February Challenge!

[juliehclark]

Hi All! This month's kit (courtesy of Steve (http://www.scrapbookmax.com/store/manufacturers.php?manufacturerid=2)) is in the post just below this one!

THIS MONTH WE'LL BE DOING 2 SIZES: 8 by 8 and 4 by 6

Please specify when uploading for us which size you are doing! By the time the nmonth is over, we'll have an 8 by 8 album AND a mini bragbook!


Each month I will upload a full kit and a colorswatch from one of the designers (or an aspiring designer who would like to donate something.)

You are to do the following things with that kit:

1. Make a layout and upload it to the gallery and post a link here for us to see
2. Make a template and share it with the group (post to this thread!)
3. Make coordinating embellishments and papers, etc to share with the group (on this thread)

I am attaching my template and the colorswatch to get y'all started. See post below for full kit!

Have Fun!

Julie

[juliehclark]

By the way - Steve's kit will be much easier to work with when it comes to uploading stuff because the file sizes are much smaller than my mammoth kit was last month!! :p

[spanielmom]

Oooooooo Did I log on at the right time or what! This looks great---can't wait to start. Thanks Julie and Steve.

[juliehclark]

YAY!!! I really like this kit - It will be perfect for a bragbook for my niece's birthday coming up later in the month!

[spanielmom]

BY THE WAY! Let's do 2 sizes this month!

Do an 8 by 8 layout and template AND a 4 by 6 layout and template! We can build a bragbook!!!!


Like That idea also.

[twx]

This looks like another wonderful challenge. I am looking forward to participating. Thanks Julie and Steve!


Terry

[crops2dawn]

WOW What a great KIT! Thanks Steve!! Everything you create is always so good! But that is the last nice comment I will give to ya, your head will explode with all the great comments! LOL
Julie- i cant wait to get started on this! 2 books in one month WOWZA~!
The peeps in here are very good at these challenges!:) :)

[Marion]

Thanks guys! Awesome, can't wait to get started!:D

Marion

[MaggieMae]

Thanks so much - this is a great kit!!

[Marion]

I guess I am the first one up....

Here it is....

[autisticwonder]

Oh..Marion...GORGEOUS template!!!
Love these colors and I'm thinking boy things..Needed these colors for baby announcement for a boy born this week. So loaded your swatch of colors and made some papers to share. And here's a boys birth announcement on 8x8 (2)

http://www.scrapbookmax.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=7838&limit=last1

Julie...I used several shapes to make this..LOVE your SHAPES!! THANKS!! and used Bobby Bears tag (THANKS).

Newbies: simply RIGHT click on thumbnail and choose either one SAVE TARGET AS or SAVE PICTURE AS to download the papers and designate to your background or paper scraps section. Click on blue link and choose OPEN and it will drop announcement into your TEMPLATES.

[Marion]

I saw the bubble paper in your layout and was drooling over it! Thanks for sharing it!

this is going to be a great monthly challenge, I can just feel it!:)

Marion

[lilbinkey]

I guess I am the first one up....

Here it is....
Ohh Marion I just love your Templant!! Great Pics of you & Your Hubby... :)

XOXOXOOX,

[autisticwonder]

Marion..I'm with you..love the colors and all the excitement and goodies we got last month..CAN't WAIT TO see all the goodies coming out of this!! Going to be GREAT!!

[lilbinkey]

By the way - Steve's kit will be much easier to work with when it comes to uploading stuff because the file sizes are much smaller than my mammoth kit was last month!! :p
Julie
I cant find your download in my SBM The Febchallange.SMB
It said it installed it, But where did it install it at??

Thanks!

[srussell]

Looks like it get installed to:

"C:/Scrapbook MAX!/Gallery/Images/Embellishments/Booster Packs"

Julie added a couple of items and changed the install location...

[crops2dawn]

Hey Binks they installed in the embellishments!
Marion- that LO is spectacular!!!! LOVE IT! Thanks!
Wonder- Those papers are to die for!!! Thanks!

I also think this month of stuff is going to be FANTASTIC!!!!!

[rosana brito]

Thanks challenge Julie, is fantastic color i loved,

[rosana brito]

I guess I am the first one up....

Here it is....

you D Flash??????? is adorable you challenge , very pretty !!

[rosana brito]

[QUOTE=autisticwonder;34023]Oh..Marion...GORGEOUS template!!!
Love these colors and I'm thinking boy things..Needed these colors for baby announcement for a boy born this week. So loaded your swatch of colors and made some papers to share. And here's a boys birth announcement on 8x8 (2)

Thanks Autistic always you prestative great friend. the combination of these colors had been very good, thanks kisses

[sacannon]

Hey Binks they installed in the embellishments!
Marion- that LO is spectacular!!!! LOVE IT! Thanks!
Wonder- Those papers are to die for!!! Thanks!

I also think this month of stuff is going to be FANTASTIC!!!!!

DITTO: Everything Crops said.

[leafroberts]

These are great colors! My oldest daughter is expecting in July and these colors are perfect.

Just a reminder to everyone when naming your templates to include your name or something unique, because otherwise your template may overwrite someone else's.

Thanks,
Leaf

[crops2dawn]

Ok Peeps, I have made 2 papers to go with this! I know we all have tons of paper, but this is MY first time trying to contribute, I cannot make shapes & embellishments, NOT YET ANYWAY... so let me know what ya think! If it is crappy, please just tell me,OK!!!!
Ok I can only put in one, can someone tell me how ya put more then one on a thread, I know there has got to be a secret for that, I just dont know it yet! LOL

[spanielmom]

If everyone would use the same thing but place there screen name in it they would all fall in the same place in the templates folder. For example use the following when naming:

Feb_Challenge_8X8_screenname.smt or
Feb_Challenge_4X6_screenname.smt

Mine would be Feb_Challenge_8X8_spanielmom.smt

How does that sound?

[MaggieMae]

Here's the link to the template in the gallery:

http://www.scrapbookmax.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=7864&cat=712

Now let me see if I can get a thumbnail (:o ) up then I'll try to post a template! If this works it will be a miracle!!!:p Crikey! I have 2 thumbnails and no template - I need to work on this some more!

[crops2dawn]

Here is the second one! Ok I think I figured out why - it was tooo big, but what i dont get now is they were both the same size, but changed somehow! Ohhh so much to learn, but I am having fun!!!!:) :)

[rosana brito]

! Carol, you now sleeps now? stubborn girl ne? thanks is papers ok, y love you! kisses sleeps with God, and debtor for changing smile ok, that one must have died of in such a way jumping, hahahahahaah

[MaggieMae]

I'm not sure how it will work - someone please tell me! I've never uploaded a template before. Also, I was working on the template and didn't think about the name - I tried to change it but it wouldn't. Having our names attached to the templates is a wonderful idea - sorry you guys. Please tell me someone if the template came through as a template!! Crikey! I did it - I think! :p

[crops2dawn]

I'm not sure how it will work - someone please tell me! I've never uploaded a template before. Also, I was working on the template and didn't think about the name - I tried to change it but it wouldn't. Having our names attached to the templates is a wonderful idea - sorry you guys. Please tell me someone if the template came through as a template!! Crikey! I did it - I think! :p

CRIKEY YOU DID DO IT!!!!:) :) :)

[Marion]

Julie, your template works great! And Carol your paper is wonderful!
Thanks guys!

Marion

[Marion]

Here is another one. I borrowed the striped background and added the arrow and crayon shapes.

[a_nussbaum]

I so hope i did this right! I got the program and ive been going crazy with it!! whoo hooo! After about 2 hours agonizing why my psp was putting a background on my saved text... I finally got a two page layout done! next... those 4x6's.. muahahah...

Not to fancy, as i really love journaling... but here they are.. if i can figure out how, i could put an attachment for all the embelishments i did... but how?

[a_nussbaum]

OHHH! and you all are doing such a great job already! and thanks so much for the kit, its beautiful! Just love these colors, hahaha

[Marion]

Beautiful Job Angie!

