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1 Premier July 2011 Take me to the Premier members area

2 Welcome to the July 2011 Digital Scrapper Premier! Sometimes I m amazed at technology. Recently I got a call from Charlie, who told me to check Facebook. He said our son, Caleb, had just posted something. I knew Caleb was on a solo hike, so I thought he might be posting some scenery photos via his iphone. When I looked at his post, it said See my location, and there was indeed a photo thumbnail, but the photo didn t look like anything I had seen before, and it had the word SPOT on it. I clicked on the thumbnail, which took me to the SPOT website where I stared at a photo of a map for what seemed like a long time before it slowly dawned on me this was a topographical map. It showed Mt Hood (a snow peaked mountain near Portland, Oregon) and it showed Caleb s location at the TOP of Mt. Hood. Dang, if he hadn t climbed to the top of Mt. Hood all by himself! (It s a good thing I didn t know about it before hand.) The Spot locator device Caleb carries on his hikes allowed us to see his exact location. Like I said, sometimes I m amazed at technology! I took a screen shot of that image, and I intend to scrapbook it. My son, the one who was too terrified to go on Space Mountain at Disneyland... climbing solo to the top of Mt. Hood. I m sure you have your own stories to tell this month, and we d like to help you tell them in style! QuickAlbum this month features Charlie s and my wedding anniversary photos. (I love how the book turned out thank you, Carol Gilmour!) This kit, however, has a lot of potential for other occasions, and, being blue, gray, and cream, will be great to scrap layouts of the men in your lives as well! July Videos We also have a fabulous lineup of video tutorials for you! Jan Walker teaches a trick for adding a magical rainbow to your photo. (Who knew it was so easy?) Jen White has two cool videos. In one she ll show you how to create a 3D window photo frame (very cute!) and in the other she ll teach you an awesome technique for creating crafty tissue paper! To finish up our stellar lineup of video tutorials, Susie Roberts takes some inspiration from her years of publishing craft sewing books, and shows you how to create a darling patchwork heart! So enjoy the goodies in this month s Premier, and I hope to see your fine pages in the July Premier Gallery! Love and scrapbooking success, To start with, we have a great kit by Kristin Cronin-Barrow that was especially crafted for elegant occasions. In fact, the

3 Top Picks Jubilee Premier Kit - June 2011 Our gallery last month was filled with beautiful cards, top-notch layouts and gorgeous artwork as Premier members applied their new digital scrapbooking skills! Our Top Pick among all these great digital works is by Anna, who used our fun Jubilee Premier kit to scrapbook her husband s birthday. The layout focuses on a well-composed group photo and includes perfectly clustered elements and plenty of picture and page frames that really drew my eye to the photograph. This layout just makes me smile! Great job, Anna. Thanks for sharing your husband s birthday with us! Be sure to check out more great pages below Top Pick Layout by Anna I seriously love this month s Premier kit! What a perfect one to scrap my husband s 2011 birthday! Journaling - The championship basketball game was held on Brett s birthday at Murray Boys and Girls Club. Garrett s team defeated Michael Miller s team and took the trophy this year. You refereed the final game and you were so excited when your boys won. What a great way to spend your birthday! Font - SS Play JobaScraps msrobin munser Congratulations to the other top picks, pictured here in alphabetical order. Click on each of the thumbnails to see the gallery pages for these great layouts and images. Nann Retiredlady SimplyHx

4 A Legacy of Love by Kristin Cronin-Barrow This kit contains: Add a touch of elegance to any scrapbook layout with this stunning Premier kit, A Legacy of Love, by designer Kristin Cronin-Barrow. Created especially for scrapping memories shared with a loved one, but versatile enough to be used for nearly any occasion, Kristin s beautiful kit includes intricate paper flowers, a wide variety of word art, and perfect papers in ice blue, rich navy, deep brown and cool gray. Scrap your own legacy of love today! 12 pattern papers 5 solid papers 8 buttons 7 flowers 10 paper flowers 1 blossom 1 bow 2 leaves 3 frames 1 note paper 1 postcard 3 ribbons 1 blank sign 3 word signs 9 word strips 4 word art panels 1 lace

5 Getting to know our designer... Kristin Cronin-Barrow I am so honored to be part of Digital Scrapper Premier once again! My name is Kristin Cronin-Barrow and I live in south eastern BC, Canada! I live in a really small town in the heart of the mountains and couldn t be happier here. I ve been married to my husband for nine years and together we have two children. I started digital scrapbooking in April 2003 when my oldest was three months old. I was first introduced to Photoshop back in college when I was in a program of visual arts. I was hooked! I worked at a print shop after college for a few years before I had children. When I was on maternity leave and discovered digital scrapbooking, I was so excited to combine my two loves! Click here to find more beautiful kits by Kristin, available at Sweet Shoppe Designs, and read more about Kristin on her blog here.

6 July 2011 A Legacy of Love QuickAlbum by Carol Gilmour This month s inspiring collection of 18 QuickPages (8 double-page spreads plus a front and back cover) can be downloaded along with the coordinating A Legacy of Love Premier Kit, and will allow you to complete a beautiful album of your own in no time at all! Watch a video on how to use templates.

