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I've Been So Sick

2012-02-01T14:35:00.003Z

Here I am! Gosh I cannot tell you how sick I've been the last few weeks. I got a bad cold that over 2 weeks turned into a sinus and chest infection. I went to the doctor and received antibiotics but late that night my stomach and intestines rumbled and grumbled. Next thing you know I spent over a week in bed with severe intestinal problem. I could barely move plus I was coughing constantly due to the anitibiotics not working on my chest infection. At first it was thought that I became allergic to penicillin, now they are thinking it was just a bad batch of pills I was taking. No matter, I felt like death warmed up.

I have not been up in my wheelchair more than a few hours at a time but I am slowly getting better. I've been on a couple new antibiotics and this second one finally worked. I still get tired more quickly and I have a lingering cough. I have been thinking healing thoughts and each day I a getting better! Since I've have been feeling better, I've been wanting to get my designing and blogging back on track. I don't want to waste any more time this year nad my poor Resolutions need to be put back in place. I signed up for a few courses that start this week and you will be reading more about them as I progress. I will give you more detail about them tomorrow and will show you what I've done so far. I hope you'll join me!

Have yourself a really fab day...do a little something for yourself.

Hugs, Dorothy

Digiscrapapalooza 2012 Retreat

2012-01-10T13:31:00.003Z

Every year the staff over at Scrap Orchard meet in Las Vegas for a retreat of a weekend full of digital scrapping, learning and fun. Meet your favourite designers, learn a new technique, take photography classes! People come from all over the World so check it out and book your trip today. Find out more information here (IMAGE LINKED):

Use code: WendySentMe and get $20 off Digiscrapapalooza Retreat Ticket A, Ticket B or Digiscrapapalooza Payment Plan: Initial Payment

*Expires: 3/20/2012 - 1 per user. Must be logged in to use coupon. Can not be combined with any other discount or coupon.

You can also get a Refer-A-Friend Bonus! Just get your frineds to sign up for the retreat and you can earn cedit towards classes at the event! Find out more about it here (IMAGE LINKED):

I sure wish I could go! It sounds like so much fun! Digital scrapbooking can be a lonely affair with just you and your computer...this gives you the atmosphere of a real scrapping crop in a digital format with lots of other people. One day maybe...I've never been to Vegas baby! LOL

2012 Resolution #5 - Spend Less Save More

2012-01-09T13:46:00.004Z

Here I am at the last of my 2012 New YEars REsolutions! Ths last one is another one of those things that everyone sticks on their list with high hopes and great expectations. Even more so more in this World's economy.

I noticed that a trend that is growing in America is clipping coupons. There is even a TV show caleed Extreme Couponing that I see every once in awhile shown here in the UK. My daughter Aurora and I love it. People buying hundreds of dollars worth of stuff for under a tenner. WOW! Here in the UK there isn't much in the way of coupon clipping but there are ways to hunt out bargains... such as Groupon and Wowcher.

But all that is fine if you actuall BUY stuff. I love buying stuff...I have more stuff than I need really...so along with the spend less I want to buy less AND get rid of the clutter. My hubby loves this idea but he spends as much as I do. We are in our mid 40s and for the first time in our lives we have the income to buy what we want when we want it without having to scrape up for it. But just because we have the money doesn't mean we should always spend it. I also want to direct any extra spending on my crafting and ink for my printer.

Things I'm doing to curb spending is:
For gorcery shopping - Don't we all LOVE grocery shopping? (eye roll) Well here in the UK we are so lucky to have home delivery available from all our big name grocery stores, Tesco, ASDA, Sainsburies, Waitrose (Ocada). I cannot tell you how much I love this. I don't have to wheel around busy stores on weekends, don't have people smashing their trollies into me, no bag packing and no impulse purchases. Another perk is, because it does take a bit of time to do, I end up buying less food. What we also do is create a meal plan for one to two weeks and buy only what we need for those meals. On my frig is a notepad for a shopping list to write things we run out of or stuff my daughter needs. It all works.

Banking - To stop my online buying so much, I am leaving very little money in my personal bank account that is joined to my PayPal account and has a debit card. That is so I cut down on spending there. I move the money over into a savings account, I happen to be pretty good at saving money so I leave it in there and don't move it back. I have credit cards but not lots of them...if fact I've always been pretty good with those as well. I just have one Visa that I use and mostly use it for large purchases only or for places that do not take my debit card. To be honest, I am not really that bad, my hubby does like to spend money too and he's not as good at keeping track as I am. This is why he gives money to me to take care of for him...lol.

Saving - This is where I want to concentrate our money on. We own our house and it's gets to a point where things start breaking down. Big things....like the boiler, roof, garden, house painting, etc. One day we will need new windows and doors (all ours are less than a year old but ya never know.) We also haven't had a proper holiday in a couple of years and that would be nice. Since I'm in a wheelchair, we can't do those cheap all inclusives, we have to drive places and stay in hotels as there are few disabled access places to stay other than that.

Thank you for joining me for this year's list of resolutions. I hope it inspired you or at least made you want to check in with me every once in awhile to see how I'm doing...lol. That was alll I could think of for this year...although most of these resolutions should be kept all year every year, I know I will do better at some of them than others. I've already slacked a bit on the exercises...ugh. I've been pretty sick this week so didn't do them. I couldn't breathe so I figured to give myself a break. Tomorrow though...back to work...lol. Please let me know what you think andif you've made any progress in your resolutions. Heck I'd just love to know if you've made any breakthroughs in your life..so if you have any good news, drop me a comment anytime!