[spanielmom]

ok, I need some help. I'm trying to use Wonder's papers that she made (and they are beautiful) but when I bring them into Max they are distorted. They don't look anything like her posts. Can someone help?

[a_nussbaum]

i pulled the bubbles in using the background option through page, it turned out okay....

umm.. wonder... can you share how you make the stripped backgrounds?? Id love to learn how... but for the life of me cant figure it out!!!

[Marion]

I used her striped paper in my layout and it looked great. The other 2 seem to be fine too. How did you save them?

I just right clicked and went "save target as" and they look fine. Maybe try and download them again.

[juliehclark]

ANGIE - your baby is so beautiful! great layouts

[sacannon]

Here is a link to my layout in the gallery.

http://www.scrapbookmax.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=7879&cat=500&ppuser=2066

I made everything in this before the kit was posted. I also have another layout but will bring that up another day. I tried to zip up the elements but the file was way to big. I will have to break them up, so it will be coming.

[Marion]

Beautiful Sue!

[spanielmom]

I used her striped paper in my layout and it looked great. The other 2 seem to be fine too. How did you save them?

I just right clicked and went "save target as" and they look fine. Maybe try and download them again.

tried re-saving them but the all three (bubbles, puzzle, stripes) come in blurry as backgrounds, and if I bring them in as paperscraps the design is tiny and multiplied by many times. So what you see as big bubbles are teeny tiny bubbles all over the paper

[sacannon]

Here are the elements for my challenge. Hopefully this works

[OnieRN]

Thank you so for these links. I still can not open the FEB CHALLENGE file with all the goodies, for this challenge! Thank you Thank you Thank you, for your zip files because I'm able to extract them and open them. I have no idea WHY the file link is saving or opening as a SBM file, which I can not figure out how to open. Everytime I click on it, it tells me that there are 49 files but I'll be dang to figure out WHERE THERE GOING OR HOW TO OPEN THEM. I'm sure when I figure this out, the file will have at least 300-400 files in it, rather than the 49. I have literally tried everything I can think of to include saving them to my embellishments, and again they saved as a SBM file, which I can not open. What is the recommended program to use and where do I find it?i??

I would love to do this challenge so if anyone can please explain in detail as to why I can not change, save or use this to a jpeg file, I would appreciate it. Heck, I don't care what the heck file it's in, as long as I can use it!

:(nie

[Maggie]

I got excited about the color swatch again.

(This looks a lot better enlarged. Something about the font peeking on the side makes the plaid look "off axis" on the thumbnail, but it isn't...I worked really hard to line those boxes back up nice and straight, Julie. [ahem...not that they were CROOKED or anything!) :-D

(Lovin' the enthusiasm and all the fun work going on!)

~Mag

[Maggie]

Onie,

Try opening SBM, open a blank doc. Click on the little embellishment red heart at the top, and scroll down the list.

Mine is called "Booster Pack". Every paper and element is shown there in the main viewer panel when you click on Booster Pack--creative name! ;)

[Linda]

WOW, You guys have really been busy while I was sleeping! I got up and found all sorts of neat things to play with. I love all the templates and the embies you've all made and shared. This is going to be a fantastic challenge! Thanks Steve & Julie for the kit and the challenge! Thanks to everyone else for their contributions!
Love the naming suggestion...will make it easier to find. I also love the embies in the zip files.....much easier to work with. I put a folder on my desktop and called it Feb Challenge SBM. Then I open the zip file and move all of the embies into that one folder. That means it's all there in one place to work with when I scrap and I can drag & drop.

[*eng*]

WOW, You guys have really been busy while I was sleeping! I got up and found all sorts of neat things to play with. I love all the templates and the embies you've all made and shared. This is going to be a fantastic challenge! Thanks Steve & Julie for the kit and the challenge! Thanks to everyone else for their contributions!
Love the naming suggestion...will make it easier to find. I also love the embies in the zip files.....much easier to work with. I put a folder on my desktop and called it Feb Challenge SBM. Then I open the zip file and move all of the embies into that one folder. That means it's all there in one place to work with when I scrap and I can drag & drop.

A great idea Linda. I'm a bit confused though as to the zip files you mean. Do you mean Julie's or the ones Sue's posted? Have yo changed them to zip files? If you have how do you do it, I would much prefer them to be saved elsewhere and use the browse.
Maybe I've totally misunderstood.:D:confused:

[makeyesup]

Looks like it get installed to:

"C:/Scrapbook MAX!/Gallery/Images/Embellishments/Booster Packs"

Julie added a couple of items and changed the install location...

From previous gifts, I have multiple items in that folder. Tried searching by modify date to find the ones for this challenge and could not make sure that I have all the right ones.

Can it be posted again, perhaps in a .sbm file with a specific name or a zip file?

Thanks,

Maureen

[autisticwonder]

tried re-saving them but the all three (bubbles, puzzle, stripes) come in blurry as backgrounds, and if I bring them in as paperscraps the design is tiny and multiplied by many times. So what you see as big bubbles are teeny tiny bubbles all over the paper

I'm totally stumped as to what is happening with the papers of mine you downloaded..So redid them for you to try these..SAVE TARGET AS and drop in Paper scraps..You might have a gremlin in your program. Does it distort the Baby Announcement?? if you downloaded that??

FOLKS, LOVE all the goodies this morning...WOWOOWOWOWOW!!

I'm trying to get rid of the Boy Birth Announcement I first posted because I forgot to put the usual d27 in front..Don't want to overwrite another announcement you might have..SOSOOSOS SOOORRRRY!! Reposting with NEW name. ANd giving you another smaller paper for you to try spanielmom..

[autisticwonder]

ooops..forgot to add the attachments...

HEY CROPS...WOWWOWZER on your papers I LOOVOVVVE THEM!!! GREAT JOB!! Love the CHALLENGES!!! SO much fun to see all these incredible creations!!

Hope this works Spanielmom..I changed the resolution to 150 but size remains 1200 x1200 6inx6in optomized. HUM..head scratcher!!!

[autisticwonder]

Here's some fun with trying to make new papers to add to the challenge!!

[juliehclark]

Onie - I think it isnstalls to c> program files> scrapbook max> gallery> images> embellishments> feb

(maybe?)

[sacannon]

It took a while to find the kit too after I downloaded it a couple of times. It went to a booster pack in the embellishments (under the red heart). I had a bunch of other items in there too. So I pulled the ones from the kit out and put them in another file called Feb Challenge.

[sacannon]

Love everyone's layouts so far and thanks to everyone for their great creations to add to the kit. I will be adding another one soon.

[a_nussbaum]

Spanielmom.... is your background sent to tile? maybe thats the problem???

[srussell]

For anyone that seems to be having problems with the .SMB file, here's a link to a zip file with the components.

http://www.iireproductions.com/design/challenge/iiRe_Pastel_Challenge.zip

[autisticwonder]

Working on a Memorie page for Mom today!! Love these colors!! Made 2 shapes to work the frame and stringy flower. Used Julie Clarks tag frame SHape for green tag outline. Made a cute button..but then didn't use it..Hum..

Newbies: For the BLUE link..simply click and say OPEN and the template will go straight to your template folder...ready to use..FOR the THUMBNAIL..SIMPLY RIGHT click, choose SAVE TARGET AS or SAVE PICTURE AS if TARGET not lighted..and designate the black whites to your SHAPES folder, the Paper to your Paper scraps if you like and the cute button..in embellishments!

THANKS ANGELWITHIN for her BOW shape I used for topper!!

[Linda]

You're doing great with the papers Wonder; thanks!

Steve, Thank you soooo much for the zip file. That makes things much easier! :)

Eve, I mean the zip files like Steve's above and like the ones that put the embies in a zip for us to use. It's just so much nicer, easier and faster to have the zip files and open them into one folder on the desktop. Then you don't have to hunt for challenge items. If they have .zip on the end, you unzip them and put each individual element in the main folder. This is probably clear as mud! I have a hard time explaining things sometimes.
Maybe someone else can explain it better.

