Digital Flea Market

Hello,
After two months of not blogging, I can easily be found guilty of neglect. However, there is so much talent out there; I am sure that the death of one little blog would go unnoticed. I took some time out to try the boutique world, but it was just a bit too much for this retired granny. With this economic tsunami becoming a reality, I am more determined to make my site a "take n make" site. It may not be everyday that I will offer you something, but I will try to be pretty consistent. If a tutorial is required, it will be included. If there is something that you would like to know about basic digital creations, ask and I will try to be specific along with samples for you to use. No question is too silly for me since I had to teach myself.

Please remember, that there are plenty of kits out there for free. Summer Driggs has lots of beautiful kits for free, Scrap Girls still has their Refresh kit for free and of course there is the number one talent magnet, DigiFree. I will be offering completed kits, elemental separates, design elements such as overlays, brushes or templates. In other words, this is now my digital flea market. I hope you stop by often and I really want to encourage you to leave some feedback, since that is all that I ask. It is just a matter of courtesy.

My intention is not to entice you to purchase anything, but rather maintain the purpose of stirring up those creative talents within you to establish your own style and construct your own designs.

Today, let's go with some frayed fabric brushes. Very easy to use. Hope you enjoy your new brushes and are inspired to make some of your own.



http://www.4shared.com/file/93857152/54824939/SW_Frayed_Edges_Brushes.html

Happy Kwanzaa........

Please take a look at my Kwanzaa and Christmas rub-ons.



http://www.4shared.com/file/74893347/a4c80e73/SW_Christmas_and_Kwanzaa_Rub_On.html

More goodies..........

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas. I am just a tad exhausted, so I am going to take a few days off to sort out my computer files, clean my house and just chill out for a bit. I need to load some fun pages before I play hookie, though. I was looking at the cover of the major paper scrappin magazine and fell in love with a layout they had. So, I thought you might like a template for your digi pages and also some embellies, bows, paper, etc. for your stash. I loaded everything into one zip file, so that you couldn't peek. It is called Winter Excursion. But, if you want only the quickpage template, download only the second zip file. Have fun.
http://www.4shared.com/file/77551178/fe51b886/Winter_Excursion.html






http://www.4shared.com/file/77554149/95a52be1/Bundled_Up__Quick_Page_Template.html

Merry Christmas to all.

Joy, it has been gone from my heart for years now. My family is scattered in different cities that are hundreds of miles apart. My Father died five years ago and that was the last of my birth family. But, Christmas is the joy. The promise that all will be together without strife or crisis. The end of the separations and differences that exist here. And it comes not in death, but in the birth of Christ. I wish you all the joy of the moment and the peace of the promise.

Did you ever hear of the Polar Express? For my portion, I have three quick pages that are in PSD form, so you can receive all the parts, pieces and papers. Wishing you a Merry Christmas................ScrapWizard.



http://www.4shared.com/file/77508702/e0a07b17/Lead.html

http://www.4shared.com/file/77506093/a3f5917e/Believe_.html

http://www.4shared.com/file/77505189/494c8cf8/Engaged_on_Christmas.html

Please follow the web map below to hop aboard the Polar Express:
Designed By K

Digidesigns by Amberbaz

DivaDesignz

BusyScrappin

You Are Here

Serene by RW

simply.scraps

Red, Black and Green......

The official colors of Kwanzaa. I promised you a quick page for both Christmas and for Kwanzaa, so here it is. I made them both .png files to make them super easy for you to use. Just plunk your photo behind the page and email if off to Grannie in Oklahoma. Hope you like them, they are zipped together in the same download. Have a good night.





http://www.4shared.com/file/76921163/130d4790/Red_Holly_PageBlack.html

Looks like a white Christmas.......

