Purple Dragonfly Creations

New Tag Template

2011-12-28T22:46:00.005-06:00

Hello everyone!

I have a new tag template for you all, just in time for New Years. I hope you like it and if you make anything with it, I'd love to see. Here is a preview of the template:

The template comes in 2 different formats: .pspimage and .psd - here are the download links:

.pspimage format

.psd format

And here is an AMAZING tag that Lynne (a fellow member on the group, Dragon's Lair Tubes) made for me with the template:

Didn't she do a spectacular job? Thanks Lynne - I love it!!!

Thanks for looking and come back soon!!

Up Your Art Promotion - We Love Kim and Peter - Please Read!

2011-09-24T00:01:00.004-05:00

UpYourArt has generously offered to hold a 24-hour promotion on Friday, September 23,

10am USA Central Time until Saturday, September 24, 10am (CT), in which 50% of the
total sales will go towards helping to raise funds for Kim and Peter

(owners of PSP-Playground, Artists That Allow and Dragon's Lair Tubes groups),

who lost everything by the recent Hurricane and floods.

For those who purchase tubes on that day, there will be a random drawing

where customers will have a chance to WIN tubes. 1st pick wins 3 tubes,

2nd and 3rd wins 2 tubes. The 3 lucky winners will be announced on

Saturday, September 24 by UpYourArt.

All Order receipts must be sent on or before the deadline, September 24,

10am USA Central Time, otherwise they will not count towards this promotion.

You may either send them to:

Dragon's Lair Owner's email

DragonsLairTubes-owner@yahoogroups.com

or Raps at UpYourArt Customer Service

customerservice@upyourart.com

with the EXACT SUBJECT line "We Love Kim and Peter"

Sales will be tallied up for that day and 50% will be sent directly to

Kim's paypal account.

So please spread the word, go grab some tubes at UpYourArt.com on Friday,

September 23 and help us raise as much as you can to help Kim and Peter

during this difficult time.

On behalf of Kim and Peter, Thank you, your help is immensely appreciated..

New Tag Template From Me!

2011-07-24T16:41:00.004-05:00

I know, it's been quite a while since I posted a freebie for you all. I actually made this in response to a challenge that a list member put forth on the group Snaggers Annonymous, which is a copyright compliant group I help moderate. The challenge was to make a "smart aleck" tag template, so I did, and then made a tag with the template for the person that put up the challenge. So, I figured while I was at it, I'd put the template here for anyone interested in snagging it up -- here is a preview of the template:

The template comes in 2 different formats: .pspimage and .psd

And here is the tag I made with the template:

And here is one that my friend, Astro made for me:

isn't it awesome??

Thanks for looking and please, if you snag the template, leave some love?

Good News

2011-04-28T20:53:00.000-05:00

Well I have some wonderful news! The store I am selling at - Scrappin' With Friends - will NOT be closing!! I am so glad to hear this as I have made some good friends there and really hated to see the store close. So anyone looking to purchase my scrapping items may still do so!!

My Selling Status

2011-04-17T19:02:00.001-05:00

I am just writing to let you all know that I have put in my notice at Sunflower Scraps Boutique and as of April 28, 2011, I will no longer be selling my scraps there. I wish all the designers and the store continued success. Additionally, as it stands now, my other store - Scrappin' With Friends - is set to close down end of May. So if any of you are interested in purchasing any of my items, you might wanna scoot on over to one of them and grab them while you can. I am not sure if SWF will be doing a 'closing sale' - if they do, I will probably take part. If/When that happens, I will keep you posted.

Currently I am not sure what I will be doing once I am no longer with these stores. I have not had much luck in regards to selling scraps - mine just don't seem to 'interest' many people (and for those who HAVE purchased my items, I wish to say right now, THANK YOU!! It is very very much appreciated!!). If I thought that there were people interested in purchasing them, then I would continue to find another store and try selling however at this point, I am undecided, so if anyone would like to give some input, I'm all ears.

I will continue to offer freebies here and there, participate in blog trains as the opportunity arises and will see what else comes my way. I am not quitting, just looking for some feedback to determine if continuing digital scrapping and designing is actually wanted by others, because honestly, if no one wants it or likes it or will use it, why bother? It's just nice to know you are liked and appreciated, that's all.

Anyways, for those who have followed me, for those who have liked me, downloaded my stuff, and even purchased my scraps, I sincerely, genuinely thank you. It is because of you that I have hung in this long. I hope that you stick around, check back from time to time and continue to find stuff that you like and will use.

If anyone uses my scraps, templates (etc), please feel free to share them with me! I would love to see it - and would love to show it off here on my blog!!

New Tag Template

2011-03-09T20:50:00.003-06:00

Hello all! Just a quick swing through as I drop by with a new tag template for you all. This was made in response to a challenge on the MTA Taggers group to make either a tag template, word art or snag with a fantasy theme so here is the tag template I made:

Preview is smaller than actual template.

And here are the downloads, both in .pspimage and .psd format:

.pspimage format

.psd format

and here is a tag I made with the template:

Thanks tonz for looking and if you make something with it, I'd love to see!

Yeah! New Tag Template!

2011-01-04T16:12:00.003-06:00

I was listening to the song "Yeah!" by Usher and felt really inspired to make this tag - just sort of popped in to my head so I opened up PSP real quick and got this done before I totally lost the idea! I hope you like it and if you make something with it, please share? I'd love to see it and will even post it on my blog for others to see as well!!!

Here is a preview of the template:

preview is actually smaller than actual tag template.

It is available in 2 different formats: .pspimage and psd

and here are the download links:

.pspimage format

.psd format

Thanks so much for checking out and be sure to stop back often for other goodies!!

EDIT: adding

Just wanted to share a tag that Maria, at MTA Taggers, made with my template using the work of Lady Mishka:

Isn't it great???

Steampunk Ahead!

2010-11-01T00:07:00.005-05:00

Hello and welcome! I hope you all had a great Halloween (and to my pagan friends out there, a Blessed Samhain!)! Mine was very nice, spent with loved ones and remembering our ancestors and getting ready for a new year ahead of us, filled with hope and promise.

I will make this quick because I know you are probably here for the Steampunk Blog Train! This seems to be a very popular style lately and I am hoping you are having fun blog-hopping and snagging up all the wonderful parts to this train.

Here is a preview to my part of the train (preview is for tagger size, however it is available in both Full Size and Tagger Size):

The tagger size kit is 72 ppi, papers are 700 pixels x 700 pixels in png format with matching jpgs and elements are sized proportionately. The full size kit is 300 ppi, papers are 12 inch x 12 inch in png format with matching jpgs and elements are sized proportionately. Please note that in both kits there are 4 items that are included with permission from Belle Graphics and those items are the poser girl, the steampunk clock and sun dial and "complete works". When using any of those, be sure to credit Becky of Belle Graphics. Her TOU is included in the zip-file so you may have it.

Here are the download links:

Full Size Papers
Full Size Elements

Tagger Size - Complete Kit

And without further ado, here is the complete list of participating designers, and their blog links:

Main station

Contributors

AW Design
Barking Penguin Scraps
Bello Scarto
Bunchie's Bin
Creations by Sanie
Debs Design
Designs by Sharonb
Emjay Scraps
Eye Opening Designs
Gothic Inspirations
HF_Projekte
Laura's Designz
MamaLLamaLisaDesigns
You are here Purple Dragonfly Creations You are here
Scrap Rebellion
Scrappin with Lil Ole Me
Stargazer Musings
Wishingonastarr

Please remember that we are in different time zones so our parts may hit our blogs at different times, so if you don't see it the first time around, please check back at a later time. And if you download and like our work, please let us know! We love hearing from you all as it inspires us to create more for you!!

Thanks again for coming and please be sure to check back often as I'm working on more scrapping stuff!!

Harvest the Savings!

2010-10-06T03:11:00.003-05:00

Month-Long Savings in October!!

Come by now to check it out!!!!!

Coupon expires October 31, 2010 .... Midnight, Central Time, United States.
Cannot be combined with other designers or other offers.

New Tut with My Template

2010-10-04T21:10:00.002-05:00

I am soo soo psyched! Cindi wrote an awesome tutorial using my newest template (#14, "This is Why I'm Hot") and it looks amazing!! Here is what the completed tag looks like:

So hope on over to Cindi's tut site and check out the tutorial HERE!! And remember to leave some love if you try out her tutorial - and I'd love to see your results, too!

New Tag Template

2010-10-03T19:20:00.005-05:00

Just a quick post to share a new tag template for all the taggers out there. Here is the preview:

The template comes in 2 formats: .pspimage and .psd . Here are the download links:

psd format template
pspimage format template

Thank you so much for looking and if you make something with it, I'd love to see!!

End of Summer Grab Bags!!! Check it Out!!!

2010-09-16T01:19:00.001-05:00

Check it out!!! Awesome grab bag in autumn colors!
12 designers - including yours truly - came together to bring these to you!!!

End of Summer Commercial Use Grab Bag
$5.00
12 designers came together to bring you this lovely CU Grab Bag
containing over 100 Commercial Use items ranging from elements
and paper overlays to frames and even a cookie or two.
Get yours today for an amazing price of only $5.00

End of Summer Personal Use Grab Bag
$5.00
13 designers came together to bring you this lovely PU Grab Bag
containing over 100 Personal Use items to help you create
those special tags, quick pages, scrapbooks and more.
Get yours today for an amazing price of only $5.00

End of Summer Papers Grab Bag
$3.00
12 designers came together to bring you this lovely Papers Grab Bag
packed with 60 Commercial and Personal Use Papers to assist you
in all those projects you are doing.
Papers size range from 900 pixels to 900 pixels and 1200 pixels to 1200 pixels
(most are 1200).
Get yours today for an amazing price of only $3.00

Purchase the commercial grab bag and the personal use grab bag
and get the papers FREE!
Thats right FREE!

You can't beat that deal.
Thats over 300 items for the amazing price of only $10.00
and you can only get it at
Scrappin with Friends Store.

New Tut Using Astro's Blues

2010-08-25T18:02:00.003-05:00

Just wanted to share a new tutorial with you. The tutorial is called Dark Angel and it uses the freebie kit Astro's Blues. The tutorial was written by Astro, actually, and she did a wonderful job using the artwork of Barbara Jensen.

Here is what the tag looks like:

And here is the link for the tutorial:

Tutorial - Dark Angel

Be sure to check it out!!!

New Site to Advertise Freebies

2010-08-20T16:31:00.004-05:00

I know some people might be interested in this - new site to advertise your freebies:
Giveaway Scout

All you need to do is add their widget on your blog (I put mine along the right side, in the area where I list the sites I advertise at) and post a few lines about their service...... your freebies should show in the widget once it's approved. Sounds like a fair deal to me - and more exposure!! I listed myself under Arts & Crafts, since that's where you usually find things like Scrapbooking.

