Rockin' New Year Blog Train!

Welcome to the very 1st departure of the Scrapper's Secret Blog Train. Our very talented designers came together to Jump Start 2010 with our "Rockin New Year" blog train. Make sure you visit each of the train's stops to grab all the goodies. Remember, we all live in different time zones....so please check back if a portion of the train hasn't been posted yet. Don't forget to leave some love!

Here is my contribution to the blog train, just click the preview to download :)

Don't forget to visit the rest of the stops on the blog train!
Train Station

Blackwidow Creationz

Digicats

Disenando Scraps

Hania's Designs

Jennie D Designs

Nette's Night Owl Works

Scrapping all the Way

scrapsbyjoeswife<---- You are here :)

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Store Grand Opening and Collab Kit Free w/ Purchase!

I am SO pleased to announce the Grand Opening of Scrapper's Secret, which is owned by my good friend Jen and I. We are kicking things off with some great Black Friday deals and weekend-long specials. Everything in my store is marked down to only $1. And, throughout the day, there will be some special limited-quantity free kits!

And until December 31st you can get this awesome collab kit for FREE with any $10 purchase! Simply add the kit to your cart, then add $10 worth of other items. When you go to checkout, use coupon code DECCollab to get the kit for FREE!



Here's my portion of the collab -



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New tutorial using Lipstick and Latte kit - Vintage Janesko

I wrote a new tutorial using my newest kit, Lipstick and Latte.

Click the tag to go to the tutorial.



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Lipstick and Latte Word Art Freebie

I quick little freebie for you - a few pieces of word art, each done in 3 papers from the kit. Click the preview to download. Enjoy!


Personal Use Only

To purchase the kit, see this post.

And, here's a video that I found today, a great artist doing a great job with one of my all time favorite hymns:



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New kit - Lipstick and Latte - and a freebie!

Lipstick and Latte is a taggers sized kit in the beautiful browns of coffees and lattes, with accents in rose tones. This kit has a romantic touch and is great for all kinds of tags. I couldn't fit very much in the preview, but this kit is absolutely loaded with great elements, frames, and papers.

Included in the kit:

3 Posers by Medi - please read & abide by the TOU included with them
60 Papers, 1000 x 1000, 72 dpi.
42 Frames
50 Bows and Ribbons
178 Other Elements, including butterflies, flowers, candles, doodles, and SO much more!

You can purchase it at Stargazer Scraps or Digital Chaos.

For your freebie - I loved the papers in this kit, so I re-made a few of them as full-sized, print-quality products and zipped them up for you as a freebie. They are personal use only (some CU is allowed, see TOU).

Click the preview to download.



See my blog for the coordinating freebie - http://scrapsbyj0eswife.blogspot.com/
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Fangtasia Blog Train Has Departed!

Choo, choo! The Fangtasia blog train has just left the station. Grab your boarding pass and get ready for a wicked ride!



Click the preview of my contribution to download. The rest of the stops are linked below. Please remember, with time differences around the world, midnight to you may not be midnight to someone else, so be sure to check back if you've beaten the train to a particular station.

Toni's Scraparoni
A Taggers Scrap
Sophisticated Scraps
Digicats (and Dogs)
Scrapsbyj0eswife <---You are here
Kirsty's Scraps
Missy Lynn'S Scraps & Tuts
Cora's
Creations
Designs
by Silky
Designs by
Funky Fever
Tyger's Tidbits
InToxxiKated InTenTionz
Hutch's Baby FIC Scraps
Nette and Sherra's Scraps
Disya's Digital Designs
Sugar
Kissed Scrapz
Crystal's Cottage Scraps
Gothic Inspirations

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New Printable Snowman Products & a Freebie!

These great new printables are available for $1.00 each, or you can get the Combo Pack, which includes all three packs, for just $2.00!

You can purchase them at Stargazer Scraps or Digital Chaos.



Pack 1:
Printable Snowman Bookmarks, in 3 complimentary designs.

Each bookmark has 2 cutouts so you can add your own photos or images of choice.

Bookmarks are 300 dpi and will print to a size of 2" x 6".

Pack 2:
Printable Snowman Recipe Cards, in 3 complementary designs.

These cute snowman recipe cards are perfect for your holiday recipes, or will make great recipe cards for your homemade Christmas gifts!

Recipe cards are 300 dpi and will print to a size of 3 1/2" x 5" (size of an index card).

Pack 3:
Printable Snowman Gift Tags, in 3 complementary designs and Printable Snowman Address Labels in 2 complementary designs.

Each gift tag design is included as an individual file, and as a sheet of 9 tags.

