Hacked By Death

So, imagine my surprise when I clicked the link to show my cousin my blog, and Blogger kindly told me it no longer existed.....hmmm.
When I clicked the "view" link in my dashboard, it pointed to my blog, sort of. All the stuff was still there, but the web address had been changed to "hackedbydeath" at blogspot.com.
What in the world was the point of that? It took me 2 minutes to change my password and re-name the page. There isn't any personal info on here for anyone. It doesn't point anywhere important, like paypal or banking or whatever. All it did was cause me 2 seconds of irritation. I'd love to know what genius thought that one up, someone should give them a button or something...LOL
Anyway, if you noticed I was gone, I'm back, and if you didn't I imagine you are not alone.
Watch here for more freebie action soon!
Ciao

New kit in the store!

Hey!
Sorry I haven't been around much, I've had a houseful of kids for the last week, which means I had all kinds of fun, but got no work done at all. I have a freebie kit in the works for you that will be up soon, and I just sent these in to the store tonight, so they will be up in a few days or so.
Go check them out!

Have a Great Day!

A Gift For You

I know, 2 things in 24 hours, what was I thinking?
Really, I just wanted to say thanks again for all the support you have given me since I started this entire designing journey. As a gift, I have made you some holiday card quick pages, and they're S4O so you can use them to make your own printed cards to give away or sell, as long as you follow the TOU that's included in the zip.
These were all made with the Holiday Elegance kit and Holiday Elegance Color Kit, both of which will be available soon at DigiScrapShak.com. I do have to give special thanks to Atomic Cupcake, for her actions, without which I couldn't have done it

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Enjoy, And Have A FABULOUS Holiday Season!

Finally!

I finally have a freebie for you!
I know it's hard to believe, since I have only been promising it to you for a year and a day now...LOL
I will have a new kit in the store soon too. It's called Holiday Elegance and it's all silver and gold glittery fabulosity. I also made a separate kit of elements and overlays in 3 colors, that will add a little pop to the kit. I know it will be in there by Friday, just in time for the big "Black Friday" sale!

I should have some Christmas Card Quick pages that I made for you with it here in a couple of days, now that things have settled down enough to get them finished.

And now onto the freebie...

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This is a little kit for the boys. I had a terrible time wrapping my head around this one. You would think, that as a mother of a boy, I'd be all over it, but it was a toughy for me.
It has 5 papers, 4 word buttons, 2 stars, 2 rub on word arts, 2 frames, a swirl, a tag, 3 ribbons and a varsity-letter alphabet.
Enjoy!

I Know, I know!

I am late with your boy kit, but I really do have a good reason....
my DH got me an Atomic Cupcake subscription for my birthday, and I can do so many cool things with the actions, that I decided to add some fab stuff to the kit, but then my SIL decided that I needed to have 3 of her 4 kids for my entire birthday/anniversary weekend so I have had NO time to be on th computer at all. She is picking up the kids tonight at 8pm, so hopefully I will be able to get this kit zipped up for you and ready to go by tomorrow morning.
Can you ever forgive me????

My First Kit in the New Place

I am SO excited!
My shop is now officially open, and it's even got my brand new kit, Inked, in it!

Click image to go to kit page

I have almost finished up a freebie for you guys, as well as another new kit that will go up in the store towards the end of the week, so be sure to pop in and check things out!
Have a great night!

Dum Dee Dum Dum! Ta Da!

I have accepted a designer position at ...

...wait for it....

DigiScrapShak!

I am so excited to start this new endeavor, and to be able to share it with all of you who rooted me on and helped me grow into the type of designer who gets offered designer positions!
I have to give a special High Five, Thumbs Up, Hugs, and a big box of Gratitude to Ilona Havenaar, who gave DSS the heads up about me. absolutely none of this would have happened without her. She is a fab designer, and you can find her kits HERE, so go show her some love from the bottom of my heart! LOL
I am moving the ToughFluff kit to my store, so it's no longer available as a freebie :(. I will probably move a couple of the older kits over as well, but I would rather get some new stuff going, instead of re-organizing those freebies for sale...LOL...it's actually simpler to just make a new kit, then to re-furbish the older ones to get them shop ready.
They are getting me setup as we speak, so hopefully by late tonight or early tomorrow, I will be all ready to go, and I'll post a link to my stuff then too.
Well, wish me luck, and check back here in a few days to see what kinds of goodies I'll have for you, both here and in my shop!

