Scrapolution: Flair

[Team Digital]

As part of Scrapolution, we want to help you SET scrapping goals, ACHIEVE them, and CELEBRATE them! And celebrate them with Flair!

Add a Flair Card (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=6648) to your signature! To help you track and celebrate your goals, simply download a free Flair Card Kit for your siggy here (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=6648). Then as you meet a goal, add Flair to your Flair Card (http://digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/showthread.php?t=35871)! Try a challenge, take a class, finish a layout… add Flair! Add your Flair Card to your signature (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/university/tutorials/signature.shtml), use it in email, post it on blogs, etc. Proudly display your shiny new Flair so everyone can see you're reaching your goals!

Each card contains a layout tracker where you can update the number of layouts you have completed in 2009. Set a reasonable goal!
It also has spaces for you to put flair. You can receive flair for special activities you participate in (DSU classes, tutorials completed, etc.) as well as creating your own for achieving your scrapping goals. We'll offer special flair for big events such as Christmas in July and our April Birthday Celebration. The weekly prompts (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/showthread.php?t=35872) will have flair if you do those. http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/data/6648/thumbs/goal.png Designers and members may give out flair for their events. http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/data/6648/thumbs/FreebsSpangle.png Special groups (such as the Grannies or Digital Elite Team) may create and give out their own flair as well. Post it in the Member Flair Gallery (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=6680). Flair is completely up to you!

Hopefully the themes and prompts (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/showthread.php?t=35872) will help motivate you. But don't just play, set some goals! If you aim at nothing, you’ll hit it every time. So let’s aim at something and set a goal!

Stephen Covey says to be effective, start with the end in mind. Maybe you have an idea of how many layouts you want to do this year, what techniques you want to learn, which classes you want to take, and how many challenges you’ll try. If so, set those goals and get started! If not, maybe you should start slowly. :) Maybe do 1 layout a month, try 1 new technique, take 1 class, and join 1 challenge. Then if you reach those goals, aim higher and adjust your goals. They’re YOUR goals, so you can change them if you want!

You'll find a wide variety of flair for different events (with more added soon) in the Scrapolution Gallery (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=6648). You may also download and customize blank flair in that gallery. Please play fair, no commercial flair. :)

There is a limited amount of space on your Flair Card, so once your card gets full, only display the flair that is most important to you. As your card fills up, add your extra flair to your Flair Book or Flair Sleeve (both included in your Flair Card Kit) that you can download here (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=6648).

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/freebies/flair/flairexamplebooks.jpg

Keep your Flair Book in your gallery so you can proudly display ALL of your flair!
Keep your Flair Card in your signature so you can be encouraged by your progress, brag about your goals, and inspire others as well!

[Team Digital]

Here are some examples of signatures with Flair!

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/freebies/flair/flairexample1.jpg

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/freebies/flair/flairexample2.jpg

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/freebies/flair/flairexample3.jpg

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/freebies/flair/flairexample4.jpg

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/freebies/flair/flairexample5.jpg

[Margie]

i've got mine! yep, 100 ploppers baby!!! :D

[shazzt]

I've got mine on :)

[lmilgram]

just testing my flair...
Happy New Year!

[idtwinmom]

So, no more blinkies?

[Elisabeth]

These aren't in place of blinkies - just a new and fun thing!

[sabina_canada]

I can't look at it, my computer won't open the small link, lol. I am running on a 64-bit HP Pavilion and Adobe has not developed Flashplayer for the 64-bit yet. Is there another way I can look at this Flair?

[Margie]

where at sabina? it's in the gallery, and in our signatures.

[Margie]

questions about the flair strips? just pull them into your program and customize!

[chanmansmom]

This Flair Thingy was a blast!

[Margie]

just pull them in like a quick click and use them however you want. see the second post for examples, pretty much up to you. the holes are just the right sizes for the two sizes of flair. and there are layers for a ticker if you want to count up your layouts.
so all in the same file, stacking them how you like. does that help any??

[Meryl]

So much fun! Mines up!

[sabina_canada]

I hope this Flair thingy won't make me feel guilty. I don't think I can do more since I did well over 500 (FIVE HUNDRED!!!!!!!) layouts just over ONE year.......that's a lot of layouts. I am dead, lol. But I want to look at this Flair bit too.
Hm, maybe tomorrow when i am less tired/excited.

[Margie]

MY strip looks very thin compared to yours & Meryls.Did you double your strip or is that the Larger strip?

i used the smaller hole-having strip on top of the bigger hole-having strip.

