February 2017

Leaf Texture Overlays Vol02

A set of 6 transparant leaf textures, created by my husband, using black acrylic paint and large leaves on a plastic plate. They were then pressed on paper, scanned, edited and turned into PNG files by me. These are great to add textures to papers, by simply recolouring, or by clipping patterns to them.

You will receive 6 hi res 12X12 in PNG files (black).

Available here: Etsy | Sugarhillco | Creative Market

Gems Vol01

This set contains 3 x 10 faux gems in their original colours and sizes (no recolouring or scaling was done). They were photographed, edited and meticulously extracted.

You will receive 30 hi res PNG files: 10 green gems, 10 red gems and 10 yellow gems. You can use these gems in your personal digital scrapbooking or art journaling layouts, or use them to create digital scrapbook elements for your kits.

Available here: Etsy | Sugarhillco | Creative Market

Both packs are on sale thru Monday 27th!

Anja

Hi everyone, I can hardly believe that February is almost over but with March on our doorsteps, spring is also on its way. And that’s the time when people start planning their garden chores. I don’t have that green thumb, my husband does. But I love our garden and I love to see it grow and flourish. To help you document those garden adventures (and all sorts of other nature and outdoors themed memories) and help you with your garden planning, I am re-releasing ‘Things To Do In The Garden’ at Sweet Shoppe, along with my printable Garden Planner, Seed Packets Vol01 and Seed Packets Vol02.

Things to do in the garden is a whimsical digital scrapbooking collection with fantastic vintage and artsy patterns and mixed media designs that will make you wish you had a garden, whether you like gardening or not. The papers and elements are a delightful mix of vintage, realistic, mixed media and handdrawn illustrations. Colours are ranging from brown, clay and blue over fresh green, peach and golden yellow. The textures are rich and distressed and you will surely love all the stamps, the floral illustrations, the scribbles, the transfers and the word art.

Let’s take a look!

Video tutorial by Jana

Jana made another video that will take you through the bundle. She will also show you how to make a blended layout effect using some of the overlays and the more illustrative elements in this bundle. Click on the image below to watch the video on Vimeo.

Things To Do In The Garden Bundle

This pack bundles the kit, the mixed media clusters, the journal cards (new!) and the word stamps.

Available only at Sweet Shoppe Designs here - 48% off all weekend long (grab it before it goes back to the normal price!)

Things To Do In The Garden Kit

Included in this revamped version of the kit are 12 patterned papers, 9 solids, 2 alphas and 80 elements: 3 brads, 3 buttons, 1 bird charm, 1 vintage butterfly, 3 clothespins, 2 stitched brackets, 1 chicken wire, 1 doiley, 1 yoyo flower, 1 torn vintage postcard, 4 fabric flowers, 1 daisy, 3 paper flowers, 1 wooden flower scatter, 2 real leaves, 1 fabric leaf, 1 paper leaf, 1 paper leaf scatter, 1 grass scatter (in a shadowed and a non-shadowed version), 1 seed scatter, 1 wooden frame, 1 worn paper frame, 2 painted photo masks, 1 stitched element (in a shadowed and a non-shadowed version), 2 watercolour splats, 2 paint splatters, 2 stamped paint splats, 6 handdrawn floral elements, 1 handdrawn element, 4 floral scribbles, 3 ‘grass’ scribbles, 1 tag, 1 twine, 6 vintage stamps, 6 large wood veneer words, 6 wordstrips.

New to this kit are the wordstrips, the wood veneer words, the alphas, 5 flowers and 1 extra leaf. If you had purchased the kit before, then you can ‘upgrade’ by purchasing the add-on pack. Do not purchase the add-on pack if you are grabbing the kit at Sweet Shoppe for the first time!

Things To Do In The Garden kit and add-on pack are available only at Sweet Shoppe Designs (and 25% off all weekend long).

Purchase the add-on pack here.
Purchase the kit here.

Things To Do In The Garden Journal Cards * NEW*

New to the Things To Do In The Garden digital scrapbooking collection is this pack of journal cards. You will receive 5 journal cards 3×4 inch, and 3 journal cards 4×6 inch, each card saved as a JPG file. All journal cards come in both orientations - so you will get 16 cards in total. You will also receive sheets in JPG and PDF for easy printing.

