Dare you?

Hello everybody and happy Friday! More cheered today, huh, what a hit! Oh well, up to my feet I go again, a little wiser. Thank you for reading the previous post and your comments on that one. Somebody asked if I was able to track back the person who posted it – nope (and I don’t think I ever will…). I downloaded it in my early scrapbooking days which was a few months ago and if I tried to search for it yesterday, based on the file name it wasn’t there anymore. The problem is that there are obviously so many pirate files out there that it is impossible to trace them:-( Also, I wanted to assure you that this was the ONLY case when I used external source. Any other freebie you’ve downloaded is done exclusively with my stuff. Yes, Debra, the scalloped frames too, even the text showing through is handwritten by me:-)

Okay, on to more cheerful things, weekend ahead of us! And do you know what’s going on this weekend at Divine Digital? It’s a Digital Restoration weekend to celebrate Mother’s Day!!! There are challenges, crops, classes, prizes and also a new megakit with a lot of designers contributing will be released! Come and play with us, it’ll be fun!!!

Today I also wanted to share a layout made by Lisa (she used Memories kit):

Thank you Lisa, it's beautiful!!! I have a similar photo with my little one too:-)

BTW, people, I know that Lisa's just started designing too so be sure to check her blog for goodies!

These days I’ve been more scrapping than designing, shame on me, lol! I finished a tribute to my dear friend, a thing I wanted to do long time ago. He is like my second father:

Full credits here.

And I also found this fun challenge called Hodge Podge by Traci Murphy and Gina Miller here. So my next LO this week was for them:

Full credits here.

What a great challenge, I absolutely LOVE the LO by Traci!

And I'm working on another two! This time for my sweet ladies over at Weeds&Wildflowers!

Uhhhmmm, what else...? Oh yes, freebie! Almost forgot! (kidding!) This time I haven’t been too creative, lol! I have zipped up a few overlays for you. I save those when I make papers. When I like the result I just save them as .png’s so I can use them in the future. Here is the preview:

There are 6 overlays, therefore the download is split in two parts (all together it’s 66 MB). You can pick them up here (if you dare, lol!):

part 1

part2

Sorry, the links have been disabled!

Have a great evening and looking forward to see you playing along at Divine Digital! (by clicking on this link you get directly to the event forum).

And thank you again!

IMPORTANT, PLEASE READ!

Hi people! Today I’m posting an announcement of TOP IMPORTANCE so please read it all!

Remember my first freebie, that frame cluster? To make this cluster I used a frame that I had downloaded from internet (the only time I’ve ever used an unknown external source). Now the WARNING for all of you – I’m sharing this experience with you so it doesn’t ever happen to you too! – It contained a bunch of other frames and embellies and there was no restriction on using them whatsoever, it just said ‘free use’ so I used it to create the cluster (well, first I created a layout and since I liked how it turned out I made the cluster out of it). Since I also have some files out there for free use, even without TOU’s it did not even cross my mind that I’d be doing something bad. Hmmm…wrong…I was! It must have been a pirate file because…yesterday I got an email from Katie Pertiet, the owner of DesignerDigitals that she thinks it was her vintage frame freebie in that cluster. The funny thing (well, the whole thing is not too funny but…) was that I had that freebie frame from her too! But since I acquired it much later and had it in different folders (have one for personal use only and another one for free use) I didn’t even notice that they were the same! So far for the background of this issue…SO:

I sincerely admit here that I’ve made a mistake using that ‘anonymous’ frame which happened to be the frame of Katie. I’ve learned and I appall to all of you do NOT do the same mistake, do NOT ever use anything that comes from an unknown source no matter how free it is!!!

(A note for you: whatever you grab from me that doesn´t have TOU’s feel free to use it, even commercially. I promise I won’t pursue you for that, lol!)

I also wanted to apologize here to Katie that I used her frame which she has copyright for. I’m truly sorry, Katie!!! And I must ask a BIG FAVOR from you to justify her rights – for those who have already used the cluster please go back and credit Katie properly. For those who have not used it yet please DON’T use it and DELETE it! I promise I’ll make it up for you and make another free cluster soon, this time with MY frames. Thank you so much for your help and understanding!

One more thing - if, by any chance, the person who shared the pirate file is reading this (how naïve of me, right?) – please join my apology to Katie and STOP the piracy!!!

