August Guest Spot, New Release & Freebie!

So much to talk about this morning!  First, I’m super excited to announce I’m opening up a guest store at Scrapable for the month of August.  I don’t think I could feel more honored!  I’ve been a huge fan of the talented ladies at Scrapable for quite some time, so to be considered a part of that – even for a month – is such an honor!  To help celebrate my August guest spot, I’ve put my entire Scrapable on sale for 35% off all month long.  Plus, I have a brand new release, that you’ll find only at Scrapable this month!

Yum, yum, yum! Packed with lots of yummy goodness, Sweet Tooth is sure to feed your craving for beautifully delicious layouts!  🙂

Doesn’t that just make your mouth water?  Does mine! 🙂  Check out the incredibly gorgeous layouts and hybrid creation using Sweet Tooth:

And, last but certainly not least:  a free cluster frame that coordinates with my Scrapable exclusive release:

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Are you a member of my newsletter yet?  I have another exclusive download for all newsletter subscribers.  You can add yourself to the list here:  Blue Heart Scraps By JoyLynn

Be on the look out the rest of this month for more freebies, new releases, coupons, and chances to win free goodies!

Sneak Peak Sunday!

Morning everyone! Arianna here to show you a new Sneak Peek from Blue Heart Scraps! Now this kit is one of my personal favorites from her collection! It is a very bright kit and great for scrapping about boys, girls, teenagers or even adults. I’ll stop talking and show you the sneak peek!

As always, we’re going to give you a chance to win this kit!! Just leave a comment here telling us who you are grateful for in your life. (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 Monday at midnight CST to post your comment.  JoyLynn will be back on Tuesday to announce the winner!

Before I go, come back tomorrow to check out the post, I promise you won’t wanna miss it 🙂

Suggestion Saturday!

Morning everyone! Arianna here today with some exciting news!

Do you love all of JoyLynn’s kits? Do you love her style of designing? Have you ever had an idea for a kit in your head or a color palette that you think would love awesome mixed with her style of design? That is what today is for. All you have to do is comment on this post and tell me what you would like to see for her next kit, or even a color palette for that kit. Here is the plus! If your kit idea or color idea is chosen and JoyLynn makes a kit using your idea you will receive this kit for free!! Isn’t that great??

So don’t be shy! Tell us what you would like to see. Make sure you leave your email address in your post so if one of your ideas is ever chosen, we can contact you!

I can’t wait to hear your suggestions, I know they will be great!

Friday Freebie! :)

I have a gorgeous new freebie for you this week, if I do say so myself!

This gorgeous clippie freebie was created by my super talented CT Member Sharon.  It’s provided in both psd and png formats, so you only have to clip your photos to the appropriate layer (or paste them behind the cluster) and you’re ready to go!

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This gorgeous freebie coordinates with my mini kit Lucky In Love which you can find in my Brownie Scraps store.  Simply click the preview below to pick up your copy of the kit today!  🙂

Layout Spotlight!

Good Afternoon everyone! Arianna here to bring you the layout spotlight of the week! As I was browsing through the gallery, I was having a hard time picking which layout to spotlight. Everyone is unique in it’s own way and they all look great. I decided to find a layout using the kit that was featured on Wacky Wednesday! Boys & Bugs!

I finally decided on this layout from Natalee from Brownie Scraps! If you would like to leave her love on her amazing layout, you can do so here!

Isn’t it fabulous? I love how much paper she used! She choose a solid background and different patterned paper strips! It all goes together so well!

If you would still like to pick up this gorgeous kit you can do so at Digital Scrap Cafe and at Brownie Scraps!

Pick up anyone her kits, but don’t forget to show it off in the galleries! You never know if your layout could be spotlighted next 🙂

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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