December 2016

Fly Me to the Moon, originally titled “In Other Words”, is a song written in 1954 by Bart Howard. Kaye Ballard made the first recording of the song in 1954. Since then it has become a frequently recorded jazz standard often featured in popular culture. Frank Sinatra’s 1964 version was closely associated with the Apollo missions to the Moon. In 1999, the US-based Songwriters Hall of Fame recognized the importance of “Fly Me to the Moon” by inducting it as a Towering Song which is an award “…presented each year to the creators of an individual song that has influenced our culture in a unique way over many years.”

Fly Me To The Moon is also one of my ‘older’ digital scrapbooking collections (created about a year ago) and I’m re-releasing a revamped version of it at Sweet Shoppe Designs on this last day of the year. I felt like the elements pack needed a few more things and so I’ve added thirteen extra PNG files and two coordinating alphas. I’m also including the word art in the kit, so the words are no longer available as a separate pack.

Fly Me To The Moon Bundle

Grab the bundle at Sweet Shoppe Designs and save!

Fly Me To The Moon Kit

Grab the revamped version of the kit at Sweet Shoppe Designs.

ADD-ON PACKS

Fly Me To The Moon Brads

Available here: Etsy | Sweet Shoppe Designs

Fly Me To The Moon Brushes

Available here: Etsy | Sweet Shoppe Designs

Fly Me To The Moon Journal Cards

Available here: Etsy | Sweet Shoppe Designs

SEPARATELY AVAILABLE - ONLY ON ETSY

Fly Me To The Moon Elements

Click on the image to grab this pack in my Etsy shop

Fly Me To The Moon Patterns

Click on the image to grab this pack in my Etsy shop

Fly Me To The Moon Solids

click on the image to grab this pack in my Etsy shop

Fly Me To The Moon Alpha

A new pack, included in the kit at Sweet Shoppe Designs, but separately available in my Etsy shop. Two alphas, coordinating with the Fly Me To The Moon Collection. Each alpha is comprised of 26 letters, 10 numbers and 10 symbols.

Click on the image to grab this pack in my Etsy shop

Let me show you the new layouts that my team and I made with this revamped version:

by Andrea

three layouts by Lisa

a layout from Jana

two layouts from Sylvia

by Danica

by Carina

and two layouts from me - the first layout uses a template by Crystal Livesay, a new designer at Sweet Shoppe!

I also made a layout using Fly Me To The Moon and Whimsical Templates Vol02 - another re-release at Sweet Shoppe Designs this weekend! I added some lights from the 365 New Chances Lights pack, available here.

Whimsical Templates Vol02

Available here: Etsy | Sweet Shoppe Designs

Here’s a layout from Jana, combining Fly Me To The Moon and Whimsical Templates Vol02:

Here’s a gorgeous layout from Sylvia, she used one of the templates with Winter Solstice:

There are more layouts in the previews in my shop at Sweet Shoppe Designs, be sure to check those as well!

And with this last post of 2016, I would like to wish you all a very happy, healthy and prosperous 2017!

Anja

I’ve added two new commercial use packs to my Sugarhillco shop and my Etsy shop.

Toy Animals Vol01 Deer

Aren’t these deer super cute? I found them in a little vintage shop. They were photographed, edited and extracted by me and saved as individual PNG files. Great for use in autumn, winter and holiday themed projects and kits. The smallest deer is 351 x 396 px, but the other animals are between 464 wide and 620 px high.

Available here: Etsy | Sugarhillco

Brads Vol01 Vintage Love

7 brads with romantic vintage images and 5 clips, in their original colours, as shown on the preview (no recolouring!). They were photographed, edited and extracted by me and saved as individual PNG files. Great for use in romantic themed projects and kits. Size of the brads and the clips is approximately 236 px wide (the real size).

Available here: Etsy | Sugarhillco

Check back tomorrow to see my new personal use releases at Sweet Shoppe!

Anja

 

Still thinking about what gifts to buy for New Year? How about something really unique, like a love coupon?

This week I’m explaining how you can make your own love coupons in Photoshop Elements, using some of the elements of the amazing Valentine Love & Hearts bundle that Emily and Karen are offering at The Graphics Fairy Membership site this week.

If you’re not a member yet, then here is a thing or two on why you should consider becoming one:

• New gorgeous digital resources each week
• A new Photoshop Elements tutorial each week
• No limitations on personal or commercial use
• Printable low tech versions offered each week, for those prefer print ready formats
• Additional file formats, including vectors and PNG’s with the backgrounds removed
• Hosted on a fast loading ad free site
• Just $9.98 a month, or $79.88 a year

I also have a set of printable Love Coupons in my Etsy store, and everything is on sale between Christmas and New Year!

Anja

Don’t you just love these vintage buttons? I found them in a vintage shop, some of them are really old! They were scanned or photographed, edited and extracted by me.

