My *First* Speed Scrap!

I am hosting my very first Speed Scrap Tuesday in the Stuff to Scrap forum! Eeek! I'm so excited! I hope you will all join me over in the chat room at 1:30p MST for some fast-paced scrappin' fun!

And here's a peek at the participation prize you'll receive for playing along. :)

See ya there!

P.S. If you attend the Speed Scrap AND purchase the kit on sale AND use coupon code MOVINGSALE to get the cardstocks FREE, you'll be getting 3 coordinating products (total value $7.97) for just $3.19. That's about a 60% savings! Man, I must have been CRAZY (or just really bad at math!) when I worked this one up. :) Sale is only good through Friday!

Another "Just Moved" QP FREEBIE

I hope you've all checked out my new kit "Just Moved" in my store. And don't forget I'm having an AWESOME sale on it for one week only! The kit is on sale for 20%, plus get the coordinating cardstocks for FREE when you buy the already discounted kit! Woohoo! Put both items in your cart and use code MOVINGSALE at checkout.

I also have just a few more layouts for you to see. These are from CT member Kelsey.

And lastly, I have another QP freebie for you from CT Kendra. Here's the layout she made with it!

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Dana is also hosting a FREE QP over on her blog as well. Go here to snag it and leave her some love!

"Just Moved" Release, Winner, Sale, and a FREEBIE!

Some of you may be aware that my husband and I just purchased our very first home. Yay! We're still getting completely settled, but are loving the new joy that comes with being homeowners. This was our 7th move as a family (and our last for awhile!) and we're so excited for this new phase in our lives. Which leads me to my new kit. Obviously, with 7 moves I had some pictures to scrap...funny packing photos, pictures of where we have lived, stories of how it all happened...and suddenly this kit was born. Working on this kit was so much fun! I literally had inspiration all around me. I wasn't joking when I said the subject was keeping me up at night... if not creatively, then physically. :) So let me introduce you to....

Just Moved
Whether you are moving out, moving up, or moving in "Just Moved" is the perfect kit to scrap those exciting new beginnings in your life. This full size kit contains 13 patterned papers and 30 unique elements, as well as a full cardboard alpha. Inside you'll find all the moving necessities like boxes, tape, sale signs, and a moving truck. Don't forget to snag the coordinating solid papers to compliment this kit!
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So many of you guessed this right! Guess the Sneak Peek wasn't as hard as I thought. hehe And with the help of random.org the winner of the kit for FREE is......

CAMI!!!

Cami said...I say Just Moved kit

Yay! Email me at clittleford3(at)gmail(dot)com to claim your free kit!

And because you are all such wonderful guessers, :) I'm placing the kit ON SALE for one week. Now until April 30th the full kit will be on sale for 20% off. PLUS use code MOVINGSALE when you purchase the kit and get the coordinating cardstocks for FREE. Woohoo! What a deal!

NOTE: I'm note moving anywhere digitally. Stuff to Scrap is my home. :) Just having a fun theme sale!

Now check out the stunning layouts from my Creative Team.... and snag a freebie at the bottom. :)

Jolanda

Kendra

Dana

Lauren

Tammy

Elena

And one from me :)

Aren't they great?! I have one awesome CT, let me tell ya. In fact a few of these wonderful ladies even prepared some freebie QPs for you. Today's QP is courtesy of Elena.

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Check back tomorrow for another QP freebie from Kendra!

SNEAK PEEK!

I'm releasing a NEW kit in my store this Friday! You may have already seen layouts from my CT popping up in the gallery. Can you guess what the kit theme is?

Leave a comment below to guess the theme or name of the kit. Correct guesses will be entered in a drawing to win the kit for FREE! Guessing ends Thursday night and kit will be released Friday morning!

NEW This Little Missy Creative Team!

I'd like to take a moment to introduce you to my new FABULOUS CT! Aren't these ladies just gorgeous?! And they are talented too! I'm so lucky to have each and every one of them joining my CT. I can't wait to see and show off what they create. Welcome ladies!

Be sure to check out their blogs and give them a warm welcome too!

CT Call Closing

I'm wrapping up my CT call a little early. I can't wait to introduce to you the stunning ladies that will be working with my new kits. If you were interested in applying but hadn't gotten your application sent in yet, please send it over ASAP. Go here for more details.

We've Moved!

I'm glad to announce we have survived the BIG move! hehe In all reality, it wasn't really that big of a move. My husband and I counted last night... we've moved 7 times in the 5 years we've been married. Crazy. We have this moving thing down pretty well, so, by all means, a move across town was no nightmare. The difference this time is that we OWN our new place. The carpet, the kitchen, the stairs are all OURS! And THAT is pretty big news to us! The second difference is that we now have a 2 year-old and moving with a toddler is a whole new adventure. She loves "new house" and cheers each time we pull into the subdivision. She also loves those stairs and has already taken her first tumble down them. (Talk about a heart-attack for mom!)

There's only been one notable casualty, aside from Miss Ash's tumble, so far in our move. My finger.

That's right my poor index finger. haha I was unpacking my little heart out yesterday and put a big nasty cut right across the end of it. Ouch! Now, normally this would NOT be a big deal at all (in fact, my husband would probably roll his eyes if he knew I was blogging about it!). I like to think I'm tough (sort of) and I get cuts and scrapes and bruises all the time. But I'm right-handed and everything is harder when your right index finger isn't working. It is also, as I realized today, interfering with some very important business. You see, I work and design on a laptop. We don't have an extra mouse and so I use the nice little touch pad on the key area to do ALL my designing. It takes some focus, but I've gotten pretty good and moving my finger just so to create, design, and extract. However, the touch pad DOES NOT work if you have a band-aid on! Bah! I have resorted to using other fingers to click and drag so that I can be somewhat functional, but real designing (unfortunately) will just have to wait until the precision of my right index finger can return. :) Bummer! I've been DYING to get back to work on my next kit! Packing, moving, and now unpacking has really put a limit on my computer time. I'm hopeful to release it in the next 2-3 weeks and I'm so excited to see it completed. It has literally kept me up at night this last week! hehe

Until then I have this waiting for me.....

Man, and you'd think after moving 7 times we'd have learned to de-clutter a little more! Wish me luck!

Trouble opening files?

Every now and then a poor confused scrapper sends me an email about not being able to open and use my files on their PC. The majority of the time these files are 100% usable. They just must be accessed a little differently. The culprit in this problem is a lack of compatibility between Macs and PCs. All my designs are created and zipped on a Mac which, while it has its perks in designing, can cause some file confusion on the PC end.

One of our fellow scrappers, Jessica, made this short video to teach you how to extract these Mac-oriented files on your PC. Isn't she AWESOME?!




Thanks Jessica! You ROCK!

If you every have any other problems, how to's, or questions... Let me know and I'll do my best to answer them!