Creeeeeeeak....

Can you hear the squeaky, rusty hinges on the door of this blog? It's been so long since I've done ANYTHING digiscrappy! I miss it! I really burned myself out with designing, trying to do it full-time and manage a full-time young family too. I wasn't ready. I'm still not.

However.... if anyone is still out there, still checking this dusty old tumbleweed of a blog... you might be interested in this.

You see, to make a long story short, my sister has cancer. She is undergoing a bone marrow/stem-cell transplant as we speak, and I am helping to organize an auction for her and her small family, to help cover the expenses of being away from their home for a few months while she recovers. The auctions run once a week, and until now my main contribution to them has been crocheted items (my new obsession, hee).

Then this week rolled around, and I had nothing planned -- until I chanced to light my eye upon my Digiscrap folder. Lightbulb!

Anyone want to buy my store? :) I haven't sold any kits in a year and a half, I haven't seen the light of day in the digiscrap world in nearly all that time, but they are all still the same as ever, just as good! This week's auction has a Buy-My-Store for Kimi's Kreations, starting at only $25. For all of my kits, templates, add-ons, alphas, glitters, and all, this is quite a steal! Of course, for Colleen's sake I am hoping the price will go a little higher than that. ;)

In case you missed that, the auction is here: Funds For Colleen

And just in case Digifree is still popping through here on a daily basis.... here's a little freebie to entice you to look further~

Doodlebug Metal Alpha
Remember Doodlebug? My favorite kit, ever. This was one of the two alphas included in the kit, and of course is a part of the Buy-My-Store fundraiser auction -- along with much, much more! Please do have a look.

Click on the preview to grab this alpha!


If you have any interest in individual kits, please let me know. I would be happy to cross-donate them to you individually with your donation to Colleen's fundraiser. If anyone wants this option, I can set up a "price" list or a "shop" page here on the blog.

Thanks for stopping by and happy scrapping~!

All that glitters...

...is on SALE! From now until the end of September, all of my glitter packs, INCLUDING custom glitter, are 50% off! That prices some of them as low as 75 cents! If you've ever wanted to try out my glitter, now's the time! Here's my store!

And I have something even more exciting to show you -- a new kit is in store today!! It's called Doodlebug, and I looooove it. It's full of some of my favorite colors, nice warm-toned metal, and elements that work well for either girls OR boys! And it's on sale 20% off for one week! Click on the preview to head to my store!



The kit comes with two awesome alphas, which will be available separately at some point in the near future:



I didn't give my CT members much warning on this one, so I'll come back on Monday with their amazing LOs. Until then, a little bird told me you *might* have a chance to win this kit for free, over at goDigitalScrapbooking.com. ;)

If you'd like a small sample of what's in Doodlebug, I'm handing out this awesome sampler as a participation prize for my current Progressive Layout Challenge over at GDS! Follow the steps, post your LO, and you'll get the sampler -- it's that easy! :)

Here's what the sampler looks like:


This time, we're working with white space. Here's the LO I did for the challenge:

Credits:
"In Your Arms" by Dani Alencar
bits and pieces of stitches from my kits, recolored
title font - Sidewalk

Thanks for looking! :)

It's here! It's here!!

My first collab with Val is IN STORE TODAY! I am so excited!! Congratulations to those who won RAKs of this awesome kit at DSA, DST, and GDS! Check it out:

Isn't it adorable?? Our CT has totally rocked it. Here are their awesome layouts! Just click a thumbnail to see the full image in a new window.






And I used this kit to make my new September desktop!

Credits: Hoo's My Boy collab kit by KgB Scrap Kreations, template by Christy Skaggs

If you head over to GDS this weekend, the entire store is 50% off! Hoo's My Boy is an absolute STEAL right now. And while you're there, cruise around the forum a bit -- there's a scavenger hunt going on, and you can snag a BUNCH of great freebies, including an AWESOME alpha from me! This is my favorite alpha ever, so be sure to hunt it down! (Hint: Have you checked out my Progressive Layout Challenge yet?) I'm going to cheat and show you what it looks like:

New Release, BIG NEWS, and a BLOG PARTY!

Happy Tuesday, everyone!!

Guess what?? ..No, you don't have to guess, I'll tell you! I am opening a NEW store over at goDigitalScrapbooking.com! And why, you ask? That's the second piece of big news!! (Edited to add: My store at GDS is still empty, but please check back later! I understand new things will be added throughout the day.)

Since I began scrapping, I've been scrapping, designing, and bouncing ideas around with Val, aka geniaBeana. When we opened stores (around the same time), we joined each others' CTs. But we weren't able to get in at the same store at that point. Recently the opportunity presented itself to join GDS, and hence to be able to collab together in the same store, and we jumped at the chance! This week both of us are opening at GDS, and everything in both stores is 35% off! That includes this marvelous new kit, created purely for the celebration, Girls' Night Out!

Here's what our awesome CT has done with GNO -- click the small previews to see a larger version in a new window:



And Val has created this awesome kit using complimentary colors -- It's A Party!

Here's my LO with It's a Party -- available below in QP form! You can find Val's store here (but again, not much is up yet -- keep checking!)


But that's not all -- since Val and I both come from the same original forum (BAM - remember those blog trains a while back?), we had a lot of ladies we both knew, that were on both of our CTs. So we decided, when we moved, that we would also merge our CTs! We now have one, combined CT. Together, Val and I are KgB Scrap Kreations -- and our CT gals are The KgB. You'll see them around the digiworld, posting RAK threads for us, advertising this blog train, and otherwise fulfilling their secret spy missions for us. ;) (Pun note: the KGB is like the Russion version of the CIA or MI:6, so when we decided to call our CT the KgB, they wanted to be spies! *lol*)

SO! Today, we have a whole BLOG PARTY of freebies for you! The KgB has come together with both of our new kits to create freebies for you! There are quickpages, wordart, and even a free alpha! Speaking of which...

