National Scrapbook Day $1 Sale & 4 Freebies | Digital Scrapbook Freebie

Hey Scrappers,

Farmer’s Market is here!Yay!

That’s right 40 products in my store for just ONE DOLLAR.  I have a great new collection called Green Thumb.

I’ve added 2 more sets of templates in my Lay It On There {Doubles} series. 17 & 18, 20 & 21.

I have other fantastic items that you can get for the reduced price of just $1. Score!

Hey did you notice that new Conqueror Alpha? Spoiler Alert! It’s coordinates with with little bits created by many of the Orchard Girls and there is a coordinating freebie on my blog.

SCROLL DOWN TO THE NEXT POST for this freebie & the rest of the blog train.

Here are some layouts using my new kit, Green Thumb.

Using LIOT {Doubles 17)

Using LIOT {Doubles} 18

Using LIOT {Doubles} 21

Using LIOT {Doubles} 22

And now it’s time for FREEBIES!

This one is available  in the newsletter.  Subscribe & the latest edition with be sent to you within 24 hours.

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This one is available here on my blog:

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And this one is in the Facebook Fan Club:

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Your New Go-To Alpha

The alphas for Green Thumb just might be your new go-to alpha.  With a darker green, a medium, lime, and a light yellow, they can be used to make nearly any color of the rainbow.  Check this out:

Using your Hue/Saturation adjustments, you can make a rainbow of colors:

Don’t forget to head over to the ScrapOrchard forums this weekend for some fun & exciting games.  Just look at those prizes!

Conqueror Blog Train Freebie

Hey Scrappers!

You should be coming from Danyale’s blog.

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Welcome!  I have these fabulous stitches for you:

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My contribution to this collab is these alphas.  Standing tall and strong, with a feminine touch.  You can snag them in the store.

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Next up, head to Kristin’s blog.

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If you get lost along the way, here is a list of the train stops:

1. WendyBird Designs

2. Laura Banasiak Digital Designs

3. Fiddle-Dee-Dee Designs


4. Hat of Bunny

5. SandyPie Creations

6. Etc by Danyale 


7. Chelle’s Creations 


8. Kristin Aagard Designs

9. Down This Road Designs

10. La Belle Vie Designs 


11. Createwings Designs 


12. Red Ivy Design 

The cure for Spring Fever: Creme de la Peche AND 3 FREEBIES | Digital Scrapbook Freebies

Hey Scrappers,

Every year I seem to get a little spring fever and the only cure is to make something beautiful.  Last year it was Fleur de Violette and in the spirit of that collection, this year I created Creme de la Peche.  My high-school senior daughter is a florist.  She maintains a few pinterest boards that are followed by a couple of bridal magazines.  She LOVES weddings and wedding flowers.  So this color scheme is a tribute to her favorite peonies and ranunculus in her favorite coral & white colors scheme.

Free with purchase of the kit, are these beautiful Embossed Papers.

If you love pocket scrapping, we have instaLife Cards & Journal Cards available for you.

 

Here’s an extra coupon you can use on the new releases this week.  And don’t forget the coordinating freebies below.

Here are some layout ideas.


Now let’s talk FREEBIES! Exclusive to our Newsletter subscribers, we have Freebie #1. Love the gold embossed foil look!  You can subscribe to the newsletter here.  New subscribers will receive the latest newsletter within 24 hours after subscribing.

Here on the BLOG we have Freebie #2.

Dreamily head over to my Facebook Fan Page for Freebie #3.

Happy Birthday Scrap Orchard! 35% off and 3 FREEBIES! | Digital Scrapbook Freebies

Hey Scrappers,

I’m still recovering from a wild weekend at the Expo, but that’s no excuse to miss our Scrap Orchard Birthday Sale:

Here’s a peek at the kit that is FREE with $10 purchase this weekend, The add-ons are FREE with $20 purchase this weekend April 2nd-5th.

Want to see what goodies I made for this kit?  I’m totally in love with those adorable unicorns…and all the doodles!  Eeek!

So what should you put in your cart?  All of those Chelle’s Creations things on your wishlist, of course!

This week in the store we also have Lay It On There {Doubles} 9 & 10.

These are from #9.

These are from #10.

Bicycle, scooter, 4 wheeler, skateboard, or motorcycle. No matter how you are Makin’ Tracks, this is the perfect kit for the job. Vibrant colors & all the right equipment to highlight your memories on wheels. Our BEST VALUE this week is the Makin’ Tracks Bundle:

Or if you picked up some of the pieces during Chelle’s Featured Designer spot at Scrap Orchard, you can grab just the pieces you are missing. Here’s the Makin’ Tracks Kit.

Here are the Makin’ Tracks Alphas, instaLife Cards or Journal Cards.

Here are some layout ideas.

