Inside the Creative Studio with Lee Benkers + a FREE Quick Page

Happy Holidays!!!!

I hope you are enjoying the holiday season this year!!! I know I am!

I just made Peppermint Bark for the first time and it came out wonderfully; despite the fact that I ate a 1/4 of the baking chocolate before I started.  Oops! This week, we enjoyed my daughter, Taylor's Holiday Sing-a-long at school.

We have Lee in the house today! Every so often I interview someone on my creative team so that you can get to know the creative spirit behind the talent! She is the spotlight for our Inside the Creative Studio!  Here is her interview and beyond the questions, you will find a remarkable FREE quick page Lee made using my latest kit, Christmas Morning (created in collaboration with Valorie Wibbens). Without further ado...

Inside The Creative Studio with Lee Benkers

Where do you Live? Where do you wish you lived? Colorado. I wish I lived on the beach.

Do you go by any nicknames that we should know about? I go by “prettypeony” or “hli” in the digital scrapbook forums.

What did you want to be when you were growing up? I wanted to be an Astronaut or a fashion designer.

What's the biggest decision you've made, what if you'd gone the other way? The biggest decision I’ve made so far was resigning from my job of 6 years working at a college as a coordinator then as a Student Finance Consultant to be a SAHM to my two kids (9 and 4). I loved what I was doing and missed it immensely when I left. I still have dreams about going to work there even though it’s been over two years now! If I hadn’t resigned, I think I would be miserable. Even though it was a great job, it was hard for me to drop my kids off at the babysitter’s (at the time they were 5 and newborn). I’d drive off to work in tears just about every day because I’d be so worried that something terrible might happen to them.

What’s a goal that you are proud that you’ve accomplished? Currently, I’m proud of getting into the digital scrapbook world. I started in the spring of 2011 and have been hooked ever since. It’s wonderful to be part of a friendly community that supports creativity and fun.

What was your first job? My first real job was a cashier at Dunkin’ Donuts. I made $4.10 per hour and thought that was a lot back then. Before that, I delivered the morning papers with my sisters. I think that was one of the hardest jobs ever for very little pay.

Where would your life be if you married your first boyfriend? I was 10 when I had my first boyfriend (we only held hands!). If we had married when we got older, I don’t think it would have lasted. A few years back, I learned that he had cheated on his wife and they divorced. That could have been me.

If you could live in any decade what decade would it be and why? I love the decades I grew up in : the 80’s, 90’s and now. Sometimes though, I wonder how it would be like to be alive in the 3000’s.

What is your idea of fun? If given a choice to skip work for a day, how would you spend the entire day? Since I am a SAHM, I don’t have an outside job but I do spend a great deal of time caring for my kids and the family. If I had a full day to myself, I’d spend it reading a good book or two.

What is the craziest thing you have ever done? I would say it was when I went cliff diving (more like jumping) off a 25 ft rock into a lake when I was about 17. It was scary but thrilling!

What are some fun facts about yourself; or some quirky thing about yourself? I listen to Progressive House/Dream Trance music nonstop...almost 24 hours a day! It’s my drug! It takes me to another world where I forget all things pain. Okay, not quite but it helps me with creativity and relaxation. I also collect perfumes. I probably have over 50 now.

What is your favorite vacation destinations? I would say it’s the trip I took with husband and our first child (the 2nd one wasn’t in the works yet) in 2005. It was relaxing and I got to see and go inside a real light house (a bucket list of mine)! I also really enjoyed a trip I took to Mazatlan, Mexico when I was 19 where I first fell in love with the beach.

FREEBIE QUICK PAGE

Here is Lee's fabulous quick page (with a picture in it to show you) using Christmas Morning.  Just click on the image to download.

Happy Holidays!!!!

Tina

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Winner, The Sky is the Limit SALE, and FREE Quick Page

I have a lot to announce in this blog update..
The Sky is the Limit Collaboration is here! Winner is announced for a copy of the collaboration! Inspiration from my creative team and finally Inside the Creative Studio is back with a free quick page!!

The Sky is the Limit

I am sooo very excited to release this collaboration with Anita. She is such a wonderful human being; as a person; as a person to work with and as a designer!!! Our collaboration came out better than we expected. I hope that you all like it!!!  The collaboration is 20% off through Monday Oct. 3rd at both Oscraps and Mscraps! If you are a subscriber, "a whimsy" then you will receive an additional 10% coupon in your newsletter so sign up if you aren't a 'whimsy' already!

