Jenna’s SWEEET Pick!

Hey Hey all! Jenna here with this week’s SWEEET Pick! I know I’m behind a week, but that’s noone’s fault, so we’ll leave it at that. So, I would LOVE to share with you another gorgeous page that really caught my eye from day one and am excited that she was just as thrilled to be featured, which makes my job even more worthwhile….which is another reason why I’m not beating around the bush…let’s get to it, shall we?!?!

This week’s SWEEET Pick goes to none other than Magali (aka: Maga in digiland) with her LO titled Pure Beauty. It certainly is a “pure beauty”..just look at the rich background with the stunning layering of elements surrounding the oh so sweeet photo, wouldn’t you agree with me?!?!

Don’t forget to leave Maga love, but before you do so, let’s get to know this wonderful lady…

What is your first name? My name is Magali - nickname is Maga
How long have you been digital scrapbooking? since January of 2007
Do you paper scrap? alone I do scrap digital
What size do you scrapbook the most (12×12, 8.5×11)? 12 x12
What do you think your scrapping style is? I think that is free
What motivated you to begin scrapbooking in the first place? The pictures of my niece granddaughter Helena!
How has your style changed from when you first began scrapping?
Changed a lot!! I learned how several new techniques of shades, of extraction, blending…
Five all-time favorite designers? my ct’s: Luiza Garay, On Designs, Megan Fisher, Love too: Jofia Devoe and Natali Designs
Five favorite kits at Pickleberrypop and Tara Dunstan Designs?
My favs: Estelle’s Elegance, All That Twitters, Goody Goody Gumdrops, Serene Saratine, Delicious Dana What camera do you use? I use a Canon EOS Rebel XTi
What software do you use to scrap? PSCS2
What is your favorite color? Pink!!
What/Who are you favorite subjects in your LOs? My sons, my niece Helena and sons and grandsons of some friends
Do you listen to a music when you scrap? Yes!!! I like of listen: Jack Johnson, Corinne Bailey Rae… they inspire me
What is your favorite snack while scrapping? coffe or coca cola and chocolate!
Who are your five best digital scrapping buddies? Lívia Guimarães, Ferdy, Malu, Luiza Garay and Amanda
Where would your dream vacation be? Paris!!!
What’s on your to-do list right now? I am delayed with some layouts for my CT’s: On designs, Blythe Evans, Luiza Garay… and afterwards, I need to organize home LOL

Nice to get to know you doll and THANK YOU for allowing us to feature you this week. Enjoy your GC and please share with us your page with the goodies you got!

Goody! It’s a feature!

Hello out there! It’s Sarah here with our weekly product feature (albeit a little late!)
Check out the scrumptious layouts from our CT this week:

On the Wire by scraptastrophe

{aussie}kid by sascedar

Bushfire Season by our Guest CT member Rebecca

Up, up and away also by Rebecca
All these layouts have made good use of Tara’s new kit… Goody Goody Gumdrops.

Goody Goody Gumdrops- the kit
The papers in this kit are richly textured, and reminiscent of Aussie earth and skies throughout the year. You will get a HUGE pack of Aussie-themed elements; from Aussie-slang word tags, to real animals; from waratahs to a Ned Kelly helmet! If you have Aussie layouts to do, or you would like to add authentic Australian flora to your layouts, then this is the kit for you! Check it out now in the store! Paper and element packs are available separately for $AUD3.50 each, or purchase the whole kit for $AUD7.00.

Goody Goody Gumdrops- the papers

Goody Goody Gumdrops- the elements

Well, happy shopping and scrapping everyone!
Sarah.

Featuring Estelle’s Elegance

Hello out there! It’s Sarah here again, with a run-down of what’s new in the Tara store. Tara has been at it again, leaving us to marvel at how she finds the time, energy and talent to produce the most gorgeous goodies for us to scrap with! So without further ado, let’s check out some great layouts from Tara’s Creative Team:

A Love Like No Other by sweeet

j & a by cherpea

Cherish You by Tara

{cherish}sisters by sascedar
Amazing layouts, right? They were all done using Tara’s newest kit Estelle’s Elegance.

