100 Thousand Thank You's

I have a new blinkie for all of my fans! Free for the taking. Its located on the right side bar. Feel free to grab it. Store it on your blog, put in your signature line, Show the world how wild you are for my designs!

And while you are doing that. I want to take a minute to thank you all so much. I just hit 100 thousand hits here on this blog. To me, that was quite a milestone for one year! Yep, you heard it. 100,000 hits in one year. Isnt that amazing? Well, I was so excited about it that I decided to thank you all with a little goodie! And you wont be disappointed! Here is my Thank you to you all that support what I love to do. Feel free to scrap your hearts out with this little paper pack.

Dont forget to share the love, and tell all of your friends!

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Enjoy! and Happy Scrapping!

PS. I would love to see what you do with this kit. Feel free to send me an email showing me your work.

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ActionFX

Ohhh so many new announcements over at Actionfx. You wont believe all the great stuff that Al has to offer. If you have never been here, I invite you to go check it out. This is the ultimate resource for designers. I cant even begin to tell you all that you can get here with a membership. Especially for Digital Scrapbook Designers. Actionfx creates layer styles, shapes, brushes, tutorials for all of your scrapbooking needs. With a membership you have unlimited access to all these Photoshop tools. He has trail memberships and full memberships that will let you check out what he has. Are you worried that your stuff will start looking like everyone elses if you use it? Well dont, there are so many different tools that there is no way that you would be using all the same tools. Plus he adds stuff very frequently. I've been a customer for only a few months, and I'll tell you that I cant keep up with what he uploads. There is so much to choose from. Actionfx has over 102,320 tools for your use. And he still adding. I invite you to check it out. Simply click on the banner on the right hand side of the screen, it will take you directly to it.

Also with constant improvements and updates to his site you will want to stay on top of what Al has to offer. Here is a new change that has been made to his site just recently that was sent in a newsletter.

UPDATE 09/24/07: The new ActionFx Pay-Per-View store is open for business!

It has been requested for a long time, and now the PPV section isLive. Now you can purchase individual packages of items both in themembers area and some that are exclusive to the store. The firstsection activated today is the Digital Scrapbooking>Photo Framesbundles. Over 100 Photo-Realistic Photo Frames designed specificallyfor Digital Scrapbooking Pages in packs of 10. http://www.actionfx.com/store-scrapbook_Frames.html

Each set has:
-5 Full Color Photo-Realistic Frames
-5 Grayscale Versions of the same-300 ppi
-.PNG Format
-Transparent Backdrop... ready for instant placement on your pages
-Easily manipulated and Customized with your favorite Photo EditingSoftware
An entire pack of 10 Frames is available in a single .Zip file
You will be hard pressed to find anything comparable to the quality ofthese frames.

---Only $8.00 for a full set of 10 Frames--- Far cheaper than most,especially when you see the quality of these incredibly realistic frames.

You may find out more about these frames by following this link:http://www.actionfx.com/store-scrapbook_Frames.html

More to come, so please stay tuned! What will be online very soon:
-Digital Scrapbooking: Embellishments, Ribbons, Buttons, Bows, Papers,Overlays, Photo Frames, Alphas and more
-Photography Related items: Actions and other presets-Photoshop Presets of all kinds
-Adobe Photoshop Elements Presets-Training Videos to instruct you on the wayMuch much more!
Thanks Al.

You dont want to miss out on all these great features! Whether you are new or you've been around for awhile. This site will have all the latest and greatest for the Digital Scrapbook Designer. So swing on by and check it out. Click on the banner in the right hand side bar, and it will take you directly there. :o)

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Newsletter Update

I just wanted to send out a quick note that there was a small problem with the newsletter sign up box was sending you to a paypal section. I'm not sure why it was doing it. But its fixed now. I apologize for any confusion. Hopefully you will all be able to sign up now. I look foward to having you all. :o)

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Pirate Freebies!

So did you all enjoy your "Talk like a Pirate" Day? I know my family, and my friends over at PDW sure did! We hung a pirate flag outside our home, I taught my son (6) a new pirate song, and we rented a couple of pirate movies. As if we didnt have enough movies. Lol. We all had such a good time we decided to keep celebrating through the weekend at our house! Who says you cant have enough Pirate stuff in your life. Its all good, and we are all having a good time. :o) I assume you all had a great time with all of your pirate pics! Did you get lots to scrap? If not, look around your town. You may be surprised, you might have a Pirate festival coming up. I just found we do! I was shocked and pleasently surprised. So I look foward to taking my lil pirate! And his Cousin matey's! This should be fun!

So do you have some pirate picks that need to be scrapped? Well check out what I whipped out this week in honor of the Talk like a Pirate day!

