Here, There & Everywhere :: Sneak Peeks, Q&A and Prizes!
Thanks so much for your happy comments about the new class, Here, There & Everywhere. Lots more to share with you today as we get nearer and nearer the first day of class this Sunday! Some sneak peeks, a bit of Q&A and some prizes to be won, all in this post.
Questions and Answers
Q: This album is just for people who have been on lots of trips, right?
A: Definitely not. Although there is certainly a travel element to this album, this isn’t a travel album that will make you feel inadequate if you haven’t had a chance to see the world. If you have visited three cities, towns or destinations that are not where you live, then you have enough material to follow every prompt in the workshop. They don’t have to be places that are far from home – they might even be places you’ve gone to visit family. For this book, the places you want to see someday are more important than the places you’ve already been, so don’t let your limited travel stop you.
Q: Are you selling a kit for this workshop?
A: No. But there are two supply options that you can mix and match throughout the workshop if you want. The first option is to make this project from your own stash. So many of us have enough scrapbook supplies to wallpaper our homes many times over, so I know you have enough stuff to make this come together with what you have on hand. The second option is to shop from the four sample albums, as you’ll be able to download a list of the materials each of us used to create our books and purchase anything you fancy with just a click. You’ll see those shopping lists this Sunday when the class starts, and the prompts give you time to order a few special things without having to stall on the project in the mean time.
A sneak peek from Jennifer Johner
Q: Will the Photoshop Actions work in Photoshop Elements?
A: Yes. With a bit of extra work. The files are super easy to use if you have full Photoshop, because the easy action interface is part of that program. But Photoshop Elements is a much more affordable program that is more practical for home use. It doesn’t have the same easy interface for actions, but you can run actions in Photoshop Elements—you’ll just need to do a little extra homework to make that happen. And the homework is different depending on which version of Elements you’re running. Thankfully this website has instructions for every version going. So you should be able to follow the instructions there and use the actions in Elements. Occasionally there may be parts to the actions that will not be available in your version of PSE, depending on the edition you’re using. But just in case all the action stuff is scary (or you don’t have Photoshop Elements), there’s also a step-by-step instruction for recreating each of the actions using both Elements and Picasa (Google’s free-to-download image editing software). So by the end of all that, the answer is yes!
Q: Do I need to know a lot of stuff about scrapbooking?
A: No, of course not. If you have an appreciation of photographs, the written word, day dreams and the occasional piece of pretty paper, you’re all set. If you are a scrapbooking superstar, you can gloss right over the little margin notes where each of us declare our love for our favourite adhesives and inking techniques. If you’re new to all this, there will be plenty of step-by-step stuff for you to try and by the end of the six weeks, you’ll have reached superstar status yourself!
Q: Do I have to do the project right now, or can I keep it for later?
A: You are more than welcome to do the project on your own time, whenever suits you. Sign up now and you’ll receive all the materials and you can decide when you want to make your book. There are no due dates and no detentions, so you can work at your own pace.
A sneak peek from Nichol Magouirk
Q: Do I need to be able to print photos at home?
A: No. One of the prompts actually discusses various methods of printing, including various places to order your prints. The prompts come on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays so you have a bit more time to choose your photos and order them if you would like something a bit more economical than printing at home.
Q: Can I participate if I’m a digital scrapbooker?
A: Yes, definitely! Tia has made some gorgeous goodies for you digital girls to use, and they come as part of the class. Then you can mix them up with your favourite digi supplies and you’ll be good to go.
Q: Can I print the digital elements if I’m a paper scrapper?
A: Yes! Tia has even set them out so they are super easy—arranged everything over a couple of pages so you can print them all out on the same paper if you want, but she’s also included each individual image in case you want to change the size, colour or paper and print them individually.
Q: When will I receive my first email after I sign up?
A: This Sunday, the 15th—that’s when class starts!
Q: Will the private forum be hosted at shimelle.com or twopeasinabucket.com?
A: This class is hosted by Two Peas and the forum and downloads will be available there – not at the forum you may have used for any of my classes over the last year. There are some great benefits for us moving over to Two Peas—like how they have a real team of IT experts and it’s not just me banging my head against the keyboard when something technical goes screwy. (When the headbanging didn’t work, then I had a list of people to call, in order of how much they would charge me for help!) Two Peas also has the capability to do things I couldn’t do with just my own tiny little set up: like have things run on a set schedule rather than me needing to manually send things at crazy hours of the day. Okay, so that one is more help to me than it is to you perhaps! But definitely good for you: a more reliable server that won’t suffer from our normal first-day-of-class wobbles when my website would inevitably hit the overload mark. And a gallery, instead of loading images into discussion threads. Plus I’ve worked with the team at Two Peas to make sure you still get everything you’re used to with my classes—materials that come straight to your inbox but are archived online for you to access if you need them at a later date, a private forum to discuss things along the way. And I’ll still be available by email to help with absolutely anything I can.
Q: Can I pay in pounds sterling instead of US dollars?
A: I know some of the banks here have gone insane with extra charges for every time you breathe, so if your account is one that’s affected by this, I may have a solution for you. The easiest and quickest way to sign up is to use your debit/credit card (or paypal account) to pay for the class in US dollars. If your bank is trying to make it all but impossible for you to pay in dollars, then I do have an answer for you—it’s just a bit more effort than the first version. If you need to pay in sterling, then email me and I will take care of it for you.
Q: How much is the class?
A: $25 US dollars, which at the time of writing this is £17.40 in pounds. So less than a pound per prompt (and these prompts are longer than most of my classes, so although it’s in 18 prompts, you’re looking at 70+ pages of material, if that gives you a better idea). If you want to see the price in any other currency, check here for up to date exchange rates.
Any other questions, just ask and I’ll post the answers!
And now it’s about time we got down to some prizes, don’t you think? I’ll pay your way for you and a friend to join in on this class!
—>Comment below and your name goes into the draw once.
—>Comment below with a link to where you blogged about this class (with a link to the sign up page please!) OR you posted it on Facebook, Digg, etc and your name goes into the draw twice.
Entries will close at midnight London time (GMT) this Friday night and the winner will be posted here on Saturday!
Here are a few little images if you want something colourful for your blog or message board signature!
The polaroid image in this mini size and also in medium.
Or a bit of a sneak peek…
Or a blinkie that doesn’t blink!
Don’t forget to sign up before Sunday!
xlovesx
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