February Challenge!

[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]

Minimizing .JPGs.

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/...00&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!!

[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]

Bath Time

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]

Bath Time Title

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]

For 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.

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

Everyone is making SUCH GREAT STUFF!!!!

Keep it up, gang!