Update, new releases and a freebie!

Gosh, I am terrible about blogging lately! So much is happening all at once, everything's just crazy!! I'm hosting a Progressive Challenge at GDS twice a month, and that takes up a lot of my online energy -- most of my "extras" go toward participation prizes, so I don't have a ton of blog freebies left. But you get one today, never fear!

Sheesh, where do I start? Okay, well. Designers suddenly got a lot more freedom in managing our shops at GDS, so I was able to spam my own store with things I hadn't added yet. ^_^ All of my template packs are back!! This includes one new one, Pack 5, as well as the elusive Pack 4 that was only at MLAS for a little while. And in case you've managed to miss them all, you can grab my first Template Pack BUNDLE instead! It contains all FIVE of my template packs, for the price of 4! And for a few more days, all of my templates are on sale, 20% off!! Here's a preview of the bundle (linked) -- you can just click on my name at the top of the page to browse around for the individual templates!


What else is new? Well, geniaBeana and I have teamed up again for another awesome collab! It's called Hoo's My Girl -- a girly version of our first collab! Check it out:

Hoo's My Girl is 30% off for just a few more days, so be sure to snag it soon!

And one more thing before we get to that freebie I promised you... remember Tweenage Crisis, my collab with Mama Mia Mandy at MLAS? Well, as I am no longer at that store, we mutually decided to split the collab and sell the pieces individually. In the process, my kit magically transformed (cough cough, was revamped) into a larger kit with a few extra papers and elements! In addition, many of the things already in the kit have been updated and snazzified! (Yes, that is a word! ...okay, maybe not) Anyway, as with the rest, this kit is on sale 30% off for a little while longer, so head over and take a peek!


So that's what I've been up to lately, design wise... at least, that's what I can show you! I've got a few more adorable things that I can't wait to show off, but they won't be released for a little bit. I'll be back. ;)

Now FINALLY we can get to that freebie! It's been a long time!

Template 66
This template is clean and simple, with a circular mat and some pretty paperstrips. It has spaces for three photos. And remember, all of my new templates now have not just one but THREE sizes, so this download includes a 12x12, an 8.5x11, and an 11x8.5 version. Each version is in both PSD and PNG formats. This is a chubby little template! I hope you enjoy it!

Click on the preview to download!


I'm a little limited on time, so that's all for today. Happy scrapping~!!

Long time no see!

Hey bloggers!!

It's been a long time since I stretched my blogging fingers. :P I have been SO busy, though! This next month is going to be awesome, starting next Tuesday. I have some HUGE news to share with you... but not yet. ;) Stay tuned! I have a new release coming next week, and a collab with my AWESOME friend, CT member and fellow designer Val - geniaBeana - that weekend. And that's not even the biggest news! To tide you over until I can tell you the secret, here's a sneak peek of my new kit:

And a little hint... it's not going to be released at MyLifeAndScrap. ;)

I have a template for you today, too... and there's something new about this one! I'm going to be updating all of my template packs soon (the in-store ones) so that they come in three different sizes - 8.5x11, 11x8.5, and 12x12. This is the first of my freebie templates to include ALL THREE SIZES! :D I'm so excited to share this with you!

Template 61
This is a fun little circley template that reminds me of the 70's Flower Power era. *lol* This template comes in three sizes - square 12x12", portrait 8.5x11", and landscape 11x8.5". Each size also comes in both PSD format and separated PNG layers. Have fun with it! I'd love to see what you come up with!

Click on the preview to download!


Happy scrapping! Stay tuned for more updates and info!

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!

Drumroll please!

And the winner is... My Darling! Talia French, thank you for your submission! You can expect an e-mail from me as soon as the kit is released, with a coupon to grab the kit for free!

There were so many great entries! A few of them deserve a little something extra, so here are the runners-up:
-Butterfly Kisses, submitted by Melinda
-Flutterby Garden, submitted by Michelle
-Satin Blush, submitted by Linda
Each runner-up will receive a coupon for 40% off the kit! Congratulations, ladies!!

And just so it's totally fair and everyone gets a chance to win something, one random winner selected by random.org will receive a coupon for 30% off! That winner is... Jennifer (who submitted Summer of Love)! Congratulations!

Important note: The kit is all finished, packaged and ready to go. I will be submitting the kit for a quality-check today. I am hoping to release it within the week! As soon as it's up in the shop, I'll send out e-mails to each of the winners!

