A special featured kit for the 4th of July (USA Independence Day), instead of the 40% off I usually have, it’s 50% off!

Quickpage Grab Bag includes 8 new quickpages made with several of my kits! All 8 quickpages were created and saved at 300DPI as PNG files. Quickpage Grab Bag is available at My Shop for $5.00 but you can get it, using the coupon below, for $2.50!

Coupon Code: CDJ-Blog-QPGB
Discount: 50% OFF (Save $2.50)
Expires: July 11, 2008

Remember that this coupon is only available to my readers. If you wish to share this coupon with other they must come to my blog to get the code!

The Challenge
Using the template and/or sketch below, create a layout and upload it to the Sketch Challenge gallery. Also post a link to your layout in the Sketch Challenge thread.

The Template
The template is available in 12×12 and 8.5×11.

The Download
The zip file contains:

• Instuctions
• JPG Sketch
• PSD Template
• TIF Template
• PNG Layers Templates

To download you must go to RAKScraps and go to the Sketch Challenge forum.

Please post a link to your layout in the Sketch Challenge Thread.

Here is my layout:

Credits: Lil Guys by Shabby Miss Jenn; stitching, brown button and glitter by Shabby Miss Jenn.

When I saw the Scrapdish Designers July 2008 Collaborative Kit I went WOW! I was so amazed by all the papers and elements! Now I wish that I had been a part of the July Collab (my next one isn’t til September). It makes me feel really goo about being part of the ScrapDish team when I see fantastic work from my fellow ScrapDish designers. Now you can get the complete kit, with quickpage or you can just purchase the Scrapdish Designers July 2008 Collaborative Quick Pages.

This month must be the great finds month, for I found so many kits that I MUST have. Here are a few with some layouts I made…

Bare Feet and Blue Jeans by Traci Reed was some fantastic papers, elements and 4 alphas! I had a lot of fun scrapping with this kit. I used this kit for my June 2009 Calendar page and I made another layout which you will see in a week or so.

I love the colors, patterns and textures in Every Which Way by Lauren Grier and Julie Billingsley. At first I wasn’t sure if I wanted to by it. From the preview it looked like other boy kits, but then I saw the layouts by the CT and then I knew I would HAVE to buy it. I am very glad I did. The preview does not do it justice. Here are a few layouts I made using this kit:

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I just love the colors in Home Made Memories by Connie Prince. This was another kit that was sold to me when I saw the CT layouts. I love the textures and elements in this kit. I especially like the rulers. I have only had time to make one layout with this kit:

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I also got Sticks and Stones by Ziggle Designs. There are so many choices and variety of Popsicle sticks and gem stones for adding something different to a layout. You can see that I have used it in one of my layouts above.

Summer Fun includes: 10 Pattern Papers, 3 Circle Epoxies, 2 Felt Flowers, and 1 Index Card. All papers, elements, etc are created and saved at 300DPI. Summer Fun is available at Designing Moments for $3.00 but you can get it, using the coupon below, for $1.80!

Coupon Code: CDJ-Blog-Summer
Discount: 40% OFF (Save $1.20)
Expires: July 4, 2008

Remember that this coupon is only available to my readers. If you wish to share this coupon with other they must come to my blog to get the code!

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I have some great kit finds today. The Gotta Pixel - Gotta Grab It series of kits are fantastic! Although they are no longer available as Gotta Grab It, they are still available in the store. Check out these fantastic colors!

Painted Alpha by She’s Full Of Scrap!, Glitter Swirls Elements Pack by Sarah Meyer, Jill’s Bag #1 by Jill D-Zines, Fibers, Frames & More! by Sarah Meyer, Borderline - Floralie by Cherie Shields, i : love to : Swirl - Paper by Cherie Shields, and Neon Retro - Paper by Cherie Shields. There are many more that go with these kits but these are just the ones that caught my eye.

Border seem to be a popular element, especially clustered, or layered borders. Here are a few I really like…

It’s All Jeans: Layered Corners by Kim De Smet look like jean pockets, crammed full of scrapbooking goodies I can see them being used for teen girl pages.

I also found several borders by Misty Cato. I really like the Fabric Curls - Neutral and they are also available in Rainbow. They are great for adding grunge and texture to layouts. The Neutral colors would be great for all my boy pages!

What I like most about Crunch Time Templates 3, by Micheline Martin, is that you can make them any color and that they have layers so you can customize them. It is in both PSP and PSD format so more people will be able to use these great crumpled edges!

Yeah I got married to my wonderful husband on June 21, 2003! Now 5 years, 5 cars, 4 residences, 2 states, 2 countries, 1 child later we are celebrating and I have 2 new kits to release! I created 2 grab bags: My Commercial Use Grab Bag and Quickpage Grab Bag.

My Commercial Use Grab Bag includes: 10 Photoshop Custom Shapes, 8 Photoshop Brushes, 6 Photoshop Styles, 6 PNG Objects, 4 Photoshop Patterns, 4 Texture Overlays, 2 PSD Patter Papers w/ Layers, and 1 Pattern Overlay. That’s a total of 41 commercial use items! A value of $80! All items were created and saved at 300 DPI in Photoshop CS2. Photoshop presets may work in other versions of Photoshop but have only been tested in CS2.

Quickpage Grab Bag includes 8 new quickpages made with several of my kits! All 8 quickpages were created and saved at 300DPI as PNG files.

And for TODAY (June 21) and TOMORROW (June 22) only, EVERYTHING in My Shop is 50% OFF!!!

Teen Rocker includes: 8 Pattern Papers, 4 Glitter Wordarts, 3 Tapes, 2 Binder Clips, 1 Jeweled Belt, 1 Shabby Flower, 1 Folded Ribbon, 1 Glittered Guitar, 1 Heart Rub-on, 1 Glitter Heart, 1 Glitter Skull, 1 Glitter Star, 1 Satin Bow, Complete Set of Numbers (10), Complete Uppercase and Lowercase Alphabet (52), and 12 Symbols and Punctuation. A total of 100 pieces! Thanks to Atomic Cupcake! All papers, elements, etc are created and saved at 300DPI. Teen Rocker is available at ScrapDish and My Shop for $6.00 but you can get it, using the coupon below, at ScrapDish only, for $3.60!

Coupon Code: CDJ-Blog-TeenRok
Discount: 40% OFF (Save $2.40)
Expires: June 27, 2008

Remember that this coupon is only available to my readers. If you wish to share this coupon with other they must come to my blog to get the code!

Want to win this featured kit? If you made a comment on any of my posts anytime from last Sunday to Saturday (tomorrow), then you are entered to win this kit! I will select one random commenter on Sunday morning to receive this kit for free!

Note: If you already own this kit, then you will receive a coupon for the full value of the kit instead.

There will be no comment winners from June 22 - July 26, 2008