Check it out !!

Calling All Princesses! Come Aboard!!

2010-08-15T22:31:00.002-05:00

Yes, yes I know…. I’m late in posting my part of the blog train and for that I am truly truly sorry. For some reason I thought I had to put it up Sunday for Monday’s release and it was actually suppose to go live on Sunday instead of Monday, so my apologies for messing up the date!

Without further ado, here is my part for the CAROABT’s Princess Party Blog Train:

PREVIEW:

My part of the train comes in both full and tagger size. The full size is 300 ppi, papers are 3600 pixels x 3600 pixels (12 inch x 12 inch), png format with matching jpgs. The elements are proportionately sized. The tagger size is 72 ppi, papers are 700 pixels x 700 pixels, png format with matching jpgs. The elements are proportionately sized.

And here are the download links:

Tagger Size Kit – Full (Papers & Elements)

Full Size Kit – Papers

Full Size Kit – Elements

And here is the listing of the participating designers and their blog links:

Purple Dragonfly Creations

Afloat in the deep Blue

= You Are Here!

Please remember that the designers in this train are all over the world, which means different time zones, so if you don't see their portion on the blog, check back a little later! And remember, leave a little love when you visit, as well all love to hear from you all and know you like what we are doing!

See You All Next Time!!

A Freebie Kit For a Friend

2010-08-02T00:30:00.005-05:00

Hey everyone! I've been wanting to finish up this kit for a while so I could share it!

I made this kit for a friend of mine who goes by the nickname of Astro. She loves the color blue, and teddy bears, so I decided to surprise her and make this kit for her. Everything (except the bows) is made by me - even the teddy bear. I hope that she - and you - like it!!

Here is the preview:

(bows made with script by Sirena Mala of Paradise Scraps - thanks Sirena!)

The kit is available in both Full Size and Tagger Size. The Full Size is at 300 ppi, papers at 12 inch x 12inch with matching jpg's, and the elements are proportionately sized. The Tagger Size is 72 ppi, papers at 700 pixels x 700 pixels with matching jpg's, and the elements are proportionately sized.

Here are the download links:

Full Size Kit
Tagger Size Kit

If you make something with it, please share as I'd love to see it.

And Astro..... surprise!!! I've been working on this for you since March!!

Thanks for looking everyone and be sure to check back often.

New Tut Up for Reflected Whispers

2010-07-31T16:23:00.003-05:00

I just have to share this with you all! Mary, who is a very talented CT member at the store Scrappin With Friends, wrote up this wonderful tutorial using my Reflected Whispers kit and I wanted to show you all the finished tag:

Isn't it so pretty? And I love Myka Jelina's art!!! Thank you Mary for doing such a fantastic job!

If you like what you see, check out her tutorial, and if you like the kit, check it out at Scrappin' With Friends!!!

Thanks for looking!

Refreshing!

2010-07-29T23:49:00.003-05:00

Just sharing the newest kit from me that is in the store.

It's called Refreshing and its in nice pastel colors:

If interested, you can find it in the store, here:

http://scrappinwithfriends.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=16_106

available in full size and tagger size.

Thanks for looking!

New Tag Template For You!

2010-07-03T22:46:00.004-05:00

Just a quick post to share a new tag template with you all. I made this as part of a challenge in the MTA Taggers group - we had to make a template with a star or stars, so.... Here is the preview of the template:

And the download links:

.pspimage format
.psd format

And here is a tag I made with it:

Thanks for looking and if you make anything with it, I'd love to see!!

Happy Summer Solstice!!

2010-06-25T01:24:00.008-05:00

Hello everyone and welcome summer! For those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, it is the start of the season when the weather gets hot and humid and thoughts turn to the beach, cooling off in the water and wearing lightweight clothes. For my fellow pagans the solstice celebrates another turn of the wheel as we celebrate the solstice (aka Midsummer, or Litha). I wish for you all bright, warm, summery days filled with wondrous memories!

I am sure you are all here for my part of the Summer Solstice blog train, and I will not delay you any further. Here is my preview to my part:

My part is available in both full size and tagger size. All items are in png format. Full size is at 300 ppi, with papers at 12 inch x 12 inch (with matching jpgs) and elements are proportionate in size. Tagger size is at 72 ppi, with papers at 700 pixels x 700 pixels, and elements are proportionate in size.

Here are the upload links:

FULL SIZE PAPERS
FULL SIZE ELEMENTS

TAGGER SIZE KIT (complete)

And here is the listing of the participating designers and their blog links:

Badgirlz Stuff

Candy's Treasures

Purple Dragonfly Creations

Designs By: Kelly

The Siggieteers

CU Freebies

Karens Scraps and Graphics

= You Are Here!

Until next time - take care!

That's My Dad Blog Train

2010-06-15T03:04:00.009-05:00

My apologies in the lateness in getting this on to the blog. We have had very bad t-storms coming through the area since early Monday morning and have been dealing with some messes from it (we are in a flash flood warning until Tuesday AM). I was in the middle of getting this post written up when I had to suddenly shut down everything because the storms were getting so bad, so again, my apologies - it couldn't be helped.

Anyways, I know you are probably here for my part of the "That's My Dad" blog train, so without further ado, here is a preview to my part of the train:

It is available in both Full Size and Tagger Size. The Full Size is 300 ppi, with the papers measuring 12 inch x 12 inch (3600 pixels x 3600 pixels) and the elements are proportionately sized (no larger than 3000 pixels on the largest side). All items are in png format, and the papers come with matching jpgs. The Tagger Size is 72 ppi, with the papers measuring 700 pixels x 700 pixels, and the elements are proportionately sized (no larger than 700 pixels on the largest side). All items are in png format, and the papers come with matching jpgs.

Here are the uploading links:

FULL SIZE (3 links)

Papers
Elements 1
Elements 2

TAGGER SIZE (1 link)

Full Kit

Now that you have picked up my part, it is time to head on to the next stop. Here is a list of the participating designers:

Purple Dragonfly Creations

Diry Art Designs
Candy's Treasures
Best Kept Memories
Dorothy's Creations
Digital Designs by Jana
Jabi's Scraps
PJ's Buckaroos
Kez Creates
Karens Scraps & Graphics
Crafty Scraps
Cardiology Creations
Xelaxscrapfree

= You Are Here!

Until next time - take care!

And to all the dads out there - Happy Father's Day!

New Tutorial with My Kit

2010-06-08T23:19:00.002-05:00

I just **had** to share this with you all!! Tiki, one of the CT members at Scrappin' With Friends, just wrote a wonderful tutorial with my Reflected Whispers kit!! The tutorial can be found here: The Heart Never Truly Forgets . And here is what it looks like:

Didn't she do an amazing job on it?? Thanks you so much Tiki!! I love it!!!!

New Kit and Blog Train Freebie

2010-05-23T00:10:00.005-05:00

Hello everyone!

I will try to make this short and sweet because I know you all have places to go and things to do.

I just wanted to give you a heads up on a new kit that I have for sale at Kreative Kreations and Scrappin' With Friends. The new kit is called Reflected Whispers and comes in wonderful autumn colors. There are 20 papers and 32 elements, and comes in both full size and tagger size. Here is a preview of my new kit, which I am very proud of:

If you like what you see, head on over to Kreative Kreations or Scrappin' With Friends and get it!

And now for the blog train freebie!

This is the latest blog train that I am participating in and it's such a cute one too! The theme is baby - both boy and girl - so I'm sure you will find many things that you like and can use for those new arrivals!! Here is the preview of my part:

My part of the train comes in both full size and tagger size. There are 12 papers and 24 elements. I hope you like them and if you like what you see, be sure to check back often for other wonderful goodies!!

>Here are the download links to my part of the train:

FULL SIZE

Papers
Elements

TAGGER SIZE

Full kit in 1 zipfile

Now that you have picked up my part, it is time to head on to the next stop. Here is a list of the participating designers:

Candy's Treasures

Purple Dragonfly Creations

Best Kept Memories

CraftyScraps

GB Dzynz .blogspot.com/

Dorothy's Creations

Designs by Foxy Lady

Jabi Scraps

Karens Scraps and Graphics

Designs by Kelly

Card - i - ology Creations

PJs Buckaroos

= You Are Here!

Until next time - take care!

Mother's Day at SWF

2010-05-07T15:16:00.002-05:00

Just in time for Mother's Day!!

All items by Purple Dragonfly Creations is 25% off for this weekend only, and only at Scrappin' With Friends so head over there now for this special, Mother's Day, deal!!! Hurry up, because this sale ends Sunday night at Midnight (Central Time, United States).

You can find a World Clock HERE .

Be sure to check my blog for all my freebies too!!!!

Happy Mother's Day to all the moms out there!!!

Happy Mother's Day!

2010-05-02T00:10:00.003-05:00

Hello Everyone!

Just wanted to take a moment and wish all the moms out there a very Happy Mother's Day, which falls on May 9th this year. For those who are looking for ways to celebrate that special day with their mom, this site gives some wonderful ideas.

For those who are here for the No Other Mother blog train, I will leave you waiting no more. Here is a preview to my part of the kit (preview smaller than actual size):

This kit comes in both Full Size and Tagger Size.

*Full Size Kit*

PAPERS
ELEMENTS

Full size kit is 300 ppi. Papers are 12 inch x 12 inch (3600 pixels x 3600 pixels), png format with matching jpgs. Elements are 300 ppi, png format, proportionately sized.

*Tagger Size Kit*

FULL KIT

Tagger size kit is 72 ppi. Papers are 700 pixels x 700 pixels, png format with matching jpgs. Elements are 72 ppi, png format and proportionately sized.

Now, on with the rest of the participating designers.

Best Kept Memories
Candy's Treasures
Crafty Scraps
Dorothy's Creations
Jabi's Scraps
Karen's Scraps and Graphics
Kez Creates
Melissa's Scraps and More
Purple Dragonfly Creations
The Siggieteers
XelaxScrapFree

Please remember that we are in different time zones so our parts may hit our blogs at different times, so if you don't see it the first time around, please check back at a later time. And if you download and like our work, please let us know! We love hearing from you all as it inspires us to create more for you!!

Time For Some Magic

2010-04-26T00:10:00.004-05:00

Hey everyone! I know you are here for the Magical Mystery Tour Blog Train and I'm not about to hold you up, so I'm going to get right to it. I made both a Full Size and Tagger Size version of this kit, so everyone can enjoy it! Here is the preview of my part (preview smaller than actual size):

Full Size Kit

PAPERS
ELEMENTS

Full size kit is 300 ppi. Papers are 12 inch x 12 inch (3600 pixels x 3600 pixels), png format with matching jpgs. Elements are 300 ppi, png format, proportionately sized.

