Showing posts with label ADSDesigners. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ADSDesigners. Show all posts

Have you ever had one of those months when just about everything went wrong that could go wrong?    Well, if so, you will know the sort of month I have just had :(.  There seemed to be just one deadline after another, stress over clients not giving me their books and records until two weeks before accounts had to be filed at Companies House, other clients pressing for accounts by return of post (and then not paying me!), and I am still trying to get my craft website up and running.

Well, I am expecting great things from next week as I am taking a week off and we are all going to  Wales for a much needed break.  Naturally, I am taking my laptop - there is no way I could withstand the withdrawal symptoms for that length of time ;) and I also want to take my Wacom tablet to get some serious designing in!  Plus, our eldest son will be joining us too, and will bring what he has done so far on the website.  The idea is that we can move this blog over in a few days time, and then concentrate on getting the rest of the website up and running.  So, I'm really looking forward to this as it is all really exciting.  And yes, the family does think I need to get a life!

I'm also hoping the weather will be dry this week so that we can get some walking in.  We'll be stopping in the middle of nowhere and have plans to walk up Snowdon, go to Lake Vyrnwy, visit Powys Castle and generally just relax and unwind.  So watch this space for all those photos I intend taking!!!

Sorry, I'm a bit late posting these but here are my quickpages from the Freedom kit:


       




I hope you like them and can make use of them.  You can download them here.

The other designers taking part in the quickpage blog train are:

Mags Graphics

Heavenly Crafts  (You are here!)


Do go along and see what they have come up ;).

Happy scrapping!



Well, today sees the release of the July ADSDesigners blog train and here is my contribution:


                                    
It contains:

  • 6 papers;
  • 3 types of fireworks; and
  • 2 wordart.
There will be more elements to follow in a few days time ;).  In the meantime, here is the download link.  I've already seen some of the other contributions and this promises to be a wonderful megakit, so go grab the other parts!  The other designers can be found:

Heavenly Crafts  (You are here!)

The links will be up all month, which gives you plenty of time to grab the freebies!

Happy Scrapping!

Well, as promised yesterday, the latest ADSDesigners kit, Sunflower Patch, has been released. There are some gorgeous papers and elements created by the designers and what better way to spend a Bank Holiday weekend than in downloading lots of freebies?!!!!


The weather forecast here is for thundery showers this afternoon. Well, that really has scuppered our plans to go to Church Stretton and go walking up the Long Mynd :(. Instead, we are going to go visit a National Trust property, Wightwick Manor, in salubrious Wolverhampton, and since none of us has been there before, it should be really interesting. Of course, I will be taking my camera with me, and after taking night shots in Ironbridge as part of the digital photography course I'm attending, I now know how to put my camera into manual mode, and use a tripod!!!! I also have an inkling, just an inkling, mind, of how to change the shutter speed and aperture too. I haven't got a clue what I should be changing them to, I just press or twiddle the buttons and see what happens when I take a photo.....you never know, one day, I may actually know what I am doing ;).

I will let you see the photos of Ironbridge later as we have to do a pdf slideshow ready for the next lesson anyway. I bet you can't wait, eh? But in the meantime, what you really want to see is the Sunflower Patch kit, right? So here is my part:



And here are some close ups so you can get an idea of what it is like:





You will find inside the zipped file:

  • 5 papers
  • 1 notepaper
  • 2 butterflies
  • 1 sunflower plant
  • 1 sunflower
  • 1 cream flower (not shown on preview)
  • 1 tree
  • 1 paperclip
  • 1 straight stitching
  • 1 stitched frame
  • 1 flower frame
and you can download it here .

The other designers have come up with some lovely papers and elements, so go check them out:


The kit will be on offer for the month of May, so you have plenty have time to collect all the parts ;).

Happy scrapping!

Just a quick note to let you all know that the ADSDesigners blog train, Sunflower Patch, kicks off today. I'm in the process of sorting out my share of this kit but the internet problems earlier this week delayed things, plus I've had horrendous work deadlines resulting in me working until for instance, 2:30 am this morning.... ;(


I'll be back in a short while with all the links, etc. I need to check blog addresses and so on so I send you to the right place!

