theStudio Mega: Back to School

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Hey all... I've got an "Old School" cluster freebie for y'all to scrap those first days back-to-school. Just click to download & enjoy. I used pieces from my new favorite DesignTeam Mega at theStudio: Old School.

Be sure to stop by theStudio Forum for tons of games, fun & prizes. Our annual September Birthday Bash has kicked-off with a bang! For all you freebie hunters, check out the Gallery for all the free mini's being created by the Contestants of our Next Designer Contest! Be sure to leave a little love... it's hard work creating mini's and putting yourself out there to be judged.

Smooches!

Toiny

Random Freebie

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Now that I'm busy with the store, the work, the newsletters, I've been a horrible blogger. And Designer. The time just flies through my fingers like water from a faucet. I am working on a beautiful, delicate new kit. Soft pale yellows & greens, a touch of brown. Perfect for letting those photos shine. When it will be done? I have no idea.

I do know that while working on the kit I accidently created a fun, gorgeous, complete mismatch blue paper. So it's all yours FREE! Just click to download & enjoy.

New Designer Blog Train!

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Hey all welcome to a super fabulous unique Blog Train! We've all gotten together to welcome AnDi Designs to theStudio. She's created a fantabulous kit: Seaside Serenity and we're all helping her give away the pieces (and some quickpages) FREE on our blogs!

Download the freebie above, get a taste for her talents, then visit her store at theStudio for her grand opening sale at 40% off! Be sure to stop by the other Studio Designers to pick up more of Seaside Serenity:

Angel (kit part) http://angeltown.typepad.com/
Janice (QP) http://www.jwdigiscraps.com/
Toiny (kit part) http://piggyscraps.blogspot.com/ <--YOU ARE HERE
LittleSpooky (QP or Cluster frame) http://www.lightningbugcreations.blogspot.com/
MitsyBelle (kit part) http://mitsybelle.blogspot.com/
Kimberkatt (QP) http://kimberkattscraps.wordpress.com/
Min (kit part) http://deliscraps.blogspot.com/
Lori (QP) http://thescrappytimes.wordpress.com/
MoonDesigns (kit part) http://moon7x4.blogspot.com/
Anitaw (QP) http://anitawdesigns.blogspot.com/

Earth Day Blog Hop!

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Happy Earth Day everyone! A big huge shout-out to Sherah, Jo & Trish over at SaveTheGreen.net for coordinating this amazing Blog Hop. For those of you who haven't heard STG is a FREE site filled with tutorials & how-to's on digi scrapping! Perfect for those starting out, even better for us old-timers who could stand to learn a new trick or two.

STG is all about being green. Digi scrapping is a renewable resource. Digi papers, and elments, can be used over & over & over. No matter how many times you cut them up... with no waste going in the trash! Digi scrapping lends itself just perfectly to Earth Day, hence the Blog Hop.

After you download the free mini above, hop on over to the other participants for more matching goodness:

SaveTheGreen
http://rubylanedigifancies.blogspot.com
http://www.piggyscraps.blogspot.com/ <----you are here http://kimberkattscraps.wordpress.com/
http://mitsybelle.com/blog/
http://dsd-pro.com/
http://www.mahdigitaldesigns.blogspot.com/
http://nathandesign.blogspot.com/
http://scrappycocoa.blogspot.com/
http://www.doitdigi.com/blog
http://dddesigns-diosa.blogspot.com/
http://digidesdesigns.blogspot.com/
http://www.nibblesskribbles.com
http://mommymetimescrapper.blogspot.com/
http://skrapperdigitals.blogspot.com/
http://creationcassel.com/blog
http://sassydesignz.blogspot.com/
http://totallyrawkindesigns.blogspot.com/
http://shellymariescraps.blogspot.com/

Help.... and win FREE CU flower pack!

I know I am the Worlds Worst Blogger but can y'all help me out anyway. Pretty please? I took some photo's of my suddenly budding and blooming garden. Most I can identify. This one though, not so much.

Soooo I extracted these first, got them bundled up in my store and am offering them FREE to the first 3 people to correctly identify them for me! Just post in the comments below with your email address.

My close-ups, in case it helps:

Need some Designers!