Available here: Etsy | Sweet Shoppe Designs - 25% off all weekend long

Things To Do In The Garden Mixed Media Clusters

Included in this charming pack are 6 mixed media clusters, designed to coordinate with the ‘Things To Do In The Garden’ digital scrapbooking collection. You will receive 6 PNG files in a shadowed and a non-shadowed version.

Available here: Etsy | Sweet Shoppe Designs | Creative Market (discounted all weekend long!)

Things To Do In The Garden Word Stamps

12 garden themed word art elements designed to coordinate with the other packs. You will receive 24 PNG files (a coloured, decorated version and a plain black version).

Available here: Etsy | Sweet Shoppe Designs | Creative Market (discounted all weekend long!)

As always, you can grab the patterns, the solids, the elements and the alphas as separate packs in my Etsy shop . The papers are also available as separate packs in my Creative Market shop:

Purchase the elements as a separate pack in my Etsy shop here (25% off thru Monday 27th).

Purchase the patterns as a separate pack in my Etsy shop or in my Creative Market shop (discounted thru Monday 27th).

Purchase the solids as a separate pack in my Etsy shop or in my Creative Market shop (discounted thru Monday 27th).

Purchase the alphas as a separate pack only in my Etsy shop here - 25% off thru Monday 27th February.

Be inspired by the creative team!

by Jana

by Alina

by Aly

by Carina

two pages by Ange

by Danica

two pages by Ona

two pages by Lisa

two pages by Erin

by Barbara

two pages by Sylvia

two pages by Diane

and two layouts from me:

Garden Planner

Do you have a green thumb? Do you like to plan your garden chores? Then this printable garden planner will come in very handy! It comes in three different sizes, in both JPG and PDF.

Available here: Etsy | Sweet Shoppe Designs | Creative Market

Seed Packets Vol01 ‘Grow A Dream’

You will receive 4 high quality 300 DPI seed envelope images on 4 letter size sheets, in both JPG and PDF format (and 4 PNG files). The size of the envelope will be 3,23 x 4,527 inch (8,2 x 11,5 cm) when assembled. I have provided space on the back to write the plant’s name and any other notes on where harvested, colour, sowing instructions etc.

Available here: Etsy | Sweet Shoppe Designs | Creative Market

Seed Packets Vol02 ‘Vegetables’

16 high quality 300 DPI seed envelope images on eight 8.5 x 11 in sheets, in both JPG and PDF format, for easy printing. Each envelope will be 3,23 x 4,527 inch (8,2 x 11,5 cm) when assembled. Included in those 16 are 2 blanks so you can add your own text and images.

Available here: Etsy | Sweet Shoppe Designs | Creative Market

Use these lovely seed packets to collect seed from plants in your garden. Keep them for next year or even better, share them among friends. Filled with seeds, these adorable seed packets would also make great thank you gifts on wedding parties, baby showers, birthday parties and so on.

Well, that’s it from me for this week, I’ll leave you now so you can go shopping. To end Sweet Shoppe’s 11th anniversary events in style, we are bringing back all collabs from the past 12 months. Simply click on the image below to go there - have fun!

See you next week,

Anja

Are you a photographer, scrapbooker for hire (S4O/S4H), artist, crafter or web designer? On popular demand I have finally added three limited commercial licenses to my Etsy shop.

These licenses will allow you to use ONE paperpack, elements, add-on or printables pack to create small-scale (no more than 100 pieces), printed artworks, albums/books, slideshows or web graphics for your clients, or use ONE paperpack, elements, addon or printables pack to enhance your artistic projects that you may be selling or using for promotional purposes.

Mind you, not all of my paper-, elements, addon or printables packs allow for this kind of use. You will need to check the details of each pack that you wish to use in this way.

These are the licenses available - click on an image to purchase it.

Anja

As you guys know, Sweet Shoppe’s 11th anniversary celebration has been going strong, and this week is no exception because it’s time for the annual anniversary storewide sale - everything is 30% off over the next few days.

This week I’m bringing back ‘Hippie Spirit’ to Sweet Shoppe Designs. The Hippie Spirit digital scrapbooking collection is all about modern hippies. It is filled with tons of papers and elements in bright and happy colours and patterns and a bit of boho chic. Finish up those pages with a touch of paint and a few whimsical doodles… Embrace all the peace and love in your heart… Scrap, art journal and create… express those positive vibes and let your spirit soar!