See you shortly :)

Well, it's Easter Sunday morning and it is looking like a very mixed day weather wise here. the sun is shining over the front of our house, yet there are dark clouds looming ominously over the back garden....I reckon we are in for some heavy rain today. So what does Easter mean to you? Is is just a other day, part of a bank holiday that means you don't have to go in to work, a day when you can spend time with the family without worrying about everything you have to do, or is it something more than that?

For me, this is the day to remember the resurrection of Jesus Christ, to be thankful yet again for all that he has done for me, but for my children, it is a day for chocolate and Easter eggs.....and a trip to grandma's for tea! Looks like that trip will be made in the rain though. Mind you, today the children (and hubbie ;) ) will be disgusted with me as I want to get to mum's early enough to use some of those punches and stamps she bought at the NEC last week. She went home with some gorgeous Martha Stewart punches and a beautiful set of owl stamps and I am sure she is feeling the need to share today! So I have to pack a bag with ink pads and card, plus a couple of boxes or two so I can use the punches and get some stamped images to take back home with me! And with the wonders of modern technology, I will then be able to scan the images into my computer and print them off whenever I need them! Isn't technology great?!!!

But in the meantime, here is the second set of quickpages I promised you:




I hope you like them. You can download these quickpages here.

Whatever you are doing this Easter Sunday, I hope you have a truly blessed day. I'm off now to get ready for church and then need to rush back home to make Mum and Dad an Easter card. I know, I know, it's not as if I didn't know Easter was coming either!


Happy scrapping!

...you get to look at my entry in the Fiskarettes Monday challenge, chocolate/brown. I wanted to have a go at distressing, so this is one of my first attempts and seemed to fit the chocolate/brown theme of last week’s challenge. The butterfly was made using the Fiskar’s Butterfly Template, the paper was torn using an edged ruler I have and I then used chalks on the torn edge.


All the papers, including the handmade one, are from my stash, so don’t ask me where they came from now as I can’t remember! Apologies for the quality of the photos - I work in our converted garage and there is no natural light at all unless I leave the door open but it is much too cold to do that this time of year!



I was really just playing to see how distressing worked, and whether chalks were effective, so I was pleased with the result, although obviously I still need loads of practice ;).

Mum and I went to the NEC on Saturday, to Hobbycraft at the NEC and had a whale of a time. We got there nice and early, and ended up spending a fortune! There were so many scrumptious craft goodies there, most of which I really, really, need! I had to settle for a Martha Stewart pansy edge punch, the Martha Stewart scoring board, several stamps, some really good quality card for stamping images on, several pairs of scissors with fancy edges, a few other punches (well, a girl can never have too many punches, or stamps ;) plus four sets of Promarkers! Mum bought even more than I did, and of course, I offered to carry the bags and I reckon I have only just stopped aching! Those Martha Stewart punches are gorgeous but they weigh an absolute ton!

I was also fortunate enough to attend a free Fiskars workshop where we made a lovely card and got to use some of the new Fiskars products. I also received a free goodie bag from Fiskars which was really the icing on the cake as far as I was concerned!

Mum and I came back absolutely exhausted and all shopped out and have decided that next time, we are going by car instead of taking the train. Carrying all those bags on the train was no joke and I am sure other passengers ended up with bruises where I accidentally caught them with a bag or two....

Anyway, I am still trying to find time to use all the goodies I bought, as so far, all I have done is take them out of the packaging. Hopefully I will have some free time over the Easter weekend to have a play! I did, however, manage to make some quickpages for the ADSDesigners Quickpage blog train. We were only supposed to make 2, but I ended up doing 4 but you will just have to wait for a couple of days for the other two. Here is the preview of the ones ready to download now:




I actually made a butterfly overlay using the butterfly from my Free Spirit kit and will let you have that later as well ;)

You can download my quickpages here and you can find the other quickpages at the following blogs:



I've just checked and none of the other QP's is up yet, but we are all different time zones anyway. Make sure you take a look at the others as I am sure they will be awesome!

Happy scrapping!

Edited to correct one of blog links.


Well, as mentioned in my earlier post, the ADSDesigners bi-monthly blog train is released today and here are the previews for my share of this kit:




I have only seen two sets of previews so far, but as usual, you can expect some gorgeous papers and elements. You can find my downloads here:


I split the file as it was slightly larger than the target of 40mb, but if you prefer just the one file to download, here it is.

