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Thought For The Day

2010-08-10T18:52:00.000-07:00

May You All Have a............

2010-05-08T17:24:00.000-07:00

Just When You Think You've Seen It All

2010-04-14T08:30:00.000-07:00

Each letter hand formed and photographed by Robt. Boleska. I have no words......except I hoped he washed his hands.
Value Pack by Robert Boleska

Digi Never Goes Out of Style

2010-03-28T14:22:00.000-07:00

"EveryTHING old is NEW again". My friend and I were discussing this pertaining to Digital Scrapbooking and how we would love to be able to purchase some older kits that are no longer available. Understanding of course that some designers and their current or former stores have exclusive rights to the older materials of a designer.
However that being said, we understand 'trends' in digital scrapbooking do take┬а precedence when a designer is trying to sell. But that doesn't mean that their former kits etc. are┬а not sellable.
I shop vintage stores for things that never go out of style. How I wish this were true in our digiworld. Why doesn't someone out there get a store for older/vintage digital kits from some of our favorite designers?
Thank you to all the scrap designers that manage to keep all their kits for sale. I and others love shopping those stores and will continue to do so.
Image made with papers & elements of;
debi --former designer/owner of cafedigi.com and theespressocafe.blogspot.com
CAD by MA formerly┬а http://www.creative-art-design
A-Dozi
Thatty Borges

Picture of the Moment

2010-03-06T11:29:00.000-08:00

тАЬAll good things come to he who waitsтАЭ

Happy Heart Day !

2010-02-13T18:00:00.000-08:00

Freebie Recycled from Valentines Past

2010-02-06T13:56:00.000-08:00

Here's a few cherry-picked elements from past Valentines Day that I've created. All have been re-extracted to insure quality digital scrapping products. Please take a moment to read my TOU. It's shorter and more comprehensive.
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Freebie - 4 Colored 4 U Pattern Overlays 4 Christmas

2010-01-06T13:00:00.000-08:00

Yup it's a bit late in coming but here they are. Ready to make a pattern paper easier? Just drop these adorably quirky Christmas colored Overlays over your own background papers.
Leave them as is or recolor them by playing with your Hue/Saturation settings. You can add shapes or brushes to them, erase certain characters, and/or┬а add a scratchy or grungy overlay.

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Fonts for Commercial Use

2010-01-06T12:38:00.000-08:00

Love that squirrel!

Always a great site to visit and find fonts

Please Help

2010-01-03T12:06:00.000-08:00

Stray Dog.
┬аDear God, please send me somebody who'll care.
┬аI'm so tired of running and sick with despair.
┬аMy body is aching and filled with such pain;
┬аAnd dear God I pray, as I run in the rain
┬аThat someone will love me and give me a home,
┬аA warm cozy bed, and food of my own.
┬аMy last owner left me alone in the yard...
┬аI watched as they moved, and God that was hard.
┬аSo I waited a while, then went on my way
┬аTo rummage in garbage and live as a stray.
┬аBut now, God, I'm so tired and hungry and cold;
┬аAnd I'm so afraid that I'll never grow old.
┬аThey've chased me with sticks and hit me with straps
┬аWhile I run the streets just looking for scraps.
┬аI'm not really bad, God, please help if you can,
┬аFor I have become just a "Victim of Man."
┬аI'm wormy, dear God, and I'm ridden with fleas;
┬аAnd all that I want is an Owner to please.
┬аIf you find one for me, God, I'll try to be good.
┬аI won't scratch the carpet; I'll do as I should.
┬аI'll love them, play with them, and try to obey.
┬аI will be so grateful if they'll let me stay.
┬аI don't think I'll make it too long on my own,
┬а'Cause I'm getting weak and I'm so all alone.
┬аEach night as I sleep in the bushes I cry,
┬а'Cause I'm so afraid, God, that I'm gonna die.
┬аI've got so much love and devotion to give
┬аThat I should be given a new chance to Live.
┬аSo dear God, please hear me, please answer my prayer,
┬аAnd send me somebody who will REALLY care.

The National Humane Society
ASPCA

...........and please consider adopting a shelter dog.

Happy 2010!

2009-12-31T21:45:00.000-08:00

At Our Home We Still Wish One Another Merry Christmas

2009-12-24T18:48:00.000-08:00

CHRISTMAS
- by Del "Abe" Jones

Merry Christmas to all
And Happy New Year, too
As we all say, farewell
To this year almost, through.
I wish you good health
Happiness and cheer
And all the best things
In, the new, coming year.
I wish peace for the world
And true freedom for all
For the Devil and hate
A final, downfall..
I hope those filled with greed
Will find they have enough
That love and friendship
Will replace all that "stuff".
I hope the homeless and hungry
Find relief from their plight
(And we know they would
if, we'd all do what's right).
I wish a life for the Children
That, will be worth living
Each with loving parents
Who know, the art of giving.
Colorblind would be fine
And respect for our Brother
An end to those Religions
That believe, there is no other.
I wish Mankind united
In one common cause
To root out all evil
To, make it, what was.
I hope all who have passed
Find peace, in their New World
And that the Stars & Stripes
Will fly proudly, unfurled.
I hope we'll care for our Earth
Quit polluting this place
Before it's too late
For the Human Race.
So Merry Christmas to all
And to all a good night
And during this Season
Let's vow, to do right.

Freebie Photoshop wHoley Brush Set

2009-12-16T18:26:00.000-08:00

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Background paper by Cuddlebeez and is not included. For previewing the brushset only.

