New Digital Freebies!

Here's a couple of new freebies for you all! These are parts of kits that are available at the new site DigiDiner (That I design for!). Please check out the site. All my kits are there, as well as several new goodies and freebies. They'll be having a Grand Opening in April with lots of games, contests, and prizes. YAY!

This is from the Fern Prairie Kit at DigiDiner. A cute set with a touch of country.

This is from the Maryhill Kit at DigiDiner. A nice word art perfect for springtime.

CALL: 20 New Blueprints Due 4-30

This call is for our upcoming idea book "Layout Blueprints 2", the sequel to the highly successful "Layout Blueprints". Use the Blueprints shown below to create layouts, and email them to us for consideration. We accept paper and digital pages and international entries. Please include a complete supply list with your entry, and a copy of your journaling if it cannot be read in the picture. Entries for Blueprints must be in by their respective deadlines to be considered. Please make sure the files are no larger than 200Kb each so that they will be considered for publication. Please mark your email subject with the Blueprint number so that we'll know how to sort it.

If you'd like some tips directly from BlueMedia on submitting great layouts, check the FAQ section for links to the "Publisher's Perspective" article series on the Layout Blueprints blog at layoutblueprints.blogspot.com.

E-Mail your entries to : bluemediasubs@gmail.com

Deadline for these Blueprints is April 30th. Be sure to have your UNSEEN layouts in to BlueMedia by then!. Please ask any questions on our MESSAGE BOARD so that everyone can benefit from them. Thank you!

A Recent Layout

Aww. I just love this layout. Mostly because it has one of my favorite pictures of my kid, Buck. He's such a cuddle bum. Twenty pounds of lovin packed into a soft fur ball. How could you resist?

All products are by Boxer, including that adorable cat stamp and the "meow" ribbon. TOO cute!

MORE Blueprints! DUE MAR 30th

We are starting the final push to get all of the Blueprints called and filled. So stay tuned. Here's the next batch, due MARCH 30. Be sure to have your UNSEEN layouts in to BlueMedia by then!. Please ask any questions on the message board so that everyone can benefit from them. Thank you!

*DON'T FORGET! There are several Blueprints in the previous post that are due FEB 28th*

"Layout Blueprints 2":
This call is for our upcoming idea book "Layout Blueprints 2", the sequel to the highly successful "Layout Blueprints". Use the Blueprints shown below to create layouts, and email them to us for consideration. We accept paper and digital pages and international entries. Please include a supply list with your entry, and a copy of your journaling if it cannot be read in the picture. Entries for Blueprints must be in by their respective deadlines to be considered. Please make sure the files are no larger than 100Kb each so that they will be considered for publication (see note above Blueprints). Please mark your email subject with the Blueprint number so that we'll know how to sort it.

If you'd like some tips directly from BlueMedia on submitting great layouts, check the "Publisher's Perspective" article series on the Layout Blueprints blog at layoutblueprints.blogspot.com.

E-Mail your entries to : bluemediasubs@gmail.com

Preview Scrapbooking: Styles Defined!

Ooo! You are going to just droooool over this book. The layouts are AH-mazing. There's a preview and pre-order sale at BlueMedia right now! Check it out.

BlueMedia Home Page

Preview of Styles

New February Blueprints!

Here they are!

This call is for our upcoming idea book "Layout Blueprints 2", the sequel to the highly successful "Layout Blueprints". Use the Blueprints shown below to create a layout. Get a nice, even, scan of your creations and email them to BlueMedia for consideration. Entries for Blueprints 5 - 14 must be in by February 28, 2007 to be considered. Please make sure the files are no larger than 100Kb each so that they will be considered for publication. Please mark your email subject with the Blueprint number so that Blue will know how to sort it.

If you'd like some tips directly from BlueMedia on submitting great layouts, check the "Publisher's Perspective" article series on the Layout Blueprints blog at layoutblueprints.blogspot.com.