And the others in the blog train are:


Happy scrapping!


Note: edited to correct the link to the combined download file. Thanks for letting me know, Mags!


Just a flying visit to let you know that the ADSDesigners latest kit, Free Spirit, is released today. I am in the process of putting together my previews and uploading my part of this kit, and will be back later today with the download links.



Well, it is that time of the month again - release day for the ADSDesigners September Collaboration, School Daze. I have been busy zipping files an uploading to 4shared this morning but am going to make you wait a bit to catch you up on what has been happening since my last post.

Well, where to start? Firstly, we (i.e. me and the guys - two of our boys and our daughter) have been in the Lake District for a much needed holiday. Of course, I took my laptop and some work with me but, as usual, didn't get anything done, or at least, hardly anything, so I guess it definitely was a holiday for me then! Much to the perpetual disgust of the children, I took millions of photos and I will probably bore you silly with the photos as well as I intend posting some here once I actually get them off my laptop and camera onto my desktop.

I actually managed to get some decent photoshopping time in whilst we were away, which is something almost unheard of! Mind you, it didn't please DD as she wanted to go on the internet (which I paid a small fortune for to get access for the week so we were all determined to get a much use out of it as possible) and could only do that once I'd finishing photoshopping for the night which was usually well past 11pm if not later!

The Lake District, as usual, was stunning. I just love it there and we spent a lot of time around Lake Windermere and Coniston Water, with the guys getting soaked as they had fun in the water. You wouldn't have thought the eldest two were 20 and 18 as they behaved more like their 12 year old brother than anything else! In fact the elder boy even braved the water completely to go swimming! Admittedly, he was frozen afterwards but he was determined not to leave the Lake District without having swum at least once.

The weather was mixed - after all, this is summer in the UK, and we were on holiday in the Lake District. Most of the rain was either overnight or early in the morning and oh boy, was it heavy! It was literally bouncing off the roads and you couldn't even stick your head out of doors for one second without getting soaked. But we managed to get in lots of walking, plus plenty of time strolling around just doing nothing in particular, as well as lots of paddling time for the guys, reading and photoshopping for me plus a memorable visit to the White Scar Caves :). Photos to follow once they have been transferred to my desktop and hopefully you won't find them too boring.

We finished off the week with a trip to Blackpool, thinking the illuminations were on. But no, despite having the internet and reminding each other to check, not one of us bothered to actually find out when the lights were switched on. As a result, when we got there on Sunday they were still putting some of them up! So no lights for us, apart from the lights I saw when I tripped up on the pavement and went flying, ending up with very badly bruised hands and wrists, one of them so bad that even now (Tuesday) I can't put any pressure on it. Of course, hubbie was all sympathy when we arrived home (not!). For some strange inexplicable reason, he seems to be convinced I am accident prone and always tripping or accidentally cutting myself when baking and so on....the children also seem to be of the same opinion!!!!!

So, back to the photoshopping and the reason for all this time spent designing. Well, apart from the ADSDesigners blog train, I have also entered the Stone Accents Studio (SAS) Designer Contest, mainly for the experience and to learn some more tips. I honestly don't expect to get past the first round but everyone seems so friendly, and I have already learnt one or two useful things. Round 1 of the contest has just been posted, and since the deadline is Sunday, I really need to get a move on!

But here (at last, I here you say) are the details for the blog train. I split my previews this time with one for the papers and another for the elements:







and you can download them here.

Included in the kit are:

  • 6 papers;
  • School bus;
  • 3 ribbons;
  • 2 styles of buttons in 2 colours (4 buttons in total);
  • 1 stitched line
  • 1 messy stitched circle;
  • 4 crayons (red, blue, green, orange);
  • 2 red patterned photo frames, on with a ribbon;
  • 1 blue patterned photo frame;
  • 1 pin;
  • Bookworm;
  • Homework folder; and
  • An apple for the teacher
I have a desktop almost ready for you too as well as a few other bits and pieces that wouldn't fit in the zipped file, so keep coming back over the next few days and I will try and get everything posted.

