March 2016

My Castles & Princesses Collection is Deal Of The Day at Digital Scrapbooking Studio, which means that you can grab three packs from the Collection at 70% off - only today:

The Castles & Princesses Collection was among the first things that I designed and it was inspired by a holiday in the UK, in the Kent region. We visited Leeds Castle (the castle of the legendary king Henry VIII) and the beautiful Hever Castle (the castle of his tragic wife Anna Boleyn).

I have created a freebie for The Studio’s newsletter subscribers and because you are here, I’m offering you the freebie as well! Click on the image to download.

Enjoy!

In Belgium we are in the middle of the Easter holidays, that is two weeks off from school and both DD and hubbie are at home - my husband is a teacher. It does keep me from working on a normal pace (even though it’s good to have them home). But I have two new packs for you, a new set of Whimsical Templates, and a set of digitally stitched shapes.

Whimsical Templates Vol.02

These templates were created from my own personal layouts and - just like the Whimsical Templates Vol.01 - they offer you a mix of artsy and realistic style elements to create your layouts.

Clip your photos to the clipping masks, recolour the paint layers (or clip a beautiful paper to them), add some embellishments (or not), done! You can remove the frames and use the paint layers as clipping masks for a very artsy style layout, or remove the paint and use the frames only for a more clean layout… Play with blend modes and opacities for surprising results… Create your own unique layouts over and over again!

The templates come in PSD and TIFF format and - this is new - I am also providing them in PNG and PAGE format.

Available in my shops at Digital Scrapbooking Studio, The Digichick and Etsy.

Note to Etsy buyers: Due to the limited upload size on Etsy, I cannot provide instant download for these templates. I will send you a download link for your product within 24 hours of purchase.

Let me show you what my amazing creative team (and I) did with these templates:

Judith kept the structure of template no.2 and created this layout using my Easter Morning Collection. I love how she has clipped the papers to the paint layers. Her pictures are adorable!

Like Judith, Ange has basically kept the structure of template no. 3. And she has also used my Easter Morning Collection to create this layout. The colours of the flowers are perfect with the colours of the papers and elements!

Em has used template no. 4 and I love how she tilted it and how that adds an interesting visual aspect to the layout with the blue paper sticking out underneath. She kept the layout in blue and yellow, to match the adorable boy’s shirt. She used the stitches as a frame for the label. Em used the Easter Morning Collection.

Erin used template no.2, just like Judith. But see how she altered the position of the frames? She moved them to the other side. Same template, a whole different look, I love it! Again, the Easter Morning Collection was used to create this layout.

Another layout from Erin, this time using template no.4. She kept the structure but added one of my Stitched Shapes Vol.01 to add the journaling. And she used Easter Morning Collection.

Another layout by Ange, using template no.1. She used my A Moment Captured Collection to create this layout and used the paint layer on the right as a clipping mask for the photo. I’m guessing she also used a blend mode to make it blend with the background. Amazing layout with amazing pictures!

Barbara used template no.2 and like Erin, she moved the frames to the left. She has also scaled them down a bit. Barbara used A Moment Captured here. Great layout!

Ange has really spoiled me with this third layout, using template no.2 and I was totally surprised to see her use one of my ‘oldies but goodies’, the Vintage Tropical Papers and Vintage Tropical Transfers And Overlays. She has also used shapes from the Stitched Shapes Vol.01 set.

And here are 2 pages that I did:

I used template no.2, A Colourful Fall Paperpack and a tiny bit of the Easter Morning Collection (cream background, leaves behind the branch). I clipped the red paper that I used on the left to clip to the largest paint layer and I recoloured the other paint layers to match the photo.

For this layout I used template no.1, Easter Morning Solid Papers, Easter Morning Paint And Transfers, Watercolour Overlays Vol.01 to create the watercolour effect on the green background, A Stroke Of Luck Solid Papers, and then just colour to recolour the paint layers.

