Valentine Freebie

Well, did you think I was never going to blog again? Things just kept getting in the way, things like life in general and new adventures. We had a wonderful trip to New York for Christmas, then January flew by and here we are at Valentine’s Day.

One of the things that happened is that I am officially a digital designer now. My Vintage Central Park kit opened doors that I never imagined entering and I am in a whole new world. I can’t say enough thank yous for all the wonderful comments all of you left here and on 4Shared about that kit. It is absolutely incredible to me that there has been over 13, 000 downloads!! Your encouragement helped convince me that I could design digital kits. And since it’s something I enjoy, I’ve decided to jump in with both feet and see where it goes.

I am currently designing kits for Heritage Scrap only. Heritage scrapbooking has always been my first love in scrapbooking, both in paper and digital, so it’s a logical start. My plan is to create a freebie add-on for each kit that I make for sale. This way, those of you that can’t afford to purchase kits can have a little something to use. However, you will have to sign up at Heritage scrap to get the freebies that are related to kits I’ll be selling there. It’s not a big deal and there are other freebies there that you can probably use. Any freebie not relating to kits will be available here through 4Shared. Are you confused yet?

I do have some wonderful layouts to post that were done with the Central Park kit and I’ll get those up in the next day of two. But for now, here’s the preview of my kit for sale, followed by the freebie. Click on the titles to go to purchase or download.

Valentine Memories





Valentine Freebie

Freebie - Vintage Central Park - Final Parts

Merry Christmas! Here are the last parts of the Vintage Central Park kit. There are two downloads – one with the papers and the other has the rest of the elements. I can’t say enough thank yous for all the wonderful comments you have left about the kit. I am in awe that so many of you took the time to leave comments! You have given me so much encouragement to continue with designing – I just wasn’t sure that it was something I could do with the degree of perfection that I require from myself. Thank you, thank you, thank you for your overwhelming response!

I hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas and a very Happy and Safe New Year. Now, I’m off to New York to see my granddaughter!!!

Click on the titles to download.

Vintage Central Park - Final Papers



Vintage Central Park - Final Elements

Freebie - Vintage Central Park - Part 4

Hi everyone. Here’s the fourth part of Vintage Central Park and it will be followed by some odds and ends that can be used with the kit. I may not have that available to you until Sunday. I’m trying to get my house clean and also pack for our trip to New York for Christmas! We leave Monday!!! I’m getting excited now. I’m planning to take some photos in Central Park to use with the kit – hope the snow is still there – it’s snowing today!

I’m not going to get the snowflake kit done until after the New Year. But it snows in January and February, so you can still use it then.

Also, here’s a beautiful layout that was done by Bobbie Smith. I was so thrilled that she sent it to me. I’d love to see some others and I’ll show them off here if you email them to me.



Here’s Part 4 – click on the title.


Freebie - Vintage Central Park - Part 4

Stand By Me

I found this link today to an incredible international version of Ben E. King’s song Stand By Me: http://playingforchange.com/ I have always loved this song – the words are powerful and the tune is beautiful and catching. I’ve always thought that it would be a great piece for an Olympic Ice Skating routine. Wonder why no one has ever used it? Follow the link, click Enter, listen to this amazing song (turn your speakers up LOUD) and then read about the producer and his upcoming DVD Playing for Change

I’ll have the final parts of Vintage Central Park for you tomorrow.

Vintage Central Park Freebie - Part 3

Digi scrappers must be some of the nicest people in the world! The wonderful comments you’ve been leaving about my Vintage Central Park kit just amaze me. Thank you so much for taking the time to leave comments – I’m so encouraged to make more kits now! In fact The VCP kit has grown, so there will be more coming to you than I first thought. I also have so many gorgeous snowflakes that I’m thinking about doing a snowflake kit. What do you think?

Well, here’s Part 3 for you. And thanks again for the wonderful comments!

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Vintage Central Park - Part 3

Heritage Scrap CT Call

I’m the Creative Team Leader at Heritage Scrap. (Bet you didn’t know that, because I can’t get those crazy little blinkies to work on my blog!) Heritage scrap booking is near and dear to my heart, so I was thrilled when Heritage Scrap opened it’s digital doors. It’s still a very new site. Consequently, our Creative Team has been very small, only 3 of us, and we know there are more of you out there that would be a great asset to us, so why not apply? You get free kits, great friends and a place to show off your work – how can you beat that! Go take a look at the store, see if it’s the kind of place you’d like to hang out and apply if you’re interested.

Tomorrow, I'll have more of the Vintage Central Park kit for you.

Vintage Central Park Freebie - Part 2

Before I go any further with this post, here’s a disclaimer – I LOVE CALIFORNIA and I’m glad I live here. I actually chose to live here, however…

There’s just a lot missing here when it comes to holidays, especially Christmas. I grew up in the South and on the East Coast where there seems to be more Christmas beauty than there is in California. Maybe it’s the weather, but I think there’s more to it.

I love the big cities at Christmas. There’s something so special about Chicago, Philadelphia and New York at Christmas. I’ve been fortunate enough to spend Christmas in each of those cities and it makes the holiday even more special. The street decorations, taxis with Christmas wreaths (they’ll still run over you, but at least they look festive while doing so), the store windows and the energy of it all make Christmas a wonderful time of the year. And if there’s snow, it’s even better.

We are spending the holidays in New York City this year with our youngest daughter and her family. That’s how the Vintage Central Park kit came about. I was thinking about our trip and how much I love NYC at Christmas and how beautiful the park is in the winter with the snow and the lights from the buildings.

Sometimes when I work on things, they just come together like magic. That happened with this kit. I’m so glad you like it and thank you so very, very much for your wonderful comments and encouragement to make more kits. I’ll keep posting more parts of it for the next few days for you.

Clike on the title to download and Enjoy!

Vintage Central Park - Part 2