The other designers taking part in the blog train are as follows:



Well, the latest ADSDesigners blog train is released today, and here is a preview of my share of the kit:

I've seen most of the other previews and they all look awesome! My part contains:

  • 5 papers
  • 2 frames
  • 1 bird
  • 1 ricrac
  • 2 knotted ribbons
  • 3 flower buttons
  • 1 tulip
  • 1 butterfly and rose overlay
Looking at the preview, I've actually managed to omit the ricrac, but it is included in the zipped file. I've been in such a rush today to get it all uploaded and everything but have to go out shortly. I'm also in the middle of trying to cook tea. Since I'm trying to do a cheese sauce, it is kind of difficult running from the computer in one room, into the kitchen and then back again!

There's not a lot in my share of the kit, but I have more goodies for later in the month so keep checking back!

Just click on the preview to go to the download page and then follow the links below to the rest of the stops on the blog train! The links will be up all of July, so you have plenty of time :).

http://beaconscrap.livejournal.com/
http://beckmoorescrapalittle.blogspot.com/
http://nutnbutdezigns.blogspot.com/
http://candystreasures.blogspot.com/
http://cattscrapps.blogspot.com/
http://desertgirl-blog.blogspot.com/
http://foxyladycreation.blogspot.com/
http://www.digicyberscraps.com/
http://digital-keepsakes.blogspot.com/
http://fairydustprincess-magicmaker.blogspot.com/
http://heavenlycrafts.blogspot.com/
http://kikkinkreations.blogspot.com/
http://lindasdreamdesigns.blogspot.com/
http://living4him2.blogspot.com/
http://magsgraphics.blogspot.com/
http://studio-mamaecha.blogspot.com/
http://mytreasuredscraps.blogspot.com/
http://pinkmaryjane.blogspot.com/
http://pixiemamadesigns.blogspot.com/
http://scrappingwithjen.blogspot.com/
http://themathematiciansassistant.com/


Happy downloading!


Well, after a hectic weekend when I had to work until 2 am on Sunday morning and then until just gone midnight on Sunday, then having to dash out to a client to sort out tax returns and accounts I have finally had chance to upload my part in this month's ADSD blog train. I am sorry this is late, but real life hits big time on occasion. The preview of my part of the kit is shown below.



and comprises:

  • 5 papers;
  • 6 flowers;
  • 1 Butterfly;
  • 2 ladybirds;
  • 1 overlay
  • 2 ribbons;
  • 1 journalling paper; and
  • 1 frame
Just click on the preview to take you to the download link.

Please take time to go visit all the stops on the blog train - there are some fantastic designs out there and they will be available for all of June.

http://adsdesigners.com/adsdblogtrain.htm

Have fun! I'm off to create a desktop using my part of the kit and am hoping to upload this tomorrow for those interested!

Well the new blog train is released later today but I am afraid you will have to wait until later in the day for my part. I have had to unexpectedly work all weekend and am off out to a client's very soon. I am sorry but I just will not have time to post my part until later this afternoon/early evening depending on how long I am out. You wouldn't have thought an accountant who mainly prepares tax returns and accounts could have sudden emergencies like this, would you? I bet you never realised accountancy could be so exciting!!!

To follow the next step in the ADSD blog train, please visit our central hub for the complete list of stops:

http://adsdesigners.com/adsdblogtrain.htm

Have fun on the train and I will be back later! Oh, and I will also check out the tulip download to see what is wrong with it :)





Well, the April ADSDesigners blog train is released today and there are some wonderful creations out there! The theme this month was Spring, and here is my share of the megakit:


There are 12 papers in all, 19 elements and an alpha (upper and lower case plus numbers)

The download links are in three separate files:

Papers

Elements

Alpha

The other designers and the links to their blogs are:

