Thanks to all of you that are trying out QuickMix! I have seen some really great Scrapblogs created with the new kits! We have also really enjoyed getting all your feedback, so keep it coming!
Today I want to show off one of my favorite of the new features: shapes and backgrounds. If you are a legacy user of Scrapblog, you are already aware of how to use shapes. When dragged onto the canvas, shapes can add visual interest to your scrapblog pages. They can be filled with color, gradients and prior to releasing the QuickMix, you could fill shapes with backgrounds that were “patterns.” I’m so excited about shapes today because, first of all, we’ve added 12 new ones. All the older shapes are still in the tray and they act just like the new ones - yay!
The best thing (in my opinion) about the shapes is that they can now accept ANY background. Your eyes are not deceiving you, I did say they can hold ANY background! No more searching for the square backgrounds in the builder. Simply see one you like, add it to your tray and drag it into the shape you want. As you can see in picture below, you can have as many shapes as you want on a page and they can each hold a different background. Think of it as a digital way to die cut the background papers.
Shapes have always been a very unique asset in Scrapblog. They can do so many things and change the look of your pages in pretty creative ways. We understand that sometimes you want to layer backgrounds and it’s not enough to have basic shapes like squares, circles and rectangles. So the new shapes are designed for you to really spice things up on your pages. I haven’t yet decided which one is my favorite. The rounded corner rectangle is very versatile, but I’m also extremely found of the heart, scallop edges and the tag shape. Be still my heart, I’m definitely in love with all the new shapes!
So what else is cool about them? If a background is not what you want, you can still fill them with color and add a gradient. You can add or remove a border and make it any color your heart desires. Add a shadow, change the angle and change the opacity are also creative things you can do to make the shapes perfect. If you decide you don’t like the background you added to the shape, just click the “remove pattern” button and the shape goes back to white.
You may have noticed in the photo above, a “hand” in the middle of the shape. This is a helping hand! When you click on the hand, it changes to fist show you know you’ve grabbed the background, now you can move the background around until you find the perfect selection for your page.
The last shape feature I want to show you is all about size. Shapes can be as big or as small as you want. To change the size of the shape, click on it, grab the blue square in the corner and drag it bigger or smaller. To retain the proportions of the shape hold down the SHIFT key when you are dragging.
Enjoy playing with the shapes, backgrounds and colors. We are so happy to continue to help you get your creative juices flowing!
Hello Fellow Scrapbloggers!
In an effort to communicate more openly with you, we’ve added Get Satisfaction to our website. Get Satisfaction (the pink feedback tab) allows you to quickly ask a question, share an idea, report a problem, or even tell us what we’re doing right.
Thanks for helping us improve!
Just click on the tab on the page to give us your feedback!
Here’s a new goodie for you to spend your credits on inside the scrapblog builder. In the menu bar you will see a new item, called Download Print Quality. With this feature, you can purchase individual print quality Jpegs of your pages so that you can print them from home.
We are giving all the “scrapblog insiders” (this means you) a chance to give us some feedback on this new feature. Tell us what you like, what worked, what didn’t work and any fun, cool projects you make with your pages. So give it a whirl and then send us an email about your experience to feedback@scrapblog.com.
Choose from the file menu & you’ll see the pages that are available for download:
Select your page and click download pages.
You’ll then be taken to a new webpage to download your print.
Hello Fellow Scrapbloggers! -
Today begins our week of SCRPABOOKING! I know not everyone making scrapblogs is a “scrapbooker” but we feel like whenever you share a story or events of your life, you’ve created a “scrapbook”.
According to Wikipedia.org: Scrapbooking is a method for preserving personal and family history in the form of photographs, printed media, and memorabilia contained in decorated albums, or scrapbooks. The idea of keeping printed materials of personal interest probably dates to shortly after the invention of printing. This trend is probably similar for photographs.
This Saturday, May 2, 2009 is International Scrapbook Day. On Saturday, we will be giving away special prizes and every scrapblog made on Saturday will be entered into a drawing for a super-special prize. You won’t want to miss all the fun!
To give you a bit of inspiration, we have a winner announcement, a few ongoing challenges in the community, and Scrapblog on TV.
Challenge 15 was one of my absolute FAVORITES. I encourage you to look through all the entries for this challenge. Their pages are inspiring and heartfelt.
Best Mother’s Day Card Challenge - have you made your FREE mother’s day card yet? Don’t forget to tag your creation MOM2009, this challenge runs until Mother’s Day, May 10, 2009
Scrapblog on TV. Set your DVRs to record the Lifetime Channel tomorrow at 7am. Scrapblog is going to be the show The Balancing Act. We are very excited, tune in an leave us a comment tomorrow to tell us what you thought of the segment.
I’m SO excited to share with you an amazing promotion we are doing just in time for Mother’s Day. Create the ultimate Mother’s Day greeting card today! It’s easy to get started:
1. Choose a theme. We are providing over a dozen NEW card themes to help you get started, click here to see them all.
2. Make the theme your own (add your photos, change the stickers and backgrounds if you want and add your text)
3. Click the “Order Prints” button in the builder – printing your card is free, pay $1 for the shipping and handling just enter the Promocode MOM2009
Your mom will be so proud of you! You won’t have to resort to making a trip to the local card store, flipping through all the cheesy cards only to select the one that sort of captures your feelings and then paying $5. We are making it easy, breezy to make your mom feel special and all for only a buck!
Mom is not the only one getting something special this month! We will also be hosting some Mother’s Day Challenges and showing you some cool tricks to make your card extra-special. To kick things off, create your Mother’s Day card and tag it Mom2009.
Be sure to keep your eyes here on the blog for special challenge updates and winners.