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8 All layouts on these pages were completed with the July 2011 A Legacy of Love QuickAlbum by Carol Gilmour See Premier Gallery for larger versions.

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10 Video Lesson 1 Video Lesson 2 Realistic Rainbows Crazy Patchwork Heart by Jan Walker Didn t catch the rainbow? No problem! Create your own realistic-looking digital rainbow that will add a magical touch to your landscape photos. Page: Jan Walker Photo: Morguefile/mirabbi Kit: A Legacy of Love by Kristin Cronin-Barrow by Susie Roberts Simulate the look of crazy patchwork to create a delightful heart-shaped accent for your scrapbook page. This technique is so versatile it can be used with any kit. Page: Susie Roberts Photo: Rachel Hadiashar Kit: A Legacy of Love by Kristin Cronin-Barrow Font: Dancing Script

11 Video Lesson 3 Wrinkled Tissue Paper Video Lesson 4 Window Panes by Jen White by Jen White Tissue paper is used for gift wrapping, decorating, crafting, and even scrapbooking! Learn how to create your own digital version of this crafty element that will add a homemade touch to your scrapbook layouts. Photos & Page: Jen White Kit: A Legacy of Love by Kristin Cronin-Barrow Font: Times New Roman Create a six-paneled photo window from an ordinary digital frame. Then set it on a shelf and lean it against the wall. The result will be something you ll want to reach out and touch! Page: Jen White Photos: Tiburon Studios Kit: A Legacy of Love by Kristin Cronin-Barrow

12 Extra Tidbit Scattered Hearts by Susie Roberts Get the Custom Shape Tool and in the Options bar, click on the down-facing arrow next to the Shape icon to open the Custom Shape Picker. Choose the Heart Card Shape. (If it s not loaded, click on the right-facing arrow and choose, All (PSE: All Elements Shapes) from the pop-up menu. Click and drag a heart shape onto your page, while holding down the Shift key to keep a perfect heart shape. It should be approximately ½ inch wide. Right Click (Mac: Ctrl Click) on the Shape layer in the Layers panel and choose, Rasterize Layer. (PSE: Simplify Layer) Press the Alt key (Mac: Opt key) and drag a copy of the heart beside the original then repeat so you have a total of three hearts. Use the Transform tool to resize the other two hearts, so they are smaller than original and use the Move tool to arrange them in a triangular shape. Get the Rectangular Marquee tool and click and drag a selection around the three hearts. In the Menu bar choose, Edit > Define Brush Preset (PSE: Define Brush From Selection). Enter a name for your brush and click, OK. On your scrapbook page, choose where you would like your strip of scattered hearts. Get the Brush tool and open the Brush picker and click on the new Heart Brush you just created. Open the Brush panel and enter the following specs or experiment with your own: PS: Brush Tip Shape 155%, Check Shape Dynamics Size Jitter 5% and select Pen Pressure. Check Scattering Both Axes 56% and select Pen Pressure. To save your settings as a new brush, click on the Create New Brush icon at the bottom of the Brush panel. PSE: Scatter 5%, Spacing 200%. To save the current settings as a new brush, click on the down-facing arrow to open the Brush Picker. Click on the right-facing arrow and choose, Save Brush from the fly-out menu. Give it a new name and click OK. Create a New Layer and click and drag across the page, or click once at one end and Shift Click at the other to create a line of scattered hearts. Use a Clipping Mask to group paper to your hearts or change their color to one that matches the kit. Add a small Drop Shadow or Bevel Layer Style if desired.

13 July 2011 Posting Bonus Looking for an extra treat this month? Be sure to post a layout in the Premier gallery using the A Legacy of Love kit or templates and you ll receive these additional QuickPages as our thankyou for being a Premier member! For more information, check out the Posting Bonus thread in the Premier private forum. Don t forget that your layout must be posted during the month of July.

14 Potpourri Introducing Premier Membership Every month you ll receive: A deluxe scrapbooking kit including at least 12 high resolution coordinating 12 x 12 pages, and a generous array of matching elements A QuickAlbum, made from the same kit, with a set of QuickPage templates, PLUS a front and back cover to help you scrap an entire album in a flash. We d love to see your pages using this month s kit! Four in-depth training videos for both Photoshop and Elements, plus any associated files, such as layer styles, photos, brushes, etc. used in the lessons. You ll learn: * How to fix or enhance your photos * How to use Photoshop tools for scrapbooking * Digital scrapbooking techniques used by the pros * Design tips for making exceptional scrapbook pages! PDF manual for each video with all the step-by-step written instructions, making it easy for you to follow along and try out the techniques yourself. Access to exclusive members-only bonuses, archived Tips of the Week and Bonus videos, and of course, the exclusive Premier Forum. Premier Membership - all this for only $8.99/month 2011 Scrapper s Guide. All rights reserved. If you have friends or associates who are interested in this information, please refer them to com where they can sign up for their own Digital Scrapper Premier subscription. Do your part to prevent digital piracy so we can continue to offer you valuable products like Premier.