Hippie Spirit Bundle

Hippie Spirit is huge, but you can save a lot by grabbing the bundle! Included are the kit, the paint, the doodles, the gradient papers, the journal cards and the washi tape.

Available at Sweet Shoppe Designs only, grab it here.

Hippie Spirit Kit

20 patterns, 12 solids, 6 alphas and 68 elements - that is what you get when you purchase the kit! Included in the elements are: 2 leather arrows, 3 funky and colourful ethnic style beads, 3 brads, 3 butterflies, 3 buttons, 1 feather charm, 3 vintage feather images, 1 resin flower in 2 different colours, 1 fabric flower, 1 paper flower, 1 lace yoyo flower, 3 composite flowers, 1 embroidered flower in 2 different colours, 1 ornamental frame, 1 polaroid frame, 3 vintage style trinkets with gems, 1 mini hand charm, 1 heart sequin, 1 fabric leaf with lace border, 1 real leaf in 3 different colours, 1 leather chip in 2 different colours, 1 leather floral element, 1 leather ribbon, 1 mini ‘love’ charm, 1 wooden peace sign, 1 ribbon with lurex, 1 embroidered ribbon, 1 staples cluster, in a shadowed and non-shadowed version, 1 twine, 1 painted photo mask, 1 blank wood slice, 4 wood slices with the following words: ‘Hippie Spirit’, ‘Love & Peace’, ‘Radiate Positive Vibes’ and ‘Be Wild & Free’, the words ‘love’, ‘peace’ and ‘music’ and an ampersand, laced, 8 dymo strips with the following words: ‘modern hippie’, ‘hippie power’, ‘good vibes’, ‘go with the flow’, ‘walking barefoot’, ‘flowers in my hair’, ‘flower child’ and ‘let it be’

Available at Sweet Shoppe Designs only, here’s the link.

Hippie Spirit Add-on packs - included in the bundle at Sweet Shoppe Designs, but separately available:

Hippie Spirit Gradient Papers

Included in this pack are 10 gradient papers, designed to coordinate with the Hippie Spirit Collection. In the mid-1960s ‘tie-dye’ fabrics were very popular. Inspired by this technique of folding, twisting, pleating, or crumpling fabric or a garment and binding with string or rubber bands, followed by application of dye(s), these ‘gradient-dye’ papers were born. They will add a real casual and bohemian chic feel to your layouts! You will receive 10 hi res 12×12 inch papers.

Available here: Etsy | Sweet Shoppe Designs | Creative Market

Hippie Spirit Doodles

Included in this set are 20 handdrawn hearts, flowers, peace signs, paisley patterns, feathers and other scribbly things that will add a touch of whimsy to your digital scrapbooking pages and other layouts. You will receive 20 PNG files designed to coordinate with the Hippie Spirit Collection, I’ve included an ABR file as well.

Available here: Etsy | Sweet Shoppe Designs | Creative Market

Hippie Spirit Paint

Included in this pack are 12 large paint strokes, circles and other painted things. You will receive 12 PNG files in colours that coordinate with the Hippie Spirit Collection, and 1 ABR file.

Available here: Etsy | Sweet Shoppe Designs | Creative Market

Hippie Spirit Journal Cards

Included in this bundle are 2 x 8 journal cards, designed to coordinate with the Hippie Spirit Collection. You will receive 8 PNG files (5 cards 3×4 in and 3 cards 4×6 in) in both orientations (16 cards in total) and sheets in JPG and PDF for easy printing.

Available here: Etsy | Sweet Shoppe Designs

Hippie Spirit Washi Tape

This washi tape pack was designed to coordinate with the Hippie Spirit digital scrapbooking collection. It contains 15 pieces of digital - but very realistic looking - washi tape in different sizes. Use them to ‘attach’ photos, notes or other (paper) things to your layouts, or use them just for decoration. You will receive 15 PNG files.

Available here: Etsy | Sweet Shoppe Designs | Creative Market

The following packs are separately available but not at Sweet Shoppe:

Hippie Spirit Elements

Available as a separate pack in my Etsy shop only, grab Hippie Spirit Elements here.