By the way, did you shoot your gun tonight?? LOL

no! i was busy getting the announcements up and the kids were too wound up! :D

[Melissa]

Mine was rushed, but I love the way it came out. I'll purty it up more tomorrow. :)

[Margie]

we'll also get the member badges in the gallery soon! lots more to come, including those for completing challenges!

[Elisabeth]

I hope this Flair thingy won't make me feel guilty. I don't think I can do more since I did well over 450 layouts just over ONE year.......that's a lot of layouts. I am dead, lol. But I want to look at this Flair bit too.
Hm, maybe tomorrow when i am less tired/excited.


450!!!!? Wow!!!! I bow to that!

My flair is done for now! I want to collect more though, to fill it up!

There are two size strips - the small one is for the teeny challenge icons. Use the bigger one for the flair buttons!

[sabina_canada]

I can't open it, lol. Maybe tomorrow. Maybe it's my computer. Like I can't open the small postage size links, but I will check it out again tomorrow.

Hehe, I just looked at how many layouts I did: YEP, over 500 in just 13 months!!!!!!!!!
I don't think I can top that one.......but maybe I can use this Flair anyway perhaps with ploppers, haha. But first I have to see if I can open the link.

[sabina_canada]

I think I am too tired right now. I downloaded Meryl's Heritage, but haven't got the foggiest where to put it, lol......or what to do with it.
I wait till tomorrow. Off to bed. NOW.

[sabina_canada]

oK. i found the flair cards, but ehhhhh, hmmm, call me dumb, but where do I add it? and should I even use it? I have a goal for my heritage book, but not sure if that should be counted? I can't top my own layouts from last year because I know I worked very hard and feel exhausted right now.
What do you recommend, Margie? maybe I should just plod on the way I was doing?
ugh...I better go to bed.
Night night and A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL.


where at sabina? it's in the gallery, and in our signatures.

[Scrapping4Him]

Sabina - you could make a goal of entering more challenges this year.

Since I jump around alot and don't scrap chronologically, I tend to have some of this year done and some of that year done. So my goal is to focus on getting 2006 done and books printed. After that my goal will be to start scrapping Megan's lifebook or our trip to China.

[sabina_canada]

ok. I jump around like Mandy too. So I suppose I could have a goal of finishing off my heritage pages for one generation, work on learning some tutorials, get some layouts done from 2004 of Victoria, then 2005, hmmmmm, and maybe work on my travel journal. Oh, oh no, no, I have over 420 layouts in my favorites which need to be lifted or copied or scrapped. Either way they are hundreds.......I should work on those also.......
soooooooo, well, I better go to sleep.....and if I don't sleep, it's all YOUR fault i.e. DsP.....
off to bed right NOW. Actually I just peeked in the store and lol and behold, yesssss, I can now download any kit at 300 dpi.......and they are on sale too.
I know, I have chatted enough and not done anything constructive yet.....
GONE....

[sabina_canada]

LOL, Mandy, I am running out of hours here......I need to lift some of your layouts and all those hundreds of LO that are in my favs. folder.......hahahaa. I have over 420 in my favs. a lot of them YOURS and MARS!!
Plus my heritage pages which will require another minimum 500 layouts;
plus Victoria layouts as she is growing
and the twins and travelling
I suppose I should cut back on sleeping !
How on earth did I manage to create all those layouts last year?
Now I better go to bed. That's it. I am not chatting any more.
Definitely gone. I just wished I could figure out what to do with the Flair card. I actually got lauren's one too: DSP is a Lifestyle.....



Sabina - you could make a goal of entering more challenges this year.

Since I jump around alot and don't scrap chronologically, I tend to have some of this year done and some of that year done. So my goal is to focus on getting 2006 done and books printed. After that my goal will be to start scrapping Megan's lifebook or our trip to China.

[Muma]

Just a quick question about these flair sig whatsits .....

I've noticed there is a limit of 100 px high for the sig pictures.
Are the flair images being stacked or are they just one large image and no one is worrying about the 100 px high request??

[Scrapping4Him]

LOL Sabina - I have way too many LOs in my favs that need scraplifting too! Maybe I need to add that into my "ticker" que :lol:

LOL, Mandy, I am running out of hours here......I need to lift some of your layouts and all those hundreds of LO that are in my favs. folder.......hahahaa. I have over 420 in my favs. a lot of them YOURS and MARS!!
Plus my heritage pages which will require another minimum 500 layouts;
plus Victoria layouts as she is growing
and the twins and travelling
I suppose I should cut back on sleeping !
How on earth did I manage to create all those layouts last year?
Now I better go to bed. That's it. I am not chatting any more.
Definitely gone. I just wished I could figure out what to do with the Flair card. I actually got lauren's one too: DSP is a Lifestyle.....