Here are two cool coupon organisers I found online, some are paper and some are sewn. they all are pretty...lol:

This is an Etsy shop where she sells sewing patterns and other fabric crafts. She has lots of coupon organisers here (image linked):

Here is a tutorial to make your own our of cardboard and your fave papers (image linked):

2012 Resolution #4 - Do What You Love

2012-01-07T22:36:00.002Z

My 4th Resolution for this year is to spend more time doing the things that I love. I look back on 2011 and I see that I was really lost....and I wasted a lot of time doing things that I really didn't want to do or felt obligated to do. Mostly I was my normal dumb self and procrastinated way too much and NOT do things I a really love doing.

Of course there are a few things I love to do but alas I cannot do them anymore due to my wheelchair. The thing I love most to do in the world is dance. I took dance lessons from the age of about 8 until the age of 28. When I was a kid I took your standard tap, jaz and ballet. When I was 21 I was introduced to belly dancing! OK I love to belly dance call me weird but I took to it right away and took lessons, went to seminars, traveled to classes, etc. Once I settled down with a fiancee, I changed over to taking dance classes locally and I found a Hawaiian/Tahitian teacher who was lovely to learn from. I ordered costumes directly from Hawaii. I danced in reviews and in group dance competitions. My last show was a Regional Dance Competition in Philadelphia, PA, USA and I was month pregnant with my daughter. We were one of the many troupes dancing in the adult division and WE WON! The other thing was I loved Aerobic classes. I had built up to a one and a half hour power class...loved it. Those things were in the past though.

In the last 15 yrs I've developed other things that I love to do. Mainly this is designing graphics. I was so proud of myself when I took up Photoshop. I am self taught, it took me 2 years and I still don't all there is to know. This year I'm planning to go to Illustrator as I told you. I am really excited about this...I love to create pretties...lol. This one of the things I love to do that I'm going to spend more time doing. I also love to be in my craft room. It's not completely set up exactly how I want it but little by little its coming together. I love making cards...I love designing graphics for making cards. I love that I can take my own ideas put them on the computer, print them out and them create a real craft project with them. This is why I love hybrid crafting and scrapping so much!

So this is what I'm going to spend more time doing...designing and crafting! What do you love to do? Think of how to spend more time doing it. It will calm you down, make your happier and all those around you will reap the benefit of you being happier...that is for sure! Drop me a comment...I'd love to know what you love to do...lol.

2012 Resolution #3 - Learn Something New

2012-01-06T10:59:00.002Z

I'm very sorry I didn't get this post out yesterday. I woke up yesterday morning with a really bad head cold and I felt lousy so I went to bed. I feel a bit better today thank goodness...hope it wasn't a problem!

My 3rd resolution is to learn something new this year. I've been wanting to learn how to use Illustrator better so I am planning on taking an online class. I joined up over at Vector Diary and their training tutorials. I also am thinking about taking a class at Jessica Sprague.com. I've always did my best to use my own images and doing as much of my own creating as possible and I think using Illustrator will help so much. I also have another program I bought last year that I really want to get to grips with...more on this one later. hee hee hee.

I also want to take a few crafting classes. It's hard for me to get to them sometimes and in my area there aren't many around to begin with but I have a few feelers out. I might even just do a make and take at a craft show which I've never done before. There are a few craft techniques I want to get more into as well such as using alcohol inks and stains. I love messy crafting...lol. I also received a mini sewing machine for Christmas. It's just a cheap one but it should be perfect for sewing on craft projects. I cannot use most sewing machines due to the fact I cannot use my feet to work the pedal (I'm paralysed remember.) This craft one also can be run by a button so I need to get it out of the box and give it a go.

So you can see I have quite a few new things I want to try. How about you? Is there something you've been wanting to find out more about? It doens't have to be taught in a classroom, just reading about or researching a new topic that you know nothing about is learning. Using your brain is the best way to stay younger longer. Hey we could all use some of that...lol! Leave me a comment and tell me what you would like to learn this year.

No images today...just text....horrors of horrors! Me, not use graphics???? AHHHHHH....lol.

Hugs, Dorothy

2012 Resolution #2 - Get Organised/Make Money

2012-01-04T22:05:00.002Z

Here is another one of those pesky resolutions that everyone seems to put on their list each year. We all want to make more money and along with that in my life that goes hand in hand with being more organised. I am a scatterbrain sometimes. I'm not dumb, I just misplace things, forget appointments...and its getting worse the older I get.

As for the getting organised part, I've always been a big fan of daily planners or diaries. I also love TO DO lists. But are you like me...you LOSE the to do list under a pile of junk? I have 2 ways that I am keeping my lists, one is hanging a daily list on the corkboard here in my office. I also keep one on my Google homepage that I look at every time I go online.

As for the make more money part, I want to revamp Print Cut N Create again. I desperately need to move to a new host as the one I have now is awesome...but expensive. Since I've not made much money the last year at PCNC, I'll be branching out in other shops. I'm also toying with another business idea but that won't get going until at least March. But they are planned...it's a good start.

