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Staff Spotlight Saturday–Mira Designs

Published by Becky October 11th, 2008 in Uncategorized.

Hello, everyone! Happy Saturday! Becky here with our weekly staff spotlight.  I don’t know about you, but there are certain designers that seriously make it easy to make a layout look great.  Minna also known as Mira Designs is one of those designers for me.  She makes really beautiful things and I am so excited to get to know her a little bit better and share it with all of you!

Here is some of our “interview”:

Can you give us a little bio? where you live, married, kids, etc.?

I’m a 29-year-old girl from Finland that’s a small country in the northern Europe. I’m currently single so I don’t have any kids of my own yet but I’m a proud aunt of a half-year-old girl! Besides of designing I’m studying to become a dental hygienist and I’ll graduate in December. I’ve also studied Computer Science and that’s why starting digital scrapbooking was an easy choice for me. In addition to scrapbooking and designing, I enjoy photography, reading, skiing, hanging out with my friends and their kids and travelling. 

How long have you been designing? do you have a favorite aspect of it and what inspires you?

I’ve been designing for a couple of years now but I didn’t show my designs in public until one and a half years ago when I gave out my first freebie. And a little after that I started selling my designs. As for most of the designers, designing and scrapping is my creative outlet and I love to see all the different ways people use my stuff. I get inspiration from almost everywhere, but mostly from magazines and catalogs, fabrics and surfing the internet.

do you have a favorite kit or element pack that you have designed?

Hmm.. this is a difficult one as I think my favourites change almost every time I create something new… ;) But at the moment, my favourite kit is Peacock Walk, even though it’s not quite my typical style. 


which do you prefer……cook or eat out?

Well, it depends… ;) I like cooking and trying new things but it’s great to enjoy a good meal out sometimes too.

…..go to the movies or curl up on the couch at home?

Mostly I curl up on the couch but whenever there’s a good movie in the theatre I’m all ready to get out for a movie night. 

….surf the net or read a book?

Even though I like reading a lot my time usually goes surfing on the internet. But during the summer time, there’s nothing better than to enjoy the sun shine outside while reading a good book.

what is your favorite ….method of transportation?

Being a student and not having a car, my favourite method of transportation is my bicycle… ;)

….beverage? 

Pepsi

snack food?

I’m not sure whether ice cream can be counted as snack food but that’s definately my favourite!

 

I say, it can be counted as a snack! :)  

Here is one of my favorite kits of Minna’s  Whoooo Loves Fall

and here is a page I did with it:

and one with her newest kit Sweet Bird

I hope that you have enjoyed getting to know a little more about Mira Designs, now head over to her http://www.thedigichick.com/shop/manufacturers.php?manufacturerid=43#mce_temp_url#and check out the rest of her awesome goodies! 

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Fresh Finds Friday

Published by Jacque October 10th, 2008 in Uncategorized.

(a little late!)

so sorry, my kids had off school today. and i kinda spaced getting the blog up.

but we had a beautiful fun fall day, but there are so many gorgeous things in the boutique this week that i just had to share them with you!

here in new mexico, fall is in full swing, and it’s my most favorite time of the year. i’ve loved all the fall colored kits and elements that have been popping up in the store. here are a few of my favorites.

i just love how different every kit is and they just make me want to be outside taking pictures all the time!

be sure to check the gallery for some great inspiration by our creative team members!

http://www.thedigichick.com/gallery/showgallery.php/cat/1018

have a great weekend and have fun scrappin! -J

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Fresh Finds Friday

Published by Leslie October 10th, 2008 in Fresh Finds Friday.

Hello, all! Leslie here with my very first blog post as a Chick. Woohoo! I’m super excited to bring you our fresh finds for this week. Did you see the amazing stuff that hit the store this week? And in case you missed it, we have added a new designer, Amy Sumrall. She’s a super sweet chick with some fabulous designs and I know you’ll be exicted to see the things that she comes up with. Check out some of her goodies so far!

