A sale. A challenge. A new blog. A freebie!

Wohoo! pcLayers finally has a blog! I'm soooo excited I can't even tell you. Oh, wait, I am. But I'm still really excited. And there's a great freebie hint, hint, wink, wink, from a cute QP that I made of my niece and sil from Deena Rutter's Feelin' Groovy kit, which coincidentally is on sale right now. It's a steal; you should for sure go check them out, there are 6 different kits for $6.36 each! And they are CUTE! Three of my most favorite kits are on sale! But hurry, the sale only lasts till March 6th.
And also be sure to head on over to Method Playground to give their challenge a try! They've got some great prizes too (including pcLayers purse money, and Teresa Collins product)! It's all about hand cutting on your layout; check out their blog for more great details. They've got some WAY cute layouts up already for inspiration.

Freebie - Audrey Desktop

I've been told that it's mean to tease, but my new kit is coming out Feb 6th, and it's got tons of fun stuff in it so I just couldn't help making a few things for my next couple of freebies! The image above is just an example of the fun stuff you can make with the kit. I had so many cute pictures of this fun couple that I couldn't resist. Be sure to check back by because the freebies get better closer to the release date!

This one has two different desktop sizes (since my last one didn't really fit either of my own computer monitors! Ha!), kind of like quick pages where there are spaces for you to put in your own digital scrapbooking photos. And I didn't date this one because I have all these cute desktops from people, but they're only good for a month! What's up with that? I want to make them and then have a couple to rotate through... Maybe that's just me!

Sorry I've been gone so long, I decided to start setting up a studio in my house. My sister in law Erin asked me if I was planning on painting any rooms in my house (which I wasn't really yet), and it got me thinking, and wanting to paint. I've found that when there's nothing in your house you start looking very carefully at all the things you don't notice as often like light fixtures. We've replaced four already! I'll have to post pics as soon as there's a few more things in the room! But I'm really excited to have my own space to work, so I can really focus on getting some more products together.

See Jane... Scrapbook!? Finally!

What....?! Who me?! I know! It's been FOREVER, and a day or two, since I've shared a layout. I've been busy working on some great things coming out soon, maybe I'll sneak in a little preview of "Audrey," my next kit releasing Feb 6. The layout above is a picture that my grandfather (have I ever mentioned that he is a professional photographer?) took of my mom when she was little. I've titled it "Watermelon Enthusiast." I LOVE, love, love, this photo.
My great grandmother, the daughter of this cute couple, saw this picture and said, "Oh, that's Uncle Eddie!" Good to know. Wish i knew who his date/sister?/chica? in the back is. My great grandmother is 99 this past December, and has decided to make it to 100. Happy late birthday Great Grand Fern! But I know you don't read my blog. But hello to my two devoted grandfather readers, and also my dad (who even leaves me comments, even though I'm about 95% sure he's not using my freebies). When are you guys going to start scrapbooking?! You should have plenty of free stuff collected by now... hehehe.
It cracks me up that his first name is "Robert E. Lee." Initials in the middle of a middle name are so funny to me.
Did I also mention that this was all part of my mom's Christmas present? I bought her this way cool thing from my favorite craft store, and made all these pages to put in it. Have I mentioned how much I love digital and hybrid scrapbooking for this type of thing? I got to fix all the photos, scan them in huge, and can use them over and over again. And print off my own pages. Oh, and also fix all my spelling mistakes, and reprint after mom's editing.
Ah, Mayme. Such a glamor girl! I wish we still had those glasses. But we do have the coat!
I should also credit that I used all the new 7 Gypsies digital kits from pcLayers (these are all done with Reef and a tiny bit of Sugarcookie). They have so many fun digital accents and embellishments that match their scrapbook things in stores so it makes Hybrid really easy.
The free template below is 12x12 inches at 300dpi. It's a layered Photoshop file, and there is also a jpeg version included. I made the scale of the photo to the page super big because I was printing them 8x8 and also because I love huge photos. Enjoy!

Freebie - Scrap Pink! Breast Cancer Awareness Kit

For Breast Cancer awareness month, I recieved a project from pcLayers to create a free kit, tutorial and template download, and I'm proud to say that it's up! Go download it! Since it's through their company, there will not be a 4shared file link on the blog this time. You have to click on the picture above or here to be taken to their site and then click on the pink ribbon. Many thanks again to Bonnie for modeling for me and being a true survivor, with such a giving attitude! Take a look and see the mini tutorial that I added a few weeks ago here on the blog as a teaser because I was so excited about the project. I also got to shoot the photo for the homepage. And thanks also to my new little friend LilyKate who let me use her room to stage it. (But not her zoo book that I was propping the photo up with, she wanted that back!) Please also note that this is only for a limited time, so get it now if you want it. :)
Also! I created another free card template, and tutorial download now available at pcCrafter. Click on the image of the card above to be taken to their web page and scroll down to see the pink ribbon to click on for that free download. Be sure to check out their message board. They have such a great group going there!
Leave me a comment if you like it, I won't be able to see the amount of downloads or anything since it's hosted on another site. Bummer. But oh well! Have a good one!

Autumn Beauty Kit, and One Handsome Fellow...

The link for this designer tutorial is not showing up yet on the pcLayers site, but I wanted to be sure that I got it posted on here before I forget! I took some pictures of this adorable little boy (thanks for putting up with me Cameron!) while he was at my work visiting his favorite aunt Jessie, and I knew I had to get some pictures! Nobody is safe. My boss is now jokingly referring to me as the paparazzi. This beautiful kit, "Autumn Beauty" was created by two talented designers Jen Reed and Jeanine Bachtold founders of a company called Kristy Valshan; perfect for fall!

New Karen Foster Design Kit - Maternity

Preview of a new kit that's coming out tomorrow (midnight) to the new pcLayers website. This is the same little girl as in the last layout, but when she was just a day or two old. Layout was made in Photoshop CS3, and there will also be a tutorial up on the pcLayers website wednesday morning.

NEW!
Here's a link to my first Video Tutorial created for Adobe Photoshop! It demonstrates how to change a photograph from color, to black and white, and then how to make a colored selection (like the baby photos above).

Here's a link to the pcLayers page that has this "Designer Layout" featured (it's right below the picture of the kit by the button that says preview). It also has a pdf file that you can download with a tutorial for the whole layout. Here's a screenshot:

Amélie Kit Sneak Peek

Coming soon to pcLayers - my first kit! The release date is Sept 5th for the kit and also the tutorial for this layout. I had a lot of fun making all the elements for the add on kits, like learning how to crochet flowers, and then trying them out in a bunch of different yarns to see what looked best. This site had really good directions too.