Have you been wanting to start a new business? Do what the Nike ads say...JUST DO IT. The worst that can happen is you have an epic fail. I know, I've been there 3 times! I have failed at 3 businesses that I loved. I may fail at a few more but I know one day I will succeed...even if I don't, I had a wonderful ride along the way.

Here are some ideas for you on how to craft your way to better organisation and more money:

Kitty CD Calender by Sugar Plum Paperie
Green & Checks CD Calender Tutorial by Scrap Girls

The first planner is just of the many handmade ones you can find over at Etsy.
The coupon book was made by Spotted Canary

Lastly, here is my Google homepage. I have 2 different apps with TO DO lists on it. Just sign into your Google account and customise your homepage with one of the many to do list apps.

2012 Resolution #1 - Lose Weight Get Healthy

2012-01-03T20:46:00.004Z

2012 Resolution #1 - Lose Weight Get Healthy

I know I know...borrrrring! EVERYONE chooses this as a resolution...what's the big deal. Well thsi is a big one for me as the last 2 years I've been getting bigger and bigger. I've also been more and more senditary. Many would say I have a good reason for this..I'm a paraplegic. I am confined to a wheelchair and I don't get to leave the house very often. Since I'm at home most of time I spend most of my time sitting at the computer...not a very healthy lifestyle at the present. Add to the fact I am overweight to start with and have Type II Diabetes. UGH!

Thing is...even though I am overweight, I do eat very healthy. I have eliminated dairy , limit meat to 3-4 times per week, eat many vegetables, fruit and grains. I eat a lot of beans and lentils to to make up my protein. I take lots of vitamins as well. I've been eating this way for over years. Trouble is.... I LOVE cake. I do like my sweets but another of my problems is I just eat too much. I am an over eater. I love all food, healthy food but even too much of a good thing will make you gain weight if you aren't able to move around very much or control your portions. Years ago before I became paralysed, I used to go to the gym 3 to 4 times a week, did aerobics, pilates and took dance lessons. I was active..now I'm not and I have to change. Since I cannot stand or walk I've had to come up with my own exercises. I am playing Tennis on the Wii and my hope is that it helps my balance as I am paralysed kind of high up. I'm also doing stomach crunches in bed. If anyone out there has any other suggestions for exercises for the disabled...give me a shout!

One thing I started yesterday was a Food Journal. I am doing it in Excel at the moment but I want to create a pretty album to place my charts it. I will print out each day and place it in the album so I can look back on what I've been eating and I will also add my exercise log to it as well. Another book on my list is a Recipe Book. This will help me with meal plans and give me ideas on good things to eat.

I really could write a book on this...lol. I hope I gave you some ideas. Below are images and ideas to help you with your own weight loss resolution...hope I've inspired you!

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Here are some examples of food journals you can make yourself. Below the image are links to the blogs of each journal's creator so you can check them out yourself:

1. Prairie Paper & Ink

2. Karen Spaiches Get Scrappy

3. Ramadhan Planner Blog

If you love your mobile (cell) phone, then these cool Apps might help you with your meal plan and weight loss. I've not used either so I don't know how good they are:

For iPhone (image linked):

For Android phones (image linked):

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2012

2012-01-01T23:37:00.003Z

I hope you all had a very good start to 2012. Mine has started off a bit sad but I know things will get better. I received the news that my Mom is in the hospital. She has been sick for a very long time with her heart. So far she seems to be stable..thank you Lord!

I was reading one of my feeds yesterday and I received a post in my inbox by SuzyQ Scraps, a designer over at Scrap Orchard. It's about a habit she started by choosing a word to guide her throughout the year. I thought this was a fab idea so I am going to name a word to claim for 2012. If you read her post (linked on her name above) you see she chose the word "connect" as her focus this year.

For 2012, my focus word is going to be "ENERGY." This is so that I can get focused on not only increasing my energy in all I do but to also manage my energy wisely and not go off on tangents as I'm way too easily distracted. I have a cheap glass frame so today I am going to make a nice graphic of my 2012 Focus Word and hang it on my wall by my desk. It will be there to remind me to put more energy in all I do and think.

I also did New Year's Resolutions this year. I used to do them when I was younger then stopped for many years. I decided to start again because of a report that was announced here in the UK the other day. It said that people who make New Years Resolutions accomplish more than those who do not. It also said that even though most people did not fulfil their resolutions, it was the goal orientation of the poeple who made them that determined more success. Well I am a huge list maker and I very seldom do everything on my lists but if I put more "ENERGY" into my goals, then I will be more successful of getting things done. Even a tiny bit of positive is good thing right?

I made 5 of them and since I want to explain a bit about them, I am going to post one a day here on the blogeroni starting tomorrow. Most of my Resolutions are ones you've probably made in the past and may not be that exciting but hopefully my reasons behind them will spur you into at least thinking about making some New Years Resolutions of your own. I will also be suggesting some hybrid projects or other activities to help with each of my resolutions. Enjoy your day....have a great 2012 and hope you will follow me this week. Just enter your email address on the right and my posts will come straight to your inbox.

Peace & Blessings!
Dorothy

Frosty - The Kit by WM[squared] Designs

2011-12-12T14:41:00.002Z

WM[squared] Designs has released her Christmas kit for you all over at her home at Scrap Orchard!

It' called: Frosty - The Kit

Go check it out...it's so adorable!

CDACPC 7 Bracket Card

2011-11-28T15:00:00.005Z

I've made yet another card for the CDAC Progressive Challenge. I hope you go over and take a look at all the images and entries. There are so many great projects done using the stamps.

