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September 2011
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Welcome to the September 2011 Digital Scrapper Premier!
Last month I created over 30 scrapbook pages of a trip to Europe that our
family took in 2007. Whoo Hoo!
Believe me, creating this many pages in a short span of time doesn’t happen
very often, and I usually have an incentive to get me going—such as a
deadline for a gift I’m making, or a graduation approaching, or a product I’m
working on. In this case, it was the latter, so you’ll be seeing the pages pretty
soon.
However, I thought I’d put one page here as a sneak peek!
Have you noticed that it takes about as long to get ready to scrapbook as it
does to actually create a page? You have to get out your photos, select the
ones you want to scrap, edit the photos, decide which ones
go on each page, and THEN create the scrapbook page!
But, oh, the thrill of getting an event scrapped that is a great
family memory! There’s just nothing like it, and maybe that’s
why we were all attracted to this wonderful hobby in the first
place!
This Month’s Videos
To help you be even more creative this month, I’m happy to
introduce a super lineup of video tutorials by our illustrious
instructors:
Jan Walker will teach you a better
way to get great looking black and
white photos.
In ‘Paper Flower,’ Veronica Spriggs
will teach you how to create a
decorative flower element using
two papers from any kit, plus she
has several layer styles that will add fun effects to
the flower.
Jen White brings us two nostalgic videos. In ‘Tucked In,’ she shows us how
to create the effect of a photo being tucked into slits on the page of an old
fashioned photo album.
In ‘Spirographs,’ Jen will teach you how to create the coolest
spirograph elements. You’re going to love the fun designs
that appear almost magically—just like the spirograph
machines of old!
We also have a darling ABC kit for you this month and a great
set of templates, so have fun with all the Premier goodies!
Love and scrapbooking success,
Top Picks
Off We Go Premier Kit - August 2011
I hope you’ve had a chance to look through the August Premier Gallery to enjoy the beautiful pages made with
the August kit, Off We Go by Susan Bartolini. I chose ‘Make Time To Run’ by g_scrapper as my Top Pick. The image
made of words is riveting on the gray background, and even the banner is shades of gray. I thought g_scrapper did
an excellent job of making the words appear like art, with different sizes, shapes, and shades to make the runner
appear real, and the message, of course is timeless: Make time to run. Congratulations, g_scrapper, for such a
creative page!
Top Pick Layout by g_scrapper
My son is an avid distance runner. He ran his first 1/2
marathon at 13 and can’t wait until he’s old enough to do
an ultra-marathon. One key to his success - making time
to run no matter what is going on in his life, no matter the
weather, no matter how he’s been performing in races. I
did this layout to capture his dedication to his sport. The
bonus is that this is a truly different running layout. Believe
me, after 6 years of photographing cross country, track,
and fun runs, it’s a marvel to find a new way to scrapbook
my kid running.
janine
MissouriStar
kschro4545
shorebirds
Loretta
ylemons
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.
Top
Pick
Alphabet Soup
by Digilicious Designs
This kit contains:
Here’s the perfect kit to scrap all those photos of childhood, children, and grandchildren.
Chock full of fun flash cards, brightly colored animals, and whimsical elements, Alphabet
Soup, by talented digi-artist Christine Mortimer (Digilicious Designs) will inspire you to create
delightful scrapbook layouts for and about the children in your life.
16 Papers
2 Alphas
26 Letter Word Strips
26 Illustrated Flash Cards
26 Blank Flash Cards
1 Banner
1 Bead Spill
1 Block Stack
2 Bottle Tops
1 Brad • 1 Date Card
2 Fabric Buttons
1 Fabric Flower
3 cardstock Flowers
1 Foliage
3 Frames
1 Giraffe
2 Journals
1 Cardstock Leaf
1 Lion
2 Marbles
1 Note • 1 Owl
1 Paperclip
1 Pinwheel
3 Ribbons
1 Ric Rac • 1 Staple
1 Tag • 1 Tape
2 Word Art • 4 Word Strips
Getting to know our designer...
Christine Mortimer
Digilicious Designs
I am married and the proud mum to two gorgeous young boys who keep me very busy! We live
in Brisbane, Australia, and have recently added a playful little kitten to our family.
I am a very keen amateur photographer and have purchased my first DSLR (Canon EOS 7D) a few
months ago. I take hundreds of photos, mostly of my boys, but I also love Macro Photography. I
plan on joining a camera club in the near future, when I’m a bit more confident!
I have been scrapbooking the traditional way (paper) for about 8 years, although I’ve probably
been doing it in one form or another all my life. My design style is very much influenced by this.
I have been using Photoshop for years and made the leap into digital scrapbooking in 2006. I
currently use PSCS5 and Adobe Illustrator for my scrapping and designing. I love the Pen tool,
and I just don’t know how I managed before I discovered it! I also love my Bamboo Tablet.
I still enjoy both forms of scrapbooking and experiment with the hybrid style occasionally.
However, most of my time is devoted to digital these days, which includes managing my Creative Team, Blog, Store, and visiting my
favorite sites and forums.
I am unashamedly and hopelessly addicted to scrapbooking, and particularly digital scrapbooking. I have just completed the
Amazing Digital Scrap Race 2011 and love the layouts I completed!
Digitally, I will continue striving to improve my skills and create unique products that help fellow digi-scrappers showcase their
special moments and memories.
Click here to find more beautiful kits by Christine,
available at Digital Scrapbooking Studio.
