Monday, June 30, 2008

Reading AngelZ Book Club



Please join me in our first Reading AngelZ Book Club Crop!

Thursday, July 17th
9pm EST in the Divine Digital Chatroom


Read the Book - The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
Come to the Crop and Discuss it
Get a free Bracket Album Page just for coming to the crop!
Do a layout about the book
Receive a full-kit as your posting bonus

If you don't get a chance to read it...COME ANYWAY...and hear about the book so you can see what it is all about. You won't want to miss the freebie and the fun discussion!

FOR ALL THE DETAILS...please visit this THREAD!

SEE YOU THERE!

Sunday, June 29, 2008

Over the Hump Crops are back!



I'm back from my month break! Please join me this Wednesday for another Over the Hump Crop! We are continuing our All About Me Albums.

Wednesday, July 2
9pm EST
Digitals Chatroom

SEE YOU THERE!

Friday, June 27, 2008

High/Low - June 27th + Freebie

Hello everyone! Welcome to my Friday High/Low + Freebie! Hope everyone is doing well!

My LOW for the Week is well, nothing really in particular. Not feeling completely 100%...just some stresses and stuff...but nothing truly bad. I guess it's a good thing not to have a low! LOL


My HIGH for the Week is last Saturday. I really had a great date with my hubby for our anniversary. We went to see GET SMART (really funny movie), had dinner at Wingers, and we went and browsed a couple of book stores and I got a new book. Just really nice to have a few hours away from home, from responsibility, from the stresses of life...and just be with the man I love. Thanks honey for a great day. :) And thanks to my sister-in-law, Becki for coming and tending the kids!

Another fun thing I got to do was yesterday, I met with Scrap Girls for lunch! It was really fun to meet them and get to know them a bit. I am excited to have the opportunity to go to the Scrap Girl Convention in October and it's just so nice to know some digital scrappers here in Utah! Thanks Ro, Joann, Kaye & Wendee for letting me join you!


And I have a freebie for you! My 29th birthday is on Sunday - the 29th LOL, so I thought I'd create something birthdayish for you! So here is a little birthday frame! Hope you can use it somehow in your layouts/cards!

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!



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QOTD!

Wow! I'm Queen of the Day at Digishoptalk! Wahoo! Go on over to check it out!

http://www.digishoptalk.com/boards/showthread.php?t=131038

Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Check it out!

You have got to check out my Design Project Schedule in July! Take a look at the above calendar and you won't believe how much I have going on next month! 8 crops, 2 challenges, RakScraps Sponsor of the Month, MyDigitalAddiction.com Designer of the month, TWO Christmas in July Celebrations, and more!

Come and join me in the Digital Scrapbook Communities next month!

Saturday, June 21, 2008

Sorry...

I'm sorry that some of you missed the Day 10 Pages. I left it up for over 24 hours AFTER the download problems (I just removed the link about 11pm EST).

The Album and 4 other Cosmo Cricket Albums are now available in all my stores.

Sorry for the inconvenience.

THANKS!

Friday, June 20, 2008

NEW! HYBRID ALBUMS

I'm jumping on the Hybrid Train! I now have 5 Cosmo Cricket Albums created with my kits! Check them out!




DAYDREAM BELIEVER - COSMO CRICKET RUBY ALBUM

My Blog
3Scrapateers
Digitals
Divine Digital - 50% OFF THIS WEEKEND


GEEK - COSMO CRICKET GEEK ALBUM

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3Scrapateers
Digitals
Divine Digital - 50% OFF THIS WEEKEND


LILAC SPRING - COSMO CRICKET JACK ALBUM

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Digitals
Divine Digital - 50% OFF THIS WEEKEND


RENEWAL - COSMO CRICKET ABBY ALBUM
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Digitals
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WHAT I WANT - COSMO CRICKET KATE ALBUM

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THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
DEDE SMITH

File Host Error Message

Just received an email that my file host for my freebies is undergoing some maintenance. They said it should be back in a couple of hours...so please come back and try the Friday Freebie and the Blog Train Day 10 again later. I will be keeping them up longer. (Actually I keep the Friday Freebie up forever...but I will keep the Day 10 freebie up for longer)!

Sorry for the inconvenience! But I really do love this new file host!

Thanks!

The Great Divine Digi-Scrap Design Out!!!