[Scrapping4Him]

Just a quick question about these flair sig whatsits .....

I've noticed there is a limit of 100 px high for the sig pictures.
Are the flair images being stacked or are they just one large image and no one is worrying about the 100 px high request??

Sue - my Flair ticker ended up being 160px high and is all one image, not stacked. Also I've seen others that are above the 100px high mark.

[ebears]

I have downloaded the kit - there is just a strip that is labelled example. A bit confused here. where Are the tickers coming from - so confused.

[sammdc]

ok wearing mine will add some more too it later I made the button supporting Z hope that is ok

[Robin E.]

I'm taking your Flair as inspiration, Mandy. My goal for this year, preferably the first half of this year, is to completely scrap 2006 AND 2008 (I did 2007 this Fall). With all the number counters I wasn't sure how to set it up, but since I've looked at yours I think I have an idea.

[Amanda]

Your flair cards are looking awesome guys!

[Robin E.]

Okay, I got mine done, but it ended up so small in my signature. Maybe I should upload it to my gallery and then put it in my siggie as an [IMG]?

Edited: Okay, I uploaded the my Flair to my gallery and then put it in my siggie, and now it is the same size as all of yours and is big enough to read the buttons (bonus!).

[Amanda]

yep :)

[GailS]

These are SO cool - I can't wait to get started. I'm so impressed with the ones I've seen so far, you guys are so on it!!

[wndyeliza]

Ok you got me! Actually this is just what I needed! Thanks Ladies!

[Scrapping4Him]

Okay, I got mine done, but it ended up so small in my signature. Maybe I should upload it to my gallery and then put it in my siggie as an [IMG]?

Edited: Okay, I uploaded the my Flair to my gallery and then put it in my siggie, and now it is the same size as all of yours and is big enough to read the buttons (bonus!).

Oooo Robin - I really like your goal flair button! I'm going to go do one like that :tup:

[gram2nic]

Help Help Help!! I have tried to figure this flair thing out but can't figure out how to even get started. What size do you use for your work space and what size do you save to??

I'm not the only one having trouble. Can anyone write a simple Tutorial to get us started? I do understand how to use QC's but it's just knowing size requirements.

Thanks in advance!

[Meg]

Yay! Mine's done!! What a fun way to unite all our signatures! I love seeing everyone's variation!

Gram: The size of your canvas will depend on which configuration of flair layers you use. All of them are 480 pixels wide (at 200 ppi), so you can start with that. The large button layer is 80 pixels high, the small one is 40 pixels high, and the ticker layer is 60 pixels high. If you use all of those, stacked on top of each other, your canvas will need to be 480 x 180.

I started with that and then adjusted my height as I moved things around.

[gram2nic]

Thanks Meg...I am off to try it now......

[KY Bumpkin]

This looks fun! And having a scrapping goal? Now there's a novel idea! Must think of some! Last years goals were simply to survive the day, and scrapping kinda fell to the wayside. Must do better this year!

Off to check out the flair stuff and come up with some goals!!

[Elisabeth]

ok wearing mine will add some more too it later I made the button supporting Z hope that is ok

Oh I love it Carolyn! I made one to send out with my next challenge, but I like yours better! Can I have it too please?

[Nicole Young]

testing out my siggie......I LOVE FLAIRS!!! WOO HOOOO

[KY Bumpkin]

Where do we get the member buttons from?

[Tina]

I made the member buttons in jpg. They aren't available at the moment in png. Chris was working on them tho.

[KY Bumpkin]

Well now what were you thinking making them in jpg, LOL! Will wait patiently for them then! Thanks Tina!!

[Scrapping4Him]

LOL but I feel like I already need to use the extra plastic holder for all the Flairs I want to display :lol: But it surely won't fit in a 480 x 180 pixel size :lol:

[Muma]

Sue - my Flair ticker ended up being 160px high and is all one image, not stacked. Also I've seen others that are above the 100px high mark.

Cool ... Gonna go have a play. Thanky

[KY Bumpkin]

I agree Mandy!! And so many cute ones being made by members too! i think we need a gallery for member flair so we can find them easily!

[sammdc]

Z i uploaded it too my gallery feel free to grab it

[Robin E.]

Help Help Help!! I have tried to figure this flair thing out but can't figure out how to even get started. What size do you use for your work space and what size do you save to??

I'm not the only one having trouble. Can anyone write a simple Tutorial to get us started? I do understand how to use QC's but it's just knowing size requirements.

Thanks in advance!
I used an 8x8 inch 72 PPI work space to make my Flair, but it was actually too big. I just cropped it to right outside the edges of the Flair when I was done before I used the Save for Web option.

