home boutique messageboard gallery chat room university blog about us Digital Scrapbooking News WHAT'S NEW IN THE SCRAP GIRLS BOUTIQUE?   Layout by Melanie Johnson larger view Commercial license versions of ScrapSimple Digital Layout Album Templates: 12x12 Photo Book 3 and ScrapSimple Tools - Styles: Distressed 4901 are also available. Project by Caroline Kaiser larger view   Commercial license versions of ScrapSimple Digital Layout Templates: 4x8 Cards - Fall, ScrapSimple Craft Templates: Posable Frames and ScrapSimple Tools - Styles: Intaglio Biggie 7601 are also available. Layout by Angie Briggs larger view Commercial license versions of ScrapSimple Word Art Templates: Title It - Life 2 are also available. Layout by Amanda Sok larger view   Commercial license versions of Brush Set: So Basically Word Art, ScrapSimple Digital Layout Templates: Layout Masks and ScrapSimple Tools - Styles: Cardboard 6401 Super Biggie are also available. Layout by Joann Brown larger view Commercial license versions of ScrapSimple Tools - Styles: Subtle Photos 7601, ScrapSimple Tools - Actions: Mega Lift I-Squared Biggie, ScrapSimple Layer Your Own Brushes: Fragments and ScrapSimple Tools - Styles: Intaglio Biggie 7601 are also available. Layout by Kim Meeder larger view   Commercial license versions of ScrapSimple Embellishment Templates: Postage Due Cluster Frames, ScrapSimple Tools - Styles: Freehand Coloring 8201 Super Biggie, Lettering Delights Letterpress Font and ScrapSimple Tools - Styles: Aged Folds 5001 are also available. Layout by Armi Custodio larger view Commercial license versions of Styles Pack: Glitter Edge and Brush Set: Homemade Grunge are also available. 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 message board? It's easy! If you are a registered user of the message board, 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 designer's layouts, visit the Scrap Girls Design Team section of the Layout Gallery. See You at the Top Friday, November 6, 2009 IN TODAY'S ISSUE: - What's New in the Scrap Girls Boutique? - Life Muses by Ro - Scrap Girls Clubs - Digital Scrapbooking Tutorial: Clipped Boards - Getting Started - Designer Freebie - What's Happening at Scrap Girls? - Online Classes Currently Available - Ongoing Opportunities for YOU AVAILABLE ONLINE CLASSES All of our Online Training Classes are currently full. Please check back soon for more exciting learning opportunities! GENERAL INFORMATION Support Center Contact Scrap Girls Management Team Design Team Layout Artist Team Welcoming Committee Team Support Team Privacy Policy Terms and Conditions Work with Scrap Girls We Accept: The entire Scrap Girls team wants to say how grateful we are that you have chosen to participate with us. You'll never know just how much your support means to us and our families. Ro CEO (Chief Eater of Oreos) Scrap Girls, LLC P.S. Your email address is safe with us. We never share, rent, sell, or loan our list with anyone! P.P.S. If you ever need any assistance, please email hello@scrapgirls.com or call 866-598-3444 and we'll help you as quickly as possible! IMPORTANT TO KNOW We've just opened a 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! OPPORTUNITES FOR YOU Customer Muses: Would you like to share your own Life Muse with our readers? To have your own essay considered for publication as a muse in the column for our special Saturday newsletter, send your essay to hello@scrapgirls.com. If your essay is selected, you will receive a $20 Gift Certificate to the Scrap Girls Boutique. Way Cool Scrap Girl: We are so excited to have all of you meet some of the amazing people that have become Scrap Girls! If you would like to be spotlighted and win a $25 Gift Certificate to the Scrap Girls Boutique, send the following items to hello@scrapgirls.com: - 500-900 word essay about your experience with digital scrapbooking, Scrap Girls, and specific examples of how we have helped you. - A 600-pixel wide, 72 dpi copy of a layout you've created that uses Scrap Girls products, plus a complete list of those products. - A 100-pixels wide, 72 dpi picture of yourself. - Permission to use your statement. Club Concepts: We would like to announce that we will be looking for your help in creating the Club Concepts articles. Simply 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, as well as a short (1-2 sentence) description of the unique idea or theme your layout shows off. If your layout and its corresponding tip is chosen, they will be showcased in our Club Concepts article, and you will win a $5 Gift Certificate to the Scrap Girls Boutique! Suggest 