Tagger Size Kit

FULL KIT

Tagger size kit is 72 ppi. Papers are 700 pixels x 700 pixels, png format with matching jpgs. Elements are 72 ppi, png format and proportionately sized.

Now, on with the rest of the participating designers. Please remember that we are in different time zones so our parts may hit our blogs at different times, so if you don't see it the first time around, please check back at a later time. And if you download and like our work, please let us know! We love hearing from you all as it inspires us to create more for you!!

Best Kept Memories

CandysTreasures

Crafty Scraps

Humbug Graphics Galore

Karen's Scraps and Graphics

You are here Purple Dragonfly Creations You are here

Jabi's Scraps

Thanks again for coming and please be sure to check back often as I'm working on more scrapping stuff!!

Check it out! New Tut with my kit!

2010-04-13T18:21:00.004-05:00

Ok everyone - I just had to share this with you!!

As some of you might know, I recently signed with another store (still with Kreative Kreations as well) - the new place is called Scrappin With Friends and there are lot of fun designers there and awesome CT!! One of the CT members, Mary, made me this beautiful tag while writing her tutorial, Fairy Blues, using my Baby Got Blues Kit:

Isn't it wonderful?? Many thanks to Mary for the awesome tag!! ::hugs::

If you like what you see, hop on over to the store and check it out here: tagger size, full size. And you can check out all my stuff. And be sure to check back often as I am working on quite a few new things plus a couple of blog train items, including one that will go live end of this month.

Thanks for looking!!

Until next time....

Have to Share!

2010-02-24T17:51:00.002-06:00

I just had to share this with you all! Thia, from one of the Shewolfs Domain groups (a copyright compliant group) made the most awesome tag with one of my St Patty Day templates:

Isn’t it amazing???????? I’m in total awe!! Thank you so much Thia!

If you are interested in the templates, you can find them HERE.

Thanks for looking!

A Little Irish Charm

2010-02-22T01:00:00.004-06:00

Hello everyone! Just a quick stop by to drop off my 2 newest tag templates and to remind you that if you haven’t already checked, the Birthdays R Us Blog Train has recently departed, and you can find my part HERE.

Here are the previews for the 2 tag templates which come in 2 formats: .pspimage and .psd. I hope you like them and if you download, please leave a little love? And if you make something with them, I’d LOVE to see it!!

Keep in mind that the previews are not actual size – I had to size them down so they could fit in the blog post.

Hope you like them and remember to come back often for more freebies!

Toot Toot! Here comes the birthday train!

2010-02-21T00:15:00.002-06:00

OK everyone! I am back up and running and have participated in a blog train! It feels great to get the creative juices flowing again, and I hope you all like my part of it. We had some wonderful colors to work with (of course, my fave color – purple! – which I love paired with the green they have chosen). So, without further ado, here is what it looks like:

The kit comes in both full size and tagger size. The full size papers are 12 inches x 12 inches, 300 ppi and in both png and jpg format. The elements are proportionate in size and are also 300 ppi, in png format only. The tagger size papers are 800 pixels x 800 pixels, 72 ppi in both png and jpg format. The elements are proportionate in size (not exceeding 800 pixels on its largest size), and in png format only. Each zip contains both folders (papers and elements) plus the color palette that was used.

Here are the download links for those who want it:

FULL SIZE KIT

TAGGER SIZE KIT

Please be sure to leave some love, let me know what you think! I love getting comments from you all!

Now that you have picked up my part, be sure to stop by the other stations on this wonderful blog train:

You are here Purple Dragonfly Creations You are here

Best Kept Memories
PJsBuckaroos
Designs by: Kelly
Crafty Scraps
Creation by MizzKitten
Digi Scraps Dezines
Foro EMDAP
Xelaxscrapfree

Three New Templates

2010-02-13T18:35:00.001-06:00

Hello and happy weekend everyone!

Today I have a little freebie for the taggers in the group. I have three new tag templates (in both .psd and .pspimage formats) that I hope you will like.

Tag Template #8

Tag Template #9

Tag Template #10

I hope you all enjoy them and if you make something with them, I’d love to see it! And if you download, please leave a little love? Thanks and be sure to check back soon as I am in a blog train that is leaving in about a week!

In-Store Freebie!!

2010-01-31T18:54:00.004-06:00

OK everyone.... gonna make this short and sweet because I meant to get this out earlier .... I have an in-store freebie that is only good for today, January 31st. Here is a preview of what I am offering:

If you are interested, head on over to the store, HERE. The mini kit is available in both full size and tagger size!!

While you are there, check out my other items that are 15% off their already low prices. This discount is good through January 31st. On February 1st, prices will go back up.

Thanks so much for checking this out, and be sure to check back often. Hope you enjoy your freebie!

Grand Opening and Freebie!

2010-01-29T08:48:00.008-06:00

Good Morning Everyone!

Yep, it's me, up! Bright and early! Can ya handle it? I'm not sure I can! This ol' insomniac is having a tough time with the 'evil dayglow ball' hanging in the sky..... eeeeek! I'm usually sleeping around now, however Wes and I have been trying to get ourselves back on a semi-normal schedule after being totally out-of-whack (even for us) for about the last 2 weeks.

One of the things I have been doing while I have been awake, getting the sleep schedule back 'in schedule' has been working on some scraps for you all, and for the grand opening of the store, which runs from today to the 31st! I am really excited about this. One of the things I worked on was the collab kit to celebrate the opening of the new store. It is called "New Beginnings" and has some wonderful creations for 43 designers (including yours truly!) and can be found HERE. To get this Collab FREE, add this collab in your shopping cart, make sure you purchase other products for a minimum of $ 7.50 and then enter this coupon code with your check out: NEW_KK_Collab. Here is what my portion of the collab looks like (which comes in both full size AND tagger size):

We also have a Grand Opening Blogtrain, with quite a few of the designers participating - check it out for some awesome freebies! We also have a lot of fun challenges at our forum, where you can earn points towards discounts at the store. You can read more about that, here. Oh! And be sure to sign up for our Newsletter, to see the fantastic daily freebies (I will be offering one on the 31st!).

And, as an added incentive, all my items are 15% off their already low prices!! I have both full size and tagger size items. So please, come and visit the store and see what we have to offer! I'm sure you won't be disappointed.

And on to why I'm sure you are here - the freebie! I made up a cluster frame to go along with my portion of the collab kit. It is available in both full size and tagger size, and is in .png format. It is in shade of bluish-teal and looks like this:

If you like what you see, be sure to check out the store for the collab kit, which has a full kit from me in it (12 papers and 24 elements in teals and blues)!!

Here are the download links for the freebie frames:

Cluster Frame - Full Size

Cluster Frame - Tagger Size

OK everyone....guess that's about it for me for today. Be sure to check back often as I am working on freebies for the blog, items for the store, and I will have a freebie in the store on the 31st (remember, subscribe to the newsletter to find out about mine and other freebies).

Also, thank you to Candy for letting me know that the cooking word art links were not working right. I have fixed them - and they should be working now. They can be found at this post. If you still have problems, let me know and I'll check them out!

Until later - take care and have a great one!

Wait 'til Ya Hear This!

2010-01-08T21:14:00.002-06:00

Well, I am writing to let you know that I have signed up as an exclusive designer with a new store called Kreative Kreations Korner! I am very excited about this and hope that this is a start to a new, wonderful chapter in my life. I will be moving all the items I had at the Creativity Shack (which is no longer around, by the way) and move them over to the new store, as well as load up a few new things along the way. When they are available, you will be able to find them HERE. Please be sure to come and check me out - and the other wonderful, talented designers there as well!! We look forward to having you there!

I have also signed up for a couple of blog trains that will be travelling through in the next few months. I am looking forward to getting involved in them again, and getting my creative juices flowing. I will keep you posted when I have the dates and such for you all. Be sure to stop by for some wonderful freebies!

Also, for those who don't know, I started writing tutorials a few months back (mostly sig tag tutorials at the moment, however I hope to expand to other kinds at some point). For those who are interested in checking them out, they can be found here: WillowRaven's Tutorials. All the tutorials are copyright compliant, too. Be sure to snag my blinkie while you are there.

Thanks again for all your wonderful words and support - it has meant so much to me.

Happy New Year and Plans for 2010

2009-12-30T19:46:00.006-06:00

Hello everyone and Happy New Year!!

As you might have noticed, I updated the look of my blog just a bit. I also wanted to let you all know that I am planning to get more active with my scrapping in the new year, and to participate in some blog trains as well. I realize that my items in the store have not been selling very much... I will be re-evaluating that and possibly either a) move to another store or b) go back to offering all freebies. Whatever I end up deciding, you will all be the first to know. I also want to thank you all for sticking by me and with me as I struggle with the depression an bipolar - especially over the last several months. I appreciate it more than you will EVER know!!

Also, an update about my knee. I went to the specialist in August. They took a bunch of x-rays (wow, did THAT hurt! Trying to stand in certain positions, full weight on that leg... not fun). The specialist said that I have 'early onset arthritis' in that knee, which is being made more difficult by my added weight. He gave me a cortisone shot right in the knee, said that (on average) it lasts about 3 months...I think I went about a week before I started feeling ANY discomfort so I am just learning to live with it, and trying to lose weight (very very slow process ::sighs:: ). I have been taking a glucosomine/chondrotin pill daily as it was recommended that it might help. Still to early to tell but I'm willing to give it a try.

Anyways... I hope to be back soon with some stuff for you all. Until then, take care and have a wonderful, safe new year with wishes for a prosperous 2010!!

~WillowRaven

My apologies and info on a wonderful collaboration

2009-07-07T07:10:00.005-05:00

Before I go any further, I want to apologize to everyone who has visited my blog in the last couple of months, looking for new items, and have gone away empty-handed. I also wish to apologize to the people involved in the blog trains and convoys that I had originally signed up for in the last month or two and then (honestly) forgot I had committed myself to.... I know words will never be enough to express how truly sorry I am and I hope that somehow I can make it up to you all and show that I really am not like this, I do not back out of commitments. The last couple of months have been difficult for me, although if you asked for any one particular reason as to 'why', I'm not sure I could give you a straight answer. I have dealt with chronic depression most of my life and it seems that the last couple of months I have been in a very bad "funk" and I am trying my hardest to crawl out of the rut that I seem to have put myself in. There are some days I don't even really want to get out of bed, however I force myself to do it because I know I need to get up and do something, anything....even if it's just a small something....to keep me going. Some days I just feel so defeated, so sick and tired of being sick and tired..... On top of it all, I fell here in the house about 2 months ago. We have hard linoleum floors (no rugs) and we had been cleaning that day, including quick mopping the floors. I hit a wet spot and went straight down on my left knee, and slid a bit to the inside of the knee. As some of you may know, I am not a small woman so the added weight on the knee when I fell surely didn't help. Well, since then, I have had a lot of pain and swelling and discomfort in that knee. I have tried everything and have even seen my doctor - not much is working. The doctor is suppose to be working on a referral for me for an ortho specialist, and I'm hoping that they can help. There are some days I can't straighten my leg at all or put my full body weight on it. Even standing for 15 minutes in the shower is a major chore. So on top of it all, I'm just sick and tired of being in pain and discomfort.