The images are clickable because I know you’ll want to run and pick these up! Congrats to Amy and welcome to The Digichick!

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Early for the holidays: Gifts in a jar!

Published by Jen Blackwell October 8th, 2008 in Hump Day Hybrid.

HYBRID GIFTS IN A JAR
By Jen Blackwell, The Digi Chick Hybrid Team

Supplies:
An awesome digital kit of your choice (I chose Autumn Pop by Amanda Heimann and Melissa Bennett from www.thedigichick.com)
Glass jar
Adhesive
Embellishments
Fabric
Paper trimmer/Scissors
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Start off by creating the jar label to suit your specific project. I have chosen pumpkin bread jars to give to friends and family around Thanksgiving. Since it’s still a bit early for the holiday, I don’t have my ingredients in the jar yet, but you get the idea! Create your label and make sure you design it so when trimmed, it will fit all the way around the jar. Make sure your jars are washed and dried before you start. After the label is attached, you can embellish your lid. I used coordinating striped fabric from my sewing stash. I glued the fabric on, then attached two coordinating colors of rickrack around the sides. It really is THAT simple!

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There are multitude of websites featuring recipes for the jar gifts, ranging from cookies to brownies, cornbread to cakemixes.. and more …AND, I love that these are so easy! This is a great site because it gives you lots of ideas outside of recipes, too (bath salts, etc…) If you purchase the pre-made gifts in a jar, you’re going to spend anywhere from $10 on up, and that can get pricey! Going this route you can save tons, and get rid of some extra jars if you’re a saver like me. If you don’t have a stockpile of jars, you can purchase canning jars relatively inexpensively at any of your grocery stores or Wal-Mart, Target, K-Mart, etc. If you really want to simply and don’t want to measure out ingredients (like the ones for the layered cookie mix in a jar), you can buy a brownie mix and pour it in the jar - some are as low as $1! Pour it in there, type up the baking instructions and make a cute tag and you’re done!

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Tutorial Tuesday - Text on a Path

Published by Kyla October 7th, 2008 in Tutorials & Techniques Tuesday.

Well, it’s still Tuesday where I am:) I hope you find this tutorial on text paths helpful. I’ve seen a lot of chat in different forums about how to make and use text paths. So, I decided to show you how to create a path around a favorite element! Let’s get started! (I use PSCS2 to scrap, so you’ll have to adapt some commands if you use another version or program to scrap.)

First open the element you want to use and place it on your layout. I chose a cute bracket frame from the Fall Collab.

Hold down the Control key and click on the element in your layers palette. You’ll see marching ants around your element.

Next, you’ll need to create a new, empty layer over your element by using the command Shift+Ctrl+N. If having the element is too distracting, you can turn off the visibility of you custom shape by clicking on the eye to the left of the element in the layers palette. You’ll still have the marching ants in the shape of your element and your new empty layer should be the active layer.

Now you’ll need to open your paths palette if it is not already by going to Windows -> Paths.

Then, click on the small arrow in the upper right corner of the paths palette and select “Make Work Path” from the drop down menu. Click OK to accept the default 2.0 from the pop-up dialogue box.

Finally, select your text tool and with your empty layer active, click on the shape’s work path where you want to your text to begin. As you type, your text will follow your path. I wrote “Happy Halloween”. You can change the font, color, etc just like any other text.

Here’s what it looks like once I make my bracket visible again.

Have fun playing around text paths and I can’t wait to see what you create in the gallery!

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Let’s meet Fernanda!

Published by Dana October 6th, 2008 in Member Moments Monday.

hi everyone !  it’s dana with another member moments monday … today we are lucky enough to meet fernanda pacheco :)  (click on her name to check out her fab TDC gallery!!)


1) tell us a little bit about yourself … and include 3 random facts …

I’m from Rio de Janeiro and live in Maricá, Brazil. I’m married and have two sons, Gabriel and Guilherme. I’m a manager at a Real Estate Company and scrap is my addictive and wonderful hobby.