This is a bracket card I made using a word art digital stamp and papers from a digital scrap kit...you know me, gotta be hybrid...lol. On this card I opened the word art in Photoshop and changed the colours to suit the papers I used.

Here's a view of the card opened:

Here are the supplies I used in creating this card:

Birthday Word Art Stamp by Sending Treasures

Digital Papers, key and blue bracket topper from Happy Together Free Add on kit by Gina Cabrera

Epson Stylus Photo Printer

Thin white cardstock

Blue card base from DCWV Naturals Card Stack

Distress Ink in Vintage Photo and Crushed Olive

Green & Beige ribbon from Let's Grown Pack by Hobbycraft

Leaf and roses from stash

Thanks for looking!

Hugs, Dorothy

I'm on a Hybrid CT!!

2011-11-26T20:48:00.002Z

I have a new job! I applied to be on a Hybrid Creative Team and I was accepted! I will be creating hybrid craft projects for WM[squared] aka Wendy. She is exclusively at Scrap Orchard so why not go check out the awesomeness that I will be working with: http://bit.ly/ul82Ko.

I'm very excited as I've never been on a CT before but I'm really looking forwards to it. I'm also going to be writing some tutorials on using her digital kits to create projects so keep your eye out here. A big THANK YOU to Wendy for accepting me and congratulations to eveyrone else that made the LO CT and Hybrid CT! I'm honoured to be among you talented ladies!

Hugs, Dorothy

Another CDACPC 7 Project

2011-11-24T11:48:00.008Z

I'm new at entering challenges...but dummy me enterd a backdated posted card to a challenge over at DYSU Challenge Blog, it was only by a day or so but that's what I get for not reading the rules as thoroughly as I should have. They were very nice about it so I will enter another one of their challenges!

I have a couple of other projects I finished. I've created another profect, a card, for the CDAC Progressive Challenge. We got such great images to use so I made another entry. This time I used a cute apple stamp. To see all the images and also all the other projects made with them, visit HERE.

This is just a simple card using the digital stamp, coloured with Copic Ciao markers and digital papers.

Green card base from stash
Apple Digital Stamp by Heart Song Designs
Paper from Fancy Summer Free Kit by Janka
Lime Green Dotted Ribbon from Hobbycraft
Copic Ciao Markers
Ranger Distress Ink in Vintage Photo (on dark brown border paper on strip and sentiment)
Sentiment created by me in Photoshop
ATC Tape Gun
3D Foam pads

Thanks so much for having a peek!

CDAC Progressive challenge, cdacpc7

2011-11-18T22:14:00.006Z

It's a new Progressive Challenge over at CDAC! Here's my project using the free images for phase 7 of the CDAC Progressive Challenge. To see all the images and also all the other projects made with them, visit HERE.

I created a birthday party table menu using digital stamps and digital papers:

Here are my supplies:

Bull Digital Stamp by Crafting with Jack
Chicken Digital Stamp by Sugar Creek Hollow
Digital Papers from Super Dad Free Kit by Jenasis Designs, printed on thin cardstock.
Letters were created by me in Photoshop, then printed and cut out.
Copic Ciao markers
ATC Tape Gun
3D foam pads
Pinflair Glue

Thanks for having a peek.....comments are appreciated. :)

Hugs, Dorothy

A Christmas Wish Card

2011-11-18T16:39:00.005Z

Here is a new Christmas card I made this week. I'm new at entering challenges so I am going to enter into a few with this one..wish me luck!

I entered this card into the following CHALLENGES:

Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge

The Paper Shelter

Creatalicious Challenges

Fab n Funky Challenges

Here's my supplies list:

DCWV Naturals 12 x 12 pad: cardstock in green for card base
All papers, leaves & small sentiment tag were designed by me in PS and printed out
Spellbinders Large Oval Nestie
Digital Stamp: Mum's Coat by Beccy's Place
Copic Ciao Markers (I coloured to coat only)
Distress Ink in Tattered Rose, Crushed Olive and Antique Linen
Prima Flowers (colour changed with Copics)
Plastic snowflakes from stash
Dark Red ribbon from stash
Stickles glitter

Merry Christmas Card & Treat Box

2011-11-16T16:04:00.007Z

It's getting to be that time of year....Christmas time! The last month or so has been a bit of a downer for me. I haven't accomplish very much but the fog is lifting and I'm finding that I really LOVE being in my craft room making things. I got really inspired when I went up to Birmingham a few weeks back to the big Craft Show at the NEC. I bought lots of new craft goodies and look forwards to using them.

Since I am an avid Hybrid Crafter, my printer has been getting a work out printing designs for Christmas projects. I have a few to work on tonight but I've finished 2 here and wanted to show them to you all. I took a digital scrapbook kit and created a gate fold Christmas card and a treat box with it. Here are my list of supplies I used:

Merry and Bright Kit by Designs by Kat (Scrap Orchard)
Treat Box Template by Krisi's Kreations (newsletter sign-up free gift)
Dark Red cardstock (no name brand)
Dark Red ribbon by Laura Ashley crafts
Ranger Distress Inks in Tattered Rose, Crushed Olive & Old Paper.
Also: Fiskars Paper Trimmer, edging scissors, decoupage scissors, ATC Tape Gun, foam pads and Pinflair Glue.

