Mandymade Digibits

2020-11-24T13:08:00.000-07:00

Goblin Delights Blog Train

2010-10-29T10:17:00.006-06:00

Hello Train Riders!! How are you enjoying the spooky train ride? I'm glad you made it here from Coleen's blog. This is what I have created for you! elliespaper 1paper 2 The next stop on the Goblin Delights Gingerscraps blog train is Kimmy's blog. Don't forget, if you get lost (or scared from the spookiness!) you can always find the whole blog train list on the Gingerscraps blog!

Say No To Piracy!!

2010-08-13T17:56:00.001-06:00

I am so darn excited to share with you a fabulous collaboration I designed with Pretty In Green and Wyld Web Designs. It's called Say No To Piracy!! We do not advocate Piracy but we love our pirates! Three awesome Ginger Scrap Designers MandyMade, Wyld Web Designs, and Pretty in Green collaborated and came up with this awesome Kit! Perfect for sailing the high seas, battling pirates and

2010-07-16T08:55:00.000-06:00

Hmmm morning coffee!!!I love mornings.The house is quiet and the sun is shinning.The kids are still asleep....and the birds are chirping! I <3 my scrapping friends so the first 3 people to use the coupon code 2off5 will get $2 off a minimum purchase of $5 at my GS store:) It expires July 31st. If you check out my FB fan page I posted another coupon there as well.... Happy shopping:)

Bowser, piles, waves and a rabbit hole!

2010-07-14T10:41:00.000-06:00

Oh my gosh I have so much going on! I am watching my nephew Ethan for the week and he is a huge distraction!! It just poured yesterday so when the sun finally came out we climbed the 60' tree in the front yard and spent an hour playing Super Mario Cart on the DS!! Ya I'm a little sore today!! But I am a fun auntie!!! Anyways even though I have had my hands full I still managed to put this

2010-07-01T12:18:00.001-06:00

Ginger Scraps County FairI am pretty excited about this kit. It was so much fun to collab with the girls and I think it turned out awesome!! I have all kinds of pictures to scrap so I just can't wait!!! Here's a preview of the finished kit.You can find it here in the store for a deal only $5!!!

2010-07-01T09:29:00.002-06:00

Whoot! Rachel is having her grand opening today at Ginger Scraps and a sale!! She is a very talent Designer and we are soooo excited to have her join our family. She's been quite busy getting her products ready! I'm off to play with some of her kits. Here's a link to her store. I have seen some of the stuff she has coming up and I'm pretty excited about it! I think you should stalk her so you

Whoot whoot! The blog train is here!

2010-07-01T01:00:00.058-06:00

(Click image to download) Welcome to our pinic in the park! Hope you enjoy our blog train and sure hope you love all your goodies!! I'll be riding the train along with you! If you get lost along the way you can find the full list of links hereThe Blog Train Blog You came from here----> Jill DZinesYou are here now----> Mandymade Digibits Go here next---> Trish H. Designs If you find some

2010-06-16T12:26:00.000-06:00

OK so I wasn't sure what to do with this so I just threw it in the store today... too late to make the GS newsletter but I had so many people asking me for it.... (it was a speed scrap prize I made a few weeks ago) Hey if you go to my FB you might find a coupon to get it for freeeeee!

Some Inspiration for you....

2010-06-16T09:55:00.001-06:00

I was snooping through the Ginger Scraps Gallery and I found some great Lo's created with my Water Getaway kit, so I thought i'd share! Created by Trina... I diggin the blue and red combo! Next up is Julie with a two pager! One from me... and another from me... One from my girl Rachel... BTW she's got some big stuff coming up so you might want to check out Ginger Scraps in July!! That's all I'm

Turtle Turtle....

2010-06-08T13:12:00.000-06:00

When I showed my CT my kit Water Getaway they made a few suggestions... one being turtles!!! I love turtles!!! So I took it a step further, and made a turtle alpha. I have to say it was fun, if you need something like this you can get the Uppercase free tonight at my speed scrap. I'll be hosting at Gingerscraps at 7 pm MTN.

I love bellies!

2010-06-06T17:11:00.000-06:00

Want another sneak peek of Water Getaway? This one is just too cute not to show off.... This beautiful LO was created by the very talented Rachel.... I absolutely love her color combo and wave cluster! Not to mention the baby bump!

Here is the skinny on Getaway!