Anyways I wanted to let you know that I am still here, I am working on trying to get myself out of this bad funk and actually have been working on a few different things in PSP. I even joined a scrapping group to learn some new skills to improve what I am offering to you all.

I also wanted to let you all know about a wonderful collaboration that quite a few of the designers from The Creativity Shack - and other stores too - have worked very hard on and have up at a few different stores, including TCS. The kit is called "Friends and Family Collab" and is a beautiful kit of wonderful hues of purple! Here is a preview of just some of what is offered:

The proceeds for this kit will be going to a wonderful scrapper who is going through a lot of personal issues right now and needs our support. So please, head on over to the store (just click the link, above the preview, where the name of the kit is mentioned), check it out and help lend a hand to a fellow scrapper in need. And what is even better is the kit is now 50% off, for only $1.50!! With so much offered in the kit, and helping someone in need, this is surely a win-win situation!!

I hope to have something new posted for you all very soon. I hope you all haven't lost your faith in me.

Thank you so much for reading.
::hugs::

New Item in the Store!

2009-05-01T23:52:00.002-05:00

Just writing a quick post to share with you my newest item which can be found at The Creativity Shack! I made up a bunch of colorful bead frames which are in a circle shape. They can be used in so many different ways - tags, pictures, paper scrapbooking... you name it!

Here is what they look like:

I don't know - for some reason they remind me of the big bangle bracelets I used to have back in the 80's! What about you?

The preview is much smaller than actual size, and the come in both tagger and full size! And not all colors are shown in the preview - there are actually 10 colors in all! So be sure to snag them here! And while you are there, look around because all my items are 30% off until May 4th, in celebration of National Scrapbooking Day! And I'll be adding more stuff over the next few days and weeks so be sure to check back often both here and at the store. Did I tell you that I'm the Featured Designer at the store for the entire month of May?? Talk about excited!!

OK everyone... head on over there and check things out!!

Spring Fever Blog Train, Update, And Featured Designer

2009-05-01T01:20:00.001-05:00

I just wanted to let you all know that I am working on it, however I was put a little behind due to some things going on in my personal life, including our van being in an accident that totaled it (pics of it can be seen here), as well as my oldest son being sick for the last 4 or 5 days, and other life "crap". My apologies to all and I promise as soon as its completed, it will be posted. I am also working on a couple of other blog trains which are in the works and will be posted, just might be a day or two later than start time, to which I am apologizing to EVERYONE that comes by looking for my part. I will get them to you - just a little late. I feel REALLY bad about this - it is not like me to not have my portions up and ready. When I commit to something, I do my best to see it through.

Another thing that has been keeping me busy is I was given the awesome news that I am the Featured Designer of the Month at The Creativity Shack! I am so excited about this, so on top of my freebies and blog train items, I have been working on new items for the store. Additionally, because May 1st is National Scrapbooking Day, many of the designers (including yours truly!) are putting their items up for sale. All my items in the store will be 30% off their already low prices from May 1st to May 3rd in celebration of National Scrapbooking Day, so be sure to check them out!

Again, my apologies for the lateness in the blog train portions and I will do what I can to make it up to you all!!

Thank you for visiting my blog, leaving wonderful comments, and downloading my creations. It gives me a nice feeling to know that there are others that like what I do!

A Now its Time for A Little Sunshine

2009-04-30T23:26:00.004-05:00

Hello again!

I took part in the ADSD monthly collab kit and this month the kit is called Sunshine Beach. It has some beautiful, vibrant colors and they were a lot of fun to work with. I know you are all busy, blog-jumping, to get all the parts, so I won't keep you.

Here is my preview:

There are 10 papers and 22 elements. I hope that you like them!!!

The full size items (300 ppi, 12 inch x 12 inch papers, elements proportionately sized) can be downloaded here:

PAPERS
ELEMENTS

And the tagger size items (72 ppi, papers are 800 pixels x 800 pixels, elements no larger than paper sizes) can be downloaded here:

PAPERS
ELEMENTS

A lot of wonderful designers took part in this, so be sure to leave some love as you are stopping by their blogs.

Now follow the TRAIN to more fabulous FREEBIES:

MagsGraphics

MoonDance Creations

Anne

Lisa

JaydensMama Designs

Digital-Keepsakes

EmCeeScraps

Panda Bear Designs

Shel Belle Scraps

Wetfish Designs

Linda's Dream Designs

Broken Jar Creations

Heavenly Crafts

My Treasured Scraps

BeaconScrap

Crafters Boutique

Bonnie

Aubrey's Mom

Morgaine Creations©

BlueVelvet DeZigns

Wendy & Sarah

88 Designs By M

ScrapperGirl Designs

Foxy Lady Creation

FairyDustPrincess-MagicMaker

My Sweet Tater

Waite For The Moment Designs

JIC Creations

Grunge And Roses

KnittinJen

BoonieScraps

JanalynsPlace

ESNQueen Kalo Designs

Mamadukez Creations

Disaster In Design

Beckmoore

Pink Mary Jane

Gail's Space

CandysTreasures

AbbaDabbaScraps

by God's design

Cre8ive Formula Designs

Becky's Scrap

Buzybee Hive

Tootle Bugz

Aisne's Creations

Allie Kat Creations

PinkuPixie

Purple Dragonfly Creations

Michelle's Digital Fun Place

Candy's Creations

= You Are Here!

Please remember that the designers in this train are all over the world, which means different time zones, so if you don't see their portion on the blog, check back a little later! And remember, leave a little love when you visit, as well all love to hear from you all and know you like what we are doing!

Until next time - take care!

Here Comes Peter Cottontail.....

2009-03-31T07:28:00.000-05:00

Happy April everyone!!

I'm just hopping in to wish you Happy Spring and to bring you my part of the Hippity Hoppity Blog Train. I have some pretty papers and some cute elements for you all. I know it's not as much as I usually make, however I have been very busy here at home. We moved into a new place on April 16th and we have been going almost non-stop for the last several days. Additionally I just got a new computer, so I had been without a computer for about 4 days, so I wanted to make sure that my part was done and uploaded and ready to go before my old computer went in the shop (we upgraded the RAM so my daughter could have it).

Anyways, without further ado, here is a preview of my part of the Hippity Hoppity Blog Train, which consists of 6 papers and 11 elements :

They are available in both full size and tagger size. Here are the upload links:

FULL SIZE

Papers
Elements

TAGGER SIZE

Papers
Elements

I hope that you all enjoy them, and if you do download, please leave some love?

Here is a listing of the other participating designers:

Angel's Designz
TTs Creations
Made By Justine
Simply Irresistible Scraps
KiKeKa Kits
Country Hollow Creations
Creationz by Jo
Gothic Inspirations
Crazy Lady Scraps
Crazed's Creations
Cazie's Designs
Confessions of a Scrap-aholic
Designs by Pebbles
Hutch's Baby
Scrapping Kittens
JayaPrem's Hangout
Seachell's Scraps
Designs by Regina
Crazy Cakes Scraps
Kita Designz
Knittin Jen
Julie's Jems
Artlor Designs
Urban Mermaid Designs
Southern Scrapz
Moos Scrap World
Channi Ds Scraps
Foxys Designz
Joyful Moments Designs
Aussie Scrap Designs
Country Girl Creations
Digi Cats
Captivated Visions
3 + 1 Scrapping
VanJo Designs
Queen Brat Designs
Jaded Delusions
Purple Dragonfly Creations
Creative Intentionz
Morgaine Creations©
Crystals Crazy PSP
Rockins Ruckus
Heartfelt Perfections
Marlenies Scraps
The Maltese Scrapper
Ann's Scrap
Patz Scrapz
The Cats Meow
Connie's Creative Chaos
Linda's Dream Designs
Designs by Teri
Candy's Treasures
Foxylady Creations
Blue Velvet DeZigns
Rachel's Expressionz
Designs by Kelly
Marsha's Scraps
Bits n Bobs
Twin Mom Scraps
GBL Creations
Digi Scrapbook Mania
Kolor Scapez Freebies
Damsel Designs
Colleen's Creative Scraps
Tiggs Scrap Designz
Baby Cakes Scraps
Scrapper Girl Designs
Lady Snowflake
Sharon's Creations
Bel Vidotti Scraps
DMK Designs
jbs2designs
Scrappy Deesignz
Graphics by Poka Dot
Badazz Designs
Desejos & Sonhos
ASwtlyre Creation

= You are Here!!!

And here is the link to main site for the blog train:
http://hippityhopblogtrain.blogspot.com/

Please remember that the designers in this convoy are all over the world, which means different time zones, so if you don't see their portion on the blog, check back a little later! And remember, leave a little love when you visit, as well all love to hear from you all and know you like what we are doing!

Exciting News and an Update

2009-03-14T18:07:00.004-05:00

Hello everyone!

As some of you may know, I've been on the waiting list for housing through the Housing Authority here in Oklahoma City. About a week ago, I got a call saying they had a 3-bedroom house up for rent and was I interested. I said "yes" and she gave me the address - come to find out it is only about 5 blocks from where we are currently living! We signed the rental papers and stuff on Monday afternoon and we have been moving boxes and stuff over little by little. We are have been moving the big items over today with some help from friends and family members (Wes' family). The phone (as well as cable and tv) was moved over some time on Friday.

I wanted to let you all know that I had to back out of my commitment to the St. Patrick's Day Convoy due to being so busy with the move, and I hope that you all understand. I don't like to do that - when I commit to something, I intend to stay with it, however this was something a bit beyond my control. When I am a bit more settled, I will try to make it up to you all.

If you are interested, I uploaded some pictures of the new place, and they can be seen here:

http://public.fotki.com/WiccaMagick/family_friends/house-pictures/

Hope all is well on your end!
I'll be back online soon - hopefully within the next few days.

Thanks and take care!

PS: The poll on the paper sizes has closed and it was VERY VERY close - with the 600x600 and 800x800 sizes only having a 1 vote difference, with the 800x800 winning with 18 votes (46%). If anyone would like to make any last comments or suggestions about this (these are for tagger sizes ONLY .... full sizes will STILL be done at 12 inch x 12 inch), then feel free to leave me a comment! And thanks to all who participated in the poll - your input is appreciated!!!

