Best Kept Memories

http://breniandesigns.blogspot.com/

Bren <=========== Now go here!

Michelle

Erin

http://farmerlisa.blogspot.com/

Lisa

Justie

http://justcreations1.blogspot.com/

Kristal

http://kapiscrap.blogspot.com/

Sandrine

Karen

http://www.scrapn2nspire.com/

Amanda

http://thescrapchronicles.blogspot.com/

Here's my portion!

SORRY I GRABBED the WRONG LINK!

THANKS FOR LETTING ME KNOW IT IS NOW FIXED!

YOU WILL DOWNLOAD WHAT IS IN THE PREVIEW!

Click the preview to download the file!

Enjoy the rest of the train and please leave some love for the designers!

Remember while you're at the Choo Choo blog to join the yahoo group so you can get extra freebies, decide on the theme, palette and name of each blogtrain. No where else can you do this only at the Choo Choo Blogtrain from DigiSisters!

Blessings,

Dina

New CT at DigiSisters, Forum and FREEBIES

2011-07-26T01:41:00.000-05:00

Hello All,

Just want to say that things are going exceedingly well for our new store, DigiSisters, where Friends are Family! We truly mean that and we hope that you will come join us in the forum for some fun. We have some excellent challenges going ono there right now until the end of the month and then many more to begin in August! New Challenges hopefully that you haven't seen before and then also some favorites you are familiar with! :) Come join us at the DigiSisters Forum .

We have several new CT at our store and we are up to "full staff" right now with 10 CTs. I can't wait to show off their work. Today I am sharing 2 layouts that Jeannie made with my Tropical Madness kit that was just released this month in the store!

It's a great kit and I think you'll like the elements in it! It makes great layouts! Really! Here are two that Jeannie, Store CT at DigiSisters made from it.

Aren't they just lovely! She does a fantastic job!

Don't forget about the blogtrain that launches on July 31, 2011.

So, come visit us at the store and forum....see links on my new header to get to there! Thank you to Lisa that helped me to MAP my header! I love it!

Here's your freebies:

Click the preview to download the freebie! Leave Jeannie some love!

Another quick FREEBIE from Tropical Madness

2011-07-19T21:54:00.001-05:00

Hello All,

I have another quick freebie for you from my Tropical Madness kit. I think you'll like this kit and the freebie!

Click to check it out in the store!

Don't forget to come check out the Forum at DigiSisters. Through the end of the month there is a special prize for joining the forum. You don't want to miss out on that do you? I can't tell you it wouldn't be a surprise!

We have several challenges going on right now, QP Challenge, Bragbook Challenge, Photo Potluck Challenge, and the Sketch Challenge. We have many more planned like the Peek, Seek and Design montly challenge with an interactive treasure map and all. There are several others planned for the new month, August 2011. You surely can't resist all of that can you! Come by soon. And to showcase all your hard work, we have the Gallery Many exciting things going on. New kits are being added to the store everyday! Come check things out at DigiSisters.

The blogtrain is coming up soon at the end of the month. This is an all out Summertime Blast theme!

Click the preview to go to the blogtrain blog where you can pick up that freebie and sign-up for the yahoo group and more freebies are there that are exclusive to that group. You'll want to join us there. We have a few new designers and there have been some to leave the blogtrain as well. But we'll keep trucking on down those tracks and there'll be plenty of goodies along the way!

So, without further delay, here is your freebie.

Right click and save to your computer.

Enjoy the cluster wordart! :)

Blessings,

Dina

New Kit Release and a FREEBIE

2011-07-10T13:21:00.000-05:00

Hello All,

Well, I hope you have been keeping up and have been to the STORE! The sale is through today for 50% off so HURRY on over there if you have not been, well, even if you have, this is a 50% off sale! These don't happen everyday you know! :)

I have a new kit released today, Tropical Madness. Now, some of you will recognize it as part of the Caboose, but I have added 12 more elements and 5 more papers to the kit, it's not the same old kit! It's on sale through today for $1.25. It's such a fun, bright and cheery kit! You'll love it!

Don't you just love it? I know I do!

