Friday, December 31, 2010

January Blog Train: Auld Lang Syne

Happy 2011!

Are you ready for a fantastic New Year?! And what better way to kick of the New Year than a STS Blog Train full for FREEBIES! Woohoo! My portion is a set of date markers and labels. Inside you'll find sets of date (28-day, 30-day, & 31-day), month (Jan-Dec), & year (2010-2013) strips each in black & white. Plus, extra markers to help you easily and conveniently date your pages.



**Download EXPIRED**
(Direct download. YAY!)

Here's the rest of the train!
Christin's Creations
Luna Rosa's Scraps
Memories by Digital Design
Designs by Snowlady
Scraps N Pieces - Lori
Scrappin Serenity
Scraps by Andrea
B2N2 Scraps
Growing Pains Scrapped
Stuff To Scrap Blog
Pixiepics and Scraps
Mommy Me Time Scrapper
This Little Missy <----- YOU ARE HERE Sweet Creations
Adriana's Cafe
Simply Creative by Thao
Saphira's Scrapdesign
Scrapalicious Cereal
The Scrappy Kat
Brenian Designs
Long's Life & Loki
Seal Scraps
Digital Harmony
Jensen Motley Crew Designs

Have a safe & happy New Year!

Thursday, December 30, 2010

Last of the White Christmas FREEBIES

Remember my gorgeous Holiday kit White Christmas?
(which is also on sale for just $2 right now! eeek! Click the image to go to the store.)


Well, apparently my CT just cant get enough of this kit either and have created a few more freebies just for you! *grin* Aren't they sweet? These FINAL two freebies come from CT members Kelsey and Lauren. Miss Kelsey has created an awesome paper stacker template and Miss Lauren has a cute Quickpage! Here's a peek at each. :)
Kelsey

Lauren



**Download Expired**
You can now pick these up in my store.

Scroll down to grab some coordinating FREE QPs.
And don't forget to swing back by this weekend to catch more FREEBIES the Stuff to Scrap Blog Train!

Saturday, December 25, 2010

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

I hope you all are having a wonderful Christmas & Holiday season. I just wanted to pop-in and give you one last gift. Or maybe two... :)

First up, is a BIG SALE! My ENTIRE STORE at Stuff to Scrap will be 50% off til New Years.
(image linked)


I also have another QuickPage for you using my newest kit White Christmas. This QP was another made by my CT member Miss Elena. Isn't she great?!


**Download Expired**
Now available in my store.

Happy Holidays!

Wednesday, December 22, 2010

More White Christmas FREEBIES!

I have a couple more layouts using my kit White Christmas today, plus TWO more QP freebies! Yay! And don't forget you can grab the kit & cardstocks for 50% off until Christmas!

Elena

Dana


Today's present is a Quick Page made by Miss Kendra. Let's hear a big "Thank you" to her!



**Download Expired**
Now available in my store.

And hop on over to Miss Dana's blog to grab her layout as a QP too. :)

Monday, December 20, 2010

White Christmas Pages & FREEBIE!

Have you had a chance to check out my new kit White Christmas yet?

(Image linked)

Don't forget the kit and cardstocks are both 50% off until Christmas! That's just $3 for both!


My CT has been hard at work making some fabulous layouts. Here's a peek at a few:
Elena

Kendra

Tammy


Aren't they amazing?! I'll be back to show you more later this week. For now, I'll just leave you with a little gift! This one is QP from the fabulous Miss Elena, so be sure to leave her lots of thanks in the comments!


**Download Expired**
Now available in my store.
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Saturday, December 18, 2010

COUNTDOWN to CHRISTMAS {freebie}

I'm hosting a freebie today over on the Stuff to Scrap blog! For just the weekend you can grab my Countdown to Christmas portion FREE. Yay!
(image linked to blog post)

Friday, December 17, 2010

White Christmas Kit & SALE

Merry Christmas! This time of year has always been my favorite. I love everything about this holiday season. The twinkling lights, the frosty snow, and the little extra kindness that seems to be in the air. Not to mention all the fabulous holiday treats. YUM! I just had to get a holiday kit made... even it meant releasing it a little late in the month. So here's a little holiday cheer from me. :)
White Christmas
Does the time of year have you dreaming up a White Christmas? I have the perfect Holiday kit for you. White Christmas combines beautiful creamy white papers and elements with bold reds, greens, and silver touches for a dramatic holiday kit. You'll love the glittery elegance and fabulous clustering elements. Inside this kit you'll find 12 12x12in 300ppi patterned papers, 47 elements, and a full alpha ready to scrap those winter holiday photos and cards.