2010-06-04T21:59:00.000-06:00

So I have a new series of kits coming out. They are called the Getaway Series with the first installment called Water. Water is a fun kit with lots of water inspired ellies. Included are 25 patterned papers, 88 ellies and 2 full alphas! Here is a peek... it wont be in the store until June 9th... Each full kit I release will only have patterned papers and specialty elements, meaning ellies that

Mandy skinny and naked sucks!

2010-06-04T21:10:00.001-06:00

I really needed a hubby that liked skinny girls and would have pointed out that I was starting to carry a little weight... seriously I feel like I just woke up fat one day! So why is it when you start to lose weight you feel much better but look worse naked!? It's so unfair... I've lost a total of 12 lbs since May 14th... a little more than I was planning so I'm already starting to get the

I'm starting to sparkle!

2010-05-18T11:52:00.000-06:00

SO here's a quick update....~172 lbs~ So Friday (May 14th) I really started to watch what I was eating including weighing and measuring everything I take in... I have also stepped up my fitness activities and it's working!I have lost 7 lbs in 5 days!! Ya me... now I know most of it is just bloated yuck and the first few pounds come off the easiest but I have to say I worked at it too... This past

My weight loss journey!

2010-05-14T11:43:00.004-06:00

This is going to be my weight loss journal... it's going to be completely honest... I really just want to know where I can go with this.. but in the mean time I'm already opening my eyes!~179 lbs~FYI I weighed 181 lbs the day I delivered my second daughter.... Hmmmm...This is what started me on this path... I made this LO using my Scrap Your Life mini! Journaling reads... and yes it's all

speed scraps, bingo. scrapping survivor, freebies, sales and dollar deals!!

2010-04-30T10:36:00.001-06:00

We have sooo much stuff going on at Ginger Scraps!!!Today is the last day of Scrapping Survivor... I have to say it was a fun year with sooo many inspiring LO's! I am so impressed with this years competitors and it's going to be a tight race right to the end. The overall winner will receive over $700 worth of goodies from generous sponsors from all over digiland!! What a great group of ladies

2010-04-30T10:11:00.000-06:00

I have a fun Speed scrap planning for tonight at DSM. It starts at 7 pm MTN. We are also having a store wide sale.... 50 % off everything... including all my CU!!!! And tomorrow I will be hosting Speed Bingo and one lucky winner will win this months Build a Kit:) So tons going on this weekend pop in and check it out!

Here's the scoop!

2010-04-29T22:53:00.005-06:00

I absolutely love iNSD weekend!! There are so many deals out in digiland! I would love to tell you about one at Digi Scraps Drive In! We are having a store wide sale.... 40% off everything store wide, a scrapathon and a blog train!!! Psssst... if you DL this set of four QP's you will find a piece to a coupon for an additional 15% off.... so once it's all said and done you'll end up with a

Speed Bingo??

2010-04-25T20:21:00.001-06:00

I'm hosting May's Speed Bingo over at DSM.Just any 24 numbers from 1 to 60...and PM me list of numbers with Bingo in the title... when I receive your Bingo list I will add you to the list of players. You must get the list to me at least 2 hours prior to the start of the game. Bingo will be played at the beginning of each month. Now we all know how sloooow Bingo can be so to start us off I will

And the winner is...

2010-04-23T18:39:00.003-06:00

So I know most online people use an online randomizer.... I'm old school. I cut up my list of names and threw them in a hat.... and the first name that came out was... Lisa (lisaandbruce)!!! Congrats Lisa!! email me with your contact info and I'll send you a coupon for 100% off Girly Girl. I have to say I love your title!! I think you should a lot of use out of this kit... there are so many

Want a cute commercial use item??

2010-04-22T13:54:00.000-06:00

So one of my CT memebers has made a cute CU Coffee Mug!! I had to snag it... thought maybe you'd want to check it out! I love free CU! So I just love her dye cuts! Go here to check it out! She also has other CU freebies if you dig around!

I fixed the comments!!

2010-04-16T20:19:00.002-06:00

I have no idea where my comments option went... but I fixed it so comment away!!!

I have a fun contest for you!!!

2010-04-16T12:32:00.005-06:00

I have been giving out my new kit Girly Girl like crazy!!! And I thought it may be fun to have a blog challenge... here's a preview of my new kit as well as some inspirational LO's.... I also have templates coming out April 19 - 21 to three different stores... here's a preview of those as well... Included in this set are 8 layered templates all 12x12 in size.... they include the tint and

Coupon galore!

