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Free Photo-editing Sessions at Photoshop & You Pop-up in San Francisco with Linda Sattgast

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Linda Sattgast

Digital scrapbooker extraordinaire Linda Sattgast is hosting 2 FREE sessions on getting photos into tip-top shape with Photoshop Elements. Linda will be a featured guest speaker at the Photoshop & You pop-up location in San Francisco. The Photoshop & You experience (http://www.photoshop.com/events/550sutter) is a place for the public to explore the world of digital imaging with leading photographers, renowned teachers, industry influencers and Photoshop team members. The calendar of activities (http://www.photoshop.com/events/550sutter/calendar) is jam-packed with FREE workshops, professional portraits, “how-to” sessions, photowalks and parties! Sign up for these activities online.

WHO: Linda Sattgast, Scrapbooking Expert and Founder/Owner of ScrappersGuide.com

WHEN:

WHERE: Meet at the PHOTOSHOP & YOU pop-up location

ADDRESS: 550 Sutter Street, San Francisco, CA 94102 (between Powell Street and Mason Street)

To celebrate, we are hosting a giveaway of Photoshop Elements 9 bundler giveaway.

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  3. I am a teacher and would love to have the newest edition of the software. My software is 7 years old. We love to make movies, and edit pictures

  4. would love to win this bundle because I need all the help I can get when it comes to my photographs!

  5. I love photoshop Elements and my old computer was very, very slow handling the program so I bought a new computer and my version of elements is not compatible with windows 7. I would really like the newest version.

  6. I would love to win the photoshop package! I have been taking photos for some charity events lately and would like to create a beautifully edited scrapbook (compliments of craft gossip and adobe) I also takes lots of family photos!

  8. I’ve been slowly trying to teach myself Photoshop using the free downloaded bits…would love to have the whole thing!

  9. I would love to win this. I am very new to scrapbooking and am also retired and living on a fixed income and cannot afford to purchase photoshop.

  10. Ihope I will the winner this time. My sons leave for college in about two weeks and I am going to edit our family pictures etc. Would love to have the help of photoshop!

  11. I would absolutely love my life if I could manipulate the photos on the screen the way I see them in my head. Seriously, I know I could make some amazing images and projects with this bundle. The reason I should win is because I appreciate what you do and I’m always sharing the word about craftgossip. It truly is amazing to open an email and have all the crafting inspiration I need at my finger tips.

    Thank you for this opportunity.

  12. I do not take many pictures, because I really don’t know what to do to make them more useful. This would help. Joan

  13. I would love to win. I am an avid digital scrapbooker and my free copy from college was lost when my computer got a virus. I’m also getting married and a new elementary art teacher. I would love this to help design my wedding suite and can’t afford to buy it on my tiny salary.

  14. I keep hearing how great PhotoShop software is but am stuck with the dinky program that came with my computer, and family and friends tell me its almost useless.
    Thanks for considering me as the winner.
    B

  16. This sounds like a great workshop/session. Wish it was online/virtual so I could attend. Sounds like it would be very useful.
    Belinda

  17. I have been an avid photographer since I was a little kid. I’m now 45, disabled with MS, and use photography as a way to express myself and do cool things for my family (in my quilting, as gifts, special picture sessions, etc.)–I’m the “go-to gal” behind the lens. I have a copy of Photoshop–that’s about 20 years old (yes, it’s close to being an original). I don’t travel much–so the seminar is out of the question, but a brand-spankin’ new copy of PS would be FAB-U-LOUS!!!!! (Not to mention–I absolutely love CRAFTGOSSIP! What a wonderful thing to see in my Inbox!!!!

  19. I have a much older version of PE…would love the latest bundle with all the bells and whistles. Thanks for the giveaway opportunity!

  20. Would love to win this. I’ve always wanted Photoshop, but can’t afford it. I have to use free software out there and it’s just not the same!

  21. I’m a grandmother of seven of the most beautiful grandchildren you have ever seen, with lots of pictures. I need a brag book that will make my friends drool over.

  22. I would love to win this! I am really getting into photography, and feel I could take it that much farther if I had Adobe Photoshop. I have been using the free downloads, teaching myself how to do it, but to have the entire program without worrying it was going to expire would be so wonderful! I love nature, old things, and things that occur when Mother Nature works her magic, and am always getting weird looks when I take pictures of things most people just walk by every day. I want to help people see the beauty of things right in front of their eyes. Thank you!

  25. I would love to win this Phoshop by Adobe! My pictures would turn out so much better.

  26. I like to scrapbook and would love to win Photoshop to help with the pictures.

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Learning about Finland for Kids

Finland is a country in Northern Europe bordered by Sweden, Norway and Russia, as well as the Gulf of Finland and the Gulf of Bothnia. Let’s learn more about this Nordic country. 

Finland Basics

Finland is 130,678 square miles, or 338,455 square kilometers, and is home to about 5.7 million people. 

Its capital and largest city is Helsinki. The official languages are Finnish and Swedish.

The area now known as Finland was first settled around 9000 BC, and it was part of Sweden from the late 13th century until 1809, when it became an autonomous grand duchy within the Russian Empire. It declared independence in 1917 and it officially became a republic in 1919. It lost some territory to Russia after World War II but retained its independence.

It was the first country in Europe to grant its citizens universal suffrage, and the first in the world to allow all adult citizens to run for office. It is a Nordic style welfare state with an advanced economy and is often ranked as one of the countries with the happiest people in the world. 

It has a unitary parliamentary government, with a president and prime minister.

The name in Finnish is Suomi, and it’s not clear where the name came from but it seems to have a common original with the Sámi, indigenous people from the Nordic region and Russia. 

Finland National Symbols

The flag of Finland has a white background with a blue Nordic cross (which looks like a Christian cross on its side) in the center. It is said that the blue represents the nation’s thousands of lakes (there are more than 180,000 recorded lakes in the country) as well as the sky.

The national anthem, “Maamme” in Finnish or “Our Land” in English, was originally written for the 500th anniversary of the town of Porvoo and was first performed in 1848. The song is not officially the national anthem but has been commonly used as the anthem since the nation’s independence. Estonia‘s national anthem uses the same tune. 

Finland’s coat of arms is a crowned heraldic lion on a red field, with the right front leg replaced by a human arm holding a sword. He’s also standing on a sabre and surrounded by nine roses. 

The Eurasian brown bear is the national animal, and the Finnhorse is the national horse. Finland’s national insect is the seven-spot ladybird and the national fish is the European perch. 

Lily of the valley is a floral emblem of Finland, and their national dog is the Finnish Spitz. In addition, granite, the silver birch, the Whooper swan and the holly blue butterfly are all considered national symbols. (You can read about several of these here.)

Finland Learning Activities for Kids 

Grab resources for teaching about Finland from Teachers Pay Teachers. Artsy Craftsy Mom also has a printable fact book you can purchase.

Make a tape resist Finnish flag with this idea from taidekoti. Or use watercolors to make the Northern Lights, which can be seen in Finland, with this project from The Pinterested Parent. And learn more about the Aurora Borealis in this video from Little School.

Learn more about the boreal forest/taiga biome, which covers the majority of Finland, with this resource from Let’s Talk Science. Talk about the differences between brown bears and grizzly bears, and pull out horse crafts and learning activities. 

Take a listen to some music performed on the kantele, the national instrument of Finland. 

Check out the Moomins, described as “with and roundish trolls with large snouts,” developed by Finnish author and illustrator Tove Jansson.

The national food of Finland is rye bread, so give it a try with this recipe from Zingerman’s. (It will still be good even if you don’t have freshly milled rye.)