And just so no one leaves empty-handed, here's a freebie template for you!

Template 56
This is a three-photo template with a little built-in inspiration -- a suggestion for where to perhaps place a string and a flower, and a scalloped mat you can use for a clipping-mask, if you like. This is a single-page, 12"x12" template in PSD format, with PNG files for each layer included. Have fun! I'd love to see what you do with this!

Click on the preview to download!

All the news...

Hey everyone! 've been totally MIA lately, huh? Designing always takes so much more time than I expect! But the good news is, I have a new kit all packaged up and ready to go. It's got to go through QC still, but I'll let you know when it's in the shop.

But guess what? I have six new girls on my Creative Team! Please welcome Brandi, Niki, Jamie, Zeee, Angie, and Misty!! These ladies ROCK! You should see their LOs! Click here to head over to my section of the gallery at MLAS and check out all the beautiful pages! I am seriously awed.

My CT member Misty made a gorgeous quickpage for you using my kit Lemonberry Fizz. It's still available on her blog, right here: Miss Mis Designs (a few posts down)


Also, another CT gal, Marie, made an awesome July desktop using my kit Ready For Sun! You can pick up her freebie over on her blog, The Sad Scrapper


So many pretty freebies! I am super excited to have these ladies on my team.

In other news, MyLifeAndScrap is hosting an AWESOME contest during the month of July! Check it out! Just click on the image below to be linked over to the contest sign-up thread. All of the MLAS designers are contributing coupons, including me, so go see!


...and you didn't think I'd let you go without a freebie, did you? Here's a template just for you!

Template 55
This is a simple 3-photo template with a nice little photo cluster and some paper strips you can use. :) Frames included! This is a 12x12" template in PSD format, but also includes a PNG file for each layer, so it's useable in all programs!

Click on the preview to download!


And check back later this week (I hope!) for a chance to win my new kit and another freebie or two!

New Release Thursday~

For once I'm hitting the actual New Release day at MLAS instead of waiting until Saturday to be done with whatever I'm doing! Woohoo~

As mentioned previously, I have a new mini-kit going on sale today! I've babbled about it a bit already here, so if you want to know more, scroll back in my blog OR just click on the first preview to go directly to my shop and see for yourself! ;) As a new release, this kit is on sale at 20% off until next Wednesday -- a mere $2! Go and check it out~


This minikit also includes a full alpha and three chalky photomasks. Previews below:



I'm also releasing a new template pack today. This one's called "Focus on One" - multi-photo templates with mostly small photos, and one large one to focus on the main detail. All have thin-edged mats included. Again, this is on sale until Wednesday at only $1.60, so snag it while you can!


...But I wouldn't release a template pack without giving you a sample to try for yourself!

Template 50
This is a 5-photo template with one large photo and four small ones scattered around. Single-page, 12x12 inches, in PSD format and also now with proper PNG files! Remember, all of my templates now include PNGs, including the old ones, so if you've previously been unable to use them, you might want to go back and see if there are any you'd like to download now.

Click on the preview to download!


And lastly -- I'm finding myself in need of a few more scrappers, so I'm having a CT call! *** Note: My MLAS email is not currently working, so please send applications to kimi(dot)weldon(at)gmail(dot)com instead! Thanks!! ***

Kimi's Kreations is looking for a few fun, motivated scrappers!

CT Requirements:
-2 LOs per kit
-minimum 1 kit per month
-upload to 3 galleries - MLAS, DST, 1 of your choice
-check in and post links on private CT forum

If interested, please send the following to kimi(dot)weldon(at)gmail(dot)com:
-A short bio (tell me a little about yourself!)
-A link to your favorite gallery
-A link to your blog, if you have one
-Any CTs you are currently on

This call will end June 24th. Hope to hear from you soon!

FYI~

I'm told that some of the files in my shop are down at the moment while I undergo a quality check at MLAS. I can still see them, but in case they're not working for anyone, that's why.

I figured out something new! I just learned the quick way to make PNG files out of my template layers! Hurray!! From this point on, I will be including the layers as PNG files in my templates, for NON-Photoshop users! I'm in the process of updating all of my old templates (yep, even all the old freebies), but it may take a while. I'll add a note to each of my templates when it's been updated.
Update 6/12/09: All of my previous freebie templates have now been updated! :)

Also, this may be obvious, but I am not able to release Lemonberry Fizz today :( The quality check was not difficult, but I did have to update some elements and completely redraw the glitter swirls for Beautiful Blues, so I didn't have time to finish all of my elements last night. I'm still hoping to have it out by Saturday at the latest. Thanks for your patience!

