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December 2010
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Welcome to the December 2010 Digital Scrapper Premier!
A special welcome to all Premier newcomers and “oldies” alike!
We’re embarking on the last month of the year. Amazing, but true! This
month is full of so many wonderful, magical moments, if you can just
take the time to enjoy them!
Think back, for a moment, to the year-end holidays you enjoyed
growing up. Can’t you just feel the excitement of wondering what was
in the packages under the tree? Of attending a candlelight service on
Christmas Eve, of celebrating Hanukkah, of staying up until midnight
to watch the new year turn . . .
Yes, this is a magical month, and I want to invite YOU to join in some
more magic as you watch the videos this month!
Jan Walker will give you a simple, yet stunning technique
that will absolutely transform your special images! She not
only tells you the technique, but also demonstrates how to
use it on various kinds of photos. Very cool!
In my lesson I’ll show you how to make brushes from your nature
photos. This is something you can do all year round, but winter
trees and branches work especially well for this technique!
Susie Roberts has two inspiring
videos that will get you ready for
2011! Learn how to create a simple,
yet gorgeous diary that will help
you keep track of your activities
and thoughts throughout the
coming year. It’s pretty enough to
print out by itself, but you can also
snag your journaling from it for
your scrapbook pages.
Susie’s second video will show you how to make a calendar that’s just
the right size to upload to Shutterfly, or you can print it out yourself.
There’s still time to make a calendar as a gift for family members, if you
get started soon!
So, in all the busy year-end actives, don’t forget to give yourself
the gift of better scrapbooking skills, by taking the time to watch
this month’s Premier videos!
Love and scrapbooking success,
Linda Sattgast
Top Picks - November 2010
Christmas Past Premier Kit
Between beautiful watercolor pictures and fun holiday layouts, the November Premier Gallery was filled with
digital delights! Once again, there were so many wonderful pages that deciding on a favorite was not an easy
task. In the end, I chose this fun layout by MissouriStar to be the November Top Pick.
Just looking at these photos makes me smile! They really capture the fun of this Christmas tradition and work
so well on the beautifully designed page. Even the round frames go perfectly with the cookie theme! I love
the journaling on the tag, as well as the pine sprig at the bottom of the photos. Wonderful job, MissouriStar!
Thanks to all of this month’s talented digiscrappers for some really inspirational pages!
Top Pick Page by MissouriStar
“Susan Bartolini’s kit, Christmas Past, was perfect
for scrapping our cookie baking time. My
granddaughter Isobel was excited about having
a new page for what she calls “My Adventure
Book”.”
barb_b
GrandmaSue
Bobbie_Bluegill
LindaR
dpsbdennis
ndalton
Congratulations to the other top picks,
pictured here in alphabetical order. Click
on each of the thumbnails to see the
gallery pages for these great layouts
and images.
4 Seasons
by Micheline Martin
This kit contains:
14 12X12 papers
26 acrylic word snips (2 blank)
2 beads
2 buttons
3 doodles
2 flairs
2 flat ribbons
3 frames
2 leafy greenery
2 epoxy hearts
2 paint
1 handpainted heart
2 paper flowers
3 ribbons
1 snowflake scatter
1 single stitch
Looking for a quick and easy way to scrap a year of photographs? You’ll find just what you’re
looking for in 4 Seasons, this month’s Premier kit by digi-artist Micheline Martin. With
fabulous doodles, shiny buttons and frames, and a wide variety of papers perfect for any
occasion, you’ll find a year’s worth of scrapbooking fun right here.
1 stitch row
2 strings
1 tag
1 piece of tape
Getting to know...
Micheline Martin
I’m so happy to have the opportunity to create a kit for such a fantastic company that
teaches so many cool things to scrappers!
Way up in the frigid North (Ontario, Canada), I live with my hubby, who was my high
school sweetheart. We’ve been together now for more than 10 years. We have two
gorgeous children; our daughter, Mystaya, who just turned seven, and our son Logan,
who is five (although he looks more like an eight-year-old!)