Coloring Easter eggs? Hunting for candy? Savoring a bite of a chocolate bunny or marshmallow bunny? Whatever your favorite Easter memory is, Bunny Hop is the perfect kit to help you scrap it. Filled with all things Easter, you’ll be using it again and again.

You may have picked up the individual items last week in the store. The Bunny Hop {Word Art} is now available if you missed it. Hop over to the store and place it in your Easter basket.

Now for some layouts.

Check out these FREEBIES that coordinate with Teenage Dreams!

Let’s start with my exclusive FREEBIE for my NEWSLETTER subscribers.  (Sign up HERE! New subscribers will be sent the latest edition of the newsletter within 24 hours of subscribing.)

Here at the blog you can pick up the second FREEBIE.

To pick up my third coordinating Freebie on my Facebook Fan Page.

Last Chance & 3 Bunny Hop Freebies! | Digital Scrapbook Freebies

Hey Scrappers,

I am partying with the other digi peeps at Scrap-Con this week, but I wanted to remind you, it’s the final few days of the month which means it’s your last change to pick up the Makin’ Tracks Elements

FREE with a $5 purchase from my store:

One of the classes I’m teaching this week at the Expo is How to Scrap On Your Phone.  So I needed a set of generic cards that could be used when you have a big story to tell, or just an empty spot on your layout:


The first FREEBIE is available exclusively for our newsletter friends.    The newsletter will be sent to new subscribers within 24 hours.

The second FREEBIE is available on my blog.

The 3rd FREEBIE is available on my Facebook Fan Page.

Collect App | Digital Scrapbook Resources

Hey Friends!

Almost 7 years ago I failed at Photo-A-Day 365.  Up to that point in the year I’d done pretty well.  I’d only missed a few days in the first 3 months.  And I kept up on the scrapping side of it, a 2 page layout for each week.  But the truth is, it was HARD!  Hard to remember to take the photos.  Hard to take the time to upload them from my camera to my computer.  So easy to forget.  So easy for something to be more important.

However, now things have changed.  There is a good camera on my phone which means I have a good camera with me almost always.  And while I still enjoy scrapping the memories we make, I also like to document the little things that make up our days.  Back in December I learned about an app that might make it easier to be successful at Photo-a-Day or P365.  BUT, things were still crazy in my life.  So I downloaded the Collect app and decided to start on January 1st.  Amazingly 3 month later I am still going strong.  And it is super easy.  Every afternoon I get a reminder to take a photo if I haven’t taken one yet.  Before I go to bed, I choose my favorite photo of the day and add it the Collect app…during that time I am usually thinking about our schedule for the next day and planning for what photo I’d like to take the next day.

But I think my favorite part of the app is the story-telling portion.  There is a place with every photo to add just a bit of the story (and more space below if necessary).  This “forces” me to be concise in telling the story of the photos…or just what I was thinking at the time.

So what will I do with these photos?

  • Sometimes this is just one photo from an event and I’ll be scrapping it as usual.

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  • Your photos can be exported as one large calendar (which can be scrapped)…

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  • Or individual cards with the journaling (which can be scrapped, or just printed as is and tucked in pocket pages)

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I liked my calendar so much, that I’ve added more calendars that first one.  I don’t know how many calendars you can create, but I have 3 right now.  In addition to my main album, I set up a calendar to keep the screenshots of my Couch to 5K workouts.  (You don’t have to have a photo for every day.  And you can have more than one photo each day.)  I’ll use these photos when I scrap about this journey to improve my fitness level.

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And I set up a calendar for my ‘other’ venture: Illustrated-Faith.  I probably won’t ever scrap these photos because I have the original book.  But I like having them all in one place where I can see them.  It keeps me accountable and motivated.

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And next fall I’ll start a “kindergarten year” calendar for my son.

I love how it gets me thinking about the moments I want to capture to tell the story of our lives.

by chelle

Bunny Hop & 3 FREEBIES | Digital Scrapbook Freebie

Hey Scrappers,

I think I may have forgotten how to scrap!  It’s been about 18 months since I’ve gone this long without scrapping (I’ve only scrapped one layout in the last 2 weeks).  I think I’m suffering from withdrawals.  LOL!  Maybe that’s why I’m grumpy.  How about you?  Are you finding time to create?  I know it improves my mood.  And what’s not to love about scrapping with this adorable kit:

BUY BUNNY HOP, get the Instalife Cards FREE through 3.25.

If you prefer Journal Cards, I made them just for you.

Here are some layout ideas.

Our BEST VALUE this week is to buy Bunny Hop, you’ll get the Bunny Hop instaLife Cards & the Makin Tracks Elements for FREE. What a steal!