Happy Birthday~

Today is my 26th birthday! Man, I feel like I have to be a grown-up now. Anyway, I just wanted to let you all know that for my birthday I decided to release a template pack for you all. The freebie that matches is on my previous entry, along with a great contest giveaway, so make sure to check that out!

Template Pack #2 includes templates 46, 47, 48 and 49, all multi-photo templates (no less than 6 photos each!) with rounded corners. It's on sale until Wednesday, a steal at $1.60, so click the preview to check it out in my store!

Who doesn't love a giveaway?

Hey guys! I could really use your help. And in return, you'll get my newest kit for FREE!

Said kit is still in progress, but I've hit a snag -- I can't think of a title! The title often shapes the most interesting elements, so that's a pretty big snag. The kit can't be finished without a good title! That's where you come in. This is my very first...

NAME THAT KIT CONTEST!

Here's how it works: Take a look at the preview below and come up with a great title. Post it here at my blog. The person whose title I use will win the finished kit -- absolutely free! This contest will run until Monday, June 8th at 11:30pm (PST). I will announce the winner on Tuesday morning, and when the kit is released (hopefully by next Thursday!), the winner will get a coupon code to be the first to download!

Sound good? Here's the preview of what I've got so far:
***Preview removed, thanks for playing!***
And a side note: The hard part? Since I already have a "Ready for Sun!" kit, I'd like to AVOID using the words "sun" and "summer" if at all possible. ;)

Since you've been so kind as to come visit me, here's a freebie for you~

Template 45
This is a multi-photo template (what else is there?) with room for six rounded-corner photos, and thin-edged mats. Pretty clean and simple, with a little wonky thrown in. ;)
6/11 - This template has been updated and now includes both the original PSD and new PNG files.

Click on the preview to download!

Grand Opening!

My store is open!! I have a revamped "Ready For Sun," a revamped CU glitter pack, "Beautiful Blues" (glitter included!), and a BRAND NEW template 4-pack! Everything is 20% off for my grand opening, so go see, go see!

Kimi's Kreations @ MLAS

Check out my cool packaging! Images are linked to their product pages.

Ready For Sun has been revamped! The flowers are a little cleaner and crisper now, and I've added several new elements. I also completely redid the glitter pack to match the quality of my newest ones (seamless, nice and chunky, with 12x12 PNG files).



Beautiful Blues is pretty much the same as it was before, except that the glitter pack now comes in PNG format for better quality. So if you downloaded it while it was still a freebie, no worries. ;)


And here's my brand new template pack! Four pretty pages stuffed with photos -- at least 5 pictures per page! And guess what? You get a coordinating freebie! Scroll down to see!


Template 44
Template 44 crams a whopping NINE pictures into a single 12x12 page. This template also coordinates with Template Pack 01, now available in my store! Note: For those of you wondering what happened to Templates 40-43, I kept the same numbering scheme even for the store-released templates, so if you get the template pack it'll still line up in order with the rest of them. :)
6/11/09 - This template has been updated and now includes both the original PSD and new PNG files.

Click on the preview to download!


Happy scrapping!! And if you happen to have any layouts made with these kits, if you could upload them to my gallery over at My Life & Scrap, that would be absolutely awesome!!

Oh, and by the way... I made a new blinkie, too! If my CT members or I see you sporting it in your sig around DSA, DST, or MLAS, you could get RAK'd!

As promised...

Here's your freebie for today! If you haven't yet, be sure to check today's other post for an exciting announcement, and scroll a few posts back for a free minikit! :)

Template 39
PSD format as usual, 12x12" template with room for 4 pictures. Mats included! Please read the TOU and enjoy~
6/11/09 - This template has been updated and now includes both the original PSD and new PNG files.

Click on the preview to download!

Template 38~

Hey everyone! Sorry, it's been pretty busy and brain-foggy around here lately. But I dug up an older LO I thought you might like a template of (I'll post the LO another day, short on time), so here you are~

Template 38
This is a pretty simple template, with rounded corners, white mats and room for 5 square photos. I'd love to see what you come up with. :) Have fun with it!
6/11/09 - This template has been updated and now includes both the original PSD and new PNG files.

Click on the preview to download!