At least in Michigan. I truly love the snow before Christmas. It's fresh and clean. It sparkles and glistens. Fenton (in Michigan) got a little over a foot of snow today and does it ever cause you to stop and take notice of how absolutely beautiful this world is. Having said that, I am not sure that anyone should hear what I have to say about snow AFTER Christmas. I remember that Robin Cook once wrote a description of snow on the city streets after foot traffic and car exhaust. He called it "rotting snow". Well, those are pretty much my sentiments as well. But, today it was fresh and clean; so I am hoping that someone out there had their children on the ski slopes or taboggan runs. Maybe they gave life to a snowperson in the front yard. Mostly, I hope you got some good pictures for your scrapbook pages. And being pressed for time, you may be able to make use of a 'clean' snow quick page. While I am at it, I would like to thank the courteous ladies that left me such nice comments about my quick page from last night. I appreciate it. Tomorrow night, I will have a special quick page suitable for either Christmas or Kwanzaa. It will be in two PSD layers only because it has a separate journal spot, so don't let it scare you. Night all.......


http://www.4shared.com/file/76797297/f90f2ea2/SW_Winter_Playland_.html

Please, don't misunderstand me........

I love Christmas, but I am just on the side of super saturated at the moment. It seems to me that Christmas was much more of a sentimental time when I was a child. I was one of the very first of the baby boomers. My Father was in the Army Air Corp when the war ended and I was born into an economy that was as much in its infancy as I was. There was no such thing as a mall or a shopping center. There was Sears, Roebuck and Co., but there was no such thing as a credit card. If you got a Christmas present, it was something that was part of your life on an everyday basis. Something like a stuffed animal or a rag doll. Christmas was about celebrating the joy of Jesus, the joy of family and a prosperus future for every aspect of our country. I can only wish and pray that each of your lives will be as blessed as mine was. Needless to say, I get caught on memories every now and then. There may not be much demand for this quick page, but I had fun making it. I have fun remembering, isn't that what scrapping is all about?


http://www.4shared.com/file/76642958/cd4274f8/SW_War_Correspondence.html

Thank you.........

I wanted to sign in and say thank you to the 25 people who picked up my brad template. I hope to see some of them in the galleries around the web. I also wanted to let you know that I put a couple of rub-ons in the FREE section over at Busyscrappin. There is one for Christmas and one for Kwanzaa. They would be a nice addition to your holiday page or your handmade cards. Enjoy.

A promise is a promise. . . .

If you really read my post from yesterday, you know that there is a treat here just for my blog followers. They are loyal and come back to visit whether I have been a loyal blogger or not. A pretty terrific group of scrappers.

My keyboard is cold. . .

Not because I have not been using it, but because it is so blessed cold here. Usually, we are in Florida by now; but we are waiting on some medical issues. Growing old is not as easy as we thought it would be. Regardless, here we are; still in Michigan. I have been making lots of Christmas digis lately, so I thought that I would put a freebie out there for you. This is a set of brads with an extra silver rim, so you can change them out. If I was not so cold, I would stay in this freezing room and put together a template for you to make your own brads. They are much more fun when the pictures inside mean something to you, such as; a little pic of your kitty or puppy. Come back tomorrow and I will have it here for you. However, I will not be putting it on DigiFree because a friend of mine has a kit out there. So only the people who read my blog will have a clue. Saturday morning, it will be gone. For now, stay warm. I am going to go put on some fluffy warm weather socks and probably a fleece jacket.


http://www.4shared.com/file/74500489/49b1a4bc/Brad_Pack.html

Still here.