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! Scrap Girls is giving away birthday gifts to our message board members! Of course, it is a surprise what you will get because birthday presents are always surprises! But you will like it for sure because most people like money... Anyway, make sure your message board email address is current and that you have the correct date entered into your profile to participate. LIFE MUSES BY RO Ro Paxman See Ya at the Top I have often read that studies show that the majority of successful people exercise. Every time the information surfaced, I tossed it my mind's trunk, vowing to examine that fact at a later date. Maybe I left this information in my trunk full of random facts because I hadn't considered the question in a serious way. I assumed I already knew the answer. I assumed successful people exercised because they need to look fit when they are hob-knobbing around with other fit, successful people. I assumed that they have personal trainers, home gyms and water-bearing minions who follow them around, offering sips of designer water out of designer straws stuck in designer bottles. Of course, this exercising happens while the successful one manages their international business while talking on a cell phone. Oh brother. This year, I have been examining all of my assumptions. I realize that in some areas of my life I occasionally operate with faulty logic. Last spring, when I read once again that successful people exercise regularly, the key turned over the engine of my mind and I shot out of the fog-filled driveway I was stuck in. I knew the answer. Why do successful people exercise? Why are they more successful at exercising than most people? Conversely, why are people that exercise more successful? I think it's because they don't give up easily and they don't talk themselves out of doing things that are good for them. They make time to do things that are worthwhile. They understand that taking care of themselves is a worthwhile endeavor and that not exercising will ultimately get in their way. When I realized the truth, the windshield wipers in my mind started to work and I suddenly saw the road I need to walk on. I have been operating under the faulty assumption that I am selfish and unproductive when I exercise. I have been telling myself that I need to do more important things during the time I would spend exercising. It's embarrassing to admit that to you. The morning after I had this revelation, I put Molly on her leash and we set off for a long walk. We climbed up to the top of a large hill. I huffed and puffed up that trail, but I felt like I had won an Olympic gold medal when I stood at the top, looking over the valley. I stood there a long time that day, wishing that the feeling of satisfaction in a job well done could last forever. Suddenly, my reverie was interrupted by the sound of a cell phone ringing. Surprised to get a call (I don't get many) I said, "Hello, this is Ro," with the very best I-am-successful-sounding voice I could muster. It worked, too. I could tell that the telemarketer on the other end of the line was very impressed with me. I guess that shows you what a little exercise can do. - Ro P.S. I wish I could tell you that my experience sent me into a whirlwind of exercise and activity. I wish I could tell you that I am now fit and toned. But, I can't and I won't lie to you about it. I have Fibromyalgia and, as a result, I occasionally struggle to get through the day. I've been struggling with my Fibro a lot during the past few months and it has prevented me from doing all that I long to do. But, someday, I'll feel better again and when I do, I've got a hill to climb. See ya at the top. Muse: To be absorbed in one's thoughts; engage in meditation. Not intended to solve the world's problems, another person's problems, or to cover topics completely. One does not have to agree with musings to enjoy them, just as one does not have to be the same as someone else to appreciate who they are. Would you like to earn a $20 Gift Certificate? Send your own muse to hello@scrapgirls.com. If it is selected for publication in the Scrap Girls newsletter, you'll get to have fun shopping! SCRAP GIRLS CLUBS SCRAP GIRLS CLUB Join the Scrap Girls Monthly Club and you can have fun with the newest traditional digital and printable scrapbooking looks while saving! (A $27.94 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: 1 Collection Biggie 1 Paper Super Mini 1 8.5x11 Sheet of Word Art 1 Embellishment Set 1 Assemble Your Own Zoom Page Set 1 Designer's Choice Item Layout by Melissa Renfro using November's Scrap Girls Club larger view