January Challenge

[juliehclark]

HERE'S YOUR CHALLENGE:

(CHALLENGE KIT HAS BEEN REMOVED)



You are to make not only a layout, but a template to share with the group!

By the end of the month - You will have an entire matching album with all the templates that will be shared here! (SHARE IN THIS THREAD PLEASE!!!)

It's a fairly nice sized kit BUT here's an even more fun part of the challenge - If you are a designer or even if you are just starting to learn a program such as photoshop. photoshop elements, or PSP, use the elements in the kit as inspitarion to create MATCHING elements for this kit.

It can be a paper, some word art, or an embellishment. When creating things for this challenge, you MUST stick to the color scheme of this kit so it will match! (Here's a color swatch (http://www.lamazenashville.com/TEMPLATES/jankit/papers/swatch.jpg) to help aid in this.)

I think this will be fun!

So remember:

1) Post a layout to the gallery using this kit
2) Share your template with this group by posting to this thread
3) If you'd like, make additional coordinating pieces to go with this kit and share with the group by posting to this thread so others can use it in their layouts! (This part is optional of course but I think this is the really fun part!!! Push yourself to learn something new!)

At the end of the month, you'll have a lovely set of matching templates designed by various scrappers!!!!

[NanaC95565]

sounds fun and exciting Julie can't wait.

[*eng*]

The mind boggles! Come on Julie hurry up!!:D ;)

[sacannon]

This should be interesting!

[crops2dawn]

And the download is................?

[kristyc1994]

This sounds like LOADS of fun! I can't wait to get started AND to see what you talented designers come up with to add to the kit. Speaking of the kit, is there supposed to be a link somewhere????

Also wondering if we should be doing a layout in any particular size....I know some people do 8 x 8, some 12 x 12 and some 8.5 x 11.

THANKS!!!

[juliehclark]

the file sizes are really big, it's taking foreverb to upload - i have to reduce the sizes abd break it up.

later! i promise!

and i do everything 8 by 8 - it's pretty easily converted to 12 by 12 abd eveb 8.5 by 11

so let's say 8 by 8!!!!! thanks for bringing that up!:p

[autisticwonder]

Hey, I'm going be implementing Angelwithin's shapes to get the most out of this challenge..Bring it ON!!

[lilbinkey]

HERE'S YOUR CHALLENGE:

For the month of January, you are to use this kit:

(click to download!)

You are to make not only a layout, but a template to share with the group!

By the end of the month - You will have an entire matching album with all the templates that will be shared here! (SHARE IN THIS THREAD PLEASE!!!)

It's a fairly nice sized kit BUT here's an even more fun part of the challenge - If you are a designer or even if you are just starting to learn a program such as photoshop. photoshop elements, or PSP, use the elements in the kit as inspitarion to create MATCHING elements for this kit.

It can be a paper, some word art, or an embellishment. When creating things for this challenge, you MUST stick to the color scheme of this kit so it will match! (I'll put up a color swatch to help aid in this.)

I think this will be fun!

So remember:

1) Post a layout to the gallery using this kit
2) Share your template with this group by posting to this thread
3) If you'd like, make additional coordinating pieces to go with this kit and share with the group by posting to this thread so others can use it in their layouts! (This part is optional of course but I think this is the really fun part!!! Push yourself to learn something new!)

At the end of the month, you'll have a lovely set of matching templates designed by various scrappers!!!!
Hey Julie,
Where is the download link?? I just tried to click on what you provided but it doesn't work... "-(

[juliehclark]

the files were sooooooooooooooooo big = i'm working on getting them to a better size!!!

most likely tomorrow nefore i have a link for y'all!

(but just so you know - it's the kit i used for your templates on the dec challenge so if you can get to those elements, you already have most of them!!!!)

[*eng*]

Thank you Julie

[juliehclark]

http://www.lamazenashville.com/TEMPLATES/jankit/papers.zip

http://www.lamazenashville.com/TEMPLATES/jankit/embellishments.zip

http://www.lamazenashville.com/TEMPLATES/jankit/wordart.zip

http://www.lamazenashville.com/TEMPLATES/jankit/ribbonsandstitching.zip

here they are!

[sacannon]

Thanks Julie, I think there were only a couple of things I didn't have from your first link. I did have trouble with the templets like the others. But when I went back to try again, I couldn't open it.

[juliehclark]

are you having trouble with the above links? or the templates from the gift?

[sacannon]

The templets from the gifts. I tried to go back and copy to the desktop like you suggested, but couldn't reopen the link for some reason it came up with an error message. But thats ok, I have all the elements so I can still do the challenge. Thanks anyway!

[juliehclark]

try deleting the template and doing it again, maybe?

[MaggieMae]

Hi Julie,

I can open the zipped challenge files but can't save them as .png files. The only options are .bmp, .gif, or .jpeg.

Can you help?

Thanks.:confused:

[juliehclark]

well golly wolly! why is this so dern hard???

y'all be patient with me. Let me see if I can zip it up in the SBM ePacker.

[juliehclark]

OK - I am about to head out for a bit but I packed up the embellies here.

please let me know if they work before I redo all the other folders!
thanks and sorry! I think once we get going this should be a lot of fun! Sorry for the headaches, y'all!!! (I was so excited about giving this kit away! I hate that it's becoming such a pain!!!):eek:

BY THE WAY! You may need to change the extension from .zip to .smb

http://www.lamazenashville.com/TEMPLATES/jankit/embellies.smb

[sacannon]

Here is my try at this. Hope Idid it right.

Well, I checked remove picture but it is still there?

I converted Julies Photoshape frame into a puzzle frame and altered the color.

I used the Pink dots paper to make some embies. I used lots of effects, I couldn't name them all now, to alter the dot image on the paper in order to make the cat, the ball and yarn stran.

I used Autisticwonders Bow shape and Corner shape. On the corner shape I again used the Pink dots paper with some effects and altered the color to blend.

I used the Pink Dots paper again on the Lettering. I downloaded the Caribbean Font from "Dafont" which was a free font.

Then I used the circle shaper on the brown paper.

I think that is all my alterations.

I hope this works!

[sacannon]

Here are the words I used in the Templet.

[kristyc1994]

Thanks Julie! I used your original 4 links for all of the elements and papers of the kit and the links worked perfectly.

Guys - these are not SBM formatted elements, you get these just like if you purchased and downloaded a kit from a store (not SBM). You have to unzip them and organize them on your own.

Good luck everyone! I can't wait to play with all this stuff!!!!

Kristy

[sacannon]

Here are the words I used in the Templet.

I forgot to add the Puzzle frame.

[Marion]

Here is mine. It was a bit hard working with all the pinks and girly colors. But I think I was able to make it kind of boyish after all.

I changed the background to give it a stained glass look and I altered the star color to match the layout.

Marion

[MaggieMae]

The embies downloaded to SBM, Julie. The others still won't extract to .png format. Don't worry about it. The templates (gift) will work just fine!

[OnieRN]

Is anyone else finding this challenge to be real challenging? I'm not into the these colors??? Been trying to make something work but not real sure how it's going to turn out. Hummmmm

:confused:

[Marion]

It was difficult to work with these colors and embies because they are so girly, but I managed! I guess that's what makes it a challenge. Keep trying!

Marion

[autisticwonder]

I had some fun playing but template was 26MB when I finished playing..Ha..Yah..Obese. So I'm giving you the shapes to do what you will or need to with..I made shape of the swoopie, buttons (4 hole and 2 hole), folded ribbon and sloop with pearls.

http://www.scrapbookmax.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=6205&limit=recent

[NanaC95565]

challenge.It is in a zip file. All copyrights apply except you may share these on other templates with SBM community only. NO outside sharing, No Claiming them as your own etc. Hope you can use them and enjoy. Can't wait to see more layouts. On that note Happy Happy Scrapping.

[NanaC95565]

ok guess I have to resize them, I will do that and post again.. :( so be watching....

[Marion]

I found the way to get the template smaller is to delete the extra pages first, then save it as a new file with new name and then when finished, export as a new template.

Marion

[NanaC95565]

have to unzip the files and put them where you want them stored. These are add- ons for what you already have for the Challenge.

[spanielmom]

Ok here is my first try at a challenge. I hope I did what I was supposed to do. This was fun and I look forward to participating in more.

[spanielmom]

Does everyone know that if you download a template with SBM you can not have anything grouped together because it does not put them on the template. The templates posted here (except for my own) have not been usable. Hope I don't hurt anyones feelings I just thought the idea was so everyone would end up with usable templates.

[sacannon]

Did you look in the creations area of SBM under "Page" and click on "add page"? That is where they are suppose to show up.

[spanielmom]

They show up----its just when you add the page to an album---anything that was grouped when exported to a template shows up with big blank spaces.