Hippie Spirit Patterns

Available as a separate pack here: Etsy | Creative Market

Hippie Spirit Solids

Available as a separate pack here: Etsy | Creative Market

Hippie Spirit Alpha

Available as a separate pack in my Etsy shop only, grab them here.

Here’s some awesome inspiration from my creative team:

by Jana

by Francine

by Aly

by Danica

two pages from Ange

two pages from Diane

by Alina

by Barbara

by Sylvia

and three pages from me:

Last week I had two ‘Free With Purchase’ offers in my shop at Sweet Shoppe Designs. Those two packs are now separately available (and no longer a Free With Purchase). The images are linked to Sweet Shoppe.

I’d better leave you now so you can go shopping, the store is filled with new goodies from every Sweet Shoppe Designer, grab a cup of coffee and have fun!

Anja

Your favorite day of the week is here, and the month-long party to celebrate Sweet Shoppe Designs’ 11th Anniversary is just getting started. This week’s big headliner is the fact that Sweet Shoppe is having a Buy This / Get That weekend where all new releases come with bonus freebies all week long!

I have a brand new digital scrapbooking kit for you ànd a re-release of one of my best-selling collections, and they both have a gorgeous Free With Purchase offer…

New from me: I Will Meet You In Paris

Ilsa: But what about us?
Rick: We’ll always have Paris
from the movie Casablanca (1942)

There’s nothing more romantic than a visit to Paris, the city of lights. Countless artists, writers, poets and musicians have been inspired by it.Paris was the inspiration for my newest digital scrapbooking kit. ‘I Will Meet You In Paris’ has a shabby, romantic and whimsical feel and would be perfect for scrapping your Paris or French themed pictures, your Valentine’s Day memories, or any other romantic occasion. But it’s versatile style and vintage feel will allow you to use it for so much more than that!

Let’s take a closer look:

Included in this kit are 18 gorgeous artsy and patterned papers, 9 solids, 2 enamel alphabets and 80 elements: 1 arrow charm, 1 brad, 1 flair, 1 butterfly, 3 buttons, 1 Eiffel Tower charm, 1 enamel phone, 1 enamel star, 4 paper flowers, 5 fabric flowers, 1 dried flower, 3 vintage flowers, 1 flower sequin, 3 fabric leaves, 1 polaroid frame, 1 wooden frame, 1 vintage frame, 1 metal heart, 1 crochet heart, 1 stitched heart, 1 heart shaped paperclip, 1 vintage key, 1 fabric ribbon, 1 lace ribbon, 1 string, 1 twine, 1 teabag, 4 tags, 2 tickets, 1 cross stitch, 1 messy stitch, 1 vintage label, 1 vintage postcard, 1 vintage perfume label, 1 vintage swallow (plain + sticker version), 1 vintage cupid on a swallow (plain + sticker version), 1 vintage label, 5 vintage ad stamps, 1 piece of gesso, 2 pieces of gessoed lace, 6 pieces of paint, 5 transfers, 1 vintage wordstrip ‘Paris’, 1 stitched words ‘Je t’ aime’, 5 wordstrips with quotes and sayings (‘Let’s fall in love in this place, From Paris with love’, ‘Paris is always a good idea’, ‘Don’t find love, let love find you’, ‘You truly are the love of my life’).

If you buy this kit, you will get this pack for FREE:

This offer is valid ONLY in my shop at Sweet Shoppe Designs, until next Friday February 17. Your free gift will be included in your download links automatically. What’s more, is that I Will Meet You In Paris kit is 25% off all weekend thru Monday 6 am EST (that is Monday 12 am Brussels time). The slide frames will be available as a separate pack next weekend.

So hurry up and grab the kit + the slide frames for one small price in my shop at Sweet Shoppe!

Due to the limited upload size on Etsy, I never offer kits there, but I offer all packs separately. This could come in very handy if you are only looking for a paperpack or a particular elements pack. I Will Meet You In Paris Elements, Patterns, Solids, Alpha and Slides are separately available in my Etsy shop; click on the images below to go straight to the pack you want. Note that the Free With Purchase is NOT valid in my Etsy shop; all packs are 25% off though, all thru Monday February 13th:

As always, my team has made some incredible layouts, grab a cup of coffee and enjoy:

by Sylvia

by Carina

by Barbara

by Aly

by Diane

by Danica

two pages from Lisa

by Ona

by Erin

and a page from me

Re-releasing Wonderland

In 1865 a story was published about a whimsical world full of fantastical characters, and about a girl named Alice, who followed a white rabbit and accidently got into Wonderland. Today, almost two centuries later, this story is still very much alive. The “Wonderland” Collection, inspired by Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, is jampacked with whimsical, romantic and artsy elements and papers. The colours are warm and vibrant with beautiful greens, blues, and pinks, and with touches of gold, in a perfect mix of bold and faded, realistic and artsy, vintage and contemporary.

