Design Challenge for me FREE kit for you

When I learned that Faith Sisters was having a digi-scrap design challenge I decided to jump in and take part just for the fun of it.  There are two different categories in the challenge.  There is a category for those who are competing for a spot to sell in the Faith Sisters store, and there is a category for those who want to participate in the challenge just for the fun of it.  I am participating just for fun. 

I love the blues and browns in the color palette, and what a sweet theme.  If you are unsure about the theme it comes from the song with the same name.

The lyrics are: 
Jesus loves the little children  
All the children of the world
They are yellow, brown, red, black and white
they are precious in His sight
Jesus loves the little children of the world.

I went to work right away, and I came up with this...

If you like the kit you can go get it at FS for FREE!  Each one of those children in the kit are individual png's.  I wanted to do more kids with more skin/hair color/hair length combos, but I needed to finish up.  It was a lot of fun to make this kit.  It was also very time consuming so if you go over to Faith Sisters to grab this PLEASE, please, please leave me a comment in the comment section in their gallery to let me know that you are downloading, and tell me what you think of the kit.  The designers who are competing would appreciate your comments too!  One of the ways they are judged on their kits is by their comments.  If you don't have an account in their gallery please sign up so you can leave me a little love.  I would really appreciate it!
EDIT: Since this event has expired you can no longer get this at the site.  Here are the download links...
Elements 1
Elements 2
Paper 1
Paper 2

As I was working on the kit I just felt like it needed an add-on to make the project complete.  Do you ever just have those feelings?  lol!  I had to have cardstock/solids and an alpha, so I made some.  It isn't included in the download at Faith Sisters because... well because those kits are supposed to be mini-kits!  If you want the cardstock and alpha add-on you can grab it here for free on my blog.  The alpha is still in a png sheet and not cut apart, but it is complete with upper case, lower case, numbers, and a bunch of symbols (if you need help with the un-cut alpha let me know in the comments). 

Here is the add-on...

There are two downloads so be sure to grab them both:

Download 1

Download 2

Thank you and I hope you enjoy my designs and the Faith Sisters design challenge! 

Happy DSD to you! ~WARNING: Freebies included~

Digital Scrapbooking Day; DSD, a great opportunity to sit back and reflect on why we embrace this hobby called digital scrapbooking. A day to ponder the legacy we are leaving the next generation with the layouts we so lovingly made with dedication to preserving our memories....

ok FORGET it

We know it is actually all about the spectacular SALES and fabulous FREEBIES around digi land (we'll reflect and ponder and yadda yadda yadda another time).

Thank you for stopping by today! This is one jammed packed post today!
I'm so excited for DSD.
I am participating in TWO blog trains today:

****First is an amazing Fall themed huge collab kit by Sarah Bennett's CT "Home Sweet Home!" ****
****The second is a fabulous template blog train by Valarie Ostrom's CT!****

You are definitely in for a treat because both trains are awesome.

For the first train...
Here is the preview of the entire kit that you will end up with if you chug-a-chug-choo-choo through this whole blog train.

plus this adorable quick page will be on one of the stops along the way too

Cute huh?


Here is my portion of the kit

If you want this portion of the collab click, here to download the entire thing it from Media Fire.


It is a pretty big file, so if you want to download it in three separate downloads than grab the solid papers here the pattern papers here, and the elements here.


Before you click to download please leave me a comment. I'd love to hear from you. Here are other stops along the way on this train~
Sarah
Jude
Li
Stacy
Amy <---You are here
Meggan

Please remember that since there are a variety of time zones represented here (from Australia to Europe) you may run into someone not having their link up yet. If that is the case please try back later.

The next train...
Next up we have a really fun blog train. Get aboard the template train Woo wooooo! Here is my contribution to this oh so cool blog train...

I made it with psd's AND png's

The template design is made using the layout I did using Valarie Ostrom's cute kit Little Spook.
The layout can be seen bigger in my previous posts.


Click the image below to download the template from Media Fire.

psd & png's included in the download
Don't forget to comment before you click.

Train Order:
Agnieszka:
Stacy
Sugar n Spice
Dalis
Amy <--you are here
Julie
Sarah
Valarie

Again, if you don't see what you are looking for it is probably because someone in a later time zone hasn't posted yet. If that is the case please try back later.

Grab Bag Goodness
Don't forget about Sarah Bennett's super cute, super inexpensive grab bag!!!

The grab bag is $3. You'll get an adorable kit, 2 alphas, a template pack, a date pack, a word art pack... what a deal! There is also a coupon in the grab bag! it is almost like you are getting paid to buy this! I'm not kidding. What a steal! These products are probably $15-$20+ worth of digital scrap stuff plus the coupon. If I wasn't on Sarah's CT I would be be waiting for FPD to release this so I could purchase it... open, open, open.





Here is the page I did with it. I used one of the templates in the pack, the digi-kit, one of the word strips, and the date pack.

