New Kit, a Sale, and a Free with Purchase Offer

This kit was inspired by my energetic son's laughter. With the wide assortment of papers and funky embellishments, you'll have all you need to scrap all those smiles, laughs, and giggles.

Laugh is on sale for 30% off through Jan. 3, along with most of the rest of my store! Remember also that you can get Cathy Krenek's Year in Review Template free with any purchase in the SBE store. Find it in the "Specials" category, put it in your cart, and then use the coupon code SBE-CA-Gift-08 to get it for free with your purchase.

Merry Christmas and Free With Purchase Offer

I hope everyone has had a wonderful holiday season so far! I just wanted to let you know about a sale and free-with-purchase offer. I'll be back next week with a little gifty that will coordinate with my new kit to be released on Sunday.

Click here for more details...

Snowshine Alpha Freebie

To Evelyn - are you still having problems downloading the template from my previous post? Forum activations are done manually, so that is probably why you were having problems. If you log out and back in and try again, you should be able to download now. If not, please email me at cmkscraps at gmail dot com, and I'll see what I can figure out for you.

I released a new alpha this week, and re-released my Black Friday Doorbuster deals at regular price for anyone who missed them before.







Here is the preview of the alpha I created for the SBE newsletter to be sent out tomorrow. Be sure you are signed up in time to get your issue. Inside you'll find lots of inspiration and fabulous designer gifts!

Freebies and a Challenge

Just popping in to let you know about the Hooked on Templates challenge at SBE that I am sponsoring this month. It runs from Dec 7 through Dec 20 (yep, I'm just a little bit behind on my blogging...). Look in the SBE forums here for all of the details. Basically, you download the free template, use it and any SBE product to create a layout, and then you will receive an embellished template. You will need to be logged into the forums to be able to download the challenge template.

BTW, I hope you have been picking up your cookies in the SBE forums every day - lots of yummy goodies! I will have a cookie treat in the jar coming up soon. See my previous post for more information on that.

Here is the freebie challenge template:


And here is the template you will get for participating:


I hope you will all play along!

Cookies for You

The SBE Designers would like to wish you all a very merry and safe Christmas and a wonderful 2009 by offering a surprise cookie each day until Christmas.

Each cookie will be only be available for 24 hours.
Be sure to check daily for a different cookie.
Don't forget to look inside for extra treats.

Link to the Cookie Jar Forum here. You must be logged into the forums to download the cookies.

If you are not already registered in the Forums/Gallery, please remember that all activations are done manually so please be patient in the meantime. You will receive an email from the ystem when activation is completed.

A Freebie, Dollar Deals, and Everything Else on Sale

The Black Friday Sale at Scrapbook-Elements has already started! Most everything in the store is 25% off (Excludes: Gift Certificates, CD Burning, DOTM, In the Spotlight, Designer Resources, Close Out Specials, Grab Bags and Boor Busters). And, there is a large selection of $1 doorbuster deals (all new products) that will be available for the duration of the sale! Prices will never again be so low on these items! This sale runs through Monday, December 1st!

Visit my store here.

Here are my doorbuster items for $1 each:



And, of course, your little gifty! This is a cute, whimsical acrylic and glitter alpha that would work great for your holiday layouts. Contains lowercase letters only. Enjoy!

I hope everyone that celebrates Thanksgiving has a wonderful holiday!



Download here

PLEASE don't share this link or upload my kit to any filesharing sites. Just send people to my blog to download. And if you use this in a layout, I'd love to take a peek! And thank you so much for your comments - I love reading them!

Summer Treats in Store and on Sale

I finally got my Summer Treats kit loaded into my Scrapbook-Elements store, and it is 20% off today and Monday, Nov.23 and Nov. 24. Summer Treats is for those of you who are just getting into Summer, or just wish it was still Summer! This fun and whimsical summer kit is full of refreshing summer treats, like popsicles, ice cream, snowcones, and lemonade. The popsicle-inspired colors, fun summer elements, and general-purpose elements make this kit a great choice for your summer photos!