2010-04-15T13:48:00.000-06:00

I've been posting coupons and RAKing my facebook fans today!!! If your not a fan you're missing out! I'll be posting another 100% off Girly Girl coupon later today:)

Wanna freebie??

2010-04-13T10:12:00.001-06:00

I just wanted to share this with you...Clarisse one of my talented creative team members made a photo mask for you all!Go here to scoop it up and be sure to leave her some love so she'll keep showering us with goodies!!!I love freebies!!! So much in fact here's another link... My girl Rachel made this fabulous sun die cut! And it's CU!!!! Free CU is always a fantastic find! Here's a preview...

Do you have a girly girl??

2010-04-11T21:08:00.001-06:00

I do so I made this... This is a fun whimsical kit for any girl. Fabulous for baby albums, invites, princess, and vintage LO's. Included in this kit are 40 papers, 10 bonus papers, 90 ellies, 2 full alphas, 8 glitter styles and 8 glitter sheets.Here is a little CT inspiration... I am so amazed by the talent of my creative team!!! We had so much fun playing with this kit...This kit

Anyone up for BINGO???

2010-04-01T19:14:00.002-06:00

I'm hosting Bingo at DSM on Saturday:) We are going to make this a monthly event... and the winner will receive the monthly Build a Kit for free!! Now I've only ever once played bingo but I've hosted a few times now and it's such a blast... the girls can be really funny! Now to play all you have to do is... * go here and get your bingo card* pick 24 of the words included and PM or email me your

Wanna win my new kit for free????

2010-03-29T21:07:00.000-06:00

OK here's the thing... I am having such a hard time naming my new kit!! I started designing this kit around a elegant shabby baby album I will be making.... I have much more planned for this kit... including a couple alphas, tons of word art, glitter styles, baby book qp's, and more baby related items... it's gonna be huge!!!!! Now I have no idea what to name it... I had called it Sweet Pea...

DSM is having a CT call...

2010-03-26T11:28:00.000-06:00

Do you want to be a like to be part of a team, meet new people and love to share your creativity?? Well then I have just the thing for you.... DSM is having a store creative team call..... you can have the opportunity to create beautiful and inspiring LO's with all kits in the store.... we have a warm family feel in our forum and would love to meet you.... If your up to the challenge email

I'm hosting... are you coming??

2010-03-19T17:02:00.000-06:00

Here's a preview of tonight's PP.... it starts at 7pm MTN... @ DSM! I host speed scraps at three different forums.... if you don't want to miss any join my fan page and Twitter... I always post the times and a preview of each pp....:)

Anyone want to photo swap??

2010-03-09T11:35:00.002-07:00

I joined in on a fun challenge over at DSDI... it's a photo swap challenge... I scrap the photos posted before me... I post my photo/photos and the next poster will scrap those... towards the end of the challenge we share our LO's... sounds like fun... this is my first time so I'm quite excited about it!! Check out my photos... DSDI Photo Swap

I'm having a CT call... are you interested??

2010-03-06T15:28:00.000-07:00

Now that I'm selling at three stores and involved in three forums I need to expand my Creative Team. For the most part I'll be selling the same kits at all three stores so creating the LO's is not really an issue. What I'm looking for is are few ladies to help spread the word. I have a lot of events going on at all three stores/forums and my own kit releases, contests, promotions as well.I am

Hey all... wanna freebie??

2010-03-04T14:11:00.001-07:00

Not sure if you've heard I have a new kit out... ok I won't bombard you with more LO's and kit previews... just have a look around and I think you see what I mean:) I soooo loved creating Tranquility for the Ginger Scraps DT contest I decided to make it into a full kit.... then I didn't stop there... I made a Add-on full of must haves!! Oh ya and I'm giving it to you free!!!!! Image is linked to

Thinking of others today...

2010-03-04T14:02:00.000-07:00

Is it the time of year?? I have too many dear friends having a really hard time right now... without getting into details I'd just like to acknowledge what an inspiration each one is!! In their own way are dealing with their heartbreak, worry, illness, and loss of a loved one with such dignity and grace... I'm keeping them close to my heart and hope I can be as brave if I ever find myself in

Newbie's, oldies but goodies.... and a new spot to hang out!

2010-03-02T10:48:00.001-07:00

I've got some really cool news for you! I am now a Pink Lady!!! It's official... my store is now open... click the Mandymade banner link to the store... I'm celebrating with a 50% off sale now till March 5th!! And here's a preview of a my new stuff! Some of you may remember my Tranquility kit I made for the DT contest at Gingerscraps... I revamped it, doubled the size and used it so much I

Speed Scrap anyone??