E-Mail your entries to : bluemediasubs@gmail.com

Please see dates by Blueprint for submission deadlines. Be sure to have your UNSEEN layouts in to BlueMedia by then!.

I have provided both 12x12 and 8x11 for your convenience. BlueMedia accepts all sizes of layouts.

Boxer CHA Sneak Peeks!

Hooray! Lucky you get to see some Boxer products hot off the presses! They are releasing just a few things each day on their blog, so check there for the new papers, printed ribbons, and clear acrylic stamps! These use some of the new papers in the black/red line including the new ginghams. I'll post more later!

BlueMedia Seeking Digital Design Team!

Hey hey! This is the big time! All the details are at their site HERE.

Good luck all!

Another Digi Kit!

Mmm... I just love this kit. And it's chocked full of goodies. 70 pieces to be exact. A beautiful painted wood alpha, tags, journalblocks, little word strips with stitching, eyelets, and ribbons. You'll have plenty to play with! This kit is available at BlueMedia's new shopping cart. Go to the BlueMedia site and click "Online Shopping" or "Store" to see this and other great kits!

Happy Scrapping!

More Calls for Blueprints!

These will be due Feb 15th to bluemediasubs@gmail.com, so get a move on! Expect more later this month! We're kicking it into gear! Check the BlueMedia site for submission details (or see previous blueprint calls below)

Another Digital Kit!

This is my new Olympia Kit. Lots of fun goodies here! Embroidered patches and embellies and an embroidered fabric title with lots of fun papers to match. Enjoy!


This kit is available at BlueMedia's new shopping cart. Go to the BlueMedia site and click "Online Shopping" or "Store" to see this and other great kits!

Happy Scrapping!

Boxer Scrapbooks!

I'm very excited to announce that I will be joining the Boxer Scrapbooks 2007 Design Team! I'm just thrilled to be working with the folks at Boxer. So I'll probably post projects, sneak peeks and info here (IF and when I can).

Thanks "bunches" to the team at Boxer!

New Blueprints Calls!

Details and answers to Frequently Asked Questions can be found at the BlueMedia Forums

It's time again for a new Blueprint! YAY! This month, you get TWO! Double YAY! Watch for more later this month as well.

Please note that ALL themes and subjects will be accepted.

Use the Blueprint to create a one or two page layout, then send your pages to BlueMedia for our next Layout Blueprints book! Missed the first one? You can get it here: Layout Blueprints

For your convenience, there are both 12x12 and 8x11 versions of each of the Blueprints. Enjoy!


Mail your entries to :

bluemediasubs@gmail.com

Please make sure the files are no larger than 100Kb each so that they will be considered for publication. And mark your subject with "January Blueprint Challenge" so that we'll know to open it right away. If you'd like some tips directly from BlueMedia on submitting great layouts, check the "Publisher's Perspective" series on their blog at http://layoutblueprints.blogspot.com.

This call/challenge ends January 31st. Be sure to have your UNSEEN layouts in to BlueMedia by then!

Good luck!

NEW Digi Kit!

Hey look! It's my debut digi kit!



There are some fun papers and goodies in this, including nice felt accents. I'd love to see your creations using this kit, so please contact me and share your work.

This kit is available at BlueMedia's new shopping cart. Go to the BlueMedia site and click "Online Shopping" or "Store" to see this and other great kits!

Happy Scrapping!

A Recent Digi Page

Just wanted to share a recent page that I LOVE.

This is a photo I took at a friend's wedding last summer. The colors were so pretty. A detailed list of supplies can be found in my gallery.

Digital Fusion

I've been bitten by the bug! Yes, I have all the classic symptoms; wide reddened eyes from staring at the computer screen, enlarged mouse finger from clicking downloads incessantly, frequent mutterings of digi paper organization, and the obsessed crazed look of a woman in constant pursuit of pretty papers. I'm an aspiring digital scrapper.

