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Online tools for scrapbookers

Francine Clouden — Tue, 19 May 2009 09:45:20 +0000

I’ve compiled a list of online tools that I have come across that are very useful for scrapbookers.

Photo Editing

Picnik : read more about it in this post

Photoshop Express: the online version of Photoshop

Round the corners of your photos with EZ Rounded Corners

Text Treatment

Make word clouds with Wordle

Not sure what a particluar font is? What the Font will tell you!

Make Your Own Patterned Paper

Printable Paper allows you to design and print different kinds of graph and ledger papers

Get free online graph and grid papers at incompetech

Do you know of any other useful online tools? Leave a link in the comments!

[tags]scrapbooking, online tools, design[/tags]

Taking great photos

Francine Clouden — Fri, 15 May 2009 11:41:03 +0000

Karen Waldron has written a great article on the Gadling site on how to take great photos even if you don’t have a fancy pants camera. Lots of good advice if you’re looking to pump your photography up a bit.

[tags]scrapbooking,photography[/tags]

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Shutterfly Welcomes New Customers

Francine Clouden — Thu, 14 May 2009 09:05:50 +0000

Shutterfly is extending a virtual “Welcome Mat” to customers nationwide that join Shutterfly between Thursday and Monday (5/14-5/18).

Not only will new customers benefit from the company’s long-standing free storage policy, each new customer will receive approximately $50 worth of merchandise, including a free photo book, 25 free prints and 12 designer stationery cards. In addition to free, secure storage, every Shutterfly customer benefits from:

· No forced deletion of your memories. And no minimum purchase required.

· High-quality backups. We store your photos at the same resolution at which you uploaded them.

· Free photo sharing. Friends and family can view your pictures without having to sign up.

· Free personalized websites. Your own safe, secure place to share photos, journals, video and more.

· 100% satisfaction guarantee. If you’re not satisfied with your purchase, we’ll refund your money.

Take advantage of this great offer now! The promo runs from today May 14th until Monday May 18th

[tags]scrapbooking, photos[/tags]

Hybrid Scrapbooking with CVS Photo Center

Francine Clouden — Mon, 04 May 2009 09:10:32 +0000

Available online [www.cvsphoto.com] and in-store [Kodak Picture Kiosks], the Photo Center provides photo books and a number of other items that make it easy to combine digital photos with the embellishments and details of traditional scrapbooks.

Sometimes the best creative pieces come from marrying the worlds of digital and film! The Photo Center offers a variety of creative items to suit crafting needs, like calendars, collages, and cards. Additionally, the Photo Center’s photo books provide a sleek foundation with images [up to 72] already placed in the positions you want. Once printed, you can then arrange your embellishments on the pages, thereby preserving your photos from wear and tear but still creating the detailed, layered effect of traditional scrapbooks.

While in-store, the touch-screen Kiosks automatically detect USB drives, memory cards, and CDs, and organize your images by date and folder so they can be found quickly for a variety of crafting projects. The menus are simple and straightforward, allowing you to navigate through a project in just a few minutes time. While at home, the online Photo Center allows you to quickly upload images and customize personal items – it also removes the heavy burden on your computer’s memory by providing free photo storage, photo editing [with before-and-after views], photo-sharing and slideshows. You don’t have to be seasoned techie to use the tools with ease, and you’ll be well on your way towards creating amazing keepsakes for your family.

[tags]hybrid scrapbooking, photos[/tags]

Enhance your photos with Picnik and win!

Francine Clouden — Sat, 02 May 2009 18:30:33 +0000

Picnik is the photo editor that gives anyone the ability to quickly and easily edit, enhance, customize and print their photos from any Internet browser, on any computer—which is an ideal tool for scrapbookers who take their photos with a digital camera! Picnik allows users to edit and personalize photos online for any scrapbook project, without the hassle of downloading software. Additionally, Picnik can serve as a complimentary tool to other recommended scrapbooking software.

With Picnik you can edit your photos, add special effects, and create collages all for free! Picnik also offers a Premium membership for an annual fee of $24.95, which gives you access to even more effects, advanced editing tools and various other features.

To celebrate National Scrapbook day Picnik is letting us give away two codes for 6 month premium memberships! To enter leave a comment telling us what you’re doing to celebrate NSD.

For additional entries:

Tweet about the giveaway and leave a comment with a link to your Twitter profile.
Write about the giveaway on your blog and leave a link to your blog post.

Contest closes Monday May 4th at midnight EST. Winners will be announced on Tuesday May 5th. Please make sure to leave your email address in your comment so that we can contact you if you are the winner!

****Deadline extended to Friday May 8th!***

[tags]picnik, photo editing[/tags]