We have a forum now at DigiSisters, you can access it from the store home, http://www.digisisters.com/ . We are so excited and want it to be a place where our family of friends hang out and chat and share layouts and play in challenges together! We're so excited and are busy trying to think up some new and exciting challenges that you've never seen before! :)

We've got a bragbook challenge going on right now at the Forum. You will get a coupon code to get this kit for $.50

You will make and post a 4 x 6 bragbook page to the forum. At the end of the challenge, Kristal will send everyone who participated a link to the set of bragbook pages made in the challenge. You can have a Family Vacation Bragbook all ready for your pictures. How sweet is that? So click the link or the preview above to get to the forum for the challenge! Can't wait to see you there!

Also, incase you haven't been there, we have a store blog as well!

http://www.digisisters-blog.blogspot.com/

This is a one place stop for all new releases in the store and other exciting information about the store! You will definitely want to keep that one bookmarked! You never know when a freebie will pop up there! So, you can get freebies on the designer and the CTs blogs, you can get freebies in the store, you can get freebies in the forum (soon). There are freebies just everywhere! And if you like those you'll love the kits.

This freebie you can find by clicking it and going to the store to pick it up!

Click the preview to be taken to the store where you can download the freebie!

Remember today is the LAST CHANCE for the sale!

DigiSisters: New CT Member Layout - Dandelions and Daisies by J...

2011-07-09T21:44:00.000-05:00

DigiSisters: New CT Member Layout - Dandelions and Daisies by J...: "One of our new DigiSisters CT members just sent in her first layout using my kit Dandelions and Daisies - she did a phenomenal job on it! B..."

It's a Frenzy Friday....FREEBIE

2011-07-01T00:01:00.015-05:00

You know as I typed that "It's a Frenzy Friday...." I had the tune to Manic Monday in my head but this week has not only been a Manic Monday, Terrible Tuesday, Wicked Wednesday and Throttled Thursday....it is a Frenzied Friday! My plate is just a little full. I am teaching several, and let's just leave it at that, online classes this month, tutoring 12 hours a week, opening a digital scrapbooking store, helping my friends who are missionaries maintain their blog, trying to be a parent, friend, sister, daughter to others and still have a minute sense of sanity...it ain't easy folks! Wow, I need a vacation! But that will have to wait as well! LOL

Okay, enough of me and all that jazz....except to again share with you that TODAY is the DAY!!! LOUD cheers and clapping please!

I am certain you can't be "as" excited as we are for this day, but I know, or hope you are excited, nonetheless. Now, the store is not as full as we had hoped. Bren has a back injury and has been down and out and Michelle is having some extra issues right now. But rest assured, little by little, she'll get all her goodies into the store. But there's still plenty to look at and grab from and I am sure that there will be more added as the days go forward. I have several in the works and as soon as I can a minute to breathe I can add a few more to the store!

Not only will you get 50% off of every kit in the store, but there is a huge COLLAB kit that I just think you're going to love with over 144 elements and 71 papers. It's a gorgeous color palette and it's yours FREE with a $5 purchase. Think of all you can buy for $5 with everything 1/2 off! :)

We've also loaded the store up with some freebies made from the collab kit so you get even more! We hope you'll be sure to stop by the store!

Okay, now here's your FREEBIE you've been waiting for all this time!

Here's the rest of them for your convenience and so you get a preview of what is in store for you!

Don't forget about these 2 exciting events on July 1

2011-06-28T22:55:00.000-05:00

Hey All,

Just a reminder, to not forget about these two events coming on Friday, July 1, 2011.

This is the awesome Quickpage HOP called the Friday Frenzy with free summer themed Quickpages. You don't want to miss it! So stop by here on Friday to pick it up and hop to the other blogs! :)

How can you resist a sale like this? 50% off! We're still uploading kits to the store so hopefully you'll come by and see something or some things you like! :) I think you will and what a great price. EVERYTHING in the store is $3.00 or less and now it's 50% off for 10 days! WOW what a BARGAIN!. Click the ad to get to the store really easily!

We are excited about the store opening. We will be adding a gallery and merging with the now CraftyScraps forum which will become the DigiSisters forum. It's a fun place to hang out and get freebies and do challenges galore! You'll love it there! We are really one big, happy digi family and there is much love for everyone there and you, too! Come on by and see us! Link to the forum from the store!

Blessings,

Dina

Exciting News and a Freebie

2011-06-25T01:44:00.000-05:00

Hello All,

I have some exciting news and a freebie for you here today!

