Update...and a small freebie

Hello everyone.  Sorry for my absense of late.  I have been hard at work again.  Unfortunately, I don't have much to show for it.

I am sure everyone has noticed the changes I have made to my blog.  I recently changed from a 2-column template to a 3-column one, and lost all of my widgets in the process.  But, I am slowly working on it behind the scenes to try and get them all back, I hope.  LOL.  I am not very good as html code, so I have asked Jeanette of 'Easy Custom Blog Design' to see if she could help me figure out what went wrong.  Keeping my fingers crossed.

I have some wonderful kits to show you from my CT designers.  First up is Tracy of Ambowife Designs with her totally awesome 'Home for the Holidays' kit.  It is absolutely gorgeous.  Check it out for yourself.

 

Be sure to watch here and keep an eye out for some upcoming tags and brag book pages from me using this kit.  You can purchase this kit from Tracy's Stores at Stone Accents Studio or Digital Paper Hearts.  If you check out her store at Stone Accents Studio, you will also see that she is having a 10 for $10 sale currently also.  That is ten of her best selling kits, including 'Home for the Holidays, for $10.  Wow, awesome deal. 

Next up is Julia of BeaconScrap.  She has a new release out in her store called 'Cozy Holiday'.  It is absolutely gorgeous, also.

I will have some Keyplate tags and brag book pages put together for this kit in the very near future, also.  She has another new kit coming out in the near future, but I can't show that one to you yet.  You can check out the current kits she has available for sale by going to her blog, or preview all of her kits here.  She is also having a December sale currently, where you can purchase all 14 of her Christmas kits for $9, soon to be 17 kits when she gets them all finished.  But, please be patient, she recently had a mishap with her external hard drive and is working as quickly as she can to get them finished and into the store.

That is all of the CT news I have for you currently.  I was going to post a brand new freebie for you, but the zip file is not cooperating with me, again, as usual.  I am going to have to re-zip it and re-upload to mediafire and hope it works this time.  So, I will be back in a little while with a little sample of a new kit called 'Candy Cane Lane'.

Also, I guess there has been some continuing issues with the 'Holiday Wishes' zip files, so I recreated those files and re-uploaded them to mediafire, also.  If anyone missed the freebies from before, could not get them to download, or had problems with them unzipping...here they are again.

Elements 1

Elements 2

Elements 3

Elements 4

Elements 5

I will be back a little later this morning with the Tagger Size links and the Scrapbook Max Booster Packs for 'Holiday Wishes', also.  Please bear with me and my sincerest apologies for being late with this one.

That is all I have for you now, but check back in with me in a few hours and I will have some more goodies for you to pick up.  I hope you all have a great day today.  TTFN.

Choo Choo…

The Starving Artist Holiday Blog Train is on its way down the track.

Sorry I am so far behind…it took me almost 2 hours to upload my portion to mediafire, it is so huge.  288mb in total.  I have broken it down into smaller files to make it easier to download.   And there are a lot more wonderful kits to pick up along the way.

Here is what you can pick up from me today.

