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Digital Scrapbooking News
What's New in the Scrap Girls Boutique?

Digital scrapbook layout by Thao Cosgrove

Layout by Thao Cosgrove
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Red Velvet Collection Mini ScrapSimple Digital Layout Album Templates: 12x12 Gallery ScrapSimple Tools - Styles: Silver 5701

Commercial license versions of ScrapSimple Digital Layout Album Templates: 12x12 Gallery and ScrapSimple Tools - Styles: Silver 5701 are also available.

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Digital scrapbook layout by Gillian Hurst

Layout by Gillian Hurst
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ScrapSimple Paper Templates: Patterned Petals 1 Afro Candy Solids Paper Stylize Collection Biggie
* ScrapSimple Transparency Overlays: Painted Edge *

Commercial license versions of ScrapSimple Paper Templates: Patterned Petals 1 and ScrapSimple Transparency Overlays: Painted Edge are also available.

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Digital scrapbook layout by Brandy Murry

Layout by Brandy Murry
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ScrapSimple Embellishment Templates: Chairs Mini Having Hope Collection Biggie ScrapSimple Tools - Actions: Magnetic Poetry PSE 5001

Commercial license versions of ScrapSimple Embellishment Templates: Chairs Mini and ScrapSimple Tools - Actions: Magnetic Poetry PSE 5001 are also available.

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Digital scrapbook layout by Anna Mansfield

Layout by Anna Mansfield
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Online Class - Mastering Brushes in PSE Online Class - Mastering Brushes for Photoshop Up at the Villa Collection Biggie
Lettering Delights Slender Font * Brush Set: Life Quotes 1

Commercial license versions of Lettering Delights Slender Font and Brush Set: Life Quotes 1 are also available.

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Digital scrapbook layout by Syndee Nuckles

Layout by Syndee Nuckles
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Backyard Friends Embellishment Mini Noteworthy Collection Biggie ScrapSimple Tools - Styles: Aged Photos 6301
Camille's Garden Collection Mini Camille's Garden Paper Mini 2 Well Loved Collection Biggie
Artisan Blue Collection Brush Set: Vintage Photo Masks Brush Set: Photo Transfer Edges

Commercial license versions of ScrapSimple Tools - Styles: Aged Photos 6301, Brush Set: Vintage Photo Masks and Brush Set: Photo Transfer Edges are also available.

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Digital scrapbook layout by Ariadna Wiczling

Layout by Ariadna Wiczling
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Brush Set: Columns Mini ScrapSimple Tools - Actions: Altered Photos PSE 8201 Assemble Your Own Zoom Pages: Gaia
ScrapSimple Tools - Styles: Freehand Painting 8201 Super Biggie ScrapSimple Paper Templates: Fresco ScrapSimple Embellishment Templates: Printer's Ornaments

Commercial license versions of ScrapSimple Tools - Actions: Altered Photos PSE 8201, ScrapSimple Tools - Styles: Freehand Painting 8201 Super Biggie, ScrapSimple Paper Templates: Fresco and ScrapSimple Embellishment Templates: Printer's Ornaments 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 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.

Life Muses by Ro

An Untimely Loss

Dearly beloved,

We gather today to mourn the loss of our dear friend and confidant. He was just a little fellow - common in appearance - but generous with all he had.

Our friend had a remarkably large amount of patience, especially with those he interacted with - who preferred not to draw on the lines. He had a long memory. If ever you needed to recall what was discussed with him, he would open wide and share all he knew on the subject.

He had an uncanny ability to remember what you told him, which was very helpful from time to time. If you told him you wore a red dress with pink hearts to a birthday party in the third grade, he could repeat the information back to you verbatim, even if you hadn't spoken to him in decades. It was as if all of the memories he stored were just for you. He made you feel special... that somehow, he had become yours and yours alone.

This is how true companionship begins. First a note left behind, asking for help with the laundry. Then a message is found, containing the directions you need so you can get to your son's ballgame on time. You pass back a thank you, a joke is told and, before you know it, a life-long friendship has been made.

Unfortunately, our dear friend became lost - lost in the overwhelming tide of paper that arrived in the mailbox one unfortunate afternoon. The mail was inadvertently stacked on top of him and the sheer weight of the junk advertisements crushed his poor little spine and prevented him from uttering even the smallest squeak of protest when he was carelessly tossed into the garbage bin.

It was only later - weeks later - that it was discovered that he had been hauled away forever, doomed to rot in the city dump until he returns to the earth from whence he came.

