August 2004 Newsletter
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OTHER NOTES ***** Congratulation to both Kristi McFadden and LeeAndra Slatten on becoming Design Team Members at Scrapbook-Bytes! They bring to the team a multitude of talents... keep your eye out for these two around the site! And... congratulations to Kristie - ShabbyPrincess on becoming an Honorary Design Team Member! Welcome to the team!!! You can read more about them and other team members here. ****
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Due by August 15, 2004 Vacation Pages Due by August 30, 2004 |
Due date September 30, 2004 Due date October 30, 2004 Due November 30, 2004
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Have fun, and we can't wait to see your work!
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.
SPONSOR
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Product Review in this month's EZine (August 2004)
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 downloads are submitted by Amy Edwards.
Shabby Classics
Download Background Papers Here.
Download Alphabet Here.
Download Numbers Here.
Download Exlamations Here.
ALSO BE SURE TO STOP BY THE GALLERY AND DOWNLOAD THIS MONTH'S AUGUST CARNIVAL THEMED KIT! IT'S HUGE! THANKS TO THE VERY TALENTED ELEMENTS TEAM HERE AT SCRAPBOOK-BYTES! YOU GIRLS ROCK!
PLEASE REMEMBER YOU MUST BE A REGISTERED USER OF SCRAPBOOK-BYTES TO DOWNLOAD THIS KIT AND/OR LOGGED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT FIRST... THANKS!
PLEASE NOTE!!!
The monthly element kit will be available for sale beginning in September! Each kit will be priced at $7.00. If you are unsure what the kits will contain - visit the gallery link above to download. Each month we will be offering 3-4 elements for free from each kit that is for purchase in the gallery for members.
This is an amazing kit each month and is sure to please! Our store will contain quarterly subscription rates for the monthly kit as well as monthly purchases! We hope you enjoy the kits - we all have and look forward to seeing them in use on your pages.
Scrapbook-Elements is your one-stop online store for all your digital scrapbooking needs. You will find a myriad of high resolution products suitable for creating and embellishing your paper or digital scrapbooking projects. We have a wide variety of items ranging from eyelets to full page sets. Come see what we have in store for you!
http://www.scrapbook-elements.com
HOT BYTES
What's HOT in computer scrapping!
By and (c) April AndertonWhat's hot in scrapbooking? It all depends on you! Are you a trendsetter or a trend junkie? If so, you've come to the right place! The Scrapbook-bytes gallery is FULL of awesome trends and ideas for inspiration! Check out these gems!
Tippy Brushes
I first noticed this great effect on Amy's (pcloadmin) layouts in the gallery. There was something that caught my eye and made me look harder! I had to ask what it was she was doing and she let me in on her secret! Tippy watercolor brushes! Check out these layouts using this technique and then go get these brushes for yourself! They are available at:
http://ti-fi.com/digitalbristle/indexdb.htm
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by and © Amy Edwards by and © April Anderton
Maps
It has been said that life is a journey so why not include a map when documenting it? Whether you are referring to a philosophy of life, or a first plane ride, a map adds a physical representation to a concept, feeling or experience. A map can be a metaphor or add detail to an actual event. Old, new, simple or detailed, try ‘mapping' out your layouts!
by and © MissTanya by and © djmom70 by and © typester
Twill Tape
Have you ever checked out the goodies in the free elements section at Scrapbook-bytes? If so, you will have seen some great twill tape accents appearing lately! There have been some eye-catching layouts in the gallery that have used twill tape placed across the page with text added to match the layout! It adds a shabby charm to the layout and a fun place for the eye to follow. Finish it up with a button, tag or other embellishment for a polished look!
by and © Kristie by and © shabbyprinces PAGE1 of 2 by and © LeeAndra
WHAT'S NOT:
You all know it by now…NOT SCRAPPING is NOT HOT!! SO 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!
BYTE-IDEAS
HOSTED by Gina Cabrera
Note: the September 2004 Sketch can be found here... submit entries to "ginacabrera@scrapbook-bytes.com"
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FEATURED CHALLENGES & EVENTS
There has been an influx of challenges on the site! This is great news for our members! Below is a listing of SOME of the current challenges taking place at Scrapbook-Bytes and where you can find out more about them or join! TO VIEW A COMPLETE LIST OF ONGOING CHALLENGES AT OUR SITE - VISIT HERE!
Join us for the EARLY BIRD SCRAP!
Hosted by Amy Edwards
Be sure to join us Wednesdays, August 11th, 18th and 25th - at 6:30am EST for the SBB Morning Show! We'll have special guests, exclusive downloads, and lots of fun to get your day started right. So fire up your computer, pour some coffee, and join us each Wednesday, at 6:30am for the SBB Morning Show! Stay tuned to Scrapbook-Bytes for more details!
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All About Me Challenge
Hosted by Honorary Team Member: Carla (aka: Cardee)
Post & View Layouts Here.