Mags - http://magsgraphics.blogspot.com/
Mardesia -http://craftersboutique.blogspot.com/
Willow Grace Designs - http://willowgracedesigns.blogspot.com/
Blind Sight Designs - http://www.blind-sight.org/blog
Anne-Marie - http://a-mdigitaldesigns.blogspot.com/
Shel - http://shelbellescraps.blogspot.com/
Gina http://gina-moondancecreations.blogspot.com/
Linda - http://lindasdreamdesigns.blogspot.com/
Lisa - http://ronimasil.blogspot.com/
Lois AKA Ladye - http://scrappinwithladye.blogspot.com/
Melanie - http://88designs.blogspot.com/
Crystal aka sAmazed http://amazedscrapper.blogspot.com/
Jennifer - http://knittinjen.blogspot.com/
Penny - http://www.alliekatcreations.blogspot.com/
Digital Keepsakes - http://digital-keepsakes.blogspot.com/
JIC Creations - http://jiccreations.blogspot.com/
Dawne - http://desertbloomdesigns.blogspot.com/
by God's design http://digibygodsdesign.biz/
Foxy - http://foxyladycreation.blogspot.com/
Crystal - http://crystalcreationsbydesign.blogspot.com/
Jody - http://munchkynscraps.com/
Lynn - http://heavenlycrafts.blogspot.com/
Laura - http://mytreasuredscraps.blogspot.com/
Cre8: http://cre8iveformuladesign.net/blog/
Wendy & Sarah - http://kikkinkreations.blogspot.com/
Wendy - http://brokenjarcreations.com/blog
CandysTreasures - http://candystreasures.blogspot.com/~
Anne http://mousee23.sosblog.com/index.htm
Zena - http://digitalscrapbooklove.blogspot.com/
Bonnie - http://bonniecarter.blogspot.com/
Gail - http://gails-space.blogspot.com/
BlueVelvet DeZigns - http://nutnbutdezigns.blogspot.com/
Aubrey's Mom- http://scrappinbyaubreysmom.blogspot.com/
Jen - http://www.scrappingwithjen.blogspot.com/
TMA Designs by Lynn - http://themathematiciansassistant.com/
Beckmoore ~ http://beckmoorescrapalittle.blogspot.com/
EmCeeScraps http://emceescraps.blogspot.com/
ScrapperGirl Designs - http://scrappergirldesigns.blogspot.com/
Liz - http://grungeandroses.blogspot.com/
Brandi White - http://esnqueen.blogspot.com/
Morgaine Creations© http://morgainecreations-gone-scrappy.blogspot.com/
My Sweet Tater http://tatersplace-mjstitch.blogspot.com/
Designs By Mel - http://designsbymel.blogspot.com/
Lei - http://fairydustprincess-magicmaker.blogspot.com/
Judith
- http://justanotherscrap.wordpress.com/
Donna - http://www.tootlebugz.com/
Lacson - http://www.bhebhethartzdesignz.blogspot.com/
Erika {aka PinkuPixie} - http://ppbits.blogspot.com/
Panda Bear Designs - http://www.pandabeardesigns.blogspot.com/
Catherine - http://cattscrapps.blogspot.com/

The links will be valid all month, so you have plenty of time to grab the freebies!

PS Sorry for the error in the elements link. I've fixed it now, so thanks for letting me know:)

Well, my daughter and I have just got back from a fantastic three day break in London. This time, we visited the British Museum, the Natural History Museum, St Paul's Cathedral, the Globe Theatre, the Clink Museum, Buckingham Palace, as well as Oxford Street, Regents Street, Leicester Square and Trafalgar Square.

DD managed to fit in some shopping time, and we saw "Zorro, the musical" and "Jersey boys". Both performances were good, but if ever you get the chance, you really should go and see Jersey Boys. The audience was dancing in the aisles and the cast had a standing ovation. The language was somewhat ripe at times, and some of the jokes/innuendos would not have been understood by my 12 year old (who thankfully wasn't there!), but the music was awesome. It was as if Franky Valli and the Four Seasons were singing right in front of us. I would definitely recommend it - just close your ears when they use the "F" word!

DD and I very rarely use the underground when in London, which meant that for the first two days, we walked everywhere. I reckon we did at least 12 miles the first day with another 10 the second day. Mind you, every time we tried to work out how far we walked, the estimates kept going up! We only managed about 5 miles the last day and succumbed to the lure of the underground as our legs and feet had just about had it! I am sitting here at my computer now and can still feel my bones aching and the blisters on my feet throbbing! It was definitely all worth it though :)!

