JW-DigiScraps

Christmas Carol Blog Hop

noreply@blogger.com (Janice Ward) — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 05:00:00 +0000

Even though I'm not designing any more, the gals at theStudio, where I was, were kind enough to let me participate in the annual Christmas Carol Blog Hop. Each designer chooses a Christmas carol and designs a mini kit to represent that song.

I chose Carol of the Bells for mine. I hope you enjoy it! There are 6 papers and 13 elements, plenty for a cute layout or two! It was nice to do a little no stress designing. (Truth be told I did this way back at the end of October when I had a couple of extra vacation days. Loved it!)

Download Carol of the Bells Here

(Download is only available until the end of December.)

Full list of blog train participants:

Aimee Harrison Designs

Snickerdoodle Designs

JW DigiScraps---YOU ARE HERE!

Have a MERRY MERRY MERRY MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Using a Kindle Fire

noreply@blogger.com (Janice Ward) — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 14:56:00 +0000

Greetings all! Just wanted to check in and let you know about a new little Tumblr blog that I started. I got a Kindle Fire when it was released last week, and I'm trying to use Tumblr to accumulate some of the good hints and information I'm gathering while I try to make the best use of it. I had an iPad through a previous employer so I have some tablet experience and comparisons I can make as well.

If you're interested in that kind of thing, check it out at http://kindlefired.tumblr.com. I also have a Kindle Keyboard (3rd Generation) that I've been using for not quite a year, so I have quite a "team" of e-readers.

I seem to have a lot of interests and I'm debating starting a series of related blogs to share - things like cooking (mostly in a way called Paleo that tries to eliminate grains), technology, and family life. We'll see. For now, I hope if you're interested in the Kindle Fire you'll go check out my new Tumblr and follow along with my finds.

Happy Digital Scrapbooking Day (Tomorrow)

noreply@blogger.com (Janice Ward) — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 13:49:00 +0000

It's Digital Scrapbooking Day (Tomorrow) and many stores around digi-land are celebrating all weekend long. I don't know how much time I'll get to spend doing challenges and what not, but I might do a few particular at my favorite home, the Studio. I'm also going to use whatever time I have to get reaquainted with digital scrapbooking sites and maybe some new designers. I definitely want to spend some time scrapping, I've decided to dive in and work on an album of my trip to Jamaica last March, so I'm trying to be very organized and plan some things out and get scrapping!

There will be a LOT of great sales, and I hope to pick up a few things. I don't really have any specific plans, but I know I won't be able to resist a good deal. theStudio is having a 50% off sale which will be amazing, and my email box is filling up with other great deals.

Thought I'd share my DSD this weekend through a board on Pinterest I've created especially for the event. Head over to http://pinterest.com/janicew6971/dsd-2011/ and see what I've marked, etc. Remember if you are interested in trying Pinterest and need an invitation, just leave me a comment with your email address and I'll send you one.

Strategy for DSD? (Yes, you have to have a strategy.) Here's how I plan to attack the event. :) (At least the shopping part!)

Set a budget. I'm not exactly sure what mine will be yet, but I encourage everyone to set a budget. Otherwise it would be quite possible to go entirely insane. For even $20 you could pick up a lot of great bargains this weekend!
Go through my emails. I've been saving the email newsletters from my favorite designers and stores that have been coming in this week. I plan to cruise through them, shop the good and interesting sales, probably by marking possibles on the Pin board above and then going back and making final decisions.
Cruise Facebook. Going to cruise my Facebook page for the same thing. I really wish there was a good way to mark Facebook posts since they've been coming out all week and I haven't had time to really read them all or follow links. (Are you listening Mark Zuckerberg?) Alternatively if I could group all my fan pages like I can friends, it would be VERY useful too! (Again, hello MARK - pay attention!) :) Basically same thing as email, but I might find a few new things along the way.
Watch Facebook and possibly Twitter for short term coupons and deals from designers and stores. If you use these tools, keep them open while you are at the computer for DSD and check often. I did this hard core one year and got 3 or 4 limited time offers which gave me some items for free. Don't jump on the deal though unless it's something you really want and will use. It's always nice to make sure you do a layout or project for the designer when you get a giveaway like this.
Cruise DigiShopTalk's DSD forum area. Sometimes, I find a few things that are new to me this way. I don't typically spend a ton of time at DST, but they have a forum area dedicated to DSD which is useful for scanning. http://www.digishoptalk.com/boards/forumdisplay.php?f=119
BLOG TRAINS, FREEBIES and the like. This is a great weekend for high quality freebies, because a lot of designers don't do as many freebies as they used to and as a former designer I totally understand. But this is one of the occasions where stores and designers tend to offer a little something. I'll be scouting and pinning the good ones and definitely getting a few things. The DSD forum area has a section for freebies and giveaways, so it's a good place to start. Always download these freebies first before your purchases, since they are often for a limited time.
THANK EVERYONE! Get a freebie, thank the designer. Download a freebie, leave a thank you somewhere. That few seconds really means a lot to designers (I know) and it let's them know you appreciate their work. So, don't forget to say THANK YOU.

