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Cover Design by Shelleyrae Cusbert
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Have you ordered your April 2004 Tid-Bytes issue?
Patelize your photos, Montages and more....! Find many
articles and tutorials that will spark your creativity
and inspiration.
As always - many kits and extras are avaialble from
this issue for download. You can purchase this issue
in our
store here! |
OTHER NOTES
The Scrapbook-Bytes Design Team will be publishing another
CD, available for preview and pre-order beginning in April
~ special pricing good only
until April 15th!, and shipping on May
1, 2004. This CD will contain a multitude of spring and summer
kits! You
can purchase and preview items on the CD here....
You may have noticed that Scrapbook-Bytes has added Honarary
Design Team Members to our list of contributors to our site!
We have had many ask what is the difference?
- The Honorary Team has been hand selected by Scrapbook-Bytes.
- Each Honorary Team member is already active in our community,
giving them the opportunity to do more with our site, and
work closely with our current team.
- The Honorary Team does not contribute to the Ezine, but
does receive some perks for their volunteered time to Scrapbook-Bytes.
- When Sr. Team Members are needed - we will pick them from
our Honorary Team.
- Each Honarary Team Member is allowed to hold Design Team
positions elsewhere.
- Each Honorary Team Member has specified groups that they
are assigned to - ie: elements design, etc.
- We are still hoping to fill some spots - if you are interested
please contact
us for what spots are still available.
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR NEW SENIOR AND HONOARARY TEAM!
- Ali (alisondiane) - Sr. Team
- Rhonna (dreamy scrapper) - Sr. Team
- Jacqueline (Jacquel) - Honorary Team
- Tonya (gauchogirl) - Honarary Team
- Carla (cardee) - Honorary Team
- Veronica (carver) - Honorary Team
National Scrapbook Day, May 1st! Be at Scrapbook-Bytes for
a fun filled day of events and give aways. We will enjoy a
lot of chat and gab plus we will get some scrapping done.
The Big event begins at NOON EST on MAY 1st and going all
the way until midnight EST.
We will provide lot's of inspiration to get those pictures
scrapped and lot's of bonus downloads for your scrapbooking
pleasure. Everything from Page-Bytes to elements!
This is a perfect time to get to know your scrapbook-byte
buddies!
We'll see you there and be ready for a great time Scrapbook-Bytes
Style!
ADVERTISING!
Scrapbook-Bytes is now offering advertising space
in various packages, including advertising in: Ezine, Newsletter,
and exposure in the gallery and forums depending on the package
you choose.
Contact us at marketing@scrapbook-bytes.com
for more details or to request a media packet.
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Magazine Calls!
Ever wonder how in the world you can keep up with what sites
are requesting what themes and layout calls? Fret no more!
You can find all of this information in the Scrapbook-Bytes
Forums on
this page only! Updated on a regular basis! Don't miss
your chance to be published! Don't miss that irresistible
calling again!
Featured Download
This month's free
download is submitted by Kari Schoonover.
© Kari Schoonover
Details of this event will be posted on our website and in
the forums. A special notification will be sent via our mailing
list as well with further details.
HOT BYTES
What’s HOT in computer scrapping!
By and © April Anderton
Trends come and go so quickly it’s hard to keep up.
Here are just a few things that have been popping up on paper
and computer generated layouts alike.
Text Transparencies/Overlays
Paper scrappers are just discovering the joys of
text overlays. They are printing out their text on transparencies
and adhering them to their pages. We, as digital scrappers,
know that there is an easier way! Check out these layouts
using text ‘overlays’ and see if you can come
up with some great overlays yourself!
Washer Words
Time to raid the toolbox! First it was screw heads,
then brads, and wire. Now these little guys can be found on
pages everywhere! Washers…YES, I said washers! The kind
you find in the bottom of tool box. The kind you can never
find when you need one. The new header at SBB even has one
with its name on it! Whether the washers are scanned or digitally
created, they can add a little gleam to your layouts. Try
it!
Montage!
Different opacities, sizes, and saturations give a layout
depth, imagination, and feeling. One thing I love about montages
is that they express so much with so few words... so I will
shut up and let you marvel in these wonderful images. If you
would like to see layouts by a MASTER please visit this gallery:
http://www.scrapbook-bytes.com/gallery/showgallery.php?mcats=all&si=&what=allfields&name=matyi&when=&whenterm=
WHAT’S NOT:
You all know it by now…NOT
SCRAPPING is NOT HOT!! GET BUSY!
Remember that even elements that are HOT right now can quickly
become cliché if overused, so keep your own personal
style shining bright while applying these and other techniques.
Of course, the real judge of what’s hot in scrapping
is what’s happening on YOUR layouts, so get to it!
SPONSOR
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Byte-Ideas
HOSTED by Gina Cabrera
Note: the May's
2004 Sketch can be found here... submit entries to "ginacabrera@scrapbook-bytes.com"
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April's sketch
by Gina Cabrera |
Each month, the Design Team puts out a sketch
and the members at Scrapbook-Bytes create
an original, creative layout following the
design of that sketch. At the end of
the month, the Design Team votes for three
winners to be featured here! This month's
sketch belongs to Design Team Member Gina
Cabrera.
The
competition was steep and votes were extremely
close! All the participants did a fantastic
job and we'd like to give all of you a huge
pat on the back!!! Thank you to all
who submitted a layout!
The
winners will receive a voucher to use at our
new online store worth the price of an EZine!
Congratulations!