This kit contains 8 patterned papers, 5 solid papers, 1 acrylic mat, 1 popsicle stick frame, 1 white frame, 3 journal strips, 1 journal strip cluster, 1 journal mat, 3 ribbons, 2 ricracs, 1 ribbon cluster, 5 threaded buttons, 8 acrylic word tiles, 1 beaded string, 1 alpha (lowercase letters only), 1 snowcone, 5 popsicles, 2 ice cream cones, 1 lemonade, 2 glittered flowers, 3 buttoned flowers, 1 glittered sun, 1 staple.

SFH/SFO Friendly.

Also, my Festive Fall Alpha is now available separately.

Stay tuned for news about a great Black Friday sale you won't want to miss!

Festive Fall Addon for You

Here is the preview of the free addon I created for Festive Fall. You can only get this gift in the free SBE newsletter to be sent out tomorrow. Be sure you are signed up in time to get your issue. Inside you'll find lots of inspiration and fabulous designer gifts!

New Kit on Sale!

My newest kit is now available in my store, and is 20% off today and Monday! Festive Fall is a celebration of Autumn and Thanksgiving. With the wide assortment of papers and funky embellishments, you'll be thankful that you have this kit to scrap all of your fall celebrations. There are plenty of goodies to scrap many other happy occasions as well.

Download contains: 16 papers, 2 cutout mats, 3 journal tags, 3 frames, 1 epoxy frame, 2 epoxy borders, 2 trees, 3 leaves, 1 owl, 2 ribbon wraps, 2 ribbons, 1 string, 2 word arts, 5 word tags, 1 glittered leaf vine, 1 acrylic swirl, 1 glitter swirl, 5 buttons, 5 flair, 1 tattered heart, 1 funky epoxy flower, 1 tree border, and 1 full alpha (including international characters).SFH/SFO Friendly. Created at 300 dpi.

The alpha will be available separately next week.

I also made an addon to this kit, which will be available in the SBE newsletter to be sent out Wednesday, November 19. Be sure you are signed up in time to get your issue. Inside you'll find lots of fabulous designer gifts!

My New Store!

I am excited to announce that my new store at Scrapbook-Elements is open! I have two of my previous kits (Spooky Hollow and Apple Fest) and one new alpha released today. All new releases are 20% off Sunday and Monday.

Here is a preview of my new alpha:

My entire store is 60% off through the end of the month, as part of the customer appreciation sale at 3Scrapateers. I hope you'll check it out. Use coupon code cads60 to receive the discount.

Sppoky Freebie

I finished a little addon for my Spooky Hollow kit! Remember that the full kit is on sale for $2.25 (50% off) through midnight EST October 20.

Here is the full kit (scroll down to the previous post to see additional previews).



And here is your freebie addon.


Download here

PLEASE don't share this link or upload my kit to any filesharing sites. Just send people to my blog to download. And if you use this in a layout, I'd love to take a peek! And thank you so much for your comments - I love reading them!

New Halloween Kit!

Stop by my store and check out my newest kit, Spooky Hollow. It's on sale for $2.25 through midnight EST October 20. I will have a little addon for you in the next day or two. We are doing some remodeling in our kitchen, so I'm a bit behind on a lot of things.

My boys have grown out of the cute Halloween costume phase and now want to dress up as scary things, like skeletons and dementors. This grungy and spooky kit is perfect for scrapping those scary costumes, Halloween parties, haunted houses, haunted yard decorations, and more. While there are several Halloween-specific elements, most of the papers and many of the elements are perfect for any layouts where you want a grungy look.
SFH/SFO ok. 300 dpi.



Thanks for looking, and hope everyone has a great weekend!

New Kit and a Freebie

I just my latest kit to my store. Apple Fest was inspired by my family's annual visits to a local apple orchard in the late summer and early fall. The rustic wood, raffia, and string elements, along with the cute felt elements and rich papers give you plenty options for your late summer, fall, and outdoor layouts! Remember all my designs, including past ones, are now SFO/SFH friendly.