Well, you know I previously had my kits in the CraftyScraps store due to some unfortunate events, Michelle had to close her store. Well, Michelle, Lisa of Farmer Lisa's Wild Daisies, and myself are opening a store together called DigiSisters. It's opening July 1, 2011. We're loading kits into the store now.

I have a brand new kit that will be available in the stores when it opens called Family Vacation.

Here's the preview:

Can't you see the family vacation photos scrapped with this kit?

Make sure you mark your calendars.

Click on the ad to go to the store.

It's up but we're still loading but you can take a look!

Thanks for stopping by and here is a cluster freebie from the kit for you!

It's the 3rd CHOO CHOO Blogtrain FREEBIE Kit

2011-06-19T00:01:00.005-05:00

Hello All,

Here's what I hope you have been waiting for! The 3rd Launch of the Choo Choo Blogtrain! The theme this month is Carnival/Fair and the name of this blogtrain is Fun Fair. I think you will adore these kits and they will definitely make your pictures FUN!

Sneak a peek at these previews from all the trains.

Aren't you excited???

Well, here's the blogroll so you are sure to find every beautiful kit!

Blogtrain Order

Choo Choo Blog

Michelle

Dina <===================== You are here!

http://breniandesigns.blogspot.com/

Go here next! ==================> Bren

Lisa

http://www.farmerlisa.blogspot.com/

Jabi

http://homescrap.blogspot.com/

Linda

http://lindaascrappinlane.blogspot.com/

Erin

Kristal

http://zabrascrap.blogspot.com/

Daydreamer

Colleen

http://creative-scraps.blogspot.com/

Mayfair (Linda)

http://mayfair-creatives.blogspot.com/

KapiScrap (Sandrine)

http://kapiscrap.blogspot.com/

Karen

http://www.scrapn2nspire.com/

Now make sure you have been to the blogtrain blog. There are freebies there as well! Also, while you're there if you have not joined the Choo Choo yahoo group. You really want to do that because there are even more EXCLUSIVE freebies on the yahoo group. It's never too late to join!

Now, here's my kit. I had so much fun with this. I hope you really like it.

Click to download!

Now don't forget to go to all of the blogs! You definitely don't want to miss out on these kits!

Thanks for stopping by!

It's really been a FRENZIED WEEK FREEBIE

2011-06-17T01:10:00.000-05:00

Wow, I have to tell you, I may have out done myself this time! I am always busy, anyone who knows me, knows that! But it's an understatement to say my plate is full. My whole table is overflowing! So, I can relate to this FRENZIED FRIDAY HOP saying! :) But, let's get you going to a FRENZIED HOP and not a FRENZIED Life. Here's the great QPs you will get on this hop!

Due to my lack of time and planning not everyone may have all the links, so make sure you have hopped to all these blogs and received your freebie quick pages! :) Click on the previews to take you to their blogs. We are an international group so allow for time differences and make sure you check back if they are not there right when you check!

Michelle~

Lisa

Jabi~

Bren

Sandrine

Linda

Kristal

Erin

Pam

Last on the list, but never last in our minds.....

Zaida

Okay a couple of announcements, you knew that was coming didn't you?

There are freebies already on the blog and in the yahoo group!

Don't miss this! These kits are fantastic, you are going to LOVE them!

The ad is linked to the blog if you want to stop by there today!

The next FFH will be Friday, July 1, 2011.

So make sure you are coming back for that as well!

Now, your QUICKPages! :)

Click the link to download it!

I hope you enjoy!

Slow down and smell the roses! :) yeah, I'm talking to me!

Blessings,

Dina

HFD 12 FREEBIE

2011-06-15T00:03:00.002-05:00

It's that time again for another Hide, Find, and Design!

I hope if you are coming here to get this freebie you'll read this and find out what it is all about.

Basically, you start here ====> Michelle's Blog. We have been HIDING our goodies. Then you follow the links to each of the participating CT's blogs to FIND the required goodies in a download. When you get all the pieces, you go and DESIGN your layout. Then go and post it at the FORUM. When you do you will get this huge mega kit. Just look at this beautiful mega kit we put together. Over 85 elements and 35 papers! WOW...just one layout and we are dying to give it away. So make sure you do the step of making your layout and posting it the FORUM.

Isn't it GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

To get your Hidden piece for your layout click here:

It is not in a folder so when it is fully loaded, just right click and save to your computer!

Now you need to go to Edina's blog (CLICK the HFD label) to get your next piece!