Here are the photos. The first is the card front and box, then the inside of the card and lastly the front and back of the box:

I have entered this card into the following CHALLENGES:

C.R.A.F.T Challenge

DYSU Challenge Blog

First thing I did was open Photoshop CS3 and create the topper for the front of the card and the large inside panel. I arranged the kit's elements to get the designs. I opened an A4 blank image and put the items I designed on there along with other elements from the kit that I knew I wanted to use. I resized them all smaller to fit on my card which I knew would be A5 in size. I also printed out the papers I wanted. I made sure I had enough for both the box and card.

I cut everything out with decoupage scissors, regular scissors, paper trimmer and edging scissors. I used the ~Distress inks all over the edges of the papers and all the little cut out pieces as well...this kit was really distress in design to it all work perfectly. Then I assembled the card and box, adding 3D elements with foam pads and Pinflair glue, adding the ribbon.

This was so fun to do! I bought this kit and I have a couple more ideas I like to make with it as it's so cute and has so much I didn't use. I hope you enjoyed my hybrid projects.....thanks for having a peek!

Poor Puppy!

2011-10-12T20:34:00.003+01:00

Today was the day that Paris, our little Lab fur baby, went to the vet to get spayed. She was such a good girl. The surgery vet said she didn’t even need to wear a collar because she is leaving her stitches alone. But she was so pathetic when she got home. We put a blanket on the sofa for her to rest on…we call her Lounging Diva and here she is, true to her knickname…lol. Can we all say “AWWWWWWWWWW?” LOL

This is the shot that got me…see her little bandage?

Hybrid Humpday - Pyramage Photos

2011-09-15T20:20:00.003+01:00

Finally here with this week's video. YouTube was slower than molassess to upload to today. It took over an hour and a half! It turned out nice though...lol.

SO this video is showing you on the computer how to turn your photos and images into Pyramage (also known as pyramid or stackers.) So open your favouite graphics program and follow along!

Here is what I made. I made a mini album page of my daughter, Aurora. One day I hope to finish the book with more of her photos.

After the video, I have posted the keyboard shortcuts I used in making this in Photoshop so you can make note of them. Then I list the items I used in making the mini album page.

Photoshop Keyboard Shortcuts:

V - Move Tool
Ctrl + A - Select All
M - Marquee Tool
U - Custom Shapes Tool
Ctrl +T - Transform and move
Ctrl + Enter - turn Path into Selection
Alt, Ctrl + Z - Step Backward (Undo)

Supplies used for making Mini Album Page:

DCWV Naturals Cardstock in greyish blue.
Red & white dotted paper from stash
Paisley paper - free gift with a cardmaking magazine
Purple sheer ribbon from Ribbon oasis
Plastic white flowers from stash
Letter A printed out and traced
Prima flower
Papermania flower eyelet
Inksentials white gel pen

Video Will Be Late

2011-09-14T19:10:00.002+01:00

Hi everyone!

I've not had a Hybrid video for the last couple of weeks because of my new craft room furniture and rearrangement. I had to come up with a new way to mount my video camera. Well hubby and I were trying to get it up today because I was all ready for giving you a new video, it was all planned out and everything.

Welllll.....needless to say it hasn't worked out so I had to either come up with something different for this week OR not have a video for the 3rd week in a row. I ain't having that! So I am putting together a new video that is here on the computer but I got very short on time. This means your video will be here...just on Thursday instead of Wednesday...lol. I'm spending tonight in the craft room making my sample for you, then tomorrow morning I will record from the computer room.

I'm sorry for the delay but at least I will have a video for you this week....good thing, right??!!

Thanks for hanging in there with me and have a terrific evening!

Hugs, Dorothy

Friday Freebie - Triple Frame Template

2011-09-09T17:56:00.004+01:00

I ended up not being able to do a video this week as my video camera set up had to be taken down due to the new desktop area I hav in my craft room now...sorry all!

But I do have a Friday Freebie today! Sometime you want to create a mini album, brag book or greeting card but get a little lost for ideas. Well this template today will help you with that! You can clip your digital papers to the layers using the PSD and TIF files, or you can change things around using the individual PNG files or just print out the JPG sketch and take it to your craft room to use as a visual blueprint of a card design. Add your own elements and embellies as well.

You have 2 sizes here: One is a 6" x 6" template for thos in the USA and one is a 15 cm x 15 cm template for those in the rest of the world.

I hope you enjoy this freebie...love to see what you create with it!

I made a mini scrap page of my recent holiday in Wales...here is me and my hubby John plus a sign from somewhere between Cardigan and Cardiff...lol.

Download the 6 inch x 6 inch template HERE

Download the 15 cm x 15 cm template HERE

Going On Holiday

2011-08-29T11:57:00.003+01:00

I'm sitting here at my desk after a morning of cleaning and packing. My hubby and I are going away for a few days to Wales. We are staying again at Celtic Manor and just driving around the area. We are also going to drive along the Western coast as photos I've seen of the Welsh beaches were really beautiful. I'm taking the trusty camera so hope to get a few shots.

We'll be back on Thursday so that mean there will be no Hybrid video this week. Awwwwww! HAve a terrifc week everyone and take care. See you in a few days!

