Have a Holly Jolly Christmas…

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:

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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

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…

New Items in the Store, An Award and a Freebie!

Hello everyone!

Well I've been a busy little bee! Not only was I working on the blog train items, I was also working on some other freebies (still am, in fact) and also working on a couple of items to add to the store! I wanted to let you know about the 2 new additions to the store, and the link, in case you are interested.

I have a set of bow flowers and a paper pack at the store now and I'm very excited about them! Here are the previews:


Swirled Bow Flowers #1


Swiss Dot Papers #1

Each is only $2.00, however there is a sale going on so they are each just $1.30! Great buy, if you ask me. So if you want them, the time is now because the sale won't last much longer! (EDIT: 9 PM, 12/2/08: Sale is over - prices have gone back to their original amounts.)

The link to the store is:
The Creativity Shack

I'm listed under Designers as Purple Dragonfly Creations. You can also find the items listed under Elements (for the flowers) and Paper Packs (for the papers). My other items (Country Flowers and Textured Papers) can also be found under those categories, as well as under my Designer listing.

And Alexe of Alexe's Creations gave me a very pretty award! Thanks Alexe!! Here it is:



As a recipient, I am to bestow this award to 5 more people. I choose:

Aqua (she has such awesome tag templates!)
Sunf (more awesome tag templates!)
Soto (she headed up the Christmas Convoy!)
Melanie (wonderful word-art!)
Beth (what can I say? All around awesome talent, generous spirit and never-ending energy!)

Congrats everyone - you all deserve this award!! Now it's up to you 5 to pass it on to 5 more people.


And now, on to the freebie!

In keeping with the holiday spirit, I created a holiday flower which I am putting here today as a freebie! Its a holiday flower in a seasonal red hue. Here is the preview:




and the download links:

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Remember also, that I have 4 blog trains here (see posts on December 1st) and will have another one arriving on December 15th, so be sure to check back often to nab up the goodies as I'm always working on something!

Until next time, take care and have a great day!

Walkin’ in a Winter Wonderland….

Sleigh bells ring, are ya listenin’?

Ok… so maybe not sleigh bells! Its actually the sound of another blog train heading into the station! This time its the Winter Wonderland Convoy for 2008 and it promises to be a beautiful one! I’m going to make this short and sweet so you can grab your goodies and be on your way!

Here is the preview for my part of this collaboration:

I have offered up 10 papers, and 13 elements in a tagger-sized (600 pixels x 600 pixels) kit.

And here are the download links for you all:

Tagger Sized Papers – 600 pixels x 600 pixels, .png format (with matching jpgs)
CLICK HERE
Tagger Sized Papers - .psp format
CLICK HERE
Tagger Sized Papers - .pspimage format
CLICK HERE
Elements - .png format – no larger than 600 pixels x 600 pixels
CLICK HERE
Elements - .psp format
CLICK HERE
Elements - .pspimage format
CLICK HERE


And the list of participants:

Country HollowScraps

(You are Here!) Purple Dragonfly Creations (You are Here!)

Cathy joes designs

S.G.Rowe Designs

Believe Designs

Kez Creates

My Sweet Tater

Bits N Bobs

Tamm's Exclusives

Crafted by: Gina

Twisted angel

Amy's place

CuddleBeez Scraps

Built By Beth

Arty Pharty

QueenBrat Designs

TeesScraps

Sharon Becker

JBS2designs

HutchsBaby

*Kels*

Heaven Only Knows

Kiere's Creations

Creations by JessA

Please remember that the designers in both blog trains 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:

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.psd format

.psp format

.pspimage format

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

All Aboard!!!

(Be sure to go all the way to the bottom as there is a special surprise for all the riders of ALL the blog trains I'm participating in this month!!!!!)

Welcome to the Purple Dragonfly Station!! Great to see you got here in time to join in the fun! Today we have 2 trains coming up the tracks, getting ready to stop here! We hope you have your snagging attire on as this could prove to be a whirlwind of a ride!!

Coming up on Track #1 is the Holidays at Home Blog Train from the ADS Designers!! Everyone has been working hard on their portions to bring a little piece of the holiday season right to you! Here is my part of the collaboration:

My part contains:

10 papers & 20 elements

And the download links are:

Papers – Full Sized (12 in x 12 in, 300 ppi) -- png and jpg in zip

Papers – Taggers Sized (600 pixels x 600 pixels, 300 ppi) – png and jpg in zip

Elements (300 ppi ... .png format)

And here are the other participants to this particular train. If you download, be sure to leave a comment as I’m sure they would love to hear from you! It’s nice to know when the hard work is appreciated!