I created Wonderland exactly a year ago… I didn’t know but when I was making the new previews for Sweet Shoppe I noticed the creation date. I also felt like the elements kit could use a few extras, so I added 12 elements (mostly flowers and foliage) and 3 alphas to the kit. If you bought the Wonderland kit before February 13th, in my Etsy shop or in any other store that it was available, then you can now ‘upgrade’ by grabbing the add-on pack I made for you.

Let’s take a look at the previews and very important: the freebie that you will receive when you purchase the bundle, but first, watch this awesome video from Jana where she takes you on a walkthrough through the collection. She is also sharing a few tips to use the transfers and the masks. Simply click on the image to discover Wonderland.

Wonderland Bundle

If you buy this:

You will get this for FREE:

More so, the bundle is extra discounted this weekend for the new release sale at Sweet Shoppe. So you’ll be making a great deal by grabbing it now ànd you will receive the Artsy Papers for free.

Wonderland Bundle is available only at Sweet Shoppe here. It’s 55% off thru Monday 6 am EST (that is Monday 12 am Brussels time).

Wonderland Kit

12 gorgeous gold patterns, 9 textured solids with a touch of gold, 3 alphas and 70 elements… that is what you get when you purchase the revamped version of the Wonderland kit. It’s 25% off through Monday 6 am EST. Grab the Wonderland Kit here.

Wonderland Add-ons

If you purchased the Wonderland Kit before February 11th, then you will be able to upgrade to the revamped version by grabbing this add-on pack; click on the image to buy:

Wonderland Charms

Don’t you just love these? In an old bronze colour, entirely inspired by the story of Alice In Wonderland: the card symbols, a teapot, a clock, the white rabbit, a key, and an adorable mushroom. They will look so cute on your pages!

Available here: Etsy | Sweet Shoppe Designs

Wonderland Journal Cards

You will receive 8 PNG files (5 cards 3×4 inch and 3 cards 4×6 inch), available in both orientations, so 16 cards in total. I’ve also provided sheets in JPG and PDF for easy printing.

Available here: Etsy | Sweet Shoppe Designs

Wonderland Photo Masks

Handpainted, scanned, edited and then delicately enriched with parts and elements from the ‘Wonderland’ collection. Use them as clipping masks for your photos or for papers, or recolour them and use them as backdrops on your pages. Play with the blend modes for surprising results!

Available here: Etsy | Sweet Shoppe Designs

Wonderland Transfers

These transfers were created from handpainted strokes and collaged vintage ephemera and they will definitely be the finishing touch to your digital scrapbooking pages, art journaling layouts, cards or any other project that you are working on. You will receive 9 large PNG files.

Available here: Etsy | Sweet Shoppe Designs

Wonderland Washi Tape

15 digital - but oh so very real looking - pieces of washi tape that will allow you to add a little extra to your pages.

Available here: Etsy | Sweet Shoppe Designs

The following packs are separately available as well, but only in my Etsy shop; click on the images to go straight to my Etsy shop:

And if you made it to the end of this post, I have some inspirational layouts from my team for you:

by Carina

by Diane

two pages from Lisa

two pages from Ange

two pages from Barbara

by Aly

three pages from Francine

by Erin

by Ona

and two pages from Jana

and two pages from me

And that’s it from me, have a wonderful week!

Anja

I have just added a pack of commercial use foliage to my shop at Sugarhillco, and to my Etsy shop. Included are 9 realistic leaves from various plants, scanned, edited and meticulously extracted by me. Hope you’ll find them good use!

Available at 25% off thru Monday 13th : Etsy | Sugarhillco

Anja

I have a new commercial use pack for you this week: a set of 5 old, sturdy and rusty keys in their original colours; I found them in the attick at my parent’s house. They were scanned, edited and meticulously extracted by me. You can use these keys in your personal digital scrapbooking or art journaling layouts, or use them to create digital scrapbook elements.