I think that about covers it. The best way to see what I've found is to take a look at that Pin Board . (You don't have to have an account to look at the pins.) It's blank as of this moment, but won't be for long. :)

Happy DSD everyone!

DigiDares #250

noreply@blogger.com (Janice Ward) — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 20:00:00 +0000

So, I've been doing some more scrapping again. This time I stumbled across a challenge at the Digi Dares. I remember hearing about the Digi Dares when they first started, but didn't really have time to play along. I found them again (I have no idea how) and was really interested in trying out a "non-store" environment challenge and the style of challenge (kind of like a recipe challenge) is one of my favorites. So, here is what I created for Digi Dares #250.

The dare said I had to have at least one picture with a costume or "dress up" idea, a frame, a doodle, a bright color as an accent and a grungy title. The kit is main Urban Jungle by myself and Digilicious Designs, along with bits from Run, Bike, Swim by Dream Big Designs, Follow by Allison Pennington, and Stated Simply by Mad Scrapper Designs. I also got to break into some new fonts including TheFaultyMarker,ChicagoHouse,VTKSDOWNTOWN, and TheOtherTwin.

It was really out of my box to scrap with more than one kit. But I liked it, and I think I've found an easy way to search through a lot of my kits in Windows 7. I believe I will have to turn it into a tutorial at some point. I don't key word my kits (I do my CU), so I've never been great at crossing over into different kits until I discovered this little trick that I'll share with you in the future.

Thanks for stopping by. Let me know if you have an interest in that tutorial I mentioned.

Making a Sunset Photo "Pop"

noreply@blogger.com (Janice Ward) — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 13:17:00 +0000

My tutorials page is now fully functional again! I finally found a way to host the videos I'd created online, and things are working. FINALLY. Because of the new structure for my site, I need to share this tutorial with you as a blog post and then it will be linked from the Tutorials page in the future. This tutorial has been made available previously, but only from my Tutorials page.

Every year my husband's family rents a cabin on a lake in Northern Minnesota for a week. There is lots of fishing, lots of crazy kid fun, and sitting around a camp fire relaxing and enjoying life every night. This past summer, I took a picture as the sun was setting over the lake. With a little PhotoShop magic, I was able to turn a good picture into a GREAT picture, which I then printed 8x10 copies of for the entire family and gave as Christmas gifts. Believe me, they were well loved!

These steps could be done in either PhotoShop or PhotoShop Elements.

1) Open your photo. Since I knew I wanted to do 8x10 prints, I used the crop tool and set the proportions at 8 x 10 and cropped the photo so I started with it in the right size.

2) Duplicate your photo layer. There are a number of ways that you can duplicate a layer, for simplicity, just right click on the layer and then choose duplicate layer and click OK.

3) Set the blend mode of the top layer to Soft Light. Depending on the look this gives you, you may want to lower the opacity a bit. You can also try different blending modes although I found the sunset colors got too yellow/orange and some contrast was lost in Overlay mode or Hard Light.

