Gift for a Friend

May 16th, 2008 | Posted by Nicole Seitler in Collaborations | Layouts | Links - (1 Comments)

I wanted to let you know about a special kit at Scrap Orchard! Have you heard about it? I have to tell you a little of the back story first… The Sunshine Girls have this tradition of celebrating one another’s birthdays by collecting up some cash and buying something nice for the birthday girl (you … Read more

Just wanted to let you know about a few freebie templates that you might like to grab. The first one I made for last week’s Scraplift Challenge… since no one played–you little stinkers! Just stop by the Shanty Blog to pick it up: And also, one of my wonderful CT members, Susanna, created this wonderful … Read more

Hybrid Goodness!

May 1st, 2008 | Posted by Nicole Seitler in Blog News | Freebies | Links - (3 Comments)

Even though I design digital creations, when I scrap for myself I mainly scrap with paper. And seeing that I know all the advantages that there are to digital scrapping, my layouts are usually hybrid layouts. I’ve written two articles in the last two days on the subject and I wanted to share them with … Read more

Shanty Template #4

April 21st, 2008 | Posted by Nicole Seitler in Links - (0 Comments)

Before I forget (again!), I wanted to let you know about the template I made for this week’s Scraplift Conversion challenge at the Shanty: You can pick it up over at the blog! Happy scrapping!

Shanty Template #2

March 29th, 2008 | Posted by Nicole Seitler in Freebies | Links - (2 Comments)

I’ve made another template for my challenge at the Shanty! I hope to do this every week. I think it’s fun! Here is the template: Just click to visit the Shanty’s blog to see the original inspiration, download the template and play along with us! We’d love to have you! Happy scrapping!

Happy Monday!

March 24th, 2008 | Posted by Nicole Seitler in Layouts | Links - (0 Comments)

It’s time for some creative love! Boy, do I have some stunning layouts to show you this week. The girls make it so hard for me to narrow it down to just five—in fact I had to add six this week (eight if you count the links!). If you’re looking for inspiration and layouts to … Read more

So, something that I’ve been wanting to tell you all about has finally become published news! I’ve been added to the Craft Critique team as a digital reporter (and web-master)! I’ll be writing articles on digital topics (maybe even web-related things, too) and helping to give the site a new look. I’m excited to get … Read more

Shanty Challenge and Template

March 21st, 2008 | Posted by Nicole Seitler in Freebies | Links - (0 Comments)

Okay, okay… I had one last thing on my to do list, and it was to get this week’s Scraplift Conversion Challenge ready for the Shanty’s Challenge Blog! And this week, I made a template to share with you all: Be sure to stop by the Shanty’s Challenge Blog to pick up this template and … Read more

Sorbet Kisses

March 21st, 2008 | Posted by Nicole Seitler in Links | New Releases - (6 Comments)

Happy Good Friday! I hope you all are enjoying the Easter Egg hunt. I know there have been a few snags along the way. Be sure to check in at the Sunshine blog this afternoon for a reveal of all the participants and their blogs. (Here’s a clue in the meantime: If you ended up … Read more

Just wanted to let you know about the call at the Shanty. Feel free to spread the word!: The Shanty is looking for YOU! We are looking for a few talented digital designers to add to our creative team to work with sponsor products and create inspiring projects for our members and guests! To be … Read more

Would you like to win a $5 gift card to the Sugarplum Paperie shop? Then be sure you visit the Shanty’s Challenge blog and play along with this week’s Scraplift Conversion Challenge, hosted by yours truly! I look forward to seeing all your fabulous layouts! Be sure to upload them to the Shanty’s Gallery and … Read more

Love Actualy, Part Two

February 17th, 2008 | Posted by Nicole Seitler in Collaborations | Freebies | Links - (0 Comments)

Monica of MGL Scraps (who had been suffering from a horrible double ear infection the week before the release) now has her part of the Love Actually freebie available on her blog–and wait until you see her papers! WOW! Here’s a sneak peek: Enjoy the love!

The January Book

February 17th, 2008 | Posted by Nicole Seitler in Layouts | Links - (1 Comments)

I found this really cool little journal on Authentic Artistry (a free download) the other day and I had some fun playing around with it: (See the credits and leave me some love at MSA. Also, you can click the image and go to my Flickr account to see a larger version.) One of my … Read more

The Scrap Shanty Challenge Blog!

February 13th, 2008 | Posted by Nicole Seitler in Links - (0 Comments)

Challenge blogs are rather popular these days. I know I love them! They can really light a fire under your bottom, huh? Well, the Shanty has had a Kettle full of great challenges for a while now. And to be sure that they’re not neglected or overlooked in the forums, we’ve started a Challenge Blog! … Read more

Love Actually

February 7th, 2008 | Posted by Nicole Seitler in Collaborations | Freebies | Layouts | Links - (74 Comments)

Boy, do we have a lot of love in store for you today! Today is the day we are releasing our second freebie collab, Love Actually! Here is my contribution (click to download): Like the glitter? It’s made by Flergs! Check it out: Love Actually Glitter. Also participating in the extravaganza are the following fabulous … Read more