Created for you by Melissa Renfro If you prefer not to join a club, the Scrap Girls Club contents are available at regular prices in the Boutique. You can easily find them right now by checking the What's New? section of the Boutique. Note: The Scrap Girls Club contents are always available for sale elsewhere in the Boutique at their regular prices once the associated club month is released. But all club contents are totally brand new, never seen before product releases for each month! SCRAPSIMPLE CLUB 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). With the ScrapSimple Club, you will receive: 1 ScrapSimple Paper Template Set 1 ScrapSimple Embellishment or Word Art Template Set 1 Brush Set 2 Designer's Choice Items A commercially licensed version of the ScrapSimple Club is also available here. Layout by Brandy Hackman using October's ScrapSimple Club larger view Created for you by Brandy Hackman and Erica Hite If you prefer not to join a club, the ScrapSimple Club contents are available at regular prices in the Boutique. You can easily find them right now by checking the What's New? section of the Boutique. Note: The ScrapSimple Club contents are always available for sale in the Boutique at regular prices once the associated club month is released. But all club contents are totally brand new, never-seen-before product releases for each month! DIGITAL SCRAPBOOKING TUTORIAL Clipped Boards Note: Tutorial created using Adobe Photoshop CS2 with Windows XP. Have you ever wanted to clip items onto a digital scrapbooking clipboard? When you have completed this tutorial, you will have one similar to this. For this tutorial, I will be using the joy clip from the Assemble Your Own: Clipboards. First, arrange the items under the clip. I am using the Christmas lights and black and white ribbon from the Cheery Christmas Collection. In the screenshot, you will see part of the clip overlapping the embellishments when it should look like it is underneath. On the Layers Palette, duplicate the clip by dragging it onto the new layer icon at the bottom of the palette. Drag the duplicated clip layer below the layers of embellishments. Here, you will see that the top clip layer is named "joy top" and the bottom clip layer is named "joy bottom." Click on the top clip layer to activate it for the next step. Use the Rectangular Marquee Tool to select the area of the clip that you want to erase. Click Ctrl+X to delete the selected area of the top clip. The bottom clip will now show under the clipped items. Add a drop shadow to the top clip layer and you are done. Layout by Sarah Batdorf larger view Commercial license versions of ScrapSimple Tools - Styles: Basic Shadows 6501, ScrapSimple Tools - Styles: Cardboard Glitter 6301 Biggie and Lettering Delights Becca Font are also available. Tutorial written by Sarah Batdorf GETTING STARTED AS A DIGITAL SCRAPBOOKER FREE STARTER KIT Free eBook "starter kit" turns your dreams of digital scrapbooking into reality today! This dynamite eBook is 65 pages - packed full of the information, ideas, and help people need when they are about to dive into this great hobby. It answers all of the important questions new digital scrapbookers have. They are all here for you - in one easy to use eBook! Bonus! Download the free "Warning" Label, too. It was created for you by Valerie Randall as a little bit of extra fun! Would you like a chance to try digital scrapbooking yourself? Scrap Girls' Refresh Collection Biggie offers you free samples of some of our most popular product types. Try making a layout, your own paper with a ScrapSimple Paper Template, a fast layout with a ScrapSimple Digital Layout Template, or experiment with a brush. We know you'll love digital scrapbooking as much as we do, and we have thousands of products to feed your new addiction! Ready to Take Off? In-depth Tutorials Help You Become a Great Digital Scrapbooker Scrapbook Software Secrets Revealed! NEWLY UPDATED! Scrapbook Software Secrets Revealed for Photoshop CS4, CS3, CS2, and CS NEWLY UPDATED! Scrapbook Software Secrets Revealed for Photoshop Elements 6.0 and 7.0* Scrapbook Software Secrets Revealed for Paint Shop Pro X (XI) (*Have Photoshop Elements 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, or 5.0? We have a tutorial program that will work for you. Please visit the product details page for more information.) Find out what tens of thousands of people have already learned: Scrapbook Software Secrets Revealed is the fastest way to learn how to create digital scrapbooking layouts. And because this series covers so many topics with one purchase, it is a bargain! In