4) Add a Hue/Saturation adjustment layer. You will make very slight changes here. I increased the saturation by +7 on my photo and reduced the lightness by -2. Play with these settings making very small adjustments until you get the "pop" that you like. It's amazing what just a little difference can do for your photo.

5) I picked a pretty font - in this case Selfish available at dafont.com and added a caption in the lower left corner in a dark area.

That's it! Here are my before and after photos!

See how the contrast is increased slightly and you get more of that silhouette feeling. Increasing the saturation just a little bit gives a warmer, richer feel to the sunset colors as well.

A quick freebie

noreply@blogger.com (Janice Ward) — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 14:00:00 +0000

The other day I finally did some scrapping. I decided to go ahead and turn that layout into a template freebie for you. It will only be available for one week, so hurry and download now!

Here's a preview of the template, and you can see my original layout in the post below!

Download Triple Template 1 Here

Template is CU friendly for creating quick pages (flattened versions only), and CT work is welcomed and encouraged. Complete terms are included in the download.

Don't forget this is the last week of my retirement sale. All kits are only $1 and bundles are $2.

Visit my store now!

Thanks so much! Enjoy!

Updating my look on my new road...

noreply@blogger.com (Janice Ward) — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 18:36:00 +0000

You might notice that the blog has a bit of a new look to it today. I've updated the look and made a few changes that sort of point where I think things will go now that I'm retiring from designing. As I've said before, I don't intend to leave the land of digital scrapbooking altogether. I just really feel that I need to do something different which fits better into my current lifestyle. Designing is so much fun, but it is also a business and running it takes considerable time. I just didn't feel I was doing it justice, and the guilt of that was slowing me down in other areas of digi.

Part of the new look and new effort is my use of Pinterest. (If you haven't used Pinterest before, please feel free to leave me a comment and include your email address and I'll invite you. You have to have an invitation to join and must have either a Twitter or Facebook account. (although you don't have to post things there)) I have links to several "boards" I have on Pinterest which will be where I save things related to digiland of my own liking. Kits I've purchased and kits I'm longing over. Layouts I love, and just miscellaneous stuff like tutorials or tips that I'm using. Everything here is stuff I really love or like and I figure I should share with you too. Some of it I'll blog about, but more often than not you'll want to follow or check my pin boards frequently. You can also see all of my boards, not just the digiscrapping ones with the last link. (Be warned - I'm a bit eclectic.)

I also will be show casing layouts I've created. I hope to start by just using some of the wonderful kits I've collected over the last couple of years but haven't always used to their fullest. I'll maybe do the occasional guest CT spot. I want to share and promote with you the designers that I love and enjoy.

I'm also in the process of rebuilding my tutorials site and hope to expand on it in the coming months. And because I'm quite sure I can't completely stay away from designing, you're going to find the occasional freebie (templates and mini kits most likely) and the occasional collab thanks to the lovely, gracious Toiny, owner of Digital Scrapbooking Studio.

I hope you'll still drop by from time to time. Follow me by email, Google Friend Connect, Facebook, or Twitter. Check out what I'm tracking on Pinterest. I'm not entirely sure what the new me will look like in the digital scrapbooking world, but I guess I want to be an independent place to share what I love and if you enjoyed my designs and style, you'll probably find things you love too.

Until next time...enjoy the new look!

I've done some scrapping!

noreply@blogger.com (Janice Ward) — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 21:02:00 +0000

Just as I'd hoped, ever since I made the decision to retire from designing, I've been more motivated to sit down and scrap. I've done three layouts recently (that's 3 more than in a long time). I wanted to share them with you!

First is one I did with Click! a collab with Angel Hartline that I created a while back. I sure am going to miss doing collabs with Angel! She's just super awesome!

Next, Manda of Nibbles Skribbles was sweet enough to let me play with her new kit - Boy Thing. It's available exclusively at theStudio.

Thanks for stopping by! I'm really enjoying the chance to scrap a bit more. But don't forget my retirement sale continues at theStudio where everything is $1 (or $2 for bundles). Super great deal you won't want to miss!