(image linked to store)
AND as a little gift to you.. this kit will be ON SALE 'til Christmas!


Plus, stay tuned throughout the holidays for some fabulous layouts from my CT and a special freebie alert (tomorrow!).

Merry Christmas!

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Need some Inspiration? *FREE class*

Just wanted to pop in and let you know about a new FREE class being hosted by Jessica Sprague. I've taken a few of her free classes before and always learn something new! Plus, once you take a class the course materials and tutorials are yours FOREVER. Which means if I can't attend on the specified dates or miss a lesson I can always go back and do it later on my own. Big perk! Registration is open NOW so click on the image below to be taken to the information page. :)


Hope to see you there!

Monday, November 8, 2010

Post-iNDSD File Organization

How are we all recovering from iNDSD this weekend?! I'm slowly working my way through the aftermath. I foolishly *thought* that if I stayed away from the computer MOST of the weekend I wouldn't be so enticed download, and play, and SPEND. hehe I was amazed at what I could do in just a few hours. {wink} So now the clean up and organizing begins.... If I was smart I would have done it as I downloaded, but after a sale like this weekend {HA!} there was no keeping up!
This is my desktop halfway through my downloading frenzy iNDSD weekend.
**Warning: What you are about to witness is Extreme Downloading Madness. Viewing this image has been known to cause disbelief, pity, choas, and sheer overwhelmedness... ok that's not a word, but you get the idea. Ready?**

Can you see my old family picture back there? Yeah. Sick. It drives my husband ABSOLUTELY crazy. (There is a reason we can't share computers anymore. hehe) Once all the desktop space is filled the files start to stack on top of each other in the top right corner. Lets just say I had enough files stacked there this weekend to cover the desktop another 1...er 2... times. :P

Yes. My name is Carissa Littleford and I have a downloading problem.

But I don't think I'm the only one.... at least I hope not! So in the spirit of sharing I thought I briefly share with you how I organize my digital scrapbooking products. To me organizing your supplies is a bit of a personal matter. Everyone has their own preferences and needs, so do what fits you! This is what works for me right now. It's changing from what I used to do.... and will probably change again someday. :) But here's my current method...

After downloading I go through my files and combine all the coordinating downloads into one folder. For example, if the kit I bought came in 4 downloads (thus making 4 separate files on my computer) I open the files and move all the product into one big folder. Seems obvious. I have also found it is very important to keep the TOUs and Previews in this folder with the product. If I try and keep them separate I lose them... not good.:) I name this folder "Designer - Kit Name".


I then rename the files as necessary. I use a {fairly} specific naming convention with all of my digital scrapping supplies. Most designers seem to name their products in a similar matter, but every now and then I need to re-label.
In my stash I like the file name to read: Designer_KitName_item.jpg
Depending on how common the designer abbreviations initials are I may choose to write-out the designer name as well.


Next I find the preview image in the kit. I should mention I work on a Mac, which has this neat little feature that allows you to place an image as your folder thumbnail. (I know PCs do something similiar but I believe it's more of a random viewing of the contents. I don't know if you can select a specific image?) I like to take my kit preview image and use it as the folder image for my new kit's folder. So instead of just a plain old folder I get a nice pretty peek at what's inside. :) Here's a contrast of the plain ol' folder versus one's with the preview image.

To do this on your Mac, open your kit image in the Preview program. Use the cross-hair cursor to select your image and copy (cmd+c). Then ctrl+click your kit folder and go to "Get Info". This should open a little dialog box like below.

Click on that little folder on the top left next to the folder name and paste (cmd+v). Tah Dah!

Lastly, I move my pretty little folder over to my EHD and repeat... and repeat... and repeat... haha After last weekend I'll be doing this a while!

And that's it! How do you organize your scrapping supplies? Do you use a tagging program or a different folder method? Share in the comments below!

Monday, November 1, 2010

*New* Plum Perfect Kit & Freebie!

Good morning! I have a new kit for you!

I'm hosting this Quick Page Exchange over at Stuff to Scrap this month, which means I needed a kit for the QPs to be made from. I wanted to do something a little "non-traditional" that could be used for a variety of layouts, but still keep some that cool fall feel & texture. The result is my new kit...

