Friday Freebie!

This is a great one! It's a two-for-one deal at Mellow Butterfly. You can get mine AND Michelle's today! Here's mine.



Check it out!
HERE

And get Michelle's HERE

I Have a Facebook

I'm not sure I really understand how it works yet. And I'm not sure I like it as well as I like my blog, but then, I wasn't born in the 80's. :) So, if you want to check it out, you can add me to your friends, (I guess that's the cool thing to do).

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=643013412

Anyone that "does" Facebook want to enlighten me as to why it's SO, like, super cool? (geez I feel old)

A New V-day Freebie

Grunge anyone? :) This is a set of two grunged out, urban style, labels. One is the King of Hearts with the wings, the other is the Queen of Hearts with the cool crown. Fun, funky, and totally unique. You can get them at DigiDiner.

It's a Great Day at MellowButterfly!

Today is my debut! Check out my new products. There are two brand new, exclusive products, up at Mellowbutterfly.com. A set of gorgeous brushes, and a set of grungy overlays.

BONUS: Everything I have for sale there is 20% off! Just this week, so hurry!

See my stuff HERE






AND it gets better! Today is Friday, so there's also a Friday Freebie!

Better go check it out!

Enjoy!

Designer Call!

Join me and the other new designers at DigiDiner! It's a great place to hang your hat - or Chef hat, as it were. :) Easy to work with and full control of your own products. Details are at the site under Become a DigiChef! Or click the picture.

New Store - Making My Debut

New Year, New Store. Yep. I'm going to be making my debut at Mellow Butterfly this month! It's a hip store dedicated not only to scrapbookers, but to digital designers in all realms. So, if you're looking for brushes, actions, and cool tools like that, you might want to check it out.

This month they will be holding several challenges and contests to kick off the new year and open the store up for more scrapbooking products. It's going to be a blast! Come over and visit us for freebies, gifts-with-purchase, and challenge goodies.

Mellow Butterfly Site

I'd love to have you stop in and say hello, and check out my new products - only available at Mellow Butterfly - including a new set of brushes that are super cool.

Ciao!

Just 5 More Days!

Yes, til Christmas, but also to save 40% at DigiDiner! This is the biggest sale we've ever had, so don't miss out! And new stuff is being added every day, at the sale price! Check out this new kit:



You can get it, and everything else in the store, at 40% OFF!

GET IT HERE

And VISIT THE STORE for other great new additions.

Happy Holidays!

Grandma update...

Thank you all for your kind words. You're a bunch of sweethearts. It means so much to have your support.

Grandma is getting settled into her new place, and has made it quite homey I'm told. Which doesn't surprise me a bit. She's getting good at giving directions and asking for help (some might say bossy. LOL). The good news is, she doing very well, and is stronger than any of us, her doctors, and even she gave her credit for. She's really surprised us all.

DH and I and my little bro are driving home for Christmas, and will stop on our way back home to visit her and check out her new digs. I'm excited to see her in better shape than I saw her last - when I really thought it was the last time I'd ever see her.

I'm told that Hospice brought her a new scooter so that she can get around on her own and not rely on the help to bring her to dinner and back (since they left her for two hours after dinner one night, and that's completely unacceptable in my book). So now she scoots around on her scooter and has a little more independence that way. She's getting her hair done at the little salon in the building, and she even has made a couple new friends and started playing Bingo.

I'm happy to hear she's doing so well, and adjusting to her new situation. I wish it didn't have to be that way, but she seems resolved to be OK with it and that's what matters.

Sugar Plum Fairy - a New Digital Paper Kit

I just had a blast with these papers! (you can probably tell) There are 30 fabulous papers in this kit. They feature fanciful fairies, drifting snowflakes, and lovely swirls. It's a great kit for any wintery or snow pages, or for little girl pages, or for your annual trip to the Nutcracker (or performance in it). Many of the papers are "snowless" so they can be used year-round.



This kit, and everything else in the store, is 40% OFF until Christmas day. So get them while they're hot!

Get the paper kit HERE.

Let me know what you think! If you like the papers, I'll put together an accessory pack.

WOW! Another Freebie!

This one is really fun. These were made to coordinate with my "Old Time Christmas" kit that you can get at 40% OFF at DigiDiner. I just love lables like this. One is a little grungy for an urban feel, the other is all sugar and spice. Lots of fun!



You can get them at the DigiDiner Store HERE

Enjoy!

Christmas Accessory Pack

I loved the Old Time Christmas kit so much, that I had to play with it some more and came up with this great accessory pack. This is now included in the original kit when purchased at the DigiDiner store. OR you can buy just this set on it's own for $1.00. The tags took me loads of time, so it's well worth it.



You can get the full kit, with the new accessory pack,
HERE

Or get just the accessory pack HERE

Thanks for checking in!

A Great Christmas Kit

I just love this color combo! Totally inspired by the vintage postcard that is included in this kit. Comes with 15 richly textured Christmas themed papers (and a few that are not themed that could be used for anything), 1 vintage postcard, 1 aged journalspot, 4 rippled ribbon corners, and 10 different glitter snowflakes in matching colors. It's a new twist on the old fashioned Christmas.



You can find the entire kit at DigiDiner HERE.

Enjoy!

Another Christmas Freebie

Well, these two don't exactly go hand in hand like the last two, but they're cute just the same. :) A funky embroidered christmas tree, and a velvet one that looks like it's been heat stamped or embossed.