Read more about Christine on her blog here.
September 2011
Alphabet Soup
QuickAlbum
by Jen White
This month’s inspiring collection
of 22 QuickPages (10 double-page
spreads plus a front and back
cover) can be downloaded along
with the coordinating Alphabet
Soup 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
September 2011
Alphabet Soup
QuickAlbum
by Jen White
See Premier Gallery
for larger versions.
Video Lesson 1
Video Lesson 2
A More Beautiful Black & White
Paper Flower
by Jan Walker
by Veronica Spriggs
Learn to make the most of the tools available to
convert your color images from basic to a more
beautiful black and white!
Paper flowers add a special bit of charm to any page.
Create your own unique flower to complement your page
by using a flower shape and two papers from a kit, as well
as the layer styles included with this lesson.
Page: Jan Walker
Photos: Jan Walker
Kit: Alphabet Soup by Digilicious
Page: Veronica Spriggs
Photo: Don Baley
Kit: Alphabet Soup by Digilicious
Font: Hand written by Veronica Spriggs, Word Art by
Digilicious
Video Lesson 3
Video Lesson 4
Spinning Spirographs
Tucked In
by Jen White
by Jen White
Discover the nostalgia of spirographs through the
modern technology of Photoshop and Photoshop
Elements. The possibilities are endless, and the
results are priceless.
Page: Jen White
Photos: Jen White
Kit: Alphabet Soup by Digilicious
Font: Vani
Love the look of heritage scrapbooks? Bring
back a bit of nostalgia by creating the look of
photo corners that are tightly tucked into your
scrapbook page!
Page: Jen White
Photos: Jen White
Kit: Alphabet Soup by Digilicious
Fonts: Prestige Elite Std
Actions for Photoshop Elements
In Jen White’s tutorial, Spinning Spirographs for
Photoshop, she teaches how to create an action
that instantly creates a spirograph once you create
the first 15° ‘spoke.’
You can’t create actions with Photoshop Elements,
but you can use actions, so we’ve included a
spirograph action for Photoshop Elements versions
6 and above.
(Actions can be used in earlier versions, but since
we only support the last four versions, you’ll need to
do your own research on the web for how to install
them.)
You’ll find the spirograph action folder inside the
tutorial folder for Spinning Spirographs. Once you
install the spirograph action using the included
instructions, you’ll be able to create the first “spoke”
of the spirograph wheel, and then simply double
click on this icon to apply the action:
Extra Tidbit
Chipboard Titles by Jen White
A great title will take a scrapbook page from good to gorgeous.
With a small piece of craft paper and a good combination of effects, you can be
on your way to gorgeous with the look of chipboard letters.
Step 4: Clip the Element to the Type
In the Menu Bar, choose Layer > Create Clipping Mask.
Note: In Elements 8.0 and earlier, choose Layer > Group With Previous.
If the craft paper of the element does not completely cover the title, or if stitching
shows, enlarge the element. To do this:
Press Ctrl T (Mac: Cmd T) to get the Transform options.
Step 1: Open Your Document
In Photoshop Elements hold down Alt (Mac: Opt), click on a corner handle of the
bounding box, and drag outward until the title is completely covered by craft
paper without ribbon or stitching. In Photoshop press Alt Shift (Mac: Opt Shift) as
you drag from a corner handle.
If you already have a page for your title, open it open it (File > Open).
Double click inside the Bounding Box to commit the changes.
Here’s the technique I used to create the titles in the Alphabet Soup quick album.
If you don’t, create a new 4x12 inch document at 300 ppi with a white
background.
Photoshop Elements: File > New > Blank File
Photoshop: File > New
Step 2: Create a Title
Get the Type tool.
In the Options Bar, open the Font Picker and choose a font. The Style should be
Regular, and the Size should be 125 points. I used 785 points for the long titles.
Step 5: Add an Effect
In the Layers panel, activate the type layer by clicking on it.
In Photoshop, choose Layer > Layer Style.
Inner Shadow settings: Multiply 40% Opacity, Distance 6 px, Size 6 px.
Drop Shadow settings: Multiply 60% Opacity, Distance 5 px, Size 9 px.
Click on your scrapbook page and type out your title.
Step 3: Open an Element
Open ‘note01-74-ABC’ from this month’s premier kit, Alphabet Soup (File >
Open).
In Photoshop Elements, choose Layer > Layer Style > Style Settings. (If this is
grayed out in your version, double click on a drop shadow icon in the Layer Style
section of the Effects panel, and double click on the fx icon that appears on the
layer to adjust the settings.)
Get the Move tool.
Drop Shadow: Size 10 px, Distance 1 px, Opacity 60%
Holding down the Shift key, click on the element and
drag it onto your document or scrapbook page.
Bevel: Size 6 px, Direction Down
Close the original element file.
On the document/scrapbook page, click on the
element and move it above the title you created.
The image shows where the title is hidden under the
element.
September 2011
Posting
Bonus
BONUS Alpha Letters!
Looking for an extra treat this month? Be
sure to post a layout in the Premier gallery
using the Alphabet Soup kit or templates
and you’ll receive these great matching
alphabet styles 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 September.
These alpha letters
actually use layer styles
made from papers in the
Alphabet Soup kit. That
means they’re editable!
Pick the style you like,
highlight the letter, and
type any letter, word, or
sentence you wish. The
new letters will retain the
original style.
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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