Adele of Blind Sight Designs
Adventures in Scrapland
Amanda of Amandas Scrappy Creations
Amie of Amiebear
Beaconscrap
Beckmoores Scrapalittle
Becky's Scraps
Bits'N'Bobs
Bouquet of Pixels
Brooke at Ahhh Scrap
Busyscrappin
CMB Designs
Creative Digital Scraps by Chiara
Deanna at Flower Scraps
DesignsByAmilyn
Digital Keepsakes
Doodle Designs
Elemental Pixie
EmCee Scraps
Erika {aka PinkuPixie}
HeatherStokes at HSDesigns
Jayden's Mama
Jessie
JIC Creations
Just Another Scrap
Kathy Goldstein
KittenScraps
Lei at Fairydustprincess-Magicmaker
Linda at Linda's Dream Designs
Lynn of Heavenly Crafts
Lynn at TMA
MagsGraphics
Manda at Disaster in Designs
Mariscrap
Merrilee Wheaton Designs
MsBhvin Scraps
My Little Corner of the World
Oase Panda Bear Designs
Pamela Yates at Pammy's Playground
Rachness
Scrapping with Jen
Shabby Tagger
Shel at Shel Belle Scraps
Stacy at Kalo Designs
Teri at Teris Thing-O-My-Jigs
Wendi at Willow Grace Designs
WillowRaven at Purple Dragonfly Creations

And coming up on Track #2 is the Christmas Convoy Train! This train will be making stops all around the world so be sure to have your travelling clothes on and your snagging fingers ready. At last count, we had about 45 designers signed up to participate – and I know we had more joining us after that, so this is a very big kit, when combined! Here is my share of the train:

My share contains:

10 papers and 14 elements

And the download links are:

Papers – Full Sized - (12 in x 12 in, 300 ppi) – png and jpg in zip

Elements – 300 ppi, png format only

Now, this blog train is only for Full Size Kits… however… I have made the following tagger size papers available which are NOT part of the train, however they are the same papers as the ones you find in the Christmas Convoy kit. You do NOT have to download this if you don’t wish. I just know that some taggers (being a tagger myself) prefer the smaller size papers as they are easier to work with. For those that desire that size, here they are:

Papers – Tagger Size (600 pixels x 600 pixels, 300 ppi) – png and jpg in zip

EDIT: December 3, 2008 ... 8:15 AM Central Time, USA: For those who were here from December 1st to now, the link for the Tagger Sized Papers for the Christmas Convoy was incorrect. It originally brought you to the Elements download. My apologies for this error! The link has now been fixed and SHOULD bring you to the Tagger Sized Papers. If you still experience problems with this, PLEASE let me know. I am SOOOO sorry I didn't catch this sooner.

And the list of participating designers in the Christmas Convoy are:

01 - SotoCreations http://twistedscrapper.blogspot.com/

02 - CurtisamCreations http://curtisamcreations.blogspot.com/

03 - WillowRaven http://purpledragonflycreations.blogspot.com

04 - Kez Creates http://kezcreates.blogspot.com

05 - The Queen and the Princess Designs http://thequeenandprincessdesigns.blogspot.com/