You can get Apple Fest on sale for 50% off through midnight EST October 5.



I have an addon for you, to give you a taste of what this kit contains. If you like it, I hope you'll check out the full kit in my store.



Download freebie addon here

PLEASE don't share this link or upload my kit to any filesharing sites. Just send people to my blog to download. And if you use this in a layout, I'd love to take a peek! And thank you so much for your comments - I love reading them!

3Scrapateers Gallery Moderator Call

3Scrapateers Moderator Team would like to have YOU join their ranks.

If you are interested, please apply (by emailing audreyburke@3scrapateers.com) and also include:

1) Your name

2) Your location (City, State, Country)

3) Your 3S User ID

4) Your email address

5) A little bit about yourself

6) Whether you are on any creative or designs team or not.

We are looking forward to working with you!!

Please email Audrey: audreyburke@3scrapateers.com

Deadline is September 25, 2008

Great News, a Freebie, and a Sale

I'm so excited to announce that I am now an exclusive designer at 3Scrapateers! I finally decided to take the plunge and sell some of my designs. I'm pretty nervous about it, but I am excited about the possibilities! I'll still be giving away things here on my blog, too.

I just uploaded my first kit into the store. Summer treats is a fun and whimsical summer kit full of refreshing summer treats, like popsicles, ice cream, snowcones, and lemonade. The popsicle-inspired colors, fun summer elements, and general-purpose elements make this kit a great choice for your summer photos! This kit will be on sale 50% off through Sept. 20 at midnight EST.

And, if you're really quick, you can still take advantage of the storewide 30% off sale at 3Scrapateers and get an ADDITIONAL 30% off. Just use the coupon code 3SExpress08 at checkout and get 30% off all your purchases, including items that are already on sale. That means you can get my kit for a steal! Hurry, because the 30% off code is only good through TONIGHT, Sept. 14 at midnight EST.



I know that many of us are heading into fall now, but I'm just ready to give up summer yet, LOL! So this kit is especially for all of you that can't let go of summer yet, or are behind on scrapping summer photos (like me), or who live across the globe and are just moving into spring.

So, if you've read this far, you deserve a freebie! Here is an addon to my Summer Treats kit. If you like it, I hope you'll check out the full kit in my store.



Download here

PLEASE don't share this link or upload my kit to any filesharing sites. Just send people to my blog to download. And if you use this in a layout, I'd love to take a peek! And thank you so much for your comments - I love reading them!

It's a Blog Train

Hi! Long time no post, LOL! I've been busy, busy (more on that later).

The 3Scrapateers 4th birthday blog train is now over. My freebie is now available in the 3Scrapateers Freebie Gallery (see link below preview).



This freebie has been relocated to the Freebie Gallery at 3Scrapateers. You can download it here. You will need to be logged in to be able to download it.

Another Freebie

Just a quick post to load my latest freebie. It's got a bit more of a vintage floral feel than what I usually do. This is for KimB's DSO Color Challenge. I hope y'all like it. Oh, and I should mention that I fizzled out on the patriotic kit I mentioned in my last post. I'll either resurrect it later or do a stars and stripes kit with other colors.

Anyway, here is Vintage Romance.



You can download here

PLEASE don't share this link or upload my kit to any filesharing sites. Just send people to my blog to download. And if you use this in a layout, I'd love to take a peek! And thank you so much for your comments - I love reading them!

Finally Finished

I finally finished my kit for KimB's color challenge at DSO. My mojo went missing this month, so this one took awhile. It's kind of a Father's Day kit, but since it's after Father's Day, you could just use it as a generic boy kit. I have some ideas for a patriotic kit, but there's no way I'll have it done by the 4th. But it will be general enough that you could use it for everyday scrapping.

All my previous blog freebies are still active, so feel free to scroll down and pick up anything you might have missed.



