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July 17, 2012 | Digital Scrapper News | Volume 10 Issue 29
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Hi ,
As of today, July 17, 2012, there are 160 days till Christmas.
Come on, admit it. You'd like to whack me just for bringing that up, wouldn't you?
But before you toss your Diet Coke can at me, hear me out...
Around the halfway mark in the year is a great place to take an inventory of where you've been and where you are headed. Will you be headed into the 2012 Christmas season feeling ready for a whole new batch of holiday photos? Or do your shoulders slump when you think of all those Christmas pics of old that are still sitting on your hard drive waiting for a little TLC?
Unfortunately, I fall into the second category. I've gotten some 2011 Christmas photos scrapped, but I'm nowhere near feeling finished.
 Well, let me help you out with a Christmas in July Checklist. Here's the key: Start small. Only use my list for your 2011 Christmas photos. When those are done, move on to other projects. No lofty
expectations. Just slow and steady wins the race.
Christmas in July Checklist:
1) Create Focus. Gather all your 2011 Christmas photos into a single folder.
2) Free Yourself. Delete all the bad photos. It's okay. No one will arrest you!
3) Plan for the Future. Rename the good ones with keywords and dates.
4) Sort. Mark or rate the photos you definitely want to scrap.
5) Just Scrap! Get those photos in scrapbooks!
I know... it's that last one that is going to trip you up, but keep in mind, not every page has to be fabulous. And why reinvent the wheel? We've got templates and a compete Scrap-It-Now Template system in our store to help you get your memories captured in a fraction of the time.
In fact, this week our Holiday Sparkle kit is on sale for more than 50% off. And to go along with that, I've transformed one of my Christmas 2011 scrapbook pages into a quickpage and a grayscale template to help get your creative juices flowing. Be sure to check them out below... both templates are FREE for download in the DSNews Goodie area of our website!
Holy snowballs, Rudolph, we've got a lot of work to do! Better get started. :)
Have a great week, friend.
Jen White
jen@digitalscrapper.com
P.S. The steps outlined above are part of the simple concepts taught in Linda Sattgast's Get Organized Now! class. Learn more about that class here. Registration for the Get Organized Now! class will be opening this fall.
Header: Paper, embellishments, and alpha from Holiday Sparkle by Michelle Shefveland, the December 2007 Premier kit. |
Michelle Shefveland's kit, Holiday Sparkle, is full of zest and sparkly spunk, with bright and beautiful colors and lots of fun elements! Have fun creating great holiday pages with the Holiday Sparkle kit, on sale this week only from July 17 - July 23 for just $2.99 (a $6.99 value).
Reminder... The Goodies have gotten a new 'do! We've streamlined the Goodie getting process to include a DS News Goodie Download Page. Simply click on the button or image above to log in to the Goodie page with your Plus or Premier Member info.
Plus Membership is FREE and painless -- PLUS it has super cool benefits such as free videos and downloads. Get Plus.
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 Digi Scrap Tutorial
Mobile Code Embellishment
by Jen White
Whoosh your scrapbook page audience off to cyberspace with a personalized mobile code. It's one more simple way to share life with those around you.
Read the Tutorial:
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