Mardi Gras!

Greetings, fellow scrap addicts and happy Mardi Gras! For
those of you who interested, I have a mini kit called 'Carnivale!' It has three
papers and 8 elements... something perfect to make a quick page out of! Though I
have never been to Mardi Gras, I used to visit N'awlins frequently, and I loved
the French Quarter. The perfect way to start your day was cafe au lait and
croissants at the Cafe du Monde in Jackson Square, watching the river boats
paddle by. If you've never a the chance to visit New Orleans, it is a beautiful
city and well worthwhile a visit. Be sure to visit the French Quarter, which is
where the city began. Places you shouldn't miss visiting are the Cafe du Monde
and Jackson Square, of course, Bourbon Street, where you will find all kinds of
wonderful bars... if you like a drink or two, be sure to take the cocktail tour!
other must-see attractions are the Garden District (especially if you are and
Ann Rice fan) and the Audubon zoo. And , of course, everyone needs to see Mardi
Gras at least once. Someday, I'm going to get to go myself!

Anyway, the preview for the kit is below, and you can
download it here.

 

Love Is In the Air - Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy February, visitor, and welcome! I hope you're up for a Valentine scrap, because that's what I have for you. It's called 'Love is in the Air. It has four papers, a set of conversation hearts, two pieces of word art and a cute little tuxedo header. The preview is below, and you can download the kit here

My First Christmas Scrap Kit

I finally finished the Christmas scrap kit! Yay! It was a long process because I wanted to make most of it myself. Have you ever tried to find a tutorial for a Christmas tree garland? They are few and far in between, believe me. I spent a couple of days looking through thousands of entries on a Google search, many of them with NO relation to what I was looking for (Why can’t someone create a search engine that will allow you to search for all the words in a phrase and not just any of the words in any phrase? Ask Jeeves used to do that, but when they became Ask.com, they dropped that format and became just another search engine.)

Finally someone in one of the groups I am a member of finally recommended their scrap blog to me. That was Spencer of Humbug Graphics Galore, and my sincerest thanks goes out to her for that. It not only helped me with the tutorial for the garland, but I discovered that the blog is loaded with other wonderful tutorials for many other scrap elements and functions. So, now, Humbug Graphics Galore is now one of my favorite tutorial sites, along with Scrap Stuff with PSP by Shawna. For those who would like to check them out, Humbug Graphics Galore is here, and Scrap Stuff with PSP by Shawna is here. I think if you visit either of these places if you’re a scrapper, you’ll find lots of goodies you’ll like!

The candy canes and candle centerpieces in this kit are from Designs by Sandi and are used with her permission. If you use this kit, please provide a credit to her as well.

Okay, on with business! The preview for my Christmas kit is below, and you can download it here. I hope everyone will enjoy it, and I wish you all a very happy holiday season, no matter how you observe it!

I'm Late, I'm Late!

Yes, so much to do and so little of me! *laughs* I had hoped to have finished the Thanksgiving scrap and have it posted for those folks who wanted it by now, but unfortunately, reality has a bad habit of interfering in my virtual life, and I haven't been able to get that done. I am still trying to find ideas for elements for it, but hopefully I can do that soon and get the kit posted.

I am also working on a Christmas scrap that I want to shore with the Worldwide Christmas Scrapbooking Freebies site, where the link to the scrap will be available throughout December. It's a great way to great way to get traffic to your site; and while you visitors are snagging freebies maybe they'll buy a few things as well! The blog is here and it's worth visiting if for no other reason than to see the wonderful background set they have there. Let it snow!

I am also hoping to be able to start getting some commercial use stuff up in the near future. There will always be freebies here at Blue Nile Scrap Design, but I am hoping to be able to supplement my income with a few items to purchase as well.

So, dear visitor, please keep popping in to see what I have for you. I promise it will be worthwhile!