We have 2 Friday Frenzy Hops coming ups SOON! Mark your calendars!

And you don't want to forget about the Fun Fair BLOGTRAIN!

Click the preview for some PreTrain Freebies. If you join the yahoo group there are some exclusive freebies on the yahoo group! You don't want to miss out!

Thanks for stopping by,

Dina

Hello All! FREEBIE

2011-06-09T20:49:00.000-05:00

Hey Everyone!

It's been awhile! I have been ripping and roaring since school got out trying to get moved to the new school and all. I have lots to do. Busy time in my life right now. Been trying to do a little scrapping and designing in between. But wasn't motivated. I think it's coming back.

I have a challenge going on over at the CraftyScraps forum. I made a kit for the Quote Challenge:

Cute little kit with bright and cheery colors.

It's free when you participate in the Quote Challenge in the Crafty Scraps Forum.

So, click on the preview and look for the Quote Challenge for June.

We have a few more things going on. I know you like freebies.

Well, on June 15 we have the HFD 12 and you'll definitely want to come back for that. It's a tropical theme and will be great for all your summer activities. After we "Hide" the pieces on our blogs, not a real challenge there, but you "Find" them by blog hopping to each blog. Then you Design a page with the pieces given according to the challenge. If you follow the simple steps you will get one HUGE MEGA kit. It's a great time and you'll be rewarded greatly for doing this. So, mark your calendars for that!

Then on June 17, Friday we have another FFH for you!

You'll have your Father's Day album all wrapped up with these free Quickpages adoring our Dad's. So, make sure you come back for that.

Then on June 19, 2011, we have the ChooChoo Blogtrain. This month's theme is Fun Fair. It's all about those fun fair, carnival, circus times. I am sure you have many pictures to use such things for. You'll love it!

Click the preview to check out the blog. Where you'll find freebies before each train. Also, while you are there you can join the yahoo group. Members of the yahoo group get exclusive and EXTRA freebies. You also get to decide on the theme, palettes and titles of the blogtrains. What more could you wish for? It's not just the designers that decide but they help, you get your say! Now where else can you get that than the CHOO CHOO Blogtrain?

Then if this is not enough, we have another FFH coming up for July 1. It's close to Independence Day but since we just did Red, White and Blue for Memorial Day, we decided to do a Summer Theme Quickpage for you. So, I know you're taking photos this summer. If not, then what is your excuse now? How easy can it be with all the free quickpages?

Mark your calendars!!

Also, update on the store. Michelle, Lisa (my CT) and I are putting together a store called Digisisters. We have all become so close through our scrapbooking and telling stories together, we are just like family...or better! :) hahaha so that's where the name comes from. It will be soon. (Lisa is hard at work setting things up!) So, you know you'll see our designs but we have a few more designers joining us. It will be a one stop shop with many designs and flavors. You're going to LOVE it! :) So, keep checking back about that.

Now, the freebie you all have been waiting for!

I made you a Quickpage from the Good Laughs kit I showed you at the beginning of this post. It's in 2 sizes as I realize not every scraps 12 x 12.

I hope you like them. I really like how it turned out!

Don't forget to check out the challenge at Crafty Scraps. You want the kit don't you?

Blessings, don't take your loved ones for granted. A dear friend lost her husband in an accident last week. He was 36 years old. He was fighting cancer but was winning that battle. Then a freak accident and he was killed so suddenly. Very tragic and very difficult. Tell them love them even when you feel it the least. You don't know what might happen.

Blessings,

Dina

A late Friday Frenzy Hop FREEBIE

2011-05-28T23:13:00.000-05:00

Hello,

Well, if you follow in my circle you know I missed out posting Friday (yesterday) on the Friday Frenzy Hop. That's because my body amidst one of the busiest and most hectic weeks of my life decided I needed an 102 degree temperature and to feel awful! ;( So, I didn't want you all to totally miss out so, I went ahead and made a page and here it is! It's from Michelle's cute kit Red, White, Blue. Really cute.

If you follow the blog you know Michelle, Crafty Scraps, does not have her store anymore. You can find this kit and more at the forum www.craftyscrapschat.com and also at www.scrapbookmax.com

Well, I have some exciting news. There will be a brand new store opening called www.digisisters.com .