You can download here

PLEASE don't share this link or upload my kit to any filesharing sites. Just send people to my blog to download. And if you use this in a layout, I'd love to take a peek! And thank you so much for your comments - I love reading them!

Forgot About the Elements

I just realized that I never uploaded the elements I made that coordinate with Digitreats' RunABC kit. I got a bit distracted with the design contest and forgot all about them. Nope, I didn't win, but I didn't expect to. It was a great experience, I learned a lot and pushed myself to try new things, so I'm very glad I participated. I feel so honored to have made it to the final round with so many talented and established designers.

I just started on a little kit for KimB's color challenge at DSO. The colors will make a great boy kit. Hopefully, I'll finish before the end of the month. I've been scrapping a lot the past week also.



You can download here

PLEASE don't share this link or upload my kit to any filesharing sites. Just send people to my blog to download. And if you use this in a layout, I'd love to take a peek! And thank you so much for your comments - I love reading them!

I Can't Believe It

So, I actually made it to the final round in the ScrapOrchard design contest. I never expected to make it so far. When I entered, my goal was to make it to round 2. This week, we had to create a whole kit, whatever theme and colors we wanted. Luckily, the deadline was extended from Wednesday night to Friday night - I sure did need the extra time. After struggling last week with the theme, I felt so much more comfortable this week with the kit I made. I did a boyish kit (of course - that's my comfort zone) inspired by my boys playing in our backyard and those maple seeds (we always called 'em helicopters) that are all over the place right now. I hope you all enjoy it.

As alway, be sure to check out the Scrap Orchard week 4 contest gallery to see and download all the other fabulous submissions, and more will be coming throughout the day today. I understand that the links will be taken down after Saturday. Many designers will still have their submissions up on their blogs after that time, but your best bet is to swing by there tomorrow sometime. My links will be active here for awhile.



The download is split into 2 parts.
Backyard Boy Papers
Backyard Boy Elements

PLEASE don't share this link or upload my kit to any filesharing sites. Just send people to my blog to download. And if you use this in a layout, I'd love to take a peek! And thank you so much for your comments - I love reading them!

Week 3

Wow, I actually made it to round 3! This one has been very challenging for me. We were given a color palette and the theme "Love In Paris". I loved the colors, but had a very difficult time marrying the colors with the theme. Add in a ton of stress at home this week, and, well, I barely got this one finished in time. I had other ideas that I just didn't have time to finish. Anyway, here it is. Be sure to check out the Scrap Orchard week 3 contest gallery to see and download all the other fabulous submissions. There are so many great kits this week!

And, thank you to the wonderful ladies who have sent me links to their layouts! I'm sorry I haven't responded personally yet, but I will. It really does make my day to know that people are actually using my kits.



You can download this week's submission here

PLEASE don't share this link or upload my kit to any filesharing sites. Just send people to my blog to download. And if you use this in a layout, I'd love to take a peek! And thank you so much for your comments - I love reading them!

Another New Mini Kit

Wow, I can't believe that I made it to round 2 of Scrap Orchard's So You Think You Can Design contest! This week's assignment was to make a mini kit, using any theme and color palette that we wanted. So, I did a boy kit, of course. I posted my download links below, but I urge to check out the Scrap Orchard week 2 contest gallery to see and download all the other fabulous submissions. I hope you all like this one.



You can download it here

PLEASE don't share this link or upload my kit to any filesharing sites. Just send people to my blog to download. And if you use this in a layout, I'd love to take a peek! And thank you so much for your comments - I love reading them!

New Mini Kit

Hi again (is anyone still out there?). WOW! I can't believe how many people downloaded my papers, and left such sweet comments. Thank you all so much. I hope that you liked them. I've been working on some elements to coordinate with the papers, but I got a bit sidetracked.