Short Questionnaire

2009-03-09T10:04:00.001-05:00

I have a small request to those who visit my blog, and especially those who download my stuff...
I have a questionnaire at the top of my blog, to the right, about paper sizes. Could you please just tick off which answer you agree with, so I can have a better idea of what sizes I should offer in the future?

Thank you!

A Wee Bit of Irish Luck

2009-03-01T03:03:00.005-06:00

Ok all... my 3rd - and final - blog train for you for today is a kit with various shades of green, perfect for St. Patrick's Day! I hope you like it, as many awesome designers have gotten together to bring you some fabulous freebies. Here is a preview of my portion:

I have a total of 10 papers and 16 elements, in both full and tagger size. The full size papers are 12 inch x 12 inch, 300 ppi, png format with matching jpgs and the elements are corresponding in size, ppi and format. The tagger size papers are 700 pixels x 700 pixels, png format with matching jpgs while the elements are no wider than 700 pixels in png format. The bows were made courtesy of a script from Joske. The link to her site can be found in the "Resources" area on the right side of my blog.

And here are the upload links

FULL SIZE

Papers
Elements

TAGGER SIZE

Papers
Elements

And here is the list of participating designers:

Scrappin' Bratz
Jillann's Creations
Simply Irresistible
Made by Justine
Scrappin With Lil Ole Me
MoonBeam's Creations
Country Hollow Creations
TTs Creations
KiKeKa Kits
Designs by Bittersweet
Donna's Scrappin' Designz
Reece's Pieces Scraps
Classie Creationz
Gothic Inspirations
Tiggs Scrap Designz
Lyn Designz
Arty-Pharty
Captivated Visions
A Swtlyre Creation
I Got Lucky Skraps
Kimmie's Kreations
DMK Designs
Queen Brat Designs
Scraps With Attitude
Connie's Creative Chaos
Teri's Scrappin Playtime
Bits n Bobs
Stacey's Designs
Artistic Scrap Creations
Miguy Designs
Kathy Winters Designs
Bel Vidotti Scraps
Desejos & Sonhos
Twin Mom Scraps
Designs by Kelly
Imps Provisation
Artlor Designs
bhebhethartz Designs
Jaded Delusions
Purple Dragonfly Creations>
Julies Jems
Crazy Lady Scraps
Designs by Fireheart
Twisted Angel Scraps
Foxylady Creations
Southern Scrapz
Candys Treasures
Country Girl Creations
Lady Snowflake
Linda's Dream Designs
Pimp Your Tags
Rachelz Expressionz
scraps by j0eswife
Oopsie Daisy
Blue Velvet DeZigns
Patz Scrapz
Moo's Scrap World
JIC Creations
Girlfriend Designz
Colleen's Creative Scraps
Judith Rushing Adams
Scrappy Stuff by Essy
Scrapping Kittens
Litterbox Creations
Designs by Tinkerbell
Doohickey Designs
Morgaine Creations ©
PinkuPixie's Bits n Pieces
Dreamland Designs
Heavenly Creations by Gabby
Hezascraps
Dazzling Scraps
Heartfelt Perfections
Crazy Cakes Scraps
Natures Creations
Designs by Pebbles
Scrapper Girl Designs
Joyful Moments Designs
Ms. Jordan's Stash
Channi D's Scrapbook Freebies

= You are Here!!!

And here is the link to main site for the blog train
Lucky Blog Train

Please remember that the designers in this convoy are all over the world, which means different time zones, so if you don't see their portion on the blog, check back a little later! And remember, leave a little love when you visit, as well all love to hear from you all and know you like what we are doing!

May the Luck of the Irish Smile Upon You!

Birthdays and Springtime

2009-03-01T00:05:00.004-06:00

Wow... in just a little bit, March will be here. How does that saying go? March roars in like a lion and out like a lamb? Or something along those words.... lol

There is something about both birthdays and springtime that brings out the fun in people. Not sure why. I mean I can understand the birthday part - fun, friends, good food (cake and ice cream - yum!) and yep, the presents! As for the spring, maybe it's because we're coming out of hibernation, out of the cold and into the warmth of a new season, a time of rebirth and growth....a time when you see people cleaning up their yards and repairing their homes from the harsh winter, making things look new again, getting ready to spend more time outside. Sounds upbeat to me, don't ya think?

I have 3 blog trains that go live today, so March also brings about a time of busyness for me. The first one is the Birthday Blog Train (or Convoy), whose colors are bright and festive and reminds me a bit of a carnival! A lot of talented designers took part in this and have wonderful shares for you all. Here is my preview to my part:

I have a total of 12 papers and 15 elements, in both full and tagger size. (Technically, only the full size are part of the blog train, however I know that many come to my blog for tagger size items as well, so I went ahead and made both sizes.) The full size papers are 12 inch x 12 inch, 300 ppi, png format with matching jpgs and the elements are corresponding in size, ppi and format. The tagger size papers are 600 pixels x 600 pixels, png format with matching jpgs while the elements are no wider than 700 pixels (with the exception of the balloons, which are no wider than 800 pixels), in png format. The clips were made courtesy of a script from Jennie's World. The link to her site can be found in the "Resources" area on the right side of my blog.

Here are the upload links:

FULL SIZE

Papers: Click Here
Elements: Click Here

TAGGER SIZE

Papers: Click Here
Elements: Click Here

There is also an add-on for you all - 4 fun frames to show-off your birthday pictures! Also available in full size and tagger size. Here is the preview:

And the uploading links:

Full size Frames Click Here
Tagger size Frames Click Here

Below you will find the site links to the participating designers. Please remember that the designers in this convoy are all over the world, which means different time zones, so if you don't see their portion on the blog, check back a little later! And remember, leave a little love when you visit, as well all love to hear from you all and know you like what we are doing!

Additional note: Julia of Beacon Scrap will be delayed by a few days due to problems with her computer. She hopes to have her part of the train on her blog by Tuesday or Wednesday of next week. Also, Angi (of Angi's Place) just contacted us in the group to tell us that her part will also be delayed as she took a "nasty spill" and required emergency oral surgery, and is on pain killers. She will try to post her part by Tuesday. Should either designers take longer, I will let you all know.

DesignsByAmilyn
Beaconscrap
Aussie Scrap Designs
WillowRaven at Purple Dragonfly Creations
Amy's Scrap Place
Angel Flower
Angi's Place
Candie's Creations
DesignZ by DeDe Smith
VanJo Designs
Digital Keepsakes
Kolor'Scapez!
KatLen Kreations
MoveFearlessly Designs
Missladyhawke
LindasDreamDesigns
Blind Sight Designs
Digi Cyber Scraps
Miss Erin's Scraps
twisted angel
TammyJo's Creations
Designs by Teri~
The Queen and Princess Designs
Designs by Ruth

= You are Here!!!

And now, from birthdays to springtime!!

The second of 3 blog trains is my part of the monthly ADSD blog trains, which I really enjoy being a part of. The colors for this months kit are absolutely breathtaking - I could have made many more things for this. In fact, I had to stop myself so I could work on the other blog trains!! Such wonderful pastels were chosen for this kit. Here is my preview:

There are 12 papers and 30 elements, in both full and tagger size. (Technically, only the full size are part of the blog train, however I know that many come to my blog for tagger size items as well, so I went ahead and made both sizes.) The full size papers are 12 inch x 12 inch, 300 ppi, png format with matching jpgs and the elements are corresponding in size, ppi and format. The tagger size papers are 600 pixels x 600 pixels, png format with matching jpgs while the elements are no bigger than 800 pixels x 800 pixels, in png format.

Here are the uploading links:

FULL SIZE

Papers: Click Here
Elements: Click Here

TAGGER SIZE

Papers: Click Here
Elements: Click Here

And here is the list of participating designers for the ADSD "Hurry Up Spring" kit:

Mags - http://magsgraphics.blogspot.com
DesignsByAmilyn - http://designsbyamilyn.blogspot.com
Gina - http://gina-moondancecreations.blogspot.com/
Jen - www.scrappingwithjen.blogspot.com
Aubrey's Mom - http://scrappinbyaubreysmom.blogspot.com
Donna - www.tootlebugz.com
Foxy - http://foxyladycreation.blogspot.com/
Debbie - http://digital-keepsakes.blogspot.com
Becky - http://beckysscrap.blogspot.com/
Linda - http://lindasdreamdesigns.blogspot.com/
Candy - http://candystreasures.blogspot.com
Joyful Moments Designs- http://digitalshop-margie.blogspot.com/
Shel - http://shelbellescraps.blogspot.com
Joni http://mooscrapworld.blogspot.com
Lei - http://fairydustprincess-magicmaker.blogspot.com/
BlueVelvet DeZigns- http://nutnbutdezigns.blogspot.com
AllieKat Creations -- www.alliekatcreations.blogspot.com
Lynn - http://themathematiciansassistant.com
EmCeeScraps http://emceescraps.blogspot.com
Buzybee Designs - http://buzybeehive.blogspot.com
Deanna at Flower Scraps - http://flowerscrap.blogspot.com
Anne - http://mousee23.sosblog.com/
Bits N Bobs - http://scrappingbits.blogspot.com/
Willow Grace Designs - http://willowgracedesigns.blogspot.com
Cyndi, Wetfish Designs - http://wetfishscraps.blogspot.com
Bonnie/The Maltese Scrapper - http://bonniecarter.blogspot.com/
Mardesia - http://craftersboutique.blogspot.com
Catt - http://cattscrapps.blogspot.com/
Gail - http://gails-space.blogspot.com
Morgaine Creations© - http://morgainecreations-gone-scrappy.blogspot.com/
VanJo Designs- http://harley310.blogspot.com/
beckmoore(Debbie) - http://beckmoorescrapalittle.blogspot.com/
Elemental Pixie - http://www.elementalpixie.blogspot.com
Isabella - http://www.lotsofprettythings.blogspot.com
Wendy & Sarah - www.kikkinkreations.blogspot.com
WillowRaven~Purple Dragonfly Creations - http://www.purpledragonflycreations.blogspot.com/
Lynn - http://heavenlycrafts.blogspot.com/
Blind Sight Designs - http://blindsightdesigns.blogspot.com/
Bhe Lacson - http://www.bhebhethartzdesignz.blogspot.com/
Cottage Stella - http://stellarificcreations.blogspot.com
Mandy - http://scrapswithspunkitude.harkinsfamilyblog.com/
Jessi-http://stormiescraps.blogspot.com/
SnapScrapCreate - http://snapscrapcreate.blogspot.com
Panda Bear Designs - http://www.pandabeardesigns.blogspot.com/
My Sweet Tater http://tatersplace-mjstitch.blogspot.com/
Lois AKA Ladye - http://scrappinwithladye.blogspot.com/
Mary: http://barkingpenguinscraps.blogspot.com/
Stacy @ Kalo Designs http://kalodesigns.blogspot.com/
Dawne at Desert Bloom Designs - http://desertbloomdesigns.blogspot.com
ScrapperGirl Designs http://scrappergirldesigns.blogspot.com
Erika {aka PinkuPixie} - http://ppbits.blogspot.com/
by God's design - http://digibygodsdesign.biz
Creative Digital Scraps by Chiara - http://creativedigitalscraps.blogspot.com
Digital Scrap Fun - http://www.digitalscrapfun.blogspot.com
Heather - http://giftedgoose.blogspot.com/

= You are Here!!!