Happy Scrappy Weekend!

Hey everybody! Hope you scrappy ladies (and gents?) had a wonderful National Scrapbooking Day/Weekend! I hung out at one of my favorite scrapbooking forums, Digital Candy, where they had a bunch of awesome speed scraps and challenges for us to play with! There were 10 main "Scrap-a-Thon" challenges for points, and a bunch of extras for the overachievers. I missed all three speed scraps, and was too burned out for the extra challenges, BUT I managed to complete all TEN of the Red Carpet challenges -- and I was the first one at DC to complete and post ten entries! What a rush, let me tell you! Here are my layouts. If you get through all of them, there's a prize at the end ;)

Challenge #1
(use a kit you've had for a long time and never used)

Credits:
kit - I Miss You by Aisyah Roslan
font - Pea Kawai

Challenge #2
(grand theft layout/scraplift challenge)

Credits:
Scraplifted from Just Born by Linz
kit - Where the Heart Grows by Golden Girls
string - Growing Up by Stolen Moments
font - Pea Kawai

Challenge #3
(use this minikit)

Credits:
kit - Red High Heel mini by Little Missy

Challenge #4
This LO is my absolute FAVORITE.
(formula challenge - certain numbers of papers and elements)

Credits:
kit - "Ooga Booga" by Tracie Stroud
staple - "Snips & Snails" by Tracie Stroud
font - Pea Kawai

Challenge #5
(use a line from "Pure Imagination" the song from the original Willy Wonka movie)

Credits:
kit - "Retro Boy" by Fairytale Studio
font - Pea Kawai

Challenge #6
(scrap one thing, abstract and simple, about yourself)

Credits:
kit - "Pure Perfection" by Stolen Moments
font - Pea Kawai

Challenge #7
(template challenge)

Credits:
template - Christie Lemmon Designs
kit - "Mud Puddles" by Christie Lemmon Designs

Challenge #8
(scrap about WHY you scrap)

Credits:
template - Kimi's Kreations
kit - "Quite Contrary" by Christie Lemmon Designs and Steel City Scraps
fonts - Cafe Rojo, Pea Kawai

Challenge #9
(use one of three given Dr Seuss quotes)

Credits:
kit - Happy To Be by Scrapmuss Designs
font - Pea Kawai

Challenge #10
(every element must come from a different kit)

green paper - The Way I Are by Fairytale Studios
orange strip - Ooga Booga by Tracie Stroud
yellow strip - My Little Artist by Creations By Rachael
light blue strip - Snips & Snails by Tracie Stroud
blue spotty strip - Bee Happy by Andrea
orange patterned strip - Boys Will Be Boys by Jaya Prem
blue circle - (cut from paper) Totally Buggin by Mira and Britt
brown stitches - Day at the Zoo by Jessica Edwards and Fairytale Studios
light blue string - Playtime by geniaBeana
brown string - Frosty Winter by Fairytale Studios
Silly - Clementine alpha by geniaBeana
boy font - Smiley Monster

Phew! Did you get through all of that? Good! Because having shown you all of my pretties, I'm ready to give a couple to YOU! I took a couple of my most useful layouts and turned them into templates for you!

Template 36
This template is based on my "Make a Wish" layout. There is room for 5 photos, cascading down the page, with white mats that are easily toggled off. ;)
6/11/09 - This template has been updated and now includes both the original PSD and new PNG files.

Click on the preview to download!


Template 37
This template is based on my "Kimi" layout (the one with the shoes). Please note that since I used this for blocking apart ONE picture, the squares are NOT separated into layers as they were in Template 35. Instead, there is the simple direction to click one layer and paste, and it will automatically group your photo in so that it is masked this way. Feel free to e-mail me (addy in the TOU) if you have questions about how you can layer in some papers in those rectangles. Anyway, I hope it's not too complicated! Have fun with it and I'd love to see what you do with it!
6/11/09 - This template has been updated and now includes both the original PSD and new PNG files.

Click on the preview to download!

