First up is mom2twoangels with these fun LO's. The second she submitted for our Font Challenge. She used

Peppermint Tree Studio - Frogs N' Toadstools Kit (for both) and the font used Soul Stalker.

Blessedby3qtz created this wonderful LO all about the technology that keeps her connected with her friends and family!! What a wonderful idea!!

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And here's a LO by our own Bev a.k.a. Scrapmaniac using her new kit Chill Out!! The photo absolutely cracked me up!!! By the way drop by DSM today and wish Bev a Happy Birthday.... Happy Birhday to you.... Happy Birthday to yooou.... Happy Birthday to yoooouuuuuu...... Happy Birthday to you!!


Here's a LO created by Delia... I'm such a sucker for vintage photos!!! She used a template by Scrapznbitz.

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And another from Delia...
Kit: Scrapznbitz_Forever Autumn

And how about one more from Delia.... she sure has been busy this week!!! Here she used Scrapznbitz's Forever Autumn
Here's another LO from Steph a.k.a. Blessed by3qtz.... I love her photo placement and journaling not to mention a really awesome title!
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Here's a fab LO from digilicious!! Love the clustering and colors!!!

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Here's a beautiful LO by Mistimus.... I love everything about it!! Fabulous crop and photo edit... she made a technical LO look effortless!! This is one of my top picks!!

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And finally here's Tomosia with a fun LO all about naps!! Who doesn't love a Sunday nap... especially with a sleepy puppy!!!! She used Modern Junes new kit Cozy Embrace.
There are so many more fabulous LO's in our gallery check them out here...

Friday Freebie from ModernJune

Hey all I have a freebie for you today from my latest kit Cozy Embrace!

It comes with 5 papers, 6 elements and a full alpha! here is a preview:


You can pick it up here in the freebie section of our store!

Speed Scrap with ScrapManiac Tonight 8pm CST

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Wedensday Night Speed Scrap 8pm CST

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Monday Mania!!!

Hey all ModernJune here to bring you this weeks Monday Mania!!

We have some great stuff for you this week.

Starting with Damsel Designs she has done it yet again and made a wonderful Disney themed kt called "Magical Princess"

I have a new kit out today "Cozy Embrace"

Mandy Made has some really Great CU products out today! This girl is on a role!

Designs by Ashlee has one rocking kit out today called "Rock On"

And last but not least Scrap N Bitz has a new kit out today called "Forever Autumn" -- perfect for those warm fall LO's!

Well that's all for this week! Don't forget to check out the Newsletter and grab up the freebies and coupons!!

See you all next week!

Good morning... it's Mandymade here

with another weeks worth of fantastic gallery standouts!!!

First up is Digilicious with a fabulous LO all about those much loved teddy bears!

Wonderful journaling that will win the heart of any who read!!

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Next up is Abigail with a fantastic LO with a very fitting title!!

I love a LO that makes me smile!!
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The next LO was created by our own Misdamsel... she used October Haze by Modern June Creations and did a wonderful job on her photo edits!!

This one was created by Twimomma2. She submitted this to the template challenge at DSM and did a fabulous job with it!!!

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Next up is our own ModernJune Creations with this fun LO she created for one of our speed scraps this week... great combo of the star burst paper and circles to bring your eye

straight to the photo!!! This LO has WOW factor!!!Credits

OK the next LO has YUM factor... created by digilicious... it just makes me happy!!!

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Alrighty big breath.... next up is Blessedby3qtz with this fab LO she posted for my Friday night Speed scrap.... we used picks and nicknames of our loved ones... made for a few fun lo's!!!

She used my Roots kit.... she seems to have an endless supply of great photos!!!

Next is Sarah with a great LO using Cozy Embrace by ModernJune Designs. I love her ellie clustering and title work!!

And lastly... a fabulous LO by Buzybee... A very personal and inspirational LO.... I love the detail and journaling!

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Well that's a wrap!!! There are many more fabulous LO's if you want to check them out go here.

I'll see you next week with more fab LO"s!!

Speed scrap Tonight hosted by Mandymade!

First off, here's the LO I made at last night's speed scrap....

And I'm hosting tonight's!!! Here's a preview of the PP I whipped up... It coordinates with my Make It Funky kit!

Hope you can stop by!!
9pm Eastern
8pm Central
7pm Mountain
6pm Pacific

It's Friday Freebie Time Again!!!

Today's Friday Freebie is from Riley Creations! It is a QP from her new kit Rock On. This kit has great colors and great ellies and great papers! Did I tell you how great this kit is?!?!

Click on the image to download your freebie and check back on Monday to get this great kit!

Speed Scrap with Athena!!!

Here is a preview of tonight's participation prize hosted by Athena of Digilicious Designs....