I have a storewide sale of 30% going on in my Etsy shop at the moment, so you can grab the keys at 30% off if you’re fast.

Anja

11 years ago on February 1st, Sweet Shoppe opened its doors and has been going strong since thanks to all of you! We have surprises and specials in store for you every weekend all month long, but we’re kicking things off with an amazing scooper dipper weekend full of stunning new collabs as well as one of the biggest and most gorgeous anniversary collabs we’ve ever created. And that collab is free with your purchase of $20!

I teamed up with the sweet Ana Nogueira from Sugary Fancy and the result of that collaboration is A Perfect Match. And a perfect match it is, with a bright, fresh and daring colour scheme, that puts bold orange, red and purple against a soft pink and some neutrals. The flashy and artsy patterns and a gorgeous mix of elements will be the perfect match for all your romantic and love themed layouts!

Let’s take a closer look:

You will get 8 solids, 16 patterns and 79 elements, including: 1 leather arrow, 1 wooden arrow, 1 lace trim, 2 brads, 4 buttons, 2 branches, 1 leather chip, 1 crochet heart, 1 wooden heart, 1 doiley, 4 paper flowers, 4 fabric flowers, 1 foam flower, 4 paper leaves, 2 frames, 1 vintage frame (+ mask), 3 heart bokehs, 1 paint splatter, 1 lace stamp, 1 circular stamp, 3 painterly stamps, 1 staple, 1 stitch, 2 transfers, 1 pattern stamp, 1 vintage receipt, 1 vintage cupid postman, 1 vintage rose, 1 vintage ‘love’ stamp, 1 vintage typography stamp, 1 banner, 1 blank banner, 1 bow, 2 ribbons, 1 clothespin, 1 confetti, 1 floral sticker, 3 labels, 1 notebook, 1 puzzle sticker, 3 tabs, 1 tag, 2 pieces of washi tape, 2 pieces of leather word art, 2 pieces of wooden word art, 6 wordstrips.

This beauty is exclusively available at Sweet Shoppe and it’s 25% off thru Monday at 6am EST

We have loads of layout inspiration, from my team, from Ana’s team and from the Sugarbabes. Here’s what my team did with A Perfect Match:

by Jana

by Ange

by Andrea

by Carina

by Diane

by Barbara

by Aly

by Lisa

by Erin

two pages from Francine

by Ona

by Danica

and a page from me

Be sure to take a look at the detailed images in the shop, or the On A Whimsical Adventure gallery for more layout inspiration.

I’m also re-releasing two ‘oldies’; both packs are on sale as well:

Whimsical Frames Vol01

Anything is possible with these layered photo frame templates. You can clip papers or photos to each mask, turn off layers or turn them back on, and create unique accents to your pages over and over again. You will receive 4 large layered frame templates in TIFF, PSD, and PNG format.

Available here: Etsy here and here | Sweet Shoppe Designs

Vintage Herbarium Papers

These herbarium pages were created from an old herbarium that my husband made as a child. I carefully scanned them (they were so fragile) and edited them with a soft matte filter to turn them into unique scrapbook backgrounds. Don’t you just love the incredibly real texture, the aged and yellowed tape, the faded colours? You will receive 13 hi res 12×12 in JPG files, including 10 papers with dried flowers and plants, 1 back, 1 pink slip sheet and - as a bonus - the cover of the herbarium itself.

Available here: Etsy | Sweet Shoppe Designs | Creative Market

Here’s some creative team inspiration:

two pages by Barbara

two pages by Ona

two pages by Ange

two pages by Diane

by Erin

and a page by me

My Etsy shop hit 1000 sales on Thursday, and I’m having a 30% sale to say thank you! All details are in the image below:

That’s it for me this week, have a wonderful weekend!

Anja

Thanks for participating in the Feb 2017 DigiScrap Parade! If you’re following the Parade route from start to finish, you should have arrived here from Laura Banasiak Digital Designs and your next stop will be Sahin Designs. If you get lost along the way, simply head back to the main DigiScrap Parade site to view the master list and get back on track.

Here’s my part for you, simply click on the image to download (there’s a little surprise inside!).

Thanks for stopping buy and enjoy the rest of the ride!