It's time to say Goodbye....but only to designing

noreply@blogger.com (Janice Ward) — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 15:44:00 +0000

Retirement Sale

If you get the newsletter from theStudio, you've already heard this news. I'm sad, excited to release the guilt and move into the next phase, and already itching to design but know I simply don't have the time needed. That's right, I'm retiring from designing. But I have been offered an incredible opportunity to do an occasional guest appearance, and I am really really looking forward to just scrapping and enjoying that for a while. Designing takes a lot of time if you want to do it well, and too often designers don't get to scrap as much as they'd like. Between my new job and being closer to family and friends, I just don't have the time to run my design business properly. But I can't wait to restyle what digital scrapbooking looks like in this new life, and this blog won't be going anywhere. So, I hope you'll stay as followers to the blog for those occasional freebies, guest appearances and hopefully some pages from the lovely designer friends and others out there!

Everything in my Studio store is on sale now for $1. (Bundles are $2.) Visit my Personal use store or my Commercial Use store. I also wanted to share with you the message I shared with Studio newsletter recipients. Goodbye. Too often it's never a word we want to say, but I guess it's time for me to say goodbye to designing. It took me a long time to come to this decision, but I've made it. In January, my family and I moved home to Iowa. A place where my family and our closest friends live. I was provided with a new and amazing job opportunity, and everything just happily fell into place. I thought at the time I would take a month or two off and then pick right back up to designing. Unfortunately that didn't happen. I tried in fits and starts to design again, but there was always another opportunity to do something with friends, visit family, and the boys have blossomed into all kinds of new activities. It's marvelous, but unfortunately my design business has suffered and its time to move on. I want to get to a place where I can enjoy scrapping again and just design the occasional freebie or something. I feel guilty neglecting my business, and releasing it sets me free to explore the digital scrapbooking world in new ways that better fit my new life. I've so enjoyed being a part of theStudio, Toiny and all of the designers are so wonderful. This really and truly is a special place in the digital world.
My web page, www.jwdigiscraps.com, and Facebook page, www.facebook.com/jwdigiscraps will be active for at least another year, so when I do feel the bug and do some scrapping or something, you'll see it show up there. I also hope to enjoy theStudio as a customer and friend as well and look forward to seeing you around from time to time. And who knows maybe I'll make the occasional guest appearance! I'm honored to have been a designer in this special place, and I look forward to this new chapter in my life. I hope you'll celebrate with me this month as I retire my store. Thank you all for being wonderful friends.
Remember, Janice's products are all on sale for $1-2 until the end of October!

In Our Hearts CT Layouts

noreply@blogger.com (Janice Ward) — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 21:28:00 +0000

My CT is still trying to get back into the swing of things. (As am I, I hope to do some more designing of my next kit tonight!) I just have a couple of layouts right now to share with you.

The first is a guest, the wonderful Kari, who created this beautiful layout of her grandmother who she lost earlier this year.

The journaling is particularly moving and reads:

I miss you so very much, Grandmama. When I was back home, one of the first things I thought of was “I have to go see Grandmama”. Your birthday was rough. Mother’s Day I made a card for you, before it dawned on me that you’re not here anymore. You might not be here physically, but you’re never far from my thoughts. I made things you’ve made better than anyone & prayed you were at my elbow, guiding my hand. I love you Grandmama. So much.

She also used a few other bits besides my kit: SpinkyDink Scraps Stitch Me Up, Flergs String Em Up Chrome Alpha, JLD With a Twist temp, and the font is DJB Lisa S print.

Sarah did a great hybrid project with a tumbler insert! Check it out!

Great work! I love both of these items.

You can still get the kit, any of the individual pieces or the total bundle for 30% off! Head on over to my store! Take care everyone!

In Our Hearts - my newest kit and Deal of the Day!

noreply@blogger.com (Janice Ward) — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 20:30:00 +0000

I know it has been a long time. I'm so sorry for that. It is my deepest wish to get back into the rhythm of designing. I've moved (twice in 6 months, although the 2nd time was just down the street), started a new job, wrecked my car, and found the joy of living near family and friends. I have definitely lost the routine of scrapping and designing in all of this, but I am working my way back! Today I do have a new kit and bundle for you that is very dear to my heart. It's called In Our Hearts and is designed for scrapping the memories and emotions of loved ones lost.

