summer freebie #19: dream big:)

another NEAT, NEAT freebie:

this time from dream big designs via newletter.

i am loving the aqua, kraft, yellow, orange color scheme:)

the template is a freebie from sahlin studios that i modified to fit all the pictures.

i REALLY like this kit....

freebie summer#18: Secret Stash.

i got this NICE freebie by liking the designer on facebook.

did i mention facebook is AWESOME?

a freebie from lauren reid:)

ok. i am REALLY bad @ keeping track of what freebie comes from where.

Lord knows i try:)

so from now on i am going to include the preview for the kit or template so i can remember who made it.

i LOOOOOOOOOVE this kit.pretty sure it was a newsletter freebie?

it is so me and has so many uses.

right now anything colorful screams pool/beach to me, so that is what i used my copy for.

also the template is from mandagirl....google her, she has AMAZE-BALL freebies and templates.

i have used this particular template before but i love the way she does multi-photo layouts. SO COOL:)

also purchased a few sets and i use them ALL the time.

summer freebie # 17 : Penny Stringham

click for school 4x6 bragbook:) YAY!

sooooo going to use this this year:)))

update on my paper scrapping: 11 pages and 35 pictures scrapped. there IS light @ the end of the tunnel. i know it can be done. just trying to get the stories and the pictures done. it goes in stops and starts and it is working and the memories are still clear.
that's a good thing...especially on a day when i am wondering if my brain is working at all:)

freebie summer # 16: use those freebies up. 8/8

freebies have an awesome way of multiplying on your hard drive when you aren't looking.

or paying attention.

i find myself downloading a bunch of free supplies but dumping them into a folder on my desktop.

and it is all good stuff too.

the same thing thing happened to me when i was paper scrapping.

only it turned into one big paper hoard that kind of got out of control.

luckily i snapped out of my paper-haze:)

every now and again i have to reel myself in because i LOVE all the pretty digi things.

designers make it hard too. TOO MANY pretty things and free too?

ayyyyyyyyy...it is so hard:)

right now dollars are scarce and we are in big time budget mode.

the closest these pages are coming to print is the ipad slideshow...

darn it if it is slowing me down though!

template by anna aspnes (freebie)

paper and elements by digital design essentials

you can find linkies by scrolling thru the blog!

freebie summer# 15: flergs!

ohhhhhh this is a pretty, PRETTY kit:)

click for flergs@ scrapbook graphics:)

freebie summer# 14: digital design essentials.

digital design essentials...me LIKEY: click here:)

the loverly katie the scrapbook lady posted this one on facebook. the color palette is TO DIE FOR!

freebie summer #13: Anna Aspnes stuff:)

LOVELY annaA freebie mini kit: click it:)

working on a long blog post. will be coming up tonite:)

summer freebie:#12: Peppermint Creative!

ok...so after i spend just a little teeny tiny amount of $ on karla's new kit (which i immediately used), i went back to hunting for SUP ER high quality freebies.

check out the new free kit on peppermint creative here:
click here for COOL freebie!

and then tiffany tillman has a new freebie template and it is TWO PAGER. YAY!
tiffanyt's new template. CLICK IT!

these days i am ALL about the EASY and not the artistic.

summer freebie # 10: 3 paper peonies:)

one of my lifestyle goals is (and has been for about 4 years) to minimize the way i scrap.

for many years my hobby was pretty much product driven. being on design teams and making pages for my mom's store dictated how and why i did make pages and layouts.

since then i purged(successfully) and have stuck to a plan.

the space in our home is very, very limited and in my old age i have found myself being more and more bothered with clutter. i REALLY like one photo pages, but it just takes up too much space...along with 12x12 albums.

SO, that has left me with 8.5x11 and smaller.

my digital pages are almost always printed as 8x8 and now as i am getting back into paper, i am limited to filling up the 8.5x11 binders that are already in place on my bookshelves.

so we get to the freebie part:)

follow the link and get to this really cool collage freebie from three paper peonies.

i modified it a little and added a brush from karla dudley for my title.

later on (after i finish de-cluttering) i'll print it out and make a nice little cohesive page with 10 pictures on it:)

nice and simple.

just how i like it!

find the template here:click it!

the template out of the printer.

trimmed and with the edges sanded with a block.

journaling added on a piece of vellum and stapled on.

i also added a few photo corners and a little tab @ the top of the page.

and just like that a little more of the paper stash is used:)

freebie summer#8: USE what you have!

here is my #1 freebie summer tip for this season!