Ok, now... go on to the next stop for the blog trains and have fun snagging up all the wonderful freebies! And remember to leave some love for the talented designers who shared their time and talent with us all!!

Until next time... take care!!

Tornadoes in Oklahoma

2009-02-24T02:12:00.003-06:00

As many of you may not know, Oklahoma was hit with some powerful tornadoes on February 10, 2009. While I live close to the affected areas, we were lucky to not have been hit. I could hear the sirens going off as I was driving to pick up my daughter from school, and they sounded so close, too. Usually the kids are outside, waiting for parents or the buses, however on that day, they had all the children in the building. When I pulled up, there were only a few faculty members outside and the usual police officer who is there for security for the school. The sky was very dark and cloudy and you could hear different reports coming over the radio in the police car. One of the tornadoes touched down right near a friend of ours, who lives about 10 minutes away. Many people lost their homes, businesses, and 8 people lost their lives.

The reason I am writing about this is, one of our fellow scrapping designers, Linda of Linda's Dream Designs, had family members (nephew and his family) affected by these tornadoes. Many designers - including myself - are joining together to participate in a collaboration kit to help them in their time of need. Here is the message I received from Joni at Bouquet of Pixels:

We will be doing a charity collab for Linda's (Linda's Dream Designs) nephew & his family. Here's a little of their story:

Joey and his wife, Karri, have 5 children: Kylie (12), Emily (10), Nathan (9), Cayden (8), and Braden (6). They were among the families tragically affected by the tornadoes in Oklahoma in February of 2009. They had a fire in their home during these storms, and they totally lost everything. They were unable to afford insurance and are, therefore, left with absolutely nothing. Their fire was due to the grass fires that happened and the storm winds stoked the fire that caught their home on fire. Thankfully, nobody was home at the time it happened, and they are all safe. They are staying with family for a short time but, as you can imagine with 7 people, it is very cramped and they can't stay long. The American Red Cross is supposed to be giving them $400 to put towards rent on a place to live and they will also be giving them some clothes and toys for the kids.

The color palette can be seen here. You may add white and black as well. The theme will be a kids theme (think playground, toys, fun, etc.). The name will be For The Kids. You can do as much or as little as you wish. Please name your part with your design name_forthekids_item. Please make a preview of your part and include your TOU in your zip. When you are finished, please upload it to FTP and email me to let me know that you have finished it.

It will be due no later than March 10, 2009. If you can get it completed sooner, that would be great. If we can get the whole collab on the market sooner, that means that we can start making money for this family sooner!

I will also have a donate button that will be available to put on your blog (if you choose) so people can choose to either donate money or purchase the kit.

Remember...this is an optional kit! If you would like to participate, please sign up HERE.

I have been in touch with Joni, who told me that anyone interested in this can find out more information at this link: http://bouquetofpixels.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=53.

I will keep you posted on the kit - when it is completed and ready to purchase.

Please keep all of those who were affected, in your prayers.
Thank you.

Update on Lifting Hopes Charity Kit

2009-02-14T23:41:00.006-06:00

Hello everyone!

I'm not sure if you remember me posting about a charity collab kit to which I had contributed some papers and elements. Well, I wanted to let you know that the kit is officially up for sale, and it is a DOOZY! You wouldn't believe how many wonderful designers came together to take part in this amazing kit! It is HUUUUUGE! Here is a very small preview from this very sizeable kit:

There is SO MUCH to this kit (140 papers, 32 ribbons, 30+ frames, many "flying" related elements like birds, balloons and planes, just to start!) so please be sure to check out Lady V's blog for more information and then head on over to Pretty Scrappy to purchase it to help benefit the National Foundation of Ectodermal Dysplasias (NFED), a very worthy organization. Also note that in addition to a matching add-on for the kit, there is a free sampler available as well as a free matching QuickPage by Scrappy Shannon. Included in the main kit are coupons from some of the designers, so believe me when I tell you that you are getting more than your money's worth with this kit - and you are helping support a wonderful cause.

Happy Valentine's Day!

2009-02-13T23:35:00.005-06:00

Hello everyone!

Just want to wish you all a Happy Valentine's Day! May you spend it with the one you love.

For those who are here for the Valentine's Convoy, I wanted to share something with you. Candy, of Candy's Treasures, made this wonderful quickpage with my part of the convoy:

Didn't she do a beautiful job on it? Be sure to go to her blog and grab it, and leave some love for her too! And Candy, from me - many thanks!

OK... I won't make you wait any longer! LOL Here is my preview for my part of the convoy:

There are 12 papers and 13 elements. While the Convoy is only for full sized scrapping items, I also made tagger sized items for those who come to my blog looking for them.

Here are the download links:

FULL SIZE

Papers
Elements

TAGGER SIZE

Papers
Elements

Hope you like them and if you make anything with them, by all means, I'd love to see it!

And here is the list of participating designers. Please remember that the designers in this convoy are all over the world, which means different time zones, so if you don't see their portion on the blog, check back a little later! And remember, leave a little love when you visit, as well all love to hear from you all and know you like what we are doing!

01 - PinkuPixie Digital Designs
02 - Elemental Pixie
03 - Moo's Scraps
04 - Candys Treasures
05 - Bits N Bobs
06 - Angi's Place
07 - Created by Jill
08 - Supersuzi
09 - Digi Cyber Scraps
10 - Moonlight Scraps
11 - Foxylady Creations
12 - Scrapping with Jen
13 - BlueVelvet DeZigns
14 - EA-Gra-Fx by Endora Aphrattos
15 - Moodz Scrapz
16 - AJ's Random Scraps
17 - MoveFearlessly Designs
18 - Capture Life Designs
19 - PDDesigns
20 - WillowRaven at Purple Dragonfly Creations
21 - Bel Vidotti Scraps
22 - Outback Dezigns
23 - Willow Grace Designs
24 - Eye Opening Designs
25 - Outlaw Women Scrapbook Emporium
26 - Dream Effectz
27 - damc
28 - tinkerbell
29 - Donna's Designs
30 - Designs by Teri~
31 - TammyJo's Creations
32 - Kolor'Scapez!
33 - THE HUB

= You are Here!!!

Thanks again for visiting and be sure to check back often if you like what you see! I have other blog trains coming up in the next couple of weeks, as well as some freebies heading this way and new store items!!

Take care and have a wonderful day/evening!!

A Request, Please?

2009-02-07T09:01:00.003-06:00

Just a request for those who are snagging the little animations and whatnot from my blog.... I am very flattered that you like the animations and wish to snag them for your own personal usage. Please, my only request is that you save them down to your computer and then either upload them directly to wherever you are using them, or use a photo sharing site (like Photobucket) to store the images. The reason I ask is, all my scrap previews, as well as the background for my blog, all the little animations, blinkies (etc) I have stored on 2 Photobucket accounts that normally don't exceed about 5% of the monthly usage (which is 25 *GB* per month for a free account) and one of the accounts has already exceeded the usage for February, which is HIGHLY unusual, since last month it didn't even go over 3%. That is a VERY big jump. I have had to make 2 more new Photobucket accounts and am in the process of moving images around (and having to edit my posts to reflect the change of location for images), which is time-consuming.

Again, please, I don't mind if you snag the images for your use, or for previews for emails, or whatever. Please, all I ask is not to hotlink the images that I use on my blog that are connected to my Photobucket accounts as #1) that is considered bandwidth stealing, which is illegal and #2) it is maxing out my Photobucket accounts and is causing problems not only with the images already on my blog, but the ability to post images in the future onto my blog.

Thank you for understanding.

Chocolate Candy is for Lovers

2009-02-01T03:38:00.006-06:00

Hello everyone! Welcome to February! Hard to believe a month of the new year has already come and gone! Time sure does fly when you are keeping busy!

Speaking of which, one of the things that kept me busy for the month of January was working on the February kit for ADSD, which is called Chocolate Cherry. Now, I was never a fan of the chocolate cherries as a food however I fell in LOVE with the colors for this kit! Very festive and reminds me of Valentines - with the traditional reds and pinks, plus the brown to represent that yummy chocolate Valentine candy! YUM

So, without further ado, here is the preview to my part of the kit:

I am providing papers and elements, in both full size and tagger size.
Full size is 12 inch x 12 inch, 300 ppi, png format (with matching jpgs for the papers).
Tagger size is 600 pixels x 600 pixels, png format (with matching jpgs for the papers).