Stitched Shapes Vol.01

This set of stitched shapes will help you add texture and dimension to your projects. They add a unique accent to any layout or art journal page! Use them to create frames, journal spots, or use them as an interesting visual detail. So easy and so versatile. This pack will be one to use over and over again! ‘Stitched Shapes Vol.01’ includes 12 creamy coloured stitched shapes in a shadowed and non-shadowed version, and 12 mix colour stitched shapes (cream+grey), in a shadowed and non-shadowed version. I had so much fun creating these.

The pack is available in all my stores, at Digital Scrapbooking Studio, The Digichick, Etsy and Creative Market.

See the stitched shapes in action :

First up is this amazing geometric layout by Eszter. Like no other Eszter always manages to create something totally unusual. She has used one of the stitched triangles and repeated that shape throughout her layout - simply amazing. I’m totally in love with this. She has used the Easter Morning Solid Papers.

Another amazing layout from guest creative team member Barbara. I’m a true fan of Barbara’s layouts and I love what she did her, using some of the stitched circle shapes, A Moment Captured, Wonderland, My One True Love and look at that: one of my Blue Halloween Papers, one of the first paperpacks I ever made!

Em, another amazing scrapper, has created this layout using My One True Love and she used some of the stitched circles as frames. I love it, I love it.

Ange has used one of the stitched rectangles and my A Moment Captured Collection to create this artsy layout. Don’t you love that adorable girl with the hat??

A clean and simple layout by Erin. She used the Easter Morning Collection and some of the stitched hexagons. Simple but effective!

The Whimsical Templates Vol.02 and the Stitched Shapes Vol.01 are discounted for a week in my shops at Digital Scrapbooking Studio and The Digichick.

Don’t forget to share your layouts in my designer galleries at Digital Scrapbooking Studio and The Digichick. I’d love to see what you create!

P.S. You can still win a $10 gift coupon to my store at Digital Scrapbooking Studio or get a 25% discount coupon if you simply participate in the Whimsical Challenge No.01. All details in this thread!

I’m having an Easter Sale in my Etsy shop. Everything will be 30% off , you can grab whatever you want. The sale starts now and will be active until Monday 28th, Easter Monday, inclusive.

Happy Easter!

Anja

Can you remember what it was like, as a child, to wake up on Easter morning and find the chocolate eggs that the Easter bunny left in and around the house? Then put your Sunday best on and celebrate with the family? I thought it was magical and I’ve tried to capture that feeling in my new release, ‘Easter Morning’.

Celebrate the Easter season and relive the joy of Easter morning, put your Sunday best and hop on down the bunny trail… Document your most beautiful Easter memories and create egg-straordinarily awesome layouts with this sweet and inviting vintage style digital scrapbooking collection.

‘Easter Morning’ has a gorgeous colour scheme, a beautiful set of papers and a wonderful mix of elements: vintage ephemera, paint, transfers, stitches, scribbles, flowers and spring branches, labels and tickets, buttons and brads…

Easter Morning Bundled Deal

Grab all 5 packs of the ‘Easter Morning’ Collection and save, by grabbing the discounted bundle:

Available in my shops at Digital Scrapbooking Studio, The Digichick and Creative Market.

Easter Morning Full Kit

Do you prefer the Full Kit version? Included are the ‘Easter Morning’ Fantasy papers, Solid papers and Elements.

Grab the kit in my shops at Digital Scrapbooking Studio and The Digichick.

Separate packs available:

Easter Morning Fantasy Papers

This gorgeous paperpack was designed to coordinate with the ‘Easter Morning’ collection. Included are 12 hi res JPG files, including 2 papers with a plaid pattern, 1 paper with a dots pattern, 1 paper with a spring flower pattern, 2 papers with a mini damask pattern and 6 artsy papers (my personal favourites!).

Available in my shops at Digital Scrapbooking Studio, The Digichick, Etsy and Creative Market.

Easter Morning Solid Papers

As always, a pack of solids for easy combining. You will receive 9 hi res JPGs.

Available in my shops at Digital Scrapbooking Studio, The Digichick, Etsy and Creative Market.