Pretty cool huh? I love them! I cant wait to scrap them myself! They'll be perfect for my Scurvy Pirate at home. :o) What about yours? Swing by me store to pick up a little Pirate booty for yourself. At $2 a piece these treasures are hard to pass up.

Here's a little sampler to get you started on your Layouts of your Bucaneer's at home!

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Dont forget to tell all of your friends, and leave some love! :o)

And for those of you who have stayed loyal to my newsletter be on the look out for an additional freebie! That looks like this one! It went out in a newsletter to you all! Make sure to check your junk mail folder just in case it got slipped in there. :o)

:o) Happy Scrapping!

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Pillage & Plunder Salet at PDW!

Grab the loot on Wednesday, September 19, 2007 in honor of "Talk Like A Pirate Day"!
Win FABULOUS Prizes while you Dig for Buried Treasure & Guess Who's Walking the Plank

Pillage and Plunder Forum -
http://www.plaindigitalwrapper.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=55

Stock up on Fabulous Treasures at Pillaging Prices from ...
Betsy Tuma - Yarr-har-harrr! Treasures abound in Betsy's shoppe! Nearly everything is $2 or less (except commercial use which is all 50% off or more!) So Weigh Anchor and Blow Me Down before these deals Blow Away!!!
http://www.plaindigitalwrapper.com/shoppe/manufacturers.php?manufacturerid=10

Donna Rafferty - Join all of us at PDW - Plain Digital Wrapper - Pirate Day Wednesday! Fun, Games, and a Sale! All my products will all be 30% for one day only! Talk like a pirate - Arrrrgggg! Sail on in and grab ye some LOOT! Pick a square on the map and find yeeself some buried TREASURE! Wednesday September 19th ALL DAY at PDW - Where the best treasure on the web be buried!
http://www.plaindigitalwrapper.com/shoppe/manufacturers.php?manufacturerid=21

Melissa Bennett - Wednesday only all products on sale for $1.25 (excluding commercial use items)
http://www.plaindigitalwrapper.com/shoppe/manufacturers.php?manufacturerid=7

Kanga -Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum!! Yarr – well perhaps not the rum, but there be plenty of fun, games and prizes going on over at Plain Digital Wrapper today and all because it be Talk Like a Pirate Day. So brush up on your ahoys and avasts in the forums, and take all yer loot over to me store today where there be 50% off all products, including commercial use items – but it be fer one day only, so hurry!
http://www.plaindigitalwrapper.com/shoppe/manufacturers.php?manufacturerid=12

Mish - Everything in my store is $2.00 or less - today only. AAAAARRRRRRRRRRGH!!!!

http://www.plaindigitalwrapper.com/shoppe/manufacturers.php?manufacturerid=13

Athena - everything in my store is 50% off Wednesday, September 19th ONLY - that includes all of my commercial use items. I made sure to stock up my shop last night, so be sure to wander over and see what I've got!

Kris - Almost everying in my store has been marked down to $2 for the Pillage & Plunder Sale! Also, two new kits to help you scrap those pirates in your life! Just released today! And games! Ohh the fun we will be having! So what are you waiting for come on by and join the fun!

Freebies!

Come on by and take your chance at winning these freebies in the games at Plaindigitalwrappers Forum section!

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Sale! & a Party!

Now doesnt that sound like fun? A party and a sale all in one. Well over at Plaindigitalwrapper we will be doing just that! Sales all throught the store. Many of the designers will be having their stuff marked down from 25% to 50% off for one day only! And that day is Wednesday, September 19th, 2007. Why this day only you ask? Well, its a special day! This day marks the day to "Talk like a Pirate"! Seem crazy? Well its true! September 19th is Talk like a Pirate day, and we are celebrating just like pirates! With games, prizes, and sales! So come on over and take a peak. I will be releasing a couple of kits to honor the day. Here is a sneak peak at one of them!

And to make it all the more fun, I have a freebie that we'll be giving away during the games! This little bugger is going to be given away for free in the Walk the Plank game! So swing on by and take your chance at winning this little plunder!

I hope to see you all there! Happy scrapping!

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New kit & a freeb...but its not mine. :o)

New Kit: Fairy Dust Trails

Yep, you heard it right. A new kit. So how many people have something magical they would like to scrap? It could be little girls, little boys, even ourselves. Well for those magical moments in our life, I created a cute little fairy dust trails kit. Its full of 6 fairy dust trails and one fairy dust frame. All hand drawn by me. :o) All files are in png format and were created at 300dpi....wanna peak?

Dont you just love the sparkly look? Cant you just imagine these in your layout? Well hurry on over to Plain Digital Wrapper and pick it up. This kit is exclusive to Plain Digital Wrapper, so you wont find it anywhere else.

