At Scrapbird: Love Simply

I am addicted to my email. Everything, and I do mean everything, comes through my email. I wouldn't know the world was spinning if my email didn't tell me so. Since taking over Stone Accents Studio my email has become even more important. As owner of a digital scrapbooking store I need to keep a handle on trends, designers, sales, products, layouts.... EEEK! So I'm subscribed to a bazillion newsletters.

Of course, as a scrapper it's almost as good as getting a catalog full of shoes shoved in my inbox several times a day. It's a good thing I have self-restraint or my paypal account would be painfully thin. This week the Scrapbird newsletter came out and, I'm ashamed just a little here, I was so excited to see myself as the Featured Designer! I did a whole bunch of babbling about me. Weird. I know.

I highly recommend signing-up for these newsletters, not just to keep you in the know on the latest & greatest products, the best sales or even insights into your favorite Designers (*snort*) but they invariably have a fantastic freebie or two.

Now, I can't give you the exclusive & fabulous freebie I created just for Scrapbird, but I can give you a little wordart...to make your visit her today not completely disappointing. Click the wordart to download the full-size 300dpi version.

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Annual SAS Designer Competition

Last year at this time I was debating whether or not to enter the Stone Accents Studio SAS-y Lady contest. Wondering if I had what it takes to be a Designer. I knew I had the desire, the love, the creativity inside me but I wasn't sure I was good enough. Despite having worked with photoshop for more years than I'll ever admit to, digital scrapbook design, print quality work, was still new & very challenging to me.

But I entered. And I was one of the three winners! I lived & breathed SAS during the contest. I live & breathed SAS in the months after the contest as I got used to the life of a Designer. Things that take me minutes now, took hours then. What a difference a year makes.

But I still live & breath SAS. Now as the owner. Like I said in that original announcement life spins in mysterious ways. I am again beyond excited that it is time for the Stone Accents Studio SAS-y Lady contest. I am thrilled to be a the helm, versus a nail-biting contestant. I can't wait to see the new crop show their stuff, and I really can't wait to see who will join the team this year!

If you are at all interested in Designing, if you have some experience, or even if you sell at a store or two... I highly recommend joining in the fun! It is a fantastic learning experience, a super way to make friends and terrific exposure to a big audience. You can learn more, sign up HERE.

Just for fun I dug through my entries last year & picked out my favorite tidbit: my Fall Alpha created using the felt action by the fabulous Atomic Cupcake, enjoy:

CU Heart Brushes with a Freebie!

I've been working on a new kit, soft, beautiful colors and it's just going slow. Sometimes that happens. I created these heart brushes to create that kit. I'm in love with stamping them, creating papers, elements. They really are so fun to play with!

So I've bundled them up & put them in my store. Maybe there are more people that were looking for some good, wider variety, of heart brushes. And for those of you without photoshop, I've included the full resolution PNG files as well. You get 12 photoshop brushes in 1 .abr file and 12 PNG files, each heart separate & individual for drag & drop use.

I'm personally a big fan of the grungier, shabbier side of scrapping, and I gave the same hearts a worn & faded look, to create a 2nd set of brushes... You can save a little & buy both sets together as a bundle.

I wouldn't be me if I didn't let you "try before you buy". This freebie has two heart brushes, 1 with neat, clear edges and one faded & worn. You also get both PNG files. Enjoy!

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Challenge & Freebie (totally nonrelated)

My August Freestyle Challenge is up at Stone Accents Studio! We went with a French Country theme "Oh La La"... Everyone who participates gets the mini posting bonus FREE! Be sure check out all the challenges to get more mini's. You could get enough for a whole kit. FREE!

My wonderful friend Steph, of Scrappy Cocoa fame, did up another gorgeous quickpage of Blooming Blues for all y'all. Add this with the first freebie quickpage and you have a two page layout, ready to go. I love having the work done for me.

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