Special thanks to Bert for the graphics.

Please remember to comment a little "Thank You".┬а

Christmas Vid-Music Box Dancer Mouse over for Options

2009-12-16T16:18:00.000-08:00

Music Box Dancer - Holdman Christmas Display 2007 from Richard Holdman on Vimeo.

Freebie Puffy & Stitched v.2

2009-12-15T22:05:00.000-08:00

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Freebie-Puffy and Stitched Embellishments

2009-12-09T14:03:00.000-08:00

┬аClick for larger preview

Please take a moment to read my updated TOU. All credits and links are enclosed.

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Freebie Pewter Metals

2009-10-08T12:16:00.000-07:00

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Here is the second batch.

Freebie Brass Metal

2009-10-08T12:13:00.000-07:00

Originally these were made for tagger size, but after looking at them again I would say that you could use them for regular sized scrapping, such as brads, embellishments, etc. etc.

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Freebie Fishing Arty Word Art

2009-09-25T11:57:00.000-07:00

┬аclick image for larger preview

Here's another product that was previously listed in the stores. Here's what you'll get with this one;

You get 11 large .png files for all your scrapbooking needs. What can you do with .png's you ask? Try going into Photoshop's Layer Style palette (the 'fx' icon) play with adding a color overlay, patterns, styles, bevels, and lots of other options. Or you can use your own paper to overlay a .png file.

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As always thanks to DigiFree for the listing.

Proceed With Caution

2009-09-13T10:01:00.000-07:00

Earlier we reported that 4shared.com has been hacked by unknown hackers possibly by members of the Anti-sec Movement. Well, that wasnтАЩt true as 4shared has been hacked by probably Moroccan hackers as a big тАЬI Love MoroccoтАЭ welcomes anybody who tries to access 4shared.com. Many people didnтАЩt believe that the file sharing website was hacked, but now we have the official confirmation and you can even contact the hackers if you want.

ItтАЩs hard to read the name of the first hacker and if someone is kind enough then you can access the website and tell us his name. The second hacker goes by the name of ImaD-Cc. T├Шr?!├Р├Ш & ImaD-Cc left two emails: TrN@HoTmAiL.Es and Im_New@H.CoM, but we donтАЩt know yet if these are their emails.

The message of the two hackers is тАЬNo Reason, No Mercy, No S**T, Just HackedтАЭ so this means that they just hacked 4shared.com for no reason without mercy and theyтАЩre not kidding.

Users report that 4share.com can be accessed via this URL: http://www.4shared-china.com without problems. Everything seems to be there they say, but we havenтАЩt tested it as none of us have a 4shared.com account. More info soon to come so stay tuned.

SoftSailor

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You can use www.4shared-china.com to download files. But be careful in logging-in your account, because thereтАЩs still no announcement coming from 4shared team on how legit this site.
4Shared.com was hacked and canтАЩt be accessed. When youтАЩll visit 4shared.com, youтАЩll be automatically be redirected to http://www.abcjardins.com/Hacked/ which obviously telling visitors that 4shared is being hacked.
Update: Still donтАЩt have any information about this hacked attacked. But surely this will alert all webmasters. Just imagine, a popular site being hackedтАж..]
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Need Photoshop Brushes?

2009-09-09T11:47:00.000-07:00

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From Coolest Brushes.com┬а

Welcome to Coolest Brushes where you can find the best free Adobe Photoshop Brushes and resources that are out there. All of the brushes here a free for personal use and most are free for commercial use - just be sure to check the authors terms of use.

In addition there are patterns, shapes, and tutes. I just got added to the listings for Brushes and I'm thrilled!

Freebie Sparkle Pack

2009-09-03T14:18:00.000-07:00

As usual these can be used for Commercial or Personal use. This pack was offered here previously on my blog and now has been resurrected from the scrapyard on my PC lol
Thank you all for the lovely comments that you leave!

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Freebie Hardware

2009-09-01T12:02:00.000-07:00

A set of two old hardware pieces that I did when I first got into digital scrapbooking. Revamped and ready to use in your LO's.
Special thanks to Dragon Art for their Vector Grunge Tire Tracks used in making the Preview.

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Freebie Fancy Buttons

2009-08-25T16:30:00.000-07:00

Here's a dozen fancy-schmancy buttons for your digi scrapping needs. You can get them here.

Freebie Word Art

2009-08-23T11:39:00.000-07:00

Just a couple of word art .png's to compliment your LO's. I cannot remember the author of the quotes, but I thank them none-the-less.
Special thanks to;
lliella for the use of her kit to use as my preview. Kit elements or papers not included (as you many have already guessed!)
Pick up here.

Freebie "The Cross" for Faith or Fashion

2009-08-22T18:24:00.000-07:00

Today I have 15 .png crosses for freebie. You can download here.
Thanks again so much for all your wonderful comments!

Freebie Spring Things Brushes

2009-08-04T18:03:00.000-07:00

Here's the first of the freebies as promised. All I ask is that you take a moment to read the TOU.

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Changes and Hot Flashes

2009-08-02T10:53:00.000-07:00

I'm in the process of slimming down my blog to simplify it a bit. I want to Thank all those that sent Awards and please know that I appreciated them all. But as seasons change, so too do Blog lay-outs.
Also, I'm updating links so if you don't see yours and you've linked my blog, kick me an email...or better yet--kick me in the backside for being negligent! lol
I am no longer designing for my beloved Stores. I found that I had no time to do my own Scrapping! So in the following months, I'll be posting all my store items on this blog as FREEBIES.
Love hearing from each one of you in the comment sections or by email. Thanks again for being patient.

