FREEBIE, Coupon, Grab Bag, Layout to Share

Wow, judging from my title today I've got a lot to cover :) Today I want to share a freebie, a coupon, a reminder about the grab bag, and share a great CT layout with you.

I'm going to start with the layout. This layout is by Laura, one of my newest CT members. She used Beach Blanket Blues to create this layout. I love how she used the shell elements from the kit.



I know there's a little trepidation when you buy a grab bag. Is it just a couple of items? Is it just old stuff repackaged? Well, I want to tell you that this is full of never before released items. You get 39 individual files in this grab bag including papers, elements, doodles, frames, and more. The only other hint I'm going to give that it's hot pink and funky. I really think you're going to love it. You can pick it up here for just $2.00.

Next, on my list is to mention my coupon. I'm running a coupon code for DST folks and my blog readers. It's a $5.00 off coupon when you spend $10.00 or more at my store. It's good now through labor day. The code is backtoschool. You can use it on all my goodies at Karla's Kaleidoscope Designs.

Finally, I want to share a fun quickpage I put together using a background from my grungy graphs paper set.

Here's a preview picture of the quickpage.



Special Thanks to the following people for items used in the creation of this freebie: Brenda Miller, Shalae Tippets, Erica Hite, Banner Woman, Acmdesignz, Stacy Carlson, Lisa Corthell, Shannon Fahrnbach, Monica Larsen,
and Teriann Hanks.

You can download the freebie here.

I love your feedback, so if you download the quickpage I'd love to hear from you.

Grab Bag now on Sale plus news about our digi friends

It's been an amazing summer for me and for several of our digi friends. In just a couple of short months I went from just a CT member at TWD to part of the design team. Then I finally mastered zen cart installation, (Big cheer for me!!!) and I finally opened the digi store of my dreams. During this same time frame two of my digi friends who have participated in my challenges and/or who have been part of my CT have gone on to bigger and better things too!

Lisa of Sassy Scraps by Lisa, who was one of my original CT members is now selling at two stores! She's selling at Make It Scrappy and DigiScrapWarehouse. You have to stop by her stores and check out her great designs. I picked up her commercial use frames, and I have to say they are amazing! I absolutely love them. They're part of my new Dotted Cardboard Frames Set that was just released last night.

Here's a picture of her latest release, Lazy Summer. Aren't the colors amazing?

Then there's Babette, who has participated in both my blog grab bag challenges. She does the most amazing layouts, and I'm always jealous when I see them :) She is designing too! She is now selling for Just for the Scrap of It. She has some great designs and has her first grab bag for sale at $2.00. I got a little insider info on this one, and it's not to be missed.



I finally finished my own $2.00 grab bag. It went up at KKD this morning. It's fun and funky. I know you're going to love it. It's sold exclusively at KKD so check it out here.




While you're there you'll want to check out my new Dotted Cardboard Frames. I used Lisa's great frame as a base. You get 12 fun frames, including a double frame and a triple frame. Take a look! A can't miss purchase for just $2.00.



So check out four great stores during your digi shopping trips this week...
Make it Scrappy, Digiscrapwarehouse, Just for the Scrap of it, and Karla's Kaleidoscope Designs.

Last Chance to join the Create and Collect

Tomorrow is the last day to grab Backyard Buganza at $2.38 and submit your quickpage.
Remember you get all the other qp's submitted when you participate!

Here are a few more submissions. Just think you can get them all!

New Kit on Sale, Quickpage Event Continues, QP Samples!

I wanted to pop in and remind everyone that you still have time to participate in my Create and Collect Challenge using Backyard Buganza. It is still on sale for $2.38 at both stores. Pick it up now and make a quickpage by the 7th. Just scroll down two posts for all the details.

Here are two more quickpages you'll receive if you participate in the challenge!




I have pictures of two new releases to share with you. You can find them both at Karla's Kaleidoscope Designs.

The first is a great back to school kit to scrap all those smiling faces as a new school year begins. Here are so previews of the kit.









The kit is on sale now through Labor Day for 50% off. You can pick it up at TWD or at Karla's Kaleidoscope Designs for just $3.50.

My other new release is a great little paper pack full of grunge and graph papers.
Here's a preview...



Grab it at KKD for just $2.00!

Join My Create and Collect Quickpage Event!

I want to share two great quickpages done by Rose, one of my newest CT members. You can get these great quickpages for free if you participate in our create and collect challenge. Just scroll down to the last post for details. You can pick up a great kit for just $2.38, make a page, and get all the other submissions for free!

Backyard Buganza is 60% off, Create and Collect Event!

I want to try something a little different that I haven't done before, so I'm running a Create and Collect Quickpage Event now through August 7th. You can pick up Backyard Buganza for just $2.38 during the challenge. That's right you get my fun new kit that includes 20 textured background papers, 4 tags, 3 weathered wood signs, 2 pieces of weathered wood. 1 weathered wood star, 3 beetles, 4 butterflies, 4 badges, 1 id. tag, 1 magnifying glass, 1 butterfly net, 7 frames, 3 ribbons, and 1 rock border for just $2.38. What a steal! This kit is inspired by my son's sense of adventure and love of the backyard. This kit is perfect for both masculine and feminine layouts when scrapping those great outdoor shots.

Here are some previews of items in the kit...






Here's how the challenge works. Purchase the kit at an amazing $2.38 and create a quickpage layout. Save it in png format and upload it to whatever file sharing service you use like yousendit, 4shared, etc. Send me the link at karla@starband.net. I will assemble all the quickpages submitted into zip files and email you the link to the files sometime around 8/10. If you want to participate, just drop me an email and let me know!

You can pick the kit up at either Tina Williams and Friends (BTW, Tina's amazing sale ends today so check it out!) or at Karla's Kaleidoscope Designs.

Happy Birthday, Mom! And a FREEBIE

Today's my mom's birthday. She turns 64 today. It's hard to believe. I still think of my parents as the ages they were when I was a kid. I need to stop that because now I'm the age they were when I was a kid :) My parents are a young mid-60s. They are very active; they exercise; and they eat healthy. I'm very lucky to have such great parents. My mom is such a good friend of mine and an awesome grandma. Gianni is very lucky little boy. He is definitely the center of Mom's universe these days. I hope there are more grandkids in her future, so she can share that love with some other little ones.

In honor of my mom's birthday, I'm giving away a quickpage from my new set. It is available now at Tina Williams and Friends for 50% off, just $3.00 for the next 5 days. It's a set of 10 quickpages with some of my favorite Bible verses. The freebie has mom's favorite verses from Psalm 121. It's so fitting. She loves the Lord and His creation, so there's really no surprise that this is her favorite.

Here's a preview...



Click here to download.