Reminder: Call for Projects

The Everyday Digital Scrapbooking Idea Blog is looking for layouts to feature on our blog beginning October 1st. If you have a non-published layout that fits into the following categories, please send it to us for consideration to be featured alongside our designers. We will ask that you supply a basic how-to regarding the category you are submitting this to.

There is no compensation however you will be able to submit your layout elsewhere for publication consideration the month following your feature. We are looking for fresh faces and look forward to your submissions!

We are looking for:

General Digital Layout Tips for 2-page layouts
From beginner to advanced skill-level, fresh ideas with 100% digital layouts or digital with paper - must be 2 pages

Combining Digital with Paper
From beginner to advanced skill-level, fresh ideas in how to incorporate digital papers and elements with traditional scrapbooking

Photo-Editing
Layouts or projects with tips for adjusting digital camera uploaded photos

Using Fonts
Beyond titles and journaling, fonts can be used creatively as design statements

Questions and Submissions can be sent to: thedigitalproject@gmail.com
Deadline is September 24th, midnight EST.

PSA: Get Mozilla Now!

"Mozilla is the best free alternative to Microsoft IE and it's faster to boot." Rex Baldazo, C|Net

According to PC World:

The browser wars may be over, but browser innovation isn't. For five years, the open-source community has hacked away on Mozilla, a free program that is now stable, speedy, standards-compliant, and full of useful features. Unlike Internet Explorer, Mozilla blocks pop-ups with a built-in tool, manages cookies and passwords site-by-site, and includes both an IRC chat client and a powerful mail reader with intelligent spam filtering. You can surf multiple sites in one tabbed browser window (as you can in Opera, another alternative Web browser we like).

Most of you are still using Internet Explorer, and I swear you will be much wiser and safer from computer viruses with Mozilla! Get it free: Mozilla Suite

We Create for Generation C

Who is Generation C? You could call us Generation Creative. You could call us Generation Crafty. You could call us Generation Clever.

"No, this is not about a new niche generation of youngsters born between March 12, 1988 and April 24, 1993; the C stands for CONTENT, and anyone with even a tiny amount of creative talent can (and probably will) be part of this not-so-exclusive trend.


So what is it all about? The GENERATION C phenomenon captures the an avalanche of consumer generated 'content' that is building on the Web, adding tera-peta bytes of new text, images, audio and video on an ongoing basis.


The two main drivers fuelling this trend? (1) The creative urges each consumer undeniably possesses. We're all artists, but until now we neither had the guts nor the means to go all out. (2) The manufacturers of content-creating tools, who relentlessly push us to unleash that creativity, using -- of course -- their ever cheaper, ever more powerful gadgets and gizmos. Instead of asking consumers to watch, to listen, to play, to passively consume, the race is on to get them to create, to produce, and to participate." (trendwatching.com)

It is my personal opinion that scrapbookers are leading the charge as members of Generation C contributing with our blogs, our online scrapbook galleries, our digital camera discoveries, and our online message board friendships. Scrapbooking , according to a recent study, has surpassed golf as the most popular hobby. 1 in every 5 families has a golfer. 1 in every 3 families has a scrapbooker. Trend-watching.com talks about our hobbies becoming the new status-skills. I have never heard a scrapbooker getting into this hobby for the status benefits, but I have heard of many finding out that scrapbooking brings them infinite joy and happiness.

The creative team here at Everyday Digital will be creating for you, as well as for ourselves. We will be bringing you plenty of new CONTENT! An new page layout idea everyday starting October 1st, with tips for using your computer in an infinite number of ways.

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Sketches for Scrapbooking

Resources for Layout Sketches:

Simple Schemes Scrapbook Sketches
Sketches from the Simple Scrapbooks Idea book posted at 2peas

Simple Scrapbooks Magazine Simple Schemes


Scrapbook Sketches by Amy B
Hey! This is my blog to share my scrapbook sketches with the world. If you make a layout with one of my sketches, you can submit it to magazines and contests, if you like. I don't mind. :)

Kiwi Scraps Sketches
2-page scrapbook layout sketches

Beck Fleck's Page Maps
Her new site

Sketchlover
Offers a monthly contest using her scrapbook page sketches

Bree's Page Maps
After taking a much-needed break from the scrapping world, I came back to the scrapbooking world in early 2004 and found a fantastic group of ladies. At one point, we were looking for inspiration, and other than Becky Higgins, there was not much out there for sketches. I honestly didn't believe that I would be any good at sketching, but I opened up my paint program and gave it a shot. My friends were SOOO supportive, and I flooded the galleries with my sketches...they were quite addicting!

Scrap Forums scrapbook layout sketches

Queen Geek's scrabook page Sketches
Free to use sketches

Becky Flecks' 2004-2006 Sketches at Memory Creators

Addicted to Digital Scrapobook Page Sketch Gallery

Scrapbook Bytes Scrapbooking Page Sketch Gallery

Rocky Mountain Hobbies Layout Page Sketch Gallery

Heather Ann Designs Scrapbooker's Sketch Gallery

Scrapbook Sketches from Digital Freebie

Daily Sketches

Lifetime Moments 2-page layout sketches

The Scrapbook Site sketches

The Scraplift Centre 2-page sketches


Digital Scrapbook Place Sketches

Keywords: Sketches, Adobe Photoshop, Beginner, Advanced, CS2, Digital Image Pro DIP, Paintshop Pro, Photoshop Elements PSE, Printing, Resources

Learning - Tutorials

Our blog debuts October 1, 2006. In the meantime here are some great resources.


What is Digital Scrapbooking? Podcast
A session from the Digital Talk Radio site featuring Cathy Zielske (mp3)


How to start digital scrapbooking
Article written by unknown designer for 2peas with information on what equipment you need to start.



Beginning Tutorial by Rhonna Farrer
Rhonna Farrer, a legend in the scrapbook community, shares easy-to-follow tips for creating your first layout using a free kit from the 2peas website.



Beginner Tutorial for layout with custom chipboard letters (PDF file)
Julie Ann Shahin walks you through a digital layout with screen shots and useful directions.



Photoshop Elements Tutorials
Article compares pros and cons of PSE as well as offering tutorials written for 2peas on how to do drop shadows, re-sizing, using rubons and digital alphas, digi toolbox FAQs, drag and drop method, lightening photos, layers, paper tearing, easy b&w conversion



Adobe Photoshop
Article from 2peas includes overview as well as the version differences (CS and CS2), and the pros and cons. Tutorials listed include: Getting Started in Photoshop; Text on a Path; Bezier Curves; Loading & Unloading Brushes; Using the clone tool; Lightening Photos Using Threshold & Levels; Brushes; Paper Tearing; Eraser Tool; Color spotting B&W photos; Shadows & Highlights; File Size FAQ; Actions FAQ; Styles FAQ; Resizing photos or elements FAQ; Lasso tool FAQ; Tool Box FAQ; Calibrating your Monitor FAQ; Understanding resolution FAQ.



Adobe Illustrator
This 2peas article includes an overview, information on vector vs. bitmap, tools, pros & cons, and a few links to off-site tutorials for text and illustration.



Memory Mixer
Information about this starter program includes overview, cost and features, tools and functions, as well as the pros and cons written for 2peas.



Microsoft Digital Image Suite/ Digital Image Pro
This article talks about the user-friendly program with an overview, screen shots, and pros/cons on the 2peas site.



Paint Shop Pro
2peas article talks about the overview, tools and features, and the cons.




Tags: tutorial
Keywords: Adobe Photoshop, Beginner, CS2, Digital Image Pro DIP, Paintshop Pro, Photo Editing, Photoshop Elements PSE, PS7, resources