Girls' Night Out Alpha
**this freebie will be available as long as my Grand Opening sale continues -- until September 7th! grab it while you can!**
This alpha is made of glass, black glitter, and deliciously shiny chrome. It's made with the font Cafe Rojo, by Kevin and Amanda, and includes a full alphabet (upper/lower mixed, as per the font), numbers 0-9, and some common punctuation. It coordinates perfectly with both Girls' Night Out by me and It's A Party by geniaBeana. :) If you miss the download, it is also packaged together with GNO and will be released separately in the shop as well.

Link expired -- check out my store!


I've also created a quickpage for you, using "It's A Party" and Val's awesome coordinating plastic styles!

Click on the preview to download!


From here, you'll want to head on over to Val's blog to get the blog train rolling! Don't forget to leave some love for our CT gals, some of them are first-timers at this blogtrain stuff!
(Keep in mind we are all on different timezones, so if anyone's post isn't up yet, be sure to check back later.)
Kimi's Kreations (Kimi) <-- you are here!
geniaBeana Scraps (Val)
Zeee Pink Boudoir (Zeee)
AZK Dreamin' Big (Angie)
Miss Mis Design (Misty)
Once Upon A Scrap Time (Niki)
Dylabel Designs (Belinda)
Scrapping Chel Creations (Chel)
The Cluster Queen (Mar)
Digital Scrappin' Rocks (Neeny)
Mamabear Scraps (Mamabear)
These Are My Moments (Brandi)
Laura's Daily Madness (LauraLea)
Kaelira's Digiscraps (Sara)

Keep an eye on this blog -- there's even MORE news coming tomorrow, so watch for it! ;) Happy scrapping!

While you're there...

Hi again~ If you're here for the alpha, scroll down one more post. ;) But while you're at my shop checking out Tweenage Crisis and the awesome matching glitter pack, take a peek around for my other new products! I have a NEW template pack for you!


Also, the alphas from my kits Lemonberry Fizz and Little Man are now available separately for you bargain hunters! ;) You can snag them by clicking the previews below, or just CLICK HERE to visit my store!


I'm planning on adding more of my alphas as separate products, so keep an eye out for those!

Tweenage Crisis!!!

I am so excited for this post! This kit has been in the works for a long time and now I finally get to tell you about it! I've been working on my very first MLAS Designer Duo with Mama Mia Mandy. It's called Tweenage Crisis!

Tweenage Crisis contains 20 papers and over 40 elements, plus an alpha by Mandy. Click on the preview to head to the store for more previews and details. This kit and the glitter are 25% off until Monday, August 3rd, so snag this deal while you can!

The kit:


Here's a preview of my half, for bigger details:


You will also receive this FREE Quickpage Album when you purchase the kit!


And here's the coordinating CU glitter pack!


I'm going out of town this weekend and haven't had time to resize and post my CT's awesome layouts here for you, but if you click on the kit preview in the shop, you should be able to scroll through and see them! They all did an AWESOME job! :)

And here's today's freebie - an extra coordinating "Tween Crisis" alpha!!

Tween Crisis Alpha
This alpha is made of a swirl-stamped purple and black epoxy. This pack contains a full upper and lower alpha and most common punctuation. The upper case is rather slender, while the lower case is nice and thick and bold, as you can see below. :)

Click on the preview to download!

Beautiful Blues

So, I had a little extra scrapping time on my hands today, and apparently got a bug in my head. Still on the high from my Digital Candy sugarbinge this last weekend, I was browsing their challenges and found this month's color challenge. It was to simply pick a color you like and make a minikit entirely based around that color.

Now, I don't know how well I did. I am still a pretty new designer. And I did use a bit of CU stuff. BUT, I think it turned out pretty well. At any rate, there are tons of sparkles, and you can't go wrong with those. :D

Beautiful Blues Minikit


Like it? Love it? Hate it? Here's what you get!
*7 papers; 2 plain, 4 patterned, 1 embellished with glitter
*20 unique elements, including:
-1 daisy
-1 metal-and-glitter bracket frame
-1 metal-and-glitter flower
-2 tiny buttons
-2 paper frames; one rectangle, one square
-1 glitter border
-3 different glitter swirls
-1 vellum mat + separate glitter edge
-2 torn & printed cardboard mats; one bracket-shaped, one scalloped
-1 vellum-and-glitter butterfly
-1 glitter butterfly-with-trail embellishment (as seen on the paper)
-1 curly/knotted string (2 colors)
-1 long knotted string (2 colors)
-1 pretty staple just for you. :D

And here is an example of what you can do with it; a layout I made to rack up some extra points in the color challenge. ;)


Convinced yet? Here are your download links!!

EDIT: Links expired -- check my shop! :)

BUT WAIT... THERE'S MORE! (*ahem* starting to sound like Billy Mays here...)

Beautiful Blues Alpha
This colored-chrome alpha uses the font "Socially Awkward" by Kevin and Amanda (available here) and coordinates with certain elements in the mini-kit.

Click on the preview to download!

EDIT: Link expired -- check my shop! :)


Beautiful Blues Glitter
You know you wanted it! This CU glitter pack contains just 3 pretty blue glitters, in .asl format for Photoshop users AND 12x12 .jpg format for all other programs! And yep, you read right -- the glitter is commercial-use friendly! A link back or a name drop wouldn't hurt though. ;)

Click on the preview to download!

EDIT: Link expired -- check my shop! :)


Phew! Quite a day! I'm going to go collapse now!! Please leave me a comment to keep me chugging along if you enjoyed these freebies! ;)