USE WHAT YOU HAVE!!!!!!

wow, that was original, huh?

let's recap the last few days in the macias household scrappage.

i went to michaels to get kraft cardstock because i ran out and for some reason i can NOT scrap without it.

....surprise of all surprises, that was all i got!

let me tell you, i was SOOOOO proud of myself.

then i made a quick run to costco to pickup a roll of film that had been in my 35 mm camera since 2009.

the fact that the roll even came out was so exciting that i could barely wait until i could get the chance to sit and scrap some paper.

so here is the product of this morning's work:

i have a showbox that has all my cardstock scraps in it.

i rummaged thru it and made this page with a collage template that was a freebie from paislee press.

lately i have been using up LOTS of letters.

another page that used up a bunch of stuff. last time i purged and organized i get all my chipboard pieces in one place. i knew that i wanted to add some pattern paper without covering up the large picture. taking a few circles and covering them with paper gave a bit of color and dimension without overwhelming the cool picture. i LOVE this one:)

super old paper is like crack sometimes:)

and little pieces of ribbon + staples:)

on this last page i wanted to make sure it was simple and uncluttered because the pictures are so AWESOME!

i matted the pictures on a piece of white cardstock and then cut the outside edges.

all i added was pattern paper, a letter sticker title and photo corners:)

and that is is for today:)

i hope that yo can use some of these tips:)

summer freebie#9: sahlin studio

click here to get this FAB freebie template:)

FREE template from sahlinstudio!

paper and elements from sweetshoppedesigns

freebie summer #8: my boy and his boy:)

this is a very simple, easy and effective design.

all i used on the page was katie pertiet's naturally kraft cardstock from my stash for the background. it is my go-to background paper, white cardstock for the photo border and a big clustered title from traci reed's free wordart that i shared a couple of posts down.

the page took about 15 minutes start to finish and is already on of my favorites.

can't wait to see it printed!

freebie summer # 6: blog post to page.

i wrote a blog post last nite and i wanted to make it into a page.
making word art clusters is SOOO not my thing, so i leave it to the experts:)

free wordart here:
scroll down to the end of the page:)
template by chelle's creations
papers by sweetshoppedesigns

freebie summer #5: inspired by the non-budget:)

ok...so i am still holding to my summer no buy-use only freebies- pact.
...it is soooo hard:)
but it has to be done, especially now that i am taking 50% more usable pictures.
check out what i used on these pages:)))



this grid template was one of the bonuses from this month's thedailydigi.com files. i modified it a little to fit the papers and photos.
beautiful paper pack and it is FREEEEEEE. check it out:
gennifer b's gidget paper pack:)

the alpha is from this awesome freebie site. it was pink but i recolored it to match the papers.
this a ton of cool stuff here:
designerdigitals AMAZEBALL freebies board:)

and then, my FAVORITE designer in the whole wide world: mis karla dudley.
she has a full page of cool freebies that you will use over and over and over:) i know i do.
i used the misfits #1 paper pack and the summer words on the page.
template is from designerdigitals and modified.
karla dudley's freebie PAGE....GO NOW!!!

freebie summer #4: traci reed designs

this is about the easiest gift i have ever made.
all i did was download the freebie pngs from here:
super cool PNGS from traci reed designs
they are 6x4 so all you have to do is add your pictures and flatten them out in PSE or CS.
SOOOOOOOO easy.



cover of the album.
i added absolutely NOTHING:) YAY!

binding the book real FAST! one binder ring and then i tied some ribbons. all leftover things i had in my stash. how cool is that?

this is what the pages look like after i had them printed @ costco.
i made sure they made them into a lustre finish so no protectors needed.
there is also a boy themed set.
a fun thing to do is add some regular pictures also.

freebie summer #3: write.click.scrapbook.

template by sgleason via thedailydigi

go here to get the digital download for the papers and  elements:

check out the cute freebie kit by megan mullen @ write.click.scrapbook.

freebie summer #2- summer pool.

a great source for digital freebies is the newsletter:)
most designers have one and by subscribing you can get the most amazing FREE stuff.
this template is by scrapping with liz.
the alpha is here:
super cute yellow alpha by sahlinstudios
the "summer" brush is by
go to title and word person: miss karla dudley!
and the kit is from my stash via sweetshoppedesigns:
for this price, it may as well be free:)

* this post is part of freebie summer*

is it possible?

this summer i will be scrapping exclusively with freebies.

free tiffanytillman template @ designhousedigital
and
beautiful summer add-on kit by sahlinstudios
let the scrappage begin:)

*this post if part of freebie summer*