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  • Birthday 07/01/1970

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  1. Happy Birthday Stefanie, May your days and year be filled with love, laughter, good friends and good health!

  2. This is such a lovely layout! Pastel colors are always such a challenge for me. You've done a great job with all the texture and layers!
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    Cherish

    Gorgeous, Angie ... as always!
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    my april fool

    For the Feb#1 Assignment. Late, yes. TFL!
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    Sweet

    For the February#2 Assignment. TFL!
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    WCS Alphas

    For my upcoming Way Cool Stuff article on Alphas. TFL!
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    My Girls

    For January assignment #2. TFL!
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    Cowboy

    Super-cute! Awesome job with the blending, too!
  9. Very eye-catching! That's an awesome picture, too ... great job!
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    CHEER

    Such a pretty girl! The colors are so perfect for this ... I love monochromatic color schemes! Great job!
  11. Just a little late. Ugh. Well, at least I'm happy with the way it turned out. The hardest part was choosing WHICH of Valerie's products to highlight! TFL!
  12. This is my first foray into animating my digital work. ... and it all started with a Moss/Daisy Morph! HA! TFL! Credits: SG_AnniversaryCollection, VRA_DigitalStickers_EnglishBulldogMoss, VRA_SSPaper_Stars, GHU_PlumPassionCollection, DMI_BrushSet_BitsyThin, STI_BrushSet_ChocolateKisses, AMC_SketchySolidFont, ASO_SSStyles:MicroGlitter, ASO_SSStyles:IridescentGlass, CBA_SSStyles:InkedEdgesBasics, MST_SSStyles:Epoxy, SBA_SSStyles:BasicShadows. Created in Adobe Photoshop CS2, Animated in Adobe ImageReady.
  13. One of the most fabulous facets of digital scrapbooking is the ability to really customize the elements to suit your project. While an embellishment or paper may be perfect as it is for one layout, you might want to add a little pattern or texture to it for another. One of the tools I’ve found to be particularly useful when doing this is the selection of ScrapSimple Tools – Patterns. With a few clicks of the mouse, you can change the look and feel of any element in your stash for a fresh and completely custom effect. There are several ways to utilize this set of tools, but the one I’ll highlight here is the “Pattern Fill.” You’ll see how a simple embellishment can become dazzling with very little effort. Lately, I have been really enjoying using organic-looking elements on my pages. Whether they’re flowers or leaves or any number of other nature-inspired things out there on the market, they add a lovely touch that can’t really be (realistically) achieved with paper scrapbooking. Using Amanda Sok’s “Reawakening Collection Biggie,” I was able to bring a fresh and rich feel (with a little bling) to my layout, which supported the “feel” of the photograph. Let’s start now with how I used ScrapSimple Tools – Patterns to achieve this goal. The main element I used on this page was the leaf embellishment from Amanda’s kit. I duplicated the embellishment to a new layer, CTRL-clicked on the layer icon of the new layer (you’ll get the “marching ants”) and then selected “Pattern” from my Edit-Fill dropdown menu. Once “Pattern” is selected, you can further choose which pattern set you wish to use. (Ensure that your patterns are located in the “Patterns” folder under your Photoshop Presets subfolder.) I used Valerie Randall’s “Paper2101” set for this layout. I loved the choppy, yet organic, feel of these patterns. I selected the pattern I wanted, and then clicked “OK” to complete the fill. Once this was done, I used my Magic Wand tool to select the black areas of my fill layer (make sure “Contiguous” is unchecked, or you’ll be clicking forever). I then copy/pasted this selection to a new layer and applied Amanda’s ScrapSimple Tools – Styles: Micro Glitter in a lovely Olive green which coordinated beautifully with my layout. Then, moving back to my fill layer, I changed the Blending Mode to “Overlay” to allow the green color of the original embellishment to show through. You can see how, though the original leaf element was nice, this modified one glows with a color and texture that adds to the final layout. I duplicated the element, flipping and rearranging it until I got a border around the perimeter of my page. I applied this same technique to the background paper (I skipped the glitter step, however). Now that you’ve gotten a taste of what ScrapSimple Tools – Patterns can do for you, experiment with various sets, Blending Modes, and even using Patterns for texture fills to make your layouts truly custom creations! *TIP: This photograph didn’t have a bit of green in it, so I used elements from another kit that combined the green with other colors within the photograph. Layout by: Stefanie Harris Layout name: Reawaken the Soul Supplies Used: ScrapSimple Tools - Patterns: Paper 2101 Reawakening Collection Biggie Fantaisie Collection Mini ScrapSimple Tools - Styles: Micro Glitter 6401 Super Biggie ScrapSimple Tools - Styles: Painted Plastic 6401 Super Biggie ScrapSimple Tools - Styles: Iridescent Glass 6401 TFL!
  14. Name of layout: Snacking with Attitude Directions for one technique I did on this layout: I wanted to create a layout that was fun, and suited for a girl – but not use “traditionally girlie” supplies. I thought Melissa Renfro’s Sun Kissed Collection Mini was perfect for this ... it’s so warm, and just feminine enough to highlight my daughter having a “Diva” moment. After establishing the basic color scheme, I decided her dress had WAY too many colors going on, so I used Melissa’s ScrapSimple Tools – Actions: Photo Basics 5001 (I used the Classic Sepia with Color action in particular) to tone down the colors, and make the photo “earthy” enough to coordinate well with the papers and elements. Scrap Girls Ingredients: • Sun Kissed Collection Mini • Little One Collection Biggie • Treasures Collection Biggie • For the Love of Cardboard Collection Mini • ScrapSimple Tools – Shapes: Stylish Stars 5001 • ScrapSimple Tools – Styles: Aged Folds 5001 • ScrapSimple Tools – Actions: Photo Basics 5001 • Dirt Road Embellishment Mini • ScrapSimple Embellishment Templates: Calendars • ScrapSimple Tools – Styles: Gold 5101 Super Biggie • ScrapSimple Tools – Styles: Inked Edges Metallics Mini 4103 • ScrapSimple Tools – Styles: Chipboard Textured 4107 Mini Software used: Adobe Photoshop CS2 Name of challenge: Open Scrap Other Ingredients: Fonts: LD Portent, LD Softy TFL!
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