[spanielmom]

Well I'm still having the same troubles. Thanks Wonder for reposting your original papers. I deleted the old ones and saved the new ones. No luck. I've tried bringing them in as everything available and I get the same results no matter what I do. I'm going to try some of the newer papers you uploaded this morning and see if I have any luck with them. I have kids home today (inservice) so I may not get to try it all till tonight.

[makeyesup]

For anyone that seems to be having problems with the .SMB file, here's a link to a zip file with the components.

http://www.iireproductions.com/design/challenge/iiRe_Pastel_Challenge.zip

Thanks Steve, That's much easier than going through the entire booster pack file to find which ones are part of this challenge. I think a lot of times we are in such a hurry to get things done, we forget one little piece like naming conventions for easier handling. Oh well.

[Marion]

I was inspired by the bubble paper, so here is my cute babe page.... :)

Marion

[MaggieMae]

Here goes - I hope I can do this twice!! LOL

The link:

http://www.scrapbookmax.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=7884&limit=recent

The thumbnail and template (I hope!!):

Crikey - I think it worked!!

[Marion]

Love the frame work!

[MaggieMae]

ok, I need some help. I'm trying to use Wonder's papers that she made (and they are beautiful) but when I bring them into Max they are distorted. They don't look anything like her posts. Can someone help?

I'm having the same trouble with the gorgeous bubble paper and the puzzle pieces - the striped one was just fine. I so want to use the bubble paper but it's really blurry and distorted when I bring it in. I saved it as save picture to. Help anyone?! Thanks much!

[Marion]

Mine worked just fine. I think you are trying to save the thumbnail image. Open it first by clicking on it.
This is what I did: Click on image first, this opens up a box with a bigger image. Then right click and save as or save target as.

Let me know if that works for you!

Marion

[sacannon]

Marion is right. I had the same trouble. I just did what she said. Click on the thumbnail first. Then save it at the enlarged size. It came out perfectly clear.

[MaggieMae]

Thanks so much, Marian and Sue! I was just saving the thumbnail! I haven't gone into the program and tried them yet, but I just know that was the problem. I think I did the same thing with the template shapes and I could never get them to work - I bet I just saved the thumbnail. Oh, oh! I have some work to do tonight! I'm in a reorganizing my computer frenzy and it's awful! I know what I should do - create lots of categorized files with subfiles - but it sounds like so much work!! :o

Thanks again - off to do something besides the computer! How boring!!! LOL

[NanaC95565]

I was inspired by the bubble paper, so here is my cute babe page.... :)

Marion

Great LO Marion. The Great DR.Marion soaking on the job. Huh!!!

[Maggie]

Marion...

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What can I say?

You WERE inspired.

I'm speechless. Dang, I need to look at more paper, obviously! I honestly should let my husband know of the effects of paper. (This girl is thinkin' now!)

:D

[leafroberts]

Save the smb file to disk, and then change the extension to zip and you can put them wherever yo

[leafroberts]

Save the smb file to disk and then change the extension to zip and you can put them wherever you wish.
Leaf

[autisticwonder]

Finishing up my little Momma's photo album!! Not many pages from me but I'm going to add the rest from your GORGEOUS bunches and Marion and her BUBBLES!! LOve it!!!

RIGHT click on thumbnail item you want and SAVE TARGET AS..when window comes up..Select SAVE and designate to you desired location..OK..
For .smt file..click on blue link...OPEN...it will go directly to you TEMPLATES folder.

[sacannon]

These are wonderful thanks so much and the template is great.

[sacannon]

Here is a link to my layout in the gallery:
http://www.scrapbookmax.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=7901&cat=500&ppuser=2066

I made this before the kit was posted. I will post the elements in a separate post.

[sacannon]

Here are the elements from my second try. The graduation caps, flares and the bow were made from shapes. The lettering was all fonts. So those are not included in this.

[Gotart]

Here goes - I hope I can do this twice!! LOL

The link:

http://www.scrapbookmax.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=7884&limit=recent

The thumbnail and template (I hope!!):

Crikey - I think it worked!!

MaggieMae... What is the font on this... I love it... TLT

[MaggieMae]

MaggieMae... What is the font on this... I love it... TLT

The font I used is called Hole-Hearted - I'm not sure where I got it, but I'm sure it was a free font!! LOL Glad you like it!

[spanielmom]

Mine worked just fine. I think you are trying to save the thumbnail image. Open it first by clicking on it.
This is what I did: Click on image first, this opens up a box with a bigger image. Then right click and save as or save target as.

Let me know if that works for you!

Marion

Dr. Marion I now see why they call you Dr. Marion----you diagnosed my problem and fixed it. I too was saving the thumbnail. I'm sending you a big hug for teaching this old dog a new trick.

[Maggie]

Wonder,
Thank you for posting the PSE .png file also. SWEET!

[AmeliasMuma]

Wowzers ...... so many already, wonderful colours and love the bubble paper. :)

[mh51]

Well ~ here's mine (http://www.scrapbookmax.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=7978&limit=recent)

[Linda]

I'm excited to post some embies I made. I hope you will like them! It took quite awhile and 3 programs to do them. It's my first attempt and probably did it the hard way! If only we could make embies in SBM and save them separately! I made them there but couldn't save anyway except a template. I could post the template of them, but then you'd have to put everything back in place if you resize them. These will install under embellishments in the F's.

[a_nussbaum]

Hey all... i wanted to do something kinda new for the 4x6 part of this challenge... so i made some framed layouts.. (i guess thats what you call them) One of them was a bit challengeing with the pictures i had, but it worked out great! I'll put my template up when im done decorating it! lol... but here are these if you all want them...

I saved them in a new folder named 4x6 under shapes in the gallery, made it extra easy to apply them when i pulled in a paper scrap.

[sacannon]

Thanks to all three of you!

[Gotart]

The font I used is called Hole-Hearted - I'm not sure where I got it, but I'm sure it was a free font!! LOL Glad you like it!


Thanks, I searched the Internet for the name & found it in several places. Thanks again, TLT

[autisticwonder]

Hey all... i wanted to do something kinda new for the 4x6 part of this challenge... so i made some framed layouts.. (i guess thats what you call them) One of them was a bit challengeing with the pictures i had, but it worked out great! I'll put my template up when im done decorating it! lol... but here are these if you all want them...

I saved them in a new folder named 4x6 under shapes in the gallery, made it extra easy to apply them when i pulled in a paper scrap.

Love these, LOVE these, LOVE these!! You don't have to use them just for 4x6...they skew so nicely when you UNCHECK the KEEP ASPECT off under EDIT!!
AWESOME JOB ON THESE!!! THANKS SO MUCH FOR SHARING!!

[Maggie]

Angie: I'm excited about the 4X6 layouts, too! Great thinking Angie.

Linda: I'm just excited you figured out how to package them and get them to instal in a embie file...way to go!

Wonder: You're wonderful. What else can we say? :)

[Winnie49]

Steve great job!!!!!!!!!!!! i love this kit, and the colors.
Thanks Julie for the challenge
cant wait to prepare some LO!!!!!!
Wendy

[sacannon]

Here is my 4x6 try at the challenge:


http://www.scrapbookmax.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=7996&cat=500&ppuser=2066

The ribbons were in the kit. And the bows were a shape using the bubble paper.

[sacannon]

Here is the cover book and the grommet with out the ribbon and bows if some one wants them separate. You could probably re-size it in SBM and take out the grommet holes if you wanted to.

[jazzieal]

WOW all of the layouts are great and the new papers and emblishments are wonderful..I hate to post mine now but here goes

http://www.scrapbookmax.com/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=1463

These are just some borders and solid bg papers also made an alpha set..the alphas are in a png format..I dragged them into SBM and then used the crop feature to cut each one out. . they resize nicely

[jazzieal]

well I've tried and tried and tried to post my template but I cant even get the window to pop up anyone have any suggestions..

[Maggie]

I'm not sure what window you mean, but I've had trouble in the past when I forgot to check both "remove pictures" and "optimize embellishments".
I think the wording should be more clear in the program. "Optimize" to me implies making the file LARGER (highly quality=optimize)...here, I think it makes the file smaller.

If you aren't sure if you checked those two, you can go back and go through the process, making sure you do it, and letting it write over the previous file.