06 - Carolyn at Digi Cyber Scraps http://www.digicyberscraps.com

07 - DesignZ by DeDe http://designzbydede.blogspot.com

08 - Scrapz By Christon http://www.havendesignz.com/scrapzbychriston/

09 - MITSYBELLE http://mitsybelle.blogspot.com/

10 - CuddleBeez Scraps http://cuddlebeezscraps.blogspot.com

11 - Lizard Dau Designs http://liz-lizarddaudesigns.blogspot.com/

12 - Outback Dezigns http://outbackdezignsdigiscrap.blogspot.com/

13 - CandysTreasures http://www.candystreasures.blogspot.com

14 - Gemini Creationz http://geminicreationz-byvickig.blogspot.com/

15 - Reeces Pieces Scraps http://reecesscraps.blogspot.com/

16 - LouCee Creations http://louclark.blogspot.com/

17 - Crafted by Gina http://craftedbygina.blogspot.com/

18 - Twisted Angel http://twistedangelsscrapkits.blogspot.com/

19 - MIP Scraps http://mipscraps.blogspot.com

20 - PinkuPixie Digital Designs http://ppbits.blogspot.com

21 - Shawn Walter http://csuramsrule.blogspot.com/

22 - Moodz Scrapz http://moodzscrapz.blogspot.com/

23 - Bits N Bobs http://scrappingbits.blogspot.com/

24 - Kolor Scapez http://www.kolorscapez.com

25 - damc http://debscrapbooks.blogspot.com

26 - Debee Dezines http://debeedezines.blogspot.com

27 - JIC Creations http://JICCreations.blogspot.com

28 - Kcscrapper (Kathy Count) http://www.snapnscrapfreebies.com

29 - MoveFearlessly Designs http://movefearlessly.com/blog

30 - MoonBeam's Creations http://moonbeamskitsandkaboodles.blogspot.com

31 - Scrapping With Jen http://scrappingwithjen.blogspot.com

32 - AJ’s Random Scraps http://ajsrandomscraps.blogspot.com

33 - Designs by Amilyn http://designsbyamilyn.blogspot.com

34 - KayJay http://kayjaysdays.blogspot.com

35 - Blind Sight Designs http://blind-sight.org/blog/

36 - Hummie http://blog.hummiesworld.com/

37 - Foxylady Creations http://foxyladycreation.blogspot.com/

38 - Idgie's Heartsong http://scrappinidgie.blogspot.com/

39 - Saskia / Supersuzi http://supersuziscraps.blogspot.com/

40 - QueenBrat Designs http://bitsnpiecesofqbd.blogspot.com/

41 - Donna's Designs http://www.donna-designsbydonna.blogspot.com/

42 - Doreen http://doreensscrapblog.blogspot.com/

43 - TammyJo's Creations http://moondancerscreations.blogspot.com

44 - Angi's Place http://amtamburo.blogspot.com/

Be sure to remember to leave a comment if you download, as I am sure they would love to hear from you!

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:

.png format

.psd format

.psp format

.pspimage format

Please remember that the designers in both blog trains 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!

Now make sure you have all your luggage with you and all the kits you have collected so far, because the trains are about to leave for the next station! Check your maps and itineraries because you have some more traveling to do!

All right! All Aboard! Trains are leaving the station!!!

Happy Holidays, and remember, another holiday blog train will be pulling in to the Purple Dragonfly Station on December 15th, so be sure to come back, ya hear?

Until later – Happy Holidays!!

Mega-Kit Freebie

Hello Everyone!

I hope that my fellow Americans have had their fill of Thanksgiving dinner and are getting rid of all those awesome leftovers! (I *love* turkey and stuffing sandwiches the next day...yummmmmm) And now, the fun begins with all the holiday shopping, decorating, partying, and all other kinds of holiday celebrating! Just remember to stay safe too!

Anyways, for today I have an awesome freebie! This is actually a kit that I took part in with a bunch of very creative people in a group that I am in called Scrappy Wonders. All of us that took part, that have blogs, are posting it on our respective blogs and sharing it. I hope you like it! Here is the preview (which is only a partial viewing - there is more than what is in the preview):


(preview is smaller than actual size)

The tagger-sized kit contains the following:

82 Papers
61 Elements
24 Ribbons & Bows
12 Doodles
8 Ornaments
2 Staples
1 Elements Sheet
12 (300x300) Glitters
1 Snowman
1 Snowlady
2 Snowchildren (boy/girl)
1 Santa Claus

If you are interested, please feel free to click on the download link:
CLICK HERE

Please remember to leave a little love if you download, and I'll be sure to pass them on to the group!
We had a lot of fun making it for you all, and we hope you have a lot of fun using it!

And please remember to check back often! I'm taking part in quite a few blog trains in December and the first of them will be coming in to the Purple Dragonfly Station on December 1st! In fact, the station will be busy that day with not 1 but 4 (if I remember correctly) trains coming through! So you better have that snagging finger ready!!

And remember that I have a couple of items for sale at The Creativity Shack. There are a lot of wonderful designers there, so be sure to check it out! I will be adding a couple of items there over the next week or so, however I also have some freebies for you all as well!! So no worries there!!

Until next time, take care!!

Calling All Designers!

Just found out about this, and wanted to pass on the word:







If you are planning on offering at least 1 holiday related freebie during the month of December and would like to add some traffic to your blog, and make some people happy with your wonderful creations, they check out the blog by clicking on the graphic to find out how you can also take part! I have already contacted them and plan on participating as I am going to be in quite a few blog trains that have a holiday theme during the month of December, and all of the offers are FREEBIES!



Come join me and many others for what promises to be a lot of fun and holiday cheer!!

Birthday Freebie

Ok.... I think this may be a bit backwards!

Today is my birthday - at least for a couple more hours - and I thought, to help me celebrate it, I would share a freebie with you all! Now, isn't it suppose to be the other way around? The birthday girl gets the gifts? LOL

No matter! This is something I made up today while playing in PSP - decided I was just gonna relax and have fun on my special day. There are two versions - ones 'with glass' and ones 'without glass'. I hope you like them!


