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June 2010
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Welcome to the June 2010 Digital Scrapper Premier!
June is traditionally the month for graduations and weddings. I
just heard of an acquaintance who has a wedding planned for
June. My parents and in-laws were both married in June.
What is it about June?
I think there are two factors. It’s the end of a school year, and
many couples wait until they graduate to marry, and, secondly,
it’s usually a very pretty month for getting married. My roses,
in the maroon and cream colors of this kit, are blooming their
hearts out, and lush vegetation is everywhere. Perfect for a
wedding!
Charlie and I picked March, but, oh well. Sometimes you don’t
want to wait for the perfect month!
Look Beyond Weddings
This kit was made with weddings in mind, thus the 31 word art
phrases for weddings, but the rest of the kit is perfect for any
special occasion. Think elegant and formal, such as a prom. Think
special, such as a 25th or 50th wedding anniversary or other gala
event.
We used a font with this kit that is free and readily available on
the internet. It’s called Beautiful ES and Beautiful Caps ES for
those special swirly capital letters, so make your own word art
for YOUR special occasion!
We’re introducing a NEW Premier
instructor this month, but she’s actually
quite well known to you already as the
Scrapper’s Guide Forum director and
my personal assistant, Jan Walker. You
didn’t know our team was so talented,
did you?
I know you’ll enjoy Jan’s video on how
to take your photo from so-so to spectacular by
adding texture.
My two videos this month will give you even more tips for elegant
pages. We’ll create a French Memo Board, and I’ll teach you how to make
a simply scrumptious, lacy border!
Susie Roberts will wrap up the teaching with a very elegant page
design.
Can you tell the word this month is “elegant?” Once in awhile it’s fun to
put away the jeans and t-shirt and go out on the town, so enjoy!
Love and Scrapbooking Success,
Linda Sattgast
Top Picks - May 2010
Boys and Toys Kit by Digital Scrapper Designs
This month’s Premier gallery was PACKED with great layouts! My Top Pick from among them is this eyecatching layout by BAlex. Her beautiful pictures of the Maui sunset really shine here, thanks to her choice of
orange-toned papers, her use of the overlay grunge in the background. and a generous amount of ‘white’
space to accent the photos.
BAlex’s layout is also a great example of using proximity in page design to create a scrapbook page that is
really pleasing to the eye. Notice that even the title and journaling are grouped with the photos and frames.
Thanks BAlex, and our other talented Top Pick scrappers, for creating some awesome layouts this month!
Top Pick Page by BAlex
“Maui sunsets. The colors in this kit worked
really well with my sunset photos.”
barb_b
jmljensen
Fox57
JobaScraps
genesis49
kschro4545
Congratulations to the other top picks, pictured
here in alphabetical order. Click on each of the
thumbnails to see the gallery pages for these
other great layouts.
Cherish This Moment
by Digital Scrapper Designs
This month’s kit contains:
Rich, romantic reds and sweet pinks accent this month’s beautiful Premier Kit, Cherish This
Moment, by Digital Scrapper Designs. The perfect collection for creating a wedding album for
yourself or a loved one, Cherish This Moment is also a great choice for designing elegant layouts
for any special event, such as a prom, anniversary or graduation.
Complete with sparkling jewels, sophisticated papers and delicate flowers, Cherish This Moment
also contains more than 30 pieces of elegant word art. Don’t scrap your next special event without
our June Premier Kit - Cherish This Moment.
14 classic papers * 7 solid papers
2 bows
2 bows with ribbon
1 large bracket mat
3 large bracket outlines
2 diamond buckles
1 diamond heart
2 envelopes, front and back
1 fastener
5 flourish designs
1 flourish gold & diamond pin
7 flowers * 2 leaves
4 frame styles
1 hearts intertwined
3 sets of 3 journaling mats
1 journaling tag
1 lace edge
5 design overlays
1 overlay border
1 flourish overlay
1 diamond heart overlay
1 criss-cross ribbon overlay
1 pearl border
1 pearl diamond accent
1 pearl string with heart
6 ribbons
1 satin bow with buckle
1 intertwined rings
1 gold rope * 1 tassle
31 wedding phrases
June 2010
Our Wedding
QuickAlbum
This month’s inspiring collection
of 20 QuickPages (9 double-page
spreads plus a front and back cover)
can be downloaded along with the
coordinating Cherish This Moment
Premier Kit and will allow you to
complete a beautiful album of your
own in no time at all!
Watch a video
on how to use
templates.
All layouts on
these pages were
completed with
the
June 2010
Our
Wedding
QuickAlbum
See Premier Gallery
for larger versions.
created with the
Cherish This Moment
Premier Kit
Getting to know....
