Charitable

Hey everyone, I'm sure you all know by now that I take part in creating a charity kit every month so I just wanted to come on here and remind you all that July is coming to a close and with that means the end of the kit to benefit the Ronald McDonald house. Please head on over to Scraps For Charity and pick up your copy of this kit for 50% through the end of the month and support a good cause!!


Check out the new members of the Scraps for Charity Team! I can't wait to see what these new designers and CT members come up with for the charity!

Here is a LO to share. :)

Christmas in July and a Freebie!!

Are you ready for fun, games and a rocking sale? This weekend, July 20-22, Digi by Design is celebrating Christmas in July! There are lots of fun events planned like bingo, trivia, an ornament exchange and a LO challenge with me! On top of all that most of the designers in the store are participating in a 40% off sale. Isn't Christmas great? Even if it is the middle of July!!!

We also having Stocking Stuffers for you. These grab bag style stocking stuffers are full of goodies for you and only $2.50 a piece! You can pick mine up right here, I promise, you won't regret it!!

In other news... Don't forget that my new Photo-Graphing actions are still on sale 50% off through Sunday. I have a version that works in PSE and one that works in PS 7, CS, CS2 and CS3. I've seen people really rocking this action lately. Miss Kim used it on one of her LO's and she has a freebie template up on her blog of the LO. She was one of my awesome action testers :)

Finally, a little treat just for you, maybe a little temptation to see what else awaits you? Maybe you see some similarities between this freebie and what could possibly be in the stocking stuffer? I'm not saying this is whats in there but.... ENJOY!!!!!!!! Merry Christmas in July!!

Download the Fantasy Label Freebie Here. Please leave a comment if you download this freebie. If you would like to share this freebie with your friends please direct them to my blog and do NOT share the link. Thank you! :)

Photo-Graphing for PSE!!!

If you were waiting for me to finish my Photo-Graphing action for Photoshop Elements then wait no more! With some help and tips from Jannylynn Brokken I was finally able to get the action to work for PSE users. This action is super easy to use and adds a really great overlay to your photos! I have both versions on sale for 50% off through the 22nd of July. Grab it quick! You can get the PS7, CS, CS2, CS3 version as well.

Also, Dodo and I have teamed up for the Amazing Digi Scrap Race. Check out our blog and our first challenge layouts!

Photo Graphing Photoshop Action!

The last few days I've been doing the CRD Challenges on the DST boards and the last two LO's I did I added a cool graphing overlay to my photos. Well everyone seemed to love the look of it so I decided to turn it into an action! You can pick Photo-Graphing up at OAKS for 50% off through July 22nd!

Creating this thing was quite a learning experience. Since this is my very first action I gathered a bunch of testers to make sure it works and some of them gave fab suggestions *Jenn Patrick* and *Jannylynn Brokken* were especially helpful, though I'm still working out a few kinks Jannylynn is helping me with for the PSE version.

Here are the two LO's I did that everyone seemed to love.

OAKS Scavenger Hunt Begins!!!

One of a Kind Scrapz is celebrating their one year anniversary and you get the gifts! Hurry on over to OAKS today for our Anniversary Scavenger Hunt! Each day there will be 3 links hidden throughout the store, all you have to do is find them and you get this amazing free kit! Have fun!!

Also, while you are there check out my After the 4th Sale! The 4th of July has passed and all we are left with is old burn out firecrackers, smooshed parade candy and LOADS AND LOADS of photos! It's time to get scrapping those memories and I have the perfect sale for you! All of my red, white and blue, or 4th themed products, are 50% off!

Now I know you all remember me using one of the templates in this ad already and just loved the LO. You don't remember? Aghast! I shall remind you! This is a LO I did using one of the templates and some Christina Renee Stuff.

Speaking of Christina Renee, she is having her grand opening celebration at her new store right now and her fab CT have challenges set up at DST. One a day for a week. For completing the challenges you get a coupon and then if you complete them all you win her store for 3 months! I'm such a CR addict there is no way I could pass that up! Here are my first three challenge LO's for you to check out.




I Hope that even after this information overload you will still head over to OAKS and check out my after the 4th sale! Thanks :)

And what is this? A freebie has appeared at the bottom of this post...WOW! These are a set of scalloped borders, made using my Lush Grids - Boyish and Lush Grids - Girly which you can grab for $3.00 apiece.