[Marion]

Ok I figured out the problem I think. It is not the grouping, but when exporting the template make sure to remove the checkmark from the "remove photos" Many of the embies and backgrounds are added as a photo in order to be able to manipulate the items better. So when we leave that checked, it takes of everything.
I had a very hard time reducing the size of the template on this one.

I am re-uploading my template. Please let me know if it works!

Marion

[sacannon]

I figured the same thing Marion. How are you reducing the size. That is my problem right now?

[Marion]

I am having to go into photoshop and reduce image size. For some reason the size was huge. And I did not put that much on it. Don't really understand why it was so big.

Marion

[KristyAnn]

Here is mine..

[juliehclark]

sorry everyone is having a rough go of things but that's the whole idea (kind of!) :)

Hoping you are all being challenged to learn new things and create things in ways you usually wouldn't!

I love what you all have done so far!

[*eng*]

Sorry but I'm lost, what we are we supposed to be doing. I can't make stuff and although want to have not time to cope with that at the mo! Please explain to an English numpty lol!

[sacannon]

I am having to go into photoshop and reduce image size. For some reason the size was huge. And I did not put that much on it. Don't really understand why it was so big.

Marion

I am going through the same thing. I have reduced the size of all my objects that I added and it is still too big. I can't reduce the shapes, I am still trying, but don't know what else to do.

[*eng*]

I am going through the same thing. I have reduced the size of all my objects that I added and it is still too big. I can't reduce the shapes, I am still trying, but don't know what else to do.

Well Sue , you are ahead of me. I am still at the starters post lol:D

[Marion]

One more thing, don't everyone name their layout "January Challenge" because when you install it, you will override someone elses. Add your name or number to it, or gave it a new name.
Just thougth I would throw that in as a suggestion.

Marion

[makeyesup]

Noticed that this challenge has stirred up a lot of excitement. That's good, looks like we will have a lot of goodies when it is over. Still thinking on mine.

Question. I thought that we could only use the things that you supplied plus anything else we make ourselves. Noticed that people are already sharing their goodies - can these be used now for this challenge?

Also noticed that templates are being named 'January Challenge' - concerned that if everyone names them the same, we will have overwrites when downloaded. Suggesting that each of us have our templates named perhaps with our login names as the beginning part.

Maureen

[angelwithin]

heres mine

i made some flowers and words using the pallette colours, strange combo of colours to work with but fun all the same

ive attached the embellishments - 4 words, flower/butterfly border, plant pot edge and two sets of flowers i ended up not using

[Marion]

heres mine

i made some flowers and words using the pallette colours, strange combo of colours to work with but fun all the same

ive attached the embellishments - 4 words, flower/butterfly border, plant pot edge and two sets of flowers i ended up not using


Hi Angel,

Lovely layout.
I see your embies, but not the template. Am I missing something?

[MaggieMae]

Sorry but I'm lost, what we are we supposed to be doing. I can't make stuff and although want to have not time to cope with that at the mo! Please explain to an English numpty lol!

Hi Eng,

Don't feel alone! I'm right where you are - I don't have the programs to make embelishments and don't know how either!! If you're a numpty, then I'm a really big numpty!! :o

[spanielmom]

heres mine

i made some flowers and words using the pallette colours, strange combo of colours to work with but fun all the same

ive attached the embellishments - 4 words, flower/butterfly border, plant pot edge and two sets of flowers i ended up not using

Gosh, you gals that know how to make things sure make beautiful embies. You are all so kind to share with us.

[angelwithin]

Hi Angel,

Lovely layout.
I see your embies, but not the template. Am I missing something?

your not missing anything marion but i think i lost a few brains cells when uploading lol
here is the template now ;)

[*eng*]

Hi Eng,

Don't feel alone! I'm right where you are - I don't have the programs to make embelishments and don't know how either!! If you're a numpty, then I'm a really big numpty!! :o


Thank you for letting me know, I thought I as the only member of the numpty club lol! :D ;)

[Marion]

your not missing anything marion but i think i lost a few brains cells when uploading lol
here is the template now ;)

Thanks Angel, you are sooo sweet!

Marion

[Marion]

Thank you for letting me know, I thought I as the only member of the numpty club lol! :D ;)


We are all numptys here, that is what makes us such a perfect match!

Marion

[Marion]

sorry everyone is having a rough go of things but that's the whole idea (kind of!) :)

Hoping you are all being challenged to learn new things and create things in ways you usually wouldn't!

I love what you all have done so far!

I guess that is why they call it a challenge!
We are getting the hang of it Julie!

Marion

[*eng*]

I guess that is why they call it a challenge!
We are getting the hang of it Julie!

Marion

emmmm.....yes it is a challenge for sure lol! Not sure about the getting the hang of it ....I need someone to hold my hand. I am in the beginners class and at the botom of that! :D

[OnieRN]

Here is the first page link to the gallery!

http://www.scrapbookmax.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=6216&limit=recent


:)

[OnieRN]

Here is page #2- still can not get them into a templetes! Getting fatal errors. :confused:

http://www.scrapbookmax.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=6217&limit=recent

:)

[poppabob]

Here's my first page for the January challenge.

[OnieRN]

How do I change the extension to smt from a jpeg? I can not find out where to go do the change!!!! I'm really feeling dumb here!!!!

:(

[Moonbeam]

Excellent idea and great fun for a challenge and all the entries look fantastic.

[inspiredmommie]

This is my first attempt at a challenge. I used all elements from the kit but I turned most of them sepia to get the "browny" color. The butterflys I turned sepia first and then used the crackle finish to turn them dark brown. The buttons were turned sepia as well.

[OnieRN]

1. My file size is too big, it's 11.0. I had already saved it @ Medium Resolutions and Medium size. What do I do to reduce the size????
:confused:

2. My file has 2 pages, when I exported to the templete.... did it export both pages which would account for the large file size? Or did it only export the first page???? :confused:


:eek:

[Marion]

Onie, you may have to split the template into separate templates. That is what I am having to do. The also if on the template, were the picture is, right click and there is a option that says "clear image" it leaves a gray place marker where the picture used to be. Save your template after that and that saves a lot of space. I am uploading page 2 where you can see a example of that.

Here is also a link of the layout with the pictures.

http://www.scrapbookmax.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=6223&cat=500

Hope that helps.

Marion

[inspiredmommie]

Here is page 2.

[sacannon]

Ok, I think I finally have it. It only took all day. Someone please tell me that this works! I had to modify this a lot size wise, which meant I had to re-do the corners and they came out different. So edited the image in the gallery to match. The actual templet does not have my picture in in.

This is the link to see the layout:
http://www.scrapbookmax.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=6169&cat=500&ppuser=2066

[sacannon]

Here are my words if anyone can use them.

[sacannon]

I re-uploaded the cat embie, because I had the wrong extension on it.

[OnieRN]

Here Goes!

[KristyAnn]

having fun with different embell....

[OnieRN]

I have done everything I know to shrink this templet and it just wont get smaller. It still says the same 7.35 and I have removed the pics and put both resolution and size to small settings. The 7.35 will not go down. I have tried to rename the page and save at the lower settings. I'm sure it's still reading the original settings, even though I have changed it.

I give up!!!!

:(

[Marion]

This is so much fun to see what everyone has done with their pages so far.
Amazing all the different templates that can be made with just a handful of embellishments and papers! I may have to make another page just for fun!
There is no limit in this challenge on how many templates we can create I think. So we could come up with a whole mess of them.
Maybe for next months challenge, blues??????

I love this!

Marion

[Marion]

I have done everything I know to shrink this templet and it just wont get smaller. It still says the same 7.35 and I have removed the pics and put both resolution and size to small settings. The 7.35 will not go down. I have tried to rename the page and save at the lower settings. I'm sure it's still reading the original settings, even though I have changed it.

I give up!!!!

:(

Hi Onie, I had to start all over from scratch on my first try. I started with a blank page and then added each piece one at a time. Sometimes there is something hiding the background. Eventually I got it down small enough. Like I said, this certainly was a challenge.

Marion

[Moonbeam]

I couldn't resist being in the fun for this challenge..
here's my effort... and thanks Julie for being so inovative and fresh with your ideas!!

[autisticwonder]

Wow, Moonbeam and OnieRN..BEautiful!! How do you all do it??? Do you offer classes on SBM to do the techniques, positioning, etc...want to attend!! Thanks guys!!

[msdrby]

Hi Everyone,
Here is my challenge attempt.

[Gotart]

I am trying to upload my first template for this challenge & have read all the directions but I am doing something wrong, When I upload it everything is a diagram with no pictures or background at all. What am I doing wrong. TLT

[spanielmom]

I am trying to upload my first template for this challenge & have read all the directions but I am doing something wrong, When I upload it everything is a diagram with no pictures or background at all. What am I doing wrong. TLT

Don't group anything. As long as a ungroup all my items that are grouped, I don't have any problems.