[Robin E.]

testing out my siggie......I LOVE FLAIRS!!! WOO HOOOO
Looks beautiful to me, Nicole. (running of to grab the CAF-E and Graphically Challenged buttons....)

[luv2stamp82]

I just wanted to show off my flair, this was too fun!!! I can't wait to get started on some challenges to fill up that row!

[Robin E.]

I just wanted to show off my flair, this was too fun!!! I can't wait to get started on some challenges to fill up that row!
It's beautiful, Jen. I am SOOO loving this Flair thing. FUN, FUN, FUN!!!

[TracyMHunt]

I have been AWOL since October and this is just what I needed to get me to jump back in! Thanks for the inspiration!

[sherryva]

Okay mines done.. hopefully this will keep me on track to really finish something I start this year.

[elizabethlmccoy]

OMG! FLAIR IS TOO FUN!!! DSP flair is AWESOME!!! All the cuties in the galleries. I've got my flair on. Can't wait to filler 'er up!

[elizabethlmccoy]

Sherryva - love love love your siggie with the counters and the reminder to back up! Thanks for that one! Okay mines done.. hopefully this will keep me on track to really finish something I start this year.

[Abby]

I'm thinking this is a very cool thing :) .. I think it might even spur me on to accomplish something!

[jmnodwell]

Sherryva, I love your Flair!!! can see I too will be redesigning mine many, many times!!! LOL

Abby, I gotta snatch the ITOW flair!!!

[Abby]

Ohhh I'll stick it in the freebie's gallery if I'm allowed to :)

[jmnodwell]

Z are you going to post the cool Bingo flair?

[MsJessica]

Please Abby!!

[idtwinmom]

OK, I am testing my new Flair! If it works - I love that I can get all that in such a small space! BTW - would the designer of that 4th Example with the LO Goals and monthly count be willing to share?

[idtwinmom]

Hmmm... wonder why it is sooo small!

[MsJessica]

Instead of doing it how you do your regular things in your signature, right click on the image in the full view (i.e. the one with the comments) and then put that link into the edit signature part. Then put the link inside image quote at the front and at the back. Then post it. It will post it at full size then.

[Abby]

It let me put it in there, so it's in the Scrapolution Flair gallery :)

[idtwinmom]

Instead of doing it how you do your regular things in your signature, right click on the image in the full view (i.e. the one with the comments) and then put that link into the edit signature part. Then put the link inside image quote at the front and at the back. Then post it. It will post it at full size then.

Thank you!!!!!!! I just uploaded it like an Avatar!

[MsJessica]

No problem...it's a little confusing! :)

[idtwinmom]

That looks better (kind of)!

Funny thing is I'm normally pretty good at this stuff, but it seemed to confound me today. Maybe it's a good thing I didn't do much scrapping, I may have blown up my system. :lol:

[jmnodwell]

Thanks Abby!!! Now off to bed, I have to work tomorrow!!!

[Scrapping4Him]

Hey all that attended the Adobe Laptop crop in San Jose last year, I modified the "I've been to ___ DSP Laptop Crops" Flair to be one for those of us that went to the amazing Adobe Laptop crop. You can snag the PNG here:

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/data/500/thumbs/AdobeLaptopCropFlair.png (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=295062&ppuser=5602)
Adobe Laptop Crop Flair (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=295062&ppuser=5602)

[coyotef]

Here is mine!!!


I think this is a great idea!

[baflien]

Yeah, I've done mine as well!

[Muma]

Stunning flairs everyone .... I can see me redesigning mine in the next few weeks as I see more and more big flairs showing up. I was trying to keep mine small [height wize] but as it doesn't really matter I think I might add on another row and a progress meter.

[jennilynn10]

Okay, I've finally got mine done. It's pretty plain but I might play with it some more later. :)

[elizabethlmccoy]

I added my flair board to my blog too!! I linked it here to this thread.

[MsJessica]

Wanted to post my quick tutorial that I posted to the granny thread and sent in PM to a few people. Lots of information spread around and here it is in one place:

1. Go to the Scrapolution Gallery and download the scrapolution flair kit. Also, download any of the flair buttons that you like by right clicking on them and saving them. I made a flair folder for them.

2. In your program, you need a canvas that is 480 wide by 160 high if you want one row of each kind of thing (big buttons, little buttons and ticker). Otherwise, mess around with them and figure out what size canvas you want.

3. Put the thing together. Each of the button things come with the black "button" holes and a white background separately and the ticker comes with a set of things that you can use. Everything can be recolored and you can use any background you want on it, as well as any other elements that you have, although probably resized.

