So Long For Now

I took the summer off from designing to focus on my visit with my family in the states. And once my vacation came to an end, I realized I was extremely eager to get back to my easel and my paints, but not so eager to get back to Photoshop. And so, alas, I have decided to take a break. My shop at With Love Studio will close on September 16th.

But wait, how about one last sale? And its a doozy! How does 75% off everything in my store sound?? Its my way of saying thank you all for your support over the last couple of years!

I expect I will return to designing at some point. I might even post some freebies here now and then! I'll definitely still be hanging about the digi-scrap world, so see you all there! So long, and thanks for all the fish! ;)

Christmas In July

We have a fun event planned at WLS for the month of July! Be sure you are subscribed to the With Love Studio newsletter to collect all the pieces of a great collab! We will have sales all month long on Winter and Christmas themed kits as well!

Freebie add-ons for Babies Don't Keep!

Don't miss the two great new freebies I am offering! I have not one but TWO add-ons to Babies Don't Keep available to you for free!

The first can be yours for participating in this month's Use It Or Lose It challenge at With Love Studio!

The second is available on the "More Fan Freebies" tab of my Facebook page!

And finally, the full sized kit is on sale for 50% off for the month of June!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

I've always enjoyed St. Patrick's Day. So much fun, and besides, I love the color green! The XOXO collab this month is all about the luck of the Irish. I was so happy to be a contributor to this fabulous collab! Be sure to check out Irish Meadow at With Love Studio.

We have a lot of great St. Patrick's Day sales and challenges this month at WLS. There are some fabulous prizes! Be sure to stop by the forums to find everything that is going on!

And finally, I have a little sale going to celebrate St. Patrick's Day.

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Save Big Black Friday through Cyber Monday!

Are you all done with your holiday shopping after all of those big sales this weekend? The big question is: Did you remember to buy yourself a little something?? Why not check out the major sales going on at With Love Studio??

My shop is 50% off, and most of the other designers are running big sales as well!

While you're there, be sure to check out the Santa's Stocking grab bag! For one spectacularly low price, you get NINE full size holiday kits created by the WLS designers! Once you've purchased the grab bag, check out the forums to learn about the Santa's Stocking challenges. Complete them all and win some amazing prizes, including a photo organizing package from Photos Organized, Photoshop Elements 12, or a 1 TB external hard drive!

I also have a new release this week, though this one may look a little familiar! I've packaged up all the various components of the "Bee Me Up" kit (plus a bonus paper!) which I offered during iDSD. If you missed out on this adorable kit, you should snag it this weekend at dramatic savings!

Here is a layout I did with Bee Me Up.

I hope all of you who celebrate had a wonderful Thanksgiving, and I am wishing every one of you a happy holiday season!

Bee Thankful sale!

Happy DSD!

Happy DSD everyone! I am having a storewide 50% off sale, plus two special prizes! The first 3 people to spend $5 in my store (after coupons or discounts) during this weekend will receive a coupon via email for a free kit of their choice. And everyone who spends $10 or more during the weekend (again, after coupons or discounts), will be entered into a drawing to win my store!

I also will be offering several flash coupons throughout the weekend on my Facebook page! Be sure to "Like" my page and keep an eye out for a chance to win big discounts and free product!

Enjoy the weekend and please remember to eat and sleep! ;)

Two New Releases!

I've gotten a bit behind on my blogging of late. Let's remedy that, shall we? Last week I released "The Useful Choo Choo," inspired by my daughter's favorite train character! Do you have a little train lover in your family?

The Useful Choo Choo inludes 20 papers, an alpha with uppercase letters and numbers, and 34 elements.

Here is a layout I did with the kit:

And new in my store today is Summers In Maine. This one is close to my heart... its about Maine, the place I miss every single day! Its about home! This kit is great for scrapping vacation photos, or if you're a Mainer too... maybe Staycation photos! There are Maine specific elements, but the kit is versatile enough to work with any sort of coastal or woodsy pictures.

Summers In Maine includes 38 elements; 20 papers; and a full alpha with upper, lower, numbers and symbols.

Here is the first layout I've made with the kit. I have plans to do more!

And finally, don't miss out on my CU sale, which is running through the end of the month!

CU Sale!

During the month of September, all of the CU items in my shop are available at 35% off!

August Dog Days of Summer Sale!

Lovely Yard Sale

With Love Studio kicks off the Lovely Yard Sale today! A number of my older kits and CU items are on sale for $2 or less! Check out all the goodies from the entire design team here!

Farewell to Build a Memory

I am sad to announce that my friend Raquel of Build a Memory has decided to close her shop for awhile to resolve some things in her personal life. She promises she will be back, hopefully in the fall, but her shop at Stuff to Scrap is closing at the end of July. Be sure to stop by and snap up some of her great kits and lovely CU items for 50% off through July 31st!

You will be missed Raquel! Thank you for letting me be a part of your creative team!

Grand Opening at With Love Studio!

My store at With Love Studio is officially open! Not everything is in the store at this point, but it will be slowly added over the next couple weeks. Everything in my shop will be 50% off through the end of the month to celebrate!