I've been drawn to it for a while now, but discouraged so many times by feeling limited. But now, I've learned some new tricks, and downloaded a plethora of digi kits and am feeling more liberated. It appeals to the collector/organizer in me. I download stuff - instant gratification - I add it to my collection - collecting - and then I get to categorize, organize, and drool over it. Not to mention that you only get a little sneak preview of what is in this little package called a "zip file" which makes it seem more like a present when you finally open it and view the contents in their entirety. And I LOOOVE presents.

So I've been loving this new found pleasure. I've created several digital layouts this week. I am loving the whole new world of designer goodies that has opened to me. No more of the same ol' same ol'. And the best part is, I can get a lot of it for free. None of it ever gets used up either. It really appeals to my frugal side as well.

The best thing about all of this is that I am being inspired by things I never noticed before, and it's translating to my paper scrapping as well. I'm seeing things just a little bit different that I have before, and noticing details that I may not have noticed in the past. I'm able to see things a little clearer (not literally of course, I need to see my eye doctor about that!). In working on a few projects last night, I was completely inspired by a few things I noticed - minute little details I might add - in a fashion magazine {I never understood why my mother-in-law insisted I needed it. A subtle hint perhaps? But now I'm thankful} Ideas flowed, and I literally could not scrap fast enough. I finished 6 projects last night! {Those that know me know I'm a notoriously pokey scrapper. I spend hours, days even, on one page alone. For me to get 6 projects done in a weekend is a real feat.}

I guess it's true that learning something new can open your eyes in other areas of your life. I just never suspected this revelation in my scrapbooking would come simply from delving into another realm of it. I've found my muse and it came in the form of digital fusion.

It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like

Christmas!

I've got my house all decorated. Most of my presents are wrapped. And soon we'll be on our way to Montana for Christmas. Hooray!

I just love the snow. Especially on Christmas. It wasn't that long ago that I left it because I was tired of it. But now, I miss it and I love it. Of course, that's probably because I left it, but oh well.

I'm looking forward to cozy evenings with the family gathered in the living room around the "Vegas Tree" as it's come to be known for the number of bright lights. The annual Christmas party will be the day we arrive and promises to be as big and fun as ever. We'll have enough food left over from the party and my mother's tendency to over do it, to last all six of us through the following week. And she won't stop there! No sireee. She'll make a beautiful Christmas Eve dinner where we'll sit and talk and sip wine. Then we'll load up the 4-wheel drive family sleigh and hit the streets to see all the pretty lights. Silly headgear* is required for this trip. No one is admitted without it.

Upon our return home, exhausted from laughing and dazed from all the light seeing, we will open just one present of our choosing. The choosing of the present is an art in itself. When my brother and I were young, and had time to be home alone with the presents, we would scope them out, guessing, shaking, and fondling each package. By Christmas Eve we knew good and well which one had us the most curious, and therefore, which one we would open that night.

It's my favorite time of the year. There's no doubt about it. And Christmas Eve is my very favorite part of it because of all the fun traditions we've developed over the years, and the great memories that go along with them.

*Silly headgear; (n) an object, usually a hat or headband, worn on the head that is so ridiculous or silly that you cannot possibly take one seriously while wearing it, nor be serious yourself. Christmas silly headgear should either flash, blink, jingle, or at the very least, look utterly ridiculous.

Take a Break

This month, I'm taking a break, and in turn, giving all of you a break. There's enough stress this time of year without thinking about getting a layout in for consideration. I won't be calling for a new Blueprint this month.

So watch for big things to come in January! *wink wink*

Happy Holidays!

New Message Board!

YAY! BlueMedia has started a message board for discussion about calls, contests, idea books, and upcomging events all in ONE PLACE! Hooray! Here is the link:

BlueMedia Forum

BlueMedia Launches New Site!

BlueMedia has launched a new website, with all the information you want in one spot!

See the cover of the NEW Scrapbooking: Styles Defined book!

Join Blue in the Forums and chat, share, ask questions, and enjoy contests and calls!

Check it out! BlueMedia Site