4. When you are done, save it for the web like you would for any layout. Then upload it to the gallery like you would for any layout.

5. In your gallery, pull up the big view of the flair card and right click it, then click "copy location".

6. Then, in "edit signature" in your "my account" page, paste the copied location (which should look like a web address with something like .jpg at the end). Put at the beginning of the address and at the end, and then hit preview signature to make sure everything is okay.

7. Save signature and then make your first post with your flair card.

[Laverne_Scrapper]

Here is mine. I hope it looks right!! It looks kind of large!

[janetklm]

I did mine:

[Ruby Rynne]

Making the card was just as much fun as making some flairs to go on it!

[swatkins56]

OK, if there are any designers looking in on this forum, I've always worried about putting a blinkie in for a particular chat/challenge/designer, because I didn't want to hurt anyone's feelings. I do all of your challenges from time to time, but I guess there are some I do more faithfully. I just would hate to hurt anyone's feelings, but I can't make such a big flair board.

[Ruby Rynne]

Well I think the idea is you just pick the ones that express your goals best. Or the ones you like best as flairs. Or a mixture. But I seriously doubt anyone is going to be offended if you don't wear every flair you 'win' - they are your goals and your badges of honour, so just pick the ones that are most important to YOU.

ETA Forgot to say, you get extra placeholders (book or plastic wallets) to put you 'spares' in so you can still display them in your gallery. Not everything has to be in your sig :)

[Amber]

Here is my updated flair! This is soooo fun!

[Greenfingers]

Hoping my new "Flair" will look a little larger now.

[scrapper4life]

Now, if only my baby would come out of my belly, then I'd get started on those 160 layouts for the year!! Lol!

[tif_gerber]

OK, here's my flair! This IS so fun! Now I really need to update my avi!

[Lynnie]

My Flair is evolving :)

[Lynnie]

OK, if there are any designers looking in on this forum, I've always worried about putting a blinkie in for a particular chat/challenge/designer, because I didn't want to hurt anyone's feelings. I do all of your challenges from time to time, but I guess there are some I do more faithfully. I just would hate to hurt anyone's feelings, but I can't make such a big flair board.

So make a little flair board that talks more about you and your goals. I think that flair is what you make it and the kit let's you make flair buttons of your own

[just-pjz]

Yay! Mine's done!! What a fun way to unite all our signatures! I love seeing everyone's variation!

Gram: The size of your canvas will depend on which configuration of flair layers you use. All of them are 480 pixels wide (at 200 ppi), so you can start with that. The large button layer is 80 pixels high, the small one is 40 pixels high, and the ticker layer is 60 pixels high. If you use all of those, stacked on top of each other, your canvas will need to be 480 x 180.

I started with that and then adjusted my height as I moved things around.

Gram---thanks for asking this...I was beginning to think I was the only one failing Flair! I was going to ask if there was a Flair For Dummies somewhere!

Thanks so much for the response Meg! Atleast now I have a starting point...

[MsJessica]

I also put a tutorial on this thread here somewhere...maybe that will help you as well!

[Robin E.]

Now, if only my baby would come out of my belly, then I'd get started on those 160 layouts for the year!! Lol!
NOW is the time to join 10 challenges and make a goal to finish 12 layouts before the baby comes (or insert your own numbers). Trying to get something finished before the baby comes will help take your mind off the waiting and will help make the time go faster. How do I know? I've had 4 late babies. The last one went a full 42 weeks! (I have 5 kids, but only 4 were 41 weeks or further).

[Muma]

OK, if there are any designers looking in on this forum, I've always worried about putting a blinkie in for a particular chat/challenge/designer, because I didn't want to hurt anyone's feelings. I do all of your challenges from time to time, but I guess there are some I do more faithfully. I just would hate to hurt anyone's feelings, but I can't make such a big flair board.

I doubt you will hurt anyones feelings .... the designers know that not everyone can do every challenge whether it be due to time or money or some other reason and each designer has their own style so not everyone is going to like every single thing in the store. There are also lots of generic challenges out there that do not require a certain kit and lots of flair buttons for personal things as well, plus you can make your own buttons. Its a ton of fun esp when you see those goals being achieved. :yahoo::tup::yahoo:

[LauraLou]

I will put in a ticker as soon as I think up a goal. I will also be actively looking to finish challenges and get that bottom place filled up.

Grannies need a flair button!

Salt Lake City Crop needs a button. I just don't have time right now.

[JaeDee]

LL the grannies have a button! I will send it to you!

Here's mine.

Edit: must make it bigger!