Jan Walker
This month, we’re interviewing Jan Walker, our Forum Director
and Linda’s personal assistant, Tip of the Week contributor…. and now Premier tutorial instructor!
SG: So Jan, what do you do in your spare time?
JW: (laughs)
SG: No, seriously….
JW: Oh, well, I enjoy photography, and playing around with various digital art projects…
SG: You’ve got a video tutorial in this month’s Premier… did it grow out of those interests?
JW: Yes, it’s on making and using textures to enhance the look of photos.
SG: How did you become interested in textures?
JW: I’ve always been sort of a sensory-oriented person. I like the look and feel of various textures… in
fabric, in paper, on surfaces… I like the varying “textures” in different types of music… love the play of light and shadow. I guess I’m sort of a
“detail” person, so I notice subtleties in things, and when I see them, I want to reproduce them digitally.
SG: In your video, you said that textures are kind of an obsession for you…
JW: (laughs) Well… maybe not an obsession, but certainly an exciting pursuit!
SG: So do you really take photos of rusty things?
JW: Oh
yes… rust is very appealing. Stains, peeling paint, cracked walls… almost anything that’s aged, weathered or otherwise distressed.
SG: Isn’t that just a little…. weird?
JW: Maybe… but I’m in good company. One of the first times I got together with Linda (Sattgast), she talked about how
she photographed things like asphalt and rust, and an oily spot on her driveway. I knew then that I was not alone. Turns
out there are millions of us out there… textureholics. Almost everyone at Scrapper’s Guide is one.
SG: Have you always been a creative person?
JW: Yes… my Dad was an artist, so I guess you could say it’s in my genes. I grew up drawing and doing craft
projects, and always enjoyed the arts… music, theater, literature.
SG: So your father influenced your creative sensibility?
JW: In a sense. He was a painter, but no matter how hard I tried, I simply could not master the brush.
In fact, it just felt weird in my hand. I didn’t have the ability to do what he did. So for a long time, I just dabbled in a variety of different art
forms until I came across something that felt right for me.
SG: Photography?
JW: Yes. I discovered that I could put together a scene in the viewfinder, and let the camera do the “painting” for me. I learned that the
essence of what I enjoyed was not so much the ability to translate ideas to paper or canvas, but the actual process of composing the image.
When I realized that, it was very freeing for me. And as a result, I’m not a so much of a technical photographer… I tend to be more organic
and intuitive with it.
SG: What do you shoot… besides rust?
JW: Mostly nature… landscapes, the whole flora and fauna thing… my Dad painted landscapes, so it feels comfortable for me. I like
photographing people… kids, older people… my family and friends – when they’ll let me. I like shooting studio portraits, too.
SG: And then you take those photos and do artistic things with them with Photoshop?
JW: Yes… to me that’s just as much fun as actually going on a photo shoot. I can sit for hours and labor over one photo, trying a technique,
changing it, looking at it from dozens of angles, changing things again… it’s painting, but with pixels.
SG: What would your Dad make of this art form?
JW: I think about that a lot… he died before computers really became common household items… before digital photography. I think
about how he would have marveled at the technology, and I wonder what it might have been like to sit with him in front of the computer
and just create things together. We could have shared so much. I think he would have liked it.
SG: So what’s next for you at Scrapper’s Guide?
JW: Well, we’re adding a Photography section to the Forum, along with a Gallery where people can post their pictures, share ideas, ask for
help, get feedback and hopefully gain inspiration. It’s going to be a lot of fun!
SG: Will there be a support group there for textureholics?
JW: I’m thinking yes… (smile)
SG: And what’s next for you creatively?
JW: I just want to keep learning and growing, and sharing anything I can that will help others learn and grow too. God has blessed me with
the ability to make a living doing what I love, and He has provided for me in so many ways. I’m so grateful for that! And I’m surrounded by a
wonderful group of people here at Scrapper’s Guide, so I’ve learned from the best. My thanks also to Linda and the team!
Video Lesson 1
Video Lesson 2
A Touch of Texture
French Memo Board
by Jan Walker
Want to turn an ordinary photo into a work
of art? You can by adding texture overlays. In
this lesson, you’ll learn the secret to creating
your own textures, which will add depth and
character to your photos!
Photo: Jan Walker
by Linda Sattgast
Turn your page into a French Memo Board to
give it a casually elegant look! Turn a ribbon from
any kit into a crisscross pattern. Then learn how
to position your photos so they look like they’re
tucked under the ribbon strips.