2010-02-26T17:12:00.001-07:00

I'm hosting tonight at DSM.... speed scrap starts at 7pm MTN!DO you think you can get a LO done iin record time? I'll give you an instruction every 10 minutes for an hour. You then have an additional hour to complete your LO, post in our SS gallery and link back in the ss thread. If you can do all that you 'll get these pretty cool frames for free! 9pm Eastern 8pm Central 7pm Mountain 6pm

Just wanted to share...

2010-02-25T09:38:00.002-07:00

Here's the LO I made for last nights speed scrap over at Ginger Scraps. I used my Tranquility kit... the full kit coming soon:)

Speed Scrap at Ginger Scraps tonight...

2010-02-24T11:34:00.001-07:00

Speed Scrap at GingerScraps tonight... I'm hosting and giving away this CU ButtonIt Up Pack!!!Join me @9pm Eastern8pm Central7pm Mountain6pm Pacific

2010-02-19T20:44:00.003-07:00

Just had to share my LO from tonight's Speed scrap at DSM... I thought this is a fun way to scrap all those not so perfect pictures!!Scraplift this LO and post on my fan page on facebook and I'll send you a $2.00 coupon for my store at DSM!!!Here's the link for my Fan pageMandymade Fan Page

Speed scrap anyone?

2010-02-19T17:00:00.001-07:00

I'm hosting tonight's speed scrap at DSM... it starts @ 7pm MTN... and this is tonight's PP...go here to check it out!

Happy Birthday Jaime!!

2010-02-18T21:00:00.001-07:00

Happy Birthday Jaime!!We thought we'd help you celebrate by having a Party Blog Train!!!Hope you have a great day!!Here's the preview for my portion...Here's the link to DL... here.Be sure to visit every stop along the way to pick up another little present!Here are all the stops...DSDI BlogMad Genius Designs Cathy Cher Ellen M Creations Digi-Designs By Denise Lynelle's Designs Craft-tastrophic

Awwww what a cute kitty!!!

2010-02-16T13:00:00.002-07:00

Here is a little kitty that is having a really bad day!!!Picture was taken shortly after a bath to remove oil :(SO I was dropping my bus off at the garage to get fixed today. When I walked in the guys were trying to pull this little girl out from under a car. She had popped out from under a hood of a truck that just traveled over 1/2 an hour to the shop... as soon as they pulled it in and shut it

HUGE SALE!!!!

2010-02-13T23:02:00.004-07:00

Sunday Feb 14th - Monday 15th everything at DSM is 50% off!!Here are a few of my items you can scoop up at a steal!!This is my new kit We Like To Play... it's a Wii inspired kit and you can snag it now for only $3.50!!How about some Designer commercial use products??? First up is my pack of 30 Old Book Collection textures... great for adding as much or as little texture to your papers. This is a

2010-02-12T10:22:00.001-07:00

Ad Reads:Sugar Cookies CallGinger Scraps is starting a praise team and we need some Sugar Cookies to spread some sweetness!Requirements:Leave meaningful comments in the galleryParticipate in the Ginger Scraps forumSpread the sweetness of our site to the digi communitySugar Cookies will receive 1 FREE kit of their choice for every 200 comments left. You are asked to create on layout with the

Do you have what it takes??

2010-02-12T09:58:00.003-07:00

Do you have what it takes to be our next Scrapping Survivor??This year we are going to Africa!!Outlast - Outcrop - OutscrapSign up starts now!Deadline for sign ups is March 21stSurvivor starts March 24thwinner will be announced April 30thGo here to sign up!Scrappin Survivor

Guitars for Rockstars!

2010-02-11T13:50:00.002-07:00

I'm hosting a fun speed scrap over at Ginger Scraps tonight.This is a preview of your PP... it's a set of two His and Hers Guitars! I think they will spruce up a LO or two! So swing by if you can...Ginger Scraps9pm Eastern8pm Central7pm Mountain6pm Pacific

I'm hosting a speed scrap tonight @ DSM!!

2010-02-05T14:41:00.001-07:00

And here's a preview of tonights PP... it's a set of 4 stitches shadows and holes included!!DSM tonight @9pm Eastern8pm Central7pm Mountain6pm Pacific

We Like To Play coupon!!