Hugs, Dorothy

Friday Freebie - 3 Layer Flower

2011-08-26T15:38:00.002+01:00

Last week I forgot to put this freebie up...duh! This week I give you this 3 layered flower cutting file. I have it a few formats for you but the one that is missing is the Silhouette Studio file. OK the story here is...my hubby is giving me his laptop as soon as he buy a new one which he needs desperately. So I had loaded my Studio software on this laptop so I could use it with my Silouette in my craft room. It's all set up, ready to go BUUUUUUUUUUUUUT...

My hubby keeps putting off the new laptop and he uses his all the time for work and takes it out with him. This mean I NEVER get to use my Silouette (GRRRRRRR) and also means I cannot convert my cutting files in it yet. I do give you the GSD and DFX files though so you can use those. Still I'm a bit GRRRRRR...lol.

This is a simple flower freebie but sometimes that's just what you need. Hope you can use it!

DOWNLOAD HERE

New In Shop 20% off

2011-08-25T21:40:00.002+01:00

It's been a quiet days around the house today and I am so thankful for that. Except for our Lab puppy, Paris. She keeps jumping up on me while I sit at the computer and her claws just dig into me...lol. She is a very needy pup and just needs to have attention all the time...lol. Here is a picture of her jumping up on me for the millionth time:

Yeah yeah she KNOWS how cute she is...lol. I just can't resist giving her cuddles when she jumps up and gives me kisses.

I had a chance to put a few things in shop today at Print Cut N Create. These are 20% off for one week so I hope you will check them out! Each image is linked to the product in my shop so you can have a better look:

Thanks for reading today....sleep well!
Hugs, Dorothy

Hybrid Humpday - Hatpins

2011-08-24T15:30:00.002+01:00

Hey all...what's up!

Dorothy here with this week's hybrid crafting video and I hope you will like it. This week it's not so much a card as it is a design trend. Hatpins have been around for awhile but they seem to be in a whole lot of magazines and demos lately. SO I made a bunch of my own and I show them here along with how to add them to a card.

Here is your supply list:

For the Hatpins:
Craft wire or long stright pins
Stickles
Beads
Glossy Accents
Paper Beads
or anything else you would like to add to your hatpins like ribbon or gems.

For the card:
A4 cardstock folded in half for an A5 card.
My Cupid Statue Pyramage Set (it's 20% off this week)
Glitter
double sided tape
Glue Dots
Flowers of choice
Ribbon of choice
Handmade Hatpin

Now here is your video for this week....enjoy!

Hybrid Humpday - What is a PNG?

2011-08-17T20:43:00.003+01:00

Howdy everybody!

It's time for this week's hybrid video and this week I explain what a PNG image is and how it compares to JPGs and GIFs. I hope you will learn a little something this week and if you have any questions at all you can leave me a comment here on the blog or over at the YouTube video.

Thanks for joining me!

Friday Freebie - Lil Fleur Papers

2011-08-12T20:11:00.004+01:00

Happy Friday one and all!

I know it's a little late but better late than never right? I have your Friday Freebie here and I hope you can use it. I create a pair of papers for your for scrapping or printing. Choose from 3 sizes: 12" x 12" digital scrapbooking size, A4 size or US Letter size. I would love to see any project you make using these papers.

A side note here....I made them red and white as a small tribute to my team Arsenal whose season starts tomorrow afternoon. At 5:30 tomorrow I will in front of my TV watching the match. I also want to give a shout out to the England Cricket Team who are absolutely smooshing India in this 3rd test match....he he he. I do love sports!

Here is your freebie:

12" x 12" Digital Scrapbooking Papers

A4 World sized Papers

US Letter sized Papers

Hybrid Humpday - Playing with Blocks

2011-08-11T13:13:00.005+01:00

Hi everyone!

I know I know it's Thursday...lol. Yesterday was a turmoil around here so I had to wait until this morning to make the video. I sure hope you like it!

I'm showing you how to "inchies" or inch square blocks of images on your cards using lots of distressing and wrinkling.

First I created my main image motif in Photoshop and as I say in the video, here are links to creators of the brushes I used in making the image:

OBSIDIAN DAWN - http://www.obsidiandawn.com

1lovesdevine - http://www.vectorarts.net/photoshop-brushes/free-ornament-photoshop-brushes/

Here are the measurements and supplies used in making the card:

A5 card base in yellow
Backing Paper - 14.5 x x19.5 cm
Green Pearl Cardstock 300 gsm - 13 x 18 cm
Image Motif - 12.5 x 15 cm
Glue Pen
Gold fine Glitter
Distress Ink in Vintage Photo
Prima Flowers
Ribbon

Of course you can substitute with your own cardstock and backing papers..you cna also change the sizes just make sure you calculate them so the blocks will be even when divided into 2.5 cm squares.

Enjoy the video!

New in Shop - Bathtime Relax!

2011-08-09T15:36:00.002+01:00

Hi there, Dorothy here and I have a new creation in my shop. This design is available in a format for everyone so no matter whether you scrap, craft or makecards, you will find something you will like! All are on sale 20% off for this week only

Here is BATHTIME RELAX!

This is the Bathtime Relax Digital Scrapbooking kit…it’s available in PNG/JPG format and a pack for those who use Craft Artist Pro:

Here is the link to the Bathtime Relax Kit for Craft Artist Pro.

Here is the Bathtime Relax Cardmaking kit containing decoupage, pyramage and topper sheets as well as 6 backing papers. This set comes in both A4 and US Letter sized sheets.