We will always remember him - our dear little notebook - as one who had a special spot in our heart and beg his forgiveness for being the cause of his untimely death.

- Ro

Digital scrapbook layout by Ro

Layout by Ro
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Creative Spirit Super Paper Mini 2 Altered State Collection Biggie Extra - Tape Embellishment
Writing Paper Mini Urban Gazette Collection Poppy Passion Collection Mini
Skin Deep Collection Biggie Brush Set: Artistic Action Hero Collection Biggie
Dynamic Brush Set: Basic Stitching 4901 Biggie * ScrapSimple Tools - Styles: Stitch 1801

Commercial license versions of Brush Set: Artistic, Dynamic Brush Set: Basic Stitching 4901 Biggie and ScrapSimple Tools - Styles: Stitch 1801 are also available.

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.

Note from Ro: 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!

Ro is now spotlighting various Scrap Girls members, showing layouts, and running contests in her blog. If you end up being spotlighted in it, you'll get a little gift from her. Subscribe to her blog so you don't miss what is going on!

Ro has recently spotlighted Soozlou, mtorres_usa, and teabaglady!

Important to Know: Retirement Sale

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!

Digital Scrapbooking Tutorial

Blended Photos

Note: Tutorial created using Adobe Photoshop CS3 with Windows Vista.

Today, you will be adding texture and blending to your photo and background. Start by choosing your photo. Photos that have a single person or focal point work best for this tutorial - although any photo can be used.

Prepare your background. I am using papers from the Reawakening Collection Biggie as well as ScrapSimple Paper Templates: Eyelet Edges.

Digital Scrapbook Tutorial Screenshot: Choose background papers.

Figure out where you want your photo. You may want to blend your photo into a single background or one that is layered like the example. Simply hit Ctrl+Alt+G to clip your photo to the inner background if your layout is layered.

Digital Scrapbook Tutorial Screenshot: Clip photo to background.

Create a copy of your photo in case you make some changes to it that you may not like. Hit Ctrl+Alt+J and check the box that asks about the previous clipping mask. This will make sure that the copy of your photo is also clipped to the inner paper. Hide your original photo by clicking on the small eye icon next to your layer.

Digital Scrapbook Tutorial Screenshot: Duplicate photo.

Select a grungy brush and lower the Opacity. In this example, Brush Set: Ultimate Grunge and Brush Set: Graceful Grunge are used with Opacity between 45-60%.

Digital Scrapbook Tutorial Screenshot: Brush Opacity.

On your photo copy layer, begin erasing the edges of your photo. Alternate between brushes, brush sizes and Opacity. This will mix up the effect and create a more blended photo in the end. Keep erasing until you're happy with the results. You are aiming to make sure the edges of your photo are no longer visible. You want a well-blended edge. Also, try different Blending Modes on your photo. I am using "Darker Color."

Digital Scrapbook Tutorial Screenshot: Blended photo.

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Digital scrapbook layout by Amanda Sok

Layout by Amanda Sok
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Reawakening Collection Biggie Firefly Nano Collection ScrapSimple Paper Templates: Eyelet Edges
Ponder Collection Brush Set: Polka Swirls Take Wing Embellishment Biggie
Brush Set: Ultimate Grunge * Brush Set: Graceful Grunge

Commercial license versions of ScrapSimple Paper Templates: Eyelet Edges, Brush Set: Polka Swirls, Brush Set: Ultimate Grunge and Brush Set: Graceful Grunge are also available.

Amanda Sok

Tutorial written by Amanda Sok

Product Design Team Call

Are you interested in becoming a product designer at Scrap Girls? Now is your chance!

Scrap Girls is seeking high quality product designers for their Scrap Girls Product Design Team.

Download the informational PDF to learn more.

Note: If you have problems with the PDF, right-click on the link and choose "Save Target" from the menu. Sometimes PDFs are hard to open online.

What's Happening at Scrap Girls?

If you have never been to the Scrap Girls Chat Room before or have questions about it, this tutorial, Chat Basics, will provide lots of helpful information.

Crops and Chats

New Classes Available!

High Noon Crop
Wednesday, June 3rd - 12:00Noon ET

Join April Showers at Noon ET for a fun chat and crop. 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 June 3rd, we'll do a single photo challenge! Create a layout using a single photo, either paper-style or graphic-style! Make a statement with one single, large, wonderful photo! You'll have one hour to create a layout and upload to the special High Noon Crop gallery. You'll be amazed what you can get done in just one hour! We hope you'll join us!