A Few of My Favorite Things

2009-08-01T14:14:00.000-07:00

After building a new PC, there were a lot of "junk" utilities I got rid of. However I found there was 4 items I couldn't live without! lol I thought I would share them here.

1. Unlocker
Kills the annoying messages such as---
Cannot delete file: Access is denied
There has been a sharing violation.
The source or destination file may be in use.
The file is in use by another program or user.
Make sure the disk is not full or write-protected and that the file is not currently in use.
Great little utility to UNLOCK files for deletion. Simply right-click.

2. Filetip
This is an older version but will still work on XP, and not to worry it's in English.
What it does---
Mouseover tootips for text files, executables, shortcuts, zip files, bitmaps (except JPG), icons, animated cursors, AVI files, and HTML files. I especially love this for Zip and .rar files to check content and size.
*note* You will need to enable "Show Pop-up description for folder and desktop items" in Control Panel-Folder Options/View.

3. PSP Thumbnail Handler
When viewing files on your computer with Windows Explorer's thumbnails view, this utility allows you to view thumbnails of Paint Shop Pro images even if you're a Photoshop user!

4. Read Only
Removes the "Read Only" attributes of any file. Super simple to install. Just download the file, unzip, and right click on the .inf file and select, "Install". It can be removed in Add/Remove.
I'm sorry that I can't remember where I got this, but I would not be without it. Simply right click on a folder to remove "Read Only".

R.I.P. Michael J. Jackson

2009-06-28T22:03:00.000-07:00

Just one of the many songs that I happen to like. This one has always been one of my favorites.
Whether or not he was "guilty" of those terrible crimes, he will remain one of the best talents ever in music HIStory.

Clever Business Card

2009-06-08T13:38:00.000-07:00

Sound Advice on Growing Older

2009-06-05T12:35:00.000-07:00

My sister sent this to me and after reading it, I thought it to be profound in a funny way.

Written By Regina Brett, 90 years old, of The Plain Dealer, Cleveland, Ohio.

1. Life isn't fair, but it's still good.

2. When in doubt, just take the next small step.

3. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.

4. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends and
parents will. Stay in touch.

5. Pay off your credit cards every month.

6. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.

7. Cry with someone. It's more healing than crying alone.

8. It's OK to get angry with God. He can take it.

9. Save for retirement starting with your first paycheck.

10. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.

11. Make peace with your past so it won't screw up the present.

12. It's OK to let your children see you cry.

13. Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea what their
journey is all about.

14. If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn't be in it.

15. Everything can change in the blink of an eye. But don't worry; God
never blinks.

16. Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.

17. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.

18. Whatever doesn't kill you really does make you stronger.

19. It's never too late to have a happy childhood. But the second one
is up to you and no one else.

20. When it comes to going after what you love in life, don't take no
for an answer.

21. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie.
Don't save it for a special occasion. Today is special.

22. Over prepare, then go with the flow.

23. Be eccentric now. Don't wait for old age to wear purple.

24. The most important sex organ is the brain.

25. No one is in charge of your happiness but you.

26. Frame every so-called disaster with these words 'In five years, will
this matter?'

27. Always choose life.

28. Forgive everyone everything.

29. What other people think of you is none of your business.

30. Time heals almost everything. Give time time.

31. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.

32. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.

33. Believe in miracles.

34. God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you
did or didn't do.

35. Don't audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.

36. Growing old beats the alternative -- dying young.

37. Your children get only one childhood.

38. All that truly matters in the end is that you loved.

39. Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.

40. If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else's,we'd
grab ours back.

41. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.

42. The best is yet to come.

43. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.

44. Yield.

45. Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift."

Newly Designed Stamps

2009-05-15T12:00:00.000-07:00

Let's Hear It for Imaginative Designers!

On May 8, 2009, in Washington, DC, the Postal ServiceтДв issued a 44тАУcent, Love: King and Queen of Hearts definitive stamp with two different designs in a convertible booklet of 20 stamps. The stamp was designed by Derry Noyes of Washington, DC, and Jeanne Greco of New York, New York.

Since the beginning of its popular Love stamps in 1973, the U.S. Postal Service┬о is paying clever tribute to the worldтАЩs favorite тАЬgameтАЭ with the issuance of the King and Queen of Hearts, the latest stamps in the Love series. Artist Jeanne Greco, New York, New York, created the art on her computer for the two stamp designs, one showing the King and one showing the Queen, by using images from 18th Century French playing cards as a reference.

Over the years, the Love stamps have featured a wide variety of designs, including heart motifs, colorful flowers, and the word тАЬLOVEтАЭ itself.

Freebie PS Brush Set Bit of This and That

2009-05-09T17:27:00.000-07:00

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Yikes I've been gone for awhile. So to make up for by absence I have create a freebie brush set for Photoshop for all of my scrapping friends and neighbors.
There are 16 assorted brushes in this set titled, "Bit of This and That". For previewing purposes some brushes have been resized, shadowed, and rotated.
There are a few Mothers Day themed brushes in this batch, but there's many more for general useage.
I hope you have as much fun creating with these brushes as I had making them for you all.
CU and Personal use friendly. Sorry these are gone but will return soon.

New In Store-"Who Framed"

2009-03-09T22:04:00.000-07:00

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Busy Scrappin' is no longer in business. These will return to this blog as Freebies at some point.