Easter Morning Elements

This elements pack was designed to coordinate with the ‘Easter Morning’ collection. Included are 50 PNG files: 3 brads, 3 buttons, 1 bunny clothespin, 1 bird clothespin, 1 confetti (in a shadowed and a non-shadowed version), 1 branch, 1 fabric flower, 2 real flowers, 2 vintage flowers, 1 leaf, 2 pussy willow stamps, 2 photo masks, 1 staple cluster (in a shadowed and non-shadowed version), 1 torn vintage postcard, 1 vintage ephemera girl dancing with bunny, 2 vintage ephemera birds, 1 vintage ephemera easter bunny, 3 frames, 1 round vintage ephemera label, 1 cluster of three stitched eggs, 2 egg-shaped tags, 2 tickets, 1 washi tape, 2 gesso, 2 splatters, 2 scribbles, 1 stitching+thread, 1 cluster of 3 stitched egg shapes, 1 cluster of 3 stitched arrow shapes, 2 ribbons, 1 stitch, 1 stitched rabbit shape

Available in my shops at Digital Scrapbooking Studio, The Digichick, Etsy and Creative Market.

Easter Morning Paint & Transfers

I’m sure you love a bit of artsy on your scrapbook pages! These transfers will add amazing accents. Play with opacities and blend modes for surprising results. Included in this pack are 12 PNG files.

Available in my shops at Digital Scrapbooking Studio, The Digichick, Etsy and Creative Market.

Easter Morning Words & Stamps

Included in this playful word art pack are 32 PNG files and 1 ABR file, including: 1 stitched word shape ‘Easter’ (in a shadowed and non-shadowed version), 1 felt texture word ‘Easter’, Easter word also available in plain black, 8 Easter themed phrases in a coloured version and in plain black, 4 Easter phrases on a strip, also available as a black stamp, 1 dictionary stamp with the word ‘Easter’, 1 vintage writing stamp and finally 1 ABR file with brushes from all the words so you can customize the way you want them to look on your layouts.

Available in my shops at Digital Scrapbooking Studio, The Digichick, Etsy and Creative Market.

Inspiration from my amazing Creative Team!

See the Easter Morning Collection in action:

And one from me:

Easter Morning is discounted for a week in my shops at Digital Scrapbooking Studio and The Digichick. You can grab the kit and all the separate packs at 30% off (offer not valid on the bundle, as it is already discounted at 36%).

Have a wonderful Easter!

Anja

P.S. Are you joining me for my first Whimsical Challenge at Digital Scrapbooking Studio? You can win a $10 gift coupon to my store and everyone who participates will get a 25% discount to my shop at The Studio. More details in this thread!

I have been planning this for quite some time now and here it is, the very first Whimsical Challenge!

This will be a monthly series where you can win a $10 coupon for my store at Digital Scrapbooking Studio. But guess what, everyone who participates will receive a 25% discount, so basically, everyone who participates will win!

Inspired by my new release ‘A Stroke Of Luck’, a digital scrapbooking collection for Saint-Patrick’s Day, I came up with this idea for Whimsical Challenge No1: think about what makes you so lucky and scrap about it. That’s it.

If you want to be entered into a random drawing for a $10 gift card to my shop at Digital Scrapbooking Studio, then follow these simple rules:

1. Use 100% On A Whimsical Adventure products
2. Once completed, post your layout in the On A Whimsical Designs gallery at The Studio and tag me. Add in the desciption the challenge (Whimsical Challenge No1) and post your creations in this thread with a link to your gallery so we can leave you some love.
3. Deadline for this challenge is April 15th.
4. Have fun!

Some inspiration from my creative team:

By Barbara

By Judith

By Erin:

Today is Saint-Patrick’s Day; we do not celebrate it in Belgium, but to all the Irish out there: Happy Saint-Patrick’s Day!

