The Digital Scrapbook Place Newsletter
http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/
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- Letter from Team Digital
- Contests & Challenges
- Club Digital
- Member Spotlight
- Digital Scrapbook University
- Weekly Freebie
- Newsletter Freebie
Letter from Team Digital
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Spring is arriving here in the US, which means lots of things
new or refreshed. That’s certainly true for me, with a brand new
slot on the best Design Team going! I won’t lie, I’m nervous
about living up to the high standards at DSP, but I have a lot
of resources to draw energy from, including all the staff and
members here who make it so much fun. So what am I going to contribute? What advice can I possibly give to people who have been scrapping for years before I even noticed this wonderful art? I searched in my heart and found that there is one thing I can encourage every scrapper to do; something I have enjoyed since I was a teenager or even before: Learn and pass on the history of family heirlooms. Don't put it off, that is. Ask or tell your family members about things that have been passed down for generations, or things that will be passed on. Keep a notebook if you won’t scrap the story soon, or a word file with family history jots. |
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I recall a lot of times asking my mother about her
jewelry; where she got this or that piece, or
various family glassware. One of my
great-grandmothers was an antique dealer and I have
a few pieces of furniture that were once hers. I
know where things came from because my mother or my
grandmother told me about them. A lot of things I
have written down, or my mother would email me some
notes occasionally as she thought of an interesting
tale. My grandmother started a tradition of putting
a note with the family items as she gave them to us
for a birthday or Christmas. Often she would let us
pick something from her curio shelves. We knew what
we wanted to pick based on the stories we had always
heard, but she also wrote it down in the gift note.
I treasure her notes as much as the gifts. I have a
great number of heritage photos, so it is invaluable
to me to be able to put the stories and the photos
together in this hobby that we all love. I wish I
had made more notes of my own, because the memories
of the conversations are faded and blurry, and now
the people to ask are gone.
Of course it’s true that not all families have a lot of heirlooms. One DSP member scrapped a page about how her parents lost everything they owned when a barge sank. It’s still a family story and it made a great scrapbook layout. So if you have a treasured heirloom, or even a story to tell about a lost one, make a mental note to scrap a heritage layout, or put a note with the item for later. If you know of a family item that has a story you haven’t been told, ask. It’s good family time together, learning and sharing information. Let it bring you closer to those you love, as my time with my mom and grandmother did for me. One of my new kits in the store is called “Family Charms”. It’s not necessarily a heritage kit, but it can be used as one. In this newsletter I’m including a free set of charms that coordinate with that set, but they can be used to hang from any fiber as well. Thanks to Team Digital for allowing me to be a part of this wonderful site! Elisabeth
Designer
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Are you a member of the club???
If you haven't joined the hippest club in town, boy are you missing out! Club Digital is full of great digi-scrapping goodies for such a great price! For just $2 more than a page kit (when you buy a 3 month subscription) you get 2 Page Kits, 1 Plopper, 1 Alpha, 4 WordArt, 1 DATC, 1 Font and a Software Specific item like Photoshop brushes or PSP Tubes. You don't want to be left out! Look what the DSP Designers did with this month's club:
See more samples of this month's club here.
DSU110 – Adobe Photoshop:
Introduction to Digital Scrapbooking
DSU130 – Jasc Paint Shop
Pro: Introduction to Digital Scrapbooking
DSU160 – Adobe Photoshop
Elements: Introduction to Digital Scrapbooking
DSU170 – HP Creative
Scrapbook Assistant: Introduction to Digital Scrapbooking
DSU185 – Picasa: Easy Photo
Editing and Management
DSU195 – Introduction to
Creating WordArt
(2-week class)
DSU215 – Adobe Photoshop Actions and Automations
( Photoshop v.7 and above)
(Pre-requisite-
DSU 110 or similar experience)
DSU220 – Adobe Photoshop:
Brushes
(Pre-requisite-
DSU 110 or similar experience)
DSU231 – Jasc Paint Shop
Pro: Creating Digital Elements for Beginners
(Pre-requisite DSU130 or similar
experience)
DSU250 – Adobe Photoshop:
Photo Correction
(Pre-requisite- DSU 110
or similar experience)
DSU270 – Adobe Photoshop
Elements: Brushes
DSU290 – Adobe Photoshop and
Photoshop Elements: Creating and Using Overlays (Pre-requisite-
DSU 110, DSU160, or similar experience)
DSU295 – Creative Journaling and Typography
(Pre-requisite- DSU 110,
130 or 160 or similar experience)
DSU311 – Adobe Photoshop:
Creating Digital Elements for Advanced Users
(Pre-requisite- DSU 211)
We would love to hear your suggestions on future classes! Send your suggestions and comments to me at dsu@digitalscrapbookplace.com.
