iNSD Recovery

Whew! Though there was a lot going on during (inter) National Scrapbooking Day, I spent most of my time at Nitwit Collections buying, downloading, and unzipping all the wonderful products I bought! Since Mary Fran only has one sale per year, iNSD is the best time to stock up on her products (if you can wait for the sale)! In perusing her store prior to the sale, I swear she must have brought some kits out of retirement because I swear I had never seen them before! As I started adding up what everything I had selected would cost, I was forced to throw a few things back, hoping that I can get them on the next go-round!

Here’s what I selected (products are linked):

For each kit, I also purchased the matching solid papers. These should keep me going for awhile!

 

I also purchased a kit of Mary Fran’s at Scrapbook Graphics where she is currently a guest designer:

 

For those of you who are into hybrid or even thinking of it, you should check out the Nitwit Blog. On it, various card or other projects created with Nitwit products are highlighted. Mary Fran has created some beautiful cards like this one, using her new A Perfect Pair kit:

Be sure to check out her Nitwit Collections Gallery where you can find really cute things like this shaped card created by Andrea G:

Andrea even offers a tutorial on how to make this card. I’m definitely going to give it a try!

 

So, what goodies did you find during iNSD? Drop me a comment and let me know!

National Scrapbook Day

So, did you make the rounds of all the stores and forums this weekend? I did well with what I was able to find and purchase but the one regret I had was that I missed the Scrap Girls sale which ended on Thursday at midnight! :( Scrap Girls always has Mischief Week which is their NSD celebration but it always occurs BEFORE NSD! Oh well, I guess I will just have to hang onto my Scrap Girls Kaboodle list until their next sale!

Anyway, these are the items that I snagged (for your convenience, items are linked in case you want some of these items):

                      

 

Also, Danielle of Something Blue Studios put out a call for people to test a photo action. I was able to test it and not only did I get the action for free but Danielle also gave me a $10 gift certificate to her store! Talk about generous!

 

 

Can’t wait to get back to scrapping and use some of these goodies! How about you?

NSD Round-Up

Well, what a whirlwind weekend! The forum at DST was constantly changing with the many posts about freebies, sales, contests and chatter . . . it was hard to keep up with it all! DST had several layout contests and I found it very useful to bookmark the threads so that I could go back and note several unique and imaginative layouts for future scraplifting.

There was a lot of new product released, on sale, and lots of other great sales across the digi world. Here's a roundup of my purchases during the weekend.

Won't this alpha be great for scrapping heritage layouts? You can find it at CG Essentials.

Another cute alpha I couldn't resist. This one is from Scrap Kitten.

Next, I went organic and picked up this great collection of leaves from PickleBerryPop. I look forward to using these on a number of layouts, combined with the many flowers in my collection!

These cute acrylic borders caught my eye as soon as I saw them advertised on DST. They were available at Elemental Scraps. Won't they be fun to use?

More borders attracted me, this time by Flergs and MGL Scraps. These coordinate with her new kit, What Dreams May Come, and are available at Scrapbook Graphics.

Of course, I had to have the matching kit!

I also picked up Flergs' Build a Bracket. This will be a fun way to accessorize a number of different layouts!

I also picked up She's So Charming by CT member turned designer, Holly. Great stuff! You can find Holly at Shabby Pickle. I just love the product previews at their store!

Last, but not least, I picked up Journal Ons by Helena Jole. Again, something very useful for a number of layouts.

I used the Journal Ons in this layout about one of my old cats:

Click photo for larger version and full credits.

Well, that takes care of the shopping!

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If you were hanging out on the DST forum, you may have seen my post about winning a favorite kit from my store. I gave away FIVE kits to these lucky recipients: Jaquescrapper, Buge, Veronova, Tadeasek, and mimi1166. Enjoy your kits!

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On a somewhat disappointing note, the Layout Competition I ran received only ONE entry! I know that people are buying my products . . . it would be nice to see your layouts. Though the competition is over, I would love to see what you are creating with DreamScrapper products. Feel free to contact me and send me a link to what you have created.

Congratulations to Mariska who has won the $15 coupon for DreamScrapper.com! Unfortunately, the $10 and $5 coupons will not be awarded since there were no other participants. Be sure to click on her layout for full credit details.

And that takes care of National Scrapbooking Day for another year! Time to rest up, back up my purchases, and plan some new layouts using the bargains I got! I'd love to hear about what products you found. Leave me a comment below.

National Scrapbooking Day Savings For You!

The weather outside may be lovely but don't forget to go online this weekend and take advantage of the great sales and activities planned for National Scrapbooking Day 2008!

At DreamScrapper.com, you will save 40% on all products! The 40% will be deducted from your total at checkout. This makes it the perfect time to stock up on all Dreamscrapper products that you have been adding to your Wish List!

Also, remember to enter the Layout Competition for a chance to win one of three great prizes! Winners will be randomly selected so EVERYONE has the chance to win!

Have a great weekend and happy shopping!

National Scrapbooking Day Layout Competition

National Scrapbooking Day is fast approaching! Be sure to mark your calendars for the weekend of May 3 so that you can get in on the many sales, contests, and other promotions. A good thread to bookmark is this one at Digishoptalk which details all of the sales: NSD Sales Master List.

What will be going on at DreamScrapper you ask? A sale will definitely be taking place so be sure your Paypal card is dusted off, fired up and ready to go! More details on the sale will be provided closer to National Scrapbooking Day!

Rules:

1. Create a layout using primarily products found at DreamScrapper.com. You may enter more than once, but each layout must be created primarily using DreamScrapper products.
2. Post the layout in the online gallery of your choice and email the link to me at dreamscrapper@gmail.com. In the email, include your name, email address at which you wish to be contacted, and the link to your layout.
3. Entries must be received no later than Sunday, May 4, 2008 at midnight, CST, to be considered.
4. As links are received, images will be posted here on my blog.
5. The winners of the competition will be announced on my blog Monday, May 5, 2008 and the winner will be notified via email.
6. Winners will be drawn randomly so EVERYONE has a chance of winning!

So, get scrapping . . . you can start entering NOW!