Hello, hope you all have been enjoying the summer. I haven’t really had a chance to. I have been very busy moving. Right now I should be unpacking, but it is so hot and humid that I decided to post a sneak peek of my new kits. I am thinking I will release these new kits on September 16, although that date is not set in stone. It all depends on when I have time. So here is the Sneak Peek.

Also I will be no longer selling at Designing Moments. All my stuff was removed while I didn’t have internet, even though I had contacted the owner and let her know I would be unavailable. She said it was okay. And then instead of emailing me she sent me an IM. I have been checking my email periodically but not my IMs. I don’t want to have to re-add everything, plus I wasn’t making very many sales there. Now I can focus more on ScrapDish and my Store.

I am finally back online. Starting next Monday I will be doing the Moday Pick Me Up’s again. I have a few new kits and a freebie to get online but it will have to wait until I get some unpacking done first (just moved in on September 1 in the midst of 2 birthday parties for my son, who turned 3 yesterday). Once my new kits are available I will restart my Featured Kits and Comments Contest.

I won’t be posting any featured kits or any of my other regular post until we can get a place to live. Right now I only get internet while at the library and try doing anything for long there while your 2 year old son runs around screaming and pulling books from shelves

I was sad when NitWit Collections website was down for over a week. I had wanted to buy one of the kits on the site. I ended up spending my money else where (I have a shopping problem which is why I keep my spending money seperate from the household money). But I was happy when the site was back up and I saw this new kit (even though I have no money to buy it:( ).

What’s All the Buzz Collection by NitWit Collections is so perfect for my son and now he is discovering the wonder of bugs (to my dismay). As always with Mary Fran’s designs, it is absolutely adorable! Also, as always, there are some addons… Alphawit Buzz Words, What’s All the Buzz Solids, What’s All the Buzz Too, and Lil Bits What’s All the Buzz.

Now the rest of the finds I have to share are all elements. I not usually one to buy elements on there own, except alphas, since I am big to sticking to one kit in a layout. But once in awhile I layouts that do not focus on one kit and that is when I would like to use elements like these…

A Pocket Full Of…, by Leora Sanford, caught my eye. I have frequently used transparent pockets on my paper layouts and I would love to have them on my digital layouts too. I love the differen edging and the fact there is the one pocket versions and the 3 pocket versions.

Another find by Leora Sanford is IDed and Labeled. I love the idea of journaling, titling or just labeling your layouts with ID cards or office labels. I also like the ID holders. I have a few of those around my house and had thought about using them in paper layouts but never could figure out a good way to attach them. With digital you don’t have to worry about whether the glue will hold or if it will unclip from the ribbon, paper or other element you attach it to.

In Grandma’s Garden, by Jacque Larsen, is absolutely adorable! I have always loved felt elements and these are perfect for layouts of my son.

Now for a few alphas…

Vintage Medicine, by Micheline Martin, is perfect for those vintage pages or for those grungy ones.

Ransom, by Micheline Martin, is great for layouts of your children or for sending ransom letters.

Alpha Labels Sticker & Brush Set, by Sweet Genevieve Designs, is great for titles and labels for locations, dates, saying, etc.

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. My Commercial Use Grab Bag is available at My Shop for $20.00 but you can get it, using the coupon below, for $12.00!!!!

Coupon Code: CDJ-Blog-CDGB
Discount: 40% OFF (Save $8.00)
Expires: August 1, 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