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Sunday, September 30, 2012

Halloween/Fall Cluster Digi Freebie

I’ve put together 2 cute clusters for your scrapping pleasure! One for general fall and one for your Halloween scrapping!

 

You can find the download link for the freebie on Studio Rosey Posey’s blog. Enjoy!

 

You can find Awe-ful Little Witch in Rosey Posey’s Studio and today (Sunday 30th) is the last day for the $3.49 bargain!

 

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Saturday, September 29, 2012

Awe-ful Little Witch And a Freebie

Studio Rosey Posey teamed up again to make Awe-ful Little Witch!
Finding My Way was so much fun for us to make, so we just carried on and this little miss has found her way into a witch costume!
The kit which includes 74 elements, 7 papers and an alphabet is just $3.49 this weekend only!
Make sure you don’t miss it!


And here are the elements:


And the papers:



  

So, that’s my latest adventure in digi scrapping land!
And there will be a few more things over time. I’m having such fun with  being back in Photoshop, that I’m finding it hard to stop! Yay! What a difference an extended break can make!

We’re off to a kids birthday party this afternoon, so excitement is running high around here!

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Sunday, September 23, 2012

The last couple of months ...

... have been quite the whirl wind for me!

You may have noticed my absence from the blog! Funny how that works, really!

While I am out living life, being in my whirlwind or amazingly good things, new things, changes, improved old things and every day amazing things, I always think , “Oh, I have to blog about that!”

And then I pretty much write that blog post in my head, add the photos I shot too and then - that’s it!

It’s like I have done it energetically, and I miss the part where I would actually have to physically do it and post it! And then I go to my blog and realize I haven’t posted in weeks! Wow! I need me some  mr.spok-mind-meld kind of software that takes it out of my head and actually posts it!

Then again, wasn’t there an Eureka Episode where they invented just such a thing and it all went horribly wrong as it usually does? Hmmm, yes, maybe not yet then!

 

Anyway, I’ve been busy!

As I’ve already posted, I cranked up Photoshop again for some digiscrap designing again. And it continues to be fun, so watch out for more little collabs coming your way!

Oh, speaking of which! I made a cluster pack with Studio Rosey Posey’s Softly Shabby  and Studio Amanda Rockwell’s Kit  that is now in the store!

 

 

This whole collection is fabulous! So pretty!

 

  

  

 

 

Anyway, I digress!

So, other than being busy getting back into the fun of digi scrap designing, I’ve out and about attending seminars, classes and workshops and meeting so many fabulous new people! And all of that while I’m working towards certification in a variety of modalities, and getting and feeling better and better myself as I go!

I’ve been hoping for quite some time to meet some like-minded friends locally and now that seems to be happening and I am enjoying every minute of it!

How does it get better than that?

 

I have also been involved in a variety of project, that I can’t quite reveal yet, but you guys will be the first to know as soon as I can!

 

My Project Life folder has suffered the same fate as my blog this last month! I record it all in my head, I take the photos and then it just seems to not quite make it into existence in my folder! So, I am about a month behind there. However, I have the photos, I jotted down the relevant things and I keep a running tally of the things I want to document, so once I actually get to sit down, it will be fairly quick putting it all together!

 

The twin’s birthday is coming up too. This year it means two very different requests for birthday cakes!

 

One “my little pony” birthday cake for my girl and a, preferably playable, angry birds cake for my boy!

 

So, I have a lot of sugar paste modeling coming up! And party planning. And yard fixing. And house cleaning. And, and, and ... ! The kids seem to really be at an age where birthday fever really kicks in!

They’ve been counting they days, trying to get me to give them hints and clues, or actually just downright tell them what their presents might be. They’ve been making guest lists for weeks and we’re still a month away from it now! So, I’m sure things will get even more intense as the big day draws near!

