Saying good-bye, Saying Hello, new alphas, and digi-scrap freebie for you!

Good Morning! (and yes, I'm still alive! lol!)

I know it has (once again!) been way too long since I've updated my blog, and I have some news to share!

I was so happy to be accepted at ScrapBook-Elements a few months ago - it is a wonderful store, fabulous designers and owners, and I am so very appreciative of the time I've had there... but, the time has come for me to step down at SBE. Mainly just because of how slow I am - I've discovered it doesn't work very well for me to have a shop that requires exclusive products, as I have a hard time putting new items in 2 shops with all different stuff - at least that is (and will be) the case during the remaining time that I am homeschooling David. (Big sister Eliza is now at the high-school, and we thinik this will probably be David's last year home with me.) SO, regretfully, I have decided that for now, I need to say good-bye to the wonderful folks at SBE - at least for now. You never know what the future might bring. ;)

This means that everything in my SBE shop is on sale, 40% off! (excludes items normally priced under $2, by store policy). SO from now through Oct. 20th, you can grab my SBE products at wonderful prices - I hope this is fun news for someone who may have their eye on something there! :)

Along with that change, however, comes a new, fun and exciting opportunity - I have just opened a new shop at Inspiration-Lane, with those fabulously talented gals!! WOOoot!! You can see my new shop at IL right HERE. I have a couple of brand-new items in my shop there, including 2 set of "Fun Dough ALphas" (I have a couple sets at SBE as well - these are different style/font) Here's a look at the new sets:




And I have another brand-new (and super-fun!) alpha there today too - it is a customizable chipboard alpha - so you can coordinate the alpha with pretty much any kit or page you make! It is sure to become one of your favorites, with so much versatility!


This set includes an action (works in Photoshop, but not in Elements, so Elements-users will have to go through the normal steps of using clipping masks or other layered templates) to make customizing the letters super-quick and super-easy! This is the personal-use version - it is also available in commercial-use. It comes in layered .psd format, with the white layer being a clipping-mask for your paper. Isn't that fun? I have always loved chipboard, even when I paper-scrapped, so I love using chipboard alphas especially!

SOOoo, to celebrate my new shop opening, I have got all of the new alphas (at Inspiration Lane, and I'll be adding them to ScrapDish ASAP!) and my "Magical Morning" Collection on sale (at both Inspiration-Lane and ScrapDish) for 30% off - but just for the next 3 days (beginning Sunday, Oct. 4th, and ending Tuesday 10/6 at around midnight! So if you want to get this fun collection, now is a great time to grab it! (Here's a quick peek of the combo-pack - you can see more detailed previews at Inspiration-Lane and ScrapDish):




And I decided to make a little freebie, since I haven't had one for a while, AND I missed out on this month's Blog-Train, as my desk-top (main) computer was down with a virus last week - I had to do a total restore to factory settings! Ugghh!!

2 lessons learned from last week's virus attack:

1. When your anti-virus software vendor sends you an e-mail saying you need to update, do NOT put if off, even for ONE stinkin' day!! (Yep, that's what it took for me to get hit!)

And Lesson 2: When you purchase a new computer, ALWAYS either make or HAVE made (definitely the easier choice! lol!) a set of restore discs, even if they tell you that you won't need them due to most computers now having a 2nd, smaller 'restore' disk built in. Because in some cases, your 'puter can get so messed up that you can NOT restore from the 2nd hard-drive, and the only way to do it is from the 'official' restore discs. I learned this lesson last year when my laptop got hit with something, and it was not able to be restored from the built-in restore disc, and since I let Best-Buy talk me OUT of getting restore discs made, I had to take it in there to be restored to factory settings, costing me over $100, and I didn't even get back all of my original software! SO, when I bought my latest desk-top, I insisted that I wanted restore discs, even though they tried to talk me out of it. Sure glad I didn't listen this time!!

ANYway, I digress... lol! Now that I've got the desk-top running again (though I'm sure that I still have not installed and re-activated even half of my software yet!) I'm pretty happy. Cuz my 'puter is running SMOOooth and quick! And I didn't lose ANY data at all, since I have everything backed up on TWO external hard-drives AND much of it on DVDs as well. (So maybe that's Lesson 3 - Always make sure you have at least 2 back-ups of all of your important files, so that WHEN (not "if") you have something go wrong with your computer, it's just a minor pain-in-the-butt, and not a full-fledged disaster. ;)

OK! So here is the freebie I made for you - just a simple and basic pack of clean card-stock, that coordinates with my Magical Morning Collection. Not even the tiniest hint of shabby. (which was really hard for me! Lol!) But every once in a while, don'tcha just want to have some nice, clean, textured cardstock for a change?? :) Here's a look:


You can grab this set at any of these 3 links (all 3 are the same, so just click one) ;)

4Shared

MediaFire

My Domain/server


That's it for now! Thanks for stopping by! :) Hope you'll visit my new shop at Inspiration-Lane! (I will still be at ScrapDish, so you can still always find me there as well)

Loved Ones released at SBE - and another freebie!