Hillbilly Sweetpea Designs New Kit & Freebie

Ok, on to some more stuff.... So I know this wonderful lady who just created the cutest kit and I have to share it with you! It is totally cute! I think I'm going to have to go get it. Check this out!

I just love the beautiful colors she chose. And those elements. Wow! You know those have to be hand drawn images. Its just gorgeous. Look at those beautiful lines on the bird, and the leave frame/overlay.... that is cute. I just love this kit. And what a perfect name. So what are you waiting for.... more stuff? Well there is. Lol. She's also got this cute alpha set to match. Its being sold with the kit or separately. Pretty cool huh? I think its perfect!

Cool huh? I just love it. Nice job on the Close up also. Everyone loves close ups. :o) Hillbilly Sweatpea Designs are just so awesome. I love them. So I bet you are wondering where to get all this great stuff huh? Well I'll tell ya. You can get the kit and alpha at her store here! Well if you didnt think this could get any better, it does. She has a freebie over on her blog as well.... That matches all this beautiful work. Can you believe it a freebie!!! I didnt think it could get better than this, but it does. Lol. Check out the freebie...

Nope, I'm not getting paid to say any of this. Just an admirer of Hillbilly Sweatpea's designs. Dont tell, but I've been watching her designs for awhile now, and she's good. I'm sure you will be seeing lots of her great work in the future. So head on over get your freebie, because its only available for 24 hours! Yep thats it. 24 hours! And head on over to her store, and pick up that beautiful kit.

And if you have money just burning a whole in your pocket, dont forget to swing on by my store at Plain Digital Wrapper and pick up your fairy dust. :o)

Happy Scrapping, and be on the look out for another kit that will be going into the store very soon. This one is for all those wild boys out there. hint..hint...

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New kit, new layout, and CT closed!

New Kit - well sorta...

I always seem to wait to post and then I have a lot to say. Lol. I guess thats just how it goes in the digi world. Lol. So I have to tell you about a new kit that I just put in the store today. This kit is going to look all to familiar if you've been watching my designs throught the year!

Yep, like I said, I had this kit up as a freebie awhile back. But I decided to make some changes to it. Give it a little revamp. A little improvement. Since my skills in designing have improved, there was no way I was going to put this in the store the way it was. The reason I added it to the store in the first place was because I was getting requests for it. I figured it must be a good one. So, I bet you are wondering what I did to it. Lol. Well I wont make you guess. I changed two of the papers that I had outgrown, the bisque pattern paper, and the salmon paper was given more of a pattern. I also changed the tags. They needed a little love, so I just added some texture to them. I pretty'd up a couple of the ribbons, and then I added a few things, all elements. I added the V shaped ribbons, the raffia strip, and the salmon colored scrunched ribbon. Thats it. I think they were some nice changes that really did a lot for it. :o) Wanna see what some of it looks like? Well Check out this layout I just did!

New Layout!

Credits: Paper - undetermined what kit its going in; Elements - Spa Treatment kit a PDW Exclusive; Date - Date Stamps 2007 an SDS Exclusive

So isnt it cute! I love it! I especially love the paper, and my daughter. She is so much fun. Always up for an adventure! Reminds me of me, B.K. lol. She almost always has a smile on her face. I love that about her. Though when she doesnt have a smile, its usually the opposite. lol.. Girls... they are so dramatic. Lol. But they sure are fun.

Creative Team Call Closed!

Well I have some good news! The Creative Team Call is closed! This may not seem like good news to some of you, especially if you are just finding out about the call. But this is great news for me and the girls that are already on my CT. Because now we have a full house! A perfect number of girls, to keep the conversations going, to keep us busy doing what we love, to chat about all the great layouts we are doing, and to help give me ideas with the kits that I'm working on. My girls are great, The Best! I'm sure all the designers say that about theirs, and I'm sure they are to them as well. I truly feel blessed to get to do this. Because even when you hear about all the horrible things that go on in this industry (we all have them), you know that its girls like these that make it all worth while. :o)

I do want to say, to the ones that didnt make the team. Keep trying. Dont give up. Unfortunately, I can only have so many spots. If I were to hire you all, I would have no time to design. Though it would be a lot of fun, we wouldnt have anything to play with . I appreciate you taking the time to send in your app's and put your heart out on the line. I know how it feels, I had my share of disappointments also. But keep on trying. your time will come, the perfect team is out there waiting for you. Who knows it could be here some time down the road! So keep on trying, and keep on making those wonderful layouts! Because all this is for you and your memories, not making a team!

Ta Ta for now! Happy Scrapping!

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