Gift tags are 300 dpi and will print to a size of 3" x 2".

Address labels are designed to fit Avery Template 8163 - White Shipping Labels for Inkjet Printers 8163, 2" x 4"

For your freebie - a cute printable address label!

Click the preview to download.
(Watermarks on preview only)



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New CU Frames Product & CU Freebie!

First - my newest CU product - a pack of CU frames in the colors of autumn leaves. You can pick of this pack of CU frames for only $1 at either Stargazer Scraps or Digital Chaos.

SBJ_Commercial Use Glitter & Glass Frames - Autumn Leaves Colors


And now for a little freebie - a CU pack of frames in Breast Cancer Awareness colors. These are Commercial Use okay, just follow the TOU included in the zip file ;)

Click the preview to download -


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New Tutorial Using My Back to Nature Kit!

Thank you Dianna for using my Back to Nature kit to make this awesome tag!
Click the tag to go to the tutorial -


This kit is only $2.50 and you can find it at Stargazer Scraps or Digital Chaos -



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New Tutorial using Boo to You kit

Don't forget, this kit is on sale for just $2 until the end of the month AND I am running a contest where you can win a free tube! Check out this post for more details.

To go to the tutorial, just click on the preview:

Tube used is ©Elias Chatzoudis, http://www.elias-design.gr/. It's hard to see the credits on this background (since the tag is transparent).

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CONTEST!!! Win a tube!!

You can purchase the kit from Stargazer Scraps or Digital Chaos.

Email your receipt to me - scrapsbyj0eswife@gmail.com
Subject line - Boo to You Contest

Good luck!
*If you already have the Elias Halloween Witch tube, you can choose another MPT tube or you can choose one of Ismael Rac's individual tubes from AMI.

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New PTU kit - Boo to You - On Sale and Free Sampler!

I just finished adding my newest kit to the store. It's a huge mega-kit, so it's priced at $4.00, BUT it's on SALE for just $2.00 until the end of September! For a free sampling of what's inside, scroll down to below the preview.

This tagger's sized kit has everything you need for your Halloween tags and a whole lot more! With all that's in this kit, you're sure to use it all year long.

Included in this kit are:

3 Witch Posers
75 Papers, 1000 x 1000 pixels
78 Frames
22 Pieces of Flair
50 Bows & Ribbons
50 Doodles, Glitters, & WordArt
221 other items - yes over 200 MORE elements, including candles, flowers, haunted house, spell book, crystal ball, cat, bat, crosses, roses, tombstones, and more!

Below the preview are links to purchase the kit and the link for the free sampler. There is no preview for the sampler - you are getting a 12MBS sampling of items from the PTU kit (which is over 100MB!!).



Click here to shop at Stargazer Scraps.
Click here to shop at Digital Chaos.

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FREEBIE SAMPLER

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Tutorial Using Where the Fairies Play kit

Thank you Rose writing this great tut using my Where the Fairies Play kit!

Click here to go to the tutorial.

Click here to view the Where the Fairies Play kit and freebie.

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New CU Frames and a Labor Day SALE!

In honor of the holiday weekend, I'm having a great sale - all my CU and PU products are only $1.00 until Tuesday! So, head over to Stargazer Scraps or Digital Chaos and check out the awesome deals!

Also - a new CU product that's always only $1.00!



These frames are perfect for Twilight kits and tags, but they will also work well for your other projects as well.

Included are 18 frames - 2 of each color shown in the preview. You get 9 glitter frames and 9 "glassy" glitter frames.

This is a tagger's sized product - the frames are just over 900x900 and are 72 dpi.
Included with the frames is the list of hex codes for the colors I used, so you can match the frames' colors perfectly!

They are Commercial Use / Personal Use / S4H / S4O - you may add these frames "as is" to your scrap kits, you just can't give them away or sell them by themselves.
Please read enclosed TOU for full information.


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BNB Back to Nature Blog Train!

Thank you for visiting my part of the Back to nature blog train.
Don't forget to visit all the other stations but please remember that as we are all in different time zones so may not all be ready at the same time.
If that happens just move onto the next stop and go back and try again a few hours later.

For my portion, click the preview to download :)



Have fun everyone and I hope you find something you like.

Train station
Bits N Bobs
scrapsbyj0eswife <--- You are here
Seachell's Scrapz
Digicats (and Dogs)
KnC Scrapz
Sophisticated Simone
Felice original
Jennie D Designs
Digital Blueprint
Distinctively Auri Scraps
Gothic Inspirations
Tagging Angels & Scraps
Winters Loft

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New Twilight Tut Using a Freebie

This awesome tutorial was created by Stina, and can be found on her blog -
http://designedbystina.blogspot.com/2009/08/look-after-my-heart.html

You can grab the freebie here - http://scrapsbyj0eswife.blogspot.com/2009/06/new-ptu-kit-look-after-my-heart-and.html


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Cluster Frame Freebie from Garden Fae - Pink

I decided to go ahead and give away the cluster frame I used to create the desktop wallpapers I posted earlier.