Plum Perfect
Whether you need to scrap cool Fall & Winter photos or bright Spring ones Plum Perfect is the perfect kit for you. In this kit you'll find a little bit of shabby combined with just a touch of grunge for a perfect blend of beautiful and stylish supplies and endless layout possibilities. Plum Perfect contains 13 patterned 12x12in 300ppi papers, 37 elements, and 1 mixed case alpha.
(imaged linked to store)


I hope you like it! Because, well, I'm just PLUM crazy about it!
Did you take a chance to enter the Sneak Peek contest last week? The results from random.org is in & the winner of my new kit is....
{Anonymous} Dee!
She said..Here in North ID we finally have a break from the rain this morning. Have a feeling it will be back though.:( Love the sneek peek.
Dee

Congratulations! Email me at clittleford3(at)gmail(dot)com to claim your prize!

If you didn't win this time, don't worry. I still have a great deal for you! This week only (through Nov. 7th) the Plum Perfect kit will be on sale for just $2.00!! That's 50% off! PLUS, you can use the coupon below and get the cardstocks FREE. Wahoo!


Take a peek at what my CT made with this kit....


Dana

Kendra

Tammy Lauren

Kelsey

AND I have a free AddOn for you! Yay!


::Download HERE::
(from my store)

While you are there don't forget to grab the full Plum Perfect kit for just $2 this week & get FREE cardstocks with purchase!

Thursday, October 28, 2010

BLOG TRAIN: Trick or Treat!

Trick or TREAT! And can I tell you, Stuff to Scrap has lots of yummy digi-treats for you throughout the weekend. There will be games, sales, and of course FREEBIES! Take a look at the event flier:



And, you know I love me a good sale, so this weekend only you will find my entire store 40% off. Woohoo! Go do some shopping! Click here, to be taken to my store. :)

Plus I have a freebie for you. Many of the Stuff to Scrap designers got together and made a Blog Train full of QPs, minis, & kit add-ons just for you! Yay! My QP coordinates with my new little mini "Ghost & Goblins".



**DOWNLOAD HERE**
(from my store)

Here's the rest of the blog train:
Scraps by Andrea
Christin's Creations
SAHM Scrapper
JKCreations
Scrappin' Serenity
Rainamoon Scraps
Mommy Me Time Scrapper
Digi-designs by Nicole
Scraps of Ellay
Shel Belle Scraps
This Little Missy <---YOU ARE HERE Designs By Ashlee
Knittinjen
Scraps N Pieces
Scrapalicious Cereal
Jensen Motley Crew Designs
The Scrappy Kat
B2N2 Scraps
Designs by Snowlady
HD Creations
Adriana's Cafe
Designs by Christi
AmyDane Designs
Gettin' Scrappy with Britt

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

SNEAK PEEK!

I've been a bad blogger again. {sigh} The time just gets away from me these days. What's this business about it being OCTOBER already? Wait I mean the END of October! I looked at the calendar today and realized I have 4 days to get my daughter's Halloween costume together. Sheesh! She wants to be "Jesse" from Toy Story this year. It's a good thing little cowgirls are pretty easy to dress up or I would be in BIG trouble here.

Meanwhile I HAVE been hard at work on a new kit and I can't wait to show it to you!
Would you like a peek?



What do you think? hehe
Who would like to win it for FREE?

Leave me a comment on this post and tell me what the weather is like in your part of the world today. (Us, we've had rain... lots and lots of rain.) On Monday, November 1st, I'll randomly choose one winner and reveal the full kit! (HINT: Remember to check back!!!)

Only one entry/comment per person. Deadline to enter is October 31st at midnight MST.

Good luck and stay tuned for more crazy Halloween weekend announcements!

Monday, October 4, 2010

Fun Fact Winner!

Time to reveal the answer to Monday's Fun Fact and give away our final $3 coupon. Here's last week's question...

Which of the following is NOT TRUE.
a) I HATE feet. I think they are ugly and gross. :P
b) My big toe on my right foot is slightly crooked from breaking it as a kid.
c) I rub my feet together as I am falling asleep every night.
d) All of these are true.

B is False. I've actually never broken anything. Which means I DO do weird things like rub my feet together at night and despise feet in general. bleh. hehe :)

Only a few of you guessed B. I guess it sounded too normal! hehe This week's winner is ....
Kara D!
Email me at clittleford3(at)gmail(dot)com to claim your prize!

Thanks for playing all month!
And don't forget to join me later this afternoon in the STS forum where I'm hosting a Speed Scrap today!

Thursday, September 30, 2010

October Blog Train: Autumn Blessings

Choo Choo! It's Blog Train time baby! Apparently I was feelin' a little rebellious this blog train. Tan was NOT one of the colors in the palette! But I kept looking at everyone's portions and had the insane desire to add a little kraft paper and raffia to the mix. Hope you like it!