With Glass



Without Glass



I made them in 12 pretty colors, and they are available in the 3 usual formats. The download links are below - broken up between the "Glass" and "Non Glass" versions.


Glass Versions Download Links

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Non-Glass Versions Download Links

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If you snag, please leave a comment? I love hearing from you all!



Until next time ...take care and be sure to check back often!!

To ME!!

Just Floppin' Along

Hello Everyone!

I hope this early Tuesday morning finds you all doing well! Had a full day yesterday, including having both the electricity and gas shut off (and then turned back on a few hours later). I'm just glad we were able to get them back on. Another thing we were able to get done lately is get the front headlight on the car replaced. About 2 months (or so) ago, my husband was going through an intersection - he had the green light - and this guy cut him off, turning (hubby was going straight ahead), clipping the front passenger side of our minivan. The headlight was smashed as well as some of the body of the car. When hubby pulled to the side after getting through the intersection (expecting the other person would stop as well to exchange info), he ended up getting shot at, 3 times!! He jumped in the van, headed home, called the police, and filed a report!

Anyways, we hadn't had the extra money for the part, and a few trips to the local auto pull-apart yard had yielded nothing. The local auto parts store wanted $301.00+ for the part (uh thanks, but uh... no thanks... need to buy luxuries like groceries and medicine!). About a week ago we found a place online that was selling the part we needed for about $78. Granted, a bit more than pull-apart but WAAY less than the auto parts store. We ordered it, and it arrived on Saturday afternoon. When we went to the laundromat yesterday to use the dryers, hubby brought along the part and got it installed while the clothes were drying. It is sooo nice to have the headlight back and to know we won't be getting stopped by the police anymore, who ask "Do you know you have a light missing?" (We then explain to them what happened, that a report was filed, that I am on a limited income due to disability and that when we had the extra money we would have it fixed. They were very understanding and let us off with only warnings.)

So we are slowly but surely tying up some loose ends. We are still awaiting a formal response from SSI about my husband's disability case. He had his 4th appeal/hearing in August and they said we should hear something soon. It's been 4 years this month that he initially applied and it's been a long, long waiting game.

For my birthday, I was able to buy a "For Dummies" book on PhotoShop CS3, so I can finally learn and understand how to use the program, and then I can start doing some creating on it as well as continue on Paint Shop Pro. The book is originally about $40 (it's an "all in one" book) and I managed to find it a Half.com for about $21! Nice price. I also was able to get the Vana'diel Collection for Windows as I was needing the expansion packs and have been waiting since last birthday for this! (In case you didn't know, I'm a big gamer as well, and LOVE playing Final Fantasy 11, which is an MMORPG.)

I've also been busy playing and creating in PSP. I've been learning some new things, found some new tutorials and even managed to discover how to do a couple of new techniques!! One of the things I've recently made are these floppy-looking flowers, which I'm sharing with you all today:


They come in 10 basic colors, and come in the 3 usual formats (.png, .psp, and .pspimage).

Here are the download links:

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.psp format
.pspimage format

If you do download, please leave a comment?



Thanks for looking, and if you like what you see, be sure to check back often as I am always putting up stuff to snag!!

Until next time...

Lookie!!

Hey Everyone!

Just wanted to drop a quick line and share something with you.

My friend Astro (of Stellarfairie Designs) used my Ice Purple Wreath and made some wonderful papers out of it! Here is what she came up with:



Pretty creative, if you ask me!
If you are interested in snagging them, check out her blog here.
And be sure to leave some love if you do snag them, as it will encourage her to try more things!

Thanks a lot for looking!!

My big news!!!!

Hello Everyone!

Well, like I said in one of my last posts, I have some awesome news to share. About a week ago, I was approached by a fellow designer who was getting ready to open a new scrap store, and she asked if I wanted to join them! I was quite thrilled to be asked, and I accepted. Now please be assured that I will still go on offering many freebies here on the blog - that won't change. I will also be offering a few things each month at the store, and they will be very reasonably priced, as I feel you shouldn't have to pay a lot to create!

Anyways, the name of the store is called The Creativity Shack and it can be found here:
http://store.creativityshack.com/
It just went "live" today, and the owner has told me we have had a lot of visitors already!!

Currently I have 2 items up - some flowers (listed under Elements) and a paper pack (listed under Papers). You can see my page here:
http://store.thecreativityshack.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=1_9


The store is still working out some of the kinks, so if you have any problems there, please let us know!

Hope to see you there, and when I put new items in the store, I'll put a little alert on here. However, just a reminder that I will STILL be sharing freebies here as well!

Until next time.... Enjoy the weekend!