Blessings,
Maggie

[spanielmom]

well I've tried and tried and tried to post my template but I cant even get the window to pop up anyone have any suggestions..

Jazzieal:
If you click on the reply button to the thread scroll down and you will see manage attachments----that is where you click to tell it what file to upload.

[MaggieMae]

Don't feel bad - I just tried and it was too big! I'm not sure how to make it smaller so I have to give up on this one I think. I just put it in the gallery and it doesn't have many embies so I don't know why it's so big?! Here it is:

http://www.scrapbookmax.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=8001&cat=1169

[grannywin]

Here is my contribution so far to the embies.

[Kazr]

Hi Julie
I am not clever in the making of templates or embies department, so am I permitted to just add a layout to the gallery,using the Feb challenge- without contributing to the other sections of the challenge???? I am sorry I am very naive in creating stuff for others.
thanks in advance
Karyn.:)

[Kazr]

Just reread the challenge, I gather I can make a L/O using the Feb kit for others, that doesnt seem so scary,but still cannot make my own embies,sorry about that :)
Karyn.

[Gotart]

This is my try at challenge.. I love doing these ... TLT

http://www.scrapbookmax.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=8029&cat=500&ppuser=3557

[jazzieal]

Jazzieal:
If you click on the reply button to the thread scroll down and you will see manage attachments----that is where you click to tell it what file to upload.

I tried that too...

[jazzieal]

Well I dont think its meant for me to load my template ....still cant get it posted

[jazzieal]

Crops..I keep forgetting to tell you I LOVE your paper..you did a great job on your 1st try..keep em coming...

[*eng*]

Hope a Max techie will be along soon to help Jazz. There was a similar problem a little while ago like this. Desmond sorted it but he hadn't a clue how lol :D

[kristyc1994]

WOW - I can't believe how much stuff everyone has contributed so far!!! I'm just getting back on my computer after 2 deaths in the families and a mini-vacation! You'd think you are all snowed in like I am right now with nothing better to do! First official BLIZZARD in West Michigan in many years! High of 3 degrees F today.....YIKES!!!

I hope to play with all of this wonderful stuff very soon - but I have to keep an eagle eye on Eddy, our new puppy, who my husband went out in the blizzard yesterday to pick up! Couldn't wait so long to make a layout to show him off.....here's a pic....isn't he the cutest??? He'll have to be the subject for my first Feb Challenge page coming soon.....

[Winnie49]

Sorry about that KristyC , now welcome back and hope to see your great job soon! this puppy is so cute!
ciao
wendy

[*eng*]

WOW - I can't believe how much stuff everyone has contributed so far!!! I'm just getting back on my computer after 2 deaths in the families and a mini-vacation! You'd think you are all snowed in like I am right now with nothing better to do! First official BLIZZARD in West Michigan in many years! High of 3 degrees F today.....YIKES!!!

I hope to play with all of this wonderful stuff very soon - but I have to keep an eagle eye on Eddy, our new puppy, who my husband went out in the blizzard yesterday to pick up! Couldn't wait so long to make a layout to show him off.....here's a pic....isn't he the cutest??? He'll have to be the subject for my first Feb Challenge page coming soon.....

Awwww...Eddy, cute name, gorgeous little fella'. What breed is he kristy?

[kristyc1994]

Awwww...Eddy, cute name, gorgeous little fella'. What breed is he kristy?

He's 3/4 Shih-Tzu and 1/4 Yorkshire Terrier. It's a "designer" breed called a "Shorkie Tzu". (Who cares about designer, all I care about is CUTE! :) )

[lila2002]

oh and by the way....superduper cute puppy there KristyC!!


i hope i am doing this right ??
http://www.scrapbookmax.com/gallery/data/1523/FebruariChallenge.jpg

for viewing my layout

but i left out the text bits and went to upload as template but darn it it wouldnt work for me...will try later. but didnt want to make the file to small as then what would be the use of the template (all blurry and vague!)

will add the text *** embie here

[Linda]

Great job Lila! Such a pretty baby, too! Hope you can get the template to upload. Be sure you have all the embies as embies and the papers as paper scraps and not photo. Then right click on your picture and clear image. Then check the optimize square. It should do fine at 8x8. Hope this helps. Thanks for the embies!

[autisticwonder]

Well ~ here's mine (http://www.scrapbookmax.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=7978&limit=recent)

Mary, love the layout with the PIGS..so cute!!

WOW Lila..you have awesome picture there of that Precious wonder!!!

Jazz..poor kid..computer wooosssss..

Kristy..the new puppy..is soooo CUTE!! ENJOY...

Linda..isn't this place something!! Excitement is so great that I see little activity in the templates and embellishments section..I come here FIRST!!

LOVE it all WONDERBEANS!!!

[kristyc1994]

Well - here's mine! Hope you all like!!! I figure anyone who wants to use this pet page can redo the letters into a different name or just take them off altogether....

http://www.scrapbookmax.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=8074&cat=1463

(:eek: Wow - I was surprised at how small my template ended up, under 1 mb! How did I do that?? :confused: :p )

[*eng*]

Thank you kristy, I love it. :)

[MaggieMae]

I was able to upload two templates (in spite of the fact that I forgot to clear the pictures! Hope you guys didn't mind.), but then I got one that was too big and I don't know how to make it smaller. I cleared the picture (LOL this time) but it is still over 5 mb and it isn't a very complicated one.

Any help? Thanks. It's so great to learn about this stuff - I'm a real techno numpty!

[lila2002]

Great job Lila! Such a pretty baby, too! Hope you can get the template to upload. Be sure you have all the embies as embies and the papers as paper scraps and not photo. Then right click on your picture and clear image. Then check the optimize square. It should do fine at 8x8. Hope this helps. Thanks for the embies!

thanx :D thats my girl when she was just litlle over a year old. (she s 4 now and boy do i ever know it!!) :D

absolutly dont get the embies as embies bit
i work in microsoft photo premium and save the file as png or jpg, this makes it a flat file. I can save as a workable png but this leaves the file huge!! way to big for uploading.
i did notice though that it might be a problem with jpg saving on my puter.
it save all jpg as Corel photopaint jpg.
hmm???
but i did get my other pages in Kalina's folder uploaded. so will try again.
i am just a bit worried about making the file to small, thus it wont be really usefull for others to work with.
but i will give it a try and then people will just have to try and let me know if it comes out ok.

thanx

[lila2002]

ok i know
its got to be JPG
it says max KB is 2048
my file is smaller then that but still wont upload
now what is the max size mine is now 1280 x 1280 pix
already sized it down but still wont upload
now how small must these pixel dimensions go
and then i left the resolution to 300 pix per inch
is less better?? or is this ok?

help
i know that with uploading the other layouts this morning i did get an option to take out photo...but as i wasnt uploading the template so didnt have to :p

[spanielmom]

OK here are my 8X8's. The colors of the kit made me dig through my son's baby pictures. My "Baby" boy turns 16 tomorrow! - is 6'1" tall and eats me out of house and home. Oh how I long for the days when I could hold him in my arms and he didn't talk back.

[MaggieMae]

These are great layouts! I love how you did all those circles and how perfect for the bubbly paper!

[Lisa S]

Here is my first try at this.
http://www.scrapbookmax.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=8077&cat=500&ppuser=1938

[MaggieMae]

You did absolutely great - very cute!!

[NanaC95565]

Here is my first try at this.
http://www.scrapbookmax.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=8077&cat=500&ppuser=1938

This is GREAT! I love the template. Great job on it.

[crops2dawn]

WOW Sis, Excellent job on this!!
Everyones work is soooo good! Love it all!!!! We sure will have a giant scrap book once this month is over!!!
This week I will work on some paper! I didnt think anyone would actually like it! I am just soooo happy to give back some!

[Maggie]

I was able to upload two templates (in spite of the fact that I forgot to clear the pictures! Hope you guys didn't mind.), but then I got one that was too big and I don't know how to make it smaller. I cleared the picture (LOL this time) but it is still over 5 mb and it isn't a very complicated one.