 

When you purchase the Sky is the Limit you get the Motivational and Journaling cards FREE with Purchase!

You can also buy them separately!

WINNERS are...

The winner of the random drawing for The Sky is the Limit is

inger.de.wild

The winner for the "Best Kit Idea" is

Michael

Congratulations to you both! Please email me so that I can get you a free kit!

Inspiration from our Creative Teams

Inside the Creative Studio with Trudy

Trudy is one of my newer members of the creative team. She is always ready with a beautiful layout and has a GREAT spirit as you can see when you read her interview. If you are new to my blog and the "Inside the Creative Studio", it is an opportunity for you all to get a glimpse into the creative minds of my team members. Every month or so I highlight a team member and they offer a quick page as a free gift to our readers. Here is Trudy's interview with me...followed by her beautiful quick page.

Where do you Live? I live on beautiful Vancouver Island in a small city called Duncan.  Where do you wish you lived?  I am exactly where I want to be!

Does your name suit you? I don’t think so , but my mother named me after a good friend of hers.

What did you want to be when you were growing up?- I wanted to be an airline stewardess.

What’s a goal that you are proud that you’ve accomplished? Helping my daughter recover from viral encephalitis, it took 11 years.

What was your first job? I worked at the movie theatre, selling tickets

If you could live in any decade what decade would it be and why? I think I would have liked to lived during the last years of world war II. I loved the fashion styles and of course all of those uniformed men.

What is your idea of fun?  Spending the day with my grandkids, without their mom and dad.

If given a choice to skip work for a day, how would you spend the entire day?  I would spend a good portion of it scrapbooking of course, then a long hot bath with a glass of wine.

What is the craziest thing you have ever done? I got on stage with a 50’s band while they sang “I found my thrill on Blueberry Hill” to me.

Any nicknames they have (or have had) and the story behind them. My sister Wendy always called me “Toots”  she still calls me that, and I have always hated it!!

What is your favorite color? Purple

What are your foods? I love all things pasta!! 

What is your favorite vacation destinations? So far its Jamaica

FREEBIE Quick Page

And here is Trudy beautiful quick page using The Sky is the Limit.

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Berry Berry Quite Contrary!!!

 I am so excited to be guesting this month at Zig Zag.  I have a fun new kit that is 20% off exclusively available at Zig Zag.  Berry Berry Quite Contrary is about the extremely irresistible kids, friends or family that we have in our lives that can sometimes be contrary.  (Contrary:  –adjective opposite in nature or character; diametrically or mutually opposed).  We love them to death but sometimes…..arggg!!
I have a promotion running with this kit. If you purchase Berry Berry, you will receive 30% off a fully-customizable I’m In It! kids’s ebook!  You can make your child the star of a magical I'm In It! adventure with mermaids, pirates, aliens and princesses!  In just a few seconds, customize an I’m In It! eBook with your child's name and likeness and read in seconds on iPad, NookColor, PC and Mac. Start your child's reading adventure today!

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Also, I have a new set of papers out at Oscraps called the Homestead.  I hope you love the warm and friendly colors like I do. The papers can go with nearly all of your layouts.  They will be 20% through Monday, Aug. 8th. For newsletter subscribers, you get an additional 10% off coupon. Use coupon code: homey.

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Win Simple Frames & Meet Creashens at the Guild Chat!

My friend, Che Yang is debuting her new frames coming out this Friday in her shop @ MScraps and below is a sneak peek of it.

Simple Frames 3

For a chance to win Simple Frames 3, simply post a comment on her blog. The winner will be announce on Thursday (3/17).

Also, tomorrow we have our fun filled chats at the Guild. Join us in meeting Creashens (Shen) from Catscraps!!!!

Winner, Freebie and Inside Creative Studios

We have a store winner for the February and a Freebie but first...

Inside Creative Studios with Amelia Mayer

Every so often I highlight one of my creative team members in what we call Inside the Creative Studios. The next member to be interviewed is a girl who always wanted to teach (and is), loves crunchy things and is expecting her 2nd child this summer.  At the end of her interview, you can find a quick page that she is sharing with you all. Here is what Amelia (mrsmayer) had to say...

Where do you Live?

I live in Wyoming in a tiny little town of 1000 outside of Jackson Hole. It is a paradise of it’s own, though I do admit that the small-townness of it gets to me a bit being a stay at home mom. Sometimes I just want to be able to take my son to a pool or something when it is nasty out! However, I love that we can essentially bike everywhere most of the year (it is called the Valley of the Warm winds and so snow doesn’t stick for very long) and there is a really great community here. I will miss that someday when we move on.

