Scrap Skills: Using Word Bits

Word bits are some of my favorite elements in today’s digital scrapbooking kits. I love them because I don’t like to journal (I know, fifty lashes with a wet noodle!), and word bits allow me to tell the story without much trouble. Just pop a few bits of predesigned word art onto the page and I’m done! Let me show you a few pages as examples.

Now don’t be shocked, but I’ve decided to show you one of my own pages. I haven’t scrapped much this year due to a crazy work schedule, but I was able to make this page of my son’s high school graduation in just a few minutes by using Chelle’s word art and word bits in her Graduation kit. I love the time savings I get from using the word art, and that little grad-u-ate word bit will add a nice touch to any graduation page. By the way, that frame with the little word bit on it was a freebie made by one of Chelle’s talented team members, and you can still grab it hereJoshGrad

Next, Donna made a double page spread using the Something Fishy bundle and a Yin template. She used the word bits to label the sea animals in her photos on the page, and they look awesome. 43630

Finally, Jenn combined two of Chelle’s kits (Pizza Amore and One Year Older) and a template from Cluster Queen. She made her own word bits to coordinate with her page. Isn’t it fantastic? week13-1

So, whether you make your own word bits or use the ones included in Chelle’s kits, I would encourage you to do so. They add an element of texture and give you a place for some simple but meaningful words.

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Friday FREEBIE Hippity Hop Hop! | Digital Scrapbooking Freebies

Happy Easter! This is a fantastic time of the year! Spring & Easter. Ready to shed my winter clothes and hang out in the sun. Kayla made this digital scrapbooking FREEBIE for us to share with you. She used Hippity Hop Hop. Just click on the image to download it.

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Here are the other yummy treats Chelle made to coordinate with this FREEBIE!

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I’ll be hopping by to see you tomorrow!

SALE: 35% off and SIX Freebies! | Digital Scrapbook Freebies

Hey Scrappers,

Happy Birthday!!!!  It’s Scrap Orchard’s 6th Birthday, and we are celebrating in a BIG way!

Even my classes are on sale!  If you’ve got things on your wish list, now is the time to grab them!  We won’t have another store-wide sale until Digital Scrapbook Day in the fall.  (We’ll still have our fabulous $1 deals for iNSD…but that’s not everything in the store…)  And bonuses!  Spend $10, get the mega kit.  Spend $20 get the add-on.  This is a HUGE birthday kit…which means you can use it again and again & you can get it FREE with your purchase (see details on the ad)

   

Do you see those presents in the add-on (window #2)?  That’s my part of the kit! (and I LOVE those balloon animals!)  You really need this kit!

BUT WAIT!  I have new stuff!  Spring reminds me of the lilac bushes blooming at my Grandma’s house which inspired me to create this kit:

Buy Fleur de Violette and get Fleur de Violette {trims} FREE through 9.4.14

No coupon needed this week since it’s already 35% off!

Here is some gorgeous inspiration from the team:

 And now for the FREEBIES!!  I have 2 sets this week, three for Fleur de Violette & three for And Many More.  Here are the details:

First up Newsletter Freebies.  If you aren’t a subscriber, you can sign up here.  Links will be sent to new subscribers through 4.9.14.

   
Freebie links expire 4.9.14

Here on the blog we have  these Freebies:  (please be patient, tons of peeps downloading all 24 of those papers will take a toll on my servers.)

   
Freebie links expire 4.9.14

Lastly, swing by my Facebook page for these two freebies:

 
Freebie links for Fleur de Violette expire 4.9.14
And Many More Surprise is part of a Facebook train with other Scrap Orchard Designers.  Ride the train and collect all the word art freebies.  Links expire 4.7.14!