Any help? Thanks. It's so great to learn about this stuff - I'm a real techno numpty!


Are you guys also clicking the "maximize embellishments" box? That makes it smaller also I've read on here somewhere.

(Wouldn't it be great to somehow have permanent linkies to official instructions for uploading templates and .jpgs that would show no matter where you are on the site?

[Maggie]

Here is my first try at this.
http://www.scrapbookmax.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=8077&cat=500&ppuser=1938

Wow, Lisa! Great Job! I love how you kept definition to the page...very clean for the eye to look at.

[MaggieMae]

Are you guys also clicking the "maximize embellishments" box? That makes it smaller also I've read on here somewhere.

(Wouldn't it be great to somehow have permanent linkies to official instructions for uploading templates and .jpgs that would show no matter where you are on the site?

Thanks, Maggie. I have been clicking the "maximize emb." but someone said to be sure to bring everything in as paper scraps and embie. I've been bringing things in as pictures and that may be the problem. The next one I'll try everything I can think of! At least two of them worked!! :p

[Maggie]

I think they were speaking of other things that may need resizing.

In the case of a template, using File|Export Template (deselecting pics and selecting maximize embellishments works best I imagine.

[Linda]

Maggie Mae, I'm the one who was talking about the paper scraps and embies. When you go to add them to your page and the little box pops up asking how you want to use them the photo is selected by defaut. Be sure and change this at this point to either paper scrap or embie. If you don't it makes it larger and worse than that....when you go to export it and remove the photos, guess what gets removed along with your pictures? Yep, you have a template with a lot of missing parts.
I do wish Max could fix it so that you use effects on both embies and paper scraps. On the embies you can change color, but can't change shape in any way. On the paper scraps, you can change the shape but not the color or any effects. That gets frustrating and I thing that's why so many bring them in as photos.
Everyone is making wonderful layouts! My, my the talent that lies within this group is amazing! I'm lovin every minute of it. Like Wonder said, it's really exciting! :)
I'm hoping someone will make more papers that knows how to do it. I love the ones we have, but would like more of a selection including some solid color ones. Wonder's bubble paper is awesome! How about making more Wonder and Crops and anyone else with the know-how.

[AmeliasMuma]

Thank you very much autisticwonder for the inspiration from your bubble paper.

I still need to add a few things to the template so will post that when its complete ... but here it is so far.

http://www.scrapbookmax.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=8095&cat=1550

[AmeliasMuma]

This is the title in a slightly bigger format for you to see.

[a_nussbaum]

Here are just a few of the backgrounds i made.. i'm still really experimenting. These are more busy, i have some more solid like ones i did... if this works i'll post them too... please let me know if putting them in a smt file works or not (i do them kinda big lol)


(these pictures are very small versions of the original)

[MaggieMae]

Maggie Mae, I'm the one who was talking about the paper scraps and embies. When you go to add them to your page and the little box pops up asking how you want to use them the photo is selected by defaut. Be sure and change this at this point to either paper scrap or embie. If you don't it makes it larger and worse than that....when you go to export it and remove the photos, guess what gets removed along with your pictures? Yep, you have a template with a lot of missing parts.
I do wish Max could fix it so that you use effects on both embies and paper scraps. On the embies you can change color, but can't change shape in any way. On the paper scraps, you can change the shape but not the color or any effects. That gets frustrating and I thing that's why so many bring them in as photos.
Everyone is making wonderful layouts! My, my the talent that lies within this group is amazing! I'm lovin every minute of it. Like Wonder said, it's really exciting! :)
I'm hoping someone will make more papers that knows how to do it. I love the ones we have, but would like more of a selection including some solid color ones. Wonder's bubble paper is awesome! How about making more Wonder and Crops and anyone else with the know-how.
Linda - I'm not sure what box you're talking about - I always go to the heart or paper scrap. I never see a box that lets me choose how to use the picture! Something to learn I think! I do agree - I mostly import as pictures so I can adjust them - wish we could with scraps!

Thanks for all your help!

[makeyesup]

Here are just a few of the backgrounds i made.. i'm still really experimenting. These are more busy, i have some more solid like ones i did... if this works i'll post them too... please let me know if putting them in a smt file works or not (i do them kinda big lol)


(these pictures are very small versions of the original)

The backgrounds are very pretty; however, having problems with your .smb file.

Keep getting the error notice that it is not a properly formatted archive when I try to import.

[makeyesup]

OK here are my 8X8's. The colors of the kit made me dig through my son's baby pictures. My "Baby" boy turns 16 tomorrow! - is 6'1" tall and eats me out of house and home. Oh how I long for the days when I could hold him in my arms and he didn't talk back.

These are great. Are you going to upload them to your gallery? Looked and did not see them. Would have made a comment on the 16 year old lo, that is really great. How long did it take you to add all the bubbles, circles etc.?

[a_nussbaum]

The backgrounds are very pretty; however, having problems with your .smb file.

Keep getting the error notice that it is not a properly formatted archive when I try to import.

So sorry. Im very new at this! lol... I redid the files and saved them in another format. they are still in the smt file format. but this one should work! (i tested it on laptop lol)

[a_nussbaum]

heres some more backgrounds i did...

The yellow one is just a solid soft yellow from the swatch. I think i remember someone asking for a solid.. :) I love making backgrounds!

[juliehclark]

14 pages in 5 days! not bad :cool:

Everyone is making SUCH GREAT STUFF!!!!

Keep it up, gang!

[makeyesup]

So sorry. Im very new at this! lol... I redid the files and saved them in another format. they are still in the smt file format. but this one should work! (i tested it on laptop lol)

Thanks, got it now. Your work is very nice and much appreciated.

[Linda]

You get that nice box when you drag and drop your embies onto your page. Just open the folder where your embies are. Select the one you want and drag it to the page. The box instantly comes up with your embie and asks what you want to do with it. Once you try it this way, you won't want to do it the other way.... much faster and more versatile.
You can do the same thing with pictures. Let me know how you do with this please. I sure hope it helps!

[Linda]

Nussbaum, thank you so much for the backgrounds! That will open up more possibilities and I love them all....nice job! :)

[Maggie]

Wow. I hadn't considered the problem Linda mentioned of bringing in papers and embies by drag and drop, or as "pictures".

When we export templates and get rid of the "pictures", the templates are blank! Arg!!

I'm not sure how else to import .jpgs into this system. Even the paper scrap folder doesn't seem to like my .jpgs.

I guess we have to save them as a .png or a .psd (photoshop) file?

[lila2002]

made some papers and two embies with spring in my mind hence the tulip shape!!

hope this works I was ages trying to downsize them and nearly going crazy with it.


:D :p

[Marion]

I love the Tulip!!!!
Thanks

Marion

[*eng*]

made some papers and two embies with spring in my mind hence the tulip shape!!

hope this works I was ages trying to downsize them and nearly going crazy with it.


:D :p

Thank you, thay are lovely :)

[vnginger]

The puppy is so cute!!!!

And I do hope to get time to upload a picture from all these wonderful templates!

Thanks all for sharing.

[Winnie49]

nice papers! thank you!
but my favorites are the tulips!!!!
wendy

ps. i'm still having problems trying ot upload a template to share in this forum the same as the last challenge so i will try again :(

[Maggie]

Those are beautiful, Lila! Great work. (I use infranview to downsize files to 300X300 for web--fail proof).

[Maggie]

I like grungy looking papers and noticed there weren't many here. (Sort of along the "Basic Grey" line of design, for those of you who keep up with paper and glue scrapping.)

So, here's one. I designed the stamp to make the paper, then used non-copywrited brushes to sand it...all mine. And yours! Enjoy.

[crops2dawn]

Ok, trying out papers again! I only did 2 this time!

[MaggieMae]

You get that nice box when you drag and drop your embies onto your page. Just open the folder where your embies are. Select the one you want and drag it to the page. The box instantly comes up with your embie and asks what you want to do with it. Once you try it this way, you won't want to do it the other way.... much faster and more versatile.
You can do the same thing with pictures. Let me know how you do with this please. I sure hope it helps!