Divine Digital is having a HUGE storewide sale on
JUNE 20, 21 & 22 - THIS COMING WEEKEND!
30 - 90% off! of over 1,000 designer products!!!!
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"The GREAT DIVINE Digi-Scrap DESIGN OUT!"

Feeling the pain at the pump?...The Economy gotcha down?....
Forced to stay home this summer cause finances are ultra tight?
The entire team of Divine Digital understands your pain....
and we are speaking out with a "GREAT DIVINE Digi-Scrap DESIGN OUT!"

Staying home doesn't mean being bored....or missing out on summer fun!
join the designers of Divine Digital with a worldwide "Design Out Sale"
where you can pick up an assortment of DIVINE scrap products
at an amazing VALUE to make your memories count
without depleting your wallet....
and make your summer worthwhile
by scrapping through these difficult times...
and leave a legacy of purpose!"

Join us this weekend....for a sale thats value is in its PURPOSE!

SALE | FREEBIES | VALUE | PURPOSE

"Let Creativity FLY"



DETAILS ON MY PERSONAL STORE SALE
If the original price is under $4, then the product will be $2!
If the original price is over $4, then the product will be 50% off! (Everything is included, except for my Custom TearZ)

Including, my brand-new HYBRID ALBUMS!
I've got 5 Cosmo Cricket Albums for you
and now they are on sale!

Daydream Believer - Cosmo Cricket Ruby Album

Geek - Cosmo Cricket Ethan Album

Lilac Spring - Cosmo Cricket Jack Album

Renewal - Cosmo Cricket Abby Album

What I Want - Cosmo Cricket Kate Album


And I am working on many more hybrid albums,
including some word albums, using my kits!
So check back soon for those!


And just for visiting my blog...I've got a $3 Coupon for you!
So use it in my DIVINE DIGITAL STORE
this weekend and get a great deal!

COUPON CODE: dededesignout
Expires: Sunday, June 22



And here's one more deal for you!
Buy over $15
from my store
this weekend (Friday-Sunday)
and receive a discount of $5 off your entire order!
(Automatically applied to your shopping cart)

THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

High/Low - June 20 + Freebie

Hi everyone! I hope you have all enjoyed my Hybrid Album Freebies! I really enjoyed having so many people come to my blog and leave comments! A big Thank you to all of you for that! I hope you will keep coming back. I think I am going to have to try and do the daily freebies more often. It's a lot of work but I love seeing all of you here.

For those of you who are new to my blog....every Friday I blog about my week through a little thing called High/Low...I pick my low point and my high point of the week to let you know a little bit about my life. And then I always have a Friday Freebie! So I hope you will come back every Friday!

My LOW for this Week is that I had to leave another store. I was feeling so overwhelmed AGAIN and I just decided to concentrate on the stores that I am making the most and involved in the most. I really hated doing it. But I was really stressing out about all my responsibilities and the things I SHOULD do that I wasn't doing. I finally made the decision to leave The Scrapping Garden, and although it was really hard and I hated it...I actually am feeling relieved, so I know it was the right decision to make. I will be concentrating and staying involved here on my blog, and at my stores: 3Scrapateers, Digitals, and Divine Digital.

My HIGH for this Week is that yesterday (June 19th) was my anniversary. My hubby and I have been married for 9 years! We have been through a lot and we have had bad times and good times...but through it all, we love each other even more than when we got married and I am very happy and blessed to be married to such a wonderful man. We are actually going to be celebrating on Saturday. My brother, Cody and his wife, Becki are coming over to be with the kids and we are going to have about 4-5 hours to be together. I'm not sure what we are going to do yet, but I'm sure a movie and dinner is going to be a part of it. We love to share movies together so that will be fun. It will be really wonderful to just be alone together for awhile.

Here is a few of our wedding photos from 9 years ago:





And here are some recent photos of us. Well from the last couple of years....I better get some new photos of us tomorrow :)








Today's Freebie is a fun envelope with places to put 2 photos! A great addition to any page. This envelope coordinates with the upcoming 3S ScrapStyle July/August Issue Kit! A fun kit called VACATION that will only be available if you buy the issue! :)

I hope everyone has a great weekend!



DOWNLOAD LINK

Thursday, June 19, 2008

Planet Hybrid Blog Train - Day 10

Enjoy Day 10 (OUR LAST DAY) of our Planet Hybrid Blog Train! I truly hope you enjoy the album! I will be putting the whole album in my stores after June 20th!

