Birthday Kits are Back

I've loaded my three birthday kits in the store at ScrapDish. Get them while they're on sale - just $3.34 for a loaded kit!




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Back to School QP Freebie

School starts here in less than a week - the day after labor day and I am excited to have more design time! Meanwhile, I've made a freebie quickpage with my Krafty School kit. If you have school pictures to scrap, you can grab this kit at ScrapDish during my 33% off sale. It's versatile and not too cutesy and just $2.67 with the sale!


And here's the quickpage I made with it. Click on the preview to download from 4shared.


Enjoy!

New Releases, Back to School Sale

I have a couple new things in the store and you can get them for a BARGAIN price with the ScrapDish Back to School sale. It runs Sept 1 -15 and my store will be 33% off.

Here's what's new:



With the sale you can get these for just $1.33 per set!! Shop with me HERE.

Nickelodeon Universe

this is the other page I uploaded to Persnickety Prints. They have already shipped my order, so that's pretty cool.


credits: paper - Meadow by Numbumm, Art Attack by Christine Smith
doodles and embellishments - Rush by Amber Clegg
brushes - designer set by Amanda Rockwell

I Scrapped and Printer Woes

I got a new laptop last weekend and seriously, Windows 7 was MY IDEA. I **love** this operating system and my laptop (thanks honey, you're the BEST). I managed to get my ACDSee database transferred over and am scrapping from a 1 TB external hard drive. It's really slick. I like to entertain the idea of going on a scrapping retreat again without lugging my desktop computer but I don't know if I will.

My biggest worry was whether my old Photoshop (CS2!!) would work. It DOES. My next biggest worry was getting ACDsee switched over - DONE. But it took a few days and some hand holding from a digi buddy. So I thought every thing was perfect in my little universe but alas, there is a little fly in my ointment...my printer. It's a beautiful wide format HP 8750 that delivers gorgeous prints but guess what? Since it's 4 years old, HP is not writing any new drivers for Windows 7 and the standard Windows 7 drivers do NOT do the borderless printers properly. Completely miscalculates the margins, blows it off one edge of the paper and chews up the bottom. I lugged the beast back upstairs and tried it again on the XP machine and no problems (except that I'm out of ink again...sigh...after all the failed attempts on the laptop). So it's definitely the OS, not the printer.

Well, as much as I like the prints I get at home, I don't like carrying it around and all that jazz so I am going to try Persnickety Prints. I have been scrapping 8.5x11 to save a bit of money but I am kind of excited about trying 12x12 again because P.Prints will do $1.99 prints on Fuji Crystal Archive paper and I've even seen them go on sale for $1.49 before.

I like to do pages with multiple photos and I think I'm going to like that extra space on the page and being able to use 12x12 page borders and papers with inked edges and stuff without modifying them. With this newer, faster computer the bigger size should still be faster than the smaller ones on my old computer.

So I'm testing two 12x12 pages and getting them printed to see if I like how they turn out. I've read good reviews and am hopeful for excellent results.

Here's what I made today (everything from Shabby Princess' Festival kit)

journaling: Pictures taken for the kindness posters we make every year at Deephaven Elementary. Kids do something that is kind to or for someone else and then it goes on a poster that is hung in the hall. We clipped out expired coupons to send to military families to use at their commissaries. January 2010

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July Blog Train

The July Blog Train is here! I missed the last round but I'm back so thanks for stopping by. Before we get to the freebie, I just want to show you a few of my newest kits at ScrapDish.




You can see my current product line HERE - be sure to have a little look - lots of dollar stuff in there right now~

And then onto the blog train freebie. Here's the preview: click on it to go to the download.


and inside is a copy of this coupon to entice you to shop with me really soon!



Here are the rest of the stops on the train and if you get lost you can go back to The Blog Train Blog.