I've never worked this way (I do everything the hard way!!). Do you have scrapbook max minimized to drag and drop? When I work on a scrapbook page it covers the whole screen so I get things by clicking on pictures or the heart, etc. Hoping to learn how to do this!!

[Marion]

Use "restore down" instead of minimize, that way it just makes your window smaller and you can see both pages or programs or folders or whatever you want to see.

Marion

[jazzieal]

EVERYONE all the papers and embies ya'll are making are beautiful..thanks to all of you keep up the great work..:)

[sacannon]

Ditto Jazz, Love everything everyone is making!

[OnieRN]

I had a real challenge this month, trying to find my items in the Booster packs.... LOL

:eek:

[jazzieal]

WOW Onie this is a great LO..love the way you layered the paper..nice picture..is this the Mexican restaurant owner??? :)

[OnieRN]

Yes Jazz, that is MY MEXICAN RESTAURANT OWNER- BOYFRIEND-Harold!

This second one is my daughter and 3 grandchildren. Hope you like it!

THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR THE NICE PAPERS AND EMBIES!!!!




:)

[Marion]

Beautiful Onie, I love it!

Marion

P.S your daughter looks just as pretty as you!

[KristyAnn]

Moments to remember 8" x 8"
http://www.scrapbookmax.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=8140&cat=500&ppuser=47

[KristyAnn]

boys will be boys 4" by 6 "
http://www.scrapbookmax.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=8141&cat=500&ppuser=47

[Linda]

Great papers, embies and templates; thanks for sharing everyone! I love the tulips!!!

Crops....I like your valentine globe; do you know where you found it?

Marion, I'm not familiar with restore down. Is there a place to click on to do that or what? I ususally just use the side arrows to make my window smaller to get 2 on the page at the same time. Then click on the one I want to make it active. Is this what you mean or is there another way?

All the new layouts are great! These are such fun colors!

[Marion]

Restore down is located inbetween the "minimize" button and the "close" button. See picture below.

[crops2dawn]

[QUOTE=Linda;34938]
Crops....I like your valentine globe; do you know where you found it?



Sorry Linda, I really dont remember i am thinking Smiley Central but I am not sure!

[angelwithin]

i've been that quiet i bet you thought id fallen asleep huh lol

i went a little mad and built a 10 page template using bits from the kit and extras i made to go with it...so bare with me this may take 3 posts!

the colours were perfect for a project ive een trying to do for ages....my therapist said it would do me good to face my sons death head on as ive been avoiding it for nearly 18 years :eek: must admit its been a liberating experience

so heres the templates, the embies i made and a screenshot you can see the i'll post the pages in the next two posts

ive posted the album in the gallery but made it private so it doesnt knock anyone off - heres the link if anyone wants to view it
http://www.scrapbookmax.com/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=1554&catp=patgeten

fiona xx

[angelwithin]

first 5 pages

[angelwithin]

and the final 5 pages

[Marion]

Angel what a beautiful tribute to your son. It brought tears to my eyes. I am so sorry about your loss. No matter how long ago, I know it must still hurt!
I am so glad you are able to share it with us in such a beautiful meaningful way!

Marion

[Marion]

I saw you posted the last five pages as I was posting my comments.
Thank you so much for trusting us with your pain and your past! I know it couldn't have been easy.

Marion

[kritt]

Just beautiful, I am so sorry for your loss.......it brought tears to my eyes aswell.............

[angelwithin]

awww i didnt mean to make anyone cry

*hands out smile making choccy bars*

[spanielmom]

These are great. Are you going to upload them to your gallery? Looked and did not see them. Would have made a comment on the 16 year old lo, that is really great. How long did it take you to add all the bubbles, circles etc.?


Sorry---I worked on these so long that I didn't take the time to upload them there also. I'll do that plus I hope to upload some of the embies I made on the baby page. Might take me a few days though cause my kids keep getting 2-hour delays because of the cold temps here in PA. When they are home I don't get any scrapping done. Then it throws my whole day off.

[MaggieMae]

So sorry - you tribute is so beautiful - you can't read it without crying - it's lovely!

[jazzieal]

Such beautiful pages..your journaling is so perfect..tells us the story of little Matthew..thank you for sharing this with us..and I hope it and pray it did help you to do this..God Bless..

[OnieRN]

WOW all of the layouts are great and the new papers and emblishments are wonderful..I hate to post mine now but here goes

http://www.scrapbookmax.com/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=1463

These are just some borders and solid bg papers also made an alpha set..the alphas are in a png format..I dragged them into SBM and then used the crop feature to cut each one out. . they resize nicely


I'm getting amessage that that says this is a "PAINT" format and it can not be recognized. I do not know what the problem is but I also go the same message with a few other downloads, such as the teddy bear and butterfly. Doesn't anyone understand why???

[Linda]

Fiona, this is such a wonderful tribute to your son! I hope this has helped you start the healing process. I'm so sorry for your loss. I'm glad you have some wonderful memories of him during the short while you had him with you. Thank you for sharing with us.

[lila2002]

this is just beautifull, brought tears to my eyes.
i hope this has been a healing process for you.
if its a day or 18 years the pain of losing a child will never go away.
the only thing you can do is give he pain its place of its own like.

i wish you strenght

take care
and again the pages are absolutly beautifull

[autisticwonder]

i've been that quiet i bet you thought id fallen asleep huh lol

i went a little mad and built a 10 page template using bits from the kit and extras i made to go with it...so bare with me this may take 3 posts!

the colours were perfect for a project ive een trying to do for ages....my therapist said it would do me good to face my sons death head on as ive been avoiding it for nearly 18 years :eek: must admit its been a liberating experience

so heres the templates, the embies i made and a screenshot you can see the i'll post the pages in the next two posts

ive posted the album in the gallery but made it private so it doesnt knock anyone off - heres the link if anyone wants to view it
http://www.scrapbookmax.com/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=1554&catp=patgeten

fiona xx

When I start to get "dry eye" I know just the place to go to remedy that!!! This is such a choice album!! Loved your quote that mentioned..we not only share our happiness..but you get to really know someone through the tears too..not exact quote..but the feeling I got reading it!! You are such a SWEETHEART!! Compassionate and tenderhearted!!! BIG HUGS!! THANKS for sharing with us!!

[makeyesup]

awww i didnt mean to make anyone cry

*hands out smile making choccy bars*

What a beautiful tribute and happy that it has helped to face this loss. Our tears are also tears of joy since scrapbooking has helped you. This will also probably be a treasure for his big brother.

Just keep thinking that he is with God and is your very special angel watching over you.

[sacannon]

I think we all had tears on this one, You did a wonderful job putting this together especially since it had to be so hard for you to do.

[NanaC95565]

Fiona, Absolutely Beautiful. Wonder said it all. I was looking at your layouts and my kids asked me why I have tears in my eyes.

[NanaC95565]

Hello all here are a couple of templates for your Feb. Challenge I did. Everything was shared so I didnot create it myself although a few shapes I used are mine. Enjoy

[NanaC95565]

heres the other screen shot

[Linda]

These are pretty Nanac; thank you!

[makeyesup]

Templates for this month's challenge are spectacular. I'm so busy looking at everyone else's work that I still have not even planned out mine.

Sorry, I really do expect to contribute.

[angelwithin]

loooovvvveee those splashes nana, lovely job on the templates xx

[NanaC95565]

for those that are making more things such as papers for the challenges, May I suggest when you save them save them bigger than 100x100 when you bring them into sbm and stretch them out I have noticed they start to fade taking away from the beautiful work you have put into creating them. I have tried to resize the ones I have but unfortunately it made them really crappy looking and I am abite dissappointed the resizing has distorted them. They are beautiful and I can't use them with it happening. Please don't take this the wrong way. Not my intentions. Everyone is doing a Beautiful job. Keep it up.
Question are you guys putting them into your background folder in SBM? To use them and keep everything the way it should be.?