That's all I wanted to say. O to brighter things tomorrow - don’t forget to check for a freebie! (I assure you it’s ‘clean’, lol! And all the rest too, don’t worry!)

Have a great day and see you tomorrow!

Tuesday or Wednesday?

Hi - and I don't know if to say 'happy Tuesday' or 'happy Wednesday':-) It's certainly Wednesday here, it's 2 a.m. but for most of you it's probably still Tuesday. Anyway - welcome!

Today it's gonna be a short one - I wanted to share a gorgeous layout made by Patty Anne who is one of the CT members at Divine Digital (using my scalloped frames freebie):


Doesn't it just make you feel like going there?!? It does make me for sure, lol! Never been to the west coast... but this girl rocks, she's got some amazing layouts, I'm telling you, she's a lot into traveling! This is another favorite of mine from her:

I love the lines crossing the photos making them stand out! And I could go on and on...hey, you know what? I got another invitation on Monday and it is to be a guest CT for Pocket Pearls in June!!! Woohooo, love Mel!:-) Yeah, it was a day full of good news...keep them coming:-)

Enough for today and I think I'm going to bed straight, it's been a loooong day! G'd night and see you!...and thanks for stopping by:-)

Happy Monday!

Happy Monday to everyone! Happy indeed 'cause I have a news for you - I've found out this morning and wanted to share my joy with you - I've been chosen to be on the CT for the incredibly talented Weeds&Wildflowers!!! Isn´t that just great?? WOW! I'm SOOO excited about it, I love their designs! And now I'm gonna get all their stuff for free, LOL!

Okay so busy shopping weekend is over and I just wanted to show you what was in my SPECIAL Grab Bag - a pack of beautiful papers:


A set of very versatile alpha:
And my very unique and special treat I've been talking so much about:

I love how it came out! So for those who have bought the grab bag - I hope you're happy with what you've found inside and for those who haven't - all 3 products are now available for sale in my store (separately).
I've also added a pack of templates:



And a set of highlighters to lift your journaling:
I've already used those in one of my layouts:

Full credits here.

And one final thing that I wanted to share was my entry for this week's DigiDare which was about weather. It's actually made of 3 photos using blending and gradient masking. I just love how it turned out, don´t you?

Find full credits here.

Thanks for popping in today and have a good day!

One gorgeous LO made by a friend

Hello everybody! How's your weekend? Shopping at Divine Digital?:-) Kidding...thanks to all of you who have bought my special bag, I hope you like the content and especially the spicy special! And thank you for your lovely comments on the freebie!!! Hey and why don't YOU tell me what would you want next?

Thank you also for the replies on my grammar question. Although I think I haven't put it all that clear - I know the rules about vowels and consonants etc., the problem I had was if I use an abbreviation where the first letter is consonant (as in LO) BUT some read it 'el oh' in which case a vowel goes first and there should be 'an' in front and some read it 'layout' in which case should the article should be 'a' - only 'anonymous' actually understood what I meant - thank you, anonymous:-) And sorry for the misunderstanding....

Anyway, today I wanted to share a very special layout made by my friend Pett. She made it for us, for our little scrapping gang (although she didn´t include herself:-().


Isn´t it gorgeous??? I love everything about it The top picture is obviously me, LOL! Annie is a fellow designer, they have just put up a new blog together with Pett and they're offering fabulous freebies, check them out here! (the link is also in my left column The Blogs I Visit - Scrappicnic by Pett and Annie).
And the bottom picture is a very talented scrapper, she participates now in the huge Scrapping Queen contest over at Scrapbookgraphic. She's made this wonderful LO for the First Week of the contest:


You can check her gallery here.

Oh and I almost forgot - remember the LO I made with the belly shot? I found out only yesterday by accident that it was picked as a layout of the day over at DigiScrapDivas! That's my third one, wooohooo!

That's it for today, hope you have a wonderful weekend and see you soon!

Grammar Question, GRAB BAG Sale, Important Decision and a Freebie

Good day to all of you, it’s Friday! Today we have a busy day so I better get straight to the point (well, there’s a few points, actually, LOL!)

First of all I’d like to show you another LO from Brooke using my newspaper swirls:

Thank you so much Brooke, it’s lovely! What a wonderful keepsake! I'm gonna go through this phase with our little man very soon, LOL!