**Click
on layout images to view a larger version.**
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Title: Sela's
Favorite Things
Name: Roseanne
Miske
SBB Name: Ramiske
Program: Photoshop
CS
Fonts: Title font
is "A Yummy Apology"
Journaling is 2Peas Sunshine
Techniques and credits: Vellums
and charm from Margie Lundy's CD;
Bkg paper from Digital Scrapbook
Design.com; for the pictures of
the toys, I went to BabiesRUs.com
and found the pictures....except
for the pacifier, which I photographed.
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Title of Layout: Sassy
New Haircut
Your Name: Anna
Leisa Ely
SBB Screen Name: annaelycm
Program Used: Photoshop
7
Fonts Used: Broadway
BT
Techniques
and Credits: All Elements
were made by me in Photoshop using
filters, styles and textures. The
blue sun type element and the metallic
frame were made using Photoshop
shapes and adding styles, drop shadows
and contouring.
Background was made
to look like a crinkled paper using
textures, and then additional backgrounds
were made to look like woven cloth
and hand stitching.
The only Font used
was Broadway BT. The name title
was made to look like hand embroidery
in blue with a black outline stroke
applied to look like outline stitching.
Other text had drop shadows, and
Plastic Wrap filter applied.
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Title of
Layout: Rylee Jenae
Your Name: Stacey
Mann
SBB Screen Name: SMMann
Program Used: Photoshop
CS
Fonts Used: BigMisterC
Techniques
and Credits: I changed
the hue/saturation of the dragonfly
background by Lauren Bavin to better
match my photos and moved the dragonflys
around with copy and paste to fit
the LO. I used the border from Bambi's
Blue & Green Swirl kit and also
modified the colors to match.
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SPONSOR
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Scrapbook-Elements is a new site that aims to be your
one-stop online store for all of your digital scrapbooking
needs! The store opened on April 1st with 10 graphic designers
represented and over 100 unique items. We are quickly approaching
200 products available with new items and designers being
added each week. Come take a look at "what we have in
store for you!" http://www.scrapbook-elements.com
CHALLENGES!
There has been an influx of challenges on the site! This
is great news for our members! Below is a listing of the current
challenges taking place at Scrapbook-Bytes and where you can
find out more about them or join!
 
Featured Software - Review and Samples
A Review of Maya Dye-Szuc's "Forget Me Nots"
Following the success of her last collection, Maya of Scrapbookgraphics.com
is pleased to announce her second compilation, Forget-me-nots.
This CD features twenty-five complete Scrapsets, every one
a stunning example of creativity and beauty. Designed as a
tool to release your creativity, these sets are highly customizable,
offering you the ability to create wonderful, unique layouts
with little effort in no time at all. Also included are 23
uniquely designed backgrounds. Like Digital Illusions (Volume
I), all of the graphics with each of the sets can be mixed,
matched and altered for an endless array of design elements.
There are 700 megs of high quality graphics, created at 300
dpi in .jpg and .png file formats.
To sweeten the deal even further, Scrapbook-bytes
members who purchase this collection before May 1st are eligible
to receive a Bonus Alphabet Package of 7 sets, for
free! These alphabets were created to
work specifically with Forget-Me-Nots Scrapsets and are regularly
valued at $10.You must select the Alphabet Bonus package when
purchasing your CD or download, and use the coupon code sbbalpha1
at checkout. This coupon will not work if purchasing the Alphabet
Bonus pack on its own.
Both CD collections are also available as download options
in our
Scrapbookgraphics.com E-Shoppe. There are also plenty
of smaller graphics packages available for your immediate
download, with some new spring backgrounds and many new items
set to be released soon.
The Scrapbookgraphics.com
Clubhouse will be releasing their first Clubhouse Newsletter
in just a couple of weeks. Make sure to select the option
to receive newsletter when you are setting up an account,
and if you have already set up an account, be sure to verify
that you have this option selected if you wish to receive
the free downloads and special promotions available only to
Clubhouse members. Lots of digital goodies coming soon...
to an email box near you!
Excerpt from Kristie Wickland's Review:
This amazing cd from Maya and www.scrapbookgraphics.com
is a must have to add to your collection. The massive amounts
of elements and kits will keep you busy for a very long time.
The versatility and flexibility of all the ScrapSets is simply
outstanding. You can use elements from one set and mix them
with others and they fit amazingly well together. Your creativity
will soar with every click of the mouse. Each element brings
a beautiful touch to your layouts. (A more in depth review
is availablein the April 2004 issue of Tid-Bytes.)
Below are some samples our Design Team Members submitted
using Maya's
new CD! More layouts can be seen in our April 2004 Issue
of Tid-Bytes.
© Kristie Wickland
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© Jeri Ingalls
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© Sherikia Jones
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© Anna Aspnes
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AD INSPIRED CHALLENGE
Inspiration:
RESULTS OF INSPIRATION FROM THE ABOVE BY DESIGN
TEAM MEMBERS:
© April Anderton
© Anna Aspnes
© Sherkia Jones
April SpeedScrap Challenge Dates!
We've had so much fun with this and we would love for you
to join us whenever it is convenient! Please take a look at
the list below and meet us in the ChatRoom
at the scheduled time.
Check out the SpeedScrap
Gallery to see past challenges! And be sure to check the
boards and the calendar as many times the speed scraps will
have dates added to this list.
Monday, April 9th, 10-11:30pm EST
Wednesday, April 14th, 1:30-3:00pm EST
Thursday, April 15th, 10-11:30pm EST
Saturday, April 24th, 10-11:30pm EST
Wenesday, April 28th, 1:30-300pm EST
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