[Gotart]

Don't group anything. As long as a ungroup all my items that are grouped, I don't have any problems.

I checked all that & I didn't group anything... TLT

[Marion]

I posted this earlier in this link. Try this...

When exporting the template make sure to remove the checkmark from the "remove photos" Many of the embies and backgrounds are added as a photo in order to be able to manipulate the items better. So when we leave that checked, it takes of everything.

Marion

[Gotart]

I hope this works as I had to load 2 different templates as I didn't know how to make size smaller.
The one template is the background. It is the pink paper with leaves with a swirl effect added.
The 2nd I took the ribbon & changed color. I also used the ribbon for the background of the words & some of the Pics. All I did was change size & custom shape. I changed the word "Cute" several times. The new words are made from font: Algerian.. I also took the torn paper element & changed the color to pink & added a gridded custom shape.

I love these pics of my Granddaughter....TLT




http://www.scrapbookmax.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=6248&cat=500&ppuser=3557

[Gotart]

I posted this earlier in this link. Try this...

When exporting the template make sure to remove the checkmark from the "remove photos" Many of the embies and backgrounds are added as a photo in order to be able to manipulate the items better. So when we leave that checked, it takes of everything.

Marion


Thanks this is what I did not do. I did the first time around but forgot when I was actually trying to downlaod.. TLT

[msdrby]

Okay, here is another attempt to upload this template. I went into the folders and moved all the January Challenge items into the SM embellishments and paper scraps folders. Then I recreated the page (from scratch) and exported. It made a huge difference. Beforehand, the template size was 7.46M. It was counting each embellishment and paper scrap as an individual picture!

Here it is, let me know if it won't download.

[twx]

This is my first attempt to post a template. So this challenge has pushed me a little. I just used the elements from the posted kit. Maybe by the end of the month I can manage to craft some item of my own.....

Here is the link to mine in the gallery:

http://www.scrapbookmax.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=6250&limit=recent


I had a lot of fun with this and might even attempt another one before the month is out.....

Terry

[Marion]

I am on a roll now, here is page 3. Again it is mainly orange.

Marion

[juliehclark]

These are GREAT' y'all!!

remember - shutterfly.com does BEAUTIFUL photobooks!

you might consider collecting all these templates and putting a themed book together to upload and print!

I'm loving what you all have done so far and will be working on a few layouts of my own soon and maybe some additional elements!

great job folks and I'm glad to see that you all are challenging yourself to learn to upload templates, etc!

yay! fun!

[crops2dawn]

Ok I have a question!!! I have been studying this all day and trying to come up with something this is a real big challenge for me. And Marion you keep on whipping these out like nothing!!!!!!!!
My Question.... can we change the color????? I have a Xara program and can change everything actually, but I was wondering if the is ok???

[*eng*]

what is a xara programme crops?

[crops2dawn]

Eng it is a software program I got when Scrapbook Answers Magazine was in exisistence, I have played around with it and can do alot of different changes in it. kinda like the advance section in SBM, with just different stuff.

[MaggieMae]

Here is my first January challenge entry. I haven't learned to make a template to upload yet, but that's next on the list!!

http://www.scrapbookmax.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=6255&cat=706

[MaggieMae]

I'm trying to upload the template now! Here goes nothing!!:D I couldn't upload the template - it might be too big.

[juliehclark]

Ok I have a question!!! I have been studying this all day and trying to come up with something this is a real big challenge for me. And Marion you keep on whipping these out like nothing!!!!!!!!
My Question.... can we change the color????? I have a Xara program and can change everything actually, but I was wondering if the is ok???

you can use the hue saturation lightness in advanced features to change the color! no need to take it to another program!

[MaggieMae]

you can use the hue saturation lightness in advanced features to change the color! no need to take it to another program!


I've tried to use these features but you can't see the changes until you apply - many times the changes seem drastic. Does anyone else have this problem?!

[msdrby]

BTW, I just wanted to say that I love these challenges. This is the quickest way for me to learn SBM! Okay, I'm off to try another LO.

Darby

[juliehclark]

I've tried to use these features but you can't see the changes until you apply - many times the changes seem drastic. Does anyone else have this problem?!

I do it all the time just to tweak photos a bit and change colors of papers a tad bit. You just tick them up a teeny bit and it makes a difference - if you slide it it will totally change the hue.

and if you click apply and you don;t like it you can always click undo!

[Marion]

Ok I have a question!!! I have been studying this all day and trying to come up with something this is a real big challenge for me. And Marion you keep on whipping these out like nothing!!!!!!!!
My Question.... can we change the color????? I have a Xara program and can change everything actually, but I was wondering if the is ok???

Carol, it says that we have to stay within the color swatches. I am sticking as close as possible to the orange colors Julie gave us to play with. I have done some of the changes with either Microsoft picture it or paint shop pro.
I think it still matches what Julie gave us, I just rarely use pink or mauve because of my male oriented family. I didn't think I would like this challenge because of the color scheme, but I am being challenged by it. Hope you like my templates.
Marion

[OnieRN]

Here is another attempt to post this layout! I had to remove a lot of embies and shrink it down to 5 x 5 size.

Hope You Get This Okay!

:D

[OnieRN]

I love the layouts being put into the challenge. What is the easiest way to put them all into the same book? I know I can ADD pages but that seems that it would take a long time.

:eek:

[OnieRN]

I had the same problem with the size of my layout. I was given some excellent advice. Start off by removing your pic by right clicking to remove the image. Then shrink from 8 x 8 to smaller. I also had to make some of my embies smaller and remove a few things. Basically the layout is the same but I did have to make changes! I had used the "torn paper" and put 4 of them together in the middle of my layout then the pic on top. I had to finally remove the 4 torn papers and added the one page with the pink scallop around the pic. That really decreased the size.

Good luck, hope I gave you some help because I got really frustrated with trying to shrink the size. Finally got it, thanks to Sue's help!

:)

[leafroberts]

All my grandchildren are boys, so I changed the pink to the brown in the zigzag papers and the button. Then I made some photocorners. They are in the template.

I posted the layout in the gallery.

I have never tried to attach anything before, so we will see what happens.

Leaf

[OnieRN]

Why are some of the templetes coming through without their papers and embies? The markers are there but nothing else. So far I found Marion's and Sue (SACANNON) that appear to be empty.

:confused:

[autisticwonder]

Created 3 new papers using this batch of papers and made them much easier to work with. Also included 1 shape.

Can someone tell me how to make a thumbnail?? I thought the folder thumbnail for each would do the trick..Got REJECT notice on import..wrong type. Has to by 100x100 size..Just too lazy to go back to that work screen AGAIN!! Heaven knows I've done it enough times today.

1) Brown background with 25% opac. for orange layer with spruce texture added

2) Brown angle strip across left side of page...Reminded me of Hershey's Chocolate..maybe I needed a chocolate break..

3) Straight stripes with moz ancht. effect added for quilted look. Great for wacky letters.

4) shape inspired by a card I picked up at a thrift store today.

Sorry, no thumbnails. I feel for the size problems. You guys are great at layouts so let me play with making up some weird papers to compliment your efforts.

[Marion]

Why are some of the templetes coming through without their papers and embies? The markers are there but nothing else. So far I found Marion's and Sue (SACANNON) that appear to be empty.

:confused:

Onie, I redid mine a little farther down the thread.

Here is the link, let me know if it worked. Sue redid hers also, so look a little farther down.

http://www.scrapbookmax.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3192&page=4

Marion

[Marion]

Created 3 new papers using this batch of papers and made them much easier to work with. Also included 1 shape.

Can someone tell me how to make a thumbnail?? I thought the folder thumbnail for each would do the trick..Got REJECT notice on import..wrong type. Has to by 100x100 size..Just too lazy to go back to that work screen AGAIN!! Heaven knows I've done it enough times today.

1) Brown background with 25% opac. for orange layer with spruce texture added

2) Brown angle strip across left side of page...Reminded me of Hershey's Chocolate..maybe I needed a chocolate break..

3) Straight stripes with moz ancht. effect added for quilted look. Great for wacky letters.

4) shape inspired by a card I picked up at a thrift store today.

Sorry, no thumbnails. I feel for the size problems. You guys are great at layouts so let me play with making up some weird papers to compliment your efforts.

The thumbnail is created automatically when you export your template. It is called a screenshot.
You can also go to the published folder and upload your jpg, you may have to resize it though.

Marion

[arlene6]

I have a question...I'm a PSP user. What size do you make your finished product for Maxi users? And at what dpi?
Thanks,
Arlene

[spanielmom]

Here is a second page from me.