Freebie Add On for Springs A Poppin

2009-03-04T20:08:00.000-08:00

Sorry this is gone but will return soon at some point.

New Kit Coming Soon- Springs' A Poppin'

2009-02-28T11:29:00.000-08:00

We could all use a little spring with some Easter thrown in and this kit has all the vivid colors to get your Spring Fever hoppin'.

Description; In this kit, "Springs' A Poppin' you get 4 textured solid papers, 4 textured patterned papers. Three character brads in pewter bezels, 4 color-coordinated petal flowers, 3 coordinated felt buttons w/stitch thread, 4 sugared heart candies, 2 realistic bows, 1 textured ribbon, 1 bow border, 1 chick, 1 carrot, and 1 chick w/bunny ears and 1 large spring grasses with dainty flowers.

Happy Valentines Day 2009

2009-02-13T21:36:00.000-08:00

Premio Dardos

2009-02-13T21:04:00.000-08:00

Many thanks to Sarah for the Premio Dardos Award! The instructions were to pass this to 55 more blogs?! Wish I could, but time just does not allow it.

However, I do appreciate the nod Ms. Sarah, aka, Temp!

Premio Dardos

2009-02-13T20:51:00.000-08:00

Many thanks to Tempy for this award!

A Rose By Any Other Name

2009-02-12T16:20:00.000-08:00

My relatives send me lots and lots of various stuff in email. Breadline Design totally got my attention today. For some reason this site got me to giggling and only because I think we've all seen it play out in blogger names, domain names, etc. etc.--- mine included.
Who knows I may snag a newer and cooler name from this site.

Designer Award

2009-02-08T13:00:00.000-08:00

One of the coolest things of all is to watch someone succeed in something you share a mutal love and interest. Stacey Crossley has got to be one of my most favorite people in the Digi World. She has absolutely progressed as a Designer and better yet, is one of the nicest and down-to-earth ladies! She makes my day brighter with comments she leaves on my blog and that means a lot to me.
So I am most honored to receive this award from my friend Stacey. Thank you again Mrs. C, I luv ya hun!

The Lemonade Award

2009-02-08T12:45:00.000-08:00

I am still so amazed and honored each time I receive an award from a fellow scrapper.
Many thanks to the lovely and talented PinkuPixie for the Lemonade award!

The "rules" of this award are that I must:-
1. Put the logo on your blog or post. (Right click on the logo and save to your own computer.)
2. Nominate at least 10 blogs which show great attitude and/or gratitude!
3. Link to your nominees within your post.
4. Let them know that they have received this award by commenting on their blog.
5. Share the love and link to this post with the person from whom you received your award.

Here are my nominees in no particular order;

CrazyDiamond
Leaonna
Munchkin Scraps
Designed by K
Robyn Chic Scraps
Sue
Shilo
Amber
Renata
Sarah

Another Bites The Dust

2009-02-06T12:13:00.000-08:00

I just received this today in my email. I'm peeved that is getting more and more difficult to find hardcopy Digital Scrapping Magazines for snailmail subscriptions.
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Dear Sue,
Certainly you've come to rely on the inspiration and creativity that comes with each and every issue of Digital Scrapbooking. We are saddened to share the news that, due to difficult conditions in both the economy and the publishing market, CK Media has made the decision to cease publication of Digital Scrapbooking magazine after the February/March issue.

Although we are discontinuing the magazine, we still believe in, and are committed to, digital scrapbooking as a growing segment of the market. We will continue to deliver relevant content to our tech-savvy audience via our Web site at www.digitalscrapbooking.com.

We value you as a subscriber and will honor your remaining issues with Creating Keepsakes magazine. In each issue, you'll find hundreds of fresh scrapbook ideas and new designs, computer tips and tricks, great photo techniques and enhancers and much, much more.

If you would like to extend your subscription to Creating Keepsakes now, you'll receive our special low rate of 1 year (12 issues) for only $19.97. That's a savings of 72% off the cover price and $5.00 off the regular renewal rate!

Thank you for your loyalty and support in the scrapbooking community. We look forward to having you as a continued subscriber.

Sincerely,
Jennafer Martin
Editor-in-Chief, Digital Scrapbooking

Brian Tippetts
Editor-in-Chief, Creating Keepsakes

Non-Scrap Related

2009-02-02T12:28:00.000-08:00

Click to read about the film

This is a fun website where you can preview a new movie called "Coraline" and make cool things like 'Button Your Eyes' from your own photo or construct vintage-style seed packs. You can download, print, or publish your creations.
Definitely worth a look and a great time waster! Go here to visit this website. Navigate to the Garden to construct your Seed Packet or you can go to Other Mother Workshop to Button your Eyes.

Freebie Bows For Valentine or Anytime

2009-01-20T13:22:00.000-08:00

Sorry this is gone but shall return on this blog.

Happy Year of New 2009!

2008-12-31T13:09:00.000-08:00

Wishing everyone in all the different global time zones, a very Happy, Healthy, and Prosperous New Year!!

Freebie Recipe

2008-12-17T21:11:00.000-08:00

Preview is not in printable size. Please use the download link below

If you got my Freebie "Pastilla" Christmas kit, here's a matching recipe card with one of my familys favorite candies, Cashew Brittle. Die hard Peanut Brittle fans will be happy to know that 1 Cup of raw peanuts can be substituted for the cashews.
This link is discontinued. Thanks for your patronage.

