Katie the Scrapbook Lady

Wendyzine + my roundups = AWESOME!

I'm super excited to tell you about a new set of actions & templates that Wendy and I collaborated on! She had the brilliant idea to turn my monthly roundups into actions for digital scrapbooking – so cool!

 

Here’s Wendy’s description:

This set of actions and templates was created to help you "round up" your month of memories. In a few clicks, you can create a collage of your favorite images of the month for a layout or for posting on your favorite blog or photo sharing site. Choose from 6-pix, 9-pix, 16-pix, 25-pix, 36-pix and 49-pix. You choose the photos and crop them as the action runs.

It also comes with actions for scrapping a layout about the monthly collage and journaling your round up. The questions supplied are based on Katie the Scrapbook Lady's famous Round Ups found on her blog. 

YOU GET:
6 Collage Actions (Adds photos and lets you position them.)
2 Scrap Actions (One layout using collage, one journaling)
6 PSD/TIF Collage templates with a variety of photo options
2 PDF Tutorials (Installation, Action Walkthrough)
Video Tutorial (On using the Round It Up Actions, .mov/.wmv)

 

Want to see the actions in action?

Do you want to take the monthly roundup journaling prompts and put them on a scrapbook layout? It’s as simple as pressing a button once you have the actions installed! Just run the journaling action and then fill in your own answers.

Studio Rosey Posey Summer Memories 

I love the collage actions – now it’s so easy to illustrate your roundup! Choose from from 6-pix, 9-pix, 16-pix, 25-pix, 36-pix and 49-pix options and fill with your photos. You can use them on a blog post, journal entry, or on a scrapbook page for your roundup.

There’s even an action to help you put your pictures right onto a beautiful digital scrapbook layout.

Studio Rosey Posey Summer Memories

Of course, you can use the collage actions for a lot more than just your roundups – I love to make collage pages for all sorts of blogging and scrapbooking projects!

 

Collages are an easy way to represent several memories all at once.

 

Easy to install and use

Wendy makes it so easy to install and use her actions, she even includes a video tutorial that you can watch. There are also step-by-step PDF tutorials.

And if you missed my last collab with Wendy, now’s the perfect time to pick it up!

 

Hope you have a fantastic weekend full of digi fun!

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A video + some Q&A about Power Scrap It

It’s been so much fun to see the great response to the Power Scrap It collab that Wendyzine and I got to work on together!  You can read all about it in this post. If you want to SEE what you can do with this amazing set, head on over to Wendy's blog to watch the video tutorial. 

There were some great questions and comments left on the original post the other day and I thought it might be helpful to post a few of them here.

Rhadonda said...

I am really new to digital and have only done about 6 pages in my life. Will i be able to understand and do this? It looks very helpful.

Katie’s reply: I really think you will find this helpful. I wish I would have had this when I started! The hardest part is just figuring out which folder to install the actions and scripts in, but Wendy has a very clear step-by-steph tutorial for that and once you've gone through the process once, you will realize that it is actually very easy. Once everything is installed, you really are just clicking on buttons to complete things that would have taken several clicks and steps otherwise. It's just super cool!

Wendy’s reply: And, Rhadonda, my email address will be in your download. If you run into any trouble AT ALL, feel free to email me and I'll walk you through it. Everything has been tested in PSE 6-9 and PSCS3-5

Caroline said...

Probably premature, but will you be adding more template packages over time?

I'm not going to start designing/selling full time again since I'm so busy with all my other projects, but I can tell you that I will occasionally design templates because I enjoy doing it. Wendy and I would love to work together again! I do design templates sometimes to be given away as free gifts for Daily Digi members with the playbook or even in the Daily Digi newsletter.

Becky said...

I just watched the video over at Wendy's blog...does this action/script set work with any template or just the ones included with this set? I get the idea that it might work with all of them, but just not clear.

It definitely works with any template, or even any layout (no template required). I know I will be using many (or most) of these features every single time I scrap a page from now on. Seriously! :)

 

Thanks so much for all your support and excitement!

Katie the Scrapbook Lady in Action!

 

I guess I really should have titled this post “Katie the Scrapbook Lady in ACTIONS” because that’s what this is all about – Wendyzine and I teamed up to turn my Power Scrapping concept into a series of actions! Actually, there are actions, scripts, and a video tutorial from Wendy PLUS 8 templates designed by me.

The whole bundle is based on my Power Scrapping method – but you will be able to use these time-saving tools whether or not you actually use the power scrapping methods.

I have to say that Wendy is SO amazing! She used this idea and turned it into digital magic! Seriously, it’s incredible that you can just click a button and start a layout, place photos, or even flip a template! It’s so easy to add titles and journaling, and embellishments are a breeze. I know you will love it all as much as I do!

Even if you’ve never used actions and scripts before, Wendy includes a step-by-step tutorial to help you along the way. Once everything is installed, it really is like magic – just press a few buttons and you have a layout! I think it’s like the coolest thing ever!

Here’s a link to the actions available at Scrapbook Graphics in Wendyzine’s store.

Here’s a preview of the 10 templates I designed to go with this set. And remember, with the template flipper actions, you will be able to use these templates in so many different ways!

 

It was important to me to test all of this out and see how it worked with my Power Scrapping workflow. Can you believe I created these 8 pages in only 1 hour? I kid you not, it works! It’s not just about speed though, it’s about scrapping smart and getting to the fun stuff. I will be using these actions on EVERY PAGE I create from now on, even if I’m not “power scrapping”. Seriously, that’s how useful these actions are! That’s what makes me so happy about this project turned out!

Here are the layouts I created while testing everything out:

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I can’t wait to see all the pages you create with this set of actions and templates! I’d love to hear what you think of them. 

GIVEAWAY WINNERS – It was so much fun to read all of your guesses! I can’t believe how many of you got it right on the nose! I loved reading all of the comments and I will only hint to say that some of you might have come close to figuring out something else I’m working on down the road. Wendy and I both laughed out loud over the Lego action suggestion! We were thrilled to hear of your excitement and ideas. Thank you so much for all your support!

I had my random.org cyber buddy help me pick 2 winners and they are comments #3 and #22

 

Congrats to Cathy and AshleyM – I’ll be sending you an email with your codes to pick up the Power Scrapping action bundle for free. Thanks so much everyone!