A few pretties~

First of all, we had a speed scrap today at BabyAndMe forums (which you frequently hear me refer to as BAM). We were to use white as a background color, and a lot of journaling, and try to use just one color other than neutrals. I used two, but she said at one point that green could count as a neutral, so I guess I'm safe. *lol* Anyway, here's my page:

Credits:
kit - Tracie Stroud's "Snips and Snails" (LOVE this kit)
glitter - BCC1 Glitter Styles by Kimi's Kreations (still available on this blog!)
font - My Own Topher
So, I actually have done quite a bit more than just this one layout in the past couple of days, but I can't post most of it. I have some free photobook credits at Artscow, so I made a lovely little photobook for my sister of her seven darling children. Since they're not my kids I probably shouldn't post them publicly. ;) BUT, one of the layouts used quite a few pictures, and became Template 35!

Additionally, another mommy on the forum asked about my "alpha" used in this layout, and I had whipped up a real alpha for her before I noticed that she asked if I could make it in pink. *lol* So you get THREE freebies today -- two "My Own Topher" alphas and a template!

Topher's Tangerine and TwinkleTopher Alphas
These alphas both use the font "My Own Topher" from Kevin & Amanda. The glitter is from my BAM Color Challenge #1 glitter pack. Simple, but effective. ;) I'm loving this font lately. (Incidentally, if you haven't picked up the glitter yet, you can find it by clicking the "glitter" tag to your right.)

Click on the previews to download! (Two separate links!)


Template 35
This template is a doozy! It's a very versatile two-page, 50-square template, just a little wonky. You can fill all the squares with pictures, or just a few smatterings of pictures among squares of pretty papers. You can turn a few squares off for a "window" to your lovely elements or title work. In the preview, I have turned off a few of the squares layers, but they are all included in the PSD for your toggling pleasure. ;)
6/11/09 - This template has been updated and now includes both the original PSD and new PNG files.

Click on the preview to download!


...But wait! Don't forget to come back tomorrow~ Late tomorrow evening, the BAM Blogtrain for Color Challenge #2 will be leaving the station! I'll be posting a minikit for you -- with glitter styles, an alpha, and an addon to follow over the next few days! PLUS, you'll get links to all of the other awesome designers at BAM, including a few who were not included in the last blog train! Woot wooooot! See you then!

Has it really been a week?

This past week has absolutely flown by. I'm not sure why. I went through a major scrapping spree early-on, working on the next BAM Color Challenge. Then, I think about mid-week, I found one of my templates on someone else's blog, hacked into a two-pager and claimed as an original. Thanks to Angie (IkeaGoddess), the blog was deleted for copyright violation. In case it's not clear, it is so not okay to take mine or anyone else's templates and/or graphics and claim them as your own. *sigh* Anyway, I got into kind of a funk after that and it took a few days to recover.

But I did! :) Here's one I did for the Altered Candy Challenge at Digital Candy. My alterations were the burnt edges on the cream-colored paper, sanded edges on the flowered paper, and a subtler change -- I flipped the orientation of the silver part of the clip.

Credits:
Modern Neutrals kit and addon by Christie Lemmon Designs

There was also a speed-scrap this week. We got to do a lot of new things, like photomasks and layering/stacking and using brushes. :) Great fun! I also entered this in the Fontastic challenge at Digital Candy. This is my oldest at less than a month old. Isn't he so sweet?

Credits:
kit - "In Dreams" collab by Steel City Scraps and Christie Lemmon Designs
brushes - Obsidian Dawn
photo masks - Gunhild Storeide
fonts - FG Jayne Print and Splurge

Last but not least was the weekly challenge. I doubled-up on this one with the Numbers Challenge at Digital Candy (if you're on DC, you may notice a few slight differences on that one that I had to add to make it work). All the hostess wanted us to do for the BAM challenge was to use some "real" flowers or bits of nature. Easy peasy! :)

Credits:
Most stuff is from "Pure Perfection" by Stolen Moments.
Rubber-bands are from "Playtime" by geniaBeana.
Green glitter is mine, from BAM Color Challenge #1.
LO inspired by geniaBeana. :)

Template 34
This is a 3-photo template with inspiration! You can use any clip you like to hang the photos from a pretty ribbon or string (or rubber band, in my case!). There's also room for some layered papers and plenty of white space. Inspired by the templates of geniaBeana.
6/11/09 - This template has been updated and now includes both the original PSD and new PNG files.

Click on the preview to download!


That's all for today! In case I don't get back here this next week, keep an eye out next Thursday/Friday for another blog train!! BAM Color Challenge #2 is on its way!! Choo chooooo! That means no less than SEVEN coordinating minikits to download, plus addons from those of us who just didn't know when to stop. And yes that includes me! I will also have a GLITTER PACK to give you! Watch for it!