A Fresh Start Sneaky Peek & Chance to Win | Digital Scrapbook Giveaway

Hey scrappers!  I have a special treat for you today.  I’m giving away ONE copy of the ScrapOrchard January Mega Collection!!!
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Help me spread the word and earn a chance to win this gorgeous collection!
Remember we have NEW RULES!!!
You can enter to win by sharing the sneak peek. You can…
1. share it on your blog
2. share it on Facebook
3. share it via twitter
4. share it on Pinterest
Remember, since the winner is chosen using a random number generator, be sure to come back and let us know in a new comment when you’ve done each way.
Deadline: 11:59 PM EST Wednesday.

Ooooo!  Look at this layout Karen created with it:

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Can’t wait?  You can snag the mega here.

Framed Chalkboards | Digital Scrapbook Tutorial

I LOVE all the framed chalkboard designs I’m seeing on Pinterest.  But I’m not so good with chalk (Did you see this one?  Yikes that is a lot of work!)  Hurray!  Photoshop saves the day.  Now I can have that trendy chalked look on all of my digital scrapbook layouts.  Check it out:

Step 1:  pick a frame.  If your chosen kit doesn’t have a real frame, snag one from another kit.  Pick a chalked card.  Stack ’em up.  Resize the larger one smaller until it fits.

Step 2:  For a more realistic look, add a shadow to the inside of the frame that is SMALLER than the one you add to the outside of the frame.

Don’t let an oval or round frame stop you.  (as long as the chalked decoration fits) use your magic want to select the space inside the frame.  Expand the selection by 3 pixels.  Then Ctrl-J to duplicate the selection from your chalked card.  Ta Da!

Frame not the right color? Use the hue/saturation slider to adjust it ’til it coordinates with your layout.

That’s all there is to it.  Now your frame is ready to use on any layout (or in a siggy…or your facebook timeline….)

You can find frames in nearly all of my kits.  You can find the chalked card sets here:

50% off Chelle’s Creations – 24 hours only!

Hurray! Hurray! Today I am Scrap Orchard’s Advent Designer and I’m having a ONCE A YEAR 50% off sale – but just for 24 hours!

Please note: All sales, specials and promotions are based on Eastern Time Zone. Coupons, Plum Perks and sales cannot be combined.

I even have a new products in the store that will be 50% off today!

If you’ve been following SO’s advent event this month, you know that you can get a part of a HUGE free kit each day. You can grab my portion of it here as well : )

*Each freebie will only be available for 24 hours. If you experience any problems downloading my freebie, please contact me directly at [email]chelles.creations1@gmail.com[/email]

Thank you all so much for stopping by! Have a wonderful week!

Lovin’ from the Oven Sneak Peek & Chance to Win! | Digital Scrapbook Giveaway

Mmmmm!  Something smells delicious!  Savor those kitchen & baking memories.  Warm, gooey, fresh-baked goodness…those aromas and feelings will come flooding back as your loved ones cherish your layouts.  Baking bread with Grandma, mixing cookies with Mommy, licking the beaters, tiny treats from a child-sized oven…perfect for all your home-baked memories.

Help me spread the word and earn a chance to win this tasty collection!
Remember we have NEW RULES!!!
You can enter to win by sharing the sneak peek. You can…
1. share it on your blog
2. share it on Facebook
3. share it via twitter
4. share it on Pinterest
Remember, since the winner is chosen using a random number generator, be sure to come back and know in a new comment when you’ve done each way.
Deadline: 11:59 PM EST Wednesday.

When Halloween isn’t Halloween-y | Chelle Scraps Digital Scrapbooking Inspiration

Sometimes no matter how much you LOVE that new, adorable Halloween digital scrapbooking kit, you just have to go wtih the flow.  My Halloween photos from this year don’t resemble black cats & striped witch’s stockings.  Not even close.  But hey!  The new Rock the Vote kit just happens to work perfectly!

I also used those Photo Stacks from my grab bag.  Wowsers those are HAN-DY! The pre-made clusters didn’t fit with my layout, but since all of the layers are included, I just duplicated a couple of the frame/mask/shadows and moved some others around and now I’ve got a row of 3 instead of just 2 on top of one another.  I can tell I”m going to be using these OVER and OVER and OVER….even just one frame at a time!  And the title alpha is from Fireworks.  :)

But wait!  No journaling?!?  OF COURSE there is journaling.  If you look super close at the “newsprint” to the left of my daughter’s head, you’ll recognize that I “removed” the newspaper story and added my own.  LOL!

OH! it feels so good to scrap again!

Rock the Vote | Digital Scrapbooking Freebie

I feel so blessed to live in a country where I have a voice in the leadership of our government.  Last week I headed to a nearby community to vote early.  All day I wore my “I voted” sticker with pride.

I Voted - Chelle's Creations

I’m passionate about exercising our right to vote.  My whole family is…so much that we spent a few hours last week calling people and encouraging them to vote and explaining how and where they could vote early.

The younger kids are across the room making campaign posters.  It was kind of fun.  I talked with plenty of pleasant strangers who shared our enthusiasm about the election.

You can now pick up my Rock the Vote kit in my store.

Rock The Vote - Chelle's Creations Digital Scrapbook Kit

 

Sneaky Peek & Chance to Win! | Digital Scrapbooking Freebies

Ghosts & Goblins?  Carving Jack-o-Lanterns?  Chelle has a FABULOUS collection coming this weekend.  And you can win it…see details below:


Remember we have NEW RULES!!!
You can enter to win by sharing the sneak peek. You can…
1. share it on your blog
2. share it on Facebook
3. share it via twitter
4. share it on Pinterest
Remember, since the winner is chosen using a random number generator, be sure to come back and know in a new comment when you’ve done each way.
Deadline: 11:59 PM EST Wednesday.

Illustrator Pattern Maker | Digital Scrapbooking Tips & Tutorials

I’m so excited about the Tips & Tutorials Webinar coming up next week!  We’ll be checking all of the ways to create patterns in Illustrator, including templates that make “pattern maker” functions work in AI4, 5, & 6 and the new pattern maker functions in AI 6.  Come join Guest Speaker Laura Coyle & I on Thursday Oct 11th at 7pm MDT.

Designer Tips & Tutorials Webinars are one of the features of my Designer Edition club.  Join the Club!