View most recent "All About Me" Postings here.
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Weekly FONT Challenge
Design Team Member Ali (AlisonDiane) and Tanya (MissTanya) are sponsoring a weekly Font Challenge!
Attention Fontaholics! This is a new challenge devoted to fonts. Yippy! Every Saturday a free font will be highlighted and a link will be provided for download. Be sure to post your FONT ab ulous layouts in the Gallery using each week's font!
Watch this forum for more details: http://www.scrapbook-bytes.com/chat/forumdisplay.php?f=84
Then post your layouts here: Weekly Font Challenge Gallery
Watch this forum area for more challenges… photography, elements, and more!!
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Color Theme Challenge
Join our bi-weekly color theme challenge hosted by Design Team Member - Gina Cabrera. With Gina's eye for color you are sure to become inspired by her color choices!
Click HERE to view the most recent color challenge.. Don't forget to post your layouts in the Color Themed Challenge Gallery.
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ABC ChallengeCreate a special book for someone it's as easy as ABC! Each week we are featuring a new letter but don't let that stop you. If you haven't joined this challenge yet jump in now it's never too late. A gift will be given to those completing the 26 ABC pages to do their cover page. hosted by DTM Tanya.
AD INSPIRED CHALLENGE
Sources for inspiration are endless. I find inspiration everywhere, from that commercial I saw yesterday on television to the color scheme in my daughter's cute little outfit. I especially love to look for inspiration in the pages of my favorite magazines. Each month I anxiously wait for them to come in my mail so that I can grab new ideas from the ads (of course the articles aren't too bad either, lol). In this column , we will feature advertisement s and present layouts showing how we were inspired by them. We hope that you will also find some element of that ad that will inspire you as well.
INSPIRATION:
RESULTS OF INSPIRATION FROM THE ABOVE BY DESIGN
TEAM MEMBERS:
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 "Pink Sunglasses " © Anna Aspnes Fonts: XbANDrough, Inkburrow, Arial Narrow, Broadway |
 "Silly" © Jennifer Ditterich Fonts : Centaur and Tahoma |
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 "Mr. Sophisticate" © Valerie Vaughn credits : program : Lumapix Fotofusion fonts: Century Gothic and 28 Days Later |
 "Remember This" © Alison Diane Folendore **Papers and frames by me from june's monthly kit (wedding) available for download in the DTM exclusive element download gallery **Scroll brush by DTM Tanya, made from one fell swoop font **Fonts are p22 garamouche and SF-Cali |
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 "Ella's First Words" © Anna Aspnes Size: 12 X 12 ** Program: PSCS Font: Stone Inscription (www.scrapbook.com) Brushes: PSCS Wet Media and Basic Brush sets Background: Golden Wash Painterly Background from Gauchogirl's Scrap with Heart CD (www.gauchogirl.com) |
 © Jeri Ingalls Font used with SBC Stone Inscription for Layout: PC Ratatat |
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 "Wade in the Water" © Alison Diane Folendore F ont is sbc stone inscription brown texture paper from Gina's Digital Design Essentials CD, Rythym in blues kit. All other by me. |
 "Beach Babes" © Rhonna Farrer Fonts: Fabulous 50's, al prosper book (dafont.com) Paper, oval tag & original PS brushes: © Rhonna Farrer |
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 "Pure Innocence" © Sherikia Jones Credits: Background paper by Gina - Digital Design Essentials Fonts credit: - www.creatingkeepsakes.com CK maternal, CK Hustle, CK Regal Misproject -www.misprintedtype.com |
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ART INSPIRED
Each month members of our design team are challenge to use an Art Piece as their inspiration... below are the results.
INSPIRATION:
DESIGN TEAM INSPIRED LAYOUTS:
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 "Swimsuit Super Star " © Sherikia Jones Background credit: Michelle's Anderson Pathway August Art Piece - unknown Fonts Credit: Ck Diva, CK Huckleberry, Ck Gutenberg |
FEATURED PRODUCT - REVIEW AND SAMPLES
Alphadoodles - by Maya Dye-Szucs and Ronna Penner 
Portions are excerpt from Anna Aspnes' Review:
To begin with, you must know that I was anticipating the release of Anna's CD. Her style is quite unique and it is entirely themed on the baby!!!! I have so many baby pages that have not been scrapped that is was so nice to come across and entirely coordinated CD collection for an album if you chose to use it that way!
<--more in the August 2004 Ezine - available in our online store-->
Below you will find a sampling of layouts created by the Scrapbook-Bytes Design Team. You will see that the CD / templates have been used in many different ways! The possibilities are limitless with the Baby Daze CD!
Be sure to pick up a copy at Anna's site at http://www.fotoscrapix.com . The cost of the CD is currently on sale for $34.99 (regularly $45.00)… don't miss out on this special price!!! Another feature now found at FotoScrapix website is Anna's exclusive kits! These kits are just beautiful! Each kit costs $2.99 and is sure to be a perfect accent to some of your layouts!