What did you want to be when you were growing up?
I have always wanted to be a teacher. I went to college in Washington to do just that and have taken “non-traditional” teaching jobs over the years. However, for the next many years I will be a teacher to my children. I love that. I also love to teach community classes when I can: blogging, digital scrapbooking, and Toddler Gym are my current ones. I also LOVE to learn and am always trying something new. Digital scrapbooking really challenges me and I think that is why I love it so much! I am constantly learning new things.

What's the biggest decision you've made, what if you'd gone the other way?
The biggest decision I’ve made was to marry my husband!! And it has been the BEST decision I have made also. He challenges me to be the best version of myself and is a great husband and Daddy. I am so blessed.

What are some fun facts about yourself; or some quirky thing about yourself;
I can wiggle my ears.

I was named after Amelia Earhart (my dad loves to fly though that is not his profession.)

I grew up in Alaska

I love to create and pride myself on giving homemade gifts and baking/cooking

I really like crunchy or chunky foods (crunchy PB, chunky salsa, guacamole with lots of “stuff” in it, cookies with nuts, coconut, chocolate, etc., you get the idea….)

I am a computer geek.

I NEED my exercise time or I simply go stir-crazy.

I am going to be a Mama of two sometime in July! 

What is your favorite color?
Green! I love earthy colors and LOVE green. In fact, there was a time in my life when I was teaching that the girls I worked with made up a song about how I always wore green. It was hilarious (and a bit embarrassing… )

What are your favorite foods?
I love cheese and crackers and could eat them all the time and be completely happy. I also love bananas (we go through them like crazy at our house) and anything chocolate. I will stop here because I could go on and on (can you tell I am pregnant?!? ;))

Here is Amelia's quick page made with my current kit "You're Simply the Best".

Click on image for download. Please leave some love for Amelia! I sure love having her on the team! 

Finally, Mr. Random drew a winner from all the individual purchases from February made in my Oscraps store. Here is our winner!!

Congratulations, Mardi!!! Please email me for your $5 gift certificate.

Inside the Creative Studio!!

Inside the Creative Studio!!

This time we are chatting with my creative team member

Valentina (zotova is her user name)

She made the cutest QP for you to download using Stinkin' Cute.

It is at the end of the interview.

I just love this quote from her interview...

"I am sure that most interesting things in life happen not when you are walking on asphalt road, but when you find small path. It is very important not to miss this path, walk through it and than your life will be full of adventures and interesting events."

Valentina is from Ukraine.

Here is a picture of a beautiful cathedral in her hometown of Zaporozhye.

Here is her interview...

Where do you live?  

I live in Ukraine, in large industrial city Zaporozhye with almost 1 million inhabitants. I was born in Zaporozhye, studied here, my family lives here, so I can say that I am child of megalopolis. Is It good or bad? I don’t know, but this is my life.

Does your name suit you?
My name is Valentina. In Latin, It means strong and healthy. Some people have said that my name has had an influence on the life and my life has proved it. I recovered from a serious illness in 2005 and I think my name helped me.

What did you want to be when you were growing up?
I can’t remember as it was so long time ago – I am not 20, 30 and even 40 (I am not going to reveal my age like any other woman).

What was your first job?
I always liked to read, I like to think, to reason. That’s why I became teacher. Firstly, I worked in school, now I am the teacher of linguistics in university (my mother was teacher too). My desire to become teacher came to life that’s why I don’t want to change anything in my life neither than nor now. I am the person who is happy with his life.

Where would your life be if you married your first boyfriend?
I am pleased not only with my job, but with my marriage too. I happily live with my husband for more than 30 years. Oh, dear, I have just disclosed my age. But it is not bad – first of all it is more important to have young soul. Am I right? So, I am 35 and not more!

If you could live in any decade what decade would it be and why?
If I have a choice of what time to live I choose future but not past. Only because it will be rather interesting.

What is your idea of fun? If given a choice to skip work for a day, how would you spend the entire day?
As you understand I am adult and very serious. And couple of years ago I suddenly fall in love with digi scrap. It gives me a lot of positive emotions and brings pleasure. That’s why almost all of my free time (if I have it) is devoted to digi scrap. If I have the opportunity to miss my work I would spend the time in front of computer and than I would go to café with my friends because I love sweets and cakes very much.