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What's New Chat
Friday, June 5th - 11:00AM ET

Join Michelle (Shelbi) and Becca at 11am ET 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!

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Scraplift Chat
Sunday, June 7th - 5:00PM ET

Join ManiakMama and angelaNussbaum for a Scraplifting Crop. A few hours before the crop we will tell you the name of a Scrap Girls Team Member, and you will be able to choose one of their layouts to be your inspiration. During the crop we will also help explain about scraplifting, how to use a layout as inspiration, and the importance of giving credit. Scraplifting is a lot of fun! So come join us, you're sure to enjoy it!

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New Classes Available!

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Secret Pal Reveal Chat
Sunday, June 7th - 9:00PM ET

Join Pat (PBarnes) and Michelle (Shelbi) for the Secret Pal reveal chat and find out who has been spoiling you!!!

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Aussie Chat and Challenge
Monday, June 8th - 9:00PM Australian Eastern Standard Time

Please come join Karen (kazbar73) and Jo (scrappingjo) at 9pm (Australian Eastern Standard Time) on Monday 8 June for a Colour Challenge Crop. Keep an eye on the boards on Sunday 7 June for the Colour Challenge. Create a layout and come along and chat with us about your creation and Monday night.

For our International ladies, the chat will be on at 7am New York time.

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Card-Making Chat
Monday, June 8th - 8:00PM ET

Join Michelle (Shelbi) for the once a month Card Chat. Do you use your digital supplies to make cards? Do you want to? Instead of going to the store every time you need a card, we thought it would be better (and more fun) to use our digi stash to make any cards we might need for the upcoming month.

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Baby Album Crop
Tuesday, June 9th - 1:00PM ET

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 at 1pm ET 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. This month, let's scrap those nursery photos!

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New Classes Available!

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New Member Chat
Tuesday, June 9th - 9:00PM ET

Join Pat (PBarnes) and Carol Ann (Zaz) for the New Member Chat at 9pm 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.

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High Noon Crop
Wednesday, June 10th - 12:00Noon ET

Join April Showers at Noon ET for a fun chat and crop. 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 June 10th, we'll do a surprise color challenge! Create a layout predominantly using a color to be chosen by the group at the beginning of the crop! You'll have one hour to create a layout and upload to the special High Noon Crop gallery. You'll be amazed what you can get done in just one hour! We hope you'll join us!

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Journaling Chat
Wednesday, June 10th - 8:00PM ET

Join Becca and angelaNussbaum for this week's Journaling Chat. Are most of your layouts decorative? Do you have stories to tell, but just not motivated enough to make a layout with journaling? We are going to challenge you to do a layout with your journaling in mind. Come join us and tell your stories.

New Classes Available!

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June Events

June Message Board Game: Re-JUNE-venate!

We helped you jumpstart your January and now it's time to re-JUNE-venate your focus on scrapbooking! Join us on the message board this month for "Re-JUNE-venate"! This is a message board 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 challenged and treated to some fun along the way... with prize opportunities thrown in as well!

A member of the Welcoming Committee will post a mini-challenge/task every day from June 1-30. 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 tasks and submit or post required participation will be entered in a drawing to win one of three $10 Gift Certificates to the ScrapGirls Boutique! Those who complete just the layouts will be entered in a drawing to win one of two $5 gift certificates. Those who complete just the speedbumps will be entered in a drawing for one of two $3 gift certificates. (Those who complete all tasks will have their name entered in all three drawings!)

Join us in June for some serious scrapbooking re-JUNE-venation!

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Layout Contests:

June Monthly Layout Contest: Do you have cobwebs and dust bunnies that need cleaning? How about some mental spring cleaning? Scrap it! For the June Monthly Layout Contest, we want to see your layouts featuring Spring Cleaning, either physical or mental. You could win a $10 gift certificate to the boutique if your layout is chosen! Just post your layouts in the June Monthly Layout Gallery before June 30th at Midnight EDT and you will be eligible to win! Be sure to include the credits for items used in the description area or under the Details tab. We can't wait to see all your inspiring layouts!

May Mid-Month Layout Contest: Even though it isn't officially summer (or winter in the Southern Hemisphere), in many places it's getting very close. For this layout contest, we want to see layouts about what you look forward to at this time of the year. Is it summer barbeques, days at the beach, or long summer evenings? You could win a $10 gift certificate to the boutique if your layout is chosen! Just post your layouts in the May Mid-Month Layout Gallery before June 15th at midnight EDT and you will be eligible to win! Be sure to include the credits for items used in the description area or under the Details tab.