Initially the kids wanted to have their party at a popular kid’s place this year. I’m not overly fond of “the rat”  or the way birthday parties go down at that place, but many of their little friends have had their parties there of late, so it was the kid’s wish to have it there too. And we would have just gone for it. I can see the advantage of not having a bunch of kids descend upon our home and to just go somewhere else to do it - even if it will be a whole lot more impersonal and somewhat cookie cutter!

 

However, a coupon deal came up that even my kids couldn’t resist!

With the deal we will have a 15 foot bouncy castle in our yard (which will just barely fit!) which the company sets up, as well as tables and chairs for 12 and your choice of machine (popcorn, cotton candy or shaved ice.) Needless to say my kiddos chose cotton candy!

So, they come and set all that up a couple of hours before the party starts, then they come after the party is done and take it all away - and all that for $97!

Awesome, right?  We had experienced it the year before when a friend had the deal for her little boy and it worked out just great!

 

I’ve also decided that I will really take it easy this year on the party prepping, and just do pizza with a couple of sides, the two birthday cakes and a few munchies. Plus the decorations and all that.

Then again, I say that every year and then the parties always turn into something bigger and better - and more work intensive for me. It will be interesting to see what happens this year!

 

So, that’s a very brief rundown of the last few weeks and things to come!

 

What fabulous new things have you all been up to? Any new adventures you are embarking on?

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Thursday, September 13, 2012

Finding My Way!

*~*~*And the winner of the kit is lucky #4, Loralynn! Congratulations! Please email me to claim your coupon code for your Finding My Way Kit!*~*~*


I have some news!! I’ve been bursting to tell for a few days and now I finally can!
I give you a little  hint!


Ok, so that was a pretty massive hint. Actually it wasn’t a hint at all, it was giving the whole game away!! Obviously the concept of hinting is somewhat lost on me!

So yes, I’ve been dusting off Photoshop and got to design a kit with Lor, a.k.a. Studio Rosey Posey!

As most of you know, I've been out of digi-scrap designing for a while now! As many of you, who follow my blog also know, I have continued to be creative, but in quite new, to me, avenues!
I ended up really getting into the hands-on art journaling, paper scrapping and Project Life! Not only that, I started dabbling in drawing! Yes, me ... the one who could barely do a stick figure!

The other day Lor asked if I might want to do a collab kit one of these days and I jumped at the chance! I was so ready to crank up Photoshop again!

And who better to do it than sweet Lor, who's style and products have always been some of my favorites and who's seemingly never-ending creativity is an inspiration!

So, we just ran with it and it certainly seemed like we just happened at the right time, as the topic, the color scheme, all just happened so naturally and fell into place readily!

As you can see, my style has changed a little and you find a few of my recent hands-on projects reflected in this kit. Not only that, when I decided to stop digi-designing at the time, it was in no small part because I wanted and needed some time to find my way - mostly to myself!
For that reason alone, this kit is very near and dear to my heart, as it also reflects a lot of my personal journey and transformation!

I really enjoyed digi designing again and had so much fun putting this kit together with Lor! I am so grateful for her inspired timing in encouraging me to dust off Photoshop and for her amazing creativity!
I hope you all have as much fun scrapping with this kit as we had making it! It has been a blast! Thank you, Lor!

Let me show you some of what we created together!
You can purchase this as either a bundle (all of it!) or as the Finding My Way kit (main papers, elements, word strips and alphas.)

Here are the elements:

The papers:


The alphas:


The word strips, typed on my vintage typewriter:


Then we also did some clusters:



And some extra art papers:

And just look at all the gorgeousness the crew and the Studio Rosey Posey team put together!


And, yes, there is a coupon!


I really hope you enjoy this kit! I had a blast making it and can’t wait to see what fabulousness you all create with it!

Oh, and I’ll also having a little contest:
Leave a comment on this post to be entered to win a FREE copy of the Kit!
Winner will be chosen at random on Saturday, Sept 15, 2012!
***The contest is now closed. Thank you for participating!***
Happy scrapping!

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