Posted by karooch on
July 25, 2007
Blogger Reflection Award
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Jennie from Blog in a Cyber Bottle has nominated me for a Blogger Reflections Award. Thank you Jennie I am truly honoured. And in my turn I would like to nominate the following ladies for the award:
Kayla from The Legacy Lady who writes some wonderfully insightful articles keeping focus on scrapbooking for the future.
Bonnie from A Little Bit of What We Like. I am amazed at the energy of this woman and the creative output she generates.
Sonja from Welli Designs whose fabulous layouts never cease to inspire me.
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Posted by karooch on
July 24, 2007
Black is the new Black
Well it appears that Black and White is back at the top of the list in the fashion stakes. So it’s no surprise that Scrapbooking fashions have mirrored this and Black and White colour schemes are the current scrapbook fashion trend too.
Now I’m not a trendy person. I find keeping up with trends to be exhausting and expensive, so I don’t usually bother. But one of the many charms of scrapbooking is that I can dabble in whatever is the current trend to try it out without making a significant wardrobe commitment and without any peer pressure on me to keep up. So it makes it kind of fun to experiment with a few of the trends as they appear.
So how do you feel about black and white layouts? I don’t mean B&W photos, but the whole colour scheme revolving around black and white.
I thought it might be fun to set up a Gallery of Black and White. And this can include scrapbook layouts, ATCs, cards, altered objects. The full spectrum of scrapbooking artistry.
So do something in black and white and post it on your blog. Link it to this post (if you click on the post title you’ll find the trackback link at the bottom of the post). I’ll post your layout (or whatever) on this page with a link back to your blog. I’ll keep updating this post with the gallery additions as they come in so keep popping back to check out the new contributors. Or get Scraps of Mind updates delivered to your Bloglines or Google Reader to make sure you’re notified of updates.
And if you already have a black and white layout or card posted on your blog, by all means contribute that link to the gallery.
Here are my contributions to kick start the gallery.
The first is a card I made at a Hot off the Press workshop for my nephew’s 19th birthday. And the two below are a pair of ATCs called Old Mother Hubbard (on the left) and Nursery Tales (on the right).
And these two Black & White layouts are from Michelle of Scrappy Hours and her friend
And here’s one from Trish from ArtcTrish
And this great layout and ATCs have been submitted by Brigitte from Scrap Passie
And this lovely number is from Tink of Tink’s Tribulations
Janine from Angelic Ramblings has contributed this lovely number
I’m looking forward to seeing yours.
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Congratulations to all who took up the challenge
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Posted by karooch on
July 22, 2007
Scrapbook Software Secrets Revealed Review
Product Review
In reading and talking to people on this blog and in other forums I get the impression that there are many people who are interested in digital scrapbooking but are put off by the learning curve required to understand a new software program. In this world of instant gratification we don’t want to have to wait for months before we can produce digital layouts we are happy with. Especially if we are already creating great layouts with paper today.
Allow me to introduce you to Scrapbook Software Secrets Revealed from Scrap Girls.
This is an absolutely fabulous suite of computer video tutorials which will super-fast track your learning curve on any of the major graphics editing programs. Unlike most of the tutorial packages around, Scrapbook Software Secrets Revealed is specifically designed for scrapbooking (duh!) so all of the lessons are targeting layout creation techniques. And each pack is specifically tailored to the graphics editing software of your choice (eg. Photoshop Elements, Paintshop Pro, Photoshop and even MS Word)
Ro Paxman (CEO of Scrap Girls) produces these training movies and she has such a gentle clear way of describing what she is showing you that you can’t help but absorb it quickly. And the other thing I love about this training is that it is not just designed to teach you the absolute basics. You will also learn how to do some really cool things to lift your digital layouts above the ordinary. Here’s a list of the goodies in store in this great training pack:
After you watch Scrapbook Software Secrets Revealed movies, you will…
- Create your own digital scrapbook layouts that use the latest, most popular techniques
- Manage all of the important basics that digital scrapbook enthusiasts need to know to get started
- Understand how to save your files for printing and sharing them with your friends and family over the internet
- Make your own shaped and textured brushes (the digital equivalent of stamps)
- Make your own simple backgrounds
- See how easy it is to manage transparent embellishment files that allow digital scrapbooking layouts to look like they are ‘real’
- Be a pro at managing the drop-shadowing techniques that Photoshop Elements provides
- Have fun designing your own digital vellums
- Make your own torn paper photo blocks
- Be able to isolate a single item in a photo and be able to change the color to suit your fancy
- Be a pro at repairing damaged photos
- Know the secret of putting text on a curve
- Laugh at how simple it is to make rounded edges on your photos
- Use keyboard and tool short cuts that make using PSE 4.0 a breeze
- Be aware of some of the frustrating pitfalls that a digital scrapbooker using Photoshop Elements 4.0 experiences and how you can avoid them
- Be able to place digital embellishments on your digital scrapbook layout with ease
- Unlock the mystery of how to clip a digital paper clip onto your layout so that it looks real
- Know how other digital scrapbookers are making their photo or layout edges look aged
- Understand some advanced photo editing techniques including ‘levels’ and lighting filters
- Be able to create an effect that looks like torn transparent fabric
And lots more!
Ro Paxman (CEO Scrap Girls)
I wish I had discovered Scrapbook Software Secrets Revealed when I started digi-scrapping from the very beginning, it would have saved me hours of learning curve time. And the amazing thing is that this training only costs $29.59! I know I value my leisure time at a lot more than that and I want to spend it creating not learning a software program so this was just brilliant for me.
I’ve made no secret on this blog about how impressed I am with the Scrap Girls products and the company itself. Most of my layouts over the last few months have been created with Scrap Girls elements. So much so that I’ve decided to become affiliated with them and help to promote their products. I can only do this for products I am enthusiastic about and believe in. Scrap Girls is that sort of company.
To find out more about Scrapbook Software Secrets Revealed click on the banner in my sidebar.
Other related Posts:
A Toast to Scrap Girls
MORE Scrapbook Software Secrets Revealed
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Posted by karooch on
July 21, 2007
Words to Live by
There is no life without humour.
It can make the wonderful moments of life
truly glorious,
and it can make tragic moments bearable.
Rufus Wainwright
Posted by karooch on
July 20, 2007
Five Freebies on Friday
Here are some more gorgeous freebies for you.
Remember to leave some love when you download your freebie. It costs you nothing and means a lot to the designer.
- Sparky’s Scratches. Antoinette has some gorgeous freebie kits to offer including this week’s great Harry Potter range.
- Bibime’s Freebies has some very cool templates on offer.
- Digital Freebies offers freebies each Friday which look quite scrumptious.
- Digitreats Blog. Pamela has some gorgeous kits and templates.
- Maria and Laura of Bau de Ideias are offering a scrumptious mini album.
Other related posts:
Five Freebies on Friday 13 July 2007
10 Top Scrapbook Freebie Sites
