True North Scraps SUNFLOWERS AND STRAW

Here's a great kit for the final days of Summer and transitioning into early Autumn.  Sunflower fields are abundant here and I love driving past them and seeing all those cheery yellow flowers looking at the sun.

This is a nice sized kit - 41 elements, 16 papers and an alpha of Uppercase, Lowercase, Numbers and some Punctuation.

This kist is available at Heritage Scrap and Scraps N Pieces

The North Stars made some fantastic LOs using Sunflowers and Straw, AND they have some great freebies for you on their blogs!

Now that you've seen some beautiful LOs, go grab some beautiful freebies!

Debbie

Robin

Jennifer

Tina

I also have a word art freebie for SUNFLOWERS AND STRAW

You can pick up my freebie HERE 

Looking for the FRIDAY FREEBIE - it's down two posts!  Hope you enjoy it!

t's Midnight Madness at True North Scraps' store at Scraps N Pieces!

It only lasts until midnight tonight so don't miss out!

Friday Freebie! Flower cluster with True North Scraps ANTIQUITIES AND CURIOSITIES

I'm back again with another flower cluster I made using True North Scraps

ANTIQUITIES AND CURIOSITIES 

I made a layout with the kit featuring True North Scraps  kit and a template from Southern Serenity Designs by Amber Morrison SUMMER TO REMEMBER template 2.

After I had done the layout, I liked the flower cluster so well, that I re-worked it to give it internal shadows but no shadows on the outside edges ... here's my preview of the flower cluster.

You can pick up the Freebie here

Link will expire on 8/31/2013 - hope you enjoy it!

You can find True North Scraps at 

Scraps-N-Pieces

Heritage Scrap

and My Memories 

Featured Designer at S-N-P: True North Scraps! Loads of fun!

I'm so excited to announce that True North Scraps is the Featured Designer at Scraps N Pieces from August 16 - 31!

This is going to be so much fun!

Turtle Scraps:  Every couple of days, early in the morning, a set of 7 instructions will be posted.  You will have until 6 am CST the following day to post your LO in the True North Scraps gallery at Scraps N Pieces.  The reason we're holding Turtle Scraps is so that my friends from  Europe, Asia and Down Under can play along too.  Chats may be held any time during the day though, so watch for the schedule that will be posted at Scraps N Pieces and on my Facebook Page.  Chats are optional events, but you never know when the RAK Fairy might show up...  Every Turtle Scrap you complete within the time limit will earn you a piece of my kit called Sunday Afternoon!  

If you can't collect the whole thing, "Sunday Afternoon" will go in all of the TNS stores on September 1st.

Bingos:  We'll be holding a few bingo games during the 2 weeks Dawna is featured designer.  You will be given a list of words to choose and you make your own bingo card.  Bingo cards must be completed and submitted one full day prior to the scheduled bingo game.  Bingo will be played during a chat.  The RAK Fairy may be attending those games!

Treasure Hunt:  On August 16th, look for an image with some easily identifiable pieces of various kits in True North Scrap's store.  PM your answers to Dawna before the end of the month and if you are correct, you will earn a 25% coupon to her store!

Group Hug:  Another super-easy way to earn valuable savings!  For every 5 comments you post in the True North Scraps gallery, you will earn 5% off a purchase in TNS SNP store.  You can collect up to a maximum 50% off!

If you participate in the Treasure Hunt and Group Hug, you can potentially earn a coupon worth 75% off one purchase of TNS products at Scraps N Pieces!  Coupons will accumulate throughout the featured designer time and one coupon for the full prize amount that you earned will be awarded by September 5, 2013.

Midnight Madness:  Every Friday night at midnight in August (Aug 16, 23, and 30th), Dawna will put her Scraps N Pieces store on sale for 24 hours for 60% off all regular priced products.

Now that I've explained all that, are you excited for August 16th to come?!!  I sure am!

FRIDAY Freebie! Flower Cluster using Patty B Scraps BOUNTIFUL HARVEST

I joined Patty B Scraps Creative Team about 6 weeks ago ... and it has been an ever so creative 6 weeks for me .  I am busy all the time creating layouts for Patty and the other designers whose teams I work on!  It's almost like a full time job, creating and promoting these talented designers!  But, I'm definitely not complaining ... I love my "job!"

I love the autumn color palette, so when I saw Patty's kit called BOUNTIFUL HARVEST I knew that I would be requesting to work with that one

Patty always has such beautiful flowers and foliage in her kits.  Her element packs are always very "bountiful!"  Here is the layout that I created using this beautiful kit

I really liked all the flower clusters that I made, but decided to configure the one on the top right hand side as your FREEBIE for today!  I would look lovely on any autumn themed layout. I re-worked it so that the cluster has internal shadows, but no shadow on the outside of the cluster (that way you can shadow it yourself when you use it.  FYI:  My favorite layer style setting , and the one I used here, is LIGHTING ANGLE 120; DROP SHADOW size 20 distance 25, Opacity 50% color gray 555353.  If you used that setting in PhotoShop Elements to create exterior layering it should match what I have done on the interior of the cluster!  

My BOUNTIFUL HARVEST flower cluster

(this is a web ready jpg)

My preview:

And now, you can find your freebie at MediaFire  HERE

I've tested the Download twice, once while signed into MF, and once while not signed it - it worked both times perfectly!  If you have any difficulty with the download please leave a comment with your name and I will attempt to correct any problem you might have!

You can find Patty B Scraps at the following stores:

Digi Style Designs

Heartfelt Perfections

Ivy Scraps

My Memories

Mystical Scraps *

*store on sale - closing 8/31/2013

Wilma4Ever 

August days are usually so hot and muggy and the kids are at that stage where they are bored being out of school.  So what do you do with them?  Take them to the water park!

This kit is so refreshing just looking at the fountain and the ice pops and all the water droplets spraying around and it's in such classic summer colors.   It started out as a Bits N Pieces kit for Scraps N Pieces, but I've bundled it up now and it's only $5.00.  You get 32 elements, 12 papers and an adorable teeny alpha jam-packed with uppercase, lowercase, numbers and many punctuation marks!



One lucky person who reads Dawna's blog will win this kit!  Just leave a comment about what your favourite "keep cool" summer activity is.  She'll randomly choose a winner from the comments on Friday at 7:30 a.m. CST.  Make sure she  has a way of contacting you if you are the winner - she can't track down "Anonymous".  Good luck!