And the download links are:

FULL SIZE
Papers
Elements

TAGGER SIZE

Papers
Elements

Now that you have my part to this amazing blog train, it's time to check out the other designers, which are listed here (the site with arrows - ► and ◄ - is where you are now):

Mags - http://magsgraphics.blogspot.com
Wendy & Sarah - www.kikkinkreations.blogspot.com
Angie (Elemental Pixie) - http://elementalpixie.blogspot.com
Gina - http://gina-moondancecreations.blogspot.com
Judith - http://justanotherscrap.wordpress.com
Becky http://beckysscrap.blogspot.com/
A Changed Heart Designs - http://mommyaddictedtoscraps.blogspot.com/
Lei - http://fairydustprincess-magicmaker.blogspot.com/
Adele http://blindsightdesigns.blogspot.com/
Bonnie - http://maltesescrapper.com
DesignsByAmilyn - www.designsbyamilyn.blogspot.com
Candie - http://candiescreations.blogspot.com
Cindi http://harley310.blogspot.com/
Linda @ http://lindasdreamdesigns.blogspot.com/
Donna - www.tootlebugz.com
Gail - http://gails-space.blogspot.com
Aubrey's Mom - http://scrappinbyaubreysmom.blogspot.com
Jessie - http://stormiescraps.blogspot.com/
Vero - http://thescrappingtree.blogspot.com
Crystal - http://www.digitalscrapfun.blogspot.com
Diana - http://digitaldezerts.blogspot.com/
Penny - http://alliekatcreations.blogspot.com
Mary - http://barkingpenguinscraps.blogspot.com/
Anne http://mousee23.sosblog.com/index.htm
Arvita's - http://arvita-elams-flights-of-fancy.blogspot.com/
desiab @ Crafter's Boutique -- http://craftersboutique.blogspot.com
Manda- http://www.disasterindesigns.com/
Wendi @ Willow Grace Designs - http://willowgracedesigns.blogspot.com
Buzybee (Penny Lewis) - http://buzybeehive.blogspot.com
Deanna at Flower Scraps - http://flowerscrap.blogspot.com
Debbie - http://beckmoorescrapalittle.blogspot.com/
Jenn Gigowski of BMC - http://busybeingblessed.com
► WillowRaven at Purple Dragonfly Creations - http://www.purpledragonflycreations.blogspot.com/ ◄
Jen - http://scrappingwithjen.blogspot.com
Catmom - http://the-cats-meow-catmom.blogspot.com/
Bits N Bobs - http://scrappingbits.blogspot.com/
Morgaine Creations© - http://morgainecreations-gone-scrappy.blogspot.com/
CATT - http://cattscrapps.blogspot.com/
Deb - http://thescrappincop.blogspot.com
Dawne of Desert Bloom Designs - http://desertbloomdesigns.blogspot.com
EmCeeScraps - http://emceescraps.blogspot.com
Vintage Paris Princess Designs - http://vintageparisprincess.blogspot.com
Erikia {aka PinkuPixie} - http://ppbits.blogspot.com/
Creative Digital Scraps by Chiara - http://creativedigitalscraps.blogspot.com
Joni - http://bouquetofpixels.blogspot.com
Lynn - http://themathematiciansassistant.com

Please remember that the designers in this convoy are all over the world, which means different time zones, so if you don't see their portion on the blog, check back a little later! And remember, leave a little love when you visit, as well all love to hear from you all and know you like what we are doing!

Until next time, have a wonderful weekend!

Valentines For Everyone

2009-01-31T00:10:00.006-06:00

Hello!

I'm just going to make this post short and sweet, since I know that you are here for the Valentine Blog Train. Many talented designers took part in this wonderful train. Here is a preview of my part:

There are 10 papers and 15 elements. They are also available in full size (FS) or tagger size (TS).

The download links are:

Full Sized

PAPERS
ELEMENTS

Tagger Sized

PAPERS
ELEMENTS

I hope that you enjoy my part of the kit.

Now it's time to head on to the next person on the list!!
Here is the list of participating designers:

http://valentineblogtrain.blogspot.com/ <~~ (Train Station)

Please remember that the designers in this convoy are all over the world, which means different time zones, so if you don't see their portion on the blog, check back a little later! And remember, leave a little love when you visit, as well all love to hear from you all and know you like what we are doing!

Until next time... take care and have a good one!

Hearts Abound

2009-01-28T21:38:00.004-06:00

Just dropping a quick note to let you all know that I have 2 blog trains coming up in a couple of days, and 1 more in a couple of weeks. The Valentine Blog Train will be arriving at the station on January 31st, just after midnight, and with it will be bringing a bunch of awesome freebies in beautiful colors. The designers were given 2 different color themes that they could work with, and we could choose either one, or both, or a little from both - whatever we wanted. I chose this pink palette (believe it or not, I didn't go with purple! LOL):

Then, on February 1st, we will have another blog train heading this way. I am participating in the monthly ADSD collaboration and for February we will be doing a Valentine themed kit called Chocolate Cherry. Sounds good, huh? Here are the colors we used:

And then, on February 14th, we will have the Valentine Convoy swinging by, with more wonderful creations by many talented designers. I'm sure you all will have a fun time, snagging all the parts to this great train!

So keep your eyes open for the post on the 31st about the Valentine Blog Train so you can be sure to grab those freebies!!

Until then....

Winter Convoy and Touching Base

2009-01-24T00:12:00.015-06:00

Good Evening everyone!

It is a brisk, cold January evening here and winter is definitely in the air! Just a couple of days ago it was in the 70s, and I was actually hanging clothes out on the line (our dryer broke down several months ago so we've been either hanging the clothes or going to the local laundromat). I still have a load left to do so guess its a trip to the laundromat I go! LOL

I also have a new item in the store and wanted to let you all know about it. They are tie dye flowers, and they looks very retro, very 60s. They remind me of a favorite tie dye t-shirt that I use to have, many moons ago. I loved that shirt and hated to get rid of it, however I really couldn't wear it anymore with a huge hole in the middle where my stomach was! I would love to find another shirt like that. It was so comfy and soft! Here is a preview of the flowers:

And they can be found HERE.

And now, for the reason I know you are most likely here for, my portion of the Winter Convoy. I had a lot of fun making the items and putting it together. Here is a preview of my part of this convoy:

My part has 8 papers and 13 elements. I hope you like them as much as I liked making them for you all! Here are the download links:

FULL SIZE PAPERS: 12 inch x 12 inch, 300 ppi, png format with matching jpgs
CLICK HERE

ELEMENTS: 300 ppi, png format only
CLICK HERE

*AND* while not officially part of the convoy, I did also make tagger sized papers and elements, for those who visit my blog looking for tagger sized items. Here is the link for them:

TAGGER SIZE PAPERS: 600 pixels x 600 pixels, png format with matching jpgs
CLICK HERE

TAGGER SIZE ELEMENTS: largest is 700 pixels x 700 pixels, .png format
CLICK HERE

If you do snag, please leave a little love as it is great to hear from you all and know that what I am doing and sharing with you all is liked and appreciated!

Once you have downloaded from me, it's time to head to the next person in line. Please remember that the designers in this convoy are all over the world, which means different time zones, so if you don't see their portion on the blog, check back a little later! And remember, leave a little love when you visit, as well all love to hear from you all and know you like what we are doing!

Here are the names and links to the participating designers:

01 - SotoCreations

02 - Curtisam Creations

03 - MoveFearlessly Designs

04 - Bits N Bobs

05 - Damc

06 - WillowRaven at Purple Dragonfly Creations <~~You are here! 07 - Desert Bloom Designs

08 - Moonlight Scraps

09 - CandysTreasures

10 - JIC Creations

11 - Melinda's designs

12 - Carolyn at Digi Cyber Scraps

13 - Kolor’Scapez

14 - outbackdezigns

15 - Digital Scrap Fun

16 - EA-Gra-Fx by Endora Aphrattos

17 - Elemental Pixie

18 - Supersuzi

19 - Vintage Paris Princess Designs

20 - Willow Grace Designs

21 - Twisted Angel

22 - Foxylady Creations

23 - TammyJo's Creations

24 - Moo's Scraps

25 - BlueVelvet DeZigns

26 - Jen

27 - Teri~

28 - Blind Sight Designs

29 - PinkuPixie Digital Designs

30 - Angel Flower

31 - Angi's Place

32 - Jessa

BONUS - Crystal’s Creations

THE HUB

Thanks again for visiting and be sure to check back often if you like what you see! I have other blog trains coming up in the next couple of weeks, as well as some freebies heading this way and new store items!!

Take care and have a wonderful day/evening!!

**EDITED 1/26/09: The elements link - above - was incorrect, it was taking you to the elements for the Winter Wonderland Elements (blog train post is here for that: http://purpledragonflycreations.blogspot.com/2008/12/walkin-in-winter-wonderland.html) . The link for the elements, above, has been corrected and should NOW take you to the elements for the Winter Convoy kit. My apologies for any inconvenience or confusion this may have caused.**

Lifting Hope and Quick News

2009-01-16T01:56:00.006-06:00

Hello everyone!

I just wanted to write a quick few lines to let you know that I recently donated some time and energy in working on a collaboration with several other talented designers for a charity kit to benefit those affected with the disease called Ectodermal Dysplasias (ED) which can affect not just the skin, but the "sweat glands, hair, teeth, and nails." Lady V posted about her desire to get this charity kit rolling as not only is she affected with it, she has a few family members also dealing with it. When I read about her family I wanted to do what I could to help, and I feel very honored to have been able to take part in the kit.

The kit is still coming together, however you can read about it's current status on Lady V's blog, here. The kit is going to be called "Lifting Hopes" and the theme of the kit was items that 'lift', or lift hope, like balloons, and planes. My contribution consists of 5 papers and 4 elements, which you can see here:

When I find out the details about the kit - when it is going up for sale, where, etc - then I will be sure to post it here so you can help support this worthy cause.

As for what else is going on with me, I've been working very hard on quite a few different scrap things for you all! I have 3 Valentine-related scrap trains coming up next month and one at the end of this month that is winter-related, so be sure to keep your eyes open for them, because they all should be full of wonderful snags! While I can't show you my preview YET for my part of the Winter Convoy, I can give you a little sneak peek of the colors we used:

And I can let you know that I have 8 papers and 13 elements for you all!!

Well, it is about time that I finish this up so I can head to bed. I need to be up in a few hours to get my daughter up and ready for school. Hope you all have a wonderful day/evening (whatever it is in your part of the world). Be sure to check out Lady V's blog and also check back here for new things to snag!!

Until later...

Winter is a Frostee Time of Year!

2009-01-01T00:06:00.009-06:00

Hello everyone and Happy 2009!

I'll make this short and sweet as I'm sure you are here to pick up my part of the ADSD Frostee Collab Kit. This kit is made with very pretty, muted tones of medium to light blues. I'm sure you will like it. I admit, I had a bit of a challenge trying to come up with elements for this, however once I got started, I just sort of sailed through them!

Here is the preview for my part of the kit:

My portion has 10 papers and 15 elements.
The bows in my kit were made with a script from Jennie at Jennie's World.
Her link can also be found in the "Resources" area on the right side of my blog.
Her TOU is also included in the Elements zipfile.

And here are the upload links:

PAPERS, full sized, 12 inch x 12 inch, 300 ppi, .png format with matching jpgs
CLICK HERE

PAPERS, tagger sized, 600 pixels x 600 pixels, .png format with matching jpgs
CLICK HERE

ELEMENTS, 300 ppi, .png format
CLICK HERE

Now that you have my part of the collab kit, feel free to visit the other designers to get their portion(s). Please remember that the designers in this blog train are all over the world, which means different time zones, so if you don't see their portion on the blog, check back a little later! And remember, leave a little love as well all love to hear from you all and know you like what we are doing!

