Back To School QP Freebie and Special Offer

It's back-to-school time for most people and my free-with-purchase Back to School mini is still being offered - get the entire mini-kit for free when you buy A Class Act. Both kits are terrific for this time of year.

This week's freebie is a Quick Page made by my CT Kimberly using Back to School. Thank you so much, Kimberly! Click on the preview to download and please do not share the download link. Happy scrapping!

Ooh-La-La! New Mini in My Store and a Freebie!

My new mini-kit, Ooh-La-La, is in my SAS store and will soon be at Scrapbird. It even has a bonus Quick Page included, and is on sale for a limited time:

This is the Quick Page included in the kit:

This week's freebie is a lovely cluster mat that coordinates with One Autumn Evening, currently on sale at 40% off! The matching Quick Page set is also on sale - a fantastic deal to start scrapping your fall layouts. Here are the previews to these kits and some sample layouts made using One Autumn Evening:

By Nani:

By Marilyn:

To grab the freebie, click on the preview for the download link. Please don't share the link or hotlink.

New Mini-Kits in My Stores - and This Week's Freebie

I have a few new mini-kits in both of my stores. These kits are being introduced at sale prices, and all of them have a Free BONUS Quick Page included. Take a look at these two:

Summer Vacation is now on sale at Scrapbird for only $1.50:

This fun Quick Page is included in the kit:

This mini is called All Together and is on sale at Stone Accents Studio for only $1.35:

Here is the Quick Page included:

This week I have a sampler that coordinates with Merry Sunshine, on sale right now for only $2.75 for the full-size kit. Click on the preview to download and please remember, no hotlinking or sharing the link. Have a great week!

Back to School Special and Another Template Freebie!

Well I'm back from vacation and trying to get back into the swing of things. This weekend I'll be moving son #1 back to UOP for his senior year of college. How is it possible that he's in his fourth year of college already? So it's a busy time right now but starting next week I'll be back on track with my regular weekly freebies.

I do have a back to school special to tell you about. Right now if you purchase my A Class Act kit you will get my Back to School mini-kit for FREE! And to make the deal even sweeter, A Class Act is on sale for only $3.58 - for a FULL kit - for a limited time.

Back To School includes 7 fun papers, 1 apple accent, 1 pencil accent, 2 push pins, 2 bows, 1 binder clip, 1 colorful frame, 1 "#1 Student" label, and 1 tag. That's 7 bonus papers and 10 elements FREE.

Here are some pages I've made using A Class Act:

Lately I've been using a lot of templates since I've been working on scrapping my own vacation photos. I just love having the design work done, and how you can adapt them to your own needs. So, this week I have another template for you. This is a two-page spread. And when you think about how you can rotate each page for entirely different looks, you can actually get EIGHT layouts out of these two template pages.

Please don't hotlink or share the link - just send your friends to this blog to download. Click on the preview and have fun - if you use this template, feel free to send me a link to where you upload your pages to. I love to see what people do with my stuff. :)

Here is a sample layout I made using this week's template:

Enjoy!

Template Freebie This Week!

Hi there! I'm leaving for vacation soon but wanted to make sure and get this freebie posted before I leave. But before I do I want to let you know that my Merry Sunshine kit and the coordinating Quick Page Set is marked down 50% for the entire month of August! It's a great bargain, and the kit is perfect for summertime and vacation layouts.

Some sample layouts made with this kit ~~~

This is one of the Quick Pages in the set:

By Brenda:

By me:

This week I have a template for you (in .tiff format). It's great for a multi-photo spread. To download the template, click on the preview. Please, no hotlinking or sharing the file. Enjoy!

I Got an Award ~ and This Week's Freebie

Well, well, well... I must say a big "thank you" to my friend Kimberly of Kimberkatt Scraps, who is on my Creative Team and is also our Scrapbird and Stone Accents Studio advertising guru extraordinaire! I woke up this morning and was totally surprised - Kimberly nominated me for this blog award:

What a lovely surprise! Thanks so much, Kimberly. You know I love ya! :) Now I get to pass this on to seven people I think are deserving. Here are the rules:

1. Put the award on your blog.

2. Include a link to the person who gave you the award.

3. Nominate 7 or more blogs.

4. Leave a message on their blog letting them know they have an award on your blog.

Here are my nominees:

1. Sherah of Skrapper Digitals. I love Sherah because she's a down-home country girl, a great mom, and a wonderful designer. Make sure to check out her stuff!

2. Jill of Jill DZines. I first met Jill a few years ago and was on her CT for quite a while before I started designing. Jill is a fantastic designer and I know you'll love her products.

3. Toiny of Piggyscraps Designs. Toiny is the (relatively new) owner of Stone Accents Studio and she is a wonderful person who really cares about her designers. Toiny is in the midst of a huge move so she may be too busy to actually reply to this thread, but you should check out her stuff anyhow - she has some great goodies out there.

4. Charlie of Charlie's Digiscraps. This woman has some beautiful kits available, so hurry on over to her blog to read more!

5. Kristine of Designs by Kristine. What can I say about Kristine? She's a bundle of fun and wit and has some gorgeous products in her store. Oh - don't miss her recipe for Luscious Lemon Bars currently on her blog!

6. Bunny Cates of Digi-Scrap Obsession. Bunny is hilarious, always great for laughs and is also extremely crafty. You will definitely want to read her blog updates.

7. Mistybelle Designs. I love this woman for her seemingly endless energy and her positive attitude. She's an amazing part of the SAS team. She also gives out a LOT of freebies on her blog.

Congrats on the award, ladies - have fun with it. :)

I want to let you know about a couple of mini-kits now in my store. Both of these have a Bonus Quick Page thrown in, which you can see in my sample layout below. These kits are on sale for only 1.70 (including the free Quick Page) for about one more week.

The first one is Mother's Day:

The second new mini is called Baby of Mine:

This week's freebie coordinates with my Everyday Moments kit, currently on sale for 25% off. You can get the entire kit, including a full alpha, for only $3.75!

Here is a sample layout made by Jan of the SAS CT:

This pretty page is by Kimberly:

Great layouts, don't you think? Okay, here's your freebie. Click on the preview to download and please don't share this download link. Enjoy!

What a Feeling Freebie, New Challenges, and a New Designer Program

SAS is running a New Designer Program. If you're interested in designing scrapbooking products, this is a great way to get your feet wet and get a taste of what is involved. You can read about the program HERE in the SAS forum.


Check out this month's new challenges at Scrapbird and Stone Accents Studio. The Quote Challenge at SB will provide inspiration with some summertime quotations, and here is the posting bonus:

Also, the Clutter It Challenge is up-and-running. The posting bonus is a cute mini-kit called Summer Vacation:

This week's freebie coordinates with What a Feeling, a bright, fun kit for summer layouts. Right now this kit is 50% off and you can get the whole thing - 18 papers and 40 elements - for only $2.75!

Here are some sample layouts made with this kit:

By Livia:

By me:

Here is your freebie for this week, a sampler of What a Feeling. Just click on the preview to download and please remember, no sharing the link ~ send your friends here to download. Have fun!