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Picklemama Report Change...you either love it, or you hate it! Myself, I love it. I love nothing more than to be challenged, and I love having to adapt to new things. I realise that not necessarily everyone shares my beliefs, and working in the IT industry for a long time, I sure came up against some people who were resistant to change, but I have always held the belief that if you don't change and try new things, you don't know if they will improve things for you. I remember when my kids were babies, you would just settle into a nice routine, and then you would have to change it, to adapt to the needs of the growing baby. I would tell my husband, ok, this is the new routine, and he would groan and ask why we need to change it? I would smile at him and say, how do you know the new routine won't be even better? New technology often means changing the way we do things, and in this issue, we introduce a new topic, one that might become a regular feature, and one that introduces something fun, and also, a change to the way we do something...that is, if you have an iPhone and you're willing to adapt! We have also included some fun Halloween jokes and quotes, and although we don't really celebrate Halloween here in Australia, well, it is still a bit of fun! Pop Deals! For two days only, as a special newsletter promotion, the following items are on sale at 25% off!
A great tip for Resizing Layouts! When you resize your layouts with Save for Web in Photoshop, you usually lose some of the quality of the page, so here is what I do to make my pages look nice in online galleries: You can see the difference in these before and after layouts, click on each image for a full size view, as the changes are subtle, but noticeable:
Layout Beautiful Fall created by mom2peanuts, using Carolyn Kite's What a Hoot kit and What a Hoot cardstocks
iPhone Applications for Scrappers Apple's iPhone is all the rage at the moment, and why wouldn't it be, it's a great phone/camera/toy! Yes, yes, we realise not everyone has one, and not everyone even wants one, but I have to say, I got my iPhone a few months ago now, and it really is changing the way I do things, for the better! For those new to the iPhone, an application is just like an add-on for your phone, kind of like a piece of software that helps you do something - there are both free and paid applications available. First up, is the Scrapbooking application from Coolibah, which hasn't quite been fully approved by Apple yet (it's a long process). That's right, you can scrap your photos right on your iPhone, and then share them with your friends or favourite social networking places!
The next iPhone application is The Best Camera by renowned photographer Chase Jarvis. I absolutely LOVE the theory behind why this application was developed - basically, Chase Jarvis believes that the best camera is the one that is with you. It doesn't have to be your most expensive camera and equipment, which, let's face it, we don't lug around with us everywhere. The best camera, is the one that is with you, and your phone, is for many people, usually always with them. So don't let precious moments pass you by just because you didn't bring your DSLR camera, don't think that you only want to capture moments perfectly, with perfect composition - that isn't always the important thing. It matters more that the moments are captured, even if it was with your iPhone.
There is also a whole online community behind this application, where you can share and vote on photo uploads daily. Very inspiring to see what can be done with a camera phone!
September/October Avatar Challenge Result! The avatar challenge for mid-Sep to mid-Oct was based on the theme of 'A piece of my life through a Viewmaster'. We had 25 participants who all took the provided viewmaster slide template, and shared a piece of their lives with us.
And this is the result!
Halloween Jokes What's the ratio of a pumpkin's circumference to its diameter? Where do ghost's buy their food? Where do ghost's mail their letters? What's a ghost's favourite ride at the carnival? How do you mend a broken Jack-o-lantern? When does a skeleton laugh? Why was the mummy so tense? Where did the goblin throw the football? What does a skeleton order at a restaurant? What do goblins mail home while on vacation? What is a ghost's favourite party game? What do baby ghost's wear on their feet? What did the boy ghost say to the girl ghost? What is a ghost's favourite article of clothing? What does a ghost put on his cereal in the morning? What kind of roads do ghost's haunt? Who did the ghost invite to his party? What is a monster's favorite food? What did the skeleton say while riding his Harley Davidson motorcycle? Why does Dracula consider himself a good artist? When do ghoul's cook their victims? What's a vampire's favuorite candy? What do you call a ghost with a broken leg? What do goblins and ghost's drink when they're hot and thirsty on Halloween? When does a ghost have breakfast? What do ghost's drink at breakfast?
Amanda's Fabulous Font Find!
This would be such a great font to use for all your creepy Halloween pages! It would make a great title font as it is nice and solid and very easy to see. There were so many ooky and gross fonts we could have shared this month but this one stood out as suitably scary without the oozing gore dripping down! If you are interested in seeing a great range of other Halloween fonts, check out DaFont Halloween Fonts.
Gallery Standouts! Keep on scrapping and uploading to the gallery, you never know when your layout might be featured here!
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This Issue : Challenges!
For this month's challenge, Wendy asks you to make monochromatic pages with a splash of a second color! Post your layout and/or link in the challenge thread BEFORE the challenge closing date, to be eligible for the gift certificate prize.
This month for the scraplift challenge, Nee sets the task of lifting from NishaM's Gallery! Post your layout and/or link in the challenge thread BEFORE the challenge closing date, to be eligible for the gift certificate prize.
Amanda's Photography Challenge this month is all about YOU! That's right, you heard! This month we are challenging you all to take a self portrait! Too often we are are the unknown snappers hidden behind our cameras! This monthweI want you to come out of hiding loud and proud! (Above photos
This month, Kaye's Pickle Jar challenge is all about random facts!
Get a head-start on your next page and join in this great Template challenge from LorieM Designs! This challenge is now run monthly, and is hosted by our fabulous designers!
PBP Featured in Australia's #1 Scrapbooking Magazine... again! Also, PBP owner, Annette Farrelly has been interviewed on the Scrapbooking Memories Magazine website in the 5 Min Scrap Chat section!
Designers
Sasha (mom2peanuts) Bianca (Bibime) Anette (Netty) Elke (Sundri)
Layout of the Month for October is Nature Walk - by ledamperry. This month's layout is a symphony of contrasts. From the classically straight framing of the page to the soft floral photo mask this page is the picture of elegance. The white space draws the eye immediately to the charming photograph which in turn draws attention downwards along the delightful word art! Congratulations ledamperry! Please PM fazzbech via the forums to receive a special gift certificate for your next order in the pop shop!
This wonderful desktop wallpaper was created by Sunflowers using her Maple Tree kit - available now in store! You can grab the desktop from
Photography Corner
Take some Vetoramas! Halloween Quotes! Pixie, kobold, elf, and sprite, All are on their rounds tonight;
In the wan moon's silver ray, Thrives their helter-skelter play.
~Joel Benton
Feel free to snag and sport the Pickleberrypop blinkie!
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