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July 11, 2008

Saturday Scraplift (no. 64)

Well, it is not very summery here in New Zealand right now ... but I do love this summery page by BillieBee:
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That hot blue and black color scheme again - and look how effective that splash of orange is. Using a third accent color is a great way to add an extra zing to a page, and a little goes a long way. Notice too how the use of the black patterned paper helps to make the BW photo the focal point of the page. And I love how the stitching hole brush becomes a great dotted circle drawing the eye perfectly down from the title to the photo.

Here’s what Mollie, Maureen and Jodi were inspired to create:

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Credits: layout by Mollie, In Distress paperpack by Lynn Grieveson, In the Green solids paperpack by Jesse Edwards, Journaling labels 4 by Jesse Edwards, everything else by Katie Pertiet (Dated Journaling brushes, Digitally pressed petals, Digitals pressed petals 3, stitching holes 02,watery brushes.


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Credits: Layout by Maureen, Weathered Neutrals Paperie, Festive Solids and Torn and Tattered templates by Anna Aspnes, Photography Sentiments brush by Ali Edwards, Have a heart Vol 2 by PAttie Knox, Tommy’s Tropics kit, Colorful tabs, Hinged frame (coming soon, Wordy titles, Dirty Solids and Watery Washes all BY katie Pertiet.

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Credits: Layout by Jodi, Stitching holes by Katie Pertiet, Beth kit and Glitter thread stitches by Lynn Grieveson.

I hope you might feel inspired too - and will share your layout with us in the Saturday Scraplift gallery. Got to dash now before another power cut makes me lose the post! (It’s a wild wintry day here!)

Posted by LynnG on 11:38 PM in • Saturday Scraplift
July 10, 2008

Thrifty Thursday & a Template Challenge!

First order of business… it’s our once-a-month, special Thrifty Thursday and you don’t want to miss it! We have a new Stacked Photo Cluster set on sale for just 99¢ today and 188 items are marked down 30% for today only!

Today we’re spotlighting the Be Squared Layered Template and it’s marked down 30% off today only!

Our team has done a great job showing you a variety of ways this template can be used as a great way to jump-start your layout!
Kari’s page

Debbie’s page

Lynn’s page

Katrina’s page

and my page

And last week we all had a great time with Kellie’s Tortuga Template No. 97

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Have fun with the Be Squared template and share your inspiration in the Template Challenge gallery!

Posted by Katie Pertiet on 08:04 AM in • Template Challenge
July 09, 2008

30th Anniversary edition of 3 Kits 3 Ways!

Happy Anniversary to you!
Happy Anniversary to you!
Happy Anniversary dear 3K3W…..
Happy Anniversary to you!
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Welcome to an extra special edition of 3 Kits 3 Ways! We are celebrating our 30th week of this challenge. And of course, we decided to pull out all the stops this week and have a little extra fun. So instead of 3 Kits 3 Ways, we’re doing 3 Kits EIGHT Ways! Yep, the DD team jumped in to help celebrate this momentous occasion. So I’ve got a lot of pages to show you, we’d better get started!

The kits this week were chosen for 2 special reasons…..the first is to celebrate our fearless leader Katie Pertiet! So in honor of her and her rockin’ digital site, all the kits used this week are hers. Additionally, since she is such a creating fool, all the kits are No. 3 in a series. And to keep with the theme, several of the pages use “3” or “30” in their designs. Oh yeah, these girls are good!

So, here are the products we used this anniversary week:
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Simple Classics No. 3 by Katie Pertiet

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Photo Wraps No. 3 by Katie Pertiet

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Krafty Cut Frames No. 3 by Katie Pertiet

Guess what?? As part of the anniversary celebration, all THREE of these featured kits will be ON SALE TOMORROW for Thrifty Thursday! So make sure you check out the Specials section of the site tomorrow so you can join in the fun!

And now, for the parade of pages…..
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Page by Sarah Brown

This page is amazing. I love the gradient on the background, the way she used the krafty frame with her extracted photo and most importantly, the fact that Sarah was willing to scrap her 30th birthday picture just for this challenge. smile Thanks Sarah! Here are her additional products: Cut-ups Everyday by Katie Pertiet, Paper Bag Alpha by Lynn Grieveson, 12 x 12 FotoBlendz Clipping Masks by Anna Aspnes and How’d They Do That? No. 13 Blending Shadows by Cassie Jones.

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Page by Kim Weiss

Kim told me that she was excited about this challenge because she had some “3 Sisters” photos that she needed to scrap. I was happy to oblige as this page is great. Beyond her mad photo skills, Kim has a great whimsical style that I really admire. The off angle frames and stitching along with all the sayings (and buttons…don’t forget the buttons!) really give this page a lot of personality. The only extra products that Kim used for this page were: Stitching Holes No. 02 and Stamped Stitches No. 3 Brushes-n-Stamps (way to stick with the theme Kim!) both by Katie Pertiet.