I didn’t really know what Saint-Patrick’s day was all about, so I did a little research for my new collection, ‘A Stroke Of Luck’. This collection was designed to help you record your most beautiful Saint-Patrick’s Day memories. But it will also help you focus on your own luck and on realizing how lucky and blessed you really are if you come to think of it. And next to that, this collection would be perfect for your spring and summer layouts.

‘A Stroke of Luck’ is filled with beautiful greens and a touch of pink. The mix of vintage style patterns with celtic motifs and fresh plaids, and art journal style papers will appeal to both traditional and artsy scrappers. With lots of lucky clover, fresh spring flowers, vintage ephemera and plenty of artsy elements and things, this collection will be one to use over and over again.

‘A Stroke Of Luck’ Collection consists of 6 packs and you can grab them all in this discounted bundle - definitely your best deal:

Grab this bundle in my shop at Digital Scrapbooking Studio, in my shop at The Digichick and on Creative Market.

As always, I have a kit version of this collection and all the separate packs are available as well. These packs are on sale now for a whole week, you will save 30% when you purchase before the end of next week (sale valid only in my shops at Digital Scrapbooking Studio and The Digichick!).

‘A Stroke Of Luck’ Kit

The kit is available only at Digital Scrapbooking Studio and at The Digichick.

Separate packs are available in all my shops, at Digital Scrapbooking Studio, The Digichick, Etsy and Creative Market:

‘A Stroke Of Luck’ Elements

This elements pack contains 52 PNG files, including: 3 brads, 3 buttons, 1 real clover, 1 vintage lucky clover, 2 crochet clovers, 1 glitter clover, 2 crochet flowers, 1 paper flower, 1 flower branch, 2 vintage flowers, 1 vintage bird with flowers, 1 torn Saint-Patrick’s Day vintage postcard, 1 vintage ticket, 1 frame, 3 labels, 1 tag, 1 staple, 1 sequins scatter, 2 ribbons, 2 pieces of washi tape, 1 stitching (with and without shadow), 2 cross stitched clover shape (with and without shadow), 1 piece of lace, 3 dictionary blends from the words ‘luck’, ‘green’ and ‘clover’, 1 paint splat, 1 gold splat, 2 photo masks, 2 scatter clusters (with and without shadow), 6 word art files, 2 overlays.

Grab this pack in my shops at Digital Scrapbooking Studio, The Digichick, Etsy and Creative Market.

‘A Stroke Of Luck’ Brushes

Included in this pack are 22 brushes, you will get 1 ABR file and 22 PNG files. Grab this pack in my shops at Digital Scrapbooking Studio, The Digichick, Etsy and Creative Market.

‘A Stroke Of Luck’ Mixed Media Clusters

With this pack you will get 6 mixed media clusters, designed to coordinate with the ‘A Stroke Of Luck’ Collection. There is a shadowed version, and a non-shadowed version. Available in my shops at Digital Scrapbooking Studio, The Digichick, Etsy and Creative Market.

‘A Stroke Of Luck’ Journal Cards

Included in this pack you will find:
- 5 journal cards 3×4 in
- 3 journal cards 4×6 in
- printable sheets in JPG and PDF

Available in my shops at Digital Scrapbooking Studio, The Digichick, Etsy and Creative Market.

‘A Stroke Of Luck’ Fantasy Papers

In this paperpack you will find a mix of artsy mixed media style papers and patterned papers. You will get 12 hi res 12×12 JPG papers, including:
- 5 mixed media papers
- 2 papers with a plaid pattern
- 1 paper with a clover pattern
- 1 ‘toile de jouy’ style pattern
- 2 papers with a celtic pattern
- 1 ‘plaid on wood’ pattern

Grab it in my shops at Digital Scrapbooking Studio, The Digichick, Etsy and Creative Market.

‘A Stroke Of Luck’ Solid Papers

With this pack of solid papers you will get 9 hi res 12×12 JPG papers.

Available in my shops at Digital Scrapbooking Studio, The Digichick, Etsy and Creative Market.