I also have a brand new kit release! This kit was made for my friend Sarah, and includes a number of her favorite things! Mrs. Prather's Penguins includes 45 elements, 20 papers, and an elegant alpha.

I have a quick page made with Mrs. Prather's Penguins available on my Facebook page:

I encourage you all to keep an eye out on my Facebook page and in the With Love Studio forums, as I am planning to do some giveaways and coupons over the next week!

Fibromyalgia Awareness Blog Train

The Digi Blog Train List is focusing on Fibromyalgia Awareness this month. As some of you know, I myself have fibromyalgia, so this month was special for me. We had a beautiful bright color palette to work with, too! Here is what I came up with:

You can download my portion HERE.

I'm sure some of you are wondering what is up with the spoons.... While you can learn about Fibromyalgia here, what you really MUST read is The Spoon Theory. Yes, The Spoon Theory. This story does a better job of explaining what it is like to live with chronic pain than anything I could ever come up with on my own. Please, take a minute to read it! It will help you to understand what its like to live with not just Fibromyalgia, but all types of chronic pain.

Some quick Fibromyalgia facts:

-The major symptoms of FM include: chronic, widespread body pain; moderate to severe fatigue; sleep disorders and disturbances; and problems with cognitive functioning and memory.

-Recent studies have suggested that FM patients have generalized disturbance in pain processing and an amplified response to stimuli that would not ordinarily be painful in healthy individuals.

-Since there is no known cure for FM, treatment focuses on relieving symptoms and improving function.

-Approximately 10 million Americans have fibromyalgia (FM) with a ratio of about 8 to 2, women over men, and it occurs in people of all ages, even children.

This is what awaits you if you follow along to all of the remaining stops:

The complete list of stops is as follows:

Patty B Scraps
Mama’s Designz
Becky’s Creations
Dakota Winds Graphics
Shuckclod’s Stuff
Xelax Scrap Free
Touched By A Butterfly
Sugarbutt Designs
Kreations By Sparky
Jenny’s Designz
Marniejo’s House Of Scraps
Star Creationz
CL Graphics
FB Queen JJ Creations
Aprilthescrapaholic
Leterati Artful Scraps
Caroline B.
Made By Keuntje
Speyegull Designs
Callaluna Creations
Misplaced Mermaid
Crazy Tiffs
Designed By Laura Wellighoff
Jody M Designs
Dezines2Amaze

Thank you for stopping by! Just a reminder that I have not one but TWO specials running in my shop right now! A sale and a coupon! Be sure to check them out! My store at Southern Comfort Scraps will be closing at the end of the month, and I will be having my grand opening at With Love Studio sometime in July!

Big, BIG News!

I have some exciting news! I have been invited to join the With Love Studio team! I am hard at work getting everything repackaged and the new shop set up, and I will let you all know as soon as I have a grand opening date scheduled. I want to give a big thank you to all of my fans for supporting me this past year. All of your lovely comments have helped to boost my confidence and keep me motivated!

My store at Southern Comfort Scraps will be closing as of July 1st, as I am unable to keep up with two stores at once. BUT, be sure to stop by there before then, as I have a coupon for you to save 31% off, and I am also offering a free kit if you buy "The Man With the Moustache!"

June Triune Blog Train

As an ex-patriot (I hate that term - I am not an "ex" anything! I am still an American even if I lay my head down each night on foreign soil!), the 4th of July is bittersweet for me. It was always such an exciting day for me growing up, filled with family, fun, food, and fireworks! It makes me sad that most of the time my daughter doesn't get to experience that. Due to plenty of violence against Americans (yes, even in Europe!), I choose not to dress my half-American daughter in anything "American" unless we are staying at home. So the fourth generally passes by with little more than a quiet barbecue to mark it.

Last year was different, though. Last year we were in the states for Independence Day for the first time since Luna was born. We did it up in style, with a huge family party (family came from all over the states!), tons of food, a stars and stripes dress handmade by mama, and of course, her first fireworks (she liked them!). So many beautiful memories from that day!

Ok, ok, thank you for listening politely. Now its time for the freebie you came for. :) Here is the mini kit I used to create the simple layout I shared:

You can get it HERE.

Here is the complete list of stops for the Triune "I Will Make Them One Nation" train:

Sairi Designs
A-M Digital Designs
Cajun Diva Scraps
Triple J Designs
4OSAi
Speyegull Designs
Callaluna Creations
Digital Designs by Elisa
If you lose your way, head back to the Train Station at Sairi's blog!

Don't forget this month's special in my shop!

Thanks for stopping by!

June Sale

Its a great time to buy "The Man With the Moustache!" Buy this fun kit during the month of June and receive a coupon for a free kit of your choice!

Be sure to check out my new CU template set, Beachy Keen, while you are there!

New Release: Beachy Keen Templates

I am excited to announce the release of my first template pack! Beachy Keen includes four greyscale templates in layered .PSD and .PNG format. Use them for kit creation or page creation - you can turn them into something amazing in just a few minutes!

Get them now! They are 25% off through the end 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!