Saturday Scraplift: Good Times

Posted on May 18, 2013 by wendymck

This week’s Saturday Scraplift is brought to you by Crafty Kacy! Loved all her little details and I’ve been itching to use this Life Lines Kit by Katie Pertiet and she gave me the perfect excuse.

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BrittanyLane followed the design and I would definitely classify this photo as “good times”.
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Krafty Guys Scrapbooking Collection, Away We Go Element Pack, Bead Scatterings No. 01, Vintage Flashcards: Dates No. 02, Edge Overlays No. 04,
Assorted Messy Stitches: White No. 04, Stacked Vintage Photo Frames No. 06, Frame Hangers No. 01, Adventures in Outlines: Shape Clusters No. 01
Touch Up Paint Brushes and Stamps No. 08, Assorted Patterned Tapes: Christmas No. 01, Corkboard Arrows No. 01, Inked Twists Brushes and Stamps No. 01, Baker’s Twine: Sea, Labeled Journalers No. 07: Strong, So Love You Brushes and Stamps

Shannamay also was inspired by the layered design and it is quite obvious that her beautiful granddaughter is having a great time on the swing with her Dad. :)
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Hey Missy Complete Scrapbooking Collection, Vintage Photo Frames No. 23

Finally, I used the same kit as Kacy and also played with layering with this “just because” photo of my daughter.
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Life Lines Kit, William Kit, From my Bookshelf Blendables No. 1, Slide Reels No. 2, Stacked Vintage Frames No. 6, No Day Like Today Brushes, Sign Maker Alphabet Teal

Look forward to seeing how this page inspires you this week!

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DesignerDigitals Hot Page of the Week, May 18, 2013

Posted on May 18, 2013 by DesignerDigitals

Carolynn always amazes me with her creative layering and this page is no exception! Every little detail seems like it was meant for this page. It’s irresistible! Great page Carolynn!

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Watery Dots at DesignerDigitals

Posted on May 17, 2013 by DesignerDigitals

First of all we want to thank you all for your continued support of all of our brands during our sale this past week. But no one is taking a break from designing! We have 40 new products for you! This includes one at just $ 99 cents and the rest 20% off, all until 6am EST on Tuesday morning.

And here is the NEW $ 99 cent item priced this way until 6am EST on Tuesday morning ONLY! Watery Dots No. 01

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Mask Appeal Scrapbooking Challenge: Turn the Spotlight on Your Photo

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Jana Morton

Hello everyone!  This is Jana and I am here with another Mask Appeal Challenge.

As memory keepers, I think we all have photos that are extra special.  In fact, sometimes they are so special that it is difficult to scrap them.  We want to make sure that we create a page that truly showcases them and sometimes that seems a bit daunting.  Today, I have just what you need.  Download Katie’s fabulous freebie pack, grab a favorite photo, and clip it to the free mask.  It is as if you are instantly shining the spotlight on your favorite photo. I think you will REALLY like this mask.  It is simple and beautiful.   It will immediately give your photo a bit of artistry.

My friends on the creative team were eager to jump in on this challenge and they created beautiful pages spotlighting a favorite photo.

Joanne (jcaruth910) turned the spotlight onto a precious photo from her childhood.  Her page is so beautiful and inviting.  I love the layered papers, brushwork, and wonderful color palette.

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Joanne’s Credits:  Katie Pertiet (Tender Moments Layered Template, Like This Element Pack, Basic Notebook Edge Masks No. 01 Brushes and Stamps, Color My Love Element Pack, Messed Up Photo Blocks Brushes and Stamps No. 10, Messy Stitched Circles: White No. 01, Love My Words Brushes and Stamps) Lynn Grieveson (Anyway Kit)

Linda (earlofoxford) grabbed this adorable photo of her granddaughter and truly made it sing.  Her color palette and brushwork are the perfect compliments to this sweet photo.

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Linda’s Credits: Katie Pertiet (Color My Love Paper Pack, Dictionary Blendables: Love No. 01, Clean Stitched Banners: White No. 01, Colorful Watery Spots No. 02, Blitzen Element Pack, Little Round Tabs, Notebook Edge Photos Masks No. 09, Hey Missy Paint, Three Words No. 1, Bead Scatterings No. 01, Notebook Edge Photo Masks, Fine Line Keylinges 4×6 No. 01, Hey Missy Element Pack, Drop Shadows Styles No. 02) Maplebrook Studios (Just Linens Paper Pack No. 52) Pattie Knox (Staple Its:Clusters)

I decided to leave my regular position behind the camera and step into the spotlight on mother’s day.  I loved working with this mask because it is so simple and beautiful.