[sacannon]

Why are some of the templetes coming through without their papers and embies? The markers are there but nothing else. So far I found Marion's and Sue (SACANNON) that appear to be empty.

:confused:

Onie, I re-did mine. If you tried the first, it was empty. You need to try the second one I did.

[Marion]

For Carol.....

http://www.scrapbookmax.com/forums/showthread.php?p=28691&posted=1#post28691

Marion

[autisticwonder]

The thumbnail is created automatically when you export your template. It is called a screenshot.
You can also go to the published folder and upload your jpg, you may have to resize it though.

Marion

But Doc..I'm talking about making the Papers..I didn't make templates. Is that the only way to get the right thumbnail is to bring the papers into SBM and make a template out of just a piece of paper?? The way you mentioned is the only way I know..Isn't there another way...besides the hard working way of redoing with smaller size..Goosh, don't we have a button or something we can wave a magic wand and it creates a thumbnail..hastle free?? Or am I just dreaming of a better day???

[Marion]

But Doc..I'm talking about making the Papers..I didn't make templates. Is that the only way to get the right thumbnail is to bring the papers into SBM and make a template out of just a piece of paper?? The way you mentioned is the only way I know..Isn't there another way...besides the hard working way of redoing with smaller size..Goosh, don't we have a button or something we can wave a magic wand and it creates a thumbnail..hastle free?? Or am I just dreaming of a better day???


You're dreaming!

Marion

[sacannon]

Wonder, are you talking about making thumbnails for your papers that you made so others can see? If so, you can go to manage attachments, then search your files, click on it and upload it that that way. That is the way I did it for my embies.

[autisticwonder]

Sacannon, You are BRILLIANT..What a great idea!! I will try that next time!! BIG HUG!! Thought there had to be another way of getting them!!!

Now Marion, be careful, we don't want you to lose your license over this..LOL..

Great info for everyone!!

[juliehclark]

http://www.degraeve.com/color-palette/index.php?q=http://farm1.static.flickr.com/143/342643259_ca4fe253ee.jpg,5D423B5B2C2EA63945E3BFC3D 25E8B,3E0E01390000BF0012FFEBF3FF3F8F,215

hey guys - this is an awesome tool - post the url of an image and get the color scheme!

i ahve posted one of the layouts that i made with this kit - might be helpful for designing elements to match!

[msdrby]

Here is my second page. I had fun playing with advanced features for this one.

[inspiredmommie]

Hi All,

It has just been brought to my attention that spanielmom is having trouble downloading my templates. Are any of you having any problem with it?

[sacannon]

Here is page 2.

I got them and they worked.

[Marion]

Sacannon, You are BRILLIANT..What a great idea!! I will try that next time!! BIG HUG!! Thought there had to be another way of getting them!!!

Now Marion, be careful, we don't want you to lose your license over this..LOL..

Great info for everyone!!

License???? I didn't know I needed a license!:eek:

Marion

[MaggieMae]

I had the same problem with the size of my layout. I was given some excellent advice. Start off by removing your pic by right clicking to remove the image. Then shrink from 8 x 8 to smaller. I also had to make some of my embies smaller and remove a few things. Basically the layout is the same but I did have to make changes! I had used the "torn paper" and put 4 of them together in the middle of my layout then the pic on top. I had to finally remove the 4 torn papers and added the one page with the pink scallop around the pic. That really decreased the size.

Good luck, hope I gave you some help because I got really frustrated with trying to shrink the size. Finally got it, thanks to Sue's help!

:)

Thanks, Onie. I'm on one of those plateaus where my brain just doesn't want to work too hard. I'm going to quit for awhile and rest my brain cells!! Thanks for your help!

[*eng*]

http://www.degraeve.com/color-palette/index.php?q=http://farm1.static.flickr.com/143/342643259_ca4fe253ee.jpg,5D423B5B2C2EA63945E3BFC3D 25E8B,3E0E01390000BF0012FFEBF3FF3F8F,215

hey guys - this is an awesome tool - post the url of an image and get the color scheme!

i ahve posted one of the layouts that i made with this kit - might be helpful for designing elements to match!

Looks good Julie, just hope I can drive it lol:D

[AmeliasMuma]

Its probably gonna be better for me to wait until I get the full version of SBM before uploading anything. Otherwise you are all gonna get the little bar mentioning that its from the trial.

I wish my birthday was sooner LOL. And there was me making a point to my other half that its better to wait until the day ... what was I thinking.

[AmeliasMuma]

Oh just a quick question ..... Do we have to stick to the theme that was in the download or just the colours? Cos I got an idea running around my head that I can use the colours for but it wont look much like the original.

[mh51]

BOY - I found it difficult to work in PINKs...... ALSO my template is 10Mb - how do I reduce it in size???????
Can anyone help please.....

[autisticwonder]

Oh just a quick question ..... Do we have to stick to the theme that was in the download or just the colours? Cos I got an idea running around my head that I can use the colours for but it wont look much like the original.

Julie wants us to stick to the color scheme for us to have lots for album pages to coordinate together..But, with the additional challenge of making as many embellishments, etc to go with it..Hey, we'll take anything!! And like Julie also mentioned..we can use hue and staturation to change the colors..Dah, I forgot about that..

Have fun!! Mix and match the colors anyway that pleases you!!

[autisticwonder]

Sacannon, You are BRILLIANT..What a great idea!! I will try that next time!! BIG HUG!! Thought there had to be another way of getting them!!!

Now Marion, be careful, we don't want you to lose your license over this..LOL..

Great info for everyone!!

Well, may have to go back to Marion's suggestion to make thumbnails you have to do the template thing in SBM for the screenshot..I made these tiny thumbnail size in jpg form. Hopefully, this will come through so you can see the papers I made up..Eeek..What a challenge..But I am learning as we all struggle with this adventure. The booster pack for these is a few pages back.

If this doesn't show as thumbnails, I'm going to go back to working the problem until I get it!! Doctor Marion "knows"..No easy way to do this!!

[spanielmom]

I am on a roll now, here is page 3. Again it is mainly orange.

Marion

Marion-your lo's are always beautiful----I have to ask---how did you get the words to curve around the circle? This is a unique feature. Please tell me you did it with SBM and not with photoshop or some other program.

[OnieRN]

I had the same problem with the size of my layout. I was given some excellent advice. Start off by removing your pic by right clicking to remove the image. Then shrink from 8 x 8 to smaller. I also had to make some of my embies smaller and remove a few things. Basically the layout is the same but I did have to make changes! I had used the "torn paper" and put 4 of them together in the middle of my layout then the pic on top. I had to finally remove the 4 torn papers and added the one page with the pink scallop around the pic. That really decreased the size.

Good luck, hope I gave you some help because I got really frustrated with trying to shrink the size. Finally got it, thanks to Sue's help!

:)



Here is an earlier post that I did. I hope this will help you decrease the size of your templete.

[Marion]

Marion-your lo's are always beautiful----I have to ask---how did you get the words to curve around the circle? This is a unique feature. Please tell me you did it with SBM and not with photoshop or some other program.


I used MS digital image suite. There is no feature at this time in SBM for this and I really wanted it to around the picture. I am hoping maybe in future upgrades this will be added.

Marion

[spanielmom]

I used MS digital image suite. There is no feature at this time in SBM for this and I really wanted it to around the picture. I am hoping maybe in future upgrades this will be added.

Marion

I hope so too because it is a great feature. Have you posted this in the suggestions?

[MA3]

Heres my attempt at Julies Challenge...Wooozier has everyone made such Beyond AWSOME Templates and LOs !!!!!!!! Love them All !!!! (((HUGS )))

http://www.scrapbookmax.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=6275&cat=500

[makeyesup]

Well if nothing else, I have uploaded my contribution to the challenge. Having trouble getting my template to a manageable size. Have removed the picture, reduced the size, remade the embies, reduced the resolution and still trouble. Maybe I'll try separating it and then if fellow scrappers want to use it they can relayer.


http://www.scrapbookmax.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=6276&limit=recent

[angelwithin]

well ive had a 2nd go at this, been playing with the colours, made a pallette and coordinated some embies to go with it ......so wanted to add some blues or vivid purples but resisted lol

will post the embies in next post cos for some strange reason everytime i upload them it overrights the other two files :rolleyes:

[angelwithin]

will try uploading the embies and paper scraps as a zip file seeing the normal methods seem to be not working :confused:

[Marion]

Very nice! Aren't these challenges addictive!

Marion

[makeyesup]

Ok, guess my little gremlin went home. Went back in and imported the page to another one of my working scrapbooks and it is fine.

Here's the template, finally.

See #130 for the picture.