Back in late March, I lost someone suddenly that I cared very much about. I'm an only child by blood, but somewhere around the time I was 9 my parent's had a hired hand on the farm. A high school guy who had lost his father when he was young. Time went and he became like a big brother to me. Protector, corrupter, and just general wonderful part of our lives. He was my children's godfather. And he was killed suddenly in a car accident. I was (and still am) shattered. Creating this kit took forever because it was my way of saying goodbye. And I know that my grief is only a morsel of what his wife and 3 children feel every day.

I don't mean to bum anyone out, I just wanted to share the story of how this kit came to be. So many have lost loved ones before their time. I've called it In Our Hearts, because that's where our loved ones remain, Our Hearts. And without further ado, here is that new kit.

And I couldn't seem to stop at just the kit. You'll also find that I've created solid papers, journaling prompts, and word art to make a complete bundle. (Also available individually.)

Here is a look at the full bundle.

Both the full kit and bundle are Deal of the Day at the Studio which means a HUGE discount of 70% off! (You can also buy the add-ons separately at 30% off.) The Deal of the Day lasts through Sunday so don't delay! (After Sunday you can still get 30% off of everything through August 20.)

Click, go, shop. And scrap those difficult, but oh so special memories. I'll be back with a layout or two in the next day or so!

A Freebie a Long Time in the Making!

noreply@blogger.com (Janice Ward) — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 01:20:00 +0000

As some of you may know, I got a new full-time job in late January and moved my family from Wisconsin to Iowa. I actually consider the move to be going "home" since this is the area I grew up. A move and a new job kept me very busy, and I thought I was going to get something done in time for Valentine's Day and then didn't. I'm starting to find my grove again, so I finished up that Valentine's kit, and now I'll offer it to you as a freebie for one week only!

Check out this adorable layout that CT member Sheri made with the kit!

And here is the kit! It's a "mid" sized kit, somewhere between a mini and a full-size!

Link Expired. Please check my store to pick up this great kit.

I'm working on another very special kit, and hope to be able to start having things more regularly. I'm sure I'll be a bit slow yet. We are currently house hunting so we can move in July when our six-month lease is up. I should be a pro at moving by the end of this summer!

Thanks to all my terrific fans! And don't forget to check out the April Blog Train in the post below if you missed it on April 1.

Back in the Saddle Again! Blog Train!

noreply@blogger.com (Janice Ward) — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 12:00:00 +0000

It feels so wonderful to be designing again. I still have a lot to balance, but I just love the creativity of scrapping and designing and I'm so glad to be back at it. I am working on several things to come your way, but I had to join this month's blog train from the Blog Train Blog!

The theme is "Pirates Not Allowed" and while you will find lots of fun pirate related elements, the theme is really a play on the idea to prevent piracy in the digi community. Remember, never reshare your downloads or digi purchases, don't post links directly to downloads, but send all the people here to my blog you want to collect their goodies.

I wasn't feeling very "pirate" like while working on my mini, so I decided to just do some general papers and elements that you can use for anything or in combination with anything from the over 100 designers in this blog train. Take a look at this fab slide show of some of the contributions!

You should have just come here from: Kate's Digital Designs.

Here's a preview of what you'll be downloading from me!

Download Pirates Not Allowed Here!

All done...now you are ready to head off to the wonderful Delicious Scraps. Lost? You can find the entire blog train list at the Blog Train Blog.

Stay tuned! I've got another freebie coming your way in the next week or so, plus more goodies to add to the store soon. I'm so glad to be back!

Look Out! Good stuff is a coming...

noreply@blogger.com (Janice Ward) — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 00:29:00 +0000

Long time no see everyone! I've moved my family to Iowa, started a new job, and just generally been crazy busy. But I am back designing again and loving it! I am participating in this month's blog train from the Blog Train Blog, have another freebie ready to go in a week or two, and am working on a very special kit.