I am also trying out a new file hosting service! I really think this is going to be great! I can directly link to the files now without taking you to another window...which I really like! So let me know how it works for you! It's called THE LINK UP.

Remember, the links are only good for 24 hours.

Remember to check out the other blogs for their album pages too!
Amanda Thorderson
Beth Rimmer
Dea Spina
Kathryn Esty
Katie Mann
Living Out Loud
Lynne Simmons
Nini's Notions
Shawn Walter
Spellweaver
Tallula Moon





Sorry this link has expired.


THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

error in file - Day 9

I am so sorry everyone. It was brought to my attention that on Day 9's page...I forgot to make the "hole" for the photo! I have now fixed this and re-uploaded the page...the post below has the corrected link.

PLEASE RE-DOWNLOAD THE DAY 9 FILE! I will keep it up until tomorrow at this time so you will have 24 more hours to download this file.

I'm so sorry for the inconvenience!

Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Planet Hybrid Blog Train - Day 9

Enjoy Day 9 of our Planet Hybrid Blog Train! I truly hope you are enjoying the album!

Remember, the links are only good for 24 hours. Usually, my freebies are up for several weeks, but for this special promotion, they are only up for 24 hours. At the end of the daily download, all our albums will be in the store for purchase.

Remember to check out the other blogs for their album pages too!
Amanda Thorderson
Beth Rimmer
Dea Spina
Kathryn Esty
Katie Mann
Living Out Loud
Lynne Simmons
Nini's Notions
Shawn Walter
Spellweaver
Tallula Moon




Sorry this link has expired.


THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Planet Hybrid Blog Train - Day 8

Enjoy Day 8 of our Planet Hybrid Blog Train! I truly hope you are enjoying the album!

Remember, the links are only good for 24 hours. Usually, my freebies are up for several weeks, but for this special promotion, they are only up for 24 hours. At the end of the daily download, all our albums will be in the store for purchase.

Remember to check out the other blogs for their album pages too!
Amanda Thorderson
Beth Rimmer
Dea Spina
Kathryn Esty
Katie Mann
Living Out Loud
Lynne Simmons
Nini's Notions
Shawn Walter
Spellweaver
Tallula Moon




Sorry this link has expired

THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

Monday, June 16, 2008

Planet Hybrid Blog Train - Day 7

Enjoy Day 7 of our Planet Hybrid Blog Train! I truly hope you are enjoying the album!

Remember, the links are only good for 24 hours. Usually, my freebies are up for several weeks, but for this special promotion, they are only up for 24 hours. At the end of the daily download, all our albums will be in the store for purchase.

Remember to check out the other blogs for their album pages too!
Amanda Thorderson
Beth Rimmer
Dea Spina
Kathryn Esty
Katie Mann
Living Out Loud
Lynne Simmons
Nini's Notions
Shawn Walter
Spellweaver
Tallula Moon




Sorry this link has expired


THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

TSG Kit Club

I don't know if you have heard...but The Scrapping Garden now has a Kit Club! Each month you can purchase it for $8 (even cheaper if you buy it quarterly or yearly). You will get 2 kits (with the same swatch), an alpha, 2 templates, wordart, and some goodies from the Creative Team! Well worth this amazing price!

These kits are only available through the Kit Club....that means you have only 1 month to pick it up before it is gone forever! And this month - June 15-July 14, the kit is from me and my good friend, Georgia Oliver (Dreamsink Designs)!

Check out the previews below and make sure you go purchase it while you can!

SEE IT IN THE STORE HERE!








Sunday, June 15, 2008

Missed Links...

I just wanted to say that I am sorry that some of you have missed some days of our Hybrid Blog Train. The links are only available for 24 hours (and in all honesty, I have kept them up longer than that every day)....but my full LILAC SPRING - COSMO CRICKET JACK ALBUM will be in my stores after the 20th!

Thank you so much for your support and I am truly loving all your comments and visits to my blog. I definitely feel very special this week! Thank you!

Planet Hybrid Blog Train - Day 6

We are over the half-way point in our Blog Train! I hope all of you are enjoying the pages! I am really happy with how my Lilac Spring Album turned out and it was so much fun to make! I hope all of you will show off your completed albums in the galleries so we can all see them!