Now, I'm not usually a contest girl, especially when I don't think I have a good chance of winning, but I actually decided to participate in a designing contest. The gals at Scrap Orchard are having a "So You Think You Can Design" challenge. The first assignment was to design a mini kit using one of the supplied color palettes. Yup, we actually got to choose one of four palettes - I liked having that choice, and I really loved the colors in the palette I chose, because they seemed like such happy colors. So, Happiness Is... was born. Now, the assignment was given Saturday, and mini kits were due today, so that didn't give this slooooowwwwww wannabe designer very much time, lol! I might just have to make an addon. I posted my download links below, but I urge to check out the Scrap Orchard contest gallery to see and download all the other fabulous submissions. I hope you all like this one.

I also want to give Megan a big thank you for sending me the link to a layout she did using my Easter Parade kit. It's so exciting to see my kits in action!



You can download here

PLEASE don't share this link or upload my kit to any filesharing sites. Just send people to my blog to download. And if you use this in a layout, I'd love to take a peek! And thank you so much for your comments - I love reading them!

Some Papers for You

Hi again. Wow, I don't update this blog very often, do I? It looks like about every 2 weeks. I have some papers for you today. I have some ideas for elements, so they'll probably be ready in a couple weeks. These coordinate with Digitreats RunABC Kit. You should check her blog, because she has the RunABC and two other kits that she's adding onto periodically.

Now, these papers are a bit experimental - they don't necessarily all go together very well style-wise, though they do color-wise. I was experimenting. Please, pretty please, let me know which ones you like and/or which ones you don't. I know I have my favorites, but I want to see what you all think. Hopefully, you can use some of them.



You can download the papers here.

PLEASE don't share this link or upload my kit to any filesharing sites. Just send people to my blog to download. And if you use this in a layout, I'd love to take a peek! And thank you so much for your comments - I love reading them!

Thank You and Another Freebie

Wow!! I'm amazed at how many people downloaded Egg Parade. And all the sweet comments here and on 4-shared - y'all know how to make a girl smile. I know it's been a little while since I posted. I guess I should just 'fess up now and admit that I will probably just be an occasional blogger, since I don't like to write. So, why would a gal who hates to write want to start a blog, LOL??? Well...I scrapped with freebies for a very long time when I first started digiscrapping. I was always so grateful to those who shared their designs, and I really wanted to be able to share stuff, too. And, I'm having a blast learning more about PSP and how to design things (that's my engineering side).

So, I'm working on something bright and boyish, but I'm nowhere near being done. I'm a slow scrapper, and also apparently very slow at designing, too. I do have another kit to share right now that I did for the January DSO Color Challenge. It was up in the forums there, but I thought I'd post it here if anyone who didn't pick it up there would like it. It's not my usual style, but it's fun trying out different styles and seeing what I can do. Plus, I just really wanted to put that truffle into a kit, lol!



You can download it here.

PLEASE don't share this link or upload my kit to any filesharing sites. Just send people to my blog to download. And if you use this in a layout, I'd love to take a peek!

Welcome to my Blog and a Freebie

Welcome to my new blog! I'm completely new at blogging, so things are very simple around here now. Eventually, I'll get around to making a nice blog header, but this will work for now. I've been digital scrapbooking for almost 2 years and have recently started dabbling in design a little, mostly for challenges. So, this blog will be where I can share some of my design efforts. I'm NOT an established designer and really not looking to be one. I think trying to sell would suck the fun out of it for me. I use mainly PSP9, but I got PSE5 with my Bamboo Fun tablet for Christmas, so I'm using that a little to run actions and do brushwork. The interface confuses me, though, so I can't see leaving my trusty PSP any time soon.

The first freebie I'll post here is my contribution for the DSO March Color Challenge. I really liked the color palette, and thought it would be perfect for an Easter kit suitable for scrapping boys (since I have 2 of them). Most of the Easter kits out there are so girly, though I have seen a couple nice ones for boys.

So, here is the preview for Egg Parade. Remember, I'm just dabbling, so be gentle, LOL! If you download this and actually use it, I'd love to see your layout.



The download link is here:

PLEASE don't share this link or upload my kit to any filesharing sites. Just send people to my blog to download - I plan on leaving this up for awhile.