This one I am coordinating for a woman outside of theStudio. I just got the greenlight from the lady in charge at the benefitting organization so this will be open to Designers outside of theStudio. Please let me know if you know any Designers interested! Or send them here:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HugAHeroCharity/

For all the volunteer Designers to come together & create a beautiful Charity Kit to benefit the Hug-A-Hero foundation... and all the children of soldiers they help.

https://www.hugahero.com/
http://www.operationhugahero.com/


Theme: Little Hero's

Palette: see more in Yahoo group; Photo's for jpg, Files for Photoshop Swatch



Contribution: Any size welcome, but try to limit to 2-4 papers, 5-8 elements.
Email zip files to: piggyscraps@gmail.com Subject: HugAHero
Previews: Upload under Photos (in Yahoo Group)
TOU's: Don't forget to include your TOU's!

This kit is for all the little ones waiting at home while Daddy, or Mommy, is deployed & far, far away overseas. I want this kit to focus on happy memories, love, family time & togetherness. A slightly soft look, definitely a happy look, and from the child's perspective. Think of things a child remembers best about Dad, think of things kids like to do, like to share or even say.

This does not need to be a military kit. This kit will be for everyone, only the proceeds will go to benefit the HugAHero charity, and, therefore, children of American soldiers

Introducing: Maritime Collage

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I've got a new kit out I'm rather in love with. Beautiful blues, greens & sands make up this Maritime Collage of ocean, sea & fishing pieces. Perfect for scrapping days at the beach, island getaways, boating and fishing fun.

Created for my oldest, Soren, and my bazillion pictures of him with fish, named by my second, Nicholas, when nothing came to my mind, Maritime Collage is a beautiful assortment of ocean pieces. You get 14 textured, rich papers and 42 elements.

Freebie: Heart Balloons!

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I made a new kit, woooooohoooooo! And a super fun little freebie to go with, two heart balloons. Perfect for Valentines LO's just click to download & enjoy.

You can find the Softly in Love at theStudio... ON SALE:


theStudio is having a big 50% off sale on all Valentine-y/Romanc-y kit, and 30% off the rest. PLUS, some of the best Valentine kits have been bundled together at 10 for $10! Double Woooohooooooo!

Haiti Charity Kit: Sunshine after the Rain

The Studio is doing their tiny bit to help the people of Haiti. Our Designers have gotten together and created a beautiful Charity Kit: Sunshine after the Rain. 100% of the proceeds from sale of this kit go to benefit Haiti via Samaritan's Purse, we are offering two donation options for you to receive this kit:

•$5.00 donation - you receive this kit FREE
•$10.00 donation - you receive this kit and the bragbook set FREE

For every $1.00 in donations, Digital Scrapbooking Studio will match it with a 5% site sponsorship. We apologize but we are not able to issue tax donation receipts.

This kit is a labour of love by theStudio Designers. It is a kit full of love, hope and compassion. It is the promise of good that comes after tragedy. It is the tangible evidence that humanity prevails.

The colors & elements in this kit are perfect for scrapping those happy moments. Moments of celebration, laughter and times of wonder. The same moments we pray will soon be there for all of the people in Haiti and all those affected by devastation and tragedy. It is a small reminder of the good in life.

Included in this kit are 44 papers and 103 elements. For your extra donation, your extra kindness, Kimberkatt Scraps has created a beautiful 10-page bragbook set, plus front & back covers FREE :

New Clutter Its!

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We've got something new at theStudio: Clutter It's! Based off our popular Clutter It! monthly challenge. Want the speed & ease of quickpages? But the control of design of a kit? Clutter It's! are for you! Clutter It kits come with simple, easy quickpages... you just slide a photo in and Voila! Done.

You also get a great assortment of coordinating elements perfect for embellishing your Clutter It! pages to make it uniquely yours. All with less fuss, less time, less cost than a traditional scrap kit.

The freebie above was my first foray into making Clutter It's! But I decided the pages were too busy, that a Clutter It! needed a neutral, easy to embellish look & feel. Something that would work well with both the provided elements, and all the bazillion elements we all have on our harddrive.

New in store is my Clutter It! Lime Tones. Stay tuned for Clutter It! Oh Baby coming soon.