Treasured Friends Forever Award

2008-12-17T18:59:00.000-08:00

I'm playing catch-up so please forgive me for being so late! Lovely Leaonna has tagged me with this wonderful award. I won't be able to tag the 7 required people, but I still so appreciate the thought. Thank you Ms. Leaonna!

New Freebie Lister!

2008-12-17T18:56:00.000-08:00

Creative Busy Hands Digital Freebies Search
When I have time, I love to look at all the Freebie hunter listers. Luiza has a new one that looks to be awesome. Go have a look and if you don't see your own freebies, drop her an email.

Freebie Kit - From Me to You

2008-12-15T20:58:00.000-08:00

Here's a little Mini Kit freebie for all that visit my blog. At this most glorious and busy time of year, A very Merry Christmas and may your holidays and everyday bring you blessings.
The links are expired. Thanks for understanding.

Naked and Angry

2008-12-15T18:39:00.000-08:00

As many scrappers know already there are hundreds if not thousands of beautiful patterned papers available to us. Naked & Angry has provided an opportunity to turn any of your own pattern designs into cash!

From the Naked and Angry Site;
How it works Anyone can come to Naked & Angry and submit a pattern design to be voted on by other Naked & Angry users. The design will be scored for 14 days at which time it will be given a final score. The highest scoring designs will be manufactured and products will be created inspired by the patterns. The winners will receive a $750 cash prize and 1 free Naked & Angry item.
Who created it Naked & Angry was created by a team of web designers and developers called skinnyCorp. skinnyCorp also created the community-driven Threadless.com which invites designers to submit tee shirt designs to be scored by the Threadless community. The winning designs are printed and sold from the site. Naked & Angry is an extension of Threadless.com - one which focuses on higher quality products through the more subtle pattern approach.
What it hopes to become Naked & Angry aims to manufacture products and garments created from winning pattern designs ranging from ties to tops to pillows to belts to socks to sweaters to wallpaper. The goal is to choose five winning patterns every season to create 5-15 various items.

From what I understand you must design in either Photoshop or Illustrator to be considered. More information available and Naked and Angry's website. Good Luck!

Scrap Street Gallery

2008-11-19T13:18:00.000-08:00

Just a very tiny example of the Gallery

Have you seen the Gallery over at Scrap Street? I am bowled over by the LO's the girls are creating. They're so upscale and gorgeous! You really must go have a peek and...while you're there, simply sign up and upload some of your own LO's. We're a friendly bunch of ladies that welcome all new Scrap Street Sisters!

Trying Something New

2008-11-19T10:38:00.000-08:00

This is a set that is designated for Taggers currently available over at Busy Scrappin. I've always had one foot in the Digital Scrap world but would love to put the other tootsie into the Tagging universe. lol
In this set you get 9 pewter colored characters to use anyway you want in your projects. Whether they be for Commercial Use or Personal Use.

I love NIT WITS

2008-11-16T16:34:00.000-08:00

New Blog Header using Mary Fran's, "Ginger Fella's" kit. Please visit her store for a most extraordinary Digital Scrapbooking adventure!!

Colored 4 You Christmas Patterns (Full Size)

2008-11-16T15:35:00.000-08:00

Hi all, good to be back from my vacation from the deep south...boiled peanuts?! We had a really good time even though I came down with a bout of pneumonia! Thank goodness for modern medical wonder drugs as I'm rounding the corner feeling a lot better.

Today I've put up 2 new Christmas items at Busy Scrappin store. Here's the description-

For Commercial or Personal Use. Liberal Customization allowed! Ready to make a pattern paper easier? Just drop these adorably quirky Christmas colored Overlays over your own background papers. Leave them as is or recolor them by playing with your Hue/Saturation settings. You can add shapes or brushes to them, erase certain characters, and/or add a scratchy or grungy overlay. Try rotating or rescaling them for Taggers kits. Mix and match them my other Colored Overlays located in the store! Very adaptable to all your scrapping Holiday creatons!

Busy Scrappin' Blog Train Freebies

2008-10-30T22:00:00.000-07:00

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Welcome to my portion of the Busy Scrappin' Blog Train. I have a CU or Personal use mini-bag of goodies for you.

1 Overlay with various mixed Halloween characters
2. Halloween Themed Shapes

Pick up here
*Background Paper not included. Shadows added for Previewing Purposes Only*

Crazy Diamond

Designed by K

Munchkyn Scraps

Latte' Dah Designs

Simply Scraps

Robyns Chic Scraps

Scrappin Time Fun

Scrap Stew Sue Designs

Scraps by Shilo

Serene by RW

Scrap Wizard

Digidesigns By Amberbaz

Scrap Street Magazine

2008-10-10T19:59:00.000-07:00

This is the latest issue of our Magazine over at Scrap Street.
Go ahead and play with PDfMeNot using the slider for enlarging and arrows to turn the pages. When you click on any link, you'll be taken over to our actual magazine.

Friendship Around The World Award

2008-10-10T12:18:00.000-07:00

I have received this award from Anni e and I'm deeply touched! Thank you very much Annie!

This award is called the "Proximidade Award" or the "Friendship Around The World Award". The award is meant to highlight blogs that are pleasing or special in some way and to extend the hand of friendship around the world.

The rules are that once you receive this award, you must pass it on to eight other blogs. So here are the ones IтАЩve chosen, which are some of the gals over at the Busy Scrappin' store.

Freebie Not So Charming Charms

2008-10-08T20:00:00.000-07:00

Gone but not forgotten! Sorry this is expired but be on the lookout for more newer products.

