F&S AUG 3, 08

My apologies if there are errors. Mac woke up & I didnt have time to check through all.

Be warned - very very very long post ahead...

I was thinking to add in Challenges Info here as well if there's any interest (sometime in the near future when I'm far better organised :D) Interested? Not interested? There is one which I think is totally awesome & I want to highlight it in case some of you are not aware. If you love Shabby Pickle Designs, you definitely need to check out their challenge forum. For every challenge you join, you get 4 Pickle Phun Points (1 extra point if you use a SPD New Release kit). You can use any kit you want. Once you get 20 points, you receive a $5 GC. AND (my favourite part!) these points can be accummulated so you dont lose your past efforts! Most of the challenges are really easy to do too (& I really like that too cos I'm lazy & dont like challenging challenges :D) Easiest are the font challenge, the scraplift challenge & the photo challenge (just post a photo based on the assigned colour, you dont even need to do a LO, easy-peasy!). The slightly harder ones (but still very doable) would be the colour challenge, journaling challenge and the cucumber concotion where you're given a list of stuff to include in your LO. And the hardest one for me is pickle podge - hybrid challenges. If you love the kits at SPD, you really should check these out! Even a slow-coach like me managed to earn my first $5 GC :D

HIGHLIGHT:

1. DST is having their 2nd birthday party! Visit the forum for games & chances to win stuff

2. DAM is celebrating their 2nd anniversary in Sept in through Aug, they will have lots of stuff going on.


3. Gotta Pixel Dream Kit Round Two - Colours. Help Stacy Carlson, Paula Yagisawa, Sara Ellis, Acmdesignz, Jen Maceyunas & Beth Kern design your dream kit. In Round 1, the theme Fantasy was chosen and now the colours. Everyone who posts suggestions during the kit creation will get the kit free.

SALES & SPECIALS

1. New store Inspiration-Lane has a 30% sale. Each order placed is an entry for a drawing where prizes are $30, $15 & $5. Guest designer this month is Holly McCaig. Preview is the free kit with ANY purchase through August.
2. This is not a sale (at least I dont think it is!) but I thought it's too good not to mention. Almost the entire of Trish Jones's store (about 300 out of 370 products) costs $1. The 1st 3 items on preview are new and the rest are random picks. There are also items costing as little as 25cts.
3. Nifty 99 at eScapeandscrap. Selected items for only 99ct till Sun midnight (not all shown).

4. Blythe Evans is retiring older products at $1. Go to her personal store or Oscraps
5. ScrapKitchen & Gina Miller's Barefoot in the Grass collab & album will be retired and is on offer for 50% off this weekend only. (sigh... feeling a little bummed that I got it at 20% and havent even unzipped yet! :( )

6. Sweet Shoppe Sat 20% New Release

7. Lindsay Jane has a grabbag at SBB $3 Aug2-8

8. This just in - Shabby Miss Jenn is celebrating their 3rd birthday. I believe it's 25% sale.

FREEBIE FINDS

Sticky 1: Digitals Daily Download Jul 20 - Aug 4. An album page a day from Jen Maceyunas. You have to "purchase" it.
Sticky 2: Sunshine Wonder Week Daily Download Jul 27 - Aug 3
Sticky 3: FPD Teacher's Pet. 104 free kits to download. You have to register for the newsletter to get the password.
Sticky 4: Ahhh Scrap is giving away bragbook pages everyday on their blog. You have to "purchase" it in the store.
Sticky 5: Melon Key Plate Album from Janeal. She's giving a page a day for 10 days.
Sticky 6: ADSD Collab Zoo Spirit. Another huge collab with a zoo theme. Visit Sweetasmel's blog for all the links.

August Daily Downloads

1. Kits by Paula Yagisawa & Lady Linda by Kathryn EStry at GottaPixel
2. Free Sweet Bethany by TallulaMoon at 3Scrapateers
3. Under the Big Top by Wetfish Designs, Terrell Sanzone & Christine Mortimer at Divine Digital 4. Snap n Scrap Aug Daily Download Kit

1. Template from Aprilmouse
2. QP from One Memory At A Time Designs at GDS. You have to "purchase" this.
3. Kit from GG Digital Designs. You have to "purchase" it.
4. Kit from MK Designs
5. Template from Neverland Scraps
6. Template from ColorLine Designs
7. 2 CU boxes from AneczkaW (only 1 shown)
8. Template from Been There Scrapped That
9. CU Border Stamps from Cen

1. Desktop QP from Bren Boone
2. Mini kit from Danielle Engebretson for the Digitalfreebies Aug Doodle Challenge
3. Mini kit from ksharonk
4. Mini kit from Ikscrap at Mega Byte Mall
5. QP from SgD. You have to "purchase" this.2 days only.
6. Day 7 (not shown) & 8 Countdown freebies from LG Perspectives
7. Papers from Cassiopee
8. Template from Tracy Blankenship
9. QP from Natalie Bird at PBP. You have to "purchase" this.

1. Desktop QP from SBG
2. Template from Oscraps
3. Papers from DeDe Smith
4. Mini kit from Pam Lefors
5. CU Overlay from Pillowgirl at MyScrapShop. You have to "purchase" it.
6. Addon kit from Wetfish Designs
7. Summer Wedding #19 from Bon Scrapatit
8. Paper & Frame from Scrappy Pony
9. 7 or 8 desktop QPs at FPD blog from the Teachers Pets (only 1 shown)

1. Kit from Aussie Scrappers
2. 4x6 Bragbook templates from Curth. She's producing 'em faster than I can finish this list! I think she's finished 3 templates since I started the list so just scroll down.
3-4. Bold Summer kit elements & Humid South kit papers from Renae
5. Desktop QP from Di Hickman
6. Kit from Purple Tulip Designs
7. Kit from chouk77
8. Kit from Thaliris
9. Template from Galiscrap

1. QPs from Nanadejardin
2. QP from Lindsay Jane
3. Wordart from Bethany
4. Mini kit from Angelica E
5-6. Kit from Mitia Assef
7. Kit from Mel_h
8. Journal tags from Vicki
9. CU Horsey Template from The Scrapping Cop

1. Sampler kits from Elka Romero (only 1 shown)
2-3. QP & kit from Raspberry Road
4-6. PS Actions from CoffeeShop Photography
7. CU Sampler pack from Babette
8. Template from SSD
9. Template from ChrissyW

1. Papers from Wenchdgrafix
2-3. Collab Kit freebie from ScrapShana & Christine Scraps
4-5. These & quite a few more from Doin It Digi designer samplers section. You have to "purchase" them.
6. Mini kit from Heather Manning
7. B&W papers from Tempus Fugit
8. Template from Digitalfreebies Aug1-15 Sketch Challenge
9. Bragbook album & QP (not shown) from Sugarplum Paperie

Freebies from Sugarplum's CT. NOTE: These links are the same as those listed on SP's blog.
1. Bragbook album from Tracy Anderson
2. 2 QPs from Sya
3. Kit (and QP not shown) from Pixiequeen
4. Clusters from Kristin
5. QP from Sahlink
6. 4 Desktop QPs from JJStar
7. Wordart from Jessy
8. Kit from Crystal
9. Papers from Boyerville