Wacky Wednesday Sale!

I’m feeling a little silly this morning.  Haven’t had nearly enough sleep this week, and I think it’s getting to me.
And what better way to celebrate my wacky mood than with a Wacky Wednesday Sale! 🙂

For Wednesday only, my adorable kit Boys and Bugs will be 50% off!
AND!  Anyone who picks up this kit while it’s on sale today will receive a coupon for 50%
any other goodies in my store.  Can’t go wrong there, can ya?
(coupon code will be sent by email within 24 hours of purchase)


You can pick the kit up at both of my stores:  Digital Scrap Cafe and Brownie Scraps

But remember, this special is only good for today, so grab it quick! 🙂

Organizing Your Digital Stash

Morning everyone! Arianna here.  I hope your morning and week is going good so far. I know Mondays are always dreaded, but I hope this post finds you in good spirits.

Well, I’m here to talk about a very hot topic in the digi world right now, organizing your digital stash.

I’ve heard so many people talking about it lately it is crazy! What is the best way to organize your stash? Do you use a program to do it? Some many questions and a lot of work goes into the process, but I know once your stash is organized to your liking, it is so much easier to find whatever it is that you are looking for!!!

I’ve done some research and I’ve found quite a few different ways to organize your stash. In the end, it is going to come down to what works for you, although one way may not work for you, you could always try combining different tips and tricks to make whatever it is work for you! Personally, this is what I do, I’ve been doing it for a while. Although setting yourself up this way is time consuming in the end, I believe it is sooooo worth it!

On my desktop I have a folder called Digital Scrapbooking

When you open that folder I have three more folders; Creative Teams, Kit Previews & Kits

In my Creative Teams Folders is where I put all my kits I need to work with for my CTs. I also have a folder in there called completed layouts. I have all layouts in there that need to be uploaded but haven’t released yet. In that folder I have a folder called Uploaded Layouts. It’s basically like my archive. I have different folders for different months with all the layouts I’ve uploaded.

My Kit Previews Folder may get you lost though. I have 28 different folders.

Alpha-Actions-Etc ( different odds and ends go in here), Art, Baby, Bath-Bed, Birthday, Boy, Christmas, Cooking, Couples-Love, Dragons-Monsters-Robots-Dinosaurs, Easter, Fall, Garden, Girls, Halloween, Independence Days, Music, Pets-Animals, Photography-Scrap, Pregnancy, School-Reading, Spring, St Patricks Day, Summer-Beach, Traveling-Camping, Weight Lose, Winter.

Now, I have only kit previews in here. My way works for be, because I also make siggies. So if someone requests a kit certain theme, I can find the folder look inside and wallah see what I have, while my way may work for me, it may not work for everyone else. Each preview may be in more than one folder, because sometimes a kit can fall into two or three or four different categories.

Lastly, in my kits folder, I have all of my kits. They are in alphabetical order. This process works very well for me!!!

How do you organize your stash? Do you have a program to do that? Do you organize by store and designer? What way works best for you? I’d love to hear what you have to say on subject!

Like I’ve said before, it is going to come down to what works best for you. 🙂

Marvelous Monday @ Digital Scrap Cafe!

Yep, that’s right!  Today is Marvelous Monday at Digital Scrap Cafe.  And, what, exactly does that mean for you?  Super awesome sales, of course!  And, this week, I have 4 products loaded up and ready to sell – each for just $1.  Can’t get better than that, can you?  🙂

First up for this week is So Romantic – a lovely romance-themed kit perfect for scrapping your love story (whether that’s with your spouse, your pet, or anyone else who’s stolen your heart!)

Also available is the individual pieces to my Little Monster bundle pack.  Yes, siree!  That means you can pick up the entire bundle (kit, alphas and word art pack) for only $3 – sweet!





But, hurry, these prices are only good for Monday – so go, buy, and enjoy!  🙂

Friday Freebie!

I just love Friday Freebie time.  When working on a kit, I sometimes get tunnel vision – so focused on the paper or element I’m creating and how it fits in with the rest of the papers and elements, that I sometimes have trouble envisioning how that specific paper or element will be used in layouts and in siggies.  But, Friday Freebie time is a chance for me (and/or my super talented creative team gals) to really put the kit to use, and I love to see how it all comes together!  This week’s freebie is a clustered border, created by my CT gal Sharon, and coordinates with one of my recent releases, On the Move (a collab with Scraps by Mara).