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Jana’s Credits: Katie Pertiet (Del Mar Kit, Artistry de Sol Kit, Crowning Affair Understated Kit, Vintage Christmas Kit, Stitched Chip Strips, Sweet Rose Bay Kit, Botanist Notebook No. 25, Bits of Nature No. 2, Clean Stitched Circles, Letterbox Brushes No. 5, Taped Together Overlays No. 2, Notebook Journalers No. 2, Letterbox Overlays No. 2, Day Out Solids, Bound Papers No. 4, Fineline Keylined Journalers No. 1, Notebook Edged Photos Masks, Layered Bookshelf Overlays No. 1).

I hope you are ready to turn the spotlight onto one of your favorite photos.  Make sure you grab the freebie pack and post your pages in the Mask Appeal Challenge Gallery before Tuesday, May 21st at 6:00 PM EST.  I will randomly select one individual from that gallery for a $5.00 gift card to the store.  I look forward to seeing your page.  Have fun!

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Final Day of the Quarterly Sale at DesignerDigitals

Posted on May 15, 2013 by DesignerDigitals

Today is the final day of our 2nd quarter sale here at DesignerDigitals. Every regular item is now marked down 30% until Midnight California time on Wednesday, May 15th. This is the last storewide sale until September so don’t miss out.

Today’s $ 99 cent special is: Hung Up Photo Frames No. 09 which will be at that price through 6am EST on Friday May 17th.

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One Theme, Three Scrappers: MOTHERS!

Posted on May 15, 2013 by beehive50

What better subject for this week’s One Theme: Three Scrappers than MOTHERS?! As it turns out, those of us in the U.S. aren’t the only ones that just celebrated Mother’s Day weekend. Most countries in the world do celebrate Mother’s Day and, amazingly, most of us celebrate on the 2nd Sunday of May. France, Haiti and Sweden will celebrate later this month but, Norway has already celebrated (February), as has the United Kingdom (March). And, of course, other countries will continue to celebrate mothers well into the year.

So, join in this week and celebrate motherhood… showcase your mother. Or your grandmother. Or your daughter becoming a mother. How you feel about being a mother. Maybe even your sweet dog or cat just became a mother! (hehehe) Let’s rejoice and celebrate all the mothers we know! Here are three layouts from the CT to inspire you!

Chrissy celebrated her own mother on this pretty layout! (I don’t know about you, but I don’t think her mum looks like she’s 60!) The colors and elements are so complementary to the photo… they’re so fun and pretty! Chrissy took a clever approach to her journaling, first describing her mother’s admirable qualities, then adding things that her mum likes now. The last paragraph of Chrissy’s journaling touches on her own feelings for her mother… I think we all can see what a great mum she has!

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PRODUCTS: Katie Pertiet (Love My Words Brushes and Stamps; Cardstock Tabs No. 02; Classic Curled Photo Frames No. 01; Collageables No. 04; In Stitches: Circles No. 02; Large Stacked Journal Spots; Life Lines Element Pack; Like This Linen Buttons; Lucy Lou Girly Scrapbook Kit; Metal Clip Assortment No. 03;  Pattern Mix: Happy Boy Paper Pack; Spring Fields Scrapbooking Kit; Stitching Holes Circles Brushes and Stamps; Striping Graphic Curves Brushes and Stamps No. 01; Twiggy; Vintage Charm Kit; Word Strip Labels No. 03), Lynn Grieveson (Poppies Kit), Maplebrook Studios (Collageables No. 04; Ingrid Kit; Jelly Alphabet No. 14), Ali Edwards (For The Love Of Mum Brushes and Stamps; Mom Word Art)

Kathleen celebrated her own motherhood in a most gorgeous layout. Her touching journaling documents her journey from being the mother of two to becoming the mother of four. Kathleen is a master at layering beautiful elements and colors and this layout is just as pretty as the photo of Kathleen with her four kids!