[yvspeck]

This looks fun! And having a scrapping goal? Now there's a novel idea! Must think of some! Last years goals were simply to survive the day, and scrapping kinda fell to the wayside. Must do better this year!

Off to check out the flair stuff and come up with some goals!!

KY I love the comment to the right goal... Super idea!

[yvspeck]

This flair board thing sounds fun and scary :eek::eek::eek:.....

[lg_schmisa]

Hopefully I got mine done correctly. I love the flair idea!!!

[lg_schmisa]

guess not:annoyed:

[lg_schmisa]

I think I got it this time!!!

[TracyMHunt]

I updated my flair tag with a GA DSP scrapper button. Check it out and let me know if you would like one. I'm not sure how to share it? so I will just email it to you?
http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/data/500/thumbs/georgia_scrapper_flair_tag_copy.png (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=295350&ppuser=72164)

[GailS]

I was reading thru this forum and noticed on the first post it says no commercial flair. I made a flair button for PSP X2 - just to show that it's the software I use - just want to make sure that's ok! (I'm thinking you mean the same as our posts - no links to commercial sites).

[wndyeliza]

Thats a great idea! Flair for PSE, PSP, etc....its not another commercial digital site, but we all use some form of photo program.

[Margie]

new addition!

NEW FLAIR GALLERIES! We've added a NEW member gallery for you to share your own custom flair! Just upload your png file to the Member Flair Gallery (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=6680) so others can snag it! As well as galleries to post your Flair Cards (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=6682) and your Extra Flair Holders (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=6684) for easy linking!

[amy!]

oh what fun! I've made my flair card, I even made a couple of flair...now I just have to make my mind up about my goals!

[Leea]

I made my Flair card, the templates were fun to work with, thanks DSP!
:)

[Hunnyb65]

I did some of it but can't figure out how to do the goal thingy.... and I can't get my buttons right... but at least I am trying.... what do you think so far?

[Donut]

Trust me to be away when something as new and exciting as this appears!! Lol!
Downloading now and I cant wait to play, thank you DSP! :)

[cafe scrap]

Ok just trying out my flair. Thanks guys for all the info posted, it was fun - now to do some lo's to keep up with my goals....

~Kerry

PS> Yah it worked ! Thanks everyone for creating the cool buttons! Maybe I can try doing one.

[loonyhiker]

Sorry I've been MIA but y'all have been close in my mind and heart! I've been traveling for a few months and have lots of pictures I need to scrap now! I love this Flair and I hope I did this right!

[l-o-fantz]

I guess I need help with adding my flair card in my signature. I have added about 30 times and it shows fine in the preview, but not when I post. I have followed the tutorial and have attempted it by browsing and uploading the file, I have resized it about 12 times all the way down to 2k, and still nothing. Please help.

[l-o-fantz]

huh, guess it works now. Figures! lol

[bendipez]

I did some of it but can't figure out how to do the goal thingy.... and I can't get my buttons right... but at least I am trying.... what do you think so far?

C'mon and join us over here, no stressing over goals or buttons or flairs...
what you have is fine, don't stress be a ......
http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/showthread.php?t=36101

[shawsi]

I have a flair. I even have it into my signature, but it is so tiny. I got it to the gallery and it even looks bigger there, but I can't get it from there to my signature in a big enough size. Any suggestions?

[camille]

here is mine :)

[shawsi]

Thank you to all that have tried to help with my teeny tiny little flair. For a brief moment it appeared normal in all of its glory. I tried to delete the teeny tiny one and....you guessed it, the big one ran away. Now I am stuck with the teeny one again. My signature is pretty messed up most of the time. I think I am jinxed.

[dawn-in-nz]

Shawsi, I've PM'd you but basically all the problem is is that you've left out the / before the last [IMG] - see the part that is showing up as only TEXT in your sig, that part. If you insert the / then the large one will show up again so you can delete the small one.

Why don't you just delete the whole signature and start again, just insert this line after clicking on 'insert image' (little mountain icon) when editing your signature:-

"http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/data/6682/Flair-1-10-09.jpg"

Good luck.

Oh darn DSP is shortening the URL, this is what it should be after the http://www.

digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/data/6682/Flair-1-10-09.jpg

[l-o-fantz]

Huh, mine still seems small in comparison to everyone else's, and I had to fight to get it as big as it is. Wouldn't think I should have this much trouble with my signature picture. It sure makes me realize that I don't know neer as much as I thought I did! lol

[crlin60]

one question because I've seen it 2 different ways - does it go [/img] or /[img]? Also does the img need to be caps or lower case? Thanks!