Congrats to all that have submitted template already. They are really great and the extra goodies are appreciated. thanks.

[Marion]

Here is a matching page to my last layout.

[MaggieMae]

Love this template!! Did you post the matching page template in here - I can't find it! This challenge is hopping!!

Never mind - I found it!! Yea!!

[crops2dawn]

HELP :( I need a little help pleazzzz!
I got the template done! I exported it, But like I thought it is TOOOOO BIGGGG 13.0 MB OMG I just do not understand how you resize it, I have it as an 8x8 and resolution at 100 what else is there to do??????? Thanksssssss

[OnieRN]

Julie's Challenge wasn't the papers and embellishments...... It was figuring out how to resize to be able to submit! LOL Your something else JULIE!!! You have diffently challenged everyone!!!! :p

[spanielmom]

HELP :( I need a little help pleazzzz!
I got the template done! I exported it, But like I thought it is TOOOOO BIGGGG 13.0 MB OMG I just do not understand how you resize it, I have it as an 8x8 and resolution at 100 what else is there to do??????? Thanksssssss

some of the people resized down to 5 x 5

[spanielmom]

HELP :( I need a little help pleazzzz!
I got the template done! I exported it, But like I thought it is TOOOOO BIGGGG 13.0 MB OMG I just do not understand how you resize it, I have it as an 8x8 and resolution at 100 what else is there to do??????? Thanksssssss

soome of them resized it down to 5 x 5

[spanielmom]

Love this template!! Did you post the matching page template in here - I can't find it! This challenge is hopping!!

Never mind - I found it!! Yea!!



Where did you find it? I have pages 1-3 of Marion's and now #5 but where is #4?

[MaggieMae]

Where did you find it? I have pages 1-3 of Marion's and now #5 but where is #4?

I found it here:

http://www.scrapbookmax.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=4649&d=1168052280

I think this is what you're looking for.

[Debbie Howitt]

Julie, would like to do the challenge,but the links won't work for me,I have tried several times. Help

[Debbie Howitt]

All the templates from the Jan. challenge are great.
I saved all of them, Thankyou so much.

[sacannon]

http://www.scrapbookmax.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=6310&cat=500

Here is my second entry. I added 2 new papers, just made shapes with 1 of them, plus I cropped Julies scrap paper into regular paper and made shapes with it. I used the shapes that Julie gave us.

[juliehclark]

Julie, would like to do the challenge,but the links won't work for me,I have tried several times. Help

what happens when you try to download?

[autisticwonder]

http://www.scrapbookmax.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=6310&cat=500

Here is my second entry. I added 2 new papers, just made shapes with 1 of them, plus I cropped Julies scrap paper into regular paper and made shapes with it. I used the shapes that Julie gave us.

I LOVE your new papers!! Thanks for posting them!!

[makeyesup]

HELP :( I need a little help pleazzzz!
I got the template done! I exported it, But like I thought it is TOOOOO BIGGGG 13.0 MB OMG I just do not understand how you resize it, I have it as an 8x8 and resolution at 100 what else is there to do??????? Thanksssssss

Look below and see what I finally did to resize mine #134. It originally came up at 15.8 MB. Wondering now if the program keeps thing in memory and it is not an accurate size. All I did was import the page into an empty scrapbook and then exported the template. All of a sudden, it was under 2 MB??????

Always make sure that I empty the images folder on my working projects scrapbooks before I do this.

[MaggieMae]

what happens when you try to download?

I have had the same problem - when you extract the files there is no option to save the embellishments as .png files. I finally just used the Dec. gift template to create mine, but then it was so big I couldn't upload the template and then decided to rest my brain for awhile!! :o

[juliehclark]

almost every thing i make ends up being too big for the SBM server to allow me to upload so that's why you see that I always put mine on a different server when I share with you.

Sorry - I know that's no help!!!

[sacannon]

Here are 5 more papers for everyone to try.

[angle]

This is my first attempt at a layout, I have been lurking in the shadows for
a while now. Finally brave enough to submit. I have made most of this layout, but not the torn paper scrap, I just recolored. It's too big to post, but I am working on that. I would appreciate any suggestions, I want to make more. I am attaching the preview until I figure out the size situation.
Thanks, by the way you all are wonderful, I enjoy this community very much.

[Marion]

Look below and see what I finally did to resize mine #134. It originally came up at 15.8 MB. Wondering now if the program keeps thing in memory and it is not an accurate size. All I did was import the page into an empty scrapbook and then exported the template. All of a sudden, it was under 2 MB??????

Always make sure that I empty the images folder on my working projects scrapbooks before I do this.

After several retries, I had to do the same thing. I started with a blank page and imported each item individually and the it was small enough.

Marion

[angle]

Well, I haven't figured out how to resize the page yet, so I am attaching
most of what I used for the page, hopefully this will work.

[angle]

Marion,
Thank you so much for the advice, I am still working on it.. It may seem like a silly question, but how did you import them indivually? Copy and paste, or completely rebuild the page. So close.......yet so far. Mine is over 11 megs.

[Marion]

Minimize your scrapbook max program, so you can still see it. I started with a blank template, I opened the folder containing the January items and minimized it and then one at a time dragged the the items onto the page I was working on. I did resize several items in paintshop pro. It took a lot of trial and error, but after the first page, the rest went a lot faster.

Marion

[crops2dawn]

My thought on this is if everyone has to resize everything, and people don't have the program to do that, how will they ever be able to share??? Maybe by the end of the month everyone will have Paintshop Pro or Adobephoto shop!!!! to resize everything!!! I am not trying to be smart but I just find this impossible to resize and as I see it sooo many others have that problem too.:(

[angle]

Marion,
Thanks a million, I wanted to say thank you before posting my template.
It worked like a charm.. : )

[angle]

Ok, wish me luck. I am so excited... I probably will hit the wrong keys.
HaHa... I hope you like it. I changed a couple of things when resizing.

[Marion]

Glad it worked for you angle! This challenge was a tricky one!
Crops don't give up! You can do it!

Marion:)

[twx]

Here is the link to the gallery....

http://www.scrapbookmax.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=6326&cat=500


I used the basic kit I downloaded from the first page of the challenge. I colored one of the frame corners a grey color to match my text. This has been fun. I am going to go thru and download everyone's templates and try another page using all the new embellishments...

Thanks for all of your hard work! We should have an awesome kit by the end of the month!

Terry

[autisticwonder]

Had some fun thinking of a BUSY page to represent Jean's BUSY life but very fulfilled life. How we think of her is often different from how she looks at herself. I think all 3 of us perceive her pretty well!! Today, I worked on trying to send a message with pictures, embellishments, words, and paper choices..So much to coordinate.. So much to learn...but having fun!!

They SHAPE for halfpage is enclosed because we didn't have one in SBM. The black and white PNG is to go to your SHAPES folder for you newbies out there.

LOVING everyone's GORGEOUS papers, embellishments and templates!! It tickles me how excited we all are!! Thanks to Angelwithins' added embellishment of cute flowers.

To download the black and white image simply right click>SAVE TARGET AS> SAVE it to SCRAPBOOK MAX>GALLERY>IMAGES>SHAPES...basic shapes is where I would put it.

[crops2dawn]

Hopefully here it is!!!!! I loved doing the LO! If it does not show up, I give up!
p://www.scrapbookmax.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=6330&limit=recent

I guess it worked! Thanks to a friend in high places!!!!

[sacannon]

Carol, it came through with one exception. You must have left the box checked that says remove pictures. Go back Delete it out of your templets, re-submit it, but uncheck the box. Then you should have it.

[arlene6]

Here are some elements I made to accompany this month's challenge kit.
~Arlene

[sacannon]

Here are some elements I made to accompany this month's challenge kit.
~Arlene


These are very nice, thanks

[Marion]

Here are some elements I made to accompany this month's challenge kit.
~Arlene

Love the do-dad!

Marion

[Marion]

Hopefully here it is!!!!! I loved doing the LO! If it does not show up, I give up!
p://www.scrapbookmax.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=6330&limit=recent

I guess it worked! Thanks to a friend in high places!!!!

Don't you dare give up! I want that template!!!!

Marion

[arlene6]

Terribly neglectful, I am... I forgot to include the TOU for my submitted elements. You'll find it in this zip file.
~Arlene

[arlene6]

This is the zip for the January Template I used in my layout here:
http://www.scrapbookmax.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=6309&cat=500&ppuser=3281&sl=a
Enjoy,:)
~Arlene

[crops2dawn]

Don't you dare give up! I want that template!!!!

Marion
Ok Marion, Why you would want it is beyond me!! But I am giving up for tonight! I need to get away from this computer!!!!
Arlene Hi girlfriend!!! Glad to see you made it in here!!
Night all

[Marion]

Don't you dare give up! I want that template!!!!