Some inspiration

My creative team has created some amazing pages with the ‘A Stroke Of Luck’ Collection. Let me show you their creations:

‘A Stroke Of Luck’ Collection - check it out in my stores at Digital Scrapbooking Studio, The Digichick, Etsy and Creative Market. Sale valid only at Digital Scrapbooking Studio and The Digichick.

Are you planning an Alice In Wonderland themed afternoon tea party with lots of delicious sweets and tea? Whether this afternoon tea is a party for a birthday girl or boy, or for a baby shower, or to celebrate an anniversary, this huge party pack will help you turn it into an unforgettable event. It provides everything you need to decorate your house and party in style, from the stunning party invitation to the cute souvenir bag that you will give to your guests as a thank you. Everything has been designed around Alice In Wonderland, the White Rabbit and the Mad Hatter, with images from the books, and with romantic curly decorations and touches of gold, in a blue and a pink version.

The whole collection is now discounted and you can grab everything at 30% off
in my shop at Digital Scrapbooking Studio
in my shop at The Digichick
note: discount valid on separate packs, not on already discounted bundles.

Grab the bundles and save!

These bundled deals will allow you to grab all the separate packs at 36% off.

Grab The Blue Mad Tea Party Bundle at Digital Scrapbooking Studio or at The Digichick.

Grab The Pink Mad Tea Party Bundle at Digital Scrapbooking Studio or at The Digichick.

Cannot decide which one you prefer? Grab both packs and save even more!

Yes please! Take me to Digital Scrapbooking Studio or The Digichick.

Onto the separate packs:

The Invitation
Invite your guests in style with this party invitation. You will receive:
- a postcard size invitation (front and back) in hi res JPG
- a printable sheet in hi res JPG and PDF with two invitations (front and back)
- a printable sheet with a matching envelope (outside and inside provided, super easy to assemble)

Grab the blue invitation at Digital Scrapbooking Studio, The Digichick or in my Etsy shop.

Grab the pink invitation at Digital Scrapbooking Studio, The Digichick or in my Etsy shop.

The Banner
This themed banner will help you decorate your party in style! Included in this pack are all the letters of the alphabet, so that you can make your own text. And you will get 7 flags with images from Alice In Wonderland as well as one blank flag. You will receive:
- 26 flags with the letters of the alphabet
- 7 flags with images from Alice In Wonderland
- 17 printable sheets in JPG and PDF
Grab the blue banner at Digital Scrapbooking Studio, The Digichick or in my Etsy shop.

Grab the pink banner at Digital Scrapbooking Studio, The Digichick, or in my Etsy shop.

The Tickets
These gorgeous entry tickets will be a fun addition to the party! You will get a numbered set and a blank ticket, to add your own numbers. You will receive:
- 11 PNG files, 10 numbered tickets and 1 ticket where you can add your own numbers
- a printable sheet with 10 numbered tickets and 2 blank tickets, so 12 tickets in total
Grab the blue tickets at Digital Scrapbooking Studio, The Digichick or in my Etsy shop.

Grab the pink tickets at Digital Scrapbooking Studio, The Digichick, or in my Etsy shop.

The Mini Food Tags
These cute little food tags can be used to decorate your buffet table. Add these funny labels with ‘Take Me’, ‘Open Me’, ‘Eat Me’ and ‘Drink Me’ to sweets, cakes, drinks, or use them to add a personal touch to presents. You will receive:
- 4 PNG files - ‘Eat Me’, ‘Drink Me’, ‘Take Me’ and ‘Open Me’
- printable sheets in JPG and PDF with 16 tags ‘Eat Me’, 16 tags ‘Drink Me’, 16 tags ‘Take Me’ and 16 tags ‘Open Me’ (a total of 64 tags).
Grab the blue mini food tags at Digital Scrapbooking Studio, The Digichick or in my Etsy shop.

Grab the pink mini food tags at Digital Scrapbooking Studio, The Digichick or in my Etsy shop.