What are some fun facts about yourself; or some quirky thing about yourself;
In spite of the fact that I consider myself very serious, I have and adventurous soul. I like new places, new things, new people. I am sure that most interesting things in life happen not when you are walking on asphalt road, but when you find small path. It is very important not to miss this path, walk through it and than your life will be full of adventures and interesting events.

What is your favorite color?
I think that color preferences depend on many factors: age, events in life, seasons of the year. Now I like soft, pastel shades. And no red-violet-green or black and white. Only pleasant colors!

What are your foods?
I like contrasts in food: sweet and salt, spicy and bitter (for example – very strong coffee).

What is your favorite vacation destinations?
I live close to Azov and Black seas and I can go there whenever I want. May be that’s why I like north more than south, i.e. the places which are inaccessible. That’s why I like mountains (Carpat and Caucasus mountains). And I dream of Ireland. I don’t know why. May be this dream I will write in the book of desires to make it real.

Here is the cute QP Valentina made for you. You can download it here.

password: stinkincute  I hope you enjoy and please leave a comment with your thoughts.  I always like to hear what you have to say.

Holiday Thank you Card Freebie

Do you have trouble getting the thank you cards out after the holidays? Do you have even more trouble getting the thank you cards out from your kids for the holidays?!!! I do. This year, I decided to design some cute simple ones for my 4 year out to send out. Well, I filled in the gifts from her relatives and then she tried to sign her name. I think they came out very cute! Try them out for yourself. Download the cards free here. (password: Cards)

Directions are simple: open up jpg. Print on white, light colored cardstock; cut squares out; write or have your kids write the gifts in and sign. You can use colored pencils or glitter pens to color in the ornaments on the tree or the gifts, if you like. Have fun with it! Mine are going out tomorrow!!! Enjoy and leave a comment. It's always nice to hear what you think!

My Freebie for Oscraps 12 Days of Christmas

Enjoy the 12 Days of Christmas at Oscraps.

Here is my freebie download found on the Oscraps blog.

Enjoy and have a happy holiday!!!
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Moving in Sale!

I just moved into my new hOme!! To celebrate, please enjoy a 30% discount thru Dec. 13th on all of my products. Need more fun? Receive Iced Gingerbread Cookie Alpha when you purchase Oh What Fun! (for the entire month of December). You’ll find new releases and old favorites in my store.

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Win a free Hunnybun, Chat, Interview & Freebie!!

I have lots to give away and annouce in this entry.. I decided to update you in one big post...

Sneak Peek - My Little Hunnybun & chance to win!
Do you have certain colors and smells that you think of when you think about autumn?? I think of cinnamon, all spice, pumpkin, etc. I was thinking about cinnamon buns when I made the papers in My Little Hunnybun Papers. They kind of remind me of the icing dripping on top of a sticky cinnamon bun...yum!

I love the design of these papers so I made them in all of the autumn colors that I love... I also made a separate My Little Hunnybun Element pack that can be used along with the papers.  These will be on sale in my shop Oct. 19th. If you would like to win a copy of either the paper pack or the element pack, just leave me a comment on which one you'd like. Here is a sneak peek of both packs. I will draw 2 random winners on Monday night Oct. 18th. You will be entered for each time you tweet, FB or blog about the RAK.

October Guild Chat

Hey, hey! I am so excited I am the designer in the spotlight this month in the Artisan Notebook. Get your copy here. As a part of the guest spot, I am running a layout contest to win a $10 gift certificate to my store- details here AND I am going to be on the monthly Guild Chat!!

Join us next Thursday!

Inside the Creative Studio

It's time for our 3rd "Inside the Creative Studio" where we get to meet one of my fabulous CT members. This time we are getting to know Elisa Hubbard!!! She has many talents - amazing creative team member, designer and professional photographer. Here is her interview and her freebie for you all!!! Leave some love for her, will ya?

INSIDE THE CREATIVE STUDIO- Elisa (EHStudios)

Where do you Live? Where do you wish you lived?
I live in a tiny town in Indiana…Actually in the second smallest county in Indiana too. And I’m basically right on the border of Ohio. I don’t know that I actively wish to live somewhere specific, & I think I could live pretty much anywhere. I do, however, wish that I could travel more. Anywhere really! Starting with Australia & France then everywhere else.

Does your name suit you?
Probably. Besides the problems with people mispronouncing it I really like my name. My mom said she thought of naming me Danielle Nicole, (since my dad is Daniel), and I don’t think that would have fit at all and it’s just more common around here. Elisa Diane is much more unique & me.