Good morning, I hope you are having a wonderful day. Any day that I wake up is a wonderful day for me. I have this ear infection that some days makes me wish that I could sleep through the whole day. Every new antibiotic seems to make it worse than it was before. Needless to say, I stay up many nights playing around with Photoshop, which is hopefully a good substitute for gambling or drinking. The world just does not need another old drunk with a gambling habit. Thank you, Adobe. So, this morning I woke up and looked at what I created last night. Perhaps, I would do better as the little old drunk. This red page looks like I took a cake decorating class at the tattoo parlor.
http://www.4shared.com/file/72508536/9d5c1704/Teaberry_Tree.html
And the blue one reminds me of a night when the sugar plumb fairies vandalized the forest after an experiment in the meth lab. http://www.4shared.com/file/72508838/723ca950/Crystal_Forest.html

So, if I fail to wake up tomorrow; don't fret. However, I would seriously hesitate if your physician wants to put you on antibiotics for ANY reason. They (the two injections, one in each arm and ten days worth of orals) have caused disturbing changes to my artistic endeavors. Who knows, the Crystal Forest or Teaberry Tree might appeal to someone. As for me, I need to do some house cleaning and leave the artistic stuff to the ladies over at BusyScrappin.

Christmas Angel

One thing about digital is that you end up 'playing' with old stuff and seeing where it takes you. I guess it beats playing solitare. This little lady is one of those old pieces that I have been playing around with and I am going to put her out there. Some people might like her and find a use for her. I think of her as a Christmas angel. So, I cleaned her up and polished her wings and used her as an Overlay. But you could use her with a gradient or add any number of blends. See what you can do with her. What the heck, she's an angel; see what she can do for you. I know, I'm a little bit whacky. No terms of use on this one. Use her for personal, commercial, scrap for hire. No credit required.

http://www.4shared.com/file/71256701/2f43d76c/Christmas_Angel_4.html

Holy smokes. . .

That's what I said, Holy smokes; it is snowing here in Michigan. Very light snow, but snow; nonetheless. We usually don't stay in Michigan once the snow starts falling, but we had some late appointments this year. It turned out that we were able to attend a funeral last Sunday, which was very important to Gary and I still have another dental appointment coming up as well as my mammogram. Mammogram, it always reminds me of a Telegram where someone answers the door and is presented with little black and white pics of my mammary glands. Then it seems as though Bob Hope should come shuffling out to sing, "Thanks, for the mammary".
But, of course; you are probably way too young to remember such things as telegrams and Bob Hope. I remember. Little ole ancient me, I remember it well. Old people, how they babble on. and on .. and on ...
I think I promised a freebie tonight. And you thought I forgot! This is an action freebie. Oh my gosh, there is another one. The action figure doll. You might remember those. . . Action Figures!! Okay, okay, I'm back. An action freebie that will turn a photo into an wrinkled, grungy mess. Sounds like the good gift that heaven bestowed on me.

http://www.4shared.com/file/68899733/8f5a7eff/SW_Aged_Action_Freebie_Kit.html
I highly, highly, highly recommend that you download the Tutorial that goes with this freebie.
http://www.4shared.com/file/68900057/6066f5bb/SW_Aged_Action_Freebie_Tutorial.html
I would also highly recommend that you unzip and print out the Tutorial BEFORE you jump in head first, unless; of course you are a whiz that can dance around this little ole lady. And there are surely some that can. I hope you enjoy this freebie and if you like it tons and bunches, you may just want to purchase a kit that I will posting in the store over at Busyscrappin by weeks end. I want you all to concentrate on having a sugar coated Halloween and then when all the parties and trick o' treating are over with, you can relax and make yourself familiar with Photoshop Element Actions.
Please do remember to get onboard for the Busyscrappin Halloween Blog Train on Friday. There will be soooo many freebies from all of the designers there, that you will forget all about rippin off the Snickers and Tootsie Rolls from your kids. Enjoy the holiday everyone!!!

Just a little preview

Hey ya'll,
I have not been around much lately and I need to apologize for that. However, I am working on something really fun for you; so please be patient. I am leaving a little ad for the Halloween blog train coming up this week. I know that I have worked really hard on this and from the previews that I have seen; so have all the girls over at Busyscrappin. So, I am back to work now. Have a wonderful day. I will be posting a freebie on Wednesday night, so check back.

Thank you . . .

