Deviant Scrap Birthday Sale - 30 Apr to 6 May

 

Yes, it's Deviant Scrap's Second Birthday!  The whole store will be on sale!

click here to be taken to my store!

Go, shop and have a great time!  There are coupons to be won by participating in games and challenges - you can find all the details in the May Muse (which is being released on 30 April to coincide with the store-wide birthday sale).

Kit for a Cause... for our Patty Anne and Zoey

What happens when 23 of the industries top designers come together?

Beautiful music is made.

We are paying it forward to help one of our own.

Bugs and Patty Anne Henderson are icons in the music industry when it comes to lending a helping hand to those that needed a little lift. Time and time again Bugs would don his guitar and play a set or two filled with music and love to lift the spirits and souls of those that needed it most for whatever reason. If someone was ill and needed help with medical bills, or a natural disaster hit and a community was devastated, Bugs, Patty Anne and their daughter Zoey, were there to share their love, hope and comfort with those in need. They gave freely of their time and talents to help raise money for some of the worthiest causes, no questions asked.

Last year Bugs was diagnosed with liver cancer, and on Friday, March 8th Bugs passed away. And just like Bugs and Patty Anne have done for all their lives, we would like to pay it forward and honor someone that has given so much to others.

Patty Anne has been a backbone to the digital community since day one. There is no one more dedicated to helping our community grow then her. She is generous, kind and supportive, in time, creativity and patronage. It is our privilege, at this time, to turn the tables and extend our hands to her. 100% of all proceeds from the sale of this kit will go directly to her and her daughter with all of our love.

"I'm With The Band" includes:
2 alphabets, over 75 papers and over 340 elements…that's over 1GB of amazing goodies!!!!!!!

A BIG thank you to the following designers for making this kit possible.

Altered Emporium
Art by January
Beth Rimmer
Clementine Design
Crowabout StudioB
CryztalRain
Eena’s Creation
Finecrafted Designs
Hidden Vintage Studios
Holliewood Studios
Marta Van Eck
Mr. Whiskers
Pink Lotty Designs
Priss Designs
Tumble Fish Studio
Rucola Designs
WendyP Designs
Fiddlette Designs
Julie Mead
Paula Kesselring
sherrieJD
Tangie Baxter
ViVa Artistry

This kit is for personal use only.

I made these four layouts with it:

We love you, Patty Anne and Zoey!

Finally: Finishing Touches - Fanciful is in store and on sale!

Yes, that's right - a new product from me! The broken wing is starting to heal after five weeks (three weeks to go til the next check-up but who's counting?), and I am finished with the February Muse and able to create again!

Finishing Touches: Fanciful -


And remember to snag my newest freebie if you haven't already!


Catch you later!

Let me explain - no, there is too much. Let me sum up:

So. Towards the end of last year, my world fell into a dark, dark hole. I got the phone call that every one dreads - my mother was diagnosed with cancer. Very rare. Very aggressive. So many questions, no answers forthcoming just a barrage of tests and no real details in sight. To get her as strong as possible for the fight ahead, she and I enrolled in the gym and three days a week til her surgery (9 Dec 11) she and I went to the gym. It wasn't much, in the grand scheme of things, but it was time with my mother whilst we waited out the storm that was brewing. She's had surgery and now is waiting to start her chemo and radiation treatments, which will kick off in the next week or two.

My American sister, Cherie, dropped everything and managed to squeeze several weeks off to help out over the Christmas/New Year period, and indeed just went home yesterday. What a blessing her visit was - one week after she arrived, I fell out of a door (long, embarrassing story right there) and fractured my right humerus (the greater tuberosity). Talk about painful AND debilitating - I can't drive, write, type (well, one-handed), sleep or eat properly. Her visit meant that my mother had 24/7 care during the worst of her post-surgery recovery, doubly important since I am now useless as an assistant.

I had finished uploading the January muse the night before the injury, so I am grateful that I was able to be up-to-date with The Muse as it would have just capped off my misery if that had gone to custard. But the time off with my own daughter during her school holidays has been crappy as all get out. Being 8, she gets cabin fever pretty easily, and all I can do is not a whole danged lot. She has done very well, and shortly it will be my husband's turn to care for her for two weeks... heh heh heh.

I have an image that I found on pinterest (oh, what a dangerously time-consuming place that is!) that pretty much sums up my feelings about 2011:


It is highly likely that you won't be seeing a whole lot of me til my wing is healed (approx 10 Feb) but at least you know why.

New element pack and a freebie

I've just released my newest element pack, Messy Frames:


I've been meaning to do a Remembrance Day kind of kit, but time has escaped me, so here is a little Personal Use Remembrance Day gift.

(click on the image and then you can right-mouse click save it)

A big thank you to those who serve our countries, protecting us and keeping freedom free. Bless you all.

International Digi Scrapbooking Day SALE!!

Yes, it's that time of the year again,

when all the digi scrappers break stores all over the world,
shopping for bargains!



My store is 40% off, with some items 50% off
(which makes $1 and $2 items, and nothing over $4).

Click on the image above to be taken to my store!

Sale is on til 7 November,
so come on and bag a bargain!

Coming soon to Altered Emporium...

... yes, coming soon!