Marion
Ok Marion, Why you would want it is beyond me!! But I am giving up for tonight! I need to get away from this computer!!!!
Arlene Hi girlfriend!!! Glad to see you made it in here!!
Night all


Your excused for now!:)
Now go and relax and get some rest.

Marion

p.s. If you want you can email me your file and I can see if I can reduce it's size somehow and email it back to you. Let me know and I will send you my email address.

Marion

[arlene6]

Finally, here is the zip file for the template. Seems I exceeded the file size limit. All better now. ~Arlene

[arlene6]

Don't you dare give up! I want that template!!!!

Marion
Ok Marion, Why you would want it is beyond me!! But I am giving up for tonight! I need to get away from this computer!!!!
Arlene Hi girlfriend!!! Glad to see you made it in here!!
Night all

Hey, Crops! Thanks for the welcoming greeting :)
~Arlene

[autisticwonder]

I sized everything down to workable sizes 1200x1200 mostly. My templates were not more than 1 MB when finished!! Hope this will help the ones struggling with size.

Here's a few extra SHAPES to play with to help give a little comfort to you. For newbie: Just right click the black and white pictures..Click "SAVE TARGET AS" and send to your SHAPES folder in SBM under Save. Don't OPEN..

[makeyesup]

After several retries, I had to do the same thing. I started with a blank page and imported each item individually and the it was small enough.

Marion

When I did it I just imported the entire template without changing anything and it resized down to a manageable one.

[Marion]

Great, looks like we are all learning together on this one!

Marion

[autisticwonder]

First time learning how to make BUTTONS today! So used the papers in this challenge to make BUTTONs with. The ziggy paper has swirl button in bundle but I forgot to put with picture for you to see and it's probably the cutest of the bunch..Hope you love little surprises. I made sure to use Angelwithin's advise for making the buttons without white backing. THey tested all to have the transparent sides. Have fun!! Some of the button don't have holes so you can use for putting letters in or using as brad..Whatever!!

Loving the Challenge!! Love what you all are doing with the Challenge..LOVe the templates!!

For newbies: Simply Click on blue link and punch the OPEN tab and it will automatically place these in your embellishments folder in SBM!!

You all are doing so much better at designing your layouts..I just LOVE making the extras!!!

[crops2dawn]

OK I THINK I finally GOT IT!!
I think what I was doing wrong 1. not resizes small enough 2. when I brought some of the embellishment in I made them into a picture so I could play around with it more. (it gives more options to change) So when i went to make it into a template all was gone because I removed the pictures! Yes I have learned a great deal from this. My only hope is the I retain it! LOL
Sue I thank you sooo very much for helping me!!! You truly are a sweetheart!
I had to redo it all again and find out what I was doing wrong and how to correct it! You gave me the right sizes but its what i did with them that made it impossible to work with!
And Julie your work is very nice you just have to make it smaller for SMB
Marion- thanks for not letting me give up on this!!! And wanting to help me with the resizing was really nice, I just might have to take you up on that someday-so hold onto that offer! LOL
Ok Here it goes!!!!


I DID IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[twx]

It does work. I just downloaded it and opened it up. It is just beautiful.... Thanks for the template. Persistence paid off. Great job!

Terry

[autisticwonder]

HaPpY for you CROPS!! I've been resizing everything. Couldn't do it in the SBM. So shipped everything through Paint Shop Pro..That I knew how to do..We are going to get better and better Crops!! Hang in there!! Don't want anyone giving up!! Love the template!!

My biggest problem...remembering what I did to fix it! Retension Deficit Disorder Self Diagnosed. Save the Doctors the time and my expense!! You are doing so well with everything you do!! Love your great sense of humor!!

[Marion]

OK I THINK I finally GOT IT!!
I think what I was doing wrong 1. not resizes small enough 2. when I brought some of the embellishment in I made them into a picture so I could play around with it more. (it gives more options to change) So when i went to make it into a template all was gone because I removed the pictures! Yes I have learned a great deal from this. My only hope is the I retain it! LOL
Sue I thank you sooo very much for helping me!!! You truly are a sweetheart!
I had to redo it all again and find out what I was doing wrong and how to correct it! You gave me the right sizes but its what i did with them that made it impossible to work with!
And Julie your work is very nice you just have to make it smaller for SMB
Marion- thanks for not letting me give up on this!!! And wanting to help me with the resizing was really nice, I just might have to take you up on that someday-so hold onto that offer! LOL
Ok Here it goes!!!!


I DID IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Great job, I am sooooo proud of you!
I noticed on the original layout you posted, about 1/2 of the stars were only 85kb and the other 1/2 a whopping 1.47 mb big each ! I think that is were your size problem came in.
I am not sure if you copied and pasted or how dragged them into your layout individually, but it apparently made a difference.
Glad you got it worked out!

Marion

[angle]

Crops

I was rooting for you the whole time... wow !! It's great.

Angle

[sacannon]

Yeh Crops, I knew you could do it! http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p263/sacannon_bucket/Emoticons/THUMB_15.gif

[crops2dawn]

Thanks everyone!!! I love this group!!!! I am sooo happy it finally worked!
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o251/crops2dawn/36_2_47.gif
Marion I dragged them from my desktop, I have found it easier to put all the folders from SBM and open both and just drag. you dont have to use that heart icon anymore and you can name it what you want, paper,pic, background etc! Its a great tip that I got from Eye!
So A big thanks to Eye for that tidbit of info!:D

[juliehclark]

yay! you all are doing so very great! do you like this challenge??? looks y'all are learning a lot!!!

[spanielmom]

This is my first challenge - because of being a newbie. I'm thrilled with all the wonderful layouts and the huge kit I'm ending up with. This is great and it's only the 8th of January.

[Marion]

Thanks everyone!!! I love this group!!!! I am sooo happy it finally worked!
http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o251/crops2dawn/36_2_47.gif
Marion I dragged them from my desktop, I have found it easier to put all the folders from SBM and open both and just drag. you dont have to use that heart icon anymore and you can name it what you want, paper,pic, background etc! Its a great tip that I got from Eye!
So A big thanks to Eye for that tidbit of info!:D

You did a great job!
Carol I rarely use the heart icon either, I drag and drop too. Much faster and easier to see what you are working with.

Marion

[OnieRN]

Yes, I received the same tip when I was a youngster on his forum! I too have a shortcut on the desk top to the folder to the gallery where the embies, papers, shapes etc are at. It's much easier to open the file then drap to the page!

:)nie

[spanielmom]

Oh boy! - You girls are a wealth of information. I just tried the dragging and dropping! What a difference - much speedier. Thankyou thankyou Thankyou.

[twx]

I need some help.......I am trying to make an embellishment from a digital photo that I took of a butterfly that I made out of coke bottle plastic.......Anyway, I don't have photoshop or paintshop pro......I am using paint.net......That may be the problem.....or it could be me and my patience..........I am trying to separate the background from the butterfly. I will post my results so far....but I am definitely not happy with it....

If anyone has any advice on how I can do this job without going crazy, I would appreciate it....Or just tell me that this is simple in Photoshop and I may have to purchase a new program......

Thanks ahead of time for your help!

Terry

[Marion]

There is a free program called "Gimp"

Here is a post to instructions on how to use it. Very simple!

Marion

http://www.scrapbookmax.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1796&highlight=gimp

[Debbie Howitt]

Julie ,files will not open

[juliehclark]

ok - let's see. do you get an error message? if so, what?

[autisticwonder]

OK, Guys, Crops, Marion, etc..Let's see if I follow this wonderful tip you are giving correctly..Do you minimize the SBM folder to the taskbar and then shortcut Images folder to desktop and drop and drag what you want to the task bar SBM and it will lock and load?? Sounds marvey!! I'm going to play with it this morning!! THanks for the tip!!Takes forever sometimes to get embellishments and papers from other outside folders!!! Boy, I love it here!!

[twx]

There is a free program called "Gimp"

Here is a post to instructions on how to use it. Very simple!

Marion

http://www.scrapbookmax.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1796&highlight=gimp


Thank you so much. I will give it a try when I get home from work tonight....It took me hours to do what I did with Paint.net....

[OnieRN]

OK, Guys, Crops, Marion, etc..Let's see if I follow this wonderful tip you are giving correctly..Do you minimize the SBM folder to the taskbar and then shortcut Images folder to desktop and drop and drag what you want to the task bar SBM and it will lock and load?? Sounds marvey!! I'm going to play with it this morning!! THanks for the tip!!Takes forever sometimes to get embellishments and papers from other outside folders!!! Boy, I love it here!!


Find the files you want on the desktop then right click. Now select " Send it to.....Desktop" Now it will appear on the desktop!