You can also get the individual Bathtime Relax Decoupage and Pyramage sheets on their own if you don’t want the whole kit.

I hope you like them...thanks for reading!

Hugs, Dorothy

No Video or Freebie This Week

2011-08-04T11:35:00.002+01:00

Awwwwwwwww!

I'm sorry to say there will be no Hybrid Humpday or Friday Freebie this week. We were informed at the last minute that we had to move my Father in Law into a new retirement flat and we've been doing a lot of running around getting things ready for him. We needed to sign papers, buy and schedule new carpets installed in the whole flat and today we are doing a big clean. Tomorrow is moving furniture and moving Dad in.

I'm sorry all but I will be back next week as usual with a new video and freebie. I will check in over the weekend here on the ole blogeroni. I hope you all are having a very nice week where you are....it's August and for us in the UK its holiday month where many go away. This week is as much holiday as I'm getting this year...LOL.

Thanks so much all!
Hugs, Dorothy

PCNC Challenges

2011-07-30T14:03:00.003+01:00

I love a good challenge and have entered a few over the last few months. Haven't won yet but I just love the idea of craft challenges! We are going to start having some at Print Cut N Create and I'm really excited about it.

Here is our challenge blog: http://pcncchallenge.blogspot.com/

We are looking for some Creative Team/Design Team members who can make examples for our challenges. They will be biweekly challenges and you will be given the themes and dates well in advance so you have time to get your sample done in time for posting. All we require is that you be a HYBRID crafter, cardmaker or scrapper.

What is HYBRID? Hybrid is using both digital/printable elements and real life elements in your creations. I've been using HYBRID elements for almost 2 years now in my cards and scrap pages and I finally saw a presenter use this term on Create and Craft TV the other day! WOO HOO!

I think alot of us have been doing that, especially UK cardmakers, for many years by using CD Roms along with our cardstock and sparklies. But HYBRID is a now THE official term for it.

We will have our first challenge announcement on Thursday, 31st September so we would like some cards, crafts or scrap pages by Monday, 29th August. We hope to have sponsors and offer great prizes. I sure hope some of you will join us!

Friday Freebie - Cardmaking Sheet

2011-07-29T15:49:00.003+01:00

I'm here with your freebie for today. I sure hope you can use it!

Thought I would make you all a cardmaking sheet for today's freebie as I found this cool flower lurking in my CU folders. I thought it was pretty and would make a cool decoupage. So I make the decoupage and it looked lonely. And I thought....I like pyramage...can I fit that on this sheet as well? And it did! So in one printing you can make 2 cards...you could even squeeze 3 card out if it if you tried...lol.

I would love to see your project if you use this sheet so leave me a comment!

Here you go...enjoy!

DOWNLOAD HERE

New Christmas Printables

2011-07-28T14:02:00.005+01:00

Since it's never too early to get started on your Christmas cards and there are lots of Christmas in July promotions, I have got some new cardmaking and crafting printable in my shops for you to start your Christmas goodies now!

I hope you like them! They are all on sale for 20% off for a limited time. Just click on the image to take you to that product in my PCNC shop:

Hybrid Humpday - Nestie Stacker Card

2011-07-27T17:48:00.003+01:00

I'm a little late with today's video because I had an eye screening apointment today at the hospital. Just my yearly exam...nothing wrong with me. I feel so behind these last 2 days as I had plans for a few new products in shop but things just kept getting in the way...lol. We've all had days like that haven't we?

Today I had planned a different card then what I ended up making. This idea came to me while I was designing a card making sheet but I wanted to try it out first with my Nestie dies...so I did this for a video instead. If you have any questions about how to set up the dies in your cutting machine, just leave me a comment. I had to go over it pretty quick in the video but I hope I gave you the idea how to do it...lol. Hope you enjoy today's video!

Here's my supply list:

white card base - 10.5 cm x 11.5 cm
5 design motifs - all approx. 9.5 cm x 11.5 cm
Patterned Paper - 4 cm x 11.5 cm
Assorted embellies and sentiment toppers.

Spellbinders Nestabilites or use any nestable die set you have.
Die cutting machine such as Cuttlebug, Sizzix, etc.
3d foam pads, Pinflair or silicon glue.
Glossy Accents

CT Cards by Debbie K

2011-07-25T12:57:00.003+01:00

Hope you all had a great weekend!

On Friday I posted that I was off to a night at the races at Newmarket that also featured a concert with the Sissor Sisters. All in all the night was fine but it poured down rain on us throughout the concert that night. Too many people opened umbrellas so no one could see the stage. I've been to many music festivals here in the UK and you would NEVER put up an umbrella if it rained...you would get told off or worse! This crowd were not the hearty sort so I suppose a little rain was going to melt them or something...mostly it was RUDE. John and I still had a good time, we always do...lol.

My lovely CT member, Debbie K, bless her, was having a creative block when it came to my Ink Saver paper sets I have new in my shop. I can relate to that...I'm in a bit of a slump myself. I told her no hurry and no worry. I knew she would come up with something eventually and I'm a laid back sort of gal....lol. Well I was right, she DID come up with some new cards and they are beauties too! I just want to show off her cards she made for me. Maybe it will give you some ideas as well!

I just love how she combines the patterns and colours together. Terrific ideas here...thank you Debbie hun...these are lovely!