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PRODUCTS: Katie Pertiet (Sweet Rose Bay Complete Collection), Studio Double D (Layer Works No. 232), Ali Edwards (Mom Word Art; Happiness Hand Drawn Brushes)

Being a mother can be challenging and frustrating, but then one of your kids will do something really sweet and touching… Shannon created this collage and framed it for me for Mother’s Day. She went through her old scrapbooks (another great reason that we document our memories!) and scanned in these photos of us together in her younger years, including one from the day she was born!

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PRODUCTS: Katie Pertiet (Del Mar Shores Solids; Life Line Confetti Template; Hey Sunshine Add On), Studio Double D (Layer Works No. 6); Maplebrook Studios (Clear Thru Alphabet No. 1)

Here are some of the products that Chrissy, Kathleen and I used for our layouts… hope they help you jumpstart your special ‘motherhood’ layout!

And, remember… they’re on sale now! And, don’t forget to post your layout in the “Three Scrappers” gallery! Hope y’all join in!

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Fine Line Keylines Brushes and Quarterly Sale at DesignerDigitals

Posted on May 14, 2013 by DesignerDigitals

Today is day 6 of our 2nd quarter sale here at DesignerDigitals. Every regular item is now marked down 30% until Midnight California time on Wednesday, May 15th. And we will have a brand new $ 99 cent item every day. This is the last storewide sale until September so don’t miss out.

Today’s $ 99 cent special is: Fine Line Keylines 3×4 No. 01 Brushes and Stamps which will be at that price through 6am EST on Thursday May 16th.

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Playing with Paper Challenge

Posted on May 14, 2013 by digishoes

It is time to “play with paper” and I am hoping you are ready to play along! Patterned paper can create so much visual interest on your page. It can be used for a background or clipped to a mask for texture or even layered as mats for that special picture. There are just so many possibilities! This challenge will involve using three different patterned papers on your page….and I can’t wait to see where your creativity takes you!

The details of the challenge are to use these three styles of patterned paper:

(1) A floral piece of paper

(2) A piece of paper with polka dots

(3) Your choice of any patterned paper

(4) Upload your page containing 100% Designer Digitals products to the weekly challenge gallery by 11pm EDT on 5/20/13 for a chance to win a $5 Designer Digitals store coupon. Please have in your title “Playing with Paper” so that your page will not get missed!

Katie has a freebie to get you inspired and it contains 3 patterned papers to help you complete this challenge. But if you need other colors of  patterned papers for this challenge…no problem! Just go to your Designer Digitals stash and pick out (1) a floral paper, (2) a polka dot paper and (3) a patterned paper of your choice!

Take a look at how three creative team members created pages for the challenge.

I love how Steph used all three of the freebie papers and even added two more patterned papers to create this sweet page filled with personality! The layering of all the patterned papers draws you right into that special picture, without getting too busy!

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Supplies used: Freebie papers, All White Now Paper Pack No. 02, Hint at it No. 09 Brushes, Clean Stitched Rounded Corners: White No. 01, Simple Patterns No. 03 Paper Pack, Hey Missy Scrapbooking Kit, Shine On Charity Kit, Round A Bout Felt No. 02, Pin Its!: Enamel Hearts, Finer Things No. 01 Paper Pack: Yellow, Assorted Messy Stitches: White No. 05, Labelled Journalers No. 06, Orange Black and Creme Mini-Kit, Color My Love Element Pack

I love how Nancy (Nancy Beck)  used many different patterned papers to create blocks on the side of her page. Not only do the patterned papers create a fun look on her page, but they also highlight the adorable picture of her grandson and his dog.

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Supplies used: Just Tonals No. 10, Love My Words, Just Tonals No. 8, Color My Love Papers, Jason Papers, Simple Patterns 01, Rimmed Framers, Artsy Paint No. 1, Dotted and Dashed Brushes and Stamps, Pocket Pages No. 12, Labeled Dates No. 4

I, digishoes, also used the freebie papers on my page. I decided to use the floral paper clipped to a watery mask to create a ‘splash’ effect on my page. I also added a second polka dotted paper to my title.

playingwith paperweb Supplies used: Freebie Papers, Photo Clusters No 45, Aeronaut Kit, Hey Missy Solids, Watery Spots No 1, Striping Graphic No 2, Wooden Arrows No 1, Anchors Away Kit, Littlest Farmer Kit, Hey There Kit

I hope these pages, along with Katie’s freebie pack,  inspire you to also play with patterned paper this week.  I will be looking in the weekly challenges gallery for your page and you will be entered in the random drawing for a $5 Designer Digitals store coupon.

