Freebies!!!

Time for the second part of today's post!! ;D

Melissa created a beautiful quickpage from her layout she did for Always By My Side...you can pick it up on her blog HERE.

Michelle did an absolutely gorgeous page from this kit!!

And so did Laura Marie!!

It amazes me how many unique pages are coming from this kit!!

I also have another freebie for you all, this is a sampler of Always By My Side...which if you hurry, you can find on sale at 50% off:

*Click the preview to download*

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Random Eye Candy

I was going through my gallery at ESS and spotted some gorgeous Eye Candy!!

There's this beauty from Michelle...look at the photo editing here...so awesome! This one is from my kit At Last.

And this gorgeous layout from Becca. It was part of a SS at ESS in May, she used bits of several kits here: You're My Angel, Steal My Breath, En Tus Ojos, I Love You Madly and Lie To Me.

Mel did this stunning layout...the clustering here could not be more perfect! This one is from my mini kit, You're My Angel.

Bre did this layout with my wedding kit, Promise Me. She has so much creativity...I love this shot.

This layout by Laura Marie just deserves a huge"wow". It's so striking and I love the touch of red she added. Set it Free was the kit used.

Christy created this pretty page..love the paper strips and clustering!! Kit used...At Last.

She also created this page from You're My Angel...this lady is an expert at clustering!

I love the edge work on this layout by Dani...and the photo is just gorgeous!! Down By The Sea was used for this page.

I have the pleasure of working with Mari this month @ ESS. She chose to work with Good Morning Sunshine...aren't these tooo cute?

Oh my gosh, there is just so many beautiful layouts in my gallery!! Thank you to everyone who has ever created anything with my kits. I feel truly honored that you would choose to work with them! If you've created a layout or any kind of project with my kits, I would love to see them! Just send me an email at raynefalling{at}gmail{dot}com.
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New Kit..QP's..$1 Deals

I feel like I"m so behind on everything!! LOL While I was away, Melissa(kscroppychick) created a QP from my American Made kit and posted it on the ESS blog...drop by HERE to pick it up! {There are 2 versions, one without the patriotic word art}

Always By My Side made it into the store today...and at 50% off!

HERE

Lenca made this beauty with it...such a little cutie!

And look at this magical page that Angela created...so romantic!

Witchy's layout is so inspirational:

And Daniela really made a beautiful backdrop for her photos:

Oh, and check out the desktop she did!!{from a challenge at ESS, if you're not a member you should really join if you love challenges...that place rocks!}

I love the faded edge that Amanda created on her layout:

And ohhh such a lovely cluster that Melissa put together on her page:

Amanda created a QP for you guys from her layout!
You can pick it up on her blog:

And finally, tomorrow is the last day for this week's Fabulous $1 Fairy Finds:

At Last:

Down By The Sea

Splendor Falls

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RAK Winners!!!

Oooh I just barely made it in before midnight! ;D Thank you everyone for your comments!! I enjoyed reading all of them!

Debbie...I prefer Charlaine Harris to Stephenie Meyer too...I don't think there is even a fair comparison there. Though I do like the story behind Twilight...Harris is in a different league, imo. HUGE Eric fan!!! I hated Bill from the start. {Though I like Quinn too...hmmm but still I"m rooting for Eric in the end. I think.}Give Kim Harrison another chance...book 1 is her weakest!! The story builds from there and she hits a stride in her second book and they just keep getting better. Though I will admit when I began reading her series, I was like...pixies? witches? elves? wtf? LOL But she is such a good writer that the books take you in and you start to think anything is possible. ;D

Brooklynne...I love your layouts because of the heartfelt journaling!! I wish I had your courage and self awareness.

Teri...I hope you enjoyed your 3 day weekend!!! ;D

Thank you Elsina, Mel, Tiggs and Daisydilly!!!

Meaculpa...I have so much fun playing with the papers. I"m still learning and experimenting!!

Thank you iamb, Michelle, Sparky and Lainey!! Luverlie....you made me laugh! ROFL! Read the book and read the sequels(I liked Eclipse the best, I think). There are some who really love the novels and some who don't...I'm somewhere in between, I think. I loved the idea of the book, but maybe the execution needs a wee bit of work. I, however, am a hopelessly incurable romantic..so of course it appeals to me. ;D Scrappywife, I"m working on the word art thing!! I sooo love it and want to be able to make it all pretty like the big girls do. ;D

Ladies....I used Random.org to make this decision!! Two winners were chosen...#12 and #10, so Luverlie and Michelle, email me at raynefalling@gmail.com for links to the kit!!

See you tomorrow with some pretty layouts my CT has been working on!! {And maybe some pics from Savannah to bore you with! ;D}

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RAK...on my new favorite kit ;D

Ok...so I say that everytime!! But I always mean it. ;D

For the past 2 weeks or so I've been working on a new kit. They don't usually take that long, but my computer time has been limited and I've been learning more about Photoshop(I normally use PSP). So...this kit has been created almost entirely in Photoshop...a huge thing for me, the person who thought she would never be able to do much of anything in PS! I"m quite proud of it, particularly the papers, since I tried a couple of new things with those.