Remember to check out the other blogs for their album pages too!
Amanda Thorderson
Beth Rimmer
Dea Spina
Kathryn Esty
Katie Mann
Living Out Loud
Lynne Simmons
Nini's Notions
Shawn Walter
Spellweaver
Tallula Moon



Sorry this link has expired.

Reading AngelZ Book Club




I am so excited about my new adventure of bringing scrapbooking and reading together in one challenge/chat! I have now released the 2008-2009 Book List & Guidelines and I really hope you all will join me!

Please check out the READING ANGELZ BOOK CLUB!

Saturday, June 14, 2008

Planet Hybrid Blog Train - Day 5

Here is Day 5 of the Planet Hybrid Blog Train! I am leaving Day 4 up for a little longer so that those that are having trouble downloading will have a little longer to get it (I have changed the link to a MediaFire one to see if you can get it). So keep trying.

I am trying a different service today - MediaFire, so tell me if this works better for you!

Remember to check out the other blogs for their album pages too!
Amanda Thorderson
Beth Rimmer
Dea Spina
Kathryn Esty
Katie Mann
Living Out Loud
Lynne Simmons
Nini's Notions
Shawn Walter
Spellweaver
Tallula Moon




Sorry, this link has expired!

Troubles downloading....

A couple of you are having troubles downloading....I am really not sure why. Until now, I have never had troubles with SaveFile.com so now I am getting worried.

When you click on the link from the blog to get to SaveFile....

Click on the Orange Download File Button. It will bring you to a new page...at the bottom - if you get this notice:

Your download should begin shortly.
If it does not, try Download file now

Click the blue link and it should download.

NOTE: Try using Firefox and see if that helps! I'm sorry that some of you are having troubles. I've never had trouble using SaveFile, so I'm not seeing what you are seeing...I'm so sorry!


I hope this helps! I am on a Mac and I have always hated 4Shared...never worked well for me at all....is there another file sharing service you all recommend? I actually have my own server space...but I get A LOT of downloads from this blog and can't afford all the bandwidth for that.

Thanks, DeDe

Friday, June 13, 2008

High/Low | June 13th

Hi everyone! I hope you are all enjoying the beginnings of Summer! I know I am.

My LOW for the week has been getting home from being on my family's ranch for a week and having to do the laundry (12 loads!!!!), cleaning the house, and getting back into all my responsibilities and deadlines! Trying really hard to get caught up!

My HIGH for the week has been the fun things we have been able to do as a family. It just seems like summer and I love that. We went to the zoo and rode on the brand new carousel last night and that was fun! Tonight we are going to go to watch my hubby play raquetball and go to dinner with some friends. Tomorrow we are hoping to go to a matinee of KUNG FU PANDA and I get to go get my haircut and highlighted...really excited about that. And the kids got haircuts today and were really good about it! So just feeling good about the fun things and being with my family.

Planet Hybrid Blog Train - Info

Just some information for some people who asked:

The Blog Train started on the evening of Tuesday, June 10th. I was a little late starting and I didn't post until the morning of Wednesday, June 11th (but I did leave it up for the 48 hours).
We are all TRYING to post the new page at 10pm EST everyday and leaving that link up for 24 hours. I know that sometimes we aren't exactly right on that time, but we are all trying to do that.

So the schedule should be as follows (example today's posting - June 13 - will be Day 4 starting at 10pm EST tonight):

June 10 - Day 1
June 11 - Day 2
June 12 - Day 3
June 13 - Day 4
June 14 - Day 5
June 15 - Day 6
June 16 - Day 7
June 17 - Day 8
June 18 - Day 9
June 19 - Day 10


I hope that makes sense!

Thanks, DeDe

Thursday, June 12, 2008

Planet Hybrid Blog Train - Day 3

Well, I'm on my way to the zoo with my family for MEMBER'S NIGHT. They have a new Zoo Carousel and some fun activities. We have never been before so this should be fun for the kids.

Anyways, but since I probably won't be back until later, I thought I would post Day 3 of my Album before I headed out. When I get back tonight I am going to disable the links to Day 1 and 2...so get it before it's gone! :)

Check below for the other postings of the Blog Train for the links to the other Designers Blogs and other info!



Sorry...the link has expired.

The Blind Girl

I saw this on a friend's blog today and it really touched me, and thought I would share it here:

There was a blind girl who hated herself because she was blind. She hated everyone, except her loving boyfriend. He was always there for her. She told her boyfriend, 'If I could only see the world, I will marry you.'