Happy Sunday!!

My new "Loved Ones" page-kit (and all invidual parts) are now available in my shop at ScrapBook-Elements. I won't post all the previews again, as you can just scroll down a bit and see them, but here is the main preview, with everything included:


My little creative team (I love these girls!! I only have a few, but every single one is WONDERFUL and I really appreciate them!) have been working hard, making pages with the Loved Ones set. Here are a few of those:

By D.J.


By D.J.


By Mel


By D.J.

I will probably have a few more layouts to post sometime later this week. :)

Now I am currently working on some quick-pages, and possibly a brag-book as well, to (hopefully!) be ready for next Sunday's release.

But, right NOW, (Besides showing off some gorgeous pages!) I mainly came to post the new FREEBIE I promised! This is one of 4 freebies that coordinate with the Loved Ones Collection. (See my previous post to find out where all 4 freebies are, and you'll want to hurry and sign up for the ScrapBook-Elements newsletter if you haven't done so yet - that is where you'll receive a FULL-SIZE coordinating kit, "Loved Ones Add-On" - you can sign up for that HERE!) ;)

Here's a peek at today's freebie:

SOooo, now would be the perfect time to hurry and grab the full Loved Ones page-kit, as it is on introductory-price sale, 25% - but only for today and tomorrow (Aug. 16-17).

Here are links for downloading today's freebie - there are 3 links, but they are all for the exact same file, so only pick one. :)

4Shared

MediaFire

my domain

OK! That's it for now! Thanks for stopping - don't forget the 25% off Intro. Price special is only today and tomorrow - and makes the kit very affordable, at just $4.12!!! (yes, really! lol!) With the page-kit and all the coordinating freebies, you could easily make a LARGE album (or 2 or 3!) with no 2 pages alike, and I think you will find the color-palette, papers, and elements to all be quite versatile, for use on just about any page you want to create!

Hope you have a great week! :)

SO, I've got a new FREEBIE for y'all! (finally! lol!)

If you happened to read my last post (for the August Blog-Train), you might have seen the part about the freebie at Promos4DigiScrappers, where I'm in the Spotlight for the month of August. Just go to their home-page (HERE) and you'll find a digi-scrap freebie that coordinates with a new Collection I'll have coming out at ScrapBook-Elements.com this next Sunday. And, now that I've finally got that collection all finished, uploaded, and just waiting to debut, I have had time to finish the additional coordinating freebies - yay! First I'll give you a sneek-peak at the new kit that will be out on Sunday:
Lots of fun stuff in there, but my favorite pieces are the metal hearts border and frames - they took forever to make!

Here's a better look at the papers:
And the elements:


And the alpha...

I designed this set with lots of hearts, for love, and some word-art pieces about family, as that was my main focus. I wanted to create a kit that would be easy to use for every-day family life, and show-casing our photos that show our families and the love in them. With a rich color-palette that will work equally well for masculine and femine layouts, and a large variety of fun elements, I think this will be one of my most versatile kits to date - I know *I* will be using it a lot! I love the metal hearts groupings. There are 2 borders (one with hearts in a line, all squished together, and the other with the hearts hanging from metal wires at the top) and a rectangular frame in this collection, and you will find more metal heart pieces in the blog-freebie I have today, as well as the one I'll be posting on Sunday, when the kit is released... AND, there are a couple more very cool metal heart elements, including an oval frame, in the add-on kit that I will be giving away in the August ScrapBook-Elements.com newsletter! (If you're not signed up for that yet, go HERE and do it so you don't miss this download!)

A bit after I'm done posting here (give me at least 15 minutes - I need to switch out some laundry! lol), I'm going to be posting a give-away in The Happy Place so if you'd like a chance to win the Collection before it is released on Sunday, be sure to pop in there and post in my thread! (It will only be open until Sunday, when I will use the integer-generator to pick a couple numbers, and whoever posted with that post-er number will win the collection!) Not sure what time Sunday, as I'll probably be out of town, so whenever I get home is when I'll post the winners. :)

And finally, here is a preview of today's digi-scrap freebie:
I hope you'll enjoy using it! Don't forget to grab the coordinating one at Promos4DigiScrappers.com, and come back on Sunday to grab the last freebie in this set!

Here are download links for you - all 3 links are for the same file, so just pick one. I've gotten some good feedback on posting different links so y'all can choose which one you prefer, so I'm going to try to keep doing that. It's also nice because then if a lot of people are downloading at once, the load is spread out a bit so you should get pretty good speed at which-ever link you choose. :)


4 Shared

MediaFire

my domain

Enjoy and Happy Scrapping! :)

August already!! BLOG-TRAIN FREEBIES!!