Do you go by any nicknames that we should know about?
I was going to say no not really, lol, but then I was thinking I have had a few. Well first my name itself. No one really pronounces it right so I always went by Lisa instead. It wasn’t till I went to college that I started really using Elisa. Anyway, so my nickname as a kid with my family was Lisa-Pizza, you can most likely guess why. And probably the most recent nickname came through communication issues. I was telling my mom about friends from school & talking about my friend Everett. She apparently wasn’t listening well at all so she thought I was talking about someone named George. Well I get back to school & I’m telling him this, he tells me that his mom thought my name was Shalisha. So now my college friends will sometimes call me that. Or I even have a few that call me “mom” or “grandma”.

What did you want to be when you were growing up?
Well probably the first thing & more embarrassing thing was a Kangaroo… HA! I was 2-3! I’ve even scrapped this before!... But the first somewhat realistic thing that I wanted to be was an artist. Not like I’m doing now either as a photographer or digi-designer, but an artist that can sketch & draw & paint & has gallery shows. Even when I wanted to do that I knew I wasn’t very good, (my people were stick figures!). I was 13 when I initially said I wanted to be a photographer, (after my twin cousins were born). That’s also when I first started scrapping.

What’s a goal that you are proud that you’ve accomplished?
I’m proud I graduated college in May of 2008 & did what I set out to do. In Feb of 2009 I opened my own photography studio in my hometown and I love it! It’s a small town, so it’s still growing, but I’m glad I’m starting here.

What was your first job?
Technically working for my parents was the first. They are both accountants so we’d help out with making the file folders, organizing things, etc….My first other job was working for a photographer(s) that took pictures of kids, (literally hundreds a day!) in front of Thomas the Tank Engine for the Day Out With Thomas events during the summer. They travel all over the US & I believe a couple places in Canada. I just did the ones closer to me, & I did that for 6 summers in a row. Still can’t stand the music, ha!

If you could live in any decade what decade would it be and why?
Hmm… I’m going to be random & say….the Renaissance era because I look good in those dresses. But really, I like all the technology of today & can’t imagine a world without it. We’ve had computers in my house since I was little, and I even have a photo somewhere with my brother, sister, & I all playing on computers that I’ll eventually scrap.

What is your idea of fun? If given a choice to skip work for a day, how would you spend the entire day?  I think I’m a simple person. Let me sleep in a bit. Watch a movie or two. Go out hiking for nature photography or to sit & read in the shade. And I can be pretty happy.

Freebie Quick Page

Here is a quick page that Elisa made with my An Autumn Affair to Remember. You can download it here or click on the image.

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I am a sponsor for Hootfest at the Owl Tree Studio. They are having a fun & fabulous fest going on for the month of October with great prizes from sponsors. Check it out here.

If you are still reading this, thank you for your support!

Tina

Template for The Splendor of Fall

I love love love Autumn!!! Can you tell?

I wanted to share with you all a little part of my love for my latest kit "The Splendor of Fall". Here is a template I created using one of the papers and colors from the kit.  I love how it turned out! If you like it, leave some love.

Here's a layout I created with the template.

Link to template is: http://www.4shared.com/dir/U3aemyqc/CTM_SOF_Template.html

password: splendor

If you like the colors of the kit, Splendor of Fall is on sale for 20% off in my store until this Friday, Sept. 17th.

Inside The Creative Studio with Kym Tsukamoto

I have such an amazing Creative Team!! I love them all!! Now, I'd like you to learn more about my amazing team. The second in our series of "Inside the Creative Studio" is with layout artist, Kym Tsukamoto!!!
Here is her interview. Scroll to the bottom for her fun quick page freebie she created using my collaboration with Wild Blueberry Ink Grand Love Story.

Where do you live? Where do you wish you lived?

I live in Aiea, Hawaii. It is a short drive to Pearl Harbor and about 30 minutes (w/o traffic to Honolulu). I do not wish to live anywhere else but here. It is home to many family and friends and I would be lost without them.


Does your name suit you?
My mom named me Kym, with a y, because she didn’t want people to think my name was short for Kimberly. My name suits me well. It is short, sweet, and unique, just like me.


What is the craziest thing you have ever done?
The craziest thing I ever done was go zip lining with my husband on Kauai and parasailing with my friends off the coast of Maui. They were both very thrilling and something I wouldn’t have thought of doing on my own. In the end, I loved every minute of it.