I just wanted to give you all a heads up that I'm back and be sure to stop back on Friday when the blog train launches so you don't miss a wonderful treat!

A New Collab! Urban Jungle with Digilicious Designs

noreply@blogger.com (Janice Ward) — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 23:21:00 +0000

Ready to scrap the "underbelly" of urban society? How about a grungy fun kit with a fantastic color palette? This kit is full of urban elements like graffiti, cars, motorcycles, street signs, and more! Use it for your city pictures, your kids out getting dirty, the bigger boys and their toys - you'll find all kinds of possibilities. Christine of Digilicious Designs & Janice of JW-DigiScraps have teamed up to bring you this amazing kit!

This fantastic kit contains 20 papers and 45 elements for your scrapping. Don't miss the coordinating solid color cardstock also available!

This kit is on sale for 30% off - only $3.50 for the first two weeks!

and don't miss the coordinating cardstock!

And check out these amazing layouts from my CT team!

So far behind! Lots of crazy going on! Special deal for you!

noreply@blogger.com (Janice Ward) — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 14:08:00 +0000

Greetings everyone! I hope the holidays treated everyone well, and in these final hours of 2010 I have something I've been meaning to share with you forever! I am in the beginning stages of moving from Wisconsin back to Iowa (my home) thanks to finding a terrific new job. We will be living in the same town as my family, and many of our closest dearest friends. It's exciting, but boy is it keeping me busy at the moment! So, I have failed to share with you these great layouts from my CT using my latest kit Classic Christmas. I just love this kit, and I HAVE to find some time to scrap our Christmas pictures with it! Check out what my CT has done:

Here's a look at this awesome kit in its entirety:

As a special treat for you - today through the New Year's Weekend, you can pick up this kit for only $2!

Not enough? I also am putting my other Christmas Kit -
Silver and Gold (pictures are one post down) on sale for $2 with the coordinating cardstock for only $1.

This is an awesome opportunity for you to pick up two very different, yet stunning, Christmas Kits for the price of ONE and get your own Christmas pictures scrapped! Don't delay - last day to save is Sunday, January 2!

I'll be terribly busy in the foreseeable future as we adjust to life back in Iowa, but I'll do my best to keep bringing you goodies! I already have a terrific collab planned for January! Be on the look out!

Silver and Gold AND Thanksgiving Weekend SALE!

noreply@blogger.com (Janice Ward) — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 00:41:00 +0000

The holidays are here! And I have the first of my holiday season treats to bring you...a beautiful kit called Silver and Gold!

Check out the details in this beauty. You will not be disappointed!

I also have a great add-on for Cardstock and Glitter sheets to coordinate with this sparkly treat!

Did someone sale SALE?!?!?

The Studio is having a big sale Thanksgiving weekend. On Thanksgiving day, Saturday and Sunday, you'll save 40% store wide on PU products, and 30% on CU products. And on Black Friday - 10% extra on both PU and CU! That's amazing!

Not enough? Many designers are offering fabulous door busters from 6:00am - 10:00am EST on Friday. Some for as little as $1.00!!! Me? - yeah, I am! You can pick up either Sweet Monochrome or my CU product - Grunge and Halftone Overlays for only $1 each during the Doorbusters sale! Just check out the "Featured Products" turned "Doorbusters" in both the PU and CU stores at theStudio!

Did someone say FREEBIE?

Yep, I have another freebie here for you! There was one in my newsletter, there will be one on my Facebook fan page, and one in theStudio newsletter too! All made from the beautiful Silver and Gold kit!

Here you can get this gorgeous quick page!

Download Silver and Gold Quick Page

OK, I have some gorgeous CT inspiration to share with you as well, but I'll save that for later this weekend! This post is long enough! Get over to theStudio and SHOP!!!!