A Big Announcement, and a little one too!

Well, The little announcement is that many of my kits are going to be unavailable as freebies after today. I hope everyone got a chance to check them out, because as of tomorrow, they will be going in my Shop at an (as yet undisclosed) STORE!!!!
It's been in the works for a minute, and I don't want to give it away until they make their official announcement, but it's kind of (totally!!!) awesome!
Don't be sad though, I will still be giving away plenty of stuff here, and even better stuff. It just won't be at the same pace as before while I am getting my stuff together for the store!
I hope you don't hate me for "going commercial" but it is really exciting for me, and I can't wait to share this adventure with you all. I couldn't have done it without you, it was you guys tooting my horn that got me the offer, and I'll have a little goodie to say thanks to you soon. I also still have that promised boy-themed kit on the burner that will turn up here towards the end of the week, once I get settled in at the new digs.
THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH! YOU GUYS ROCK!

New Look, New Kit

First things first...Thank you all for leaving such wonderful comments about my last kit. I am happy that it made such an impact on some of you, and that it helped shed some light on the subject, and I hope it helps someone, somewhere.

So, I updated the page a little. I just figured it was time to showcase my own stuff in the page topper. Speaking of the page topper, it shows off the monogram alpha from my brand new kit, Tough Fluff. I know, more pink, sparkly stuff. I like pink sparkly stuff, plus, I wanted to do a boy kit, I really did, but I just couldn't wrap my head around it at the time. (I did get one started, finally, so it might be next.) This one's more for the teenage girls, or those that still want to be teenagers...LOL. I drew and scanned in the swirl and the notepaper word art, and the page border frame resizes really nice down to a photo frame. The alpha is big, because I figured it would get used more as a monogram type thing than a regular alpha, but it resizes down nicely too.

Here's a preview for you.....

Sorry, this kit is no longer available as a freebie, but you can find it at digiscrapshack.com

Also, I've gotten a few BEAUTIFUL layout from you guys, and I am so happy to get to show them off!

The first one is by Shell:

This one is from Geri:

Here's a pretty one by Betty:And here's is one I thought was a fabulous idea,
Thanks to you too Patricia!
Thanks to everyone who shared their great layouts, enjoy the new kit!!!

Woo Hoo!

Ikea Goddess listed my "A Fearless Life" kit today, I'm so excited!!!

A Fearless Life

What's this? 2 kits in less than a week? Yes, it's totally true! (and I already have another one in the works!)
I was actually working on this one to give myself a break from all the pink in the holiday kit, and also because I really wanted to get it done before Nov. 1, since October was National Domestic Abuse Awareness Month. Well, no mind, I guess the thought still counts...right?
I am a survivor of domestic abuse
I didn't let him do it for very long, and I don't recommend getting out of it the way I did to everybody, but it shouldn't have happened at all.
I am also the daughter, niece, cousin, sister-in-law, and best friend of survivors if that gives you any idea how widespread this really is.
Anyway, here is my kit, dedicated to all of us who have survived and to all of you who are still living in fear. It is my wish for all of us to live A Fearless Life. I tried not to pigeonhole it too much, so it can be used for any occasion where courage has been shown.

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If it is in your means to do so, consider making a donation to your local battered women's shelter, or help someone move out of a home where an abuser lives, or buy someone a secret cellphone, or whatever. There are a thousand ways to help. Even if the victim isn't ready to run (or fight back), you can help her stay safe-er in the meantime.
Here is a layout with my story, using the kit:




And here is a gorgeous layout by Angie F. that she sent me for the Addon Challenge, using the Winternight kit:Have a great night!