Photoshop in a Browser? SUMO Paint

2008-10-08T17:42:00.000-07:00

Before you spend any money on PSP, PSE, PS CS, and would like to try your hand at creating digital art, why not start with SUMO Paint. Sumo is one of the new "Web 2.0" web based applications. It's a very close clone to Photoshop but without the built in bloat. It's being touted as the most advanced online image editing software around and it's not just for correcting "red eye". It actually has an easy-to-learn interface and Photoshop users will love the familiarity of it. Be sure your browser is up to date with Adobe Flash as SUMO is a Flash based application, meaning it will open in your browser. I have personally tested SUMO Paint in Opera v. 9.52, Internet Explorer v. 7.0, and Firefox v. 3.03 and it worked without a hitch. Nothing to download and install and it's FREE!

Sumo's features include;
1. Shape tools
2. Layers with blending modes.
3. Brush Tool- settings for size, opacity, scatter, random rotate, and gravity.
4. Ink tool-Creates realistic ink impressions with options for "ink wetness" look.
5. Text tool
6. Eraser tool
7. Filters
8. Gradient tool
9. Gravity for Vectors-similar to Photoshops Pen tool.
10. Shape Trails-Creates ghost trails for the shape given, creating an interesting and cool effect. Shape trails are available in Rectangle, Circle, Pie, Star, Round Star and Blade Star.
11. Custom Shape Tool-The SUMO Paint custom shape tool lets you draw your own custom shapes and fills the shape when the mouse button is released.
12. Symmetry tool-allows you to draw some intricate mandala-like drawings very quickly.
13. Transform tool
14. Lasso tool
15. Smudge tool
16. Blur tool
17. Line tool
18. Curve tool
19. Zoom tool
20. Selection Modify
21. Color Picker
22. Swatches
23. Saving Images with multiple layers
24. Select Pixels
25. SUMO paint start view
26. Support for Cool Iris 3D Gallery-Browser Plugin, optional.

Having not read any tutorials prior to trying SUMO, I found the import/export feature a big surprise!

If you'd like to join the SUMO community, look under File, there's a login/register option for free membership. It's another great feature for uploading your art into your own online gallery and unlike other photo apps it doesn't have hooks into social sharing sites like Flickr and Facebook.

SUMO Paint is currently in beta, but the gold release of the web-based application is expected later in the fall. SUMO Paint is being offered by Finnish-based Snap Group Ltd.
Ready to try it? Click on this link and off you go! Have fun playing with SUMO!

Dollar Bill Comedy

2008-10-04T13:48:00.000-07:00

My Uncle sent me this little funny and thought I'd share it since it seems to be the National pastime here in the States. I have no idea of the artist who did this, but he or she deserves a medal simply for the reason of giving us all a break from the Wall Street whoa's.

Breast Cancer Awareness Month

2008-10-01T20:25:00.000-07:00

Annie's Digital Things Blog

2008-09-19T12:42:00.000-07:00

I am a big fan of Heritage Scrapbooking and I found one of the most talented ladies named Annie! Actually DigiFree had listed both of her freebie QP's the other day and I was an immediate FAN! So much so, that her blog is now on my reader, over there on the right > >
Have a look at both of the "Fields of Lavender" QP's Annie made.

Both are enchanting and lovely in their construction. Thank you so much Annie for both of these extraordinary QP's! I LOVE your style!

In The Mood for the Yule Tide

2008-09-14T16:48:00.000-07:00

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Over at Busy Scrappin' store I have 2 *new* poinsettia's for sale. They can be for Personal or Commercial Use. It's never to early or late to get some Holiday scrap pages rolling!

Freebie Pine Cone Santa

2008-09-09T15:44:00.000-07:00

You'll find this freebie I created over at ScrapStreet.com. I'm not trying to send ya'all on a hunting expedition (lol) instead I'd like for you to tap around on our blog at Scrap Street and discover loads of interesting Digital and Hybrid Scrapping information. You may even find other freebies....

Stitched Felt Leaves

2008-09-05T22:10:00.000-07:00

Just in at Busy Scrappin' (Click the blinkie on the right) is my new set of Stitched, Felt leaves for CU and Personal Use. You get 9 to create in any color you'd like.
Be looking for the new CU Club coming soon over at Busy Scrappin'!

Labor Day Weekend Sale

2008-08-29T12:56:00.000-07:00

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The Labor Day sale is over but be on the look-out for the next big sale for huge savings!

Freebie for Friday

2008-08-22T13:31:00.000-07:00

Click Preview for closer look. Shadows not included, for preview purposes only.

This one is now over at Busy Scrappin' and it's still free!

Arrows

2008-08-21T19:09:00.000-07:00

Also hitting the store today are 5 .png arrows for sale. Use them for journaling, color them, overlay them....whatever you choose to do. They're Commercial and Personal use.

New CU Item

2008-08-21T14:48:00.000-07:00

Over at Busy Scrappin' I have some new Commercial and Personal Use .png images for sale. They're called "The Cross" so whether it be Baptism, Confirmations, Marriage, or any symbol of your Christian Faith you have 15 different choices for incorporating the perfect symbol into your Digital Scrapping.

Cluck Cluck

2008-08-18T20:18:00.000-07:00

I am finding myself more and more at The Chicken Coop. It's the first place I go to find out which stores are having sales because who doesn't love a bargain? Mrs. Chicken (I apologize for not knowing her name!) makes this very convenient indeed. She has brought our community a much needed touchstone! The site is super easy to navigate and overflowing with interesting bits pertaining to the Digital Scrap community such as Challenges and Freebies.
While there be sure to leave some love in the cluck box for this amazing Listing Blog.