You can get them HERE.

Enjoy!

Finally A Freebie!

Whew! It's been a while, huh? Well, I was feeling in the mood, so I did up some stitched Christmas Trees with adorable embroidered ornaments. They're fun. They're even missing a few stitches here and there (looks just like my sewing!).



You can get them at DigiDiner HERE

Enjoy!

Some News and Updates

I know it's been ghostly quiet here. These past few months have been very... interesting.

It started in September when my grandmother was diagnosed with a very dangerous, and fatal, pancreatic cancer. It was not unexpected, as she's been having problems since last year, and that was the suspected culprit. Since then, she's been in and out of the hospital, in varying states of emergency. At the beginning of the month she was taken by ambulance and we were told to say our goodbyes that day. However, she's stronger and more willfull than the doctors gave her credit for, and she's still with us.

Last week she was released from the hospital and sent home. However, she requires 24-hour care, which the family can no longer provide. We've all taken shifts over the past 3 months to be there and take care of her. This week she decided to go into assisted living, which seems a double edged sword. One the one hand it's a relief for us all to get a break and not have to continue to put our lives and jobs on hold, and on the other, none of us really wanted that to happen. But she has made up her mind, and that's that.

So I've spent a lot of time back home in Montana in the past few months, and have been away from many of my duties, including this blog, and my digital work.

To add a pleasant note to all of this, I found out I'm pregnant with our first child. I'm elated, and so pleased that I could share that with my grandmother when I saw her in October. I'm busily working on our overdue wedding album, and our everyday photos that have piled up, trying to get things done as best I can before the June arrival of Baby Elkins.

Life has thrown me some curveballs these past few months, but not all of them bad. But it HAS kept me from doing a lot of the things I love to do, like scrapbook, design, and blog.

Hope all is well with all of you. Stay tuned for new digital stuff (soon, I hope).

Watercolor Flowers Freebie

Aren't these just darling? What a great way to add a splash of color to your pages! Let me know what you think. If you like these, I may make more.



Get them HERE

New Kits and Embellishments

Boy I'm just bouncing all over the place lately. Seems I'm going from one extreme to another. After that crazy retro-style surf themed kit, I jumped headlong into a more formal, antiqued, Victorian style kit. Who knows what I'll be up to next! :)

I think this kit turned out beautifully. The colors are so rich and the patterns are wonderful. It's got a rich romantic, almost baroque feel to it. It's available in the store now, so get it while it's 30% off! Just one day left!

Get It HERE



And I've added a grungy flourished labels set with 4 new rub-on labels in black and white.

Animal Tails: A Cat in a Cone

Had a minor tragedy last week. I had to take my fur-kid (Buck) to the vet Thursday morning because he's been fighting with the neighbor cat, and had a huge abscess that burst Wednesday night (boy was THAT fun). -- I told him if he kept fighting with the neighbor "kid" he'd end up at the vet, but did he listen?? -- So, I got him home after work all drugged up, with a cone on his head (OK, so it was hilarious, but I had to TRY not to laugh at him... out loud.).

I left for a concert (Marc Broussard and Toby Lightman. FABULOUS!), and hubby hadn't gotten home yet. He was leaving that night for an overnight hike. I got home at 11:30. No Buck. I looked everywhere in the house. Had my neglectful husband let my drugged-out-cone-for-a-head cat out of the house!?!? Yep.

So I searched for over an hour for him, and was totally distraught. I thought he probably wandered off in his drug-induced state and gotten lost or stuck somewhere in his cone. I thought I'd lost him. I changed for bed and decided to try one last time. So I threw on a robe and went outside. After a few minutes I heard a rustling. There was Buck, moving as slow as molasses doing the get-this-off-my-head march. I was so relieved I cried. Boy, I don't know what I would have done if I had lost him. I've gotten so attached to the little rascal. Well, just look at how adorable (and hilarious I might add) he is, even in his cone.



And this, I think, is why he took so long coming home. He'd get the cone caught on something and just stop. Like it would release him if he just waited long enough.

Insta-Cards Digital Freebie!

Hey, these are super cool! Have you ever found yourself in a bind for a quick card? I know I have! On my way out the door to a party that DH forgot to tell me about, for a family member I don't know, who's birthday it is, and we're late as usual. Hm. Need a quick card. Well, here's the easiest solution yet!

The card faces are already done. Just add one of the pre-made greetings or embellies, print, cut and paste onto a card! There's even greetings for the inside! How easy is that?! (OK, so I'm just SOOOO tickled with myself over this...)




Link to freebie page: HERE

Here's a couple of samples using the cardfaces and a couple of the greetings in the kit. So quick it's almost like cheating!

Surf City, Here We Come!

Oh boy, did I have a blast doing these papers! This is not my usual style, but I sure had a good time playing with these. And I think they turned out great, if I do say so myself. :)

Don't forget... Everything at DigiDiner is 30% off!



The word art is awesome! This kit would be a great hybrid kit for just the word art and the surfboards alone. Print them and cut out, or add to your photos before printing. They're totally Rad! (OK, I couldn't resist the 80's surfer speak)

Get the kit HERE

There are 20 sheets of wonderfully retro patterned paper, with an updated feel and 4 textured solids to match. Totally sweet! ;)