Time to Go "CAMP"ing!

The Blog Train has rolled into town once again, bringing you a very special theme for a hot July.  Instead of resorting to the normal reds, whites, and blues of the summer, www.blogtrainblog.blogspot.com has the lovely summery theme of camping free for users for the entire month!  This is a once in a lifetime chance to grab freebies from almost a hundred digital scrapbook designers.  I know what I will be downloading for the next 2 weeks.  Do you?  Just check out The Blog Train Blog website to find all of the coordinating kits for the color template following template.  Happy Hopping!

Christmas in July Blog Hop

Hello Everyone and welcome to our Christmas In July Blog Hop. This hop is hosted by Touched By A Butterfly and A-Manda Creation.

You should have arrived from YoBeth's Blog http://scraptious.wordpress.com/

We wanted to start Christmas a little early this year. We have some new digital kits to showcase for you today. You will see some awesome inspiration along the way as well as some great freebies.

Here is a cute QuickPage that I created using Touched By A Butterfly's kit entitled "Funky Christmas."

Grab "Funky Christmas" here

Freebie QuickPage Download Here

Here is the blog hop list in case you get lost along the way.

Celeste http://www.touchedbyabutterfly.com/
Amanda http://amandacreation.blogspot.com/
Yobeth http://scraptious.wordpress.com/
Melissa http://missasmuse.blogspot.com/
Dawn http://dawnsdelightsart.com/
Yolie http://www.justyolie.com/
Stacie http://hestiashelper.blogspot.com/
Dagi Scrap http://dagiblog.blogspot.cz/
Amy http://scrappinmemories78.blogspot.com/
Hilary http://www.facebook.com/cutiefatchick

Keep on hopping... Go to Dawn at http://dawnsdelightsart.com/

Ho Ho Ho!!! Hope you have a wonderful day and enjoy our Christmas In July Blog Hop.

Christmas in July Blog Hop

For all of those who love Blog Hops, I will be working with Touched By A Butterfly in hosting a blog hop on July 7, 2012 for one day only beginning at midnight Central Standard Time.  So mark your calendars, and hop on over to download your free Christmas content.

Choo! Choo! January's Blog Train has rolled into town!

For all of you who love digital scrapbooking as much as I do, I wanted to inform you that the January Blog Train on The Blog Train Blog has rolled into town.  So what exactly is a blog train, you ask?  A blog train is formed when groups of designers all offer FREEBIES on their blogs which coordinate in some way.  The Blog Train Blog hosts one every other month, and January's train is called "Refresh."  This month, 71 designers (yes, 71!) have created mini-kits, alphabets, papers, and embellishments that all follow the same beautiful color palate.

However, all of these downloads are considered as "Outside Content" for the MyMemories Software Suite.  This does not make them any less easy to use: just make sure you follow my instructions from this blog on using outside content.  Prepare to be amazed and surprised, find new designers that you love, and gain fresh inspiration of creating scrapbooks for the New Year.  It takes a while to make it through all 71 blogs, so start early with the downloads and remember that these freebies will only be good through the month of January 2012.  Remember to make a memory today and everyday!

The December Blog Train has rolled into town!!!

I am a sucker for anything free, and there is nothing that I love more than free digital scrapbooking goodies.  So, when one of my favorite designers listed a December Blog Train from http://blogtrainblog.blogspot.com I just knew that I had to share it with all of my friends.  Every other month, over 100 digital designers gather together (online that is) to create a color coordinating set of scrapbooking papers, embellishments, alphabets, etc. for all of us scrapbooking junkies to download for FREE!!!   Yes, I said it, FREE!  I have taken a look at two of the sets already and am totally psyched about creating pages from the reds, blues, and creams that are available this month only.  Simply hop over to The Blog Train Blog for a complete list of contributing artists, and if you like the designs, please leave a thank you comment for their time and effort.  Enjoy this early holiday gift (and remember to save it in a special place as all of these will be considered as outside content for the MyMemories Software).

Finding Freebies

When delving into the world of digital scrapbooking, it is always important to know where to get good scrapbooking content for free.  In the past several months, I have downloaded tons of freebies, won contests for more freebies, and followed blogs just searching for more freebies.  I must admit that I have become addicted to the plethora of goodies out there for all to have.

The first place to look (besides the sites listed on the right hand side of the page) is Facebook.  Almost all designers and companies have a Facebook page where they offer exclusive materials that can be downloaded as "outside content."  MyMemories even offers a Friday Freebie that can often be downloaded directly into your Software Suite Volume 3!  I found that the best way to find new designers is to go to a page (like MyMemories) and simply "like" all of the companies and designers that they "like."  NOTE: You MUST like a page before downloading exclusive content.  Very quickly you will see how much content is to be had for free with only the click of the mouse.

Occasionally, design companies will host a blog/page hop.  This is a communal project among all of the designers the company uses and almost always coordinates in colors.  For Black Friday (available this week until Sunday), Scrapbook-Bytes is hosting a Facebook page hop which has absolutely nothing to do with shopping!!!  The colors are vibrant and varied, but they look gorgeous together.  I downloaded approximately 10 zipped freebies which even includes several alphabets!  This is the perfect opportunity for developing your outside content folders.  The only limits are the boundaries of your imagination.  This is one I created using an old photo of my pet, Cleo, and the Black Friday Facebook Hop downloads.  I wish you all a very happy Thanksgiving with tons of memories to scrap!

And just for a very special Thanksgiving, I have included two links to FREE design kits from the MyMemories Store.

https://www.mymemories.com/store/display_product_page?id=3SDS-CP-1111-8426

https://www.mymemories.com/store/display_product_page?id=MHMH-CP-1111-8584

Suite dreams!