[NanaC95565]

I tried putting them into the backgrounds and they still do the same thing.:(

[angelwithin]

I tried putting them into the backgrounds and they still do the same thing.:(


i put all mine into the paper scraps folder find they work fine from there

[AmeliasMuma]

Thank you Angel for a beautiful story and template. I can see Mum is still proud of him :) .. so glad you are able to share Matthew with us.

[crops2dawn]

Sorry NanaC its probably me your talking about, I noticed that it was doing that yesterday, and I went back to try to make some bigger, but then it was tooo big I am still learning at this so please try to bear with me, I have found that if I bring it in as a picture and then crop it, it comes out ok, But I just need some more time to figure all this stuff out! So I thank you for your advice and just be a little patient with me and I will get it sooner or later.

[crops2dawn]

Angelwithin- that is such a perfect name for you! I have to say that I too shed a few tears, it makes me want to go hug my children, and thank God for them, I can never say I know what you went through or how you must feel today, as I have never lost a child, but you my friend have a very strong heart to take all this pain, Please know that all your friends here at SBM always pray for those who need it the most and at this difficult time our prayers are with you! The tribute Layouts are sooo fantastic, I must repeat what everyone else is saying, because it is so true, This must of been soooo hard to do, and I thank you for sharing part of a difficult time for you! We got to know you a little better. And feel for your sorrow. Thanks again for letting us see a special time in your life.

[NanaC95565]

Sorry NanaC its probably me your talking about, I noticed that it was doing that yesterday, and I went back to try to make some bigger, but then it was tooo big I am still learning at this so please try to bear with me, I have found that if I bring it in as a picture and then crop it, it comes out ok, But I just need some more time to figure all this stuff out! So I thank you for your advice and just be a little patient with me and I will get it sooner or later.

There are are couple more. But it is just a suggestion. I have tried different things and they are not looking right. I just think its a terrible waste. You all spend time creating them yet they are disorted when used. Bummed. I love them and they turn out crappy. I am bearing with evryone, but thought I might suggest making them a little bigger than 100X100. Please dont take offense.(Not meant to be offensive). the works are wonderful from everyone.

[NanaC95565]

i put all mine into the paper scraps folder find they work fine from there

I tried that too angel but eveything that is made at 100X100 it looks like crud and takes away from the design. Not bright colored it's all faded. Want brighter. hope that makes sense.

[angelwithin]

only thing i can suggest is what i do often and thats to open the image in psp/paintshop programme and resize the image manually, i find once resized you get to see the glory of the paper

[NanaC95565]

only thing i can suggest is what i do often and thats to open the image in psp/paintshop programme and resize the image manually, i find once resized you get to see the glory of the paper

I've gone into my PSP 11 and PSE 5.0 and tried resizing. To no avail. doesn't look bright and bold. :( Oh Well!! Thanks for the suggestion Angel

[spanielmom]

There are are couple more. But it is just a suggestion. I have tried different things and they are not looking right. I just think its a terrible waste. You all spend time creating them yet they are disorted when used. Bummed. I love them and they turn out crappy. I am bearing with evryone, but thought I might suggest making them a little bigger than 100X100. Please dont take offense.(Not meant to be offensive). the works are wonderful from everyone.

nanna---I had some problems with some of the papers and found out that I wasn't saving them correctly. When you see a paper in the thread, you must first click on the paper. When it open up---you then right click and save to what ever folder you want. I used to just right click on the picture in the thread and these were all distorted for me. I struggled with this for a few nights before Dr. Marion figured out the problem for me (well actually for someone else and I happened to read the thread).
I went back and resaved them the corrert way and they are all ok. I had tried the resizing thing too to no avail.

[NanaC95565]

thanks Spanielmom I did that. They still turn out crappy :( :( I give up on it for now.

[NanaC95565]

Ok I went back to Wonders bubble and puzzle papers and saved them as target instead of save as. It looks alot better. Thanks

[sacannon]

I loaded some embies for the challenge, but put them in the Embellishments section instead of here by mistake. One is called Doilies, the other was I think Papers for challenge. Sorry about that, but you can get them there

[a_nussbaum]

I hope there wasnt a problem with my papers... i did them at 1600x1600 pixels! lol.. thats why i tryed the embe packer ....

[NanaC95565]

Nope yours worked fine. Thanks. I got it figured out.

[OnieRN]

WOW all of the layouts are great and the new papers and emblishments are wonderful..I hate to post mine now but here goes

http://www.scrapbookmax.com/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=1463

These are just some borders and solid bg papers also made an alpha set..the alphas are in a png format..I dragged them into SBM and then used the crop feature to cut each one out. . they resize nicely


I'm having problems with opening these files of Jazz's, Sorry Sue it wasn't yours! These Alphas and a few more things are not opening for me. They are not going into the Booster files. I am getting a message, each time I try to open these that says something about the formate can not be recognized. They are a bitmap file. Am I missing something in my software, and not able to open these???? The cute teddy bears and butterflies can not be open either. I have about 8 or 9 files that keeps given me the messages!

:(

[Maggie]

Okay, here are the papers I've been scribbling.

(Still no layout from me...I'm having too much fun "coloring"!)

I thought I'd put them all here so you could pick the ones you have and leave the ones you don't. They were getting lost and spread out. Hope this helps. You may need a "Maggie" file of papers somewhere!

I just realized you guys need some solids to go with these. I'll try to add those before my half out "edit" window runs out...somebody time me. On my mark, get set...GO!

I'm working on stitches next!

Anyone making tags yet? :)

[Maggie]

Okay, it won't let me put all these on one post. I'll just hog this whole entire page, K? Okay. Good. As long as we're all good with that.

A lot of people (including me) were asking for some solids. I've been wanting even a "white" block for matting and such. So...yes, I uploaded a white file in here somewhere coming up.

[Maggie]

Very simple here.

I like color blocks, though, and you need solid papers to do that.

The paper here is an example of "color blocking".

Enjoy!

[Maggie]

Okay, so I wanted a "khaki/taupe" that actually matched the one in the set! I tried to match it by memory, and when I saw it next to the color block page, I realized my memory is not as realiable as I'd hoped. Color dropper to the rescue!
Okay, I've hogged this page. Who's next? (Tags...anyone?)

[grannywin]

I think I will stay away from posting paper. Haven't got the hang of using the booster pack yet. Maybe someone can use this medallion that I made. I also removed the paper clip from the squares for someone to use.

Could anyone make me a lt. blue snowflake outline? I think I will go with a snow theme.

[rosana brito]

:eek: Wowww! Maggie, you this very working! so many gifts in, thanks milhoes thanks kisses

[Karey1970]

:confused: I am a little confused on this one! How do you guys create your own papers and such? I wanna learn!!! I like this challenge but I am having trouble at where to begin... ANY help is much appreciated!!

Thanks,
Karey!

[sacannon]

Thanks everyone again for your creations!

[makeyesup]

Finally got around to making a lo for this month's challenge.

Here it is.

[sacannon]

Here are a few more papers with built in corners.

Left click first, then right click and save.

[sacannon]

:confused: I am a little confused on this one! How do you guys create your own papers and such? I wanna learn!!! I like this challenge but I am having trouble at where to begin... ANY help is much appreciated!!

Thanks,
Karey!

Hi Karey, I am not very good at explaining, but you do need a program to do it in. Like Paint Shop Pro, Photo Shop Elembents etc.. If you do not have one like that you can download Gimp for free. Others use that and are able to make things.

[Maggie]

Yes, Karey...I was using PSE. A new Christmas toy.

Great job Cannon! Love those. Fun!

[Maggie]

I also removed the paper clip from the squares for someone to use...



Entirely clever, Granny!

[Debbie Howitt]

The layouts are all very beautiful

[Linda]

Love all the great papers and embies; thank you!

[makeyesup]

Here's the papers, corners and brad that I modified for my template.

Shapes used were the arrow and oval from SBM, the HeartAlpha Shapes from me in a previous thread, and the flower is from Autisticwonders' d27 20slantpedalfl shape.

It will install in your embellishments in a folder named the same as the .smb file.

[makeyesup]

A hint for all of you that are looking for solid papers. Bring in the tag(s) as a photo and then use the 'crops' effect to cut out a square paper.