The Cupcake Toppers
Decorate your sweets, cupcakes or anything else you offer with these beautiful cupcake toppers - or use them as labels or tags. These cupcake toppers would even be perfect for any other non-Alice themed party. You will receive:
- 3 PNG files with images from Alice In Wonderland
- 1 PNG file with ‘Eat Me’
- 1 PNG file with ‘Take Me’
- 1 blank PNG file
- printable sheets in JPG and PDF with 6 ‘Eat Me’ toppers, 6 ‘Take Me’ toppers, 6 toppers with Alice and crown image, 6 tags with the White Rabbit, 6 tags with the Mad Hatter and 6 blank files, so 36 tags in total.Grab the blue cupcake toppers at Digital Scrapbooking Studio, The Digichick, or in my Etsy shop.

Grab the pink cupcake toppers at Digital Scrapbooking Studio,The Digichick, or in my Etsy shop.

The glass recognizers
These glass recognizers will make sure that none of the guests ever lose their glasses again. Print on heavy paper, cut out, fold in two and attach to a straw or wooden picker. Write the names of your guests on the space provided, or offer them in a jar, provide a pen and have them write their names themselves. You will receive:
- 1 JPG file
- a printable sheet with 6 glass recognizers - in JPG and PDF
Grab the blue glass recognizers at Digital Scrapbooking Studio,The Digichick or in my Etsy shop.

Grab the pink glass recognizers at Digital Scrapbooking Studio,The Digichick, or in my Etsy shop.

The tea bag envelopes
Serve your tea in style with these wonderful tea bag envelopes (aren’t they cute?)! The envelopes are super easy to assemble. They all have the ‘Drink Me’ Alice In Wonderland image, along with the text ‘Drink Me’. A little tag is provided to attach to the tea bag thread (fold in two and glue together). These gorgeous tea bag envelopes will surely impress your guests and would be perfect for any other non-Alice themed tea party as well! You will receive a printable sheet in JPG and PDF with 3 tea bag envelopes and 3 tags.
Grab the blue tea bag envelopes at Digital Scrapbooking Studio, The Digichick, or in my Etsy shop.

And here is a little sneak peek of what’s coming next week!

Have a wonderful day,

Anja

Sometimes life get in the way of the things you really want to do. When it comes to preserving your memories, that can be quite frustrating. So many pictures, not enough time. These whimsical templates will speed up your workflow and will help you preserve your memories with ease and style. Clip your photos to the clipping masks, recolour the paint layers (or clip a beautiful paper to them), add some embellishments (or not), done!

These templates can be used in so many ways. Remove the frames and use the paint layers as clipping masks for a very artsy layout, remove the paint and use only the frames for a more clean layout… Play with blend modes and opacities for surprising results… Create your own unique layouts over and over again!

You can now grab these templates at 30% off in my shop at Digital Scrapbooking Studio and in my shop at The Digichick.

If you love the effect and texture of paint on your pages, but cannot make your own (yes, it can get messy!), then the next pack is a pack that you will love and use over and over again. Add an instant touch of paint to your digital scrapbooking or art journaling pages with this gorgeous crafted pack of paint. The paint strokes were created by me, using various materials like ink, watercolour and acrylic paint. They were then scanned and edited at the highest quality.

Grab this pack now and save 30% in my shop at Digital Scrapbooking Studio and in my shop at The Digichick.

Some inspiration with the templates :

Some inspiration with the paint:

New commercial use pack!

A set of 6 wrinkled paper textures from wrapping paper, digitized and edited at the highest quality! Use these to make your own realistic looking papers. Play with blend modes and opacities.

For Commercial and Personal Use.

Save 30% if you grab it now in my shop at Digital Scrapbooking Studio and in my shop at The Digichick.

These packs are also available in my Etsy shop.

Have a wonderful day!

Anja

I’m so excited - again I have several of my artworks chosen for a tutorial-based article on Somerset Digital Studio. My copy arrived in the mail today, and I took some pictures.

I have one of my artworks on the frontpage (third image at the bottom)…

Do you want to get published too? Then go to this link and send in your best work (instructions in the link). You never know!

Anja