A truly beautiful and versatile kit, Estelle’s Elegance features textured papers in black and white, with co-ordinating elements in the same palette. My personal favourite elements are the gorgeous spotty ribbon, the precious white daisy, real ivy and the ‘cherish’ word art. This beautiful kit will suit your style, whether you are a white-space layout creator, or you love to layer! And if you love a bargain, you are in luck, because Estelle’s Elegance is a steal at the moment, with 20% off the price for a limited time! You can pick up the whole kit for just $AUD4.43 (or $USD4.26), or you can choose from the paper or element packs for only $AUD2.21 ($USD2.13). Hop on over and check out Estelle’s Elegance now!

Next we have a rockin alpha. Back in Black has to be THE go-to alpha, in classic black with just-enough texture. Check out how Chris used Back in Black:

Caught by Chris Turnbull

Back in Black available now in the store for just $AUD2.30 ($USD2.21)!

Are you kicking yourself for missing the last couple of newletter freebies? So you should be- they are fantasic! Thankfully, Tara has released two ex-newsletter freebies into the store. Oh, and make sure you go here and sign up for the newsletter!

Autumn Days by Chris Turnbull

Cave Decorations by scraptastrophe

Pelicans 2 by sharuth
All using Bobbyleigh.

This is a gorgeous kit, in a rich golden brown palette, with a touch of classy black. Great buttons, flowers and word tags feature, along with some glam glittery swirls. A truly yummy kit, a steal at just $AUD4.95 ($USD4.76)! Check it out in the store now!

Girl’s Night by Ethereal Sheep

Life by scraptastrophe

{grandfather} by Ann-Marie
All these fab layout use Serene Saratine.

Soft, muted browns and golds with a hint of fresh spring green. Check it out now, at just $AUD5.54 ($USD5.33).

Well! This has been a marathon post, thanks for checking out Tara’s gorgeous new goodies. Don’t forget to post your layouts to Tara’s new gallery!
See you soon,
Sarah.

TDD Stash Challenge

Yep that is what it is! The rules are really simple - I give you three items as a starter point for a LO, the rest is up to you. The catch? The three items has to be from you Tara Dunstan Designs stash. It doesn’t matter if it is purchased or a freebie.

The three items are …… drum roll please …… drdrdrdrdrdrdrdrdrdrdrdrmmmm….

1. A flower
2. A frame
3. A button

Too easy!

For all that participate will get a QP designed by me using Tara’s Bobby Leigh Kit and a few other TDD items as well.

Wanna peek?

OK

QP is of course 300dpi and in png format.

Happy scrappn’

scrapastrophe

PS

Post back a link so I can LYSL and send you the QP! You have until the 15th of July!

Featuring Little Miss Chris!

Hello out there! It’s Sarah here with some more gorgeousness from Tara’s store for you to drool over. First, allow me to tease you with some eye candy courtesy of the Tara Dunstan Designs creative team:

Yummy by charlize

Alex Party by Nutmeg

her tiny hand by cherpea

{park}swing by sascedar

Sleeping Beauty by Etherealsheep
So which glorious kit were the CT girls using? None other than Little Miss Chris, Tara’s bright and funky tribute to the amazing admin-slash-creative team-slash- all round good gal Chris!

This kit is packed people! The most incredibly vibrant lollipop colours are teamed with whimsical elements: fairies, swirls and ribbon butterflies. You’ll also get the most fabulous alpha- hand-written on crinkled notepaper bits, it will become your go-to in seconds! Little Miss Chris is a bargain at just AUD$6.00 (USD$5.77), you won’t be disappointed!
And don’t forget to post your layouts using Little Miss Chris’ bits (te he) in Tara’s new gallery!
Bye for now! Enjoy the goodness!
Sarah.