Yes, I would like to thank the two people who voted one way or another. Since they voted differently, here are both pages. Enjoy.



http://www.4shared.com/file/67901273/184d90c2/Blankie_Sample.html




http://www.4shared.com/file/67901720/faf8f7d6/Little_Prince_Sample.html

Battle of the sexes . . .

Yes, I'm going to slap another election on you. I have been working on a new kit, "Simply Newborns"; to put in the store over at BusyScrappin. The problem is, I cannot decide which QuickPage I want to give away as a Freebie Add On. I have one for baby boys which I named "Little Prince" QuickPage and I have one for baby girls which I named "Baby's Blankie" QucikPage. So, I need you to please vote for which one should be offered here as a freebie on Wednesday. I would say Tuesday, but I have another dentist appointment on Tuesday. This appointment will only last two hours, but I am dreading it soooo much. Anyway, please help me out by leaving a comment below as to which one you want. Don't you wish the national elections were so easy? No lies. No voter frauds. No back stabbing. No standing in line for hours to vote. Just leave a comment, either boy page or girl page. Thank you and have a wonderful day.

For baby girls

For baby boys.

Add this to your calendar.

I'm a bit under the weather right now, but; please click on over to BusyScrapping and check out some of the goodies. This will be my very first blog train, and let me warn you that my offerings are not for the faint of heart!

Let's talk about Overlays...

I could sit here for days and make overlays. I love them. Some of them are more like templates rather than overlays. I like them all. I love the fact that you can make overlays from any patterned paper that you are fond of. For instance, take a look at this page that I did of Taylor. The background paper is an overlay made from a paper pack created by Anna Benjamin over at Paper Moon. I used a JPEG of one of her 'Brocade Papers' and converted it to black and white image and then I save it as a PNG. Now, how simple is that? And it looks great. That is one way to make a simple overlay.
Then I used one of my 'Ragged Overlays' from the Ragged Overlay Kit that is listed over at Busyscrappin. These are PSD files that have just two layers. The bottom layer, you use as both an overlay and also a shape template. The upper layer, you use just as it is to provide the back side of your torn paper. You can also use that layer for a colored backside or even the patterned backside of double-sided paper. The number of combinations are almost endless. If you are unfamiliar with using shape templates as overlays, I have added a freebie below. Nothing fancy, it is made from a basic shape provided within your Photoshop Elements. It is a great example of how you can create shape overlays of your own. If you like the looks of the Ragged Overlays, go with the link to BusyScrappin and purchase one or all of my Rugged Overlays for just $1.00 each. You can absolutely make your pages super standouts with double, triple and even quad overlays. Enjoy and have a wonderful weekend.


http://www.4shared.com/file/65586898/51714338/SHI_Black_Filagree_Overlay.html

One of my favorites.

This is truly one of my favorite photos of Izabel. The kids took Izabel on her first cruise last summer. Well, do you know how the towels are folded like origami animals on your bed? This is Izabel having her first encounter with the towel animals. I just love the way she is being so hesitant as she 'sizes up' this critter. Also, I like the little curl that forms at the nap of her neck where she smells so 'Izabellish'. Anyway, I personally have never been on a cruise and have no desire to do so; especially when there are real life pirates out there.


Did you notice the stitching on the shabby fabric frame? Cool, huh? That is a brand new kit that I just listed over at Busyscrappin. As a bonus in that kit, there are two golden charms, one for little girls and one for little boys. Just for stopping by today, however; you can download the 'Little Man' boys charm here. Have a wonderful day!
http://www.4shared.com/file/64954191/a45007e6/Little_Man_Charm.html

A piece of candy for my sweet . . .

I have been playing, as you can see. But, lots of you downloaded 'Scream in the Dark'; so I thought you might like another spooky page. Please, this page is not for commercial use. Enjoy!



http://www.4shared.com/file/64504040/d8196c01/SHI_Piece_of_candy.html