Thank you Doris Castle for sharing all your inspiration. We are thrilled to have one last great free kit coming from Doris for you to download. (Yes, it coordinates with the card and the quickpage she shared with us!) It is so beautiful and perfect for scrapping all those Turkey Day photos that you snapped this last weekend! Enjoy! (Please remember that all freebies are for personal use only.)
Download DCAST_AutumnShutterfly
Thanksgiving is right around the corner. People get busy preparing for the family visits, the big meal, and of course all the photo opportunities.
Lucky for us, Doris Castle , scrapbook artist at ScrapbookGraphics has created an elegant square quickpage for us to use over the Thanksgiving holiday. It will help you get your favorite moment from the holiday off your computer or camera and onto a beautiful layout. The quickpage is Shutterfly-ready so all you need to do is add your own photos and journaling then you can get several copies made at Shutterfly. These would make an excellent Christmas gift!
Have fun, enjoy and please share your creations with us! (Please remember that all freebies are for personal use only!)
We are deep into Fall and Doris Castle , scrapbook artist at ScrapbookGraphics has created a stunning freebie card template that each of you can download and use throughout the harvest season. (A Thanksgiving Invite, A Fall Thank You Card or An "I Am Thankful for You" Card are just a few ideas)
Enjoy and please share with us how you end up using the card! (all freebies are for personal use only!)
Download_Autumn Blessing Card.zip
It has been so great getting to know Robin Carlton , owner of Sweet Shoppe Designs in the last couple of weeks here on the Shutterfly Blog. Robin isn't quite done sharing yet. She has a few last tid-bits of info to share about herself and has also created an incredible freebie kit below for each of you to download and create something wonderful with. Enjoy!
Where do you hang out on-line?
"Sweet Shoppe Designs 95% of the time. The rest of the time I’m surfing at Rhapsody as I am a HUGE music junkie."
What is your favorite piece of technology and why?
"I’m a big tech toy fanatic! I’d have to say it’s a toss up between my Macbook Pro which I LOVE and my new LG Dare. I’m so impressed with the GPS navigation and think it’s tons of fun to play with."
Enjoy the great freebie kit below and please remember that all freebie downloads are for personal use only. (by the way, if you create a Shutterfly book using this kit please share it with abull@shutterfly.com and perhaps we will post it here for inspiration!!)
Download rcarlton-squiggleittoo kit.zip
Robin Carlton , owner of SweetShoppeDesigns is sharing an incredible freebie with us. She has created a square quickpage for us to download. It is, of course, in perfect Shutterflysize. Just add your own photos and journaling in a program like Adobe Elements and then you can upload your single square print to Shutterfly and get it printed.
Download rcarlton-squiggleittoo-quickpage.zip
We want to send out a very special thank you to Maya, Owner of Scrapbookgraphics for the wonderful info she has shared with us over the last few weeks.
We also want to send you off with one last amazing freebie from Maya. She has created an incredible mini kit called "Little Lola." You can find more great products from Maya at Scrapbookgraphics. We, of course, encourage you to go check out her site and let us know what types of goodies you buy and what you create with them!
Please remember that all freebies are for personal use only.
Download little_lola_elements.zip
Download little_lola_papers.zip
Maya, Owner of Scrapbookgraphics shares some info about her artistic side!
What is your creative style?
"If I am to select a creative style that best fits me I would have to say that the words experimental and freestyle probably work. My creative style is to allow myself to go with the flow and try my hand at anything and everything that inspires me in that moment. I actually feel a little claustrophobic being pigeon holed into any one label or style. I definitely do enjoy taking risks and I am not afraid to explore and reveal darker aspects to my personality as well as the lighter side. I love to celebrate my uniqueness and because of that I definitely do have a quirky side."
As a special treat Maya has a great "freebie card template" for you to download. The card has been created in perfect Shutterfly size! Please remember that all freebies are for personal use only.
Dianne Rigdon , graphic artist at Scrapbook Graphics has been an inspiration to us all. We send out a big thank you to her as she shares a few last details of herself and one last awesome freebie! Enjoy!
What is your favorite piece of technology (ie. Your camera, your computer, your scanner?) and why?
“Actually, it’s my pda phone. I saw the most adorable painting while out and about today, and I just snapped a shot of it for later inspiration (for my son’s room décor : ) ). I have Outlook and keep my work and school schedule in it, adding appointments and deadlines and I synchronize my phone so I always know if I am coming or going – so long as I can find my phone! : )”
Please share a favorite digital technique that you love to use.
“Well this is hard – I almost think in Photoshop now, so when I scrap or design, I am not thinking “technique” or “CTRL-Z” but thinking “how do I make it beautiful?”. One technique/tip for designing that comes to mind is erasing. Yes that’s right. Erasing. I like to add texture using brushes and the way I control it and sculpt it is by applying the brush work liberally and then I grab a fancy distressed brush and erase what feels like “too much”. A scrapping technique that I use the most is painting my own shadows. I use a really soft brush, add a layer beneath an element that needs shadows and brush in the shadows and erase what is too much for a much more realistic effect.”
Download madeintheshade kit.zip
Dianne Rigdon shares more about herself and also shares a great freebie below. Check it out and enjoy!
How long have you been scrapbooking?
"I started digi scrapping in 2004. Prior to that I was in web design and paper crafting. That was the genesis of the discovery of digital scrapping for me."
What is your creative style?
"My specialty is the shabby, messy, artsy style, with a little whimsy thrown in for good measure. I really create for myself – the things I like are what I put into my layouts, kits, projects, creations. I enjoy the process and am always surprised to see what happens in the finishing."
Enjoy this great card template freebie. The card is Shutterfly ready. All you need to do is add your own photo and journaling and then you can have the card printed perfectly at Shutterfly. Please remember that all freebies are for personal use only!
A big thank you goes out to Dani Mogstad for sharing insight into her creative style and giving us a glimpse as to what inspires her art.
As a treat for you , Dani has a great mini kit to share that matches the card and template she has already given us. How lucky are we?
Please remember that all freebies are for personal use only.
Download tropical punch kit.zip