Page: Linda Sattgast
Photos: Nicole Carlon and Linda Sattgast
Papers and Elements: Cherish This Moment kit by
Digital Scrapper Designs
Word Art: Beautiful ES and Beautiful Caps ES
Video Lesson 3
Video Lesson 4
Elegant Lace Border
Center of Attention
by Linda Sattgast
by Susie Roberts
Take objects, shapes, and flourishes from kits
and turn them into an elegant lace border. You’ll
make the lace mesh using a little-known filter
that quickly and easily creates a perfect mesh.
Combine all the pieces, and you’ll have a stunning
lace border!
Focus attention on a single photo using some
simple graphic art techniques. Learn a foolproof
way to create beautiful borders and word art along
with a magical method to extract a photo fast.
Page: Linda Sattgast
Photo: Nicole Caron
Papers and Elements: Cherish This Moment kit
by Digital Scrapper Designs
Word Art: Beautiful ES and Beautiful Caps ES
Page by Susie Roberts
Background Paper by Susie Roberts
Photo: Lee Grant of Precious Memories Photography
Flourish: Digital Scrapper Designs
Fonts: Adobe Caslon Pro, Beautiful Caps ES.
Bonus Mini Kit
In the month of May we had a lot of activity in the gallery,
which is a good thing for you and others. It gives you
a chance to practice your skills and get more pages
scrapped, and it inspires others when they look at your
pages.
That’s a win–win situation!
So this month we thought we’d add a little incentive to
get you scrapping.
Everyone who posts a layout in the June Premier gallery
using the Cherish This Moment kit, will receive this Bonus
Mini Kit:
2 whimsical papers
1 tiered wedding cake with and without sticker edges
1 front and back envelope
1 special occasion purse
1set of champagne glasses, which come in several
formats making it easier to recolor the ribbons to
match a different kit.
By the way, using one of the premade templates that
comes with the Cherish This Moment kit counts as a post.
The goal is for you to do something this month, and a
template can be a big help.
I can’t wait to see your page!
Extra Tidbits
Wedding Reception Place Cards by Susie Roberts.
• Open the PSD template 59_OurWedding_PlaceCard.psd and the paper
you would like to use for the back of the card (File > Open).
• With your paper active, press Ctrl Alt I (Mac: Cmd Opt I) to get the Image
Size dialog box. Change the Width and Height to 4 inches. Click OK.
• Drag the paper onto your card template above the 2nd layer (back of
place card), while pressing the Shift key so it lands in the middle.
• Press Ctrl T (Mac: Cmd T) to get a transform outline. Press Ctrl 0 (Mac: Cmd
0) to see the outside of the bounding box. Click and drag inward from a
corner handle while pressing Alt (Mac: Opt) in Elements or Alt Shift (Mac:
Opt Shift) in Photoshop. Double click inside the outline to accept the
change. Press Ctrl 0 (Mac: Cmd 0) to return your file to its normal size.
• Close the original paper without saving the changes.
• Position the cursor between the paper layer and the back of place card
layer, press Alt (Mac: Opt) and click to group the two layers together.
• Repeat the above action for the front of the card.
• Add any other accents to decorate the card.
• Change the color of the word art and the flourishes to suit your papers.
Alt Shift Backspace (Mac: Opt Shift Delete) fills the pixels on the currently
selected layer with the Foreground color.
• Add the guest’s name, Bride and Groom’s names and date of the
wedding.
• Save the file as a JPEG.
• Change the name for each guest and re-save each place card as a JPEG.
• Create a New File 8.5 inches wide x 11 inches high at 300 dpi.
• Open six of your JPEG place cards and drag them onto the page using
the grid to align them. Leave a 1 pixel gap between them vertically, by
using your arrow keys to nudge one space over.
• Print the pages on photo quality cardstock, and use a paper cutter to cut
them out. Fold each one in half.
• Repeat for the remaining cards.
Click here to
download place
card template.
Potpourri
Introducing Premier Membership
Every month you’ll receive:
• A deluxe scrapbooking kit including at least 12 high resolution
coordinating 12 x 12 pages, and a generous array of matching
elements
• A QuickAlbum, made from the same kit, with a set of
“QuickPage” templates, PLUS a front and back cover to help you
scrap an entire album in a flash. We’d love to see your pages
using this month’s kit!
•Four in-depth training videos for both Photoshop and Elements,
plus any associated files, such as layer styles, photos, brushes,
etc. used in the lessons. You’ll learn:
* How to fix or enhance your photos
* How to use Photoshop tools for scrapbooking
* Digital scrapbooking techniques used by the pros
* Design tips for making exceptional scrapbook pages!
• PDF manual for each video with all the step-by-step written
instructions, making it easy for you to follow along and try out
the techniques yourself.
• Access to exclusive members-only bonuses, archived Tips
of the Week and Bonus videos, and of course, the exclusive
Premier Forum.
Premier Membership - all this for only $8.99/month
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