Is this not positively gorgeous!?!  Any basic paper (or set of stacked papers) plus this gorgeous clustered border, and a picture and/or journaling is all you need to create a beautiful new layout.  It’s like you’re 50% done already!  😉

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Inspired to pick up a copy of the full kit for yourself?  Great!  You can pick it up at Brownie Scraps or Digital Scrap Cafe

Winner, New Challenge & Freebie!

First up, thanks so much for the comments on this post trying to win a copy of my latest release!

I left random.org pick a winner – congrats goes to jeanne!  Yah – I’ll have your coupon code mailed out to you shortly! 🙂

I’m hosting the Semi-Homemade Challenge at Brownie Scraps this month, and I’m so very excited about it!  It’s fun to come up with a simple template and then see it transformed into beautiful new layouts!  Below is a preview of the template I created for this month’s challenge.  Drop by the forums here, pick up the template and play along!  Not only can you earn points towards free goodies, but you get to scrap a beautiful new layout!

Today’s freebie is a cluster frame that matches one of my newer releases, On The Move, a collab kit with Scraps by Mara.

This gorgeous collab is now available at Digital Scrap Cafe, and is on sale for the rest of the week, so run and grab it while you can! 🙂

The freebie:

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New Release: Everyday Moments & Freebie!

I have one new release for you all this week.  Designed with darker colors (and a tad bit of a masculine feel, if that’s what you’re looking for), Everyday Moments was inspired by the need to scrap those every day moments that you want to remember and treasure.  With 24 papers, 60+ elements and a full notebook paper themed alpha, I hope this is one of those kits you come back to over and over again.

Everyday Moments is now available in both my Brownie Scraps and Digital Scrap Cafe stores.
It’s also on sale for 25% off!  🙂

Plus, don’t forget, you still have a chance to win a copy of this kit for free!  Simply leave a comment on this thread by midnight tonight.  I’ll come back tomorrow and pick a winner at random!  🙂

A few CT layouts to get your creative juices flowing:




Today’s Freebie is a stacked paper, that coordinates with this week’s new release, made by one of my incredibly talented CT gals, Sharon.  Enjoy!  🙂

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Sunday Sneak Peak!

Hi everyone! I’m back to show you a kit that will be releasing the 19th! This kit is filled with darker colors and is great for masculine pictures.


As always, we’re going to give you a chance to win this kit!! Just leave a comment here telling us what your favorite everyday moment is, whether it be peace and quiet in the morning or scrapping. We would love to hear about it!  (Make sure you leave your email address here so if you win, we can contact you).  Your comment will earn you 1 entry into the drawing.  You can earn extra entries by making a post to your Facebook, Twitter or Blog.  Simply leave a separate comment, with corresponding links, for each entry.  You have until Tuesday at midnight CST to post your comment.  JoyLynn will be back on Wednesday to announce the winner!

Happy Scrapping!

Arianna

Saturday Freebie! :)

What better way to celebrate a Saturday than to download a free goodie, right?
Today’s freebie coordinates with my kit So Romantic, currently available (and on sale!) at my Digital Scrap Cafe store.  I’m extending my entire sale there for a few more days, so stop by and stock up for a great price while you still can!

Packed with 12 papers and 46 elements, So Romantic is the perfect kit for scrapping your love story.  (and don’t forget, the coordinating alpha is available for free at DSC)

Today’s freebie is a set of 3 brag book pages created by my super talented CT Member Kim:

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Finding Joy & Freebie!

Today’s spotlight kit in my Digital Scrap Cafe Grand Opening Sale is called Finding Joy,
and that’s exactly what inspired the kit…my search for me.

Let Finding Joy help you scrap the path to a better you. Kit comes 16 textured papers  and 48 elements.

A few layouts created by some super talented ladies using the Finding Joy Kit:


Today’s freebie is a cluster frame created by me.  Hope you enjoy!

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Faith and Happiness & Freebie! :)

The next kit up for spotlight in my Digital Scrap Cafe Grand Opening Sale is called Faith and Happiness.

Inspired by the same two things the kit was named for, Faith and Happiness is a beautifully inspiring kit featuring 14 textured papers , nearly 40 elements and 5 brightly colored lowercase alphas.

A coordinating word art pack is always available:

A few layouts created with the kit and/or word art pack:


Today’s coordinating freebie is a stacked paper created by my super talent CT Manager, Arianna

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