4shared & mediafire links expired

Now available FREE through my store!
CLICK HERE to Download


And here's the rest of the train! I'm nearly the caboose this round, so if you missed any blogs loop back around and keep riding!

STuff to Scrap
Luna Rosa's Scraps
Amy Owens Photography and Design
Becky (SAHM)
mdk scraps
Scrapalicious Cereal
Let Me Scrapbook!
Shel Belle Scraps
Scrappin' Serenity
Scraps by Andrea
JKCreations
Sweet Maple
Saphira's Scrapdesign
Scraps N Pieces - Lori
Jensen Motley Crew Designs
Sheri's Scraps
Tricia's Treasure
Raynedrop Crafts
Adriana's Cafe
Memories by Digital Design
The Scrappy Kat
Designs by Snowlady
Flower Scraps
This Little Missy <-----*YOU ARE HERE*
GigglyPolkaDots

Wednesday, September 29, 2010

SURPRISE!

Have you checked my store today? You might just find a few extra surprise discounts on some products! :) Go quickly prices are for today only!

Oh, and there were no layout entries for Wednesday's Challenge this week, so I don't have a kit to give away. However, the Quarters game in the forum is open until tomorrow evening so make some comments and earn yourself a gift card!

Monday, September 27, 2010

Monday Fun Facts!

Good Morning, Good Morning!
Ready for the results of last week's fun fact? Here we go!

Which of the following is NOT TRUE.
a) Garlic butter is one of the best inventions ever made. In fact, I think almost anything with garlic on it is wonderful.
b) I HATE mixing my food. I always keep it separated on my plate and eat one part at a time. Mixed veggies are a nightmare to me.
c) I always eat my meals at home with the smaller set of silverware.
d) All of these are true.

Yup all of them. I guess I'm kinda weird. :) I do love me some garlic butter, it drives my husband crazy. When I was pregnant with my DD I used to eat those large garlic french bread loaves constantly. I would easily go through 3 a week! haha I'm sure I just reeked of garlic. I'm surprised anyone risked talking to me!
I do also hate mixing my food. Like when the gravy runs into the vegetables... or the rice and the vegetables sit to close... bleh. Drives me crazy! Certain foods (like garlic & butter!) are meant to be combined. Others not so much.
And I do use all the smaller silverware at home! The big ones are just too big. :)

So there's a little bit about me. Who guessed right? There were a few and with the help of random.org this week's winner is....
Stephanie!
Congrats! Send me an email at clittleford3(at)gmail(dot)com to claim your $3 coupon!

Now on the LAST Monday Fun Fact!

Which of the following is NOT TRUE.
a) I HATE feet. I think they are ugly and gross. :P
b) My big toe on my right foot is slightly crooked from breaking it as a kid.
c) I rub my feet together as I am falling asleep every night.
d) All of these are true.

Think you know the answer?
Leave a comment on this post with your guess. All correct guesses will be entered in a drawing for a $3 coupon to my store!

Limit 1 entry per person.
Guessing will end Sunday, Oct. 3 at midnight MST.
The winner will be posted the following Monday morning!

Good luck!

p.s. You are responsible to check back and claim your prize. Unclaimed prizes make me sad. :( If your life is crazy like mine (lol) leave your email with your comment so I can contact you! ;)

Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Wednesday Challenge: Lovin' in the Gallery

**Did you get a peek at my new kit?! Scroll down a post and check it out! Plus there's a FREEBIE waiting for you down there. :)**

Thanks to all of you who played along last week. I loved hearing about all your special treasures! Ya know, my and Kat's new kit would be a great way to scrap some of those... just a shameless little plug. hehe

So a new Wednesday means a new WINNER. Yay! This week's FREE kit winner is....
tamis3angels!!
She called her kids and reminded them that she loved them. One thing you can never hear enough! Congrats! Send me an email at clittleford3(at)gmail(dot)com and let me know what kit you would like for FREE. :)

Now on to the LAST Wednesday Challenge....how sad is that?! This last challenge will have 2 separate parts and two ways to win. Yay! As some of you are probably aware I have my very own designer gallery over in the Stuff to Scrap gallery area. In it are loads of lovely layouts using... you guessed it... This Little Missy products! I love the creativity of these pages and seeing my products in action just make me smile.

