Design Challenge #1 - March 2012 (a little early)

[afirmbeliever]

Yeah-I finished my very first mini kit!!!! It's Dumbo themed, with 4 papers and 8 unique elements. Now to get all the files named and sized and into a folder. I'm sure I'll have tons of questions. And here's the first.....

1) Do we have to use or mousescrappers name? If not, is there a way to change our Mousescrappers username? I'm trying to keep anything I make/design, etc with the same file name.

Thanks for any help you all can give.

Kelly

[omaha]

I have the same question because my user name on mousescrappers is Omaha but my real design name is Mary Cup of Tea so can i change the username here on Mousescrappers ?

I have not started the creation because I'm busy right now but I want to participate for your site

[Carolc]

Originally Posted by afirmbeliever

Yeah-I finished my very first mini kit!!!! It's Dumbo themed, with 4 papers and 8 unique elements. Now to get all the files named and sized and into a folder. I'm sure I'll have tons of questions. And here's the first.....

1) Do we have to use or mousescrappers name? If not, is there a way to change our Mousescrappers username? I'm trying to keep anything I make/design, etc with the same file name.

Thanks for any help you all can give.

Kelly

I think using your username was a suggestion for those that didn't already have a designer name. As far as changing your name in vBulletin it is super easy... It is changing it in the gallery that is the trouble. I did it the 'built in' way and it messed up half the photos in the gallery (which I am still fixing). Doing it manually, I learned, is better but still a bit of a hassle, so I'd prefer you use any name you want for the kit and not touch your username.

[afirmbeliever]

Originally Posted by Carolc

I think using your username was a suggestion for those that didn't already have a designer name. As far as changing your name in vBulletin it is super easy... It is changing it in the gallery that is the trouble. I did it the 'built in' way and it messed up half the photos in the gallery (which I am still fixing). Doing it manually, I learned, is better but still a bit of a hassle, so I'd prefer you use any name you want for the kit and not touch your username.

That's not a problem. Thanks so much. I appreciate you getting back to me so quickly.

Okay-now for the next question. When we create the 12 x 12 preview, is there anything specific it should say? Or do you just want a blank preview? Should we display it as we could our own kits (with logo, designer name, etc?) Thanks.

Sorry I'm asking so many questions, but this is my very first design (mini) kit and I want to make sure I'm doing it right. Thanks again.

Kelly

[frogfish]

Originally Posted by afirmbeliever

Okay-now for the next question. When we create the 12 x 12 preview, is there anything specific it should say? Or do you just want a blank preview? Should we display it as we could our own kits (with logo, designer name, etc?) Thanks.

Don't apologize for asking questions! I'm sure others are benefiting from them too!

Your preview can be as elaborate as you want it to be. Minimally it needs to give a quick look at what items you created; you can just tile the papers and/or line up the elements. If you want to make it a little more fancy (like designers do for their kits) that is fine too! Including your name (the one you saved your items with) would also be a good idea.

[afirmbeliever]

Originally Posted by frogfish

Don't apologize for asking questions! I'm sure others are benefiting from them too!

Your preview can be as elaborate as you want it to be. Minimally it needs to give a quick look at what items you created; you can just tile the papers and/or line up the elements. If you want to make it a little more fancy (like designers do for their kits) that is fine too! Including your name (the one you saved your items with) would also be a good idea.

Thanks so much. Great help. I've got a preview just about ready to go. Need to create a TOU, and zip the folder. Then I'll have MORE questions. LOL. Thanks again

[Carolc]

Of course I'm not a designer, but do have a few ideas that may help some of you

- For those who haven't seen it, AtomicCupcake.com is a neat site with lots of Photoshop actions... but be careful - it's almost addicting!

- If you want to make an alpha, check out KevinAndAmanda. I used one of these fonts and combined it with an action from atomiccupcake to make the yellow alpha for the "Imagination" kit.

- look for "Commercial Use" items to give you a jump start. Of course all our favorite stores have CU categories. There are a few CU digiscrap sites that sell CU items at budget prices, but just because it is on their site doesn't mean it is that useful/interesting (e.g. why anyone would want to buy an extracted photo of a shrub is bewildering to me). Just think about how you would use it personally.

- a way to test for stray pixels is to do a wide stroke border around your objects. If you have stray pixels, you will see them easily as they will surrounded by the outline.

Now I was curious about clipart, so I wrote to Clipart.com today:

My questions:

Two questions regarding terms of use on your images:

1. Is a person allowed to modify any of your file types and include the modified version in a digital scrapbooking kit (available for sale to others on the web)?

2. similar to first question, but would a person be allowed to modify an image and give it away for free on their blog for digital scrapbooking purposes?

Their answer:

Hello,

Yes, you can for both questions.

Kind Regards,

Getty Images, Inc.

If you use work that you didn't originally create, remember to give it proper credit in your TOU file! (unless it says 'credit not required')

Edit - here is another cute site I stumbled upon: http://www.scrappindoodles.com/index...ain_page=index. Note that you need to modify these graphics in some way, and you cannot give them away as freebies. See their TOU page.

[poohaddict]

Off to create! After the items are done do we post here??? Sorry lots of questions

[frogfish]

Originally Posted by poohaddict

Off to create! After the items are done do we post here??? Sorry lots of questions

After you have finished, follow the above instructions for compressing/zipping your folder, then upload it to a file sharing website and send me a PM with the link. No need to post here. Thanks!

[Cindyrelly]

I just sent you my link!!! I didn't name it although I tried to make items appropriate for the Toy Story Midway Mania Attraction. I have some pics I want to scrap from that experience at Disney.

I just called my kit "MouseScrappers DC1" Is that okay or should I rename it on my preview??

Got more stuff for an Add-On too

This is definitely different than the typical flowers, ribbons, bows, etc. that I have found myself doing in any challenges in the past 4 years... Thank You! I really had fun with embellishments and papers that I don't typically make.

Oh, and I used my name that I usually name my kits rather than Cindyrelly... I abbreviated to CRelly. That is what I do in the naming convention I have followed for years.

What FUN