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Check our message board calendar if you have any questions about what is happening at Scrap Girls. All event times are given in Eastern Time Zone unless otherwise noted. Need help converting time zones? Check out the World Clock - Time Zone Converter. (Use 'USA-New York' as the location for the Eastern time zone.)

Today's Freebie

Digital scrapbook layout by Brandy Murry

Layout by Brandy Murry
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Digital Freebie: Potpourri Word Art Special
Designer Freebie by Brandy Murry coordinates with her Potpourri Collection Biggie

Potpourri Collection Biggie Back Porch Embellishment Biggie Assemble Your Own: Sachets

* 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.

An Untimely Loss
Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Scrap Girls Guarantee


In This Issue:

- What's New in the Scrap Girls Boutique?
- Life Muses by Ro
- Retirement Sale
- Digital Scrapbooking Tutorial: Blended Photos
- Product Design Team Call
- What's Happening at Scrap Girls?
- Designer Freebie
- 2009 Digital Scrap Link Convention Information!
- Getting Started
- Expand Your Skills
- Online Classes Currently Available
- Scrap Girls Clubs
- Ongoing Opportunities for YOU


Note from Ro
Ro Paxman

The Scrap Girls newsletter is created for you by a virtual army of Scrap Girls team members. Without them, we couldn't possibly share these resources with you, and I'm very grateful for their ongoing help and support.

I hope you enjoy today's issue as much as we enjoyed putting it together.

Ro
CEO - 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!

Better Business Bureau Reliability Program

Scrap Girls is Having a Convention!
Scrap Girls Digital Scrap Link Convention

Here are the facts:

When: October 8-10th, 2009

Where: Salt Lake City, Utah

What's Included
- 4 (four) meals (two lunches and two dinners)
- A Collection Biggie, designed especially for the convention
- Other free digital scrapbooking supplies, designed for class materials
- PDFs of the class materials
- Action-packed classes on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Crops, games, and time to hang out and make friends with other Scrap Girls
- The chance to meet in person and get help from Scrap Girls designers, layout artists, and welcoming committee members
- Memories that will last forever!

How many people may attend? Only 126 and over half of the seats are sold after only three months of being on sale! Don't miss out on this opportunity - secure your place now!

Note: Convention begins at 1:00 pm - Thursday, October 8th and ends at 6 pm - Saturday, October 10th.

Want to save on your expenses when you come to the convention?
- Lots of our attendees share rooms to save on their expenses. We have a special forum on our messageboard where people can find roommates here.
- It would also be important to know that if you choose to stay at the University House, your breakfasts are included and you won't have to worry about getting back and forth because it is right next to the Officer's Club. We've got you covered!

We hope you come because you're special to us and we are dying to meet you. Scrap Girls is all about making friends while we enjoy the hobby that allows us to save our memories in a fun way. Having you with us would be awesome!

Officer's Club
Sign up now!


Getting Started

15 Things You NEED to Know to become a GREAT digital scrapbooker

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!

Scrap Girls Refresh Collection Biggie

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!

Scrapbook Software Secrets Revealed!

Scrapbook Software Secrets Revealed for Photoshop Elements 6.0 and 7.0

Scrapbook Software Secrets Revealed for Photoshop Elements 6.0 and 7.0

Scrapbook Software Secrets Revealed for Photoshop Elements 5.0

Scrapbook Software Secrets Revealed for Photoshop Elements 4.0

Scrapbook Software Secrets Revealed for Photoshop Elements 3.0

Scrapbook Software Secrets Revealed (Photoshop 7, CS, CS2 and CS3)

Scrapbook Software Secrets Revealed for Paint Shop Pro (PSP) X

Scrapbook Software Secrets Revealed for Paint Shop Pro (PSP) 9

Do you wish you could learn how to scrapbook digitally, but feel kind of intimated? Well, here's the solution for you! This large set of video tutorials allow you to actually watch Ro scrapbook. And because Ro covers such a large number of topics in this item, it is one of the most cost-effective digital scrapbooking tutorial series available today. No wonder tens of thousands of people have chosen Scrapbook Software Secrets Revealed as their method of learning to scrapbook digitally!

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!

Start to Finish eBooklets

Making a Just Because Card with ScrapSimple Card Templates
Start to Finish eBooklet - PSE: Making a Just Because Card Using ScrapSimple Card 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!