CHALLENGE 1:
Post a NEW layout to the This Little Missy gallery at Stuff to Scrap. Layouts must contain at least 50% of my products and must be new additions to the gallery. Post your layout and leave a link in the comments here. You will receive 1 entry for EACH layout link you leave me.

Want an extra entry??
Upload your layouts to my Facebook fan photos and come back here to tell me you did. :)

No limit!
*Please leave a separate comment for each entry.*

CHALLENGE 2:
Come play Quarters with me in the STS forum. EVERYONE WINS! You can earn up to a $5 coupon code just for leaving comments. Read all the details and play along HERE.


NOTE: You will need to be Stuff to Scrap member to view the gallery and forum and participate in this week's challenges. Registration is FREE and easy. Plus you'll gain access to all kinds of freebies and challenges!

Deadline to enter Challenge 1 is Wednesday, September 29 at midnight MST.
The winner will be posted the following morning.

Challenge 2 will close September 30th.

Good luck!

p.s. You are responsible to check back and claim your prize. Unclaimed prizes make me sad. :( If your life is crazy like mine (lol) leave your email with your comment(s) so I can contact you! ;)

Stitched with Love Kit & FREEBIE

It's kit release time! Woohoo! I've been so excited to show you all this kit! It's my very first collaboration kit. This month I paired up with the incredibly talented Katina, of the Scrappy Kat, to bring you....
Stitched With Love
Enjoy quilting, sewing, and knitting? Have treasured hand-made heirlooms that need scrapping? This kit is for you! "Stitched with Love" is a two-part collaboration kit between myself and the Scrappy Kat designed to help you scrap all those keepsakes. In my kit you'll find 15 12x12in 300ppi papers, 47 unique elements (plus a few recolors, and a complete stitched alpha. Don't forget to grab the coordinating cardstocks! This kit is PU/S4O/S4H friendly!
(Images linked to store)

and here's a peek at Kat's portion...

Aren't they great?! I may be a little "biased", but I think they turned out so well! eek!
And from now until the end of the month you can get a killer deal on them. BOTH kits will be on sale for 25% off PLUS if you use coupon code "LUV2SEW" with the purchase of my kit you can get the cardstocks for FREE!


Need some inspiration? Check out what my CT whipped up!
Kelsey

Kendra
Tammy

Lauren


A few of our amazing CT members have prepared a special treat for you too: FREE QPs! Yay!
Here's my Quickpage:

::DOWNLOAD HERE::
(4shared)

::OR HERE::
(mediafire)

Head on over to Tammy's and Lauren's blogs to grab FREE QPs from my team.
Then stop by Kat's site and snag more QPs from her and her CT!

And don't forget to play along with the Wednesday's Challenge or Monday's Fun Facts this month. You could win a FREE kit or $3 coupon code to my store!

Monday, September 20, 2010

Monday Fun Facts!

Good morning Monday!
Are you ready for a new week? hehe I'm not sure I am. Always so much to do! But maybe we can start someone's Monday off with a gift card eh? :)

Here's last weeks question....
How old was I when I married my husband?
a) 19
b) 20
c) 21
d) What I'm married?!


That's right. I was just a baby! hehe My husband and I met my first semester of college and that was that. We married the following August (2005) and I turned 20 a month later. My mom actually told me I should wait a month so that I could be 20 and officially NOT a "teenager", but a month seems like SO LONG when you're in love! hehe We just celebrated our 5 year anniversary last month and are loving life! :) Here's a peek at one of our wedding photos from all those years ago. hehe


So who guessed A) 19 ? Well there were 4 of you. So with the help of random.org this weeks winner is....
daisydilly(vicki)!
Congrats! Send me an email at clittleford3(at)gmail(dot)com to claim your prize.

hmm.... Now for another question.....This week let's talk about food. :)

Which of the following is NOT TRUE.
a) Garlic butter is one of the best inventions ever made. In fact, I think almost anything with garlic on it is wonderful.
b) I HATE mixing my food. I always keep it separated on my plate and eat one part at a time. Mixed veggies are a nightmare to me.
c) I always eat my meals at home with the smaller set of silverware.
d) All of these are true.

What do yo think??
Leave a comment on this post with your guess. All correct guesses will be entered in a drawing for a $3 coupon to my store!

Limit 1 entry per person.
Guessing will end Sunday, Sept. 26 at midnight MST.
The winner and a new Fun Fact will be posted the following Monday morning!

Good luck!

p.s. You are responsible to check back and claim your prize. Unclaimed prizes make me sad. :( If your life is crazy like mine (lol) leave your email with your comment so I can contact you! ;)