1. Color With Caryn Http://blog.colorwithcaryn.com
2. Lilleyscrap Designs http://www.lilleyscrapdesigns.com/blog
3. Victoria Feemster http://victoriafeemsterdesigns.blogspot.com/
4. Jen C Designs http://jen-c-designs.blogspot.com
5. Janice W http://www.jwdigiscraps.com/
6. Totally Twisted Scrapshttp://totallytwistedscraps.blogspot.com/
7. My4Princesses Designs: http://www.my4princessesdesigns.blogspot.com
8. Trixie Scraps Designs http://blog.trixiescraps.com
9. Inspired By Dominic Designs: http://inspiredbydominic.com/blog/
10. Brandi Beaver http://brandisdigiscraps.blogspot.com
11. Major Scrapola:http://majorscrapola.blogspot.com
12. CandleWorks Scraps http://candleworks.blogspot.com/
13. Mikki Designs http://mikkidesigns.blogspot.com
14. ScrapBug Designs http://scrapbugdesigns.blogspot.com/
15. Kat's Creations http://princessk316.blogspot.com
16. the espresso scrap shoppe: http://theespressoscrapshoppe.blogspot.com/
17. Aprilisa Designs http://aprilisadesigns.blogspot.com
18. Daybreak Scraps http://daybreakscraps.blogspot.com
19. Misty O'Brien Designs http://scrappaperie.blogspot.com
20. Kathy Winters Designs http://wordartfun.blogspot.com
21. Craft-tastrophic Designs http://craft-tastrophic.blogspot.com
22. A+ Designs: http://www.aplusdesigns.blogspot.com/
23. Kate's Digital Designs http://katesdigitaldesigns.blogspot.com/
24. ChristinaP http://christinapoolie.blogspot.com/
25. jus me digital:http://jusmedigital.blogspot.com
26. designs by Mandy King http://mybagofscraps.com
27. Just Passin' Thru http://justpassinthrudesigns.blogspot.com
28. http://pixelilydesigns.blogspot.com
29. http://sketchmeifyoucan.blogspot.com
30. AliSarah Designs http://www.alisarah.com
31. Shelly Marie Scraps http://shellymariescraps.blogspot.com
32. Kiss This Designs http://kissthisdesigns.blogspot.com
33. Charm City Scraps http://charmcityscraps.wordpress.com
34. DigiDesigns by Denise http://happydigiscrapper.blogspot.com
35. LissaE Designz http://www.lissaedesignz.com
36. Z Pink Boudoir Designs http://www.zpinkboudoir.info
37. Sugar Pie Scraps http://www.sugarpiescrapping.blogspot.com
38. LauraMarie Scraps: http://lauramariescraps.blogspot.com
39. JKCreations http://jollykidscreations.com/
40. sweet tomato digital design cafe: http://sweettomatodesigns.blogspot.com
41. Delicious Scraps http://www.deliciousscraps.com/
42. Snackpackgu http://snackpackgu.blogspot.com/
43. Jessica Edwards http://mydigiscrapblog.blogspot.com
44. Queen Pamedalah: http://www.pamedalah.blogspot.com
45. Bon Scrapatit Designs: http://bonscrapatitdesigns.blogspot.com
46. Paper Planes Designs: http://paperplanesdesigns.blogspot.com
47. FoxyDesigns http://foxydesigns.biz
48. HotFlashDesigns http://www.p-u-s-h.typepad.com
49. Girl Boy Girl Designs: http://girlboygirldesigns.blogspot.com
50. Milly Dee Designs: http://craftingatyourspecialdelivery.blogspot.com
51. Bubblescrap Designs http://bubblescrapdesigns.com
52. Scrap Sassy Silly: http://scrapsillysara.blogspot.com
53. Pebbles Designs: http://www.pebbles-designs.com
54. Roseytoes Designs http://roseytoes9.blogspot.com
55. Wyld Web Designs http://wyldwebdesigns.com
56. Scrapper's Delights http://scrappersdelights.com/blog
57. MoonDesigns http://moon7x4.blogspot.com
58. pixiemama designs http://pixiemamadesigns.com/blog
59. Just Jaimee http://justjaimee.com
60. Digilicious Designs http://digilicious.typepad.com
61. eqrAveziur - http://www.aveziur.com
62. JIC Creations http://jiccreations.blogspot.com
63. Topsy Turvy Digital: http://blog.topsyturvydigital.com/
64. Digi Illusions http://nuts4digi.com/digiillusionsblog/
65. Purely Pixels http://purelypixels.blogspot.com
66. http://rubylanedigifancies.blogspot.com
67. Barbara Speck Designs: http://www.barbspeck.blogspot.com
68. Shel Belle Scraps: http://shelbellescraps.blogspot.com
69. http://kimerickreations.blogspot.com
70. http://www.snipsandsnailsscraps.blogspot.com/
71. http://dizzyscraps.blogspot.com/
72. http://scrappindaisies.blogspot.com/
73. Call Me Kristin: http://www.callmekristin.com
74. http://gails-space2.blogspot.com/
75. http://circleoflifescraps.blogspot.com
76. Life & art in Angeltown http://angeltown.typepad.com
77. http://jennck.blogspot.com/
-->> You are HERE 78. Christine Smith Digital Design: http://christinesmithdigital.blogspot.com
79. http://www.digicyberscraps.com
80. GET Designs http://ginnytallent.blogspot.com
81. http://CrystalCreationsByDesign.blogspot.com
82. BeeHaven Designz http://www.beehavendesignz.com
83. Chaos Lounge: http://jen-at-chaos-lounge.blogspot.com
84. Marti Scraps; http://mmarti2564.blogspot.com
85. http://www.scraplantis.com/gabs-blog/
86. http://scrappingwithangel.blogspot.com
87. http://steadfast-and-immovable.blogspot.com/
88. Inspired Designs By Crystal: http://inspireddesignsbycrystal1.blogspot.com
89. http://www.cagedbirddesigns.blogspot.com
90. http://digilovers-addiction.blogspot.com/
91. TigerLily http://tigerlilysdigis.com
92. Wilma4ever: http://wilma4ever.blogspot.com
93. Madness or Genius? Or Both?: http://bothmadandgenius.blogspot.com
94. Memorie Creations: http://bothmadandgenius.blogspot.com
95. designs by jmdt http://designsbyjmdt.blogspot.com
96. Albina's secrets: http://albina-s-secrets.blogspot.com
97. Polka Dot Pixels http://polkadotpixels.blogspot.com
98. Acorn Designs: http://acorn-designs.blogspot.com
99. http://maitriscraps.blogspot.com
100. http://jilldzines.blogspot.com/
101. Mandymade Digibits http://mandymadedigibits.blogspot.com
102. Trish H. Designs: http://trishhdesigns.blogspot.com

Weight Loss Journey on SparkPeople

I've been hanging out at SparkPeople.com for a few weeks. I'm getting started on a weight loss journey with a goal to be at my target weight by the end of this year. I am blogging about it HERE if you're interested in reading along.

While on the road to health, I will be creating an 8x8 album of my goals, successes and the things I've learned. This is the first page:


credits: Motivated by Kristen Rice

Another Best-Seller Returns

Still more kits coming back from the vault. This was another of my all-time best-sellers and a personal favorite of mine. It's bargain-priced at just $2.99. This kits has lots of essentials in it so I hope you pick it up for your everyday pages!


This product has been put through a 6 point quality check for stray pixels, jaggies, blurriness/resolution, missing pixels, unwanted shadows, and gamut. Buy with confidence and have fun scrapping!