Freebie Bling Buttons

2008-08-18T13:34:00.000-07:00

I have a freebie for you over at Busy Scrappin. Simply scroll down on the page where it says FREEBIES-click on the preview photo and you will get an immediate download. No sign up necessary! Or you can use the Left navigation bar and click on Scrap Stew Sue and it should bring it up that way as well.
Enjoy your Bling Buttons (brads)!

Freebie Olympics Emblem

2008-08-16T15:10:00.000-07:00

Just click the image to get the larger .png image

I am so caught up in watching the Olympics this year! So to honor my hometeam here's an emblem made in lush red felt with rich gold lettering for you. CU or Personal use.
Go USA!
Edit: Thank you Michael Phelps for some of the most exciting swim events I've seen in ages!

Revamped Spring Things Brushes

2008-08-15T18:01:00.000-07:00

I just added this newly revamped brush set over at Busy Scrappin' store. It includes an .abr and .png files. Although they're named "Spring Things" they can be used for anything.
They're for Commercial and/or Personal use.

Bliss LO

2008-08-10T14:05:00.000-07:00

I love this photo of my nephew Kal. So peaceful and serene while taking his nap.
I used Shazbutt's template #56 and the papers are a freebie from Digital Arts Magazine.
Photo taken by Amanda D.

Rooting for Stacey

2008-07-30T12:05:00.000-07:00

Over at, "Nicoal Goes Digi Scrapping" Stacey is previewing her contest entry for the Growing in Grace Magazine for Ladies and I gotta say, she's outdone herself in this kit. The kit she's submitting for the contest, "There is a Season" was inspired by an Ecclesiastes verse.

The color scheme that Stacey chose are cozy and reflective of the Fall season and her elements and papers meld so perfectly. I just LOVE how she created this lovely Digital Scrapping kit, and guess what? It will also be in her stores for sale to the general public later tonight! And and and!!....a freebie from the kit!!

Hop over to Stacey's blog and read where you can buy this absolutely lovely kit and please be sure to wish her Good Luck in the contest. You have to admire her attitude when she says, "I may not win this contest, but I truly did enjoy the process of completing this kit".

Freebie Flower Photograph

2008-07-29T16:06:00.000-07:00

This is a bloom from our Rose of Sharon tri-color bush. It was taken with a Nikon D40x in high resolution. The size is 3872x2592. If you'd like to have it you can download it here. I love how the blossom seems to be floating with the light from behind it. No filters OR Photoshop voodoo has been used on this photograph.

Some ideas would be to extract it for Digital Scrapping or maybe as your Desktop background. I have no restrictions on the use of this photo because beautiful things in Nature do not have any limitations such as TOU's. Please freely enjoy it.

Wasting Time

2008-07-27T12:24:00.000-07:00

Dora posted this link to Wordle over on the Scrap Street Blog and I've played with it for 1/2 hour today! Here's my little word cloud that pertains to the Digital Scrap community. Now go play and have fun!

Get Street Smart!

2008-07-22T08:48:00.000-07:00

Over at the Scrap Street Blog, there's some very interesting tips, tutorials, and all around fun information going on. Go have a look and if you have a moment, post a little comment.

Freebie Toy Chest Brushes for Photoshop

2008-07-15T14:33:00.000-07:00

You will find this set of Toy Chest brushes exclusively at the Busy Scrappin' store for free download. In the zip file, you'll find an .abr file and 10 .png image files for all our DIP friends.
These are smaller than Digital Scrap size and would be perfect for making your background patterns and stickers.
They are CU and Scrap For Hire friendly.

Street Smart Tip

2008-07-12T23:35:00.000-07:00

My store mate over at Scrap Street.. Sue Wood has put up a great tutorial on how to get rid of stray pixels. Whether you're an accomplished designer or a novice, you'll find this tutorial very comprehensive. Scrap Street Designer Group Blog .

DSO Extended it's Sale !

2008-07-12T15:21:00.000-07:00

Wheeeeeeeee!! Kim has extended the sale at DSO to July 13th!
Go over and stock up on this extraordinary opportunity at DSO.

Big Sale and a Plug for Kim B

2008-07-11T22:34:00.000-07:00

Ya better hurry cos time's a wastin'. Get over to DSO because those lovely and talented ladies are having a 50% OFF sale from July 10th-12th.

While you're over there be sure and check out Kim B's latest kit, "Softly Sweet". It is an all-around MUST HAVE and I'm not kidding. It's so impeccably designed that it makes me wanna slap my Momma. In Kim's designs, you can always see the time and detail she puts into each and every element and paper, which keeps me coming back for more from this most talented Designer!

New Brushes

2008-07-09T15:39:00.000-07:00

Over at Busy Scrappin I've put up my newest Photoshop Brushset. In this set you get 6 brushes ideal for making your own background patterns for your scrapping pages or you can apply styles and use them as embellishments. Made in Photoshop CS3. PNG's files included. Ranging in size from 1470 to 2249.
CU and Scrap For Hire okay.

New Kit "Birthday Odyssey"

2008-07-08T18:15:00.000-07:00

This kit is gender friendly for either male or female. You'll find a wide variety of elements (20) with a coordinating set of papers (10) to make any Birthday Lay-Out special and spectacular.