We’re also looking for qualified DSU instructors! If you would be interested in teaching classes at DSU, please contact me for more information.
Amber, Dean of DSU
Item of the Week
Each week an item from our store is sold for that week only at a reduced price. Snag it while you can!
Be sure to check back every Monday for new freebies!
Unique Holidays in April
Use these fun observances as ideas for new layouts!
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Coming Events
Scrappy Awards
It's like an Oscar for the digital scrapper. We are seeking the stand out layouts, the ones that make you go WOW! For more information go here.
West Coast Chat
Come chat with other scrappers at a West-Coast-friendly
time - midnight ET/9pm PT - first Tuesdays. We'll talk
scrapping and computers, of course, but we'll also chat
about kids and spouses and whatever else comes to mind.
(East Coast night owls and all others welcome too.)
West Coast Crop
Come crop at a West-Coast-friendly time - midnight ET/9pm PT
- third Tuesdays. Sometimes we'll use one of the great DSP
freebies, sometimes I'll make something, sometimes it'll be
"scrapper's choice." There will be prizes. (East Coast night
owls and all others welcome too.)
Heritage Scrap and Chat
Join Meryl every Wednesday 10.00 pm EST. Together we are creating Heritage Albums - each week we have a new topic as a challenge, lots of fun and prizes!
Our Gallery is here & our place on the forum is here.
Tuesday
Morning Coffee With Shots of Espresso!!
Join us for Tuesday Morning Coffee with Kim Liddiard!!
Tuesdays at 8 am EST in the DSP Chat Room.
What is the shot of Espresso??
Post
here what kit you have from my products in the DSP
store that you would like to have extras for (you can
even tell me what you would like to see in the extras!).
I will then make a set of extras based off your
suggestions and Tuesday Morning Coffee attendees will be
able to crop with them! Hope to see you there!
Member-Hosted Theme Crop
Every Other Tuesday at 10pm EST
Saturday Scrappers Challenge
Join Valeri every Saturday afternoon at 2:00 pm EST in the chat room for a new challenge with lots of fun and goodies!
Scrapalong
Thursdays at 10 pm EST with Emma
Lauren's Gimme More Chats
Thursdays at 7:45pm ET
Plus more! Check our Calendar of Events!
NKOTB4 - New Kids On The Block Challenge
Kristen Skold and Emma Powell are hosting New Kids on the
Block 4! What's NKOTB? It's a contest for folks new to DSP
and digital scrapping. Each week for three weeks we post a
challenge. You create a layout, post it in the NKOTB
gallery, and Team Digital, your fellow contestants, and
other DSP members offer comments and suggestions. You can
re-work your layout as many times as you like until the end
of the week. Then the layouts are judged by our designers,
moderators, and advanced scrappers. There are prizes each
week, as well as prizes for various other challenges along
the way.
We'll be taking sign-ups beginning Tuesday April 11th and
posting more details in the forums, but wanted to give
everyone a head's-up that we'll be starting Tuesday April
18th and running three weekly challenges.
Guidelines for Entrants
1. NEVER won a prize or challenge (random drawings and
prizes for answering questions in chat don't count.)
2. NEVER been published.
3. Gallery with under 50 layouts (layouts made for classes
don't count.)
If you have questions, email
kristen@dsplace.com If you want to join in, watch for
the sign-up thread in the forum April 11th.
We had a blast last time, and we look forward to another fun
and exciting learning experience for everyone!
Fun & Travel: Photo/Graphic-Style Layout Contest
Kit Comment Karma
April Journaling Challenge - Gallery
What's New in the Store?
Scraps of Style: Retro
April Club Digital
Click here to see what is new in the store this week!
This month's NEWSLETTER FREEBIE was created by Elizabeth Weaver. You can download it here.