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Page by Paula Gilarde

Aren’t these 3 adorable? Paula has such a great eye for compostion. I always look at her pages and marvel at her design (probably because I tend to struggle with the layout of pages sometimes). This one is no exception. I love the paper strips and how she framed out her title with the Krafty Cuts Frame. Paula didn’t limit herself to the 3 products either, so here are the links to the other things she used on her page: Aged Alphabet, Notebook Paper Pack, Krafty Elegance Paper Pack, Alphabet Strips and Photo Cuts Masks No. 02 all by Katie Pertiet and Pink Flamingoes Kit by Jesse Edwards.

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Page by Lynn Weber

This page shows what I love about this challenge. This kit looks pretty girly at first glance but Lynn was able to put together a great little boy page using the same kits. I love how she colored in parts of the Krafty Cuts and Ethan is just such a great subject. smile Lynn only used one other product in addition to the 3 kits and those were Ali Edwards’ Hello Summer Hand-Drawn Brushes.

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Page by Debi Boler

I have to tell you a secret…sometimes, I get complaints about the kits I chose. Yes it’s true. Sometimes my volunteers forget that this is a “challenge”. smile And this week, I was getting bah humbugs from my dear friend Debi. And I look at this page, and I can’t figure out what in the world was causing her grief because it is PERFECT! I love the strips and cut up krafty cuts, I love how she worked “30” into the page perfectly, and I love the thin pink line around the page that really frames it out. I also love Debi, so I can call her out here and she’ll still talk to me later. Heh. Debi pulled out a few other products for this page including a brand new Messy Stamped Numbers and Extras set that is coming soon, her go to Naturally Krafty Paper Pack both by Katie Pertiet and Torn N Tattered Paper Templates No. (keeping with our 3 theme again!) by Anna Aspnes.

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Page by Debbie Hodge

Another non-cutesy page from our girly kit. These pictures are such a treasure. Those boys are really going to love this page as they get older. There’s nothing sweeter than belly laughs with Grandma. I really like how Debbie used the Krafty Cuts to frame her photo and a bit of paper so the frame image didn’t compete with the picture. Very clever. I am grateful to report that Debbie only used the 3 kits from the challenge and thus saved me from a few links. Thanks Debbie. smile

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Page by Katrina Kennedy

Ok, Katrina wins the prize for most unique way of working the “30” theme into her page. smile With the help of a very altered Ali Edwards Template No. 15 (coming soon!) she made an awesome page to capture Ian’s faces at {almost} age 3. She also used a few other products (she threatened to use 30….sheesh, glad she went with 30 blocks instead!!) and they are: Absolutely Acrylic Elements by Pattie Knox, Simple Classics No. 5 (coming soon!), Doodled Block Alpha Brushes-n-Stamps, Counting Trash Overlays and Baby Buddies Mega Kit by Katie Pertiet.

Whew, are you still here? Well thanks for sticking with me, the last page for the anniversary special is mine. smile
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Page by Wendy McKeehan

Contrary to what you might think, I don’t plan these challenges based on photos or preconceived ideas. This special anniversary challenge was actually a group effort by the team as I asked for input. But once the challenge was set, I knew these were the photos I wanted to use. So I recolored everything to fit my photos. Man I love digi! smile In addition to the 3 kits, I used: Photobooth Frames, Vintage Glitter Strips No. 3 (of course!), Simple Spots Numbers and Messed Up Alpha by Katie Pertiet.

Thanks so much for stopping by for our anniversary addition of 3K3W! Please join in the celebration by uploading your layouts to the 3Kits3Ways Gallery. And don’t forget, all 3 featured products will be ON SALE TOMORROW for Thrifty Thursday! smile

Posted by wendymck on 09:39 AM in • Blogging
July 07, 2008

Mary Rogers is our July Featured Artist!

A Big Congratulation to Mary Rogers!  She is the July Featured Artist on the DesignerDigitals Home Page and has won $ 20 worth of free products!  If you still see the prior month’s winner, hit the refresh button on your browser and again Congratulation!

Posted by RandyP on 09:07 AM in • Announcements
July 06, 2008

Ten Weeks to Treasure - Week 4

We are nearing the 1/2 way point!! woo hoo!! Your books are going to be done before you know it. And now would be a good time to start uploading your layouts into your photobooks so you’re not hammered with all of that at the end! Just choose the size of your book, either 8x8 or 12x12 and get started, saving it along the way!

This week we are on pages 8 & 9 of our books, Create-a-Book Classic No. 4

In Jack’s book I pulled a journaling panel from Create-a-Book Classic No.3 for my title and used the Simple Classics Kit No. 1 to finish documenting Day One of his visit!

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Get Details here & here!

And on to Day Two of our Trip to Ireland!
Really enjoying reading back through my journal and wishing I had photographed our meals and the strawberry and potato stands I talk about—I think I’m going to have to do some more Ireland pages when I finish this book to focus on the journal without pictures!
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Get Details here & here!

I have been in awe of all the fantastic books I see coming together—wow!
Katrina’s Baby Book is coming together beautifully!

And lesvrolyk’s book of castles is amazing—I’m enjoying reading all the history behind these castles!

Keep up the great work!!

Posted by Katie Pertiet on 09:59 AM in • Ten Weeks to Treasure

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