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Chalkboard Arrows Brushes and Quarterly Sale at DesignerDigitals

Posted on May 13, 2013 by DesignerDigitals

Today is day 5 of our 2nd quarter sale here at DesignerDigitals. Every regular item is now marked down 30% until Midnight California time on Wednesday, May 15th. And we will have a brand new $ 99 cent item every day. This is the last storewide sale until September so don’t miss out.

Today’s $ 99 cent special is: Chalkboard Arrows Brushes and Stamps No. 04 which will be at that price through 6am EST on Wednesday May 15th, then 30% off through the rest of the sale.

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Mayflowers: A Digital Scrapbooking Color Challenge

Posted on May 13, 2013 by scullen2

One of my favorite springtime childhood memories is picking bouquets of mayflowers from the wooded land near our home. These soft purple flowers with delicate green leaves bloom for only a short time each year, but during those few weeks they could be found stuck by the handful in drinking glass vases around most rooms of our house. I don’t spend as much time walking around in the woods as I did when I was a child (maybe there’s a lesson there), but whenever I do happen upon the pretty mayflowers, they bring a smile to my face. This lovely image did the same.

May FlowersI thought it made a beautiful inspiration piece for a new Color Challenge, and I was thrilled to see the way it inspired our Creative Team, too.

Kelly May FlowersKelly featured another spring beauty on her page. Her all Designer Digitals supplies include: Filmstrip Frames Brushes and Stamps No. 1, Life Lines Scrapbooking Kit, Scribbling Brushes and Stamps No. 2, Letter Box Simplicity Paper Pack No. 1, Sprayed Damask Brushes and Stamps No. 1, Grungy Ledger Grids Brushes and Stamps No. 3, Ledger Grid Overlays No. 1, Midwinter Kit, Inky Dink Page Borders, and This Photo Circles Brushes and Stamps.

Kim May FlowersLittle Kira’s skirt must have been made for Kim’s challenge page! Can you say cute?! Kim made use of the following DD products to create this layout: Arrow Sentiments Brushes and Stamps, Life is Good Labels Brushes and Stamps Vol. 3, Little Bit of Messy Love Brushes and Stamps, Love You Girl Brushes and Stamps, This is Classic Brushes and Stamps, Twenty-Twelve Brushes and Stamps, With You Word Art Brushes and Stamps No. 2, Dotted n Dashed Circles Brushes and Stamps, Assorted Messy Stitches: Lime Green No. 1, Assorted Patterned Tapes: Christmas No. 1, Baker’s Twine: Plum, Banner Strips No. 1, Basic Twills: Chevrons No. 1, Botanical Postage Strips No. 1, Cardstock Tabs No. 1, Carded Stacked Frames, Catana Element Pack, Crowning Affair: Vibrant Element Pack, Date Spots, Fall Fun Mini Kit, Flagged Sentiments No. 1, Hidden Meadow Element Pack, Inked Banners Brushes and Stamps No. 1, Inked Twists Brushes and Stamps No. 1, Like This Element Pack, Letter Box Garden Song Element Pack, Loosely Labeled, Maybe Tomorrow Solids Paper Pack, Messy Stitched Circles: White No. 1, Page Blends No. 3, Painted Photo Masks Brushes and Stamps No. 2, Pattern Mix: Happy Girl Paper Pack, Polar Mountain Solids Paper Pack, Quirky Banner Strips No. 1, Roughed Up Pocket Cards: Striped No. 3, Splatters Brushes and Stamps No. 3, Spot Dots Brushes and Stamps No. 3, Spring Twists No. 1, Stacked Vintage Photo Frames No. 6, Striping Graphic Brushes and Stamps No. 1, Striping Graphic Curves Brushes and Stamps No. 1, Vintage Flashcard Mini Alphabet in Blue, Everyday Clusters No. 3

Janet May FlowersOn Janet’s page, the soft purple title work rests on the green patterned paper background, so very reminiscent of the purple mayflowers and their foliage. The story of the day she and her daughter shared is lovely as well! When you see Janet’s page in the Color Challenge Gallery, the supplies she used will be linked up for your reference.

My challenge to you is to create your own layout, with Designer Digitals supplies of course :) , using a soft purple and green color scheme on a neutral background. Share your pages with us in the Color Challenge Gallery, so that we can all be inspired! I can’t wait to see what you come up with!

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