Sneak Peek - Black Friday Release & How to get your freebies!

noreply@blogger.com (Janice Ward) — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 20:24:00 +0000

Just had to share a sneak peek at my upcoming release on Friday, November 26 (Black Friday). It's a gorgeous Christmas kit that you are sure to love! I've been playing around this afternoon (when I should be folding laundry) and making freebies too! There will be at least four treats for you to collect -

1) In theStudio Newsletter - you can sign up here: http://www.digitalscrapbookingstudio.com/blog/

2) In my Newsletter - sign up here: http://ymlp.com/signup.php?id=geuquejgmgj

3) On my blog! (You've already found me here!)

4) On my Facebook Fan page - http://www.facebook.com/jwdigiscraps

Anyway - here's a sneak peek with some close ups of this beauty. I just know you are going to love it!

Along the Nile - a new collab for you!

noreply@blogger.com (Janice Ward) — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 15:21:00 +0000

Can you feel the magic of Egypt? The lure of the pyramids, the sandy desert, maybe even a genie in a magic lamp? I am so thrilled to have worked with Manda of Nibbles Skribbles and Steph of Scrappy Cocoa to bring you you this kit that captures that magic of Egypt. Rich jewel tones and sandy browns will have you feeling like you are whisked away to this magical place. Unique elements like pyramids, magic lamps, castles, camels, and heiroglyphs fill this kit.

You can scrap your trips, maybe a costumed adventure, or even a trip to the museum. Beautiful patterns, rich colors, and verstile elements will lend an air of magic to any layout. But this kit's rich colors offer a lot of versatility too! Check out what my CT did!

Sheri

Kim

Aren't they fantastic! Here's a full look at this magical kit! On sale now for only $3.25 - with 24 papers and over 50 elements - that's a fantastic buy!

And a closer look at the beautiful papers!

Last week for DSD I introduced the new kit Retro Spring - I've put Retro Spring back on sale for one week only at less than $3.00! Be sure to check it out!

Check out what my CT has been doing with this one!

Sheri:

Angie (made with my free template a few posts back):

Congrats to Cathy S. - $50 gift certificate winner!

noreply@blogger.com (Janice Ward) — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 00:35:00 +0000

Congrats to Cathy S. for winning $50 to my store for the next year. She was one of the orders over $5 this DSD weekend, and was randomly chosen by Random.Org as the winner! I've emailed her the good news!

Thanks everyone for a great iDSD weekend. I have a new goodie coming your way soon!

iDSD! 50% off, Chance to Win, Buy My Store, New Stuff, AND a Freebie!!!

noreply@blogger.com (Janice Ward) — Sat, 06 Nov 2010 01:37:00 +0000

Wowsers! What a lot of activity for iDSD this weekend for you! I was able to get more done than I thought I was going to at first, so I have a lot to share! Including a fabulous blog train freebie for you!

What's on sale this weekend in my store? EVERYTHING!!

You get 50% off all Personal Use on Saturday

40% off all Personal Use on Sunday

and 30% off Commercial Use all weekend long!

PLUS

For every $5 or more order I receive (my products only, no collabs) in either PU or CU (or a combination of both), you'll be entered to win $50 to my store good for the next year!

(Drawing held Monday.)

PLUS

Want a really great deal! How about buying both my personal use and commercial use stores for only $20 total! You'll get codes for 3 uses good through January 1, 2011, so you can get new Christmas goodies too!

(click link for details)

Looking for some new stuff in my store? OK, no problem.

First up, a great mini-plate set that goes with my At the Zoo collection. It has a great add-on, a template, and a sample of my doodle borders. This was previously a give-away at the Simple Scrapper Back to School Fair, but now is available to everyone at a great price.

Next up is a brand new kit called Retro Spring. I miss warmer weather already here in Wisconsin, and I was playing around with making some retro like flowers in Illustrator and pretty soon, out came this great new kit. Great pastel colors with a total retro vibe. Sure to help you create some scrapping fun!

Finally, you'll also find a little CU goodness added to my CU store. These were previously in the September CU Grab bag at theStudio, but are now available separately in my store. Terrific seamless knit styles to make you feel warm all over!

OK, finally....the freebie! The great gals over at theStudio have gotten together to bring you this Shabby Holiday blog train for iDSD! Such a great non-traditional color palette and feel yet totally workable for modern or vintage holiday layouts.

