Last Minute Gifts?

Do you have a few last minute gifts on your list? When I have some last minute gifts, a gift card goes a long way...and I made this gift card holder using Diamond Ink Design's Country Holiday. I originally made this to give a gift to a friend, but my printer was out of yellow ink, so, needless to say, it didn't turn out quite right, but I've received permission from Sarah (Diamond Ink Designs) to share this gift card holder with you all.

Instructions are included in the zip.

download here

Now in the store...

as individual products (I can't believe I forgot to post these already...)
...my Christmas products

Christmas Sentiments and Quotes

Deck the Halls

And you're going to need something to use the kit and quotes for, right?

Send a Smile Card Templates

And a new way to date your layouts, too.

Broken Dates

Quality Control...

In an effort to give you the best product possible, DRS has started having a Quality Control team...and we need more eagle eyes out there. Do you have what it takes? I bet you do, so please come and give it a go.

Magical Night...

If you got your Digiridoo Newsletter this morning (at least that's when I got mine), you'll see that the designers teamed up this month to bring you *Designer Duos*. Stacy (Stacy's Backdoor Designs) and I got together to make you Magical Nights. The perfect kit for all of your holiday layouts. Includes tradition and untraditional colors, with snow, Santa, giltter and glam, it's a kit you can constantly be going back to.

available here

Grab Bag reveal...

So, last Friday I released a grab bag.

Just in case you couldn't decide to get it or not, I'm revealing it. But snag it fast because everything will be going to be individual and at full price tomorrow.

For your holiday card needs:

and some wordart and sentiments to put on your layouts and cards

and you'll need a great kit to make your cards, right?

and, you need a terrific new way to date your layouts, too!

so don't wait any longer, go get the grab bag before you end up having to pay full price and kicking yourself for waiting...

only 25 days until Christmas

So, at DRS, we're bringing you 25 days of Christmas. Each day, go to our blog and read something new. There will be freebies, sharing of memories, challenges, and just plain Christmas goodness.

Black Friday...grab bag!!

I've never been a Black Friday shopper. Seriously, I can't even remember ever going out as a kid. As an adult, it didn't change much, however my husband and I have found that it's a great day to go grocery shopping. But I still get a thrill out of seeing the deals, even if I don't want to go after them. In fact, this year, I'm excited to know that I am done shopping except for a few extended family gifts, the dogs, and stockings. Not too shabby in my opinion.

So, in case you like the Black Friday deals too, here is a Black Friday grab bag. For only $5.


I don't have any examples, it's been a little busy around the house getting ready for T-day and all. But you don't want to miss it.

May There Always Be Sunshine

Here is the latest kit in my store. May There Always Be Sunshine. It is a charity collab kit for the daughter of a family friend. Kami is 2 years old and she has been diagnosed with a rare liver cancer. I think we all know how devastating it can be to get such a prognosis, but there's also financial issues to consider. I wanted to help them out by creating a charity collab kit, and I never imagined I would get so many to help me. You can learn more about Kami at www.kamiskancer.blogspot.com

available here

This is a collab kit including contributions by
Bucket of Butterflies
Dana's Footprint Designs
DigiDesigned by Wilma
Feli Designs
Happy Scrap Girl
Honey Bee Digital
Key of D Designs
Sarah Barber Designs
Sya's Blueprints (retired)
Studio4 Designworks
Unforgettable Moments by Amy Peck

It is priced at only $5 and 100% of your purchase will help Kami and her family. So this holiday season, see if you can't give a little more...

November passing...

And here it is. November's monthly collab. Designed to bring peace into this hectic time of the year.

available here

And don't forget...it's yours...for free...with a $5 purchase from the store. There have been oodles of goodies going in. Go take a look. I'm sure you'll find something you'll like.

This is what I made.

The designer that is being highlighted this month is Chocolate Geranium designs. I chose this kit:

get it here

and made this:

This layout is one that I love. I just love love love how it turned out. It is made with loucee's Creations kit News to Me

Scrappin Mint put out this new kit just days ago

and I scrapped this recipe page.

