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P.S. Head on over to the Simply Handmade blog to download 2 box templates that coordinate with today’s digital freebie. They are simple to make; just print, cut and glue!

August 2010 Call

 Scrapbook Trends Magazine is currently looking for layouts with the following themes for our August 2010 issue:

• Baby
• Fast & Fabulous
• Friends
• Glitter
• Mini Albums
• My Summer Vacation
• Thank You Cards
• Showcase: Layouts you love that don’t fit any other category. Be prepared to share the story behind the layout, why you created it, and why you love it.
• Real Life: What Makes Me “Me”?  – What quirks, talents, or unique traits make you special – what makes you “you”? Document these idiosyncrasies in a layout of their own.
• Challenge: Favorite Tool – Show off your newest tool, or a tried-and-true favorite, in a fun, new layout. Make sure to tell us in your submission email why your tool is tops!
• Stories To Tell: Stamps – Stamp your journaling or title and show us the results. We know you have tons of stamps in your stash – now’s the time to show them off!

***PLEASE SEND A SEPARATE EMAIL FOR EACH SUBMISSION YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE CONSIDERED FOR PUBLICATION.***

Deadline: 11:59pm (Mountain Time) on Friday March 5th, 2010.

Please send submissions to submit@scrapbooktrendsmag.com

One winner will receive this massive Ka-Zoo paper pad in time to scrap all those wonderful Valentine’s Day memories. Leave a comment for a chance to win, and be sure to join us next week for Valentine-inspired projects including layouts, cards, minibooks, and easy home décor.

Winners Circle

The winner of our CHA giveaway is:

E-mail your address to acabrera@northridgemedia.net to claim your prize.

Download the entire collection here. If you use the papers and want to show off your creation, include the link in a comment — we’d love to see what our creative readers come up with. Happy Valentine’s Day!

Tattered Angels generously donated two colors to complete today’s project: Lemon Zest and Golden Terracotta.

To complete today’s project you will need: Glimmer Mist in the colors of your choice, the pattern paper or cardstock you choose to use, a protective surface for your project (I use newspaper or a plastic tablecloth from the dollar store), and some sort of a mask. The mask can be a plastic template or “screen,” a vinyl die cut, a chipboard shape–really whatever you’d like to use as a mask will work well (including household items like keys or hands, etc.)–just know that whatever you use will need to be cleaned immediately afterwards.

Step 1: On a covered surface, place your cardstock/paper down and spray the Lemon Zest (or lighter color) across the cardstock. (Keep spray a few inches away–and test a scrap piece until you feel comfortable with the spray nozzle.)

Step 2: Place mask on cardstock.

Step 3: Use the Golden Terracotta (darker color) to spray across and around the mask.

NOTE: Before continuing with project, allow the sprayed area to dry.

Here is my completed project:

(Supplies: Cardstock–Provo Craft, American Crafts, Die Cuts with a View, Bazzill; Transparency–Little Yellow Bicycle; Pattern Paper–Bo Bunny; Scallop scissors–Provo Craft; Circle punches–EK Success; Pearls–Hero Arts; Stamps–Stampin’ Up, Technique Tuesday, American Crafts, Hero Arts; Stamping ink–Inque Boutique, Versamark, Stampin’ Up; Photo corners–Heidi Swapp; chipboard butterfly–Scenic Route; Font–Vintage Typewriter; Glimmer Mist–Tattered Angels)

For more information and tutorials on Glimmer Mist, be sure to visit the Tattered Angels Demo page. I found their tutorials VERY helpful. You can also check out their beautiful selection of mists while there.

Here is an example of the Screens offered by Tattered Angels:

And here is a photo of their Limited Editions colors for 2010:

Note: If I mentioned that Heidi Swapp is collaborating with Tattered Angels would that make you EVEN more excited? Be sure to check out exclusive products created with Heidi in mind!

Do you have a completed card or scrapbook layout to show fellow readers? We’d love to see how Glimmer Mist has made an impact on your projects! Just leave a link in the comments section below!

Please contact me at js_gallacher@hotmail.com with your full name and address in order to receive your issue!

I also wanted to share some of the entries for this month’s challenge.  This first one is from Carina:

Carina used the following tutorials to complete this layout:

# 7-die cutting felt  ( the green heart)
# 9- edge distressing ( on the white cardstock)
#11 faux scallop edge ( the brown scallop borders on the top and bottom of the layout)
#13 Border punches (MS- border punch, brown paper under the photo)

Here is Valerie’s take. She used the #1-Faux Scallop technique to complete this pretty layout:

Valerie also completed a second layout using the #2-Faux Scallop Border to create this piece:

Teresa used the #13-Border Punch tutorial on this project:

Thank you for all those that participated. It is so much fun to be inspired by our readers!

How would you like to be the first on your block to sample some of these goodies? Leave a comment below and you will be entered to win a very special CHA prize pack. The prize will include selections from Martha Stewart Crafts, Teresa Collins, October Afternoon, Kiki Art, Stampendous, Studio Calico, and more!

And to celebrate the fun we had at CHA, this weekend enjoy a very special coupon for 40% of any item of your choice!

Just be sure to use coupon code ”CHA40” when you check out.