10 PU ribbons.... by Mandymade.

Come join us...

10pm Eastern
9pm Central
8pm Mountain
7pm Pacific

Monthly Mania November Issue

Clicking the Image will take you there!

A Fresh Look at Layouts

If you are a digi-scrapping newbie or even if you think your scrapping technique is a bit jaded and not quite working for you, then here are a few hints and tips that may just breathe some new life into your layouts.

Experiment with new techniques

Don't be afraid to stretch your imagination and try new things. Digi-scrapping is a wonderful way to scrap because there's no mess, no fuss and no waste of expensive paper or elements. If you try something new and you don't like it, just delete it and try something different.

Colours

The best way to choose the colours for your layout is to look at the photo you want to scrap and choose two colours that stand out for you. Then use various shades of those colours to accessorise your photo.

Adding photos

Choose your photos carefully because your photo should be the focal point of your layout and using a photo that is blurred and out of focus can make your layout appear dull and out of sync. So choose the best photo you can, one that sort of jumps off the page at you and shouts "look at me"

White Space

The term "White Space" does not refer to the colour of your background. Rather, it means areas around your photo that are devoid of elements and which allow your eyes to rest and then get drawn back again to your photo, the focal point of your layout.

Journalling

Journalling is a very important part of your layout. It can be as simple as a piece of wordart or as complex as a story, but without it your layout is just another pretty picture on a background with no history. When journalling, think about the fonts you want to use and don't use more than 3 fonts in your layout or you risk making it look fussy. Use something large and bold for your title and one or two others for your journalling

Layouts without Photos

You don't always have to use a photo in your layout. Some of the most effective layouts I have seen are made from just mementos from an event that have been scanned, cleaned up and added to the layout along with some very creative journalling.

Elements

Use your elements carefully and don't over-embellish your layouts as this will spoil the effect and detract from your photo. Just because you have a kit full of elements does not mean that you need to use them all at once.

Printing

Don't just keep your layouts for computer viewing only. Print them out, even if it means taking the files to a printer to get them done. Then add a few three dimensional elements to your layout and pop them into sleeves in a scrapbook.

Viola, you have just graduated from a Digi-scrapper to a hybrid scrapper and you can take out your albums and show off your creativity to friends and family in the comfort of your living room.

I hope you find these tips useful.

How to pin through your background paper

Copyright ~ © 2009 : Vanessa Fellows

This tutorial, the intellectual copyrights and artwork are the property of
Vanessa Fellows, Scrapz 'n Bitz

An instructional copy of this tutorial may be printed out for personal use only. My tutorials may not be distributed for educational, marketing or for-profit usage in print, digital, or any other format. Nor may my tutorials be copied and/or uploaded to any other website without
my written consent.

If you wish to share my tutorials with others in a learning group, please contact me via email (scrapznbitz@blueyonder.co.uk), for written permission to so .

A link back when giving credit is not essential, but would be appreciated.

This tutorial was written using PaintshopPro 9, but can be adapted for use by any of the PSP versions.

PDF Tutorial - Download Here

Making a pin appear to be pinned through a piece of material/paper digitally is not that hard to do.

If you don't already have a pin to use, then have a look at my Beaded Pin tutorial and complete Steps 1 through to 6 to create one.

Resize your pin twice by 85% , bicubic and increase your canvas size to 1500 x 1500px and rotate your pin about 30 degrees to the left. Just a quirk of mine, I like to work with pins on an angle.

Now add a new layer and fill it with a background pattern of your choice and then pull your background layer below your pin layer.

OK now let's begin.

Step 1 – Zoom in close to your pin and select your Freehand selections tool and set it to Point to point on your tools palette. Make a selection along the length of your pin like the one in the screenshot below.


Step 2 – Delete your selection, but do not deselect. Now select your Lighten/Darken Brush from the left hand tool palette. If you look at your pin you will notice that on the bead there is a spot of light. Click on your background layer to make it active and Lighten the right hand side of the pin by clicking inside the selection and pulling your brush down to the bottom of the selection towards the sharp end of the pin. Apply the Darken brush to the opposite side of the selection. Do not deselect yet.


Step 3 – Click on your pin layer to make it the active layer and apply a drop shadow. Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow as follows:

Vertical = -3
Horizontal = -9
Opacity = 65
Blur = 20
Colour = Black

Now you can deselect.

Step 4 – Now apply a slight drop shadow to your pin. Effects, 3D Effects, Drop Shadow as follows:

Vertical = 2
Horizontal = 10
Opacity = 65
Blur = 9
Colour = Black

That is all there is to it really. This is the end result

November Speed Scrap Schedule

Be sure to remember, a speed scarp everyday in November