I am back...bringing freebies

Whew, I made it back. A little late, as usual, but better late than never.

I have been super-duper busy this last week. It is officially fall now. The weather has finally caught up with us, it has been windy, rainy and cold. Which you know what that means. Yep, harvest time. So, I have been busy the last week canning and freezing this years produce to help carry us through this winter. I processed 1 bushel box of peaches into 18 jars of peach jelly, 41 lbs of concord grapes into 26 jars of grape jelly, and 2 bushel boxes of apples into apple butter, dutch apple pies and apple sauce. I haven't counted those yet. I also processed a 12 lb pumpkin into enough raw pumpkin for 8 pies for this holiday season. *Whew* Man, am I tired, and sore.

Anyway, that is why I haven't been around a lot lately. So I am a little behind and have a lot of catching up to do. My sincerest apologies. Before I get too far, I have some things I would like to show you first.

Tracy of Ambowife Designs has 2 new kits available for Sale. The first one is called "Gone A Courtin". I haven't had a chance to put anything together for this one yet, but I will very soon. Here are the previews for it.

Ambowife-Gone A Courtin' Kit Preview, originally uploaded by Desert Bloom Designs.


Ambowife-Gone A Courtin' Paper Preview, originally uploaded by Desert Bloom Designs.

You can purchase it at either one of her stores at Stone Accents Studio or Digital Paper Hearts for $4.50. You can also check out her blog at http://ambowife.com/blog/.

If you do check out her blog, you will see that she is showcasing a week of freebies made by little ole me, using her 'Ruby Remedy' kit. I have to admit, I was quite surprised. I am blushing now. Thank you Tracy. Here is a little peek at what she has available on her blog.

A Week of Freebies Ad, originally uploaded by Desert Bloom Designs.

And here is a layout I put together using the cluster element and quick page I put together for her.

RubyRemedyQP2layout, originally uploaded by Desert Bloom Designs.

The pictures are of my son, Brandon, and his girlfriend, Terrea, getting ready for his birthday party back in April. Don't they make such a cute couple?

Tracy's Newest kit is called 'Tracy's Tricky Treats' and is available just in time for Halloween. Here are a couple of the previews for you to check out.

Ambowife-Tracy's Tricky Treats Kit Preview, originally uploaded by Desert Bloom Designs.

Ambowife- Tracy's Tricky Treats Paper Preview, originally uploaded by Desert Bloom Designs.

I can't wait to play with this kit and create some layouts of my children's Halloween pictures from when they were little. I am sure that they will just love me for it too, lol.


Also, Julia of BeaconScrap has several new kits available at her store, ScrapDebris for $1 each. What a deal. Her newest kits are 'Vintage Florals', 'Fuzzy Sweaters' and 'Sam'. Here are some of the previews for you to check out.

BeaconScrap_VintageFlorals_AniPreview, originally uploaded by Desert Bloom Designs.

BeaconScrap_FuzzySweaters_AniPreview, originally uploaded by Desert Bloom Designs.

BeaconScrap_ElementPreview, originally uploaded by Desert Bloom Designs.

BeaconScrap_PaperPreview, originally uploaded by Desert Bloom Designs.

I have 2 freebies for you today from 2 of these kits, but more about that in a minute. BTW, be sure to check out her blog, also. She has a surprise gift available, coming soon.


First, though, I need to let you know that Carolyn of Digi Cyber Scraps and I have teamed up together and put together a super mega Fall collab kit for you. We have decided to hand out one freebie each day, alternating days between us, until the end of the month. You need to check out her blog today for the first mini part of this massive kit. Here is a preview of what Carolyn has available for you today.

DCS_Fall Into Autumn_PREVIEW1, originally uploaded by Desert Bloom Designs.

Click on the preview to be taken directly to her page to download.

Then, come back here tomorrow and download my portion for the next installment of our collab kit. Here is a preview of what you can pick up.

Fall Harvest Day 1 Kit Preview, originally uploaded by Desert Bloom Designs.

Each part will coordinate perfectly to mix and match and scrap all of your fall pictures. As Carolyn says, that is two kits for one low price, FREE. LOL.


Okay, I have kept you in suspense long enough. On to what you came here for, the Freebies.

I have 2 freebies for you today. Both are Quick Pages that I put together, using Julia's kits. The first one is a set of Quick Pages using her 'Sam' kit. Here is the preview for it.

DBD-Sam QPs Preview, originally uploaded by Desert Bloom Designs.

Download from Mediafire here.

Next is a set of 2 Quick Pages from Julia's 'Vintage Florals' kit. Here is the preview for those.

DBD-Vintage Florals QPs Preview, originally uploaded by Desert Bloom Designs.

Download from Mediafire here.

Well, that is all I have for you for right now. But come back tomorrow and I will have another freebie for you, from my 'Fall Harvest' kit collaboration with Carolyn. Hope to see you then. Take care and have a great day. TTFN.