Winners Circle

The winner of the I-top Brad Maker and paper sampler pack is

The winner of the Martha Stewart mini prize pack is

Email your full name and address to acabrera@northridgemedia.net to claim your prize. You will receive a confirmation email. Enjoy!

One common trend throughout the show was happiness. Many manufacturers have created lines that are bright, happy, and in many ways homey and comforting. Perhaps this is the industry’s way of leaving behind the worries of the world.

Here are a few more of our favorite finds:

GCD Studios - Melody Ross design and Chipboard art

Melody Ross designed these happy and nostalgic paper lines. She also released Chipboard Art, a fun system of tools and chipboard blanks that allow you to create custom chipboard pieces.

Tattered Angels – Glam, Glaze, and Chalk

Tattered Angels expanded their family of art mediums to include Glimmer Glam, Glimmer Glaze, and Chalkboard sprays. The Glimmer Glam includes multi-faceted, custom blended glitter in a paintable form. The Glimmer Glaze is a thicker medium that has the same shimmer qualities as the sprays but in a more viscous blend. And my personal favorite, the Chalkboard spray, is a semi-opaque glimmer spray. If there wasn’t enough good news already, Tattered Angels will be supporting these lines with plenty of free education for consumers and store owners.

Doodlebug – Feelin’ Groovy and Barnyard

Doodlebug is no newcomer to the happiness trend. Their fun, bright signature style comes to life in several new lines. Notable are Feelin’ Groovy and Barnyard. Feelin’ Groovy is a nod to all things retro – a little ’60s and even a touch of the ’80s! Barnyard is just what you hope to expect: the cutest barn yard animals you have ever seen!

There is much more to come! To see dozens of projects and layouts using the latest ideas and supplies from CHA, be sure to check out the Scrapbook Trends Facebook Page.

Digital scrapbooking can be an inexpensive alternative to traditional scrapbooking when you know a few tips and tricks. Today I’m going to share with you a few methods for recoloring a digital element.

For this project, you will need: a digital element downloaded from your favorite digital site, a photo editing program (I’m using Photoshop CS4).

Step 1: Open up your photo editing program and open up your digital element. (Keep the element small enough on your screen so that you can open additional dialog boxes to complete this technique.)

Step 2: At the top, select “Image” and then “Adjustments” and then “Hue/Saturation” to open the box below.

Step 3: Slide the “Lightness” slider from the middle over to the right side and watch what happens to the black word brush–it turns WHITE!!

(Supplies: Ali Edwards “This Moment” brush from the “Everyday” kit by www.designerdigitals.com)

Isn’t that an easy way to change an element from black to white? (NOTE: make sure you save the original brush as black. If it makes it easier to remember this then duplicate the original layer before making any changes to it.)

Now let’s try recoloring a true color element. This type I’ll recolor a red ribbon.

Step 1: Open up the ribbon. Follow step 2 above to open the “Hue/Saturation” box.

Step 2: This time select the “Hue” slider. Play around with the slider. Move it left or move it right. Notice how the ribbon changes color? Any time you want it to go back to the original color just type zero in the number field. I moved mine to the right and it changed my ribbon from red to brown.

(Supplies: Shabby Princess “Happy Go Lucky” kit from www.shabbyprincess.com)

Cool, huh?!!

You can also play with the “Saturation” bar which will change the hue of your color (lighter brown or darker brown).

Isn’t this fun?!!

Now think about the possibilities this opens up? You can change ANYTHING: photos, digital paper, digital alphabets, brush colors, etc.

On this completed project, I’ve recolored the solid red paper which was originally too dark and I recolored the “dream overlay” and “today you” brush which were originally black to change them to white.

(Supplies: Kate Teague’s photo corner from the “Line Em’ Up the Extras” kit by www.twopeasinabucket.com; Carina Gardener’s single stitch from the “Elemen-tary Stitches 1″ kit by www. twopeasinabucket.com; Katie Pertiet “dream” overlay from the “All You Need Overlays” kit by www.designerdigitals.com; Ali Edwards’ “today you” brush from the “Everyday” kit by www.designerdigitals.com; The Queen of Quirks “Paper 9″ and “Paper 11″ and “Paper 6″ from the “Monkey Do” kit by www.twopeasinabucket.com; Taylormade Creative Outlet Number 1 “template” by www.paisleepress.com; Michelle Martin’s “Lolly 1″ and “Lolly 2″ and “Lolly 6″ from the “Lolly” kit by www.designerdigitals.com)

Now how about you tell me one digital element you’ve recolored (or hope to recolor) and why! Just leave a comments in your comments section.

Have a link to your favorite recolored project? Just link away below. I love seeing your creative side!

October Afternoon: Fly a Kite

Here is yet another very cute and happy-go-lucky line from October Afternoon. It’s sure to get you ready for spring!

The Girl’s Paperie

This new line by Advantus, designed by Margie Aslette, is simply shabby fabulous! It has a hip, vintage, yet modernized feel, and the sample projects created are to die for.

Zutter

Check out this interesting tool – the new Zutter Distress. Just as the name suggests, it is an electric edge distresser. It works great on paper, cardboard, and chipboard.

There is much more to come with another fun CHA giveaway, so be sure to check back tomorrow morning for CHA Day 2, Part 2. And don’t forget more projects can be found on our Scrapbook Trends Facebook Page. Enjoy!