Good Luck!
:)

[crops2dawn]

Wonder - Another hint for ya when you download things, templates or whatever for scrapbooking download to your desktop and just drag and drop to your file, it is sooo much easier!

[kristyc1994]

Here's mine:

http://www.scrapbookmax.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=6426&cat=500&ppuser=418

I didn't make anything new, sorry, but I don't really know how! :o Hope you like the template...I got lucky, it came in just under 5mb when I cleared the pictures!

[*eng*]

Here's mine:

http://www.scrapbookmax.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=6426&cat=500&ppuser=418

I didn't make anything new, sorry, but I don't really know how! :o Hope you like the template...I got lucky, it came in just under 5mb when I cleared the pictures!

Awww....as adorable as Moonbeams teddy :)

[autisticwonder]

Learned how to make tags today and life got easier working the embellishments folder thanks to the great advice given earlier!!!
Here's just 3 but hope you can use them..Also included gold tag for whatever. Anyone whats any help making a special tag let me know!! Need the practice to learn it well. HaPpY Scrappin FOLKS!!

[kristyc1994]

Learned how to make tags today and life got easier working the embellishments folder thanks to the great advice given earlier!!!
Here's just 3 but hope you can use them..Also included gold tag for whatever. Anyone whats any help making a special tag let me know!! Need the practice to learn it well. HaPpY Scrappin FOLKS!!

You are having WAY too much fun.....keep going because your results are AWESOME!!! I especially love the gold tag that you put in the bunch...it's beautiful! Thank you so much for sharing what you make - those of us who can't make anything really appreciate it! :D

[sacannon]

Thanks so much Wonder, You are getting really good at this.

[autisticwonder]

You guys are so AWESOME at putting templates together! That is going to take me some serious study to do that. This stuff cost me plenty of bucks to get the software and tutorials to learn it!! So if you want anything special to help you finish a project..just drop me a line and I'll see if I can do it for you!! And if I can't I'll find away to learn it! SBM makes it possible to use what I make. Love doing it!! THis is FUN!! Frustrating FUN sometimes! Thanks for the kind words!!

[crops2dawn]

These are WONDERful thanks soooo much! Glad you are getting to know your stuff! I can do a template but cant make a thing! Thanks so much Wonder!!!;)

[spanielmom]

Wonder, you are truly amazing. When you get this stuff all learned why don't you teach the rest of us! LOL

[autisticwonder]

You have Paint Shop Pro X..I'll have something to teach you!!! I can't do it on any other program!! Love to teach anyone that wants to learn. Give a fish to a hungry man, feed him for a day. Teach him how to fish, and you feed him for a life time!! At very least, I can recommend my favorite books..Jasc paint Shop Creations..Scrapbooking the Digital Way by Michelle Shefueland. 2004.

[spanielmom]

Nope, my hubby has photoshop. I know nothing about it and he has no patience to teach me.

[twx]

I am attempting to share my first embie. Thank you Marion for the tip of using Gimp. It worked to cut the image out and then I went back to my paint.net to finish....

In this pack, I hope there are three butterflies....pink, brown and purple/blue....

If someone would test this and let me know. Hopefully, I packed them correctly......

I did learn that patience is a virtue that I don't have.....

Terry

[Marion]

I just looked at them and they turned out absolutely beautiful!!!!
Thank you for all your efforts and sharing them with us. It does get easier with time, so it will take less and less of your patience!

Marion

[sacannon]

Thanks so much for sharing with us.

[Linda]

Tags and butterflies are all beautiful! Thanks to both of you for sharing.

[*eng*]

Thank you these are great. x

[mh51]

BOY - I found it difficult to work in PINKs...... ALSO my template is 10Mb - how do I reduce it in size???????
Can anyone help please.....

Don't know if anyone has posted a reply to this AND if so, please forgive me.

Can anyone tell me how to reduce the size of my template. I don't think it's overloaded with embellishments...............

[kristyc1994]

WOW - these are beautiful! You say you made this butterfly by cutting out and painting pieces of coke bottle plastic???? :eek: How clever and very pretty! ;)

[spanielmom]

Could one of you talented embie makers take the word Dreamy that Julie gave us and make the word Handsome----I can use Dreamy and Cute for my daughter, but I would love to have handsome for my 16 year-old son

[makeyesup]

Don't know if anyone has posted a reply to this AND if so, please forgive me.

Can anyone tell me how to reduce the size of my template. I don't think it's overloaded with embellishments...............


Mary, sent a private message to you.

[NanaC95565]

I am attempting to share my first embie. Thank you Marion for the tip of using Gimp. It worked to cut the image out and then I went back to my paint.net to finish....

In this pack, I hope there are three butterflies....pink, brown and purple/blue....

If someone would test this and let me know. Hopefully, I packed them correctly......

I did learn that patience is a virtue that I don't have.....

Terry

Beautiful thanks so much for sharing.

[Gotart]

I was getting so frustrated with trying to resize. I went out of town for a few days & with my mind rested, I came back I figured it out.. Yeah:)

My Brown background is the brown print with a filter added. I used the torn scrap twice & made one orange. I changed color & effects of the Butterflies.

I left the PICS off the template so you can see what is behind if you want to use it since I covered with Pictures . I took the striped paper & added 2 different filters & this is what I got.
TLT

[Marion]

I was getting so frustrated with trying to resize. I went out of town for a few days & with my mind rested, I came back I figured it out.. Yeah:)

My Brown background is the brown print with a filter added. I used the torn scrap twice & made one orange. I changed color & effects of the Butterflies.

I left the PICS off the template so you can see what is behind if you want to use it since I covered with Pictures . I took the striped paper & added 2 different filters & this is what I got.
TLT

Great job! Amazing what you can do with a fresh brain!

Marion

[autisticwonder]

Here's another template. The folder I had stored all my newly created brads and papers to give you got totally wiped out on my computer. THis is all that remains..So I can't give you any tags or brads you see in this template..The shaper survived because it was in another folder..So tomorrow, I will go back to work. Maybe produce something BETTER!!

[sacannon]

Thanks so much Wonder, This is nice. Did your file get deleted or just disappear. If it got deleted, you could check your recycle bin and restore it. If it disappeared and you remember what you named it, you could do a search on your computer for it. Maybe you already tried this, Just thought I would throw it out there in case you hadn't.

Thanks again.

[Marion]

Here's another template. The folder I had stored all my newly created brads and papers to give you got totally wiped out on my computer. THis is all that remains..So I can't give you any tags or brads you see in this template..The shaper survived because it was in another folder..So tomorrow, I will go back to work. Maybe produce something BETTER!!


Good attitude. My pc is broke too and I am working on my laptop for a week now. I am glad I have this one otherwise I would go nuts!

Marion

[NanaC95565]

I was getting so frustrated with trying to resize. I went out of town for a few days & with my mind rested, I came back I figured it out.. Yeah:)

My Brown background is the brown print with a filter added. I used the torn scrap twice & made one orange. I changed color & effects of the Butterflies.

I left the PICS off the template so you can see what is behind if you want to use it since I covered with Pictures . I took the striped paper & added 2 different filters & this is what I got.
TLT

great templates thanks for sharing.

[autisticwonder]

Could one of you talented embie makers take the word Dreamy that Julie gave us and make the word Handsome----I can use Dreamy and Cute for my daughter, but I would love to have handsome for my 16 year-old son

FOR sure, this is my FIRST attempt EVER!!

Oh..Gotart..LOVE your TEMPLATES and HaPpY you figured it out!!

Spent 2 hours on searches..no luck. When I went to open folder from short cut on desktop to put in Steve's embie maker..Disappeared with some working noises on my hard drive..I assume CONSUMNED?? I'll sleep on it..like Gotart!!

[spanielmom]

FOR sure, this is my FIRST attempt EVER!!

Oh..Gotart..LOVE your TEMPLATES and HaPpY you figured it out!!

Spent 2 hours on searches..no luck. When I went to open folder from short cut on desktop to put in Steve's embie maker..Disappeared with some working noises on my hard drive..I assume CONSUMNED?? I'll sleep on it..like Gotart!!


Wonder I could kiss you. Thanks for the handsome embie. It will look much nicer on my son's layout. I'll post it in the gallery when I get done. Sorry to hear you lost a folder. I have spent most of the day putting my stuff on a CD so if it happens I at least have a copy.
Thanks again bunches and bunches.

[grannywin]

My first uploaded template!! I agree that this January challenge was a dilly. The colors were very difficult to blend. I was really impressed with the designs that I have seen so far. Really talented people in this forum. The heart and background around the picture were created by me as a scrap. The color was taken from the star in the original template.