One day, someone donated a pair of eyes to her. When the bandages came off, she was able to see everything, including her boyfriend.

He asked her,'Now that you can see the world, will you marry me?' The girl looked at her boyfriend and saw that he was blind. The sight of his closed eyelids shocked her. She hadn't expected that. The thought of looking at them the rest of her life led her to refuse to marry him.

Her boyfriend left in tears and days later wrote a note to her saying: 'Take good care of your eyes, my dear, for before they were yours, they were mine.'

This is how the human brain often works when our status changes. Only a very few remember what life was like before, and who was always by their side in the most painful situations.

Life Is a Gift

Today before you say an unkind word - Think of someone who can't speak.

Before you complain about the taste of your food - Think of someone who has nothing to eat.

Before you complain about your husband or wife - Think of someone who's crying out to GOD for a companion.

Today before you complain about life - Think of someone who went too early to heaven.

Before you complain about your children - Think of someone who desires children but they're barren.

Before you argue about your dirty house someone didn't clean or sweep - Think of the people who are living in the streets.

Before whining about the distance you drive Think of someone who walks the same distance with their feet.

And when you are tired and complain about your job - Think of the unemployed, the disabled, and those who wish they had your job.

But before you think of pointing the finger or condemning another - Remember that not one of us is without sin.

And when depressing thoughts seem to get you down - Put a smile on your face and think: you're alive and still around.

Wednesday, June 11, 2008

Planet Hybrid Blog Train - Day 2

Welcome to the second day of our Planet Hybrid Blog Train. Each of the participating designers will be offering a FREE hybrid album page page every day. At the end of 10 days, you'll have a complete hybrid album from each of us!

The pages will be available in our blogs at no cost, for 1 day only (except for the first page, which will be up for 2 days). Be sure to visit each of our blogs every day! After that, the entire albums will be available for purchase at the store.


My album coordinates with my LILAC SPRING KIT which is on SALE 50% off for the month of June!

My Lilac Spring Album uses the Jack Blackboard Album from Cosmo Cricket, which is now available at Digitals!



SORRY LINK HAS EXPIRED!
And if you are new to the hybrid mania, here is a tutorial on making hybrid albums!

Other participating Designers' blogs:
Amanda Thorderson
Beth Rimmer
Dea Spina
Kathryn Esty
Katie Mann
Living Out Loud
Lynne Simmons
Nini's Notions
Shawn Walter
Spellweaver
Tallula Moon


You can also download this entire album for free now through midnight, June 19th!



COME BACK TOMORROW FOR ANOTHER PIECE OF MY ALBUM! :)

A Glance at the Whole Album!

I just finished my whole LILAC SPRING - COSMO CRICKET JACK ALBUM for the Hybrid Blog Train and I thought I would give you the preview to the whole album so you can see what you are getting for the next 10 days! The first day's download is below this post and is only available until tomorrow....and check back at 8pm EST tonight for the 2nd Link! :)

Planet Hybrid Blog Train - Day 1

Join us for the next 10 days, as the Digital's designers run the Planet Hybrid Blog Train. Each of the participating designers will be offering a FREE hybrid album page page every day. At the end of 10 days, you'll have a complete hybrid album from each of us!

The pages will be available in our blogs at no cost, for 1 day only (except for the first page, which will be up for 2 days). Be sure to visit each of our blogs every day! After that, the entire albums will be available for purchase at the store.


My album coordinates with my LILAC SPRING KIT which is on SALE 50% off for the month of June!



Also don't forget to check out the Designers Element Challenge & the Digital Quickies Challenge this month. We are featuring my LILAC SPRING Kit as well!

My Lilac Spring Album uses the Jack Blackboard Album from Cosmo Cricket, which is now available at Digitals!



SORRY LINK HAS EXPIRED!

And if you are new to the hybrid mania, here is a tutorial on making hybrid albums!

Other participating Designers' blogs:
Amanda Thorderson
Beth Rimmer
Dea Spina
Kathryn Esty
Katie Mann
Living Out Loud
Lynne Simmons
Nini's Notions
Shawn Walter
Spellweaver
Tallula Moon


You can also download this entire album for free now through midnight, June 19th!



COME BACK TOMORROW FOR ANOTHER PIECE OF MY ALBUM! :)