Anyhow, after those few days away, I came back and finished off my part in the ADSDesigners blog train: Hurry up and get here, Spring! Here is a preview of my part in this. Firstly, the elements:


and then the papers:


Just click on the previews to download them.
The other designers in this blog train and the links to their contributions are here:
Deanna at Flower Scraps - http://flowerscrap.blogspot.com/
Cyndi, Wetfish Designs - http://wetfishscraps.blogspot.com/
Bonnie/The Maltese Scrapper - http://bonniecarter.blogspot.com/
WillowRaven @ Purple Dragonfly Creations - http://www.purpledragonflycreations.blogspot.com/
Jessi- http://stormiescraps.blogspot.com/
Stacy @ Kalo Designs http://kalodesigns.blogspot.com/
Dawne at Desert Bloom Designs - http://desertbloomdesigns.blogspot.com/
Erika {aka PinkuPixie} - http://ppbits.blogspot.com/
by God's design - http://digibygodsdesign.biz/
Creative Digital Scraps by Chiara - http://creativedigitalscraps.blogspot.com/
So take a train ride and go visit all the blogs! The links will be up for the whole month so that gives you plenty of time to download all the goodies!

Well, today sees the release of the latest ADSDesigners collaboration, Holidays at Home. As you would expect with such a name, it is full of holiday themed papers, elements and alphas, so if you collect the whole collaboration, it will probably set you up for several Christmas's to come!

I've just uploaded my part of the collaboration to 4 shared, and the links here below. I kind of got carried away with the glitter, and the elements are huge! I had to split them into two zipped files as 4shared wouldn't take them in one file! The whole collaboration looks amazing, and you really don't want to miss out on this one, especially if, like me, you still have loads of cards and calendars and gift tags and so on to make!



My part of the collaboration contains:

  • 16 papers (patterned, plain and ruled)
  • 4 Christmas bulbs
  • 2 Christmas decorations
  • Christmas tree
  • 2 glitter splashes
  • 6 glitter frames
  • 3 glitter strings
  • Notebook
  • Notepaper
  • 3 presents
  • 5 ribbon wrappers
  • Snowflake overlay
  • Star
  • 4 tinsels
  • Alpha

I did warn you that I got carried away with the glitter! The links are:

Papers
Elements 1
Elements 2
Alpha

My thanks to Laura Skathi, Kim B, Marianna Banos and Megadoodle for some of the brushes, actions and elements.

The complete list of designers in the collaboration is as follows:

Adele of Blind Sight Designs
Adventures in Scrapland
Amanda of Amandas Scrappy Creations
Amie of Amiebear
Beaconscrap
Beckmoores Scrapalittle
Becky's Scraps
Bits'N'Bobs
Bouquet of Pixels Brooke at Ahhh Scrap
Busyscrappin
CMB Designs
Creative Digital Scraps by Chiara
Deanna at Flower Scraps
DesignsByAmilyn Digital Keepsakes
Doodle Designs
Elemental Pixie
EmCee Scraps
Erika {aka PinkuPixie}
HeatherStokes at HSDesigns
Jayden's Mama
Jessie
JIC Creations
Just Another Scrap Kathy Goldstein
KittenScraps
Lei at Fairydustprincess-Magicmaker
Linda at Linda's Dream Designs
Lynn of Heavenly Crafts
Lynn at TMA
MagsGraphics
Manda at Disaster in Designs
Mariscrap
Merrilee Wheaton Designs
MsBhvin Scraps
My Little Corner of the World
Oase Panda Bear Designs Pamela Yates at Pammy's Playground
Rachness
Scrapping with Jen
Shabby Tagger
Shel at Shel Belle Scraps
Stacy at Kalo Designs
Teri at Teris Thing-O-My-Jigs
Wendi at Willow Grace Designs
WillowRaven at Purple Dragonfly Creations

Please make sure you go visit everyone's blog as the kits look amazing and will be a wonderful addition to your stash of scrapbooking products. The collaboration will be available all of December so there is plenty of time to go grab everything!

Well, here it is, the November collaboration from ADSDesigners. This is an amazing kit, and here is my share of the collaboration:




You can download the papers and elements by clicking the previews, or they can be found here, along with the alphas:
The other designers taking part are:
Please be sure to visit their blogs and see what they have been up to. All the kits on offer will be available all of November, so you have plenty of time to check them out!