You can download the cluster frame by clicking the link below the preview.
Click here if you'd like info on the Garden Fae PTU kit or Freebie Add-On.



Grab the frame here.

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New desktop wallpaper using Garden Fae - Pink

I made this customizable desktop wallpaper for you all using my latest PTU kit, Garden Fae-Pink.

The wallpaper comes in two sizes - the standard size should fit any standard monitor. It is 1280x1024, so those with smaller monitors will need to scale it down, but it will still be the right aspect ratio (4:3). The widescreen size will fit most widescreen monitors, and it is 1280x800. The zip file includes both sizes, as well as brief instructions of how to add a photo.

You can download the wallpapers here, previews below are much smaller than actual size.



Thank you to Medi for use of her fairy -
©Medi, http://medievilsaddiction.blogspot.com/

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New PTU Kit and a Freebie - Garden Fae - Pink

My newest kit is designed around the adorable little fairies by Medi, which are included with the kit. This kit is available in both full size and taggers size, and it's on sale for one week.

You can grab the full size kit for just $2.25, or the tagger's size for just $1.50!! This sale only lasts for one week, and is only on my new kit.

Click either link below the preview to purchase the kit.
Scroll down for the freebie add-on in tagger's size only.



Click here to shop at Digital Chaos

Click here to shop at Stargazer Scraps

Now for the freebie - this is quite possibly the worst preview in the history of the world, but it's getting late and I wanted to go ahead and post the freebie for you. So, I apologize in advance for the lameness of the preview, but the free add-on is not lame ;) The items in this free kit are not available in the PTU kit, so grab them both :)

Click the preview to download -



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New tut using Blow Pop kit

My friend Jen has written a tutorial with my Blow Pop kit (which is on sale this week, btw). Check out the sweet tag she made me, then click the tag to try the tutorial. :)



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New Tutorial - FTU Kit and Tube!

Stina put together this fabulous tag using my Gothic Abby Freebie Add-On and using the artwork of Starweaver aka Melody Blackburn.

Click the tag to visit Stina's site and try the tutorial.
I would love to see your results!



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New tutorial using Where the Fairies Play PTU Kit

Dianna made me this adorable tag and she has written a tutorial to show you how to make your own. Click here to get purchase info (or snag the freebie) for my Where the Fairies Play kit, and then click the tag to access the tutorial. Enjoy!



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New PTU Kit - Where the Fairies Play - on SALE! And a freebie!

"Where the Fairies Play" is a fun kit packed with EVERYTHING you need to make some awesome tags or desktop layouts. Included you will find fairies (with or without wings), scenery for building the perfect fairy play world, plus tons of bows, ribbons, flowers, frames, and more.

The kit is on sale for just $2.00 for one week only, then it will be $4.00.

Not all items shown in preview (not even close! LOL)
Purchase from Stargazer Scraps or Digital Chaos.



Now, for your freebie - it's a generous sampling of items from the PTU kit.

Click preview to download (not all items shown)



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New desktop wallpaper - add your own pictures

Use this one now, or save it for Halloween - either way, it's a great desktop wallpaper, made by Kali using my Majestic Midnight kit.

Click on the preview below (smaller than actual size) to visit her blog and download the wallpaper.



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Awesome new tutorial using my Majestic Midnight kit.

Thank you WitchysHeart for using my Majestic Midnight kit to make this awesome tag - I love it! And she explains the flame animation very well - which is good, because I always have trouble with it LOL.

Click the tag to go to the tutorial.


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New Tut using Majestic Midnight PTU Kit

This amazing tag was made for me by Dianna aka digicats. You can find the tutorial on her blog, which you can access by clicking on the tag below.

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Sale - Non-Scrap

Some of you know I have a side business (if you can call it that LOL) selling fun stuff for the bedroom. I'm having a sale this weekend, click the flyer to shop -



Currently I only ship to US, because it's SO expensive to ship anywhere else.
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Twi-Crack

I found these New Moon trailers on my favorite twilight blog - Lauren's Bite. I think the women in the audience nearly have me convinced to not see this in the theater - I mean seriously, you scream when you hear Edward's voice or see his silhouette? But, then, I remember Jacob/Taylor Lautner taking off his shirt, and well, yeah, I'm gonna need to see this on the big screen LOL. And Jacob's abs are real, while I seriously think that Edward's are airbrushed, and Jacob's are soooo much hotter, for reals!