Grab them here: Sugarhillco | Etsy

Anja

Did you have some things on your wishlist? Then hurry up to my Etsy store and save 30% on everything. Use coupon code HAPPYHOLIDAYS30 on your checkout, from December 24th thru December 31st.

New in my Etsy store

Winter Solstice captures the magic of winter, cold nights and the dark days of December, right before the light and the longer days return. Christmas is the Christian answer to the celebrating of the returning of the light and so this digital scrapbooking kit is also very suitable to document your Christmas memories. Now available in my Etsy store as well.

Here’s what I made with this collection

More layout inspiration in this post.

Enjoy!

The past year has been amazing, and it’s all because of you. Thank you for your support and interest in my designs, and have a very merry Christmas!

I’m taking a break for the holidays, but I have a treat for you! At Sweet Shoppe we are having a special sale for the holidays :

You can save 30% storewide, all week long!

Sweet Shoppe is also planning to celebrate the new year with a NEW for New Year’s Eve event which will bring loads of new releases and fun and games, stay tuned!

Anja

I am so thrilled to tell you that I am now a designer at Sweet Shoppe Designs ! I’ve been working behind the scenes for a few weeks now and I’ve met all my fellow designers (it is such an awesome and inspiring community), but now my shop is finally open and I get to tell the whole world!

For my debut, I have a new solo kit and a collab with the AMAZING Studio Basic Designs. Next to that, I have 7 re-releases. I’ll be adding new and old(er) things in the weeks and months to come, but for now, let’s take a look at my shop.

The first you’ll probably notice is that my preview has changed. Sweet Shoppe believes very strongly in promoting all the designers and the shop as a whole, that is why we all have the same preview. It took me a while to get used to it, but I love it now and I’m considering a rebranding for the previews in my Etsy and Creative Market shops as well… that’s for later though.

Let me show you my new solo release!

Winter Solstice Bundle

Winter Solstice digital scrapbooking collection captures the magic of winter, cold nights and the dark days of December, right before the light and the longer days return. Christmas is the Christian answer to the celebrating of the returning of the light and so this digital scrapbooking kit is also very suitable to document your Christmas memories.

The colour scheme is one of contrast: dark and light, cold and warm, from frosty pink to gray, to blank wood and warm orange and brown, and a touch of green. The patterns were inspired by Nordic sweaters, cosy furry blankets and frosty mornings.

Decorate your layouts with any of the natural elements and birch wood textures, vintage ephemera and stamps, engraved wood slices and some light accents, create titles with the birch wood alpha; use one of the torn paperstrips to add intrest to your page, clip your photos to the frosty photo masks and finish with one of the winter quotes… feel the magic of the winter solstice!

Winter Solstice Bundle is permanently discounted by 30%
You get an extra 25% discount if you grab it now !

Winter Solstice Kit

Included in the kit are 18 patterns, 12 solids, 1 birch wood alpha and 84 elements: 1 antler, 2 arrows, 1 bead scatter, 1 branch with berries, 1 winter bird sticker, 3 brads, 2 branches, 3 buttons, 1 cloves scatter, 1 vintage deer sticker, 1 birch wood deer head, 2 dried fruit slices, 1 pinecone flower, 2 fabric flowers, 1 paper flower, 1 composite flower, 2 wooden frames, 1 circular birch wood frame + mask, 1 birchwood heart, 1 vintage Christmas wreath, 1 holly leaf, 1 ivy leaf, 1 pinecone leaf, 1 vintage mistletoe, 2 lights, 1 wooden mushroom, 1 vintage orange slice image, 2 paint splatters, 3 painted edges, 1 painted paper edging, 1 glittery wooden pinetree, 1 white wood pinetree, 3 fabric ribbons, 1 crochet snowflake, 1 stitched circle, 2 strings, 1 round vintage deer tag, 1 vintage bird tag (in two versions), 2 fancy labels, 2 vintage dictionary blends, 1 torn piece of vintage ephemera, 2 winter themed torn vintage postcards, 8 vintage stamps, 2 wood slices with an engraved deer, 1 wood slice with an engraved snowflake, 1 wood slice with engraved words, 3 large birch wood words and 7 wordstrips.

Winter Solstice kit is now 25% off - grab it here.

These addon packs are separately available:

Winter Solstice Photo Masks

6 rather large photo masks. You can clip photos and papers to them, or recolour them and use them as paint behind your pictures. Play with blend modes and opacities for surprising results!

Winter Solstice Masks is now 25% off - grab this pack here.

Winter Solstice Quotes

10 artsy winter quotes. Each quote was saved as an individual PNG file, but I’ve added an ABR file as well.

Winter Solstice Quotes are now 25% off - grab this pack here!

Winter Solstice Torn Paperstrips

10 large torn paperstrips (some are 12 inch wide), each paperstrip saved as a PNG file.

Winter Solstice Paperstrips are now 25% off - grab them here!

All packs, including the discounted bundle, are 25% off until 6 AM Sunday morning. So hurry up and grab those packs before they go back to the full price!