the tutorials, you'll see Ro working on her computer and hear her talking about why she is doing what she is doing. It's like having Ro come to your home and give you private scrapbooking lessons. You can create digital scrapbooking layouts today! Download and CD versions available. Photoshop and Photoshop Elements users receive: 30-31 movie tutorials Companion eBook(s) Collections Other supplies Paint Shop Pro users receive 31 movie tutorials. MORE Scrapbook Software Secrets Revealed! MORE Scrapbook Software Secrets Revealed! for Adobe Photoshop MORE Scrapbook Software Secrets Revealed! for Adobe Photoshop Elements It's time for you to stop playing catch-up in Photoshop or Photoshop Elements and start having a blast creating your own digital scrapbooking supplies! You'll also learn all sorts of tricks that professionals and advanced digital scrapbookers use in their layouts. And because Ro covers so many topics in the series, it is one of the most cost-effective methods of moving your skills to a higher level. Join in with the thousands of digital scrapbookers who have chosen to learn advanced skills from Ro. You'll be happy that you did! Note: These are NOT beginning tutorials. If you get this training and you have never used Photoshop or Photoshop Elements before, or if you aren't pretty sure of yourself in the software, you are going to be lost. You simply have to understand layers, where things are located, and all of the basic, important skills that Ro teaches in her Scrapbook Software Secrets Revealed series before you try to use it. eBooks Scrap Girls offers a large catalog of eBooks covering topics that will expand your digital scrapbooking abilities to new heights. Here are just a few samples: Artistry: A Celebration of Digital Design Excellence eBook Artistry: A Celebration of Digital Design Excellence highlights the best-of-the-best in digital scrapbooking focusing on high quality layout design, imaginative use of products, creative vision, top-notch typography, and artistic expression. There are different layouts in a wide range of styles and techniques to be found in the book, and there are a multitude of ideas to be culled from the pages. Colour (me) Creative eBook with 36 color swatches Learn about the color wheel, color terms and their meaning, how to load the colour palettes in Adobe or use the colour strips with a colour selection tool. You get both valuable lessons and inspiration in this book filled with 48 layouts showcasing the use of the colour palettes along with links of all the products used to create the digital scrapbooking pages. Scrap Girls Tutorials & Way Cool Stuff eBook Set 2009 - 2nd Quarter Now you can have all the past Scrap Girls Newsletter tutorials and Way Cool Stuff articles of the 2nd Quarter of 2009 in one convenient PDF format. It's easy to find those helpful hints with just the click of your mouse. You get two eBooks for the price of one! Start to Finish eBooklets Start to Finish eBooklet - PSE: How to Emboss & Texturize with ScrapSimple Templates Nothing could be simpler than learning to scrapbook digitally with Scrap Girls Start to Finish eBooklets. Step by step written guidelines and detailed screenshots will help you learn new digital scrapbooking skills. Included with the eBooklet are the actual digital files you need to create a finished project! See more titles TODAY'S FREEBIE Layout by Cheré Edwards larger view Designer Freebie by Cheré Edwards coordinates with her Zac and Sarah Collection Biggie * 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. WHAT'S HAPPENING AT SCRAP GIRLS? CROPS AND CHATS What's New Chat Friday, November 6th - 9:00AM MT Join Michelle (Shelbi) and Becca at 9am Mountain Time on Friday mornings to chat about all the cool new things in the boutique. You never know who else is going to show up! What are you getting? What did you kaboodle? And most importantly show us the layouts or other projects you made with your new goodies! There's a thread every Thursday and now there's a chat too! Back-Up Party and Chat Friday, November 6th - 8:00PM MT Need a little extra motivation to back-up your layouts and stash? Join April Showers in the chat room Friday November 6th for a Back-up Party and Chat. We'll also go over several different ways to safeguard your files. You won't want to miss this one! Aussie Chat & Challenge Monday, November 9th - 9:00PM Australian Eastern DST Please come join Karen (kazbar73) & Jo (scrappingjo) at 9PM - Australian Eastern Daylight Saving Time on Monday 9 November for a chat and challenge. This week's challenge is a Quote Challenge. Watch the boards on Sunday for