2010-02-05T13:57:00.002-07:00

So I've had such wonderful feedback on this kit... I'm super excited and I love to see all your Lo!! If you'd like me to post your WLTP LO on my blog or FB fan page just shoot me an email!! I'd love to post it! We Like To Play is now available at both of my stores... Ginger Scraps and DSM.For any of you that missed my free giveaway at Ginger Scraps, here's a 50% off coupon for DSM!!

I'm hosting tonight!!

2010-02-03T11:18:00.002-07:00

Tonight's speed scrap at Ginger Scraps should be a good one!! We have had an awesome time at Ginger Scraps over the past week.... we've had two Bingo's, speed scraps everyday, T&D and a new designer spotlight everyday!!! Check out the party here.Speed scrap starts @ 7 pn MTN.Speed Scrap

We Like To Play for free...

2010-02-02T09:31:00.004-07:00

Blogger is being funny and won't let me change the order of my pictures!!! Any who... just wanted to let you know I'm giving this whole kit away free today only over at Ginger Scraps!!! Go here if your interested!!http://forums.gingerscraps.net/showthread.php?t=6329

Word on the Street!!

2010-01-29T20:17:00.006-07:00

You are at stop #8 in the Word on the Street Challenge!Many of us come from different areas across the country, there may be some difference in posting times because of time zone variance. If you find that someone has not posted their letter yet, please check back again in a little while!Here is a list of all the stops you will be making on your quest for great deals!1. GS Store Blog- http://

2010-01-29T02:23:00.008-07:00

I have some good news!!! My new store is now open!!Mandymade Ginger Scraps store...Here are the new kits.... Powder FreshThis is my new kit Powder Fresh. This is a wonderful winter kit using soft colors and loads of texture!! There are extras included like glitters, and alphas!! All this for $5!! http://store.gingerscraps.net/Powder-Fresh.htmlIncluded are...25 papers34 elements (I call them

Here's what's up...

2010-01-29T02:04:00.003-07:00

My Favorite color...

2010-01-28T19:14:00.001-07:00

Hey all.... my favorite color is green!!

Anyone interested in a Speed scrap tonight??

2010-01-27T18:43:00.003-07:00

Im giving this away for free tonight if you come by and join in tonight's speed scrap at Ginger Scraps!!! Starts in just a few minutes....

Speed Scrap tonight at DSM...

2010-01-22T14:06:00.003-07:00

I'm hosting a Speed Scrap at DSM tonight!! Here's a preview of tonight's pp.... it's a set of 3 paper shapers... they are just inder 12x12 so you can clip a full size paper to it or use the edge to clip away one side!! Easy as pie!!! If your interested come join me at DSM tonight at 9pm Eastern8pm Central7pm Mountain6pm Pacific

2010-01-20T18:27:00.002-07:00

Do you think you can finish a LO in one hour?? Or are you like me? I can spend hours on one little LO... if you are ... you need to come spend an hour with me tonight I'll give you 7 instructions and one hour to complete your LO! If you do you get this pretty paper pack....Here's a preview of one paper.... If your interested in trying it out it starts at 7 pm MTN...come here to find me....Ginger

More fun stuff... don't miss out!

2010-01-15T11:52:00.004-07:00

SO I've been super swamped! Hubby on his way to Scotland so I'm doing the single mom thing for the next 3 weeks! I do most of the parenting anyway... but he is so helpful when I need him to be. He does most of the driving and I really miss that!! Not to mention I have no one to stick my cold feet on at night:( My girls get really rowdy in the evening horsing around.. and draging me into it! --->

I have some news:)

2009-12-29T19:24:00.003-07:00

Yup that's right I made it through all the rounds at Ginger Scraps!!!! I am now a Ginger Bread Lady... even though Lady makes me feel old, I'll take it!!! I am busy busy getting my act together and getting used to the new store... When I officially have my stuff ready I'll let you all know so you can have a peek!! I am soooo excited!! Along with myself 5 other ladies made it through as well so

Freebie anyone??

2009-12-21T19:17:00.005-07:00

So this is the last week in the Ginger Scraps designer contest. This weeks challenge was to design a kit inspired by fruit. I had a hard time narrowing it down... so I picked orange, lime and lemon. Only because they were so similar in shape. I really wanted to do pomegranate but lacked the time it took to put together the kit I had in mind. Not to mention there was a fantastic pomegranate kit

Round three of GS DT Challenge! That means a new freebie!!!