When I’m not spending quality time with my family, and running my own in-home
daycare, I spend my time creating lots of pretty things. I love to design and try
new things in PSE or PSP. I’ve been designing now for a little more than five years.
My favorite things to design are papers -- I’m a sucker for texture -- and alphabets.
Anytime I’m missing my mojo, I create an alphabet to help me get my groove back!
I learned to design before I even began scrapping, and when I’m not designing or scrapping, I like to listen to music,
watch movies, and pretty much anything to do with my family.
I really hope you enjoy the kit I’ve created for you!
Click here to find more beautiful kits by Micheline,
available at After Five Designs.
Check out Micheline’s Facebook Fan Page here
December 2010
4 Seasons
QuickAlbum
This month’s inspiring collection
of 18 QuickPages (8 double-page
spreads plus a front and back
cover) can be downloaded along
with the coordinating 4 Seasons
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
December 2010
4 Seasons
QuickAlbum
See Premier Gallery
for larger versions.
Video Lesson 1
Give it a Glow
by Jan Walker
Take an ordinary photo from good to
gorgeous in just a few easy steps! This simple
technique adds a lustrous glow to your
images, and the editing variations allow you
to control the effect for maximum impact!
Photos: morguefile.com
Video Lesson 2
Seasonal Brushes
by Linda Sattgast
Every season has its beauty that you can capture
and turn into brushes. Explore the secrets of
turning nature photos into silhouettes. Then
refine your images and create beautiful brushes
you can use to make overlays and edges!
Page: Linda Sattgast
Paper and Elements: 4 Seasons kit by Micheline
Martin
Fonts: Title: Arial; Tags: Pharmacy; Journaling:
Myriad Pro
Video Lesson 3
Dear Diary
by Susie Roberts
Begin the new year with a diary page overlay ready
for photos and journaling.
Designed for US Letter size, it’s easily modified for any
day, week or month and can also be printed on A4
sized paper.
Photos and page: Susie Roberts
Paper: 4 Seasons Kit by Micheline Martin
Fonts: Impact, Times New Roman & Didot
Video Lesson 4
Calendar Topper
by Susie Roberts
This versatile US Letter size template makes a great
calendar topper for home printing or uploading to
Shutterfly. You can use the same template for each
month and modify it to suit different size photos. It’s
also easily resized for A4 paper.
Photos: Susie Roberts and Linda Sattgast
Kit: 4 Seasons by Micheline Martin
Fonts: American Typewriter, Dillenia UPC and
Quilline Script.
Extra Tidbits
Seeing Clearly by Jen White
Many times I find myself wanting to slightly
alter an element to suit my specific need. In this
month’s kit I loved Micheline’s String 2 element,
but I found that the end of the string on the
inside of the circle was always imposing upon my
photos.
This is the technique I used to solve the problem.
Step 1: Open (File > Open) String 2 from the
4Seasons kit.
Zoom into the end of the string so that it fills
your workspace.
Step 2: Get Polygonal Lasso tool.
In the Options Bar, choose the New Selection icon
and set Feather to 1px.
Form a selection outline around the end of the
cord.
Step 3: In the Menu Bar, choose Layer > New >
Layer Via Cut.
Choose Layer > Arrange > Send Backward.
Step 4: Press Ctrl T (Mac: Cmd T) to get a
transformation box.
Rotate and move to where it best suits you.
Step 5: Merge the two layers together.
Step 6: Save as a PNG file with a unique name.
December 2010
Posting
Bonus
Looking for an extra treat this month?
Be sure to post a layout in the Premier
gallery using the 4 Seasons kit or
templates and you’ll receive these
additional QuickPages as our thank you
for being a Premier member! For more
information, check out the Posting Bonus
thread in the Premier private forum. Don’t
forget that your layout must be posted
during the month of December.
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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