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Picklemama Report Digital Scrapbooking Day has come and gone for another year, this year marked the third official DSD. It's funny to look back on where digi has taken us over the years, how styles have changed, and even how styles have made a comeback. I have been digi scrapping since early 2005, so by no means was I one of the first, but back then, kits were a whole lot simpler! I love the variety of kits that are available now, how experienced designers continue to grow, and how new designers are able to bring something new to the industry. I am one of those scrappers who thinks there is room for every style, because we don't all have the same tastes, or even the same reasons to scrap - some of us scrap our memories, and some of us scrap as a creative outlet, and some of us just love trying something new! I guess this is what drives me to offer a large variety of styles at PBP, after all, it's not my choice as to what you should scrap, it's your choice. Have fun with it!
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One Photo, Lots of Different Ideas! The PBP team members came up with the following list describing some of the different sorts of things you can do with a digital photo - maybe there are some things in this list that you haven't tried yet, so why not give them a go and maybe learn something new that you love!
4. Blend it into the background, so that the edges of the photo fade and blend in seamlessly
Layout by Cara Mia Designz 5. Extract the subject from the background
6. Adjust the colours/saturation, brightness, contrast, and/or exposure
11. Give photos a worn appearance by applying aged overlays (folds/tears/creases) and/or applying special effects (below are just a sample of some of the worn overlays we have in store at PBP):
12. Flip the photo, for example, flipping a photo horizontally might make your subject look the other way (depending on the photo of course!), which can be quite handy at times!
Only Got A Minute? Here's a few quick and useful tips! With the celebration season fast approaching you are sure to be giving your digital camera a work-out. Sasha has found a great article from Digital Photography School on how to keep your camera safe and in tip-top working condition: Seven Digital Camera Predators and How to Keep them at Bay And to help you work smart while you are busy scrapping all those fabulous photos, Teresnlilly has linked us up with some fabulous Photoshop Actions from Littlephotoshop. 35 Free Essential Workflow Actions for Photoshop CS2, CS3, CS4 Last but not least, to help you scrap those pages even faster Sasha has some quick and easy tips to create your own templates in Photoshop: How to make a template from an existing layout:
Amanda's Fabulous Font Find!
This month I have a real treat for you! Instead of one fabulous free font I have a whole pile of them for your font-loving pleasure! This month we are going to talk about kevinandamanda.com. Now some of you may already be familiar with this fantastic blog but if you haven’t been there yet then do yourself a favour and run, don’t walk, over there right now (well maybe after you have finished reading the newsletter lol). There are some truly great handwritten fonts there and the best thing of all, especially in this time of economic hardship, is that they are free! Kevin and Amanda have a fabulous range of handwritten fonts that can be downloaded either one at a time or you can select the DOWNLOAD ALL FONTS button, my personal favourite! I admit that I have all these fonts and I check back regularly to see if any more have been added. Peas fonts are my all time go-to fonts and I know that you are bound to find something here that you will just have to have. In fact I bet you won’t be able to leave the site without having downloaded at least ONE font. Next month I will have some fun Christmas fonts for you, so until then, happy downloading!
Gallery Standouts!
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This Issue : Challenges!
This month, Laura's challenge is all about using a shape. Take your pick: circles, stars, hearts, etc...whichever you prefer. Use that shape at least 10 times on your layout and use the name of the shape in your title. Post your layout and/or link in the forum BEFORE the challenge closing date for a chance to win the gift certificate prize.
For this month's Scraplift challenge, Tina is asking us to lift from DolceVita's Gallery. She is a beautiful scrapper and fantastic clusterer! Post your layout and/or link in the forum BEFORE the challenge closing date for a chance to win the gift certificate prize.
Amanda's Photography Challenge this month is to go out and take a photo and alter it to black and white! (Above photos 1. Southern Malaysia Sunset In Black And White, 2. I Love Black and White, 3. Spring Garage in WInter!. via flickr)
This month, Pat's Pickle Jar challenge is all about NOW! Scrap a layout all about what is happening around you now, it could be about your plans for Christmas, or what your child is like right now, or a before and now type page, it is completely up to you how you incorporate the word NOW into your layout.
Get a head start on your next page and join in this great template challenge with our wonderful host, Kristin's ScrapDesign! First winter – First snow by evitangel This page stood out in the gallery this month as it is a delightful combination of white space and complex layering. The mixture of realistic elements, such as the branches and ric rac, with the adorable hand-drawn elements is an attractive, whimsical design style. Congratulations! Please PM fazzbech via the forums to receive a special gift certificate for your next order in the pop shop!
This wonderfully festive desktop wallpaper was created by Fly Pixel Studio using her kit - Winter Wish - available now in store! You can grab the desktop from
Photography Corner
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