Want it before it hits the store? Post here and talk about anything you like. This RAK will be open for a bit...I'm going on vacation Monday, but will be back Wednesday night and I will post a winner then. If you're signed up to my email group, I will send a notice through there too.

And don't forget...there is a huge 50% off sale going on at ESS until July 7th(well, actually mine will probably be on sale until the 8th since I won't be around to change prices back).

Have fun this weekend, but stay SAFE!!!


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50% Off Everything...$1 Sale...New Challenge!!

As you can probably tell from the title..this is going to be a long post. ;D

Some of the designers at ESS have decided to have a huge sale!! None of my kits are over $2.50, the mini's are no more than $1.25. Hurry, hurry...coz this sale ends July 7th.

A few of the kits I have for sale:

Visit my store HERE.

I'm not the only one having a sale...check out the great deals from these awesome ladies:

A+Designs
Chaos Lounge
Color with Caryn
Jeanette Bollinger
Pixie Perfect Designs
Robyn Pali Designs
Scrappyweiss Designs
Scrappers Delights
Trish H. Designs

Trish is also putting the collabs on sale, including the very newest one, Love Story!! This is truly a gorgeous kit! I had the privilege of working with some very talented designers to create this kit.

Since it's Wednesday, it's also time for this week's Fabulous $1 Fairy Finds:

Lie To Me

I Love You Madly

Set It Free

It's the first of July, so that means new challenges at Enchanted Studio Scraps!! Becca has made more beautiful word art for the Fairy Essence challenge(thanks so much, gf!):

So stop by the forum and get creative!

Speaking of creative, my CT are still creating some gorgeous layouts for Good Morning, Sunshine!

Lenca:

Angela:


Bre:

Good Morning, Sunshine is also included in the 50% off sale!

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The Beach and Independence Day

With the Fourth of July coming up next weekend, I thought I would have a sale on two of my summer kits...American Made and Down By The Sea. Find them both for $2.50 at Enchanted Studio Scraps.

American Made

Down By The Sea

Many thankies to my incredible CT for these layouts...Julie, Bre, Angela, Melissa, Amanda, Daniela, Lenca and Becca!!

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Reloaded...Alicia +Broken

A couple of people have mentioned that they are just now finding my blog...you've missed alot of freebies! Earlier in the year, I did some housekeeping and took down alot of links and deleted a ton of posts. Alicia and Broken were two of the most popular freebies, though neither was up for very long before they were moved into my store. But anyways, they are back...my apologies to the peeps that already have these, hopefully after my mini creative break I will be able to come back with new stuffies for you. Just think of this as summer programming. ;D

Alicia

Alternate links:

Elements
Papers 1
Papers 2
Papers 3

Broken

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Tutorial for a Reader =)

One of my blog readers emailed me with a question about textures and blend modes, so I"m making this small little tut for her and anyone else who would like to know how to overlay in PSP. =)

1. File>New. Create a new image, change the size to whatever size you want your paper to be(for digital scrapbooking that would be 12x12 inches). Resolution 300 DPI, transparency checked.

2. Use your paintbucket tool to floodfill your blank canvas with a color/gradient of your choice. I am using a blue/green/brown gradient, since it was still set there from my last kit. ;D
3. Open your texture(assuming this has been made/bought beforehand...your texture should be the same size as the paper you are working on). Edit>Copy. Minimize or close.

4. Edit>Paste as a New Layer onto your canvas. Make sure your texture is the top layer(Layers>Arrange>Bring to Top).

5. Go to your Layers palette(if it's not visible, you can turn it on by going to View>Palettes>Layers. You should see something like this:

6. To make things easier for you, right click into your top layer(Raster 2...this should be your texture). Choose Rename, now name it something like Texture 1. This is a big help if you add more layers later on.

7. You see the word Normal? This is your blending mode controller. If you click on the arrow, you will get a pop up of blending options...Darken, Lighten, Color etc. Farther down, you will see an option called Overlay. This is the one that is probably used the most when adding a texture(though you could experiment with all the blend modes and get all kinds of neat effects!) But for now, select Overlay.

8. Check out your paper...do you like what you see? If not, you could go back and change your opacity(the lever with the #100 on it) or switch to a different blend mode. Or you could do what I always like to do, and add another texture! Or maybe a grungy edge.

It's so much fun to play around with your blend modes! Experiment...use your brushes...you will find so many ways to make a paper interesting!

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Fabulous $1 Fairy Finds + Speed Scrap!!!

Hop on over to Enchanted Studio Scraps and check out this week's Fabulous $1 Fairy Finds! Available from me:

And Then Came You

Bikini

I Love You Madly

And don't forget to pick up Good Morning, Sunshine! while it's still on sale for $2.50!

Lenca has made another oh-my-gosh-how-cute-is-that? layout with this kit!

And finally...Charlie will be hosting the speed scrap at ESS this Friday night(10 pm Eastern). Last week was alot of fun and I'm sure this week will be too! Charlie also has a fabulous prize for you all, and maybe a couple of other surprises! ;D

If you are looking for the Down Came The Rain kit, it's in the post below!
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