2009-12-06T21:21:00.007-07:00

So I made it to round three of the Who will be the next Gingerbread lady contest! Wow what a mouthful! So This week we had to create a medium sized kit that is inspired by a book, movie or song. This was an easy one for me... I picked my favorite book of all time.... Paper Bag Princess by Robert Munsch!!! It's a fun princess kit without all the girly pink colors!! This kit is for girls who are

Speed Scrap starting in 5...

2009-12-04T18:55:00.003-07:00

I forgot to blog about his!!! I'm hosting tonight... this is the pp... if you want to come play come to DSM.

2009-12-04T12:01:00.002-07:00

I have yet another freebie for you all... This week is my turn giving out the Friday Freebie at DSM. I have made you all 13 PS CU styles!Included are~5 Powder Fresh Glitter Styles5 of the same glitters as above but with a shadow addedand 3 shadow styles!!All for commercial or personal use!Image is linked to the store where you'll find the freebie!

25 Days of freebies!!

2009-12-03T10:23:00.005-07:00

(image is linked to the forum)I love freebies!!From Dec 1st to the 25 th, DSM is giving away a portion of the Holiday Hoopla collab every day to our forum members. Between the freebies and the forum collab you could end up with a huge kit all for free. I love the colors we used this month.... it has some dark bold colors as well as soft colors... perfect for scrapping the whole family! I made the

Want an add-on freebie to my freebie? haha

2009-12-02T16:49:00.008-07:00

OK first off another round of GS Designer contest is now over. This week we had to create a kit using only one hue. Now you could use different saturation's but you could not change the hue. Also bits of white, black and metal were also permitted. This is my submission, it's called Tranquillity. I designed this kit think of my sister. I have pictures of her doing yoga in Thailand, Australia,

Speed Scrap at DSM tonight!!

2009-11-27T12:59:00.002-07:00

Come scrap with me tonight at 7 pm MTN over at DSM. Here's a preview of tonight's PP...

Black friday sale at DSM!

2009-11-26T17:12:00.001-07:00

Black friday sale at DSM!

2009-11-25T11:30:00.003-07:00

We at DSM love a good deal! This is what we have coming up ...Stay tuned .....

2009-11-23T12:18:00.006-07:00

Ginger Scraps is having a DT contest. I decided to join thinking I needed a little kick in the butt!! Sometimes I get into a creative slump and need a little inspiration.... my kit is called Family Ties.Here's a LO I made using the kit... This is a photo of my Great Grandmother Esther Lee when she was crowned Fur Queen at the Trapper Festival in 1929-30.Ginger is giving us a color palette and we

Commercial use and a freebie!

2009-11-08T19:15:00.003-07:00

I've got a few new commercial use items hitting the store... first off is this set of flowers. The set includes 10 grey scale flowers. They are large in size (flowers were resized to fit in the preview) and easy to recolor. These are priced at $2 but you can snag them now during my sale for a buck!! (image is linked) Next up is a pretty set of commercial use flat ribbons... this set includes 10

Speed Scrap Tonight at DSM with Mandymade

2009-11-06T11:39:00.003-07:00

First off, here's the LO I made at last night's speed scrap....And I'm hosting tonight's!!! Here's a preview of the PP I whipped up... It coordinates with my Make It Funky kit!Hope you can stop by!!9pm Eastern8pm Central7pm Mountain6pm Pacific

2009-11-05T13:27:00.000-07:00

Here is a preview of tonight's participation prize hosted by Athena of Digilicious Designs....10 PU ribbons.... by Mandymade.Come join us...10pm Eastern9pm Central8pm Mountain7pm Pacific

Mandymade is having a Birthday sale...

2009-11-04T19:10:00.006-07:00

Do you have a month that is busy for Birthdays??Ours is November...my sister Arby - 1stmy daughter - 9thmy ma - 16my uncle - 21myself - 28thmy favorite and only nephew - 29and there's more.... these are just the ones we have parties for!!!Never mind that Christmas is just around the corner...So to celebrate and maybe save someone a few bucks I'm having a 50% off Birthday Bash!!!From Nov 5th to

2009-11-01T09:58:00.007-07:00

I just wanted to share with you a few LO's I did for this weekends DSM Hallow Scream party...This Lo was used for my Saturday morning speed scrap.... Kelsey's glasses really crack me up... it's so hard to look at her with a straight face!!! She is a beginner driver as well so I like to take pictures of her while she drives because there's nothing she can do about it!!!I used my Licenced To Drive

Freebie time!!!