Friday Freebie - Mini Digi Kit

2011-07-22T13:14:00.004+01:00

I am off to the Newmarket Racecourse for an evening out with my hubby, John. Every Summer, Newmarket has a Summer Series of Friday night concerts after the races and tonight's concert is with the Scissor Sisters! I've never seen them live before and I'm really looking forwards to it. We are leaving in a few hours but I just had to get your Friday Freebie up and ready for you.

Today I am giving you a free Digital Scrapbooking mini scrap kit. Of course you can use it in your crafting as well. (wink) I have also create a digikit pack for those of you who use the program Craft Artist Pro. Just the this week Create and Craft tv had this on sale and some of you might have bought it. So save this free kit and use this mini with your new program...lol.

I hope you like it....Flippin Flower!

DOWNLOAD REGULAR KIT HERE

DOWNLOAD FOR CRAFT ARTIST PRO HERE

Hybrid Humpday - Paper Pleating

2011-07-21T17:53:00.003+01:00

Here I am with today’s Hybrid Humpday video and I am so excited to bring you today’s project: PAPER PLEATING. I saw something similar to this on a blog a long time ago and I added it to my list of things to try. I tried it and thought it looked so nice that I would share it with you.

Start with:
2 - A4 sheets of printed paper: 1 Pattern and 1 Plain (I used a pair from one of my Ink-Saver Paper Packs come out next week.)

Below I am giving you the meaurements of all the pieces I used in this card so you can give it a go yourself:

Base of Card:
15 cm x 15 cm - Card Base fold on top. I used Coredinations cardstock colour Izuma Purple.
14.5 cm x 14.5 cm - Silver mirror card square
14 cm x 14 cm - Pattern Paper square

Paper Pleats:
27 cm x 6 cm - Paper strips: 1 Pattern and 1 Plain

Border Trim:
15 cm x 1.5 cm - Plain Paper strip for trim
Ribbon, bow and/or embellies

Sentiment:
6.5 cm x 2.5 cm - Silver Mirror piece
6 cm x 2 cm - Plain paper piece
5.5 cm x 1.5 cm - White Cardstock piece
Sentiment rub on, stamp or printed out.

If you have any questions or want to show off your paper pleats, just leave me a comment with your blog link. Can’t wait to see what you come up with!

Here’s the card from the front and side views:

Now here is your Hybrid Humpday video showing you how this was done:

Friday Freebie & CT Creations

2011-07-15T13:53:00.004+01:00

Hi everyone!

I had some new cards done by my Creative Team and I would like to show them off to you. These 2 ladies sure are terrific and I hope you like their cards as much as I do. What I've done is linked each card with the product they used from my shop so you can see what they started with and then what design they came up with it:

First card here is the newest by CT member Jill. Now Jill is the Mum of my best mate Julie. She loves creating cards in her spare time and takes many cardmaking classes at a local craft shop. She doesn't have a blog yet but Julie helps her turn her cards into photos and helps get them noticed! She's been on hols for a month so caught up on her cardmaking dutuies with this adoracle colouring on my Sprint Has Sprung digital stamp set:

Here are some cards created by CT member Debbie K. Debbie is what I call a "card makin' fool." LOL She's not a fool but she LOVES to make cards. She is also a certified Pergamot instructor (this is parchment crafting at its best.) She has so many great card design ideas and comes up with innovative was to use my designs such as using my digital stamps on parchment which looks so cool! Here are some of her cards she made for me and check out her BLOG too!

Now it's time for this week's Friday Freebie. I made a card for the Hybid Humpday video on combining digital papers for printing and drew this digital stamp which I'm giving you all today. I sure hope you can use it and I would love to see if you do so leave me a comment or send me a photo!

Here is the card:

Here is your free digital stamp:

DOWNLOAD HERE

Hybrid Humpday!

2011-06-23T16:34:00.002+01:00

I forgot to post my Hybrid Humpday on this blog so here I am doing it on Friday...lol. It features my newest products which are for you flower lovers. My Paper Shapers Flower sets each contain 2 JPG sheets...one contains 2 sets of flowers and the other contains a matching paper duo. These sets are on sale right now so have a peek:

Here is the card made in the video tutorial...hope you like it!

PNG Purse Templates & New VIDEOS

2011-05-26T17:57:00.003+01:00

Hi everyone...I know I disappeared again. Real life got real complicated real fast....that's a whole lot of REALITY...lol.

One thing I am doing is merging my Dorothy'sCreations personna with my shop and I will now be Print Cut N Create with Dorothy'sCreations. I will be transitioning this blog over to my new personna blog: http://printcutncreate.blogspot.com.

Since I am just about all gone over to hybrid scrapping, cardmaking and crafting, it just seems like the best thing to do. I won't abandon this blog yet as I want those who are interested to find their way over to the new blog to follow or bookmark. You may find double posts here and on the new blog for awhile.

I've been designing again though and I have new products in my shops. Now these are my "babies" as I've put a lot of work into them. These PNG Templates I am doing are so so so easy to use in your graphics program. Just add your digi graphics to them, merge and print. I have even made a couple of videos to show you how to use one of the templates and how to make the card!

Here are the 2 videos I made..Part 1 shows you how to use the Clutch Bag PNG template and Part 2 shows you how to assemble the clutch bag card. But the instructional video for the PNG template uses the same technique for all my PNG templates. Hope you enjoy!