More Titles Available


Expand Your Skills

MORE Scrapbook Software Secrets Revealed!

MORE Scrapbook Software Secrets Revealed for Photoshop

*NEW!* 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:

The Virtual Canvas eBook
The Virtual Canvas eBook

What happens when you move digital scrapbooking beyond the basic page? What happens when you allow the layout to blur the edges between keepsake and art? The Virtual Canvas: Celebrating The Art of Digital Scrapbooking eBook will provide those answers for you.

Digital Photography Simplified
Digital Photography Simplified

Colour (me) Creative eBook with 36 color swatches
Colour (me) Creative eBook with 36 color swatches

Scrapbooking 911 - 20 Sketches to Revitalize Your  Digital Scrapbooking - Book 3 eBook
Scrapbooking 911 - 20 Sketches to Revialize Your Digital Scrapbooking - Book 3

See more titles


Available Online Classes

New Classes Available!

Online Class - Simple But Stunning 3D Text - PS
Simple But Stunning 3D Text - Photoshop

Mondays, June 8 and 15 - 1:00PM ET

This in-depth online digital scrapbooking class for Photoshop users is a wonderful opportunity to learn the technique of '3D Text'. This step by step instruction will show you the basic method of making the extrusion to form the 3D part of the text and which arrow keys to use to achieve the direction of extrusion required. Study real examples and see how this simple approach adds that little something extra to your layouts. We will further manipulate and enhance the basic 3D text and discuss the use of different fonts and typical layouts. The 3D Text technique adds another personal touch to your scrapbook layouts.

New Classes Available!

Online Class - Mastering Brushes for Photoshop
Mastering Brushes for Photoshop

Thursdays, June 11 - July 16 - 9:00PM ET

This in-depth class is perfect for the digital scrapbooker who wants to take their brushwork above and beyond the basics taught in the Secrets tutorials. Beautiful brush skills taught in this class will turn ordinary layouts into the extraordinary!

Join Katherine Weaver in the six session Intermediate level course, Mastering Brushes for Photoshop. This class includes the Mastering Brushes for Photoshop eBook, six one hour sessions in a private chat room and access to a private class forum and gallery.

New Classes Available!

Online Class - Simple But Stunning 3D Text - PSE
Simple But Stunning 3D Text - Photoshop Elements

Tuesdays, June 9 and 16 - 1:00PM ET

This in-depth online digital scrapbooking class for Photoshop Elements users is a wonderful opportunity to learn the technique of '3D Text'. This step by step instruction will show you the basic method of making the extrusion to form the 3D part of the text and which arrow keys to use to achieve the direction of extrusion required. Study real examples and see how this simple approach adds that little something extra to your layouts. We will further manipulate and enhance the basic 3D text and discuss the use of different fonts and typical layouts. The 3D Text technique adds another personal touch to your scrapbook layouts.

New Classes Available!

Online Class - Mastering Brushes in PSE
Mastering Brushes in Photoshop Elements

Thursdays, June 11 - July 16 - 3:00PM ET

This in-depth class is perfect for the digital scrapbooker who wants to take their brushwork above and beyond the basics taught in the Secrets tutorials. Beautiful brush skills taught in this digital scrapbooking class will turn ordinary layouts into the extraordinary!

Join Anna Mansfield in the six session Intermediate level course, Mastering Brushes for Photoshop Elements. This class includes the Mastering Brushes for Photoshop Elements eBook, six one hour sessions in a private chat room and access to a private class forum and gallery.


Scrap Girls Monthly Club

The June Scrap Girls digital scrapbooking club, designed for you by Keri Schueller.

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

Computer scrapbook layout by Keri Schueller using June's Scrap Girls Club
Layout by Keri Schueller using June's Scrap Girls Club
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Created for you by Keri Schueller

Remember, these items are available separately in the Boutique at regular prices for those who would rather not join a club.

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 Monthly Club

The May ScrapSimple digital scrapbooking club selection by Ariadna Wiczling and Brandie Valenzuela.

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 Template Set
  • 1 Brush Set
  • 1 ScrapSimple Layer Your Own Brush Set
  • 1 Designer's Choice Item

A commercially licensed version of the ScrapSimple club is also available here.

Computer scrapbook layout by Ariadna Wiczling using May's ScrapSimple Club
Layout by Ariadna Wiczling using May's ScrapSimple Club
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Created for you by Ariadna Wiczling and Brandie Valenzuela

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!


Opportunities 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 these 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. 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!

divScrap 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.


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