2009-10-29T23:46:00.002-06:00

This is a set of solid and wrinkled papers from my Make It Funky Kit... yours for free!!!If you want to win the rest of the kit for free check out the Hallow Scream Party this weekend!!! DL freebie here. You could win this kit for free.... and in another challenge you could win my entire store!!! This weekend only at DSM!!! So come join us at our Hallow Scream Party.... no need to be shy!!!

Boo Crew Blog Train Here....

2009-10-29T23:30:00.001-06:00

Five minutes after the train pulled out of the station, the passengers heard a very loud belch and a wheeeeeee, followed by the nastiest smell you have ever smelled. The owner of the donkey had partaken of far too much Fairy Mead and was not so quietly blowing bubbles (from both ends). "Quick, open all the windows - gotta have some fresh air!" cried the conductor running from one side of the

Do you like free kits? How about a chance to win everything in my store for free??

2009-10-26T10:20:00.010-06:00

I am hosting the Bingo at the DSM Hallow Scream Party... I've only played bingo once, I went with my god mom... she sat across from me with like 20 cards and 4 dabbers... I only had 6 cards.... so the lady starts calling numbers.... I must have a touch of dyslexia... I just couldn't keep up with my six cards... lucky thing I had my god mom with me... she's dab hers then reach across the table and

New kits coming your way... and they could be yours free!!!!!

2009-10-25T19:48:00.004-06:00

First off I wasn't planning on releasing a kit for a while but I started making little prizes for our Hallow Scream at DSM... then I couldn't stop...... and they can all be your for free if you join us at the Hallow Scream Party and take part in a few challenges...so this is what I ended up with.... All images are linked to the store.A set of 12 Quick Pages... you will win this free ...... at the

Mandymade is having a CT call!!

2009-10-20T11:14:00.003-06:00

I'm putting together a bigger CT!! I'm finding we are all so busy these days we need help!! So I'm looking to bring on a few more girls... so if you're interested email me at aducharme@live.com! And here's a link to my store so you can see what I'm all about... DSM

New kit... and it could be yours free!!

2009-10-19T10:29:00.003-06:00

Well here's the new kit...HALLOW... this started as a mini for a blog train and it very quickly turned into a huge mega kit. Included is 35 papers (not all shown), 54 elements, 10 glitter styles (not shown), 3 upper case alphas, and 13 commercial use PS Brushes!!!All this for $5.95..... but I think free is better!!! Scroll to the bottom to find out how you can get this kit for free!! We are

Here's my LO from tonight's SS at DSM...

2009-10-09T20:22:00.002-06:00

Here's my LO from tonight's SS at DSM... it was fun!!

Friday Night Speed Scrap @ DSM!!

2009-10-09T10:24:00.001-06:00

And this is what you're playing for!!!

CU String ....

2009-10-04T16:31:00.005-06:00

Do you love string as much as I do?? I spent quite a bit of time working on these string pieces... they are all grey scale and very easy to recolor. Depending on the color you are using you may brighten or darken the string to catch the full effect. All I did to recolor these pieces was clip a color over the active string layer and used the color blend mode... easy as pie!!! The strings are large

2009-10-02T22:42:00.002-06:00

Here's a preview of a todays freebie... It is a left over alpha from my Roots kit. Uppercase only...Here is the LO I did for the SS tonight over at DSM... I used my Roots kit.And here is the link for the freebie...Roots alpha

Speed Scrap anyone?

2009-10-02T10:22:00.003-06:00

Here is a preview of tonight's PP over at DSM.... I'm hosting again tonight!So grab a bevi and join me for a fun scrap!9pm Eastern8pm Central7pm Mountain6pm Pacific

Roots Freebie!!!

2009-09-28T17:17:00.005-06:00

I sooo loved making Roots!!! In fact I have many extras I will be giving to you all over the next few weeks!!! Here is a preview of all the parts of Roots... keep in mind that the glitter styles are not included in the full kit... they are sold separately as a CU glitters... Also remember that if you sign up for the DSM news letter you will find a 50% off Roots coupon in the Oct issue!!! So with

Mandymade new kit Roots!

2009-09-27T20:00:00.005-06:00

So here's the big reveal... my new kit Roots. I designed this kit for those who want to scrap their family trees or older vintage photos. I have taken over researching my family tree from my Grandmother and now have over 4000 people charted. So this is the perfect kit for me. Included in this kit are many frames for this purpose. Here's a few previews of what's included.FYI if you sign up for

My last 3 SS LO's...