[Marion]

Congrats on your first template, you did a great job. Very nice! I agree the colors were very difficult to work with, especially when you have mainly boys.
I can't believe how every one took this challenge and made their templates look so very different. And so very beautiful. And just think about it, it is only January 10th. Who knows what else we can dream up by the end of the month!

Marion

[Linda]

Grannywin this is a great template! Can you please tell me what font (fonts) you used? I've been hunting for something similiar without any luck.

[autisticwonder]

I LOVE everyone's Templates. I'm going to have to invest in a hard drive just for all the goodies I'm picking up here!! WOW!! This is so much fun!!

Here's so fun I'm having with learning the Paint Shop Pro Program. Made 2 plaids to complement male and female. Then I made matching brads for all our papers!!

Newbies: Please click the blue links and choose OPEN. THese will load up in you embellishments folder in you SBM program. From there you can distribute and copy to various folders you desire. You do not need to keep these in the booster packs they come in. d27 is used with each item I create so you can identify and use freely with no restrictions except that you DON'T claim as your own and Don't restrict the use of these. THANKS!!

[autisticwonder]

Love the brown and pink combo best! Then the orange and brown..Goosh, having a hard time figuring out how to manage the rest of the colors!

The battle of size is figured out I think!! Have fun everyone!!

[Linda]

Nice one! Gosh, you're smoking!!! Sounds like you are really having fun, too! Thanks for sharing!

[Gotart]

I have loved this challenge. I wish I had more time to play.. Since I am still pretty new, What is the best way to organize all these files so they are together in one place? Do you put all the templates all together? TLT

[NanaC95565]

Love the brown and pink combo best! Then the orange and brown..Goosh, having a hard time figuring out how to manage the rest of the colors!

The battle of size is figured out I think!! Have fun everyone!!

This is great, I love it and the colors. Awesome job on the LO You are doing great. Keep it up.

[autisticwonder]

I got some great tips from Marion and Crops that placing your embellishments folders, etc. on you desktop and opening there is easier to manage than using your heart button..and WOW is it!! You have to use drop and drag..HOLD until SBM opens and then DROP on the page that I have downsized to the taskbar. As for ORGANIZING all the wonderful goodies...I have found that MOST folks don't identify each item with their name, etc..some way to recognize who it came from. Most ask that you not share with others on sites like ours. So I have lots of separate folders with each kit now to avoid copyright infringing. Which discourages me from even bothering to get the freebies. So I'm making my own, rather than getting the goods now. It has to be SUPER nice for me to download the freebies. I have created folders for BRADS and EYELETS, CLIPS, BUTTONS, PAPERS I make and PAPERS of others, etc. Then I open a folder and move all the items to that folder as I break the pieces down. Much easier for me to do. THen I can look for a particular item. Be careful when you delete some items. THey will copy and leave copy behind the place you moved it from or deleted from. You can delete these items but you have to do it through WINDOWS and not through SBM.
Others have far better advice than I ..so stay tuned!!

[sacannon]

Thanks so much for the goodies. My hubby got me an external hard drive for christmas. I am keeping everything on it.

[Marion]

Same here, I actually have 2 external harddrives. One just for my pictures and my scrapbook stuff. The other for misc.

Marion:)

[NanaC95565]

Here are some more elements for your January Challenge. Enjoy.

[OnieRN]

I am glad that I bought the external hard drive. I backed up everything to it last weekend and plan to back up every couple of weeks or sooner, if I download a lot of stuff. I do work off my desktop with 4 folders (embies, background, scrapes, and shapes. It's pretty easy to drag and drop into those folders. Right now I'm looking for a way to organize and search for my embies, papers, shapes etc, :)nie

[sacannon]

I broke mine down into catagories. Like Bows, Ribbons, Lace, Stitches, hearts etc.... It was time consuming to set up, but now I can go to the folder I want.

[Marion]

I have many catagories. Alphas, overlays, embies, buttons and ribbons, kits, backgrounds, ploppers, frames. I also try and keep Christmas, Halloween and some other catagories separate. So far it seems to be working.

Marion

[grannywin]

RE: So In Love template
I checked my template and the LOVE script was done in Edwardian Script. The journal was written in Bix Antique Script. I did a search of the Internet since I wasn't sure if I downloaded these fonts or if they came with a program. The Edwardian Script is available at several sites for a price. I couldn't find the Bix Antique Script. Hope that helps you.

[sacannon]

I have many catagories. Alphas, overlays, embies, buttons and ribbons, kits, backgrounds, ploppers, frames. I also try and keep Christmas, Halloween and some other catagories separate. So far it seems to be working.

Marion

I did the same Marion. I figured it was easier to keep things like Christmas all together, instead of searching through everything. I did break it down within the Christmas folder.

[autisticwonder]

These are SHAPES to help OUTLINE a template for placing knick knacks, journaling, pictures etc. much like a SHADOW BOX. I had't found any on site so I made a bunch up..1 square yields 4 different potential layouts..TUrn them. Skew them with your PAPER SCRAPES to any album page size. Unlimited possibilities. I didn't give much thought as to rectangle and square placement..ALL RANDOM. Just something for you to try. This link will take you to more outlines.

http://www.scrapbookmax.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3298

For NEWBIES: Just click the blue link then OPEN..it will automatically send to templates in SBM. For thumbnails, simply right click..SAVE TARGET AS..then save to SHAPES folder in SBM..I make a FRAMES folder to put mine in.

Special Note: On what was mentioned earlier with hard drives etc. THe PRIVATE ALBUM feature in GALLERY makes a great place for me to store precious photo pages I create. SO if the house burns down... ALL is NOT lost. Something to remember..unlimited!!! Love this place!!

[*eng*]

These are SHAPES to help OUTLINE a template for placing knick knacks, journaling, pictures etc. much like a SHADOW BOX. I had't found any on site so I made a bunch up..1 square yields 4 different potential layouts..TUrn them. Skew them with your PAPER SCRAPES to any album page size. Unlimited possibilities. I didn't give much thought as to rectangle and square placement..ALL RANDOM. Just something for you to try. This link will take you to more outlines.

http://www.scrapbookmax.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3298

For NEWBIES: Just click the blue link then OPEN..it will automatically send to templates in SBM. For thumbnails, simply right click..SAVE TARGET AS..then save to SHAPES folder in SBM..I make a FRAMES folder to put mine in.

Special Note: On what was mentioned earlier with hard drives etc. THe PRIVATE ALBUM feature in GALLERY makes a great place for me to store precious photo pages I create. SO if the house burns down... ALL is NOT lost. Something to remember..unlimited!!! Love this place!!

Is there no limit to your talents!! Thank you so much.:)

[Linda]

Thank you for looking up the fonts for me Grannywin. I'm going to try and find them....yours looked so nice!

[sacannon]

Thanks so much for sharing with us Wonder. You are so good at this.

[juliehclark]

what a great idea!

[Karey1970]

:confused: OK, I have finished my first challenge, but have no idea where to go from here! A little nudge in the right direction would be great!!!

[autisticwonder]

:confused: OK, I have finished my first challenge, but have no idea where to go from here! A little nudge in the right direction would be great!!!

Yeah!! Now have you posted your Challenge here in Jan Challenge Discussions section?? If you are wondering how to UPLOAD..post a reply, go to bottom section and click manage attachments. Then Browse to find item to upload. You should have it converted to .smt template by doing Export to Template already. If it is less than 5MB than it will upload nicely..Not timely, be patient. Go back and get the SCREENSHOT that accompanies it so we can see your clever challenge and write a little note in the reply box, hit submit.
To post in the GALLERY, you need to go back to your TEMPLATE and say PUBLISH to..IMAGES..Click the SIZE box to MEDIUM and then click OK..Look up tutorials for posting to the Gallery for further coaching and you can print those instructions out!! Then you just WAIT till next month or continue with the CHallenge of creating matching papers, embellishments, etc. if you wish.

Hope that answers your question. Two Challenges going on...one for Pets and one for Julies kit. So go try PETS if you haven't done that one!!

Now..here's another effort at the LEARNING process. I created papers within the Scrapbook Max program for this one. I overlapped the edges of the paper and turned papers to do make a diagonal page then PUBLISHED to IMAGES at FULL size..creates JPEG (process cuts off edges of the paper)then moved the new Paper to my Paper SCRAPS. Then I opened a new page and used the new papers to custom shape to one of Angelwithin's handy dandy rounded square frames..Used the shape and downsized and lapped then together. BUT, when you pull the paper in to CUSTOM shape you see just the background not the whole design..DOn't let that THROW you off. It still cut and when shown on scrapbook page the whole image was there. And it went through the whole template process without difficulty. New discoveries everyday!! Several of you know this..I'm slow to catch on!!

Oh..Found out that the FULL sized image is 1600x1600 (over the upload limit of 1280) So I converted to PNG in PSP program to the 1280 size.