2) how did you get started digi-scrapping and do you remember the first thing you bought?

I started in September 2007, when I lost my job. By visiting several blogs, I reached some related to scrap and got curious. My first purchase was well after I started, I bought Tutti Frutti by Lili, at ScrapArtist.

3) what are some of your other hobbies?

Video games! Looove them!

4) what is your current favorite kit or element here at TDC?

There’s no way not to fall in love with this alpha:

5) where is the favorite place you’ve ever visited? where would you like to travel?

I haven’t been to any other countries, but here in Brasil I loved to visit the mountains in the South. I’d love to visit Portugal some day.

6) what is your favorite thing to do on the weekend?

Besides scrapping, I love to spend the day out with my boys.

7) who’s gallery do you look to for inspiration?

Dani, Gabi Butcher, Ana Reis
8) what is one of your scrapping goals?

To become a CTM for a wonderful store (like TDC)

thanks fernanda! 

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Some Scrappy Goodness Featured!

Published by JenB October 5th, 2008 in Hybrid Project of the Week and Layout of the Week.

Hey all you chicksters…Jenn B. bringing some scrappy goodness from TheDigiChick Gallery!  All of the layouts chosen for layout of the day were FANTASTIC this week…I seriously loved them all….but I wanted to hightlight this one from cintiascrap….

…I just loved how everything is put together…I think we can all be creatively inspired by something on this layout!

And on to Hybrid Project of the Week….seriously…..the hybrid gallery here at TDC is the hottest place to be…so many ideas and beautiful projects…but the one I chose to feature this week is the Mini Lantern by jc.chris

I love all the details in this project and I know I’m inspired for tons of things…I’m seeing a japanese theme for my next party ;)

Click on the images to leave these wonderful chickies some love … and check back next week to see if you’re featured!!

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October is Collab Month!

Published by admin October 4th, 2008 in Uncategorized.

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Fresh Finds Friday today

Published by Darla October 3rd, 2008 in Fresh Finds Friday.

hi there,

it’s me, gabs, posting the first time here on the TDC blog!

I live in germany and as autumn has arrived, it is very grey and dark outside. so I was really happy to find some fun and bright additions this week. color always saves my life!

check out all the new additions for this week here!

wishing you a colorfull week!

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Scoring and Paper Piercing

Published by Savitri October 1st, 2008 in Uncategorized.

Bug Me CardHi, it’s Savitri here and today I want to talk about a few simple technique to spice up your hybrid project. First I have this sample to the left.

As you can see very little embellishments but I added some paper piercing and a score line under the pattern paper. How?

The paper piecing is super easy. I use a Making Memories piercing mat and needle which is very similar to this (this one is a Stampin’ Up! set) but you can use your mouse pad, put your paper over the pad, and use a big needle, like the one you use for stitching and start piercing, or this and start piercing. You can eyeball the distance or use a ruler if you’re particular. Very easy and fun. After you get a hang of it you can do circles or a flight path. I think the last is one of my favorites, butterfly and its flight path.

The next is scoring. For scoring you need to have a scoring tool and this thing comes in many shape. The least expensive is a bone folder. With a bone folder you can just put a ruler across your paper and act like you’re creating a straight with your folder instead of a pencil. Another way is to more your cutter to the top or bottom, place the paper on a paper trimmer and “roll” the bone folder over the paper or purchase a scor tool that fits your trimmer. Just a hint though, when you have a trimmer and a scoring tool for your trimmer, make sure you pay attention or remove the trimmer before you scor. This way you won’t accidentally cut your paper. I know :) There are tools just for scoring but if you’re new or just do this here and there the above is just great.

Now, if you’re wondering what I used to distress my black circle paper. I use a distressing edge tool like this one. I have an oooold model but this and the piercing tool are my two favorites for my projects.

Material:
Digital Element by Mira Design
Paper by Sassafrass Lass
Cardstock by Stampin’ Up
Tools Scor-It, paper piercer, and edge distresser
Ribbon was just found amongst my stash

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