[Meryl]

one question because I've seen it 2 different ways - does it go [/img] or /? Also does the img need to be caps or lower case? Thanks!

I am an html disaster, but hope this helps - copy and paste from below

[IMG]YOUR IMAGE PROPERTIES

I don't think it matters if its upper or lower case.

[jessjgh1]

I kinda wish that the flair buttons were clickable.... because many of them I don't know what they are or where it is located, but they do make me curious.

Even if it took you to the flair gallery and explained it there, and linked to the gallery/challenge/etc. that would be great.

Like I see Meryl's Tea 4 2 flair button, which if I didn't know where to go I could click on it and it would take me to the posts, of if that can't work, to the flair gallery where it could have the link there.

I need sleep... I hope that makes sense.

Jessica

[Margie]

Huh, mine still seems small in comparison to everyone else's,
you're using the sig pic, the upload box and it reduces the size. it needs to be in your gallery, then linked to.

one question because I've seen it 2 different ways - does it go [/img] or /[img]? Also does the img need to be caps or lower case? Thanks!
upper or lower case doesn't matter.

I kinda wish that the flair buttons were clickable.... because many of them I don't know what they are or where it is located, but they do make me curious.
Even if it took you to the flair gallery and explained it there, and linked to the gallery/challenge/etc. that would be great.
Like I see Meryl's Tea 4 2 flair button, which if I didn't know where to go I could click on it and it would take me to the posts, of if that can't work, to the flair gallery where it could have the link there.
Jessica
would be great! unfortunately since we have 144,000 people uploading them, we can't convince everyone to do it the same. :D

[swatkins56]

I did mine.

Question: I tried to change my avatar. The correct photo shows up in my Forum comments, but not when I post pages. Does this happen to anyone else?

[Margie]

yep, happens all the time. they get "stuck" in the gallery longer. hit ctrl F5 & that may help. but it'll change eventually. :)

[Laverne_Scrapper]

I'm not sure what I am doing wrong. I am trying to resize my image (PSE3) so my flair is a little smaller. I can get it really tiny or large like it is now. Any suggestions? Thanks!!

[carti]

I tried adding my one and only flair Adobe LapCrop Flair followed instructions and no dice! I can never understand too many different instructions on how to do it.It 's just me I guess.

Funny words show up but no picture. I give up.
What now shows up

[carti]

What now it shows up??

[carti]

Margie, I can really goof things up!

[moog25]

I give up. I guess my flair card will just have to stay in the gallery. I just can't seem to get it into my signature no matter which way I try.

[carti]

I give up. I guess my flair card will just have to stay in the gallery. I just can't seem to get it into my signature no matter which way I try.

<moog: I had the same problem after many attempts I did it but don't ask me how!
Wish I could be of help. I am sure someone here will give you step by step instructions on how to do it.

I have asked for instructions on how to make my own flair card have not hear yet.>:doh:

[bludlfn003]

how do you change the design of the flair card itself and the background where the buttons go

[l-o-fantz]

I used the card with the background paper I wanted and a clipping mask. Don't know if there is others that did it differently.

[bludlfn003]

so how do you do this on paint shop pro because I am seriously confused and I can't get anything to be how I want it just stays black.................:mad::help:

[mariscrap]

Here is mine

[bludlfn003]

Added a flair. I couldn't find a flair for VA scrappers for I made one. YAY:yahoo::tup:
Haven't added it to mine yet because I just redid my flair card but when I redo it again in about a week will add it.

[mandipants]

I am slowly but surely figuring out flair. It was so confusing to me at first lol.
Definitely using those kits, thanks

[tara5681]

I have a question about the flair...I'm making my flair card now, but how do I know what random flair I can use? I know there's special flair for doing challenges and stuff but is there a specific gallery for "any use" flair?? Also, when a challenge has a specific flair for participating is there a link to that flair in the challenge post?? Sorry if it's a silly question....

[jemtred]

I hope someone can answer this Tara as I was wondering the same. I have found a few for my fav challenges in the memeber flair gallery. Is there a flair making tutorial as I have noticed that my bunck of NKOTB 13 don't have their own flair?

[tara5681]

I finally made my flair card!

http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm32/tara5681/for-challenges-003-DSP-flair-card.jpg


Now I better get scrappin for some challenge flair!


Can someone please tell me how I get my flair card to not shrink down when I add it to my signature??

[Ted]

I'm confused...

Where do we get the blank template to create the actual FLAIR (not the tracker, mind you...but the FLAIR itself)?

I looked at the gallery but saw no blank file?

And is it a PSD file where we then can add it as a layer?

I see no tutorial on how to create a flair.