Download Lush Grid Borders
Please do not share the direct link. If you would like to give others the opportunity to get this freebie you may direct them to my blog. Thank you! Also, show a little love and leave a comment :)

50% off sale at OAKS

One of a Kind Scrapz is celebrating their one year anniversay! This means you get lots of fantastic savings and fun throughout the month of July. Right now through July the 9th I have all of my designs (excluding commercial) for 50% off! Head on over to the OAKS store today!

Remember that with any $10 purchase at OAKS you recieve the Starry Scrapz one of a kind collaboration kit free!!

Since my mom has been complaining that I havent really been updating the blog with layouts and family stories I'm going to share some layouts and pictures today too.

Recently Austin has learned how to blow kisses and I was lucky enough to get a few snapshots of him puckering up! These first two pictures are baby kisses!

The rest of these are pictures of the kids at the 4th of July BBQ at the inlaws house, both of the kids had a ton of fun!

And Some layouts I've done fairly recently that I really love...

Sale at Digi by Design!

I know you all just love a sale right? I know I do! Well, Digi by Design is having a three day sale to celebrate our Independence and almost everyone is involved! Recieve 20-30% throughout the store, 30% off of all of my designs. This includes my commercial use items so if you want a deal on those grab them quick before the 3 day sale is over!!

New Goodies, Challenges and Freebie!

New Goodies

I know its been awhile again since I've posted but life has been busy with my sister here. I've got tons of stuff to let you all know about today. Over the last two weeks I've put several new items up in my stores that you may enjoy. Two new kits and two new paper packs and all 30% off through July the 8th!

Get Fun Filled 4th at these stores: DSD * DxD * OAKS
Get Constructive at these stores: DSD * DxD * OAKS
Get Lush Grids - Boyish at these stores: DxD * OAKS
Get Lush Grids - Girly at these stores: DxD * OAKS

If you are like me then you really love the monthly mega kits that sites offer. Its a great way to get a sampling of all of the stores designers and the kits turn out pretty cute. Being that its the beginning of the month now the stores all have the new July kits up for your purchasing pleasure. Here are the Mega kits for the stores I sell at.

Island Breeze $5.00 at DigiScrapDivas
This one is cute and Tropical with colors that would work for boys and girls. There is way more in this kit than the preview shows with over 187MB of goodies! There are more previes of this kit in the store, scroll down after you click the above link to see them.

Stormy Oceans $3.99 at Digi by Design
Its nautical, its fishy, its beachy, its fun! The DxD team have really pulled it together on this one! Get it early at the introductory price before yo end up paying the full price of $9.99!

Starry Scrapz at One of a Kind Scrapz
OAKS does their mega kits a little bit different but I like it. The OAKS team kit is free with any $10 purchase. This month the kit is funky, starry and patriotic but not. This one is full of really fun bold colors and TONS of elements!

And whats this? Another mega kit from OAKS? This kit is completely free if you subscribe the OAKS Newsletter before July 31st. Subscribe on the OAKS home page. You really can't beat that!

Challenges

Another fun point to the beginning of the month is the start of new challenges throughout the digi world! Amy W. and I have this kit up for anyone who completes all four of the Happy Scrapz challenges for the month of July. The challenges are Font, Template, Grab Bag and Surprise! Its a cute summery patriotic kit.

DigisScrapDivas has a pretty big kit for completing all of the challenges for the month there. Each challenge you complete earns you a small portion of this kit. I only have a partial preview posted here. To see the entire kit and the complete rules go HERE.

Freebie

And now, what you have all been waiting for....the Freebie!! This freebie is actually very special because it is part of a blog mega kit freebie. The wonderful and talented Amy W. coordinated this freebie kit with a bunch of other designers. You need to visit the blog of each participating designer to earn yourself the entire free kit. The other participating designers are Amy W., Anita, Athena, Acorn Designs, Janidee, Michaele Burkhart, Michelle Conrad & Rose Made Designs. You can see the full kit preview on Amy W.'s Blog.

Download this portion of Liberty Everlasting HERE. Please Do not share the direct link, send people to my blog to pick up this freebie. Leave a comment if you DL and be sure to check out the rest of this kit.

New *Commercial Use* Overlays!!

I have two brand new sets of paper overlays for commercial use available to help you add texture and depth to your papers. "In-Motion" and "In-Motion II" each contain four different overlays to help give you a variety of effects. Change the blend modes for differenth looks or combine overlays from something new. Tons of possibilities here!