Jenna’s SWEEET Pick!

Hey all. I’m sorry I didn’t post this earlier today, but ugh, WORK is the death of me, along with little league baseball. heh I coach, btw, if you didn’t know and trust me when I say I DO love it, but it really absorbs both myself and fiance that when we get home, it leaves little, if any, time for the family. So, now that I cannot sleep *lol* I figured I had BETTER post this week’s SWEEET pick or Tara and Chris will whip me!

You know I have been totally breathtaken by soooooo many beautiful layouts I see just streaming through all the digi-scrapping galleries, that YES, it inspires me so. I cannot tell you how I adore each of you and I hope somewhere along the lines you feel the same in return. BUT I won’t bore you with all the mushy gushy stuff, so I will move forward with announcing my SWEEET pick and that goes to Cindy (aka Cindy_Lee). I chose her LO Enjoy because it is so fresh, sweet (yep, I DID say that *giggles*) and of course GORGEOUS with color, perfect layering and most importantly design/composition. A yummy combination which brings the authenticity of a LO. Let’s take a gander at her gorgeous page, whaddya say?

Want to get to know Cindy a bit more? Well guess what, you will….let’s enjoy what she has to share with us. It was a real treat talking with you, Cindy and please do share with us what you do with the GC you just received from Tara, kk doll!!

What is your first name? Cindy
How long have you been digital scrapbooking? I started in April 2005
Do you paper scrap? I did.I still got all my suplies.Maybe again,one of these days!
What size do you scrapbook the most (12×12, 8.5×11)? 12×12
What do you think your scrapping style is? I think you call the eclectic or so,right?! Hope i spelled it right!
What motivated you to begin scrapbboking in the first place? I was looking for some greeting card ideas.So i found a german craft forum,and that’s where i saw a digital Layout for the first time.And i just thought,that would be the cutest thing to keep our memories!
How has your style changed from when you first began scrapping? Alot! I love to play much more with different stuff from different designers.As i started,i always just used 1 designer for a page!
Five all-time favorite designers? All the girls i CT for ( can we count them as one? ),Natali Designs,Holliewood Studios,Paint the Moon and Holly Designs
Five favorite kits at Pickleberrypop? All that Tweeters, happy-licious, antoinette, vivid, Delicious Dana
What camera do you use? Rebel Xti
What software do you use to scrap? Photoimpact 12
What is your favorite color? Pink
What/Who are you favorite subjects in your LOs? Of course,my two girls!
Do you listen to a music when you scrap? Always…couln’t scrap without!
What is your favorite snack while scrapping? Well,if Coffee counts?!
Who are your five best digital scrapping buddies? Summer,-eVa-,Nadlm,Noria and i really like amandaresende and Camilamaria
Where would your dream vacation be? Canada
What’s on your to-do list right now? To bring my kids to bed!

Thanks for stopping by to join me with this week’s SWEEET pick. Don’t forget to leave Cindy love with her LO above. You never know, you could be next, so let’s see those awesome designs using Tara’s designs!! I’m watching……

Product Feature

Hello out there! It’s Sarah (sascedar) here with our very first featured product for Tara Dunstan Designs. Check out the gorgeous layouts from Tara’s creative team using this week’s featured product:

Boxed Preciousness by sharuth

Princess Julia by Livia Guimeraes

{hope} by sascedar

she’s a beautiful girl… by cherpea

The Mom I Am by charlize

which one is me? by scraptastrophe

All of these fabulous layouts use Tara’s gorgeous Jennaleigh kit. Featuring richly textured backgrounds in turquoise, deep pink, black and natural, Jennaleigh will take your layouts from night-time glam to rustic heritage! The elements are really versatile, too- Tara’s trademark gerberas are there, along with file wraps, grungy tags, lush lace and ribbons, amazing ironwork swirls, notepaper and a beautiful box.