Don’t forget!  Spend $5 in my store between now and April 1st and you’ll get the Makin’ Tracks Elements FREE!  Here’s a few cards I made to go with the Makin’ Tracks kit:

The first FREEBIE is available exclusively for our newsletter friends.  (subscribe to the newsletter and the latest issue will be sent within 24 hours)

The second FREEBIE is available on my blog.

The 3rd FREEBIE is available on my Facebook Fan Page.

Adding Lyrics to your Layout | Digital Scrapbook Inspiration

Hey Scrappers!

One fun thing you can do on a layout is add the lyrics to your favorite song…or a song relevant to the memory you are scrapping.  Lyrics to a song are typically copyrighted (there are very few exceptions) so you won’t find a paper with the lyrics to Spoonful of Sugar in a Mary Poppins kit, but that doesn’t mean you can’t make your own.

Create a text box the size of your paper.  Then either type the lyrics or copy and paste them from a lyrics site on the internet.  Paste them over and over until it fills the space.  Tweak your font, alignment, & leading until everything looks right.  You can also play with the blending modes & opacity.  Ta Da!  Now you have a new paper perfect for your memory.

Check out these layouts from Jen & Jan:

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The Doctor says “DO THIS ONE THING” & 3 Freebies | Digital Scrapbook Freebies

Hey Scrappers,

We are kicking off my month of Featured Designer in a big way.   Spend $5 in my store between now & March 19th and get this paper pack FREE!  (in the last part of the month it’ll be the coordinating element pack….stay tuned all month and you can collect the entire kit)

What should you buy?  Well, if you don’t already have something on your wishlist, how about my newest kit:

Buy Doctor’s Orders through 3.11.16 and get this little mini sampler FREE with your purchase:

What a deal!!!  Get Doctor’s Orders for the new release price of $5.50 and get the mini-sampler AND the paper pack FREE!

Now let me show you a couple of layouts that are so cute, you’ll wish you were sick.

 

HERE are 3 FREEBIES for you to enjoy! Just had surgery, use your crutches to pick up this FREEBIE for my newsletter subscribers.

(If you sign up for the newsletter, you will receive a copy of the latest newsletter within 24 hours.)

Freebie Links expire 3-11-2015.

In our “Radiology Dept” you can pick up your x-rays. It’s available right here:  FREEBIE #2

Freebie Links expire 3-11-2015.

Last you can pick up your prescription on my Facebook Fan Club is where you can pick up FREEBIE #3

Freebie Links expire 3-11-2015.

Getting Files from here to there and everywhere | Digital Scrapbook Resources

Need a copy of that layout on your phone to post to instagram?  Or a copy of that journaling card on your tablet to add to a #scraponyourphone layout?  Or this layout (PSD version) from the desktop to the laptop?  Now days we use so many devices that frequently we need to get a file from this device to that one.  Small files like a web sized layout can easily be emailed, but I have a couple of other favorite solutions that work for small files AND those large PSD files.  Both options store your files remotely so you can access them from any device connected to the internet.

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DROPBOX:

When you create a dropbox account, you’ll download an install a Dropbox folder on your computer.  Files you place in that folder will be available from your phone, tablet or any other computer with internet access.  On your phone/tablet you will need to install the free Dropbox app to access your files.  On another computer, you can access your files by logging in at dropbox.com.

You can also share files with others by sharing the link, or set up a “shared” folder(s) with those you want to collaborate with.

My favorite part of Dropbox is how it can automatically upload all of my photos to the “Camera Uploads” folder.  This is a quick and easy way to back up the photos I take on my phone or my camera (as well as my daughter’s and husband’s phones).  When you plug a camera or camera card reader into your computer after installing dropbox, a pop-up window appears asking if you want to add the photos to dropbox.  I have checked the ALWAYS box, so now mine happens automatically.  On my phone (and my family’s phones) I turned on auto upload in the settings.

PRICING:

2GB- Free

Up to 16GB- Free, if you refer a bunch of friends. With a basic free account, you get an extra 500MB per referral and you can earn up to 16GB total through this method.

1TB- $9.99 per month

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GOOGLE DRIVE:

When you set up your google drive, you’ll download an install a Google Drive folder on your computer.  Files you place in that folder will be available from your phone, tablet or any other computer with internet access.  On your phone/tablet you will need to install the free Dropbox app to access your files.  On another computer, you can access your files by logging in at dropbox.com.

You can also share files/folders with Google Drive.

My favorite part of Google Drive is how I can create or upload & edit files:  letters, spreadsheets, etc.  I’ve switched from using Excel to primarily using Google Sheets in my Google Drive.

PRICING:

15GB- Free

100GB- $1.99 per month

1TB- $9.99 per month

I do not use Google Drive OR Dropbox as a back-up service.  I believe that their pricing is cost prohibitive (I still use BackBlaze for that purpose) but for easy access across devices or between people, I use them all the time.

by chelle