newsletter.
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Commercial license versions of ScrapSimple Paper Templates: Background Blenders 3 – Scratched Biggie, ScrapSimple Tools - Shapes: Layered Circle Frames and ScrapSimple Paper Templates: Ages and Stages 1 Biggie 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.
Weekly Newsletter Round-Up
August 6 - 11, 2012
IN TODAY'S ISSUE:
- Last Day! Save 40% off Fonts and Word Art & Alphas!
- Today's Special of the Day!
- What's New in the Scrap Girls Boutique?
- Scrap Girls, Etc. Articles
- Cute Stuff
- 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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Debbie IMPORTANT TO KNOWDon'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 [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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- A Designer's Life: Angela Blanchard - Why Am I So Afraid of Shoes?
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I was browsing at a department store the other week and came upon the shoe section with their wide array of summer designs. I stopped dead in my tracks and just gazed at all the beautiful colors and styles. I could imagine myself as a fashion model strutting around in these beautiful creations. Cork-wedge heels with straps in bright orange for my first trip down the runway, and maybe a spike-heeled, hot pink, open- toed version the next. Then I came back to reality.
- Resizing an ECard for Facebook's Photo Parameters
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If necessity is the mother of invention, then frustration is surely the cousin of do-overs. Such was the case earlier this summer. My little Father's Day project for my husband pushed me to make a discovery that helped me get a handle on how to send an eCard to my Facebook friends quickly and easily – and sized just right.
- We Didn't Always Sound this Smart – Cindy Dake
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If you are a faithful Scrap Girls Newsletter reader, you might have noticed that we generally do a pretty good job of getting our punctuation in the right place and using "your" and "you're" properly. You might have been thinking all this time that we are just lucky to have so many great writers on our staff, but the truth of the matter is that we get a lot of help – from our wonderful editor, Cindy Dake.
- 5 Simple Steps to a Great Layout
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Digital scrapbooking is simple, right? All you have to do is drag a digital paper and photos onto a blank canvas and you're done, right? So what's all the fuss about? Why do we need all these tutorials, tips, and tricks to create digital scrapbook pages? Well, it's because it really is the tiny details that make the BIG difference in making digital scrapbook layouts look great.
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!
Learn to make digital scrapbooking layouts and more! – Scrapbook Software Secrets Revealed Ready to learn advanced techniques? – MORE Scrapbook Software Secrets Revealed |
Layout by Shalae Tippetts
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Commercial license versions of ScrapSimple Paper Templates: Artsy Watercolor 1 are also available. |
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Layout by Melissa Renfro
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The first three products listed below are included in this month's ScrapSimple Club offering.
Members receive a substantial discount on these club supplies. They are also available elsewhere
in the Boutique at regular prices for those individuals who would rather not join a club.
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Commercial license versions of Brush Set: Chalk Frames, Dynamic Brush Set: Chalk Borders and ScrapSimple Paper Templates: Chalkboards are also available. |
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Layout by Sarah Batdorf
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Commercial license versions of Zip Kit: I See London, ScrapSimple Tools - Styles: Photo Borders 6501, ScrapSimple Tools - Styles: Chevron Super Biggie 8501, ScrapSimple Tools - Styles: Clipboard 6501 Super Biggie and ScrapSimple Tools - Styles: Basic Shadows 6501 are also available. |
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Layout by Brandy Murry
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The four products listed below are included in this month's Scrap Girls Club offering.
Members receive a substantial discount on these club supplies. They are also available elsewhere
in the Boutique at regular prices for those individuals who would rather not join a club.
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Want to see more cute layouts? Go to the bottom right of our Home Page and check out our newsletter links.
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.
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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:
August's Scrap Girls Club designed for you by Jan Ransley |
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July'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 Syndee Nuckles
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Designer Freebie by Syndee Nuckles coordinates with her Dynamic Brush Set: Life is Sweet
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Commercial license versions of Dynamic Brush Set: Life Is Sweet 6301, ScrapSimple Paper Templates: Cardstock 2, ScrapSimple Tools - Shapes: Shapely 6301 and ScrapSimple Tools - Styles: Butterfly Shadows 6301 Mini are also available. |
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Today's freebie designed by Syndee Nuckles
* 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.
New Member Chat
Tuesday, August 14th - 8:00 PM EDT
Join Debbie (B&K Mom) for the New Member Chat at 8pm 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 will need to have Java installed on your computer to access the Live Chat.
High Noon Crop
Wednesday, August 15th - 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 August 15th, we'll do a multiple photo challenge! Create a layout on any theme, any topic, and any colors - using five or more photos!
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, August 16th - 8:00 PM 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 Carla (CRS) at 8pm for the Heritage Crop and Chat! This month, we'll share ideas on how we can use the Serenity Collection with our photos. We'll help you get motivated to scrap those heritage photos and record your family stories for future generations to enjoy.
August's Forum Game: BINGO
Join us for an exciting game of August BINGO on the Scrap Girls Forum!! Pick 25 words from the list provided and send them in an email to [email protected] with a subject line that says "BINGO CARD - your Scrap Girls Forum username" by Wednesday August 1st (Midnight EDT) in order to play in the first round. The first round will begin on Thursday, August 2nd. If you miss the first round deadline, you can still play! Just send in your BINGO card at any time during the month, and you'll be eligible to begin playing when the next new round starts.
Each day (Monday through Saturday), a member of the Welcoming Committee will call five random words from the BINGO list. Match just 15 of those words to win a BINGO. You must be first to call "BINGO!" in the game thread to win that round. After a winner is called, the boards will be cleared and a new round will begin the following day.
Each winner will receive a $5 Gift Certificate to the Scrap Girls Boutique! We like to see lots of winners, so please remember that each person can only win one round during the month. Have fun!
For complete details, visit the Monthly Forum Games folder on the Scrap Girls Forum.
August Monthly Layout Contest: Summer vacation time! We'd love to see your layouts featuring your summer vacations! Have you gone on the trip of a lifetime? Or an annual trip with family or friends? Have you had a fun staycation right in your own town? We'd love to get a glimpse into how you spend your vacation and why you chose spend your time that way! Post your layouts in the August Monthly Layout Gallery before Midnight EDT on August 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.)