Hello Blog-Train-Riders! :) Woo-Hooo! Time for another fabulous blog-train! I just counted at the Blog-Train Blog (HERE!) and came up with ONE HUNDRED AND FOUR participating designers!!! With a fun primary-color palette, and a "Back-to-School" theme, this will be just what you need for those "back-to-school" pics (or any other kid-themed pages!)

My little part of the blog-train includes 2 modern hounds-tooth papers, and some word-art for 1st through 6th grade. Hope you will enjoy using them!

Be sure to check out the rest of my blog, as I have a large number of free samplers you can check out. If you look at the top left-hand column, you can see a preview of a free mini-kit you can get free by signing up for my newsletter! (Don't worry, I will not bombard your inbox with tons of e-mails - rarely will I ever send anything more than about once a week or so - probably less; I hate excessive advertising e-mails just as much as most other folks!) ;) I have the list set up so that as soon as you confirm your subscription (by clicking on the link in the confirmation e-mail you'll receive), you will receive an e-mail with the download link for the free mini-kit. :)

Also, if you go check out the home-page of Promos4Digi-Scrappers (HERE!), I'm in the Spotlight this month, and I have another freebie for you there! AND... be sure to keep you eye on my blog for the next few days, as I will be adding another freebie that will coordinate with the one at P4D... AND (Yes, ANOTHER freebie!!) if you are not yet signed up for the newsletter at ScrapBook-Elements.com, you might want to get signed up for that as well, as I will have ANOTHER coordinating freebie coming out in August's Newsletter at SBE!! (you can register for that right HERE! - always a great newsletter, as each month several of the SBE designers offer freebies that you can download - links are in the SBE newsletter.)

And here is the preview for my part of the Aug. Blog-Train:



SO, here are links for you to download my part of the August Blog-Train - all 3 links are the same, so just click on one of the links:

4Shared

MediaFire

My domain

OK! That's it for now - don't forget to watch for the next freebie I'll have on my blog, and the SBE newsletter! :)

Hope you have a wonderful rest-of-the-week-end!


EDIT to add: Geeeeezzz... if I EVER post on my blog without forgetting SOMEthing or other, I'll probably have a heart-atack!! LOL! Here's another little piece of information you might want for the blog-train - the next blog you want to visit is here:

http://carolzeitz.blogspot.com/

And if you get lost anywhere along the way, you can visit the Blog-Train blog, here:

http://blogtrainblog.blogspot.com/

Carry on! :)

Swirl-Bits (photoshop) Brushes - Comm. Use - and FREEBIE!

Hi Ladies!

Well! I just finished sending out my very first newsletter! (at least I HOPE it went out!! lol!) In case you didn't see, I've added a link at the top left-hand column where you can sign up for my newsletter, to receive updates for new products, sales, coupons (including some only for subscribers) and subscriber-only FREEBIES! You're not too late, though - you can sign up any time - and you'll receive a cute mini-kit when you confirm your subscription.

OK... next...

I have a new designer-resource in my ScrapDish shop!

Swirl-Bits is a set of 14 SLEEK and SMOOTH plumes, swirls, and strokes that you can combine to make your own UNIQUE flourishes and swirls. I created the shapes in Illustrator, so they are super-smooth - no jaggies or stray pixels!

Set includes 14 mix-and-match "swirl-bits" for you to make your own totally unique flourish/swirl brushes, elements, and assorted other goodies with. Some swirls, some graceful and gently curved pieces... some wide and some skinny, to enable you to make a wide variety of elements like no one else's! Each piece is included in both .png and photoshop brush (.abr) format for your convenience. Brushes are LARGE - most are at least 2000px, but can easily be scaled down with no loss of quality/clarity. (They may need slight sharpening if you down-size them quite a bit.) All pieces were created by hand in Illustrator, so they are vector-smooth and clean, with no jaggies or stray pixels - just beautiful, clean and graceful lines and curves. This set is specially priced as well, to give you great value for your money! For personal AND commercial use, no credit required.

The brushes are ON SALE - 25% off, now through Wednesday only! So right now they are just $1.49!!!

Here is a look at just a TINY few ideas of what you can do with the brushes:

I have packaged these up as a FREEBIE (keep reading for the links!)

I also have a SALE going on this week in my ScrapDish shop! All of my quick-page sets, bracket-albums, and brag-book are on sale, 50% off!

OK! Here are links for you to grab the freebie - there are 3 links, but they are all for the same thing - so just click one. ;)

4Shared

MediaFire

My Domain

Hope you have a wonderful week! :)