Here's my contribution:

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And here is the rest of this fabulous blog train! Jump on board and collect all the goodies!

www.skrapperdigitals.blogspot.com
http://darlenedesigns.blogspot.com
http://shellymariescraps.blogspot.com
www.aveziur.com
www.lightningbugcreationskits.blogspot.com
http://digilicious.typepad.com/digi_licious_designs/
http://twinmomscraps.blogspot.com
http://piggyscraps.blogspot.com
http://www.jwdigiscraps.com -- YOU ARE HERE!!!!
http://angelhartline.com/blog/
http://www.nibblesskribbles.com
http://deliscraps.blogspot.com/
http://LetMeScrapbook.blogspot.com
http://kimberkattscraps.wordpress.com/

OK, that's it from me. Be sure to watch the blog and facebook - http://www.facebook.com/jwdigiscraps - this weekend. You never know if I decide to do something else special!?!?! ;)

Trick or Treat!?! Just a treat for you!!! Plus news on where I've been!

noreply@blogger.com (Janice Ward) — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 15:17:00 +0000

Hello! Have you missed me? My designing has slowed down recently, but I am not gone. In my full-time job, I've taken on some new responsibilities that have kept me far busier than I have ever imagined! It's a good thing job wise, but it is making me go much slower on my digi-work, and is draining my mojo just a bit. But don't fear - I have no less than 4 things in progress for you, so there will still be plenty of digi-goodness to come! It's just getting created a bit more slowly than usual. The responsibilities should ease up after the first of the year, so I appreciate your patience with me in the meantime.

However, I just couldn't let Halloween go by without a little treat for you! How about a CU friendly template in .psd, .tif, and .png files! With life being so busy, I really like a good template to jump start my scrapping.

So, here you go! Download a way!

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I promise, I'll be back just as soon as I can with more creations for you. I find designing and scrapping to be extremely therapeutic, so don't worry - I may be a bit slower, but I'm still here!!!!

Happy Halloween Everyone!

10 + 10 + 10 = 30% off through Monday Only!

noreply@blogger.com (Janice Ward) — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 14:47:00 +0000

Run...run...run....busy...busy...busy.....

That's been me the last two weeks! But I'm finally getting some scrapping and design time this weekend! Not sure when they'll turn into real products for you, but we're working on it!

In honor of 10-10-10, I've put my entire

Personal Use

and

Commercial Use

stores on sale for 30% off.

(sorry excludes collabs)

Sale ends Monday, so don't delay!

New This Week - Autumnal Glory Mini (Theres' a Freebie!) and CU - Bossys - Volume 1

noreply@blogger.com (Janice Ward) — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 00:59:00 +0000

Hello! Happy October! Can you believe we've already reached October! I certainly can't!

I have two new "sets" of things for you this week. First up is a new set of CU Embossed Overlays. These great overlays will have you creating beautiful embossed papers in no time. Add your own textures to create a totally unique look. Each is available separately at 25% off right now, or in a bundle at even greater savings! Check them out - there are dots, stripes, swirls, and edges! 4 of each, for 16 in all! (Image is linked to store.)

Next up is my new mini kit - Autumnal Glory. Something a bit different for me, but tons of fun to create! This time, I did a little one kit call on Facebook and have some great guest artists to share layouts! Check them out!

The kit is 25% off right now - so it's only $1.88! Here's the preview (image is linked to store):

And finally, I have a freebie for you! How about a fun coordinating alpha! You can use it with Autumnal Glory or separately! Download is available through October 8, so don't delay!

Download Autumnal Glory Alpha Here

I'll be back in a day or two with some freebies from one of my great guests! Until then! Enjoy!

Another beautiful layout and still 40% off!

noreply@blogger.com (Janice Ward) — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 15:02:00 +0000

I just had to share another beautiful layout from CT member Juli! It's stunning! What a beautiful way to capture such precious memories! (love you stamps not included in kit) And, you can still get Sweet Monochrome today for 40% off in the Backwards Progressive sale at theStudio! Don't delay, you will not regret adding this kit to your stash!