I'm back, and I have a new release!

I apologize for the unplanned absence. Life happened, I'm sure you can all relate! And then, just to make things even better, I had some pretty dramatic computer issues. But life has calmed a bit and my computer is sorted, so I am back at it. I hope you enjoy my latest release, Plopsasaurus!

I took the name and the concept for this kit from the brilliant imagination of my three year old daughter. Several months ago, she introduced us to her imaginary monster friend Plopsasaurus, and he's been a member of the family ever since! He taught her to roar, and he protects her from the bad monsters. He also tends to get into some trouble now and then!

Here's a closer look at the different parts of this kit. I put a lot of work into this, and I think its a very cohesive kit. You get 36 elements, 18 papers, and 7 colors of alphas!

Here are some great layouts with the kit. The first is by Vanessa, the next two are by Marieke, and the final two I did myself:

Plopsasaurus is available exclusively at With Love Studio, and will be 20% off for the first week its available!

New Release: Braaains....

Let's face it, zombies are fun year round, but they're never more fitting than at Halloween! I simply love Halloween, and I thought it was about time we added some zombies to our scrapping lives! Introducing my new mini kit, Braaains...

Snag it now, while its still 20% off as a new release!

Here is a page I made with it, using a stock photo:

CT Pages: The Man With the Moustache

The Man With the Moustache from Callaluna Creations encourages you to "scrap outside the box!" With 20 papers, 40+ elements, and an alpha, you will find everything you need to make tons of fun layouts!

Check out these pages I made with the kit:

While I was lucky to have these amazing pictures of my friend Jenny's family (they inspired this kit!) to scrap, you can do a lot of different things with this kit. Why not drop a picture of your husband into a layout that will be a blast from his past and give it to him for Father's Day? Got pictures of your teenagers hanging out and playing video games? Why not give those layouts a retro feel to make them truly unique? How about all of those pictures of your toddler climbing on everything and jumping from one piece of furniture to another? How very Mario-esque! And finally, there are enough basics in this kit to scrap a page or two that have absolutely nothing to do with video games!

The Man With the Moustache is available for 25% off during the month of May.

New Release: The Man With the Moustache

Just in time for iNSD weekend, I have another new release. The Man With the Moustache is filled with classic gamer geek goodness! It includes 20 papers, 40+ elements, and a fun alpha. It can be purchased as a full kit, or you can purchase the papers, elements, and alpha separately in my store.

To celebrate the release of this new kit and iNSD weekend, I have put together a sampler of The Man With the Moustache that includes 8 elements and 5 papers.

You can find the sampler freebie on my Facebook page.

And even more great news! Callaluna Creations is having a 50% off sale during iNSD, so now is the perfect time to grab this great retro kit!

Keep an eye out here and on my Facebook page for lots of surprises and fun for iNSD! Happy iNSD, everyone!

New Release: Backyard Explorer

Some of you may remember the Backyard Explorer mini I made as part of the Designer Darling contest. It was one of my favorite kits ever, so I chose to expand it into a full size kit. It includes 20 papers, more than 35 elements, and 2 alphas!

You can buy the full kit in my store, or you can buy papers, elements, and alphas separately.

Here is a page I made with it. This little cutie is Jaxon, my friend Cindy's son:

I have a 25% off May Flowers sale going on right now, too! So its a great time to buy!

To celebrate the release of this new kit, I have created a quick page freebie for you!

You can download the freebie HERE.

And finally, I am still looking for additional CT members. If you are interested, please email me at callalunacreations@mail.com or message me through the Callaluna Creations Facebook page. I have very mellow requirements!

Designer Darling Freebies Links!

Hi! I apologize, but I am not going to manage the play along for Round 5 of Designer Darling. I just cannot seem to stay healthy for five minutes....

BUT, I wanted to share the links to everything I did in the contest, in case you had trouble registering at STS and were unable to download them. These are LIMITED TIME freebies, as I loved everything I did so much that I plan to clean it all up and expand it and pop it into my store at some point. Speaking of my store, did I mention I am Designer of the Month and have a 33% off sale during March to celebrate my daughter's third birthday?

For Round 1, I made Duck, Duck, Bath:

That can be downloaded HERE.

There was also an add on for Duck, Duck, Bath:

That is available HERE.

For Round 2, I made Derby Girl Wannabe:

You can get that HERE.

For Round 3, I did A Case of the Sniffles, which is CU-friendly:

Snag that HERE.

And last but not least, I submitted Backyard Explorer for Round 4:

That is available HERE.

I made an add-on for that one, too:

The add on is HERE.

I hope that helps those of you who had trouble registering! Remember, grab them now because I am going to remove the links eventually! Thanks again for all of the support I received while participating!

Backyard Explorer Add-On and DOTM!

First off, I wanted to let you know there is an add-on to my Backyard Explorer mini available on my Facebook page!