People are making all kinds of pages with this kit- girly pages, boy pages, couple pages- even a puppy page. The pages the other CT members are making are stunning, and yours will be too!


Don't ya just love sales?!!!
Sarah's entire store will be on sale too...
(The grab bag is already a low price, so it won't be half off, but everything else will be.)

50% off is such a great sale!

A chance to win Sarah Bennett products!
There are some little contests going on at DigiShop Talk, My Scrapbook Art, and DigiScrap Addicts for a chance to WIN some of Sarah's stuff . All you have to do is post the product you want, and you can WIN it! Free is my favorite price.
Go here to find the DST contest
Go here to find the DSA contest
Go here to find the MSA contest


Games & Give-a-ways!
I also wanted you to know that there will be lots of give-a-ways at Funky Playground Designs.
Click Here and find many ways to win free stuff from the FPD designers.
Here is the give-a-way I am hosting over there, click Here

Have a great DSD
There are so many great sales, promotions, and give-a-ways this weekend! Have fun stocking up on some goodies! I would really appreciate hearing from you a quick little shout out when really make my day!


Before I sign off I wanted to show you my friend Lisa's adorable charms. I thought some of you might like these since they are photo related and so is scrapbooking. I think I am going to get one of these for my mom for Christmas.

you can get a closer look at her gorgeous work on her blog: TJ Designs

Free stuff, free stuff... (a free template and a free digi-scrap kit)

Hello!
I have some freebies for you.

A free template AND a free full sized digi-scrap kit.
I was intending to only make a mini-kit, but I got a little carried away and ended up with quite a bit more than I thought I would.

First of all I want to thank those of you who left me such sweet comments the last time I had a free download to offer. Your kindness was so heart warming and very much appreciated! Those kinds of comments seriously offer freebie makers motivation to keep it up. Thanks again. Hugs!!

Okay, so here is the free template. It has two circles for your photos, hollow circles to clip papers to, a cute round scallop/flowerish shape matt, some stacked papers which will provide a lot of beautiful depth, there's also room for clustering cute elements, and attaching some fun ribbons. Here is what the template looks like.

It would look cute flipped around a little too.


If you think you could use it than click on the preview below to download from MediaFire.

I hope you have fun with it!
I did not make it with the PNG's, but if you want a PNG version than let me know because I can get one up here for you. Anyway, as all of us freebie-giving-scrap-bloggers say: please leave a comment if you download it. Your words really are encouraging. If you end up using the template please email me a peek of your layout or leave a gallery link. I would be overjoyed to see what you do with it.


Now, next up a fun free digital scrapbooking kit. I was totally inspired to make this kit when I saw Sarah Bennett's Commercial Use Buttons (click on image to get a better view at Sarah's store).

There are some cute buttons in there huh?
As soon as I saw all her amazing buttons I wanted to go make a digital-scrap button frame, and then ideas for a kit just kept flowing from my brain, until I had to sit down and make the kit in my head a reality. The kit is made with Sarah's CU buttons, as well as other buttons and fun things. Of course the name of the kit is Cute As A Button! The kit is made up of items you would find if you opened up the doors to your craft cupboard and peeked inside.

It has:
Ten papers (five textured solids, and five patterns)
a cute button frame stitched up with string (a landscape orientation one and a portrait orientation one).
about eleven cute buttons (some from Sarah's CU buttons!)
Three ribbons (two straight, one curly)
A couple of "blingy" flowers
A metal flower
A real leaf
Felt branch of leaves
A little folder
A mini note paper
A string tied in a bow
A puffy paint heart
A glitter spill
An upside down staple
Distressed, (repeating down the page) "cute as a button" word art
One funky alpha with upper case letters, lower case letters, numbers, and some symbols.



You have two download options. You can download the WHOLE kit in one click from media fire or you can download the kit in 5 SMALLER pieces from Media Fire. If you have a really fast internet connection (or time to kill while you wait for the download) than do the one click download, otherwise you will be waiting a long time for it to finish. However don't do both options or you will be downloading the kit twice.

If you want the entire kit in one download click... WHOLE KIT

OR

If you want to download it in five separate smaller downloads here you go...
Alpha
Papers 1
Papers 2
Elements 1
Elements 2

I put in a lot of hours (a lot of fun hours of course) making these freebies (especially since I have been having slow computer issues- bleh), so a little comment from those of you snagging the downloads would really make my day! Please leave comments here on the blog since the Media Fire doesn't have a place for comments like 4Shared does. Also If you have time I would REALLY appreciate any feedback you have (positive or constructive criticism) regarding the digi products. Leave feedback in the comments section or even email me at AmyP185 [at] yahoo dot com.
I hope you like these freebies and can use them!

Sarah Bennett fans will be happy to know that she has another amazing NEW kit being released on Monday! Aren't I SO blessed to be on her creative team and get to scrap for her in return for free Sarah Bennett products?!

Have a great day (and then go scrap it)!