What are your favorite foods?
You had to bring up food, my favorite. I love to eat and I eat everything. When it comes to food, I do not discriminate. I love eating dim sum (Chinese), sushi (Japanese), fish piccata (Italian), pad thai noodles (Thai), bi bim bap (Korean), lau lau (Hawaiian), just to name a few.


What are your favorite vacation destinations?
This is another topic that will get no specific answer from me. I love to travel and experience new cultures, people, and places. I love the peacefulness of Taha’a and Bora Bora in Tahiti, I love the Japanese gardens in Kyoto, Japan, and I LOVE the food in Florence, Italy. Can anyone say that they had a better steak than a Florentine steak from Il Latini?


What are your favorite herb / spices?
My favorite spice is good old Hawaiian salt. I love it when it is freshly picked off of the rocky coasts and mixed with a variety of other herbs and spices. My favorite is a blend made by a family on Molokai. I don’t think you can even buy it in the stores. We usually get a bottle for Christmas.

Here is the sweet yet simple quick page Kym created with Grand Love Story.

http://www.4shared.com/dir/bgPjb5Yp/GLSQP.html
password: iloveqps  (Inside the download is a 10% coupon to my shop. Happy shopping!!!)

What was the most interesting/surprising part of Kym's interview?
Make sure you leave some love for Kym and for her quick page!!
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Cheers!
Tina

I was playing around with a layout with my Just Chillin' kit and thought I would share the layout as a quick page and as a template. Here is my layout.

 

Here is the template and the quick page. If you like the Just Chillin' kit (or any of my products), I've included a coupon in the download for my shop. Also, if you haven't signed up for my newsletter, you might want to sign up here. I include a 30% coupon and provide you updates when I put new products in my shop.

Here's the download link for the quick page:

http://www.4shared.com/file/OYt8v4oa/QP_and_Template_for_Just_Chill.html

Password: tinamarie

I have NEW and re-released products in the store plus a free download in the Feature Friday at Little Dreamer Designs.

I am introducing Split Splat today!! I know when I do a layout, I am always in need of just a little something to put on my layout to fill in some white space. I love the ink splatter look. I made these to match the Summer Sorbet papers but they can go with any of your layouts. Try them out! They are 20% off in the store.

Here's the One with Nature Kit mini kit. Download here free.

If you like the mini kit, you can buy the full One with Nature Kit that is on sale for 35% off in the store.

Have a great weekend! Leave a comment with your thoughts on the new Split Splat. If you want a coupon for my store, then sign up for my newsletter for a 30% coupon.

Che Yang Designs has a new kit called Wildflowers that I am wild about. It has the prettiest flowers, light muted blues and then a splash of green apple that really pops. The kit is 20% off at MScraps until Tuesday morning.

Wildflowers

Would you like a chance to WIN this kit?  Just leave a comment on this blog to be entered into a random drawing! Make sure to come back and leave a 2nd, 3rd or 4th comments if you tweet/blog/facebook about the kit. The more comments you leave, the more chances you have to win!!!! You will have until Sunday, June 13th at 9pm (EST) to post your comment.

Here is a quick page I made with Wildflowers.

You can download here:
http://www.4shared.com/dir/nsdvg2mH/Wildflower_Quick_Page.html
password: flower
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If you buy my kit, you can get these Quick Pages and this cool Alpha for FREE! (I put my own pictures in so that you get the idea). Just come back and let me know that you bought my kit and I'll send you the Quick Pages and Alpha set. Thank you so much for supporting me!  Follow my blog so you know about freebies, chats, publication calls, new kits, etc.

Feeling like a Natural Beauty? Download my latest mini kit freebie from the Little Dreamer Apprentice Contest.  (Photos taken by Sara Ann Photography). If you want to be notified of more freebies to come, please follow me (right column)http://www.littledreamerdesigns.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=30746&limit=recent

Oh boy!!! I made it through Week 3 of the Little Dreamer Apprentice (design) Contest.

Here is my latest kit. It's free. Go to the Little Dreamer Designs website to download.
http://www.littledreamerdesigns.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=30545
Downloads from the kit count toward moving forward in the contest (and of course good designs). Have fun with it and let me know if you make any layouts.
Also, they have a voting ballot. Vote for your favorite Apprentice. Could you? Would you? Please vote for me? (Is this starting to sound like a Dr. Seuss book? :-))
http://www.littledreamerdesigns.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1589&highlight=favorite+apprentice