It's a collaboration between Michelle, Lisa (my CT and designer from Wild Daisies) and myself. We are so looking forward to it. We are hoping it will be up and running by June 15, 2011 but we'll keep you informed!

Keep checking here for more news!

Blessings,

Dina

2nd Blogtrain A Mother's Love FREEBIE

2011-05-21T00:06:00.001-05:00

Hey Everyone!

It's finally here! The 2nd Blogtrain of the CraftyScraps Choo Choo Blogtrain.

It's a beautiful color palette and I think you're really going to like this kit!

Get the kit by clicking on the preview.

Here's the blog roll your next stop is Lisa's at Wild Daisies...I know you are going to enjoy each and every kit you get in this wonderful blog train!

Crafty Scraps Choo Choo Blog

Michelle

Dina

http://www.farmerlisa.blogspot.com/

Lisa

Jabi

http://homescrap.blogspot.com/

Linda

http://lindaascrappinlane.blogspot.com/

Erin

Kristal

http://zabrascrap.blogspot.com/

Daydreamer

We'd love to see what you do with the kit! Join the Challenge at http://www.craftyscrapschat.com/ and show us what you do with the kits!

If you haven't already, you will want to join the Yahoo Group for the Choo Choo Blogtrain. You will get input into the palette, theme and title of the blogtrains. This is like no other blogtrain.

Check it out here!

Go there as there's a freebie there today.

While there go to the right side panel and click the join the group!

ENJOY!

Thanks for participating.

2011-05-15T00:00:00.003-05:00

It's that time again for another Hide, Find, and Design!

I hope if you are coming here to get this freebie you'll read this and find out what it is all about.

To get your Hidden piece for your layout click here:

Now you need to go to Edina's blog (CLICK the HFD label) to get your next piece!

New Challenge with Free Mini Kit

2011-05-01T16:56:00.000-05:00

Hey All,

I just posted a great mini Kit around a Mother's Day theme Quote challenge over at Crafty Scraps Forum. Here's a preview of the kit:

Click the preview to go to the Forum. Scroll down to the Challenges and look for the Quote Challenge. You can't miss it! Please do post a layout if you take the kit. It's intended for use with the quote challenge and then you have use of it for personal use after that. I trust your integrity.

We'd love to have you participate in the forum. There are over 10 montly Challenges. There's something for everyone. There's challenges that you do and 1 layout gets you huge MegaKits. If that interests you then look for the CT Caboose and the HFD. Then there are some you can use whatever kit you want. There is an awesome brag book challenge. When the challenge is over you get all the pages that everyone creates. It's awesome!

Here's some write ups about the challenges. There are some new ones not even on here! Come check it out!

This challenge is brand new this month hosted by Erin!

Come check it out! There are tons of freebies, good people and fun! You can't go wrong!

Thanks,

Dina

Crafty Scraps Store Closed == Temporary

2011-04-30T15:01:00.002-05:00

Hello All,

I wanted to let you know that the Crafty Scraps store has closed. But, Michelle and I are working on something to get it back up and going. It's not forever. Right now if you are looking for Michelle's kits most of them are also at www.scrapbookmax.com Unfortuantely, mine are not available in another store yet.

If you have a need, email, we can work something out! :)

Don't lose hope on us now, we will be back in some way. We have several options and we are going to get something going soon.

Thanks,

Dina

Official Launch of the CS CHOO CHOO Blogtrain! FREEBIE

2011-04-23T00:01:00.005-05:00

Hello All,

It's here! It's April 23, 2011. It's time for the official blog train launch for the Crafty Scraps Choo Choo Blog Train.

Boy are you in for a real treat!

If you are here, I hope you started at the Crafty Scraps Blog Train picked up the Quickpages there and then went on to Michelle's blog and picked up her portion. Now, here you are at my blog!

Here's my portion of the blogtrain for you today:

CLICK the PREVIEW!

It's so bright and cheery. I hope you enjoy it!

Now here's the blog roll and where you need to go next is Bren's blog. Now head on over there!

Blogtrain Blog Roll

Crafty Scraps Choo Choo Blog

Michelle

Dina <========== YOU ARE HERE

http://breniandesigns.blogspot.com/

Go Here Now ==========> Bren

Lisa

http://www.farmerlisa.blogspot.com/

Jabi

http://homescrap.blogspot.com/

Linda

http://lindaascrappinlane.blogspot.com/

Erin

Kristal