Here is a listing of the participating designers, and their links:

Adele - Blind Sight Designs
Amanda
Angie (Elemental Pixie)
Becky
Bits N Bobs
Brooke @ Ahhh Scrap
Deanna at Flower Scraps
Debbie
desiab-Crafter's Boutique
Donna
Erika {aka PinkuPixie}
Jessie
Joni at Bouquet of Pixels
Judith-Just Another Scrap
Krystal
Lei at fairydustprincess-magicmaker
Lindas Dream Designs
Lynn @ The Mathematician's Assistant
MagsGraphics
Mandy @ Scraps With Spunkitude
Marie
Shel at Shel Belle Scraps
Tricia
Vero @ The Scrapping Tree
WillowRaven at Purple Dragonfly Creations

Thanks again for checking out my blog and downloading my part of the kit! Leave a little love it you'd like - love to hear from you all!

Happy 2009 and Freebie!

2009-01-01T00:05:00.008-06:00

Happy New Year Everyone!!!

Here's to hoping that you all have a prosperous year ahead, with wishes for the best of times!

To kick off the start of 2009, I have taken part in a New Years Convoy (blog train) which has a lot of sparkle and glitter to make the day and night memorable! We have a lot of creative designers taking part in this train, so be sure to stop by ALL the blogs to get their portions! They have worked very hard so be sure to leave a comment and let them know how much you appreciate what they have done.

Here is a preview to my portion of the Convoy:

And here are the upload links

Full Sized Papers (12 inch x 12 inch, 300 ppi, .png format with matching jpgs)
CLICK HERE

Elements (300 ppi, .png format only)
CLICK HERE

And, even though not part of the train, made for those who visit my blog and prefer tagger sized papers:

Tagger Sized Papers (600 pixels x 600 pixels, 100 ppi, .png format with matching jpgs)
CLICK HERE

Ok... now that you've snagged up my parts of the Convoy, now you need to go to the next person on the list. Please remember that the designers in this blog train are all over the world, which means different time zones, so if you don't see their portion on the blog, check back a little later! And remember, leave a little love as well all love to hear from you all and know you like what we are doing!

01 - SotoCreations

02 - Moonlight Scraps

03 - Mollie (Swordascrappin)

04 - Outback Dezigns

05 - Tammy & Shelby

06 - The Scrapping Tree Designs

07 - Angie (Elemental Pixie)

08 - Bits N Bobs

09 - SandEz Creationz

10 - Digi Cyber Scraps

11 - Blind Sight Design

12 - LG Saskia / Supersuzi

13 - Melinda's designs

14 - Designs By Amiilyn

15 - createdbyjill

16 - WillowRaven at Purple Dragonfly Creations

17 - Designs by Teri~

18 - Kolor'Scapez

19 - Donna's Designs

20 - Angi's Place

21 - CandysTreasures

22 - Deborah (damc)

23 - BlueVelvet DeZigns

24 - MoveFearlessly Designs

25 - TammyJo's Creations

26 - Foxylady Creations

THE HUB

Ok all... until my next post - have a wonderful day, stay safe and Happy New Year!!!!!

Sharing Something Pretty

2008-12-28T01:52:00.003-06:00

As some of you may know, I will be participating in a blog train that starts on New Years Day. One of the designers that is participating made a beautiful QP from my kit. Here is what she made:

Isn't it GORGEOUS???? I really love how it came out!

If you are interested in downloading it, you can find it at her blog. If you do snag it, please be sure to leave a little love, as I'm sure she'd love to hear it!!

Be sure to come back on January 1st for the New Years Convoy (blog train) so you can grab some beautiful portions of this kit! The designers have been working hard at it, and I'm sure you'll love what you see.

Thanks again for looking and until next time...

take care and stay safe!!

Happy Blessed Yule

2008-12-21T13:36:00.009-06:00

Good afternoon everyone, and Happy Yule!

For those of you who follow a pagan path, today is Yule, otherwise known as the Winter Solstice. It is also the longest day of the year, which will also mark a gradual 'return' of the Sun. Today, my family will be having a delicious dinner together. May you all have a wonderful, blessed Yule this season.

In commemoration of this day, I made a Yuletide minikit, which I'm sharing with you all. It has 8 papers (in both tagger size and full size!) and 12 elements. Here is the preview:

And here are the download links:

Full size Papers (12 inch x 12 inch, 200 ppi, png format with matching jpgs)
CLICK HERE

Tagger size Papers (600 pixels x 600 pixels, 72 ppi, png format with matching jpgs)
CLICK HERE

Elements (no larger than 600 pixels x 600 pixels, 200 ppi, png format)
CLICK HERE

I hope that you enjoy this little Yuletide kit. This is actually the last kit I will be offering this year that has a holiday theme to it. I will have a New Years kit on the 1st, which will be part of a New Years Convoy blog train, so be sure to come back and check it out! I'm also working on some other stuff - both freebies and for the store - so keep an eye out for those as well.

May you all have a joyous holiday - however you spend it - with your family and friends. Keep the spirit of the season in your heart and life now, and always.

Blessings,
WillowRaven

**CORRECTION: I meant to write "It is also the longest NIGHT of the year", not "It is also the longest day of the year"... my apologies~! Guess I shouldn't be trying to do 20 things at once! LOL**

Have a Holly Jolly Christmas…

2008-12-15T00:05:00.002-06:00

Hello again!!

Yes, we have another train pulling in to the station! This time it is the Holly Jolly Express and it is just overloaded with lots of wonderful holiday freebies for you to snag!! I, too, have taken part in this blog train and have the following for you all:

And here are the download links:

Full Sized Papers (300 ppi, 12 inch x 12 inch, .png format with matching jpgs)

CLICK HERE

Elements (300 ppi, .png format)

CLICK HERE

And, for those who like the tagger sized papers, which are actually not part of the train, however knowing that a lot of my readers like the tagger size papers, I made them (300 ppi, 600 pixels x 600 pixels, .png format with matching jpgs)

CLICK HERE

And, without further ado, the listing of the 80 designers (and their links) that have taken part:

Stop 01 – BeaconScrap
Stop 02 - Carolyn Ritter
Stop 03 - Karrie Thomas of Kez Creates Designs
Stop 04 - Crafted by Gina
Stop 05 - DesignsByAmilyn
Stop 06 - Michelle Angeles
Stop 07 - Throwing Some Scraps Around
Stop 08 - Country Hollow Scraps
Stop 09- ScrapinDaisy from Designs by Ruth
Stop 10 - Bits O'Scrap
Stop 11 - Wimpychompers Creations
Stop 12 - QueenBrat Designs
Stop 13- Mumure
Stop 14 - Frosted Illusions
Stop 15 - Aussie Scraps
Stop 16 - HutchsBaby Faith in Christ Scraps
Stop 17 - MoveFearlessly Designs
Stop 18 - swordascrappin
Stop 19 - Kismet
Stop 20 - Missladyhawke
Stop 21 - The Queen and the Princess Designs
Stop 22 - Vanjo Designs
Stop 23 - Angi's Place
Stop 24 - SotoCreations
Stop 25 - The Mathematician's Assistant
Stop 26 - Crops2Dawn Creations Stop 27 - S.G.Rowe Designs
Stop 28 - Amy's Scraps
Stop 29 - jaydensmama
Stop 30 - Crystal Jozlin, Crystal's Creations By Design
Stop 31 - Digital Creations by Amber
Stop 32 - Kitten Scraps
Stop 33 - Grandma Pat
Stop 34 - Grunge and Glitter Scraps
Stop 35 - JIC Creations
Stop 36 - Butterfly Kisses
Stop 37 - Babyyaks
Stop 38 - Simply Beautiful Creations
Stop 39 - Pretty Scrappy
Stop 40 - TammyJo's Creations
Stop 41 - CMB Designs
Stop 42 - Christy Skaggs
Stop 43 - SnapScrapCreate
Stop 44 - Believe Designs
Stop 45 - Linda's Dream Designs
Stop 46 - MIP Scraps
Stop 47 - Miss Erin's Scraps
YOU ARE HERE ~~> Stop 48 - WillowRaven at Purple Dragonfly Creations <~~ YOU ARE HERE!!
Stop 49 - Digital Keepsakes
Stop 50 - Blind Sight Designs
Stop 51 - Dreamland Designs
Stop 52 - Hummie's World
Stop 53 - Northern Lights Designs
Stop 54 - DesignZ by DeDe
Stop 55 - twisted angel
Stop 56 - Desert Bloom Designs
Stop 57 - Rachelz_Expressionz
Stop 58 - Creations By Jessa
Stop 59 - Bits'N'Bobs
Stop 60 - Amanda's Scrappy Creations
Stop 61 - Heartfelt Perfections
Stop 62 - Candie
Stop 63 - Just For You DigiScraps
Stop 64 - Cuddlebeez Scraps
Stop 65 - Prairie Sage
Stop 66 - Creekside Cottage Designs
Stop 67 - PinkuPixie Digital Designs
Stop 68 - Mariscrap
Stop 69 - Marbled Circle
Stop 70 - Panda Bear Designs
Stop 71 - Kolor'Scapez!
Stop 72 - Stellarfairie designs
Stop 73 - Manda @ Disaster In Designs
Stop 74 - Danielle [DMK Designs]
Stop 75 - Katlen Kreations
Stop 76 - Babydoll's Scrapz
Stop 77 - Angel Flower
Stop 78 - Designs by Teri
Stop 79 - SandEz Creationz
Stop 80 - Sistermoon Scraps

A special thanks to Julia, who organized this all and made it possible!

Please remember that the designers in this blog train are all over the world, which means different time zones, so if you don't see their portion on the blog, check back a little later! And remember, leave a little love as well all love to hear from you all and know you like what we are doing!

And.... as a special parting gift, for all the riders of all the trains I am participating in this month, I have made the following holiday gift for you:

(copyright is on a separate layer)

This was totally hand done by me - no tutorials or anything. I hope that you like it!! Here are the download links:

So hurry up to the next blog and snag those freebies!! Be sure to get all the parts to this wonderful winter collaboration!!

May you all have a wonderful, memorable holiday season!

Bowed Over

2008-12-12T14:19:00.004-06:00

Ok… kinda corny… I know, I know.

Anyways, this is going to be a quick post as I have been up since about midnight (so about 14 hours now) and thinking of laying down for a nap to get rid of this headache, however I wanted to share my newest store item with you all!

I made some very pretty, simple bows in 10 wonderful colors. They are very reasonably priced. Here is a preview of them:

Now, keep in mind that the preview is smaller than actual size of the items.

So head on over to the The Creativity Shack to check out these and other items I have on sale there!

I have also added a poll on the top of the right hand column. It ends on 12/21/08, so if you could please just take a quick look at it and give me your response, I would greatly appreciate it!

And, be sure to check back on the 15th as the Holly Jolly Express will be making it’s way in to the station with another holiday freebie! And I am working on some other freebies to share with you all as well.

Take care and until next time…