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Creative Team Heidi McGregor used the ‘Be A Unicorn’ Junk Journal Kit and word art from the ‘Find Your Inner Sparkle’ collection to create not one, but three junk journals for her nieces. She combined my designs with some other ephemera and a paper scrapbook kit. The result is amazing! Heidi has a wonderful talent for layering things, it’s actually a bit like we do in digital scrapbooking, but Heidi does it with paper bits, lace, fabric, buttons and stitches. I would love to see the look on Heidi’s nieces when they receive their journals 🙂

Watch the video below:

You can follow Heidi on Youtube here.

Here are some pictures:

Be A Unicorn Junk Journal is available here: Etsy | Oscraps | Scrap Girls

Find Your Inner Sparkle Quote Strips are available here: Etsy | Oscraps | Scrap Girls

Sheila May is new to the team and I met her in one of the Junk Journal Facebook groups that I am following. I noticed that Sheila used some items from The Graphics Fairy Membership site that I designed. I visited her Youtube channel and saw all the gorgeous journals she has made so far. So I decided to contact her and to ask her to join the team. She said yes, en this is her first project for me:

Sheila used one of my favorite collections: A Winter’s Tale.

You can grab the bundle in my Etsy shop, in my shop at Oscraps, or in my shop at Scrap Girls.

There is also a kit version of this collection, and of course all packs are separately available. I haven’t got a printable version of the kit yet, but it’s on my to do list.

Here are more pictures from Sheila’s journal:

Sheila used mainly A Winter’s Tale for these journals, along with some other things she found, and things that she made herself. She made a ‘grown up’ version and a version for a little girl, using images of the Frozen characters. I absolutely love what she did here. I hope you do too, and I hope it will inspire you!

I cannot wait to see what Sheila will come up with next, she has a wonderful idea for a more father’s themed junk journal, with Father’s Day coming up.

Speaking of Father’s Day, I’ve made a section in my Ety shop with a selection of items that might work well for a Father’s Day themed project, because of the theme, or because of the color… All these items (71) are on sale and 40% off thru June 7th!

Have a great day,

Anja

Creative Team Member Scrap Queen used my kits Spring Fever and Ex Libris to create this amazing new hybrid project. Fill these books with photos and make it a gift for someone dear, as a birthday gift, or as a last minute gift for Father’s Day perhaps? Or, use these books if you have only a small amount of photos of a special family gathering or party, or any other event.

Here is part 1 of how she made this:

This is part 2 of the step-by-step video:

This is part 3:

And the final video:

Enjoy,

Anja

Hi everyone!

This week I am re-releasing a huge set of printables that I created for Mother’s Day. Just in time so you can prepare your gifts or whatever you plan to give to your mother, grandmother, daughter or friend.

On Mother’s Day moms do not always want expensive presents. A very personal gift, made with love, will be so much more appreciated. The whole ‘Happy Mother’s Day Printables’ collection was designed around Mother’s Day, but many of the tags and the journal cards can be used for other occasions as well: to surprise your daughter on her birthday, to thank a friend or a relative, a neighbour… You will enjoy these printables even after Mother’s Day is long gone.

The Mother’s Day Printables collection includes a romantic vintage roses card with matching envelope, a set of coordinating tags, round or rectangle shape, and a pack of journal cards where you can add your personal messages… these will make for the perfect Mother’s Day gift. You can use the tags on homemade gifts, print out the journal cards on heavy cardstock and make a little booklet (keep the cards together with a metal ring)… and they all come in three different colour schemes: purple, red and yellow.

Happy Mother’s Day Printables Purple Bundle

Save if you buy all the purple packs; this bundle includes all the purple printables: card and envelope, gift tags, round labels and journal cards.

Available here: Sweet Shoppe | Creative Market

Happy Mother’s Day Printables Red Bundle

Save if you buy all the red packs; this bundle includes all the red printables: card and envelope, gift tags, round labels and journal cards.

Available here: Sweet Shoppe | Creative Market

Happy Mother’s Day Printables Yellow Bundle

Save if you buy all the yellow packs; this bundle includes all the yellow printables: card and envelope, gift tags, round labels and journal cards.

Available here: Sweet Shoppe | Creative Market

Happy Mother’s Day Printables Mega Bundle

You can save even more by purchasing the mega bundle: all three packs bundled up for even greater savings.

Available here: Sweet Shoppe | Creative Market

And of course, all packs are separately available as well, here’s an overview:

Card And Envelope

Purple colour scheme - available here: Etsy | Sweet Shoppe | Creative Market

Red colour scheme - available here: Etsy | Sweet Shoppe | Creative Market

Yellow colour scheme - available here: Etsy | Sweet Shoppe | Creative Market

Gift Tags

Purple colour scheme - available here: Etsy | Sweet Shoppe | Creative Market

Red colour scheme - available here: Etsy | Sweet Shoppe | Creative Market

Yellow colour scheme - available here: Etsy | Sweet Shoppe | Creative Market

Journal Cards

Purple colour scheme - available here: Etsy | Sweet Shoppe | Creative Market

Red colour scheme - available here: Etsy | Sweet Shoppe | Creative Market

Yellow colour scheme - available here: Etsy | Sweet Shoppe | Creative Market

Round Labels

Purple colour scheme - available here: Etsy | Sweet Shoppe | Creative Market

Red colour scheme - available here: Etsy | Sweet Shoppe | Creative Market

Yellow colour scheme - available here: Etsy | Sweet Shoppe | Creative Market

Introducing my newest creative team member Scrap Queen

A few months ago a customer sent me a link to an amazing video tutorial for a hybrid project, where my Alice In Wonderland Papers were used in a gorgeous mini-album. Watch the video here. I got in touch with Scrap Queen and I asked her if she would be willing to do more hybrid projects for me, using my designs. She said yes and I was thrilled! I was really missing someone like her in my team, someone who uses my designs beyond digital scrapbooking.

Scrap Queen has her first hybrid project ready for me, accompanied by a step-by-step tutorial for a ‘loaded envelope’ and she uses the red Happy Mother’s Day printables. It’s truly amazing, I’m not a paper crafter, and I could never imagine making something as awesome as this. I am going to stop talking now and let you watch the video for yourself - enjoy!

 

Here are some photos she made:

I have a second new hybrid girl in my team, who will use my designs to create mostly project life hybrid layouts. I’ll introduce her later, when she finishes her first project!

And as a reminder, don’t forget that you have only two days left to purchase The Sweetest Spring Bundle - 55 spring themed packs with a discount of 85% - in my Etsy shop.

That’s it for me this week, have a great day!

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

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