 

My second new release is a collab with the AMAZING Studio Basic Designs. I’ve admired Rubia for so long. Can you believe my excitement when she asked me to work with her?

365 New Chances

Begin the New Year with beauty and optimism, as you scrap or journal about your hopes and plans for 2017; embrace your femininity whilst celebrating your loves and dreams in elegantly worn hues of teal and pink. Pretty patterns, delicate finishing touches, plus a little golden sparkle make “365 New Chances” a stunningly chic way to warmly welcome and record all the possibilities and potentials of your awesome New Year.

365 New Chances Bundle is permanently discounted by 30%, but if you grab it now, you can get an extra 25% off!

365 New Chances Kit

The kit contains 18 patterned papers (plus 1 alternative), 12 paper solids, 86 elements, and a stylishly worn, golden alpha (a-z, numbers 0-9, and some symbols. Saved as .png files). The elements are: a pretty brad, 2 buttons, 7 flowers, 3 frame, a key, some lace, a piece of mistletoe, 3 painty marks, 2 pieces of ribbon, a variety of 5 stamps, 2 stars, 2 pieces of string, 5 transfers/ overlays, 2 clocks, a vintage card, 2 dictionary definitions, 2 banners, a branch, a yummy mixed media brush (plus alternative), a butterfly, a piece of doily, a heart fabric piece, a feather, a gold metal piece, golden foliage, 7 labels, a leaf, 2 paper pieces, a sequin, a scatter of stars, some stitching, a heart-topped tooth pick and the following word and title art: ‘365’, ‘365 new chances’, ‘a fresh start’, ‘new beginnings’, ‘New Year’s Eve’, ‘New Year’ fabric piece, ‘good life’ fabric piece, ‘three hundred and sixty five new chances’, ‘365 new chances’ wood piece, ‘New Year New Life’ wood piece, ‘be happy’ (2 versions), ‘good life’ (2 versions), ‘2017’(2 versions), ‘a beautiful start’ (2 versions) and ‘start fresh’ (2 versions). All are saved as individual .png files.

365 New Chances Kit is now 25% off - grab it here!

These addon packs are separately available:

365 New Chances Lights

Included are 3 light glows and 7 star bokeh overlays, eah saved as a PNG. They are pretty large, some are nearly 3600 in. You can use these as overlays on pictures, or as backgrounds on your digital scrapbooking layouts (they work best with darker backgrounds). Play with the colours, the blend modes and the opacity for surprising results. Layer several bokeh images in one layout… the possibilities are endless.

365 New Chances Lights are now 25% off - grab them here.

365 New Chances Paints

“365 New Chances - Paints” pack contains a total of 15 lovely painty elements, that you are sure to find yourself using again and again, in order to add depth, panache and that little extra mixed media flourish to your pages. All saved as individual .png files.

365 New Chances Paints is now 25% off - grab this pack here.

As always, my CT has made some incredible pages with these two new releases, you will definitely be inspired:

Creative Team Layouts with Winter Solstice

by Ona

by Lisa

by Jana

by Sylvia

by Carina

by Cynthia

by Barbara

by Erin

by Andrea

by Francine

by Ange

4 layouts from the amazing Sweet Shoppe Sugar Babes:

And 3 layouts from me:

Creative Team Layouts with 365 New Chances

by Carina

by Ona

by Lisa

by Danica

by Erin

by Andrea

by Jana

by Francine

by Cynthia

by Barbara

by Ange

and from me:

More inspiration from the Studio Basic Designs Creative Team:

And from the Sweet Shoppe Sugar Babes:

I am also re-releasing the following collections, kits and packs:

Everything is 25% off until 6 AM Sunday morning - so hurry up if you want to grab some deals!

I will re-release most of my existing designs in the weeks and months to come!

Please note that there are a few changes in my Sweet Shoppe shop :

1. I will offer kits only as a whole at Sweet Shoppe. I will no longer offer separate elements and paperpacks, unless the paperpack is an extra pack, and unless the elements pack is an addon. I will however, still do this in my Etsy shop, the upload sizes are so limited, that I really have no other choice.
2. I have reviewed my pricing. Since I will no longer offer elements and paperpacks separately, the list price of bundles has become cheaper.
3. That includes that bundles will now be around 30% off (instead of the former 40%), but if you purchase the bundle before the new release sales ends, you can do even bigger bargains than before!

Please note that new releases at Sweet Shoppe Designs will be 25% off from 6 PM EST Friday when the store goes live until 6 AM Sunday morning.

 

It’s been cold in Belgium, like really cold. I like cold winter weather, especially with the sun shining.

My new commercial use pack of Furry Textures will give you a warm and cosy feeling when it’s cold outside. These could be perfect for use in your winter kits and projects.

These textures come in a coloured JPG version, a black and white JPG version, and a transparant black and white PNG version to make your own fur in any colour you like, like this:

Furry Textures Vol01 are 30% off now!

Available at: Etsy | Creative Market | Sugarhillco

Anja