You can purchase each set of Commercial Use Overlays for $6.99 at "Digi by Design" or "One of a Kind Scrapz"!

In-Motion at OAKS
In-Motion at DxD

In-Motion II at OAKS
In-Motion II at DxD

Celebrate Father's Day with a sale!!

Today only you can save 30% off of almost everything in my store at Digi by Design. This includes commercial use items, kits, element packs and templates! The only thing excluded is my $2 grab bag, but lets face it, thats already a steal of a deal!

The Happy Scrapz store at Digi by Design is also on sale for 30% off so be sure to swing in there for Rocket Thru Space and Sweet Friendship!

Happy Scrapz Kits on Sale!

If you were interested in the past challenge kits at Happy Scrapz "Rocket Thru Space" and "Sweet Friendship" but you didnt have a chance to complete the challenges for those months you are in luck! Both kits are now available for sale at Digi by Design. The kits are collaborations by myself and the lovely and talented Amy W. and include lots of variety in elements and papers.

A Few LO's

Its been a bit since I've posted so I suppose this is the classic "Bad Blogger" post. Life has just been super busy this month. Austin's first birthday party went well, he loved opening presents and playing with the toys he got. It was nice to have the family there for him.

I've done two LO's so far of that day and I also re-did a LO from last year of him at the 4th of July parade here. This is the LO I did sometime last year... Its not awful but I don't like it anymore.

Here is my remake. This reflects my style much better and I absolutely love Faith's new 4th Kit and her alpha brushes, so cute!

And here are the other two LO's that I did. I am so in love with this first one and the only reason it came about is because of my sister. She is staying the summer with me and I was showing her my digital stuff and she asked how to use a template. Of course I can show her better than just explaining so I popped open one of my newest templates (hint hint, you might want to check out my newest grab bag.....shhhhhhhhhhh) and Christina Renee's papers and dropped the red one on there and then I had a vision of what the LO could be! I couldnt stop, I had to keep adding papers to complete the LO!

This LO I did as part of my polka dot potato CT requirement. I really love this kit too though, its all about the 4th of July but then at the same time not. With the funky lime green and orange elements thrown in it just gives it that extra little pizzaz to make this kit different! Anyways, Austin got a wagan for his birthday and the box it came in completely fascinated him! Any time you were turn around he would be playing with that dang box! Funky Fourth by Amanda Lee, Totally cute.

I mentioned earlier that my sister is staying for the summer. I have to say that I am really enjoying having her here. She helps me clean up, she watches the kids when I need to do something and she doesnt let Caitlin get away with not listening too me. At first Caitlin tried to tell me she would just go ask Aunt Lucy and she didnt have to listen to me but Lucy set her straight pretty quickly. I'm not sure exactly what is going on with my child but lately she has had such a bratty little attitude. She talks to me like she is the boss and tells me she doesnt have to listen to me. When I tell her no about something she whines and begs until I have to give her a time out. Its very frustrating and I hope she grows out of it quickly. Someone please tell me if this is normal 5 year old behaviour.

Don't forget to get my June Grab Bag at Digi by Design! There is some really cute stuff in this bag and at only $2 its quite the steal!! I gave you a little hint on whats in it if you read the whole post. *winks*

$2 Grab Bag!

Yes, I have another grab bag up, this time at Digi by Design! Inside this bag are 4 brand new never been released before goodies worth $10 sold seperately but yours for only $2 during the month of June! You don't want to miss out on this baby.

Also, just a friendly reminder that my sale celebrating my baby's first birthday is still going on. Tomorrow is the last day though so you had better hurry! All three of my stored are included in this sale. DSD, DxD and OAKS

Recipe Swap Challenge at Miss Tiina's! Win a $5 Gift Card

Come join me for the second Recipe Swap Challenge at Miss Tiina's! Share some recipes and get some great ones in return. I already have mine posted and it is oh so yummy! Anyone who participates will be entered into a drawing for a $5 gift card at one of my 3 stores.

Baby is turning ONE sale!!!

I'm having a week long sale to celebrate my baby's first birthday! The sale runs through his birthday on June 7th and is 25% off everything in all 3 of my stores! So head on over to OAKS, DSD or DxD and get shopping! Find awesome kits in all 3 locations.

June 1 - 7

At DSD

At OAKS

At DxD