Thanks for any help! :)

[l-o-fantz]

if you look at the first post of this thread there are links to the flair kit and different links that may be helpful.

[Meryl]

I'm confused...

Where do we get the blank template to create the actual FLAIR (not the tracker, mind you...but the FLAIR itself)?

I looked at the gallery but saw no blank file?

And is it a PSD file where we then can add it as a layer?

I see no tutorial on how to create a flair.

Thanks for any help! :)

If you look here (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/showpost.php?p=585168&postcount=1) you will find lots of info.

The Flair Gallery is here (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=6648).

[Ted]

Hi Meryl,

Thanks so much for answering. :)

I looked at both of those links and did see already created flair.

But I was hoping for a BLANK flair where I can customize it.

[Penny M]

If you download this (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=294687) you will find a template for a customizable flair. HTH

[Ted]

If you download this (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=294687) you will find a template for a customizable flair. HTH

Thanks, Penny!

I feel so stupid... I just NOW saw the link in the description! :doh:

[Ted]

Okay, I feel even MORE stupid...

I opened up a circular flair (.png) in Photoshop CS2.

How do I "fill it" with my image and/or text and/or color?

Do I use it as a mask?

I did look at instructions.txt but those didn't help. :)

Thanks for any help... I do appreciate it!

[Meryl]

Ted, you really fill them just the same way as you would a quickclick.

[Ted]

Ted, you really fill them just the same way as you would a quickclick.

Thanks so much, Meryl! :)

I'm reading the tutorial on Quickclicks, as I have never used one before. :)

I'm stuck at using the magic wand. When I use it, I click on the overlay and I have to use shift-click to get ALL of it.

Then I click on the background paper I want, and then SHIFT-CTRL-I to get inverse.

Then delete...

But everything just looks blurry. Is that normal? :)

[Ted]

Here's my attempt. :)

http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn19/tedology/Miscellaneous/FCTSC/badges/ty_meryl.png

Not crazy about the font appearing pixilated. :)

[Abby]

I think you'll find when it's in your signature, the blurry bit will not show up so much - it's teeny compared to regular things, but has to be or it won't work in a signature. Sorry, I'm no help at all !

[tara5681]

Well I finally got my flair card to show up big enough to read in my siggy, now I have to go back and adjust the size a bit....and update it with all my new LO's and goals I've acheived!!

[timtam]

I would love to join but don't know how to get started. I am fairly new here so I haven't participated in any challenges, classes etc nor do I belong any groups. Can I use whatever I can find in the Flair gallery? And here's another problem. Since I work way too long hours, I don't get much time during the week. So I'm afraid to say that my goal would be something like one new LO a month. http://tamako.milkcafe.to/luv/emoticon/embarassed.gif http://tamako.milkcafe.to/luv/emoticon/embarassed.gif http://tamako.milkcafe.to/luv/emoticon/embarassed.gif
Sounds really stupid as everyone does a great job like every day and keep coming up with an awesome idea. Is that OK to set my goal that low? And most importantly, is that OK with y'all to have such a newbie join in here??? http://tamako.milkcafe.to/luv/emoticon/sad.gif http://tamako.milkcafe.to/luv/emoticon/sad.gif http://tamako.milkcafe.to/luv/emoticon/sad.gif


Hugs,
Fumi

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/data/7150/thumbs/kiki_toto_scrap.jpg (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/showphoto.php?photo=316941)
my first ever digi-scr... (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/showphoto.php?photo=316941)

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/data/7151/thumbs/baby01.jpg (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/showphoto.php?photo=317611)
Sweet Dreams Princess (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/../gallery/showphoto.php?photo=317611)

[spotty]

Fumi, everyone starts somewhere. Welcome :)

[Penny M]

Fumi, the flairs in the gallery are available to everyone to use. Whatever goal(s) you want to achieve is what you put on your flair. Everyone has different types of goals.

[TalyQ]

I am still trying to figure this one one, forgive me. So, you use the kit to create your own flair card in Photoshop, then upload it to the flair gallery and use it in your signatues? Or do you upload it directly to your signature from your computer? When you want to change something, like add a flair or change your progress, then you have to modify the card again in Photoshop and upload again? Am I understanding that correctly? Thank you for claryfing. I am just returning to DSP and am catching up =).

[butterflyiii]

I have my flair card in my gallery-- and have been doing some posts. Now that I'm not a NKOTBstudent anymore--
I can do some layouts for in here. Besides I want to earn some buttons!!!
Butterflyiii2006:shocked:

[wndyeliza]

Well, go to the gallery and get you some! Its like being in a toy store...only for digi-scrappers....sorta....oh you know what I mean!!