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New tutorial - A Midnight Snack

This tutorial uses my PTU kit “Majestic Midnight”. You can purchase it at Stargazer Scraps or Digital Chaos. I hope you give it a try - it was a fun one to write. :)

Click the tag to go to the tutorial.


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Freebie - Desktop Wallpaper - Just add your own picture

Made this using my Majestic Midnight kit. Just open in PSP or PS, copy and paste your photo as a new layer, drag your photo layer to the bottom, then arrange/resize the photo so that it sits in the frame. My sample shown below, click the sample to download - there are 2 versions, one with and one without the wordart. Sample is 50% actual size, but of course blogger cuts off half the sample anyway LOL. Actual wallpaper is 1280x800.



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New PTU Kit - Majestic Midnight - and a FREEBIE!

Majestic Midnight has everything you need to make some very cool layouts, scrapbook pages, or tags! There is a great selection of gothic items (spellbook, candles, pentagrams, and more), more frames than anyone really needs, and even a cute little gothic fairy poser!

Kit is available in full size and tagger's size, at Stargazer Scraps or Digital Chaos. This kit, and all my products, are 25% off until the end of July!

Not all items shown in preview.


Now for your freebie! This is an ADD-ON to the PTU kit, which means that none of these items are in the PTU kit - so why not grab both? :)

Click the preview to download, not all items shown.



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2 new tuts using FTU Gothic Abby Add-On

First off, all my kits and CU items are on sale 25% off right now at Stargazer Scraps - sale ends July 31st. Click here to shop my sale.

Secondly, check out these awesome tutorials using my Gothic Abby Add-On freebie. Click here to grab the freebie.

This amazing tut is called "Midnight." Thank you WitchysHeart for using my kit! Click the tag to go to the tutorial her blog.



And this tut is from Martine - isn't is awesome? Click the tag to visit Psp4All, where the tut is hosted.



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July 4th one day sale - it's hot!!

Tomorrow, July 4th, all my products will be on sale for just 74cents!!!! The sale only lasts for one day, so don't miss it!

Shop at Digital Chaos
Shop at Stargazer Scraps

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Free July Calendar Bookmarks - Just add your photo!

I made these using my American Girl PTU kit, which will be part of a big sale on July 4th, so be ready to shop that day! :)

Shop at Digital Chaos
Shop at Stargazer Scraps

The first one prints 2" x 5.5" and the second one prints 2" x 8". Just add your photo(s) of choice!

Click the preview to get the full-sized png file, then right-click to save as a png file. Personal use ONLY




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New Tut from my CT - American Booty

This great tutorial uses my American Girl kit. Purchase info is HERE. Obviously, my blog layout cuts off part of the tag, so visit Jen's blog to see the full tag ;)
Click the tag to go to Jen's blog -

Thank you Jen for this awesome tag and tutorial!
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New tut - Zindy's Madame Midnight

I wrote a new tutorial using Grunge & Glitter's PTU kit, Madame Midnight. You can find the tutorial here:

http://tutorialsbyj0eswife.webs.com/zindysmadamemidnight.htm

Hosted on Fotki

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New Kit and a Freebie - and everything is on SALE!

First off - everything in my store is on sale for only $1.05 until the end of June!!! Some kits are over 75% off! So - now's the time to grab that kit you've been wanting :)

Speaking of kits you want - here's my newest - a 4th of July kit that includes a hot poser sporting a USA bikini! Thank you Rags for the awesome poser!

I'm calling this kit a hybrid kit because about half the stuff is tagger-sized and half is full-sized. So, it's definitely great for taggers, and will be good for layouts and desktop wallpapers too.
The papers are 1000 x 1000, 200 dpi.

Included in this kit:

1 poser in USA Bikini
2 Dolls
3 Ponies
21 Bows and Ribbons
19 Frames
57 Other Elements, including 2 Eagle Posers, flowers, charms, balloons, glitters, and more
31 Papers

Links to my stores are below the preview, scroll down for the freebie...


Shop at Digital Chaos
Shop at Stargazer Scraps

Now for your freebie! It's a random sampling of items from the PTU kit. The poser is not included, but I did include a cute little doll and pony!

Click the preview to download.



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New tut using Look After My Heart kit

Another new tut from our creative team at Stargazer Scraps! This one is from Rose, and you can find it on her tutorial site.
I hope you give it a try - she did an amazing job with my kit!

Click here for purchasing info and a FREEBIE!
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