February Freebies

Better late than never! Here are the freebies for February. Get them here by clicking on the picture, or get them at my website: www.webajeb.com/freebies.html.

"Hearts" template; download this template, pop it into your Photoshop program and make whatever changes you like to color, size, title, etc. Add two photos of someone special and you're done!
February calendar page freebie; a bit late, but if you like it download it anyway -- you've still got a couple weeks (plus an extra day this year for Leap Year!) to enjoy it.

Check back often!! More freebies for March will appear soon! Happy scrapping!

Answer to Yesterday's "Puzzle" & FREEBIES!

Ok, so I didn't fool ANYONE with yesterday's posted photos -- everyone easily found me in the second photo, in the back row, right in front of the Christmas tree!

Through the magic of Photoshop I took two group photos, one that I was in and one that I was not in (because I was taking the photo), and "merged" them into one picture that shows all of us. How cool is that?

I can do this for you, too!

If you have multiple group photos and no single one is perfect (and isn't that always the case?) I can take the photos and merge them into one in which all the people are present, have their eyes open, and are smiling instead of making goofy faces. The cost of this type of work varies considerably so call me toll-free at (866) 521-DIGI (3444) to discuss your particular photo needs.

January Freebies are Here!!!

Here is the January 2008 calendar page! My thanks to Claudi Designs for permission to use the yummy background paper. This file now available for download at the Webajeb website. Just click on the Freebies link at the top of the home page. Simply follow the instructions to download the digital file, print it out, and add your own photo. Easy!

This is the January template freebie. The background paper is from the MS Digital Image Suite. This file is also available now at our website under the Freebies link. Once you have downloaded the file you will be able to open it in any photo editing or digital scrapbooking software that can handle the PSD file format. Then you're free to add your own photos, title, and journaling.

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Calendars for 2008

Happy New Year! Amazing that it will be the year 2008 in just a few days! Time to get out the new calendars and replace the 2007 ones. Last year I made several calendars to give as gifts; this year I managed to put together only one but I was very happy about the way it turned out. Then I realized, it's not too late to create some more as New Year's gifts and, certainly, not to late to create one for myself!

Above is the September page from the calendar I created for my son and his fiancee. I used photos that I have taken of them throughout the past year. I am very pleased with the way it turned out. (Thanks to Club Scrap for their 2008 digital calendar kit!)

If you'd like a 2008 12-month calendar for yourself, please email me right away. There are several days on the Webajeb Work Schedule early in January that are open for new orders. However, I need to receive your order by January 2nd, or we may not be able to get your calendar out until the end of January.

However, please keep in mind that we can create calendars beginning in ANY month, and ending in ANY month! So if you'd like a calendar for February 2008 through June of 2009, we can do that for you! Just let us know!

E-me at deborah@webajeb.com.

Have a Happy New Year!

A fun new technique

Here's a fun new technique I learned. You take a photograph, turn it into a line drawing, then merge it with the original photograph so that there's a transition from the line drawing (bottom of the photo) to the photo itself. Interesting effect, don't you think? I learned the technique from Scott Kelby's book, "Photoshop 7 Down & Dirty Tricks," which I have literally read from cover-to-cover. (And even though I now have PhotoShop CS3, the tutorials in this book are still easy to follow and applicable because very little has changed with regard to menus).

That's my nephew, Adam, in the photo, taken last June. If you have downloaded any of the Webajeb Freebies in the past few months you've doubtless seen him before. I use photos of him alot because I happen to think he's one of the most photogenic kids in the world! Always willing to pose, too!

Now for the December Webajeb Freebies. Here is the calendar page for December:
And here is the template:

Guess I had a bit of the blues when I was creating those! To see these same freebies with a photos please visit my website http://www.webajeb.com/ and click on the Freebies link at the top of the home page.

I hope to get the Webajeb December newsletter out soon. Meanwhile, if you have any questions or comments, please email me at deborah@webajeb.com. I alway enjoy hearing from you!

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October News

I'm a little slow these days getting everything done. My newsletter for October isn't even written yet, let alone sent out! But I did get the new calendar page done, and the template freebie, so be sure to visit my website to download them. I created the calendar page while I was visiting my mom in Simi Valley, CA., and then I just made the template yesterday, and got both uploaded to http://www.webajeb.com/. I've included directions on using both, so I hope you enjoy my freebies! I noticed this a.m. that a couple of people have already downloaded the calendar page so some of you must have been waiting anxiously, and I apologize for the delay!

The Nature Lover's template (pictured below) is based on a layout I did for my veterinarian, Dr. Brisbin. You can see his entire album on my website; just click on the "slideshows" link at the top of the homepage. The calendar pages have been so much fun to create that I'm thinking of creating an entire year's worth for 2008 and offering it on my website. Of course, it may not happen by January with everything else that is going on.

Many of you know, if you read my other blog (http://www.deztalkin.blogspot.com/), that my husband and I are heading out on an 8 week sailing cruise on the 17th of this month. So, needless to say, we are running around like crazy trying to get ready. Adding to the "fun" is my hubby's bout with strep throat, and me having pulled a muscle in my back 2 days ago. PLUS, our oldest son and his fiancee have planned a BBQ in southern california for their parents and grand-parents to meet and get to know each other. That's on the 14th which means a drive down there and back, using up 3 to 4 days of our preparation time.

All of these things are making is difficult for me to really concentrate on my little biz, and it's marketing needs. And, since we'll be gone and my internet time will be much more limited, I am going to have to defer any new work until I return. It's frustrating, yet it couldn't happen at a better time since, at the moment, I don't have any new work! I am mainly working on marketing ideas/strategies, creating the freebies & newsletters, updating blogs, as well as fine-tuning my website. There are bells and whistles I'd love to add to it (a counter, for one) but all these things take time and, in some cases, learning new stuff.

While we are on our trip I will be doing a LOT of layout work, using my own photos. It would be a good time, too, to work on the 2008 calendar. I'd also love to create lots more templates that I could offer individually and at a really good price. Internet access will be sporadic at best, so most of what I will work on will have to be offline. But keep watching this blog for updates, and visit my website often, too. I'll be updating both as I am able. And, as always, e-me anytime and for any reason; deborah@webajeb.com. I love hearing from you!

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