please vote for me!

So, on a whim last week I entered Becky Higgins' Holiday card contest and my design made it into the top 25! The rest of the contest is based on votes. The top 10 are going to be offered as free downloads on her blog. I'm kind of excited and would appreciate any votes for my design! Voting ends tonight. If you want to check out the contest ... it's on her FB page. You just click on the "Holiday Card Finalists" photo album and "like" your favorite card (or you can just click the image below to go straight there). If you have another favorite, I'm cool with that :) but she did say we could encourage our friends and family to vote for ours. I think mine is #23 in the album. Here's what it looks like (p.s. that's not me... just the photo they used for the contest):

Click on the image to vote. Just "like" this picture on Facebook.

Thanks for letting me share!

sweetness sneak peek

the little things

I know... it has been many, many weeks since I posted. We have had a lot of life changes lately, and 24 hours in a day has just not been enough for me. Something had to give, and unfortunately it was my design time, which is already pretty limited. BUT... I carved out a little time this month and teamed up with the amazing Wendy of WM[squared] designs to create this fun collab:



You can get it for 20% right now at ScrapMatters!

Here are a few pages of CT inspiration:

Ophelia (navaja77)

Tinci

Lisa (kelsey11)

For all my blog readers... here's an add-on that coordinates with The Little Things. Just click on the preview to download the add-on for free.



Thanks for stopping by!

graduation and birthday cards

I just wanted to share a couple more tri-fold card I made. These double as a card and a gift because there's room to add a little $$ or a gift card.

Subway art: eighteen25 (the one shown above is last year's version, but they also have one for 2012)

Graduation cap: Haynay Designs

Subway art: eighteen25

Present: ScrapMatters Cupcakes and Candles Collab

Need a quick teacher gift? I think most teachers would love a gift card to spend. Eighteen25 also has a really cute teacher version of their subway art. Find it here. See the dance teacher version I made here.

new hybrid template + freebie

Gift Card Envelope Template v.1

I have a new hybrid template out today in my guest shop at The Lilypad.  It's a gift card envelope just in time for you to customize and use for Mother's Day this weekend or to thank the teachers in your life at the end of another school year! Plus, you can get it for 20% off right now.





If you've never used one of my hybrid templates before, this is a great one to try. It's a fairly simple one to put together.

If you have a digital die-cutter, just open one of the cutting files, pull out a favorite scrapbook paper from your stash (or print a digital one!) and set it to cut. A couple of tips... if you are using the .dxf or .svg file, I find that cutting programs often resize these as they are opened. If this happens you will need to resize it to fit a gift card. You can use the .jpg or .pdf file as a guide on what size to make it. If you are using Silhouette software, the .studio file should open in the correct size. I also included small slits on the score lines, so when it cuts, you can easily tell where to score and fold. If you don't want these to cut, you can ungroup the template in your cutting software and get rid of these small lines.

Don't have a digital die-cutter? No worries... my templates are user-friendly and easy to use even if you don't! I include .psd, .png, and .pdf files for use without digital cutting machines. The .psd and .png files allow you to customize the envelope with whatever digital products and elements you want before you print. Once you design your envelope, just print, cut out and assemble (assembly instructions are included). You will probably want to use an x-acto blade or small detail scissors to cut out the notches. If you have a stash of cardstock or scrapbook papers just waiting to be used, the .pdf file is perfect. It includes just the guides, so you can print it on the wrong side of the paper (so you don't see the lines), cut out, and assemble.


Facebook Freebie

Did you know I've started offering freebies to those who "like" my Facebook page?  I have a brand new one up today just in time for Mother's Day. My Simply Cut series is a product that both hybrid and purely digital scrapbookers can both use. This particular one has pieces of word art that are sized perfectly for use with my new gift card envelope template above.

For those who prefer strictly digital projects, use the .png files as clipping masks. You can change the color of them or clip your favorite papers to them, and you're good to go!

For the hybrid group, you can use the .png files to customize, then print out and just cut around the edge If you don't have a digital die-cutter, don't worry about making all the detailed cuts. The files are on a transparent background, so you can fill the background with whatever color/paper you want. If you have a die-cutting machine, I've included cutting files... makes cutting them out a breeze!





Go to my Facebook page and "like" it if you don't already to download Simply Cut: Mom.


Have a great weekend!



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grab bag revealed

I just wanted to pop in and let you know my grab bag from iNSD has been unpacked into individual product in my shop and is on sale for 30% off today only (until 11:59 PST tonight - Thursday).

There's also a free frame cluster on my Facebook fan page, so head on over and "like" my Facebook page if you want to grab it. :) I will probably be switching it out sometime today for a different freebie, so make sure to grab the frame today!

iNSD + a guest gig

iNSD Grab Bag
Happy iNSD!! I have a great grab bag with four brand new products worth $15 total for ONLY $5! Here's a peek... you can see the full product previews in my shop... just click on the image below.






Guest Gig at The Lilypad
I'm really excited to be guest designing at The Lilypad this month!  I have two new products out as part of BYOC, and they're 30% off right now!


I had a lot of fun creating this set of shabby everyday papers:






I also created this new set of cutting files. The great thing about my cutting files is they are great for those who are purely digital scrapbookers and for the hybrid enthusiasts. I've included .png files that can be used as clipping masks (just clip your favorite paper to them) for use on digital layouts. I've also included cutting files for those who have a digital die cutting machine.






I also have a few new products being released at The Lilypad tomorrow, so make sure to check back for those. I hope you have a great weekend shopping and scrapping!