Downloads

Elements 1

Elements 2

Elements 3

Elements 4

Elements 5

Papers 1

Papers 2

Here is the link for the Blog Train Hub

and here is the rest of the blog train stops along the way

http://oceanmystdesigns.blogspot.com/

http://nettesnightowlworks.blogspot.com/

http://twinkydezines.blogspot.com/

http://bitsnpiecesofqbd.blogspot.com/

http://desertbloomdesigns.blogspot.com/ <---You are here

http://barkingpenguinscraps.blogspot.com/

http://gothicinspirations.blogspot.com/

http://mimiscreationz.blogspot.com/

http://sgrowedesigns.blogspot.com/

http://caysdesigns.blogspot.com/

http://www.michelles-angels.blogspot.com/

http://www.fearlessangels.com/blog/

http://debeedezines.blogspot.com/

http://rosemadedesigns.blogspot.com/

http://karen9417.blogspot.com/

http://pattywraps.blogspot.com/

http://www.alikasscraps.blogspot.com/

http://www.pimpyourscrapbook.com/

http://pimpmytagswithscraps.com/blog/

http://pimp-your-tags.blogspot.com/

http://www.darksistersstore.blogspot.com/

http://darkpheonixquietcorner.blogspot.com/

http://saphirasworld.de/scrapdesign

http://ellanoir.blogspot.com/

http://www.charlieonline.it/TheGoodieTrain.htm

http://www.addicted2scrapz.blogspot.com/

http://debscrapbooks.blogspot.com/

http://polkadotscraps.blogspot.com/

http://blueridgemeadows.blogspot.com/

http://blackcherryscraps.blogspot.com/

http://designedbystinaagain.blogspot.com/

http://humbuggraphicsgalore.blogspot.com/

http://digitalblueprint.blogspot.com/

http://tootypupscraps.blogspot.com/

http://www.sacredcreation.blogspot.com/

http://digitalcreationsfrommillstreamcottage.blogspot.com/

http://jbs2designs.blogspot.com/

http://graphicsbypokadot.blogspot.com/

http://digiscrapations.blogspot.com/

http://created-by-jill.blogspot.com/

http://diteshaven.blogspot.com/

http://angelsdigiscrap.blogspot.com/

http://staceysdesigns.blogspot.com/

http://snackpackgu.blogspot.com/

http://ladyannesscraps.blogspot.com/

http://countryhollowcreations.blogspot.com/

http://stickykissesdesigns.blogspot.com/

http://graphicsbyliz.blogspot.com/

http://lifewithshal.blogspot.com/

http://dolphinlover09.blogspot.com/

http://creationzbyjo.blogspot.com/

http://www.dazzlingscraps.blogspot.com/

http://heavensdesignz.blogspot.com/

http://hippiedazescrappinstuff.blogspot.com/

http://bluebird-ddu.blogspot.com/

http://my-blog-creationsbyg.blogspot.com/

http://chilidesignzz.blogspot.com/

http://josdzigns.blogspot.com/

http://lifewithshal.blogspot.com/

http://www.charlieonline.it/TheGoodieTrain.htm

http://i-dont-give-a-scrap.blogspot.com/

http://maureenwatlingdesigns.blogspot.com/

I have the full size kit available for you today.  Come back tomorrow and I will have the Tagger Size and Scrapbook Max Booster Packs available, also.

Have fun and enjoy your trip down the blog train.  TTFN.

Link issue explained

Okay, I feel like I have been beating my head against a brick wall all morning trying to figure out what was going on with one silly little link for the Gingerbread Christmas blog train and why it wasn't downloading correctly.  I thought maybe it had something to do with my bandwidth again and that it may have corrupted the file or something, so I reuploaded it and got a new link.  Then,  I got 2 more emails telling me that the links were invalid.  So, I went in and deleted the old file from mediafire, deleted it from my computer, re-created it and uploaded again, getting another new link.  I got 2 more emails.  Okay, this time I left the old link, created another new zip and tried uploading it, but it kept dying on me.  Grrrrr!!!!

So, I used 3 different computers and tested the link, downloading the file to all 3 computers and unzipping it.  It worked.  Okay, what is going on here?  It's working, right?   But, I got another email saying it wasn't working.  So, I went to check the file again and guess what.....

The issue isn't with me or my computer,  it's mediafire.  They are updating and completely re-doing their website today.  So, all I can suggest is patience and keep trying.  It will work eventually.  It would have been nice if Mediafire had let us know that they were going to be working on the website and may be causing malfunctions like this.

And, just to make sure, here is another link for the Gingerbread Christmas Blog Train Full size kit.

I hope this explanation helps.  Talk to you soon.  Hugs.

Gingerbread Christmas Blog Train…and massive amounts of freebies

Choo Choo…. Is everyone ready for a blog train?  I hope so.
This is going to be a really LOOOOOONNNNNGGGGG post, so make sure you follow through all the way to the end.  Otherwise, you may miss out on all of the freebies you can collect from me today.

I was finally able to get my portion of this blog train put together and ready to post.  I am only 6 hours behind the times for a change.  LOL.
Here is the preview for my portion of this wonderfully awesome blog train.

Here are all of the download links for my portion

Full Size

Tagger Size

Scrapbook Max Booster Pack

Here are the links to the rest of the stops along the way

MagsGraphics

Digital Keepsakes

Danos Pookie

Michelle @ My Digital Fun Place

Digi Cyber Scraps

DesertGirl Design

Catt Scraps

Beacon Scrap

Crystal's Creations

Isabella @ Lots Of Pretty Things

SunshineArtz

Waite For The Moment Designs

88 Designs

Desert Bloom Designs <---You are Here

Judith @ Just Another Scrap

Janalyn's Place

Fairydust Princess Magicmaker

Deli Scraps

PinkUpPixie

Van Jo Designs

Be sure to follow along and collect all of the parts for this wonderful blog train.

Check back in with me in a couple of days, I will have another small freebie from this kit available for you.

Okay, now…Again, I must apologize for not getting the last portion of my ‘Fall Harvest’ mini kit out to you in a timely manner.

Our very good friend, Neal, decided to make one last attempt at bagging a deer for this year…and guess what,…..he got one.  He called to let DH and I know that he had one down and was headed back to town to clean it up.  So, we hurried and got in the car and went running.  That is what I was doing for most of the day yesterday, until about 4 in the afternoon.

By the time we got back home, it was time for me to hurry and put something together for today’s blog train.  It is now almost 6 in the morning and I haven’t been to bed yet, working my fingers to the bone trying to get all of this done for you.  LOL.

To top it off, Today is also ‘All Saints Day’ and my DH’s 48th birthday.  I am just not going to have time to slap a preview together real quick with everything else that is going on today.  So, since it is my hubby’s birthday today, you all get the presents today.  I am going to leave it as a surprise, but believe me, it is worth it.  It is all of the last of my ‘Fall Harvest’ elements and papers.

It is soo big in fact, I had to break it down into several smaller parts.  Here are all of the downloads.

Full Size Elements 1

Full Size Elements 2

Full Size Elements 3

Full Size Papers 1

Full Size Papers 2

Full Size Papers 3

Taggers Size

I’ll be back later with the Scrapbook Max Booster Packs.  It is taking almost an hour to upload just the Full Size and Tagger Size files alone.

Don’t go away just yet, though.  I am not done yet, lol.  I also have 2 more Luggage Tag Back freebies for you, also.  Since I am running so far behind, I decided to give you both of the tags.

Click on Preview to download

Click on Preview to download

I think that is all I have for you today.  As if I could possibly hand out any more freebies today.  LOL.  Check back in with me tomorrow and I will have the first alpha for ‘Fall Harvest’ available, along with the next Luggage Tag Back for you.

Take care everyone and have a most excellent November 1st.  Hugs to all.  TTFN.