[a_nussbaum]

I used paint shop pro for my backgrounds. I just made a new project 1600x1600 pixels... then opened up the color swatch. I used the color picker to match the colors i wanted, and then i just used some effects to create different looks. You just have to play with it!

[Linda]

Some buttons would be nice if anyone can make the shape for it. You can do a lot of different things with them. Anybody want to tackle it????

[makeyesup]

Some buttons would be nice if anyone can make the shape for it. You can do a lot of different things with them. Anybody want to tackle it????

Not too sure since I am not at my home computer. However, AutisticWonder has made so many shapes, there are probably button ones from her. Know I do have some at home.

Check out threads that she started.

[spanielmom]

Everything everyone has made is wonderful. Wish I had the programs to make such beautiful things. We need to remember though what Julie wants from us. She wants and 8X8 and a 4X6 layout. I've seen lots of 8X8's but only one 4X6. I'm just as guilty----I'm going to start working on the 4X6 now.

[sacannon]

Everything everyone has made is wonderful. Wish I had the programs to make such beautiful things. We need to remember though what Julie wants from us. She wants and 8X8 and a 4X6 layout. I've seen lots of 8X8's but only one 4X6. I'm just as guilty----I'm going to start working on the 4X6 now.


I saw 2 that were 4 x 6, one was mine the other Kristy's, but some didn't specify so maybe there were more. I didn't open them all up I just skimmed through.

[Marion]

Well then here is a set of 4 4x6 templates made out of embies and papers uploaded by all of you. Hope you like.
Marion

[angelwithin]

marion they are absolutely gorgeous xx

[sacannon]

These are so cute Marion. Great job. You are so fast. (at making these that is, LOL)

[sacannon]

Here are some brads, hope they are usefull.

[crops2dawn]

Ok Peeps, I just want to tell ya'll how EXCITED I am, really, I have worked all day on this!!:) Not only do I have a template made but I have EMBELLISHMENTS TOOOOO!!!!! Ok, they may not be the greatest, remember I am a newbie at this! So Here it goes!!!!!:) :) I think I got everything in one shot except I forgot to put the LO in the Gallery! HAHAHAHHA Toooooo excitedddddd....I DID IT! I DID IT! I DID IT!....(dancing in the streets) Now dont anybody go busting my bubble! LOL
http://www.scrapbookmax.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=8228&cat=500&ppuser=1743

[angelwithin]

carol they are gorgeous well done and a big thankyou xx

scannon the brads are fabulous xx

[Marion]

Very very nice Carol!!!!

Marion

[spanielmom]

Marion the 4X6's are super. I have pictures of my son that will look great in those. Crops2dawn-----I'm dancing with you! It is such a good feeling when you finally accomplish what you set out to do! Way to go girl!

[juliehclark]

wow crops! i love that word art! and marion - those 4 by 6's are great!!!!

[Maggie]

Enthusiasm is so precious! I love to see people dancing in the streets. (Um...in the Bible such contagion causes people to dance naked...so...um...just watch yourself out there!) Is that your own handwriting? I have to know.

I love the baby 4X6s! I just had a new nephew last night born several states away. I can't wait to see pics and pop 'em in those!!!! :D

I've yet to do any layouts! I was waiting on all the good supplies! :eek:

[spanielmom]

I'm finally getting around to posting the shapes for the boy cutouts on my layout. Sorry it took so long. I'm still getting stuff transfered from my desktop to my new laptop----and I'm trying to stay warm here in PA. It's freezing here---we had a heat wave today, it was 15 with a windchill of 8 below. Monday and Tuesday it was 8 with a windchill of 25 below.

[OnieRN]

Here is another page for February.

[spanielmom]

Love the 3rd page Onie. We certainly are a talented crew. For anyone who is interested-----there is a new version of SBM. Desmond left me know today. It is 1.0.6.1 If you go under the help on SBM there is a selection that says check for updates. This fixed some problems I was having importing pages. My SBM seems to run faster now----and I mean faster than 1.0.6.0 which just came out the other week. So its really fast now.

[Marion]

I already downloade mine. I am so glad about the speed increase. I can actually get something done! Great news.

Marion

[Maggie]

I love these boy shapes, thanks spanielmom!

[Linda]

Marion, those are wonderful 4x6's; thanks!;)
Crops, congratulations you did great! I know the feeling of dancing in the streets cause I wanted to do it when I finally got a frame made! I can't dance with my sore foot so had to just do it in my mind! Isn't it a wonderful feeling to create something like that!!! :)
Scannon, the brads are really nice!
Onie, great job on your template!
We're all having a good time and learning and that's wonderful.
I was having so much trouble with Paint shop pro 11 that I finally downloaded a trial of version 8. It's soooo much better and user friendly! The trial is for 2 months and then I figure I'll end up buying it. It's getting harder and harder to find version 7 & 8 so had to look for it.

[sacannon]

Congrats Carol, Great Job! Love your embies too.
Onie great job on your last one too.
Great Shapes Spaniel Mom, Thanks.

[NanaC95565]

WOWZERS!!!!!! I am truely amazed at the creativity eveyone has done. I am happy to see all of you doing different things with the Challenge Kits. Can't wait to see what is created with next months Challenge Kit. Everyone should be patting themselves on the back and the sharing is INCREDIBLE!!!!

[sacannon]

I think some one asked for some buttons, here are a few.

[sacannon]

Here are some corners (Done with brushes from Obsidian Dawn):

[OnieRN]

I think we're all having fun!!!!

[Linda]

Thanks for the buttons, Sacannon! That was quick!

[Tippy]

WOW!!!! The goodies for this month's challenge are simply fabulous!!! Thank you everyone! I think grannywin was looking for some blue snowflakes, don't know if this is what you really want but it's been an experiment for me anyway (another "newbie" to this!!). Finally got it small enough to upload. There are 4 on the page, I found it worked well in SBM if you just crop the one you want.

[autisticwonder]

Love waking up to all these BEAUTIFUL items guyzos!! WOWZER Sacannon on the buttons and brads and corners..etc!!! CROPS..YOU DID GREAT DOING IT!!!, TIPPY..we still are so fasinated by last months challenge from you got a question from makesyesup on how to do it..tried your shadowbox effect..Love it!!, Spanielmom...YES..been drooling over those cut outs you had..LOVE this little guy!!! THANKS BILLIONS for sharing him!! I'm going to take him home with me and make even more outfits for him..and play til the sun stops shining!! Marion..what a TO DIE FOR brag book!!! ..Maggie..I sooooo agree with you..and anyone I may have missed...THis is HEAVEN and your part of it!!! THANKS!!!

[Tippy]

An 8x8 for this month's challenge....really enjoying working with these colors! Also enjoying the efforts of all!!! The talent is amazing!!! Working on a 6x4.

[Linda]

What a nice visitor to have....shame he couldn't stay! I love your layout. Thank you for sharing the template!

[lila2002]

This second one is my daughter and 3 grandchildren. Hope you like it!

lovely daugther and gorgeous kids there
and
wow you used my tulips
great feeling
haha i am totally new at all this and feel great to see something i made enjoyed by others.
so glad you liked them

and to all others
thanx so much for all the other things here.....papers and whatever.....
this challenge is superfunnnnnnn..

take care all

[crops2dawn]

Still dancing here!!! I have to say this is the best challenge ever!!! EVERYONE is GREAT in here! The things we are all making is INCREDIBLE!!!
I should really say this doesnt surprise me a bit, This has been the greatest place to be right from the begining!!!! And it just keeps on getting better!!!
{{{Group Hug}}} WAY TO GO GANG!!! Now I have to concur the 4x6's but i have 2 more weeks for that! LOL Thanks again for everything in here, the templates, paper, buttons, flowers, corners, encouragement, laughter, advice,
and most of all your kindness! Ok I am getting mushy, enough of that! LOL
Off to do some work!:) :)

[AmeliasMuma]

I found some colouring pages on the web and thought they would make some cool embies to go with this colour scheme, also thought they would go well with the bath time layout. 1st time using the embie packer so let me know if it all went pear shaped.