Kit includes;
10 coordinating papers, 4 Solid and 6 Patterned, 5 Brads, 2 Pointing Arrows for Journaling, 1 Landscape Doodle Frame, 1 Portrait Doodle Frame, 1 Droopy Hand Colored Flower , 1 Doodle Flower Stem, 1 Doodled Hand Colored Stemmed Flower, 1 Birthday Cake w/Candles, 1 Pert and Patterned Bow Tie, 1 Balloon Bouquet, 1 Patterned Knotted Ribbon, 1 Birthday Hat, 1 Tilted Hand Colored Flower, 2 Labels with Birthday Related Quotes, and 1 Wire "Happy Birthday" Word Art.
This kit is ready for quality printing in 300 ppi and is 12"x12".

You can get the whole enchilada at www.Scrap Street
or
Get which parts you'd like at Busy Scrappin'

This is a LO created by Lindsey at ScrapStreet.

Brillante Weblog Premio 2008

2008-07-08T02:24:00.000-07:00

I have received this wonderful award twice! One from my friend Linda and the other from Dnadryad. But due to the fact I'm a bit pressed for time, I'm going to just list my 7 links instead of 14! lol
The rules of the award are:

1. The winner can put the logo on her blog.
2. Link the person you received your award from.
3. Nominate at least 7 other blogs.
4. Put links of those blogs on yours.
5. Leave a message on the blogs of the girls you've nominated

My lovely winners are;
Kizgold
Val J
Stacey
Leaonna
Cindyrelly
Norene
Kimberly

HB to the USA today

2008-07-04T22:32:00.000-07:00

My ears are buzzing and my nose is stuffed up with sulfer and the dog is having a nervous breakdown! Until next year, I hope everyone had a great 4th of July.

Freebie Backyard Playground New Links

2008-07-02T13:02:00.000-07:00

Sorry this one is gone.

Freebie Back Yard Playground Mini Kit

2008-06-30T22:00:00.000-07:00

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My contribution to Back Yard Playground is a mini-kit for you.

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To get the rest of this extraordinary kit, please follow the links below.

Aeryn
Becky
Beth
Brooke
Crystal(digiscrapalicious)
Crystal (s.amazed)
Dawn
Debbie
Debi
Denise
Donna
Erika
Heather
Jennifer
Joni
Joy
Karen
Kathy (carolinagirl)
Kathy (scraploft)
Kay
Kelly
Kim
Krisi
Lara
Leaonna
Lori
Melanie(bygodsdesign)
Melanie(scrappinasithappens)
Melanie(sweetasmel)
Michaele
Mollie
Monica
Nadine
Nancy
Nikki
Patty
Penny
Rachael
Shannon
Sheila
Stella
Sue
Tammy
Utski

Freebie Friday Flower

2008-06-27T18:21:00.000-07:00

Sorry but to save space, this is gone.

Converting PS Brushes

2008-06-25T20:02:00.000-07:00

Dinphy had mentioned to me awhile back that she had learned to convert Photoshop brushes for use in DIP. Today in my Y-Group Shannon posted a great link on how Gimp Users can convert PS brushes over for Gimp. So that got to me motivated to post a few links here on how to convert PS brushes to various other graphic apps.
I've been very neglectful of adding my brush .png files in my PS Brushsets and I promise to do that in the future. Please know that it seriously was NOT Photoshop snobbery...lol!

Convert PS Brushes to Gimp

Convert PS Brushes to PSP

ABR Viewer to Help Convert (Free)

If anyone has any others please let me know and I'll post them here. Thanks in advance.

Spotlight is on Calvina

2008-06-24T13:28:00.000-07:00

Today whilst perusing Maria's DigiFree, a beautiful set of papers caught my eye. On this blog was the WHOLE beautiful kit by Calvina named, "Lavender Plum". I was so taken with the classy vintage aspect of Calvina's gorgeous kit that I had to make her todays Designer Spotlight. I urge all of you that read this to visit her blog and leave her some good feedback. Oh, she's also a Teddy Bear maker! Her hand-made mini-teds and friends are ADORABLE.

Freebie Styles "Fleur De Lis"

2008-06-23T01:42:00.000-07:00

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Sorry this is gone.

Summer Fun Collab Papers "Big & Splashy"

2008-06-21T22:59:00.000-07:00

Over at Busy Scrappin' a Freebie 5 piece set of 12x12, 300 ppi papers as part of the Summer Fun collab will be up soon. While you're there, come and participate with us on the Forums and post your LO's in the Gallery. We're a very friendly bunch of ladies totally nuts over Digital Scrapbooking.
Special Thanks to Mega-Doodle inspired for her PS Paper Preview Action

Spotlighting Mega-Doodle Inspired

2008-06-21T12:26:00.000-07:00

For anyone that's ever tried Mega-Doodles PS Actions, you know how really great they are. She's come out with this new one of Purse 01 and I'm dying to get it! Here's the description:

This fun action will make a purse from your paper or foreground color. Your paper only needs to be sized 3.5x3.5 inches or larger!! Optional to leave purse in layers for further customization! It has been tested in PS CS2 & CS3. It will not work in PSE at this time. - 5 Actions (1.atn file) - 300 dpi

.......and it's ON SALE!! .....and it's okay for CU!! Oh yeah, I'm opening my own purse to get this Purse Action and I urge all of you to check out Mega-Doodle's store's.
Scrappin' FreeStyle
My Scrap Shop
and the big Kahuna...... Commercial-Use.com