Here's your second kit for this month. It's called "Lasting Moments" which is named after the photo and video coverage line of my party needs shoppe that closed down last year, LOL. I made it from two of my favorite colors: yellow and lilac. Next week, I'm going to give you the cluster border set for October. I hope you enjoy this one. It can be used for your heritage LOs.
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Why is there a kit here? I have so many commercial use items that I bought; downloaded as freebies; templates that I made digitally during my spare time or stuffs that I have photographed and extracted. As you have read in my first entry, those items that I photographed and extracted were the reasons why Magicmaker-Scraps is born.
When I started Magicmaker-Scraps Club about two weeks ago, I thought I would only give you "QPs with a Twist". My first reason is because that's how I started in digital scrapbooking and I thought that's what I do best. The second reason why I only settle for giving "QPs with a Twist" is that I am a CT to several designers and I rather have you buy kits from them, LOL.
Anyway, these last few weeks, I received invitations to sell in digi-scrapping stores. As I reads the terms, I wasn't sure if I will be able to come up with the number of kits required per month. During that time, I'm still finishing Cinder's Wish and I still don't know if I will be able to finish it that week. I've also started my part for ADSDesigners Collab kit for October (both are already done now) and I don't think I can meet the requirements if I will have deadlines. Every month, I also join KimB's Color Challenge at DSO, hence, I have two sure kits in my hands monthly. However, there are times that I'm uneasy as some ideas for digiscrapping kits come to mind--so I have to work on it. So, this month, I have done several kits. I have so many freebie kits already (LOL) so, I just decided to give the others exclusively for Magicmaker-Scraps members only. Last night, I sent a preview of the kit to members and asked them if they are willing to swap one QP set to a kit and early this morning as I wake up, more than half of them have already replied "yes"--hence, I already have a consensus. I didn't expect for the reply to come that quick so I gave them until Saturday to decide. I guess, they all got excited when they saw the kit so they promply replied.
I guess, two kits per month won't hurt, so here's the first one it's called "Slumber Party".
I was reading an old issue of Family Circle this week and I've already read most of the articles in it except the Slumber Party Tips for Parents. You see, I've never experienced joining one in my childhood--it's not popular or should I say, we never do that here in the Philippines. Not that I didn't sleep over my friends house when I was a teen-ager but mostly, I slept there because my school was far away from home and I have no transportation going back home. So, if there are school activities that will go beyond 6:00 p.m. that means I have to ask a classmate who lives nearby if I could stay at their place. You see, I'm a barrio girl.
Anyway, going back to the article, since I have nothing more to read (LOL) I read it and I found it so exciting. I've watched some american movies/series showing teenagers spending slumber parties but in the articles it tackles one for those ages 7-10. Sorry, but I didn't know that slumber party is also popular for younger girls too. Maybe, that's the reason why the article was written because it is quite a responsibility for the host to take care of several kids in one roof overnight. I enjoyed the article so much and I was so engrossed with it that's why I thought of making a kit. I haven't seen a kit about "Slumber Parties" or maybe there are several kits that I haven't seen. I guess, if your little girl has attended one and she has a picture of that, you will be able to use this. If not, the kit can be generic and all the papers and elements can be used for other girly layouts as well.
The kit's elements are at 300 DPI and the paper size is 12x12 also at 300 DPI.
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I have extra Cluster Borders for you. I hope you will be able to use them too. The fairytale one can be used for wedding invitation cover which I did for my friends. The invitation was a gift for my friends who got married and I know they will be delighted to have the design be shared to others. The one with the cottage is something I made and I love it so much but I don't know in which layout they may be appropriate, so I hope you'll be able to use them in one of your projects. These are "extras". I'll give you the second set on October.
The photos were taken by Lani, the groom's sister, and she only used point and shoot digital camera for this one. I guess, the photos are great and complemented the cluster border very well.
Now, here are your extra cluster borders. I hope one of you can send me a project/layout using these cluster borders. I would love to see what you have made out of these stuffs.
Here's the counterpart of "About a Man" and it's called "A Woman's World". If you've seen the "midwife" and "civic volunteer" titles on the preview, don't be dismayed, it's only for preview purposes. I was thinking of my Mom when I made that preview--she's a midwife and yes, she loves to volunteer for civic works and cooperatives. In fact, my parents met through the red cross. The original QPs don't have those titles. However, you'll have a separate download folder for different titles that you may put in those pages. I still have to upload the bonus QPs (back cover) as well as the "titles" folder for this set. DH and I are going to the province to visit his parents in a little while and I just asked him if I can upload the set and post it here first. We'll be back tomorrow and I'll upload the rest.
Meanwhile, enjoy "A Woman's World" QP set as this is especially for us, women--so far, it's my favorite among the QP sets that I have made. I love all the laces, flowers, ribbons and other embellishments. "About A Man" is the most difficult QP set I've ever done. In fact, I had doubts in the beginning if I would be able to complete the set since it's so difficult to find a man's kit. I thank God that it's already done and this next set (A Woman's World) was just so easy to do since there are a lot of kits and commercial use items that I can use for this.
Well, now we both have a storybook to give to your parents for Christmas. My Mom will surely love this one. I'm going to print it in either 8"x8" or 6"x6" (I will just resize them) bragbook so that it can fit in a bag. Knowing my mother, she always brings my layouts whenever she goes and she always shows them to everyone, LOL--even to those whom she had just met. Well, that's why it's called a bragbook. I'll take a picture of that bragbook and post it here once it's done. It takes more than a week to bind