2009-09-20T21:11:00.005-06:00

The first two were made with the DSM Autumn Spice Collab... And the last is made with my new kit Roots... great kit for fall, nature and family tree LO's... and yes there are family tree charts included!!! In DSM Store Sept 28th...Can you tell I LOVE fall!!! All of my favorite colors come out in fall....

Jodi has a new kit!

2009-09-16T11:51:00.003-06:00

It's Potty Time!!!I had so much fun playing with this kit... and it's great for more than just potty LO's...included in the kit are..18 papers70 ellies73 stickers8x11 potty chartEverything in this LO is included in te kit apart from my own Potty Paper Alpha I used in the title... you could have gotten that for free by attending one of my SS!! If you are interested head over to GS and pick this

Im hosting over at Ginger Scraps tonight!!

2009-09-15T12:27:00.007-06:00

Speed scrap anyone? I'll be hosting over at GS and here is a preview of tonight's PP!The glitter style includes 4 glitter styles for use in PS and 4 glitter sheets for those who don't use PS! On the preview is an example of the glitters using a scattered brush... If you can drop by ...6pm PDT7pm MDT8pm CDT9pm EDT

Here's tonights PP....

2009-09-11T18:43:00.002-06:00

I am hosting another Friday night Speed Scrap and this is the participation prize... the scrap will start at 7 pm Mountain Time. The alpha coordinates with my collab with Modern June Creations... ROCKIT! Hope to see ya there!

New collab kit in stores now!

2009-09-01T09:44:00.010-06:00

So I've done it... my very first collab kit!! ModernJune Creations and I have teamed up to give you Rockit... included in this kit are 40 papers, 98 elements, 3 glitter styles, and 5 alphas!! Here are a few previews of Kathy's portion of the kit... Remember not everything is shown!!If you like what you see here's the link to the store where you can get this whole kit for only $6!ROCKITAnd a few

Lagoony Blue Freebie

2009-08-26T17:28:00.009-06:00

I had a great holiday!!! Here we are hanging out in her room the day after G'mas birthday... I think we are both suffering from a cake hangover!!! Ahhh... it was a good day! Too bad I have a bit of a mullet!And here is another good day... this is my daughter about to go diving for golf balls at the coolest little private beach ever!!! And of course the LO was done with my Lagoony Blue kit...I

50% Off Sale!

2009-08-07T12:21:00.001-06:00

@ DSM

Sale on now at DSM... for all Mandymade Products!!

2009-08-07T09:57:00.005-06:00

Happy Birthday Gramma!!! Joyce Guymer abt. 1936I'm leaving town in the morning... off to see my Grandparents!!! I'm so super excited to see them... as a child I spent all my summers at the cabin with them... fishing, swimming and doing crafts!! I cant think of a better way to spend a summer!! Oh and the cabin was beach front with NO INDOOR plumbing... just the way it should be!!! These days the

Two new CU items!

2009-08-05T18:53:00.004-06:00

I have two fabulous commercial use items in the store!! The first is the very glitter and sand styles I used in my new Lagoony Blue kit... in the store now for only $2!!And second is a fab paper pack... again the same textures I used in my Lagoony Blue kit... Included in this kit are 20 starburst and starburst patterned papers... I've gotten so much postive feedback on the texture in my papers in

New kit!!!

2009-08-05T17:39:00.010-06:00

I am so excited to show you guys my new kit!! It's called Lagoony Blue.... this is a monster of a kit! Included in this kit are 55 beautifully textured papers, 118 elements, 1 hidden alpha, 2 sand styles and 12 glitter styles!!! All for $8.00!!! There is so much in this kit I had to make 9 previews to show you everything!!!!!Here are the elements... And the papers....And finally the glitter and

CU items... CT call and a freebie!! And none of them mine

2009-08-02T21:23:00.005-06:00

Jodi's been a busy bee!! Here's what she's been up to.... Tiny Rocks AlphaThis Alpha is perfect for any of your summer or beach layouts! The rocks inside the glass were photographed on a beach in southern NJ.This Alpha includes1 full upper alpha1 full lower alpha1 set of numbersand some punctuation$2.00 CU BBQ TemplatesThese templates are in .psd format and can only be opened with Photoshop or

2009-07-30T21:17:00.001-06:00

Modern June's having a CT call.... better hurry up before all the spots are filled!!! I've been playing with her kits and they are fantastic!!!! Here's a link to her blog... http://confessionsofamodernjune.blogspot.com/