the thread that will tell you what the quote is. Create a layout using this quote and then join us in the Live Chat Lobby for lots of fun and laughter as we talk about our layouts. For our International ladies, the chat will be on at 3am MT (5am New York) time. Baby Album Chat Tuesday, November 10th - 11:00AM MT Do you need some motivation getting those baby albums done? Children grow so fast; Let's get those baby memories scrapped! You can scrap your children, grandchildren or even your own baby album. Join Carla (CRS) and Shari (Shari PV Mom) in the chat room on Tuesday, November 10th at 11am MT to work on those albums! You can start from fresh on a brand new album, or jump in where ever you are in your project. We'll provide an optional challenge each crop for motivation if you want one. For this month's challenge, dig out those "Coming Home" photos. How was the first day home from the hospital? Capture those memories! New Member Chat Tuesday, November 10th - 7:00PM MT Join Pat (PBarnes) and Carol Ann (Zaz) for the New Member Chat at 7pm MT 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. East Coast High Noon Crop Wednesday, November 11th - 10:00AM MT Join your guest host April Showers for the East Coast High Noon Crop every Wednesday at 10am MT. 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 November 11th, we'll do a quote challenge! Create a layout using a meaningful, inspiring or funny quote. It can be in place of journaling, or use a beloved quote as a starting point for your journaling. You'll have one hour to create a layout and upload to the special High Noon Crop Gallery. You'd be amazed what you can get done in just one hour! NOVEMBER EVENTS November Message Board Game: The Alphabet Hunt We're taking your ABC game skills to a whole new level this month... and tacking on some prizes as well! This month's message board game is "The Alphabet Hunt." Every few days, we'll give you a new theme and a searching task and then set you loose to start building our list in alphabetic order! Find the specifics about game play in the November Message Board Game thread in the Monthly Message Board Game folder on the Scrap Girls forum. For each item you correctly add to our alphabetic list in the game thread on the message board, your name will be entered into a drawing which will be held at the end of the month. Five winners will be drawn and each will win a $5 gift certificate to the Scrap Girls boutique! Additionally, the person with the most correct contributions to the game will automatically win a $10 gift certificate to the Scrap GIrls boutique! Participation is what counts big this month, so join us on the message board for the detailed rules, search specifics and LOTS of fun! Layout Contests: November Monthly Layout Contest: Life is busy; so full of activities and distractions. What pulls you away from what you really want to do? We want you to scrap it! For the November Layout Contest, we want to see what pulls you away from what you want to do. Create your layout and post it in the November Layout Contest Gallery before Midnight on November 30th. Be sure to list your credits in the description or under the details tab. If your layout is chosen, you could win a $10 gift certificate to the Scrap Girls Boutique! October Mid-Month Layout Contest: Anniversaries are very special times. For the October Mid-Month Gallery Contest, we want to see your layouts about an anniversary. It doesn't have to be a wedding anniversary. Birthdays are anniversaries too. Anything that you remember annually is an anniversary. Create your layout and post it in the October Mid-Month Layout Contest Gallery by Midnight on November 15th. Be sure to list your credits in the description or under the details tab. If your layout is chosen, you will win a $10 gift certificate to the Scrap Girls Boutique! Check our message board calendar if you have any questions about what is happening at Scrap Girls. All event times are given in Mountain Time Zone unless otherwise noted. Need help converting time zones? Check out the World Clock - Time Zone Converter. (Use 'USA-Utah-Salt Lake City' as the location for the Mountain time zone.) Copyright 2004-2009 Scrap Girls, LLC All Rights Reserved This newsletter may be freely redistributed by email in its unedited form. We encourage you to share it with others. Customers or advertisers, you may contact us at: Scrap Girls 10817 Highland Circle Highland, Utah 84003 www.scrapgirls.com Toll-free: (866) 598-3444 P.S. If you ever need any assistance, please email hello@scrapgirls.com or call 866-598-3444 and we'll help you as quickly as possible!