WOOOT! I got published!

I know, it was a surprise to me, too.  :)

Hollie Haradon, our fearless leader at DeviantScrap.com, wrote a fabulous article about DS and our collaborative efforts for Midnight Reverie - can't wait to see it!  I knew that was happening, but didn't realise that I'd be named, or that I'd receive my own copy of the publication.  It hasn't arrived yet - drat you, Australia Post - and I can hardly wait!

I will link you up when it finally arrives!!

almost Happy New Year and a freebie!

It's almost New Year, and I wanted to make a printable calendar:

I'm going through a rounded-corner phase, and I just like the simplicity of printing on 4x6" photo paper (I love to use matte photo paper for that kind of printing) so that I can print what I want and when I want.

I have a very hard time sticking to colour schemes, so having a calendar that you can tart up (or not) works for me.  :)

So, however you celebrate it, have a wonderful New Year (when it arrives)!  :)

It's beginning to look a lot like...

Christmas!

I try and fail with albums and they're expensive to import from the states... I just bought a Sn@p album and inserts and bits and pieces (over $100!!) and got it home and went... yeah, I don't know how I'll go with the odd sizes.

So I thought, well, I really love the style/concept of Cathy Zielske's 30 Days of Thankful album but don't have access to a 6x6 binder or anything that would be useful.  I ummed and aaahed about the whole shebang - I wanted to do a Days Til Christmas album for Tayli but wanted a super simple way to do it.  Then suddenly it's the evening of 1 December (yesterday) and I thought "Crap, if I don't do this now, I'll have lost the first day!".  So, I made up a 6wx4h template up to use, and snuck upstairs to take a photo of Tayli sleeping.

Once I made the template and set the whole album up (this is one of THE most fantastic things about scrapping with Lumapix Fotofusion - you can create a whole album in ONE document!!!) I went through everything in my stash to make the colour scheme.  I have a loooooooot of stuff, but I couldn't find anything that I loved until I went through some of the more recent bits and pieces I bought from The Lilypad in conjunction with my CT kits (Kate Hadfield & Michelle Godin)...

Finally settled on Pink Reptile Designs' Dear Santa papers, Kate Hadfield's December Doodads, Michelle Godin's Snarky Snippets: Christmas, and Valorie Wibbens Pocket Stuffers No.2.  Fonts are Buciebol Huomenna and Scrap Brother.  This, of course, may all change - I have difficulty sticking to an album-long colour scheme!!  ROFL. 

Now you're probably thinking, hey, she's a designer - why the heck didn't she use her own stuff?  Well... that would be because by the time I made something it would be a couple of days in to December and by that stage I would have lost the will to live and the album would never happen.  Besides, I'm a HUUUUUGE fan of tartan, and Pink Reptile Designs' Dear Santa papers have the coolest tartan paper I've seen in a while.  It didn't hurt that she also had a cute word search paper.

Anyway, I'm going pull all of it together and print it at home on Christmas Eve.  That way I can have it ready for Tayli on Christmas morning... okay, that's the theory so far!

I have released a brand new art journal mini kit in store - called, oddly enough, Art Journal Mini and is on sale for $1.50.

I'm the host of the December art journal challenge/chats at Deviant Scrap.  You can find my prompt here - you are welcome to join in!

Making a newsletter list...

I've been playing with mailchimp today to create a subscription/newsletter list.  Here's hoping it works okay!!

I'm hoping that if you click here, you should be able to subscribe.

Give it a shot, as I will be putting in special deals, sneak previews and freebie information in the upcoming newsletters.

Black Friday Sale

Firstly, Happy Thanksgiving to those of you that celebrate!

Secondly, Deviant Scrap is having it's annual Black Friday Sale - so leap on in and bag a bargain!

Happy Shopping!

Over for another year... see ya, DSD!

The sale may be over, but I have a new kit - which i've got on sale for 40%!

Here's my store - happy shopping!

And a big thank you to our respective Service folks, who put their lives on the line each day for us.  God bless you all.

iDSD Is HERE! 40% Sale at Deviant Scrap

It's always a wild weekend of activity during international Digi Scrapbooking Day!  Everyone stretches their dollar as far as they can, picking up bargains galore!  DeviantScrap is having a store-wide 40% sale, so run over and snag a deal!

My store is also 40%, with a couple of items thrown in at 50% off.  Remember, prices return to normal on Monday 5 November, so be quick!

The November Deviant Muse is out, too, with freebies and games and challenges!  Prizes to be won, people, grab your copy and join on in!!

We've also got a brand new Art Journaling section, including gallery and new challenges!  Be sure and check out JoAnn's first prompt!!

Happy scrapping SHOPPING!!!