And this is new from MC Designs, Falling for you.

and I made this

With Love

Well, if you hit the scavenger hunt this weekend at DRS, you would have already picked this up.


and if you didn't, well I guess you'll just have to buy it now.

Look at this gorgeous layout that Priss made

DRS Challenge

*if you are here for the blog train, you'll need to scroll down...

This month I am the host of DRS' color challenge.

The challenge is to use a rainbow of colors. The choice is yours what colors and how many you pick. This is my example:
this is the Participation Prize:

It's the DRS DSD blog train!

Hello! I see you have made it to my stop here on the DRS DSD blog train. You should have gotten here from DRS's blog with a goodie from Tropt. I hope that you are enjoying all of the Digital Scrapbooking Day festivities throughout digi-land and that we are adding to your fun.

You are at stop #2 on this train. And here's what I have for you!

These were made from DRS' new collab, Tranquility. And you get it for free when you spend just $5 in the store (in one purchase)

you can download it (my freebie, not Tranquility) here

Where do you go next? Well, that's a great question, because I was just getting ready to tell you...

Next you will visit Anna, who has even more awesome goodies for you.

Happy DSD!!

ps. should you get lost, here's your list of stops...

Tropt http://digiridooscraps.com/blog/
Katie http://www.keyofddesigns.blogspot.com (this is me)
Anna http://scrappin-addict.blogspot.com/
Pene http://apeneforyourthoughts.blogspot.com/
Feli http://feli-scrapblog.blogspot.com
Helen http://littlewelshgirl.co.uk/designs
Vicki http://vicki23-vicki23.blogspot.com
Wilma http://digidesignedbywilma.typepad.com
Michelle http://www.myflightsoffancy.com

DSD is here

So much stuff is going on this weekend in the digi world. Don't forget to stop by DRS

I'm apart of the scavenger hunt. I've hidden a mini-kit inside the description of one of my products. We'll be posting the hints in the forum soon. Also I'm apart of the blog train that will be starting in about 5 hours.

And don't forget about my storewide 40% off sale and a promotion where you can get my new kit "Sunny Days" for free.

DSD is coming

And DRS is deep in planning for this uber-important event.

First thing you should know is that I am a part of the scavenger hunt at DRS. I (will) have hidden a special mini-kit amongst my products in the store. You will get a clue (in the DRS forums) to help you find it. It's beautiful (if I do say so myself).

Also, we will be having a blog train that I'm a part of. That will start on the morning of the 6th (at least that's when my part will go up), oh and I live in Mountain Time, US.

Then, I'm also have a 40% off sale on my store for the duration of the festivities (the 6th-7th).

and, I have a new kit that should be showing up over the weekend...and I'm running a special promotion.
I hope you have an awesome DSD and will at least stop by and visit.

New in the Store

Today, just released you will find Double Take Templates

available here

and while you're looking, be on the lookout for this beauty, being released in the next few hours, Fall Shimmer Alpha

Faces of the Past and Bejeweled Alpha

Today I put two new products into the store. This first one was created with an inspiration from one of my favorite hobbies: genealogy.

With beautiful heritage photos, the kit is also great for autumnal layouts.
This is what was created with it already.

This was a Participation Prize for the September challenges at DRS, and now it's in the store.

Ooh la Lollipop

Introducing, Ooh La Lollipop...the perfect collab for all those sweet memories you want to capture. And don't forget, you get it for free with any other purchase in the store...(just sayin' you know...) I love how when these kits come together I sit there and stare at the previews, trying to figure out just what up there is mine, because I can't remember. But it all looks so awesome together!

and this is what I made with it...I TOTALLY am in love with it.

Frame Me With Flowers

So a while ago, I made a kit that had a flower frame in it. I loved it and the concept so much that I decided to expand it into an element pack. I wasn't quite ready to let go of summer, so I let autumn inspire the colors in this pack. This pack is perfect to go with all of your fall layouts, as they are in typical autumnal colors.

available here