On to my grammar question - you know, I was wondering the other day if the post title was correct..? Since I used an abbreviation where you actually spell the first letter I wasn´t sure if to use ‘an LO day’ (as for an el o day) or ‘a LO day’ (as for a layout day)….I’m not a native speaker… anybody who can help me out with this one??? Thanks a lot in advance!

Next issue….wow, we’re rolling today!!! To celebrate the National Scrapbooking Day we’re having a GRAB BAG sale over at Divine Digital! It starts TODAY and runs through Sunday. Come and check it out! I’ve made my bag for you with lots of LOVE of course, and, well, I’m not supposed to reveal what’s inside but just a little hint, LOL!… the Grab Bag contains 3 new products which are all together for $2 this weekend. After that they’ll be separated and put for a normal sale. And as I mentioned before there’s a very special and unique set included:-), I had so much fun creating it!

You may have noticed that I’ve removed the link to my old blog. The reason is that after a couple of months I’ve removed the links for the last freebies that were there so it’s of no use anymore. Doing that I’ve actually made an important decision about the freebies. I’ve figured out that most of the downloads happen within one week from releasing the freebie so I’ve decided that as of today each of the freebies is going to be available for ONE WEEK and then I’ll move it on to the store. WHY, you’re asking? Well, first - it seems a little idle to me to have good stuff just lying around after I’ve disabled the links, don’t you agree? (of course not, LOL!) ; and second is – and that’s being absolutely honest with you – that I put more hours making the freebies for you than making the stuff for the store (no kidding here!!!). I love it but it's just if I put so much love and effort in it I don't like it laying around:-) Anyway, one week is a long time and I’m not worried about you not having the freebie downloaded before it’s removed, LOL! So, after I’ve disabled the link you can always find it in the store (link is in the right column). For now I'm going to add the Memories kit, it's uploading right now!

And for all who’s made it this far I have a prize….freebie! I just can’t stop playing around with painting so I’ve made these painted butterflies for you. I’ve added a bit of glitter which is always good:-)

Here is a detail:

The set contains 31 pre-made painted butterflies with two different glitter outlines PLUS, what is the best of all, 3 separate .png files – one with the painting and 2 with glitter - to make YOUR OWN customized butterfly to suit your LO’s! This time, the best method for colorizing it to suit your LO’s is via Image>Adjustments>Hue/Saturation (in PS CS2). Anyway, the instructions are included in the TOU so be sure to read it!:-) And you can snag it here. SORRY, THE LINK HAS BEEN REMOVED. YOU CAN NOW FIND IT IN MY STORE.

Whatever question or problem you may have please email me (addy is in the left column under My Profile). And, as always, I’d really appreciate to get some love from you if you download:-)

Thank you for visiting and come back soon! Have a great day!

Today is a LO day:-)

Hi to all, how are you today? I've taken a break from blogging and have been finishing up stuff for my VERY special grab bag and also managed to make a layout for this week's DigiDare.

First things first - today I'm going to be shining more LO's here! I've got one from Bao using my scalloped frames:

Beautiful arrangement of photos, I like the empty space and what a cute little boy!

Another two are from Kate, using the newspaper swirls here:


She's made it for Outside-Of-The-Box challenge over at Divine Digital and all I can say is - WOW!!!! What a wonderful take on the challenge!!! This is absolutely GORGEOUS!
And second one from Kate using the scalloped frames:

I love the soft pretty colors in this LO, they go so well with the little girls' dresses! Great composition too!
Thank you so much, ladies and don´t forget to check your emails:-)

Oh well, and I've just been over at DigiDare to put the link for my entry and I've been checking on the other people's LO's. Coincidentally bumped into this fantastic one by Jennie75 (well, like she'd have any that wouldn´t be, LOL!) using my last freebie, the Sloppy Paint Alpha:


Way too cute!!!

Okay so here is my contribution for this week's DigiDare which was all about funky, bright colors etc. And as I mentioned the other day I had those photos of my two kiddos in the bathtub, together for the first time. So it was just perfect for this dare. As you can see, I used the curtain template (shaped the top part):

For full credits go here.

I must say I had so much fun with this LO, haven't used bright colors in ages!

So, that's it for today, stay tuned for the information about the Grab Bag sale!

Thanks for visiting and see you tomorrow!