A few sample layouts are shown below have been created by our design team using Maya and Ronna's amazing new product! More layouts using this CD can be found in the "Baby Daze Collection " Featured Product Gallery or in the August 2004 Ezine.
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DIGITAL CROPS AND CHALLENGES!
Join us for the EARLY BIRD SCRAP!
Hosted by Amy Edwards. Rise and shine and join us for Scrapbook-Byte's new Early Bird Scrap! We'll meet in the chat room on Wednesdays at 6:30am and start out day off right with a fun one-hour crop. Grab your coffee, fire up your computer and get ready to scrap! See you there! Let us know what you would like to see at this time of the morning! We'd love to know! Email us at morningshow@scrapbook-bytes.com
INTRODUCING THE MIDNIGHT CROP WITH KRISTI MCFADDEN!
Join us each weekend for a midnight scheduled crop... Keep an eye on the boards and the home page for details on date and time. Next scheduled midnight crop is; Sunday August 8th - midnght EST! We look forward to seeing you there!
JOURNALING CHALLENGE
Join LeeAndra each week in the Journaling Challenge subforum http://www.scrapbook-bytes.com/chat/forumdisplay.php?f=99 as she provides you with topics, tips, and thought-provoking questions for your journaling needs! Upload your pages to the Journaling Challenge folder located here: http://www.scrapbook-bytes.com/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=9392 . Happy scrapping!
ALL ABOUT ME CHALLENGE
Don't leave yourself out of your own scrapbooks! By participating in the bi-weekly challenges provided to you by Carla and LeeAndra in the All About Me Challenge subforum http://www.scrapbook-bytes.com/chat/forumdisplay.php?f=90 , you can rest assured that your legacy will include you. Upload your pages to the AAM Challenge folder located here: http://www.scrapbook-bytes.com/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=9275 . Happy scrapping!
SCRIPTURE CHALLENGE
Need an easy way to include your Christian faith in your scrapbooks? Check out the Scripture Challenge subforum http://www.scrapbook-bytes.com/chat/forumdisplay.php?f=94 as
Rhonna, Carla, Laura, and LeeAndra provide four different verses for you to draw inspiration from in your scrapping. Upload your pages to the Scripture Challenge folder located here: http://www.scrapbook-bytes.com/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=9292 . Happy scrapping!
The Elements Challenge
Hosted by HDTM Jacqueline This is an exciting challenge to create a layout using elements selected from the elements gallery at SBB that have been contributed by DTMs and members alike. It is fun to try to match up the four selected elements on the one page to produce your layout and just as much fun to see what others come up with! The layouts are always so diverse and offer so many different variations on the same basic elements.
Forum: http://www.scrapbook-bytes.com/chat/forumdisplay.php?f=86
Gallery: http://www.scrapbook-bytes.com/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=9273
The Technical Photography Layout Challenge hosted by HDTM Jacqueline This challenge is all about using your camera to produce better photos. Each month there is a new challenge featuring an important technical aspect of digital photography. You are encouraged to go out and experiment with the new technique on your digital camera and post a layout with your photos.
After all, good photography is at the heart of most of the best scrapbook pages!
Forum: http://www.scrapbook-bytes.com/chat/forumdisplay.php?f=87
Gallery: http://www.scrapbook-bytes.com/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=9274
New Bi-Weekly Challenge
Hosted by Becki Wright. For this bi-weekly challenge, we are going to get the family involved in our scrapping! Each challenge will hopefully get you and your family working together on your layouts. After all, for a lot of us, we are doing this for our families, right?
The first week's challenge is listed here:
Family Involvement Challenge #1
• At an event (birthday, outing, etc) give a camera to a family member that does not usually take pictures. This could be your spouse or a child. Let them be your second set of eyes for this event. To watch for updates visit the challenges forum here:
http://www.scrapbook-bytes.com/chat/forumdisplay.php?f=103
And post your photos or layouts here from this challenge!
http://www.scrapbook-bytes.com/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=9521
We look forward to what you and your family comes up with!
Next Month
Coming in September
All of our regular features and tutorials!
• For September we have a fabulous fun filled month with a lot of fantastic Scrapbook-Bytes Exclusive Features.
• Learn how to create motion in a picture using the blur filter in Photoshop.
• All of great downloads and kits – look for elements around a back to school theme as well as homecoming events!
• Create Your Own Patterned Papers
• Scrapping those Back to School photos
• Graphic Design Principles – Learn more about balance in your pages!
• Customizing Text in Photoshop
• Learn more about the Microsoft Digital Image Library 9
• Getting Your Bytes in a Row – Prioritize and Don't Sweat the Small Stuff
• A review of Paper Crafts Magazine
• And much more….
• NOW GO SCRAP!
Thanks so much for supporting the #1 Digital Scrapbook Resource!
Scrapbook-Bytes