So head over to the shop! Jennaleigh is available now for just AUD$4.95 or USD$4.76

Have a great week of shopping, and don’t forget to post your Jennaleigh layouts in Tara’s new gallery so we can all love them! I’ll be back on Friday with another gorgeous product feature.
Sarah

Jenna’s SWEEET Pick!

Hey there folks! Jenna here posting this week’s SWEEET pick, how ya like them apples?!?! Catchy eh? Well, you guessed it, this will be a weekly feature so be on the lookout because YOU could be the next pick. How do you qualify? Of course, you do have to have Tara’s scrumptious designs within your page and if I see it, if it totally blows me away, then yep, you could be chosen and will be honored with a $5 GC to be used her store. So, let’s officially get this baby rolling for this week, whaddya say?!

I have to say when I 1st saw this page, it literally made my jaw drop! You can’t blame me either, looksie here! Brenda totally nailed this page with all her layering of the flowers, leaves and her composition flows so nicely, it draws your eye from the top to the bottom. That’s what drew me in….

Credits here

What is your first name? Brenda
How long have you been digital scrapbooking? A year in August.
Do you paper scrap? Not yet
What size do you scrapbook the most? 12 x 12
What do you think your scrapping style is? Messy to clean
What motivated you to begin scrapbooking in the first place? A good friend has been doing Digi Scrapping for many years now. We meant on an Art Group. She started taking me shopping and telling me just to try it. I feel in love with the kits and was hooked!
How has your style changed from when you first began scrapping? I was really intimated at first. Been doing digital work for years but wasn’t comfortable at all with scrapping. Then started having fun doing challenges. So basically the layouts at first were pretty straight with one photo. Now I love using multi photos, layering, using angles and shapes.
Five all-time favorite designers? Corinna, Michelle Coleman, Jenna Desia, Natali Designs, Holly Designs
What camera do you use? Have an older Sony and a newer Cannon
What software do you use to scrap? CS3
What is your favorite color? Purple
Do you listen to a music when you scrap? Alternative Rock
What is your favorite snack while scrapping? Cheesy Crackers
Who are your five best digital scrapping buddies? Amanda, Debbie, Deb, Maga, Beth
Where would your dream vacation be? Hawaii
What’s on your to-do list right now? We are moving, so really busy packing.

Don’t forget to leave Brenda love, the link is below her page. Thanks for being so sweet, too, Brenda…enjoy your GC and we would love to see what you do with it on your next page. Stay tuned next week (Mondays) for my SWEEET pick of the week. Ciao….

CONGRATULATIONS to…

PENNY!! You are our first lucky winner of the big $10 Gift Certificate! Check Penny’s gorgeous layout out.

{Click Here for full credits}

Thank you so much to everyone for participating. They were all so beautiful and it was hard to choose just one.

Please stay tuned for more challenges to come!!

Cheers,

May Scraplift Challenge

G’day Everyone and WELCOME to my Team Blog where you will find lots of fun, goss and challenges from my awesome CT girls!

Being the very first post I am going to start you all off with the very first Scraplift Challenge.

How are you with layering? Well I know someone who is perfect at it, Chris Turnbull! I am in total awe of her gorgeous pages and that is why I have chosen the very first lift to be one of Chris’s. You can see the detail she puts into each and every layout and they look gorgeous.

Challenge Details:

Scraplift this gorgeous layout:

CLICK HERE to leave Chris some lovin’ and also to see the full credits!

I would love to see all of your layering skills and if you haven’t yet tried to layer like this, then this is your chance to give it a go. Once you have uploaded your layout into a gallery please pop back in here and post the link to your layout in the comments. My CT girls will go through and pick a lucky winner out of all entires and you will win a $10 Gift Certificate to my store!

Challenge Ends: 1st June, 2008

Hope you enjoy the challenge and please check back for more challenges yet to come.

Cheers,

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