I made this to thank you all for your support! If you haven't gone to vote yet, please take a minute to do so! The voting thread is HERE!

I am also excited to announce that I am the Designer of the Month at Southern Comfort Scraps! My entire store will be 33% off during the month of March, in celebration of my darling daughter turning three on March 31st! Here are some of the items available in my shop:

STS March 2013 Road Trip: Monsters, Monsters, Everywhere!

Amidst the chaos of Designer Darling, I took some time out to participate in the STS Road Trip. I simply could not pass this palette and theme up! Monsters! Bright colors! What's not to love? I wish I had had the time to do more, but this is what I came up with:

You can download my portion HERE. Enjoy, and please take the time to leave some love! I read and respond to every comment!

Please also check out my store at Southern Comfort Scraps! Here are some of the products available:

Round 4 Voting Is Up!

The voting poll for Round 4 of Designer Darling is up! Please take a few minutes to register at the Stuff to Scrap forums if you haven't already (its SUCH a friendly forum!) and show your support for me in the voting polls! My entry is called "Callaluna Creations / Backyard Explorer." Please also vote for my friend Sarah of Sairi Designs!

Here is a reminder of what my Round 4 entry looks like:

Download links can be found in THIS THREAD, and the voting poll is in THIS THREAD.

I had hoped to have an add on up on my Facebook page tonight, but I am exhausted from burning the candle at both ends and I've decided it can wait until tomorrow! :) Keep an eye out for it!

Designer Darling Round 4

Wow, this was a tough round. I initially thought it would be easy for me, as the challenge this time was to make a kit completely from scratch. I consider myself a "from scratch" designer, as 95% of my elements start with a blank canvas and my imagination. But before this challenge, I never realized how important my extensive stash of styles, custom shapes, brushes, and overlays has become to me! Designing without them felt like designing with one hand tied behind my back! But what is a girl to do? I reset to defaults and I played with Photoshop and I learned about a billion new things! Everything in my kit is FROM SCRATCH (for real this time!), with the exception of the overlay from the CU kit we were given, which I used on one element. And I love it! I am so proud of this kit, and I can't wait to expand it into full size.... though I don't think I will stick to the "from scratch" rules with the expansion! I miss my styles!

This theme is a bit of a departure for me, as its sort of a boyish theme and I have a girl, and its filled with creepy crawly bugs and even a bird, and I hate bugs and birds! But I tried to keep the color palette neutral so it would work for boys and girls, and as it turns out, bugs are lots of fun to make! Presenting "Backyard Explorer":

The download link can be found in THIS THREAD. Please check back tomorrow for the voting poll, I would appreciate your continuing support. I've made it this far, I want to go all the way!

Pixelscrapper Designer Challenge, March 2013

I am excited to participate in the very first Pixelscrapper Designer Challenge! Our task was to create "a repeating pattern from scratch." I was already hard at work on a mini for the STS March Road Trip (coming on March 1st, so check back for my free mini!), so I decided to create a pattern using some of the cute little monsters I'd already created! I've packaged them with three variations: full color, greyscale, and silhouette. I would have loved to make these CU-friendly, but alas, there are two little bows on my monsters that are not CU4CU friendly. Sorry!

I hope you enjoy these! They are available on MY FACEBOOK PAGE!

I'd like to encourage you to have a look around while you are here, as I have loads of other freebies. I am currently seeking members for my CT team, so if you are interested, drop me a message at callalunacreations@mail.com. Thanks for visiting!

Winter Wonders

At long last, I have added Winter Wonders to MY STORE. What was the hold up, you ask? I, um, forgot. Aren't I a pro? Hey, I am new to this store thing! I've been selling for less than a month, cut me some slack, lol!

I probably am not supposed to say this about my own designs, but I LOVE THIS KIT. This color palette is just beautiful, and there are some gorgeous elements in here! I love the alpha, too, which is made to look like chiseled ice. Winter Wonders is a kit to celebrate the beauty of the winter season. I am not a fan of cold, mind you, but even I must admit that there is a beauty to this season that is simply incomparable. The way the frost creeps up the windows and trails along the edge of every leaf, the slow descent of big fat snowflakes, the whole world clean and new after a fresh snow fall...

Winter Wonders includes 20 papers, 5 full size glitter sheets, a full alpha, and more than 30 elements!

Here are some layouts I did with this kit:

Here is a layout my CT member Lórien (of Lórien's Workshop) did:

And here are layouts my "Guest CTs" (for lack of a better term) did with Winter Wonders. The first is by Sarah (of Sairi Designs), the second is by Raquel (of Build a Memory), and the final two are by Robin. Thank you to all of you ladies for doing such an excellent job showcasing my kit!

You can buy Winter Wonders HERE, and great news! Like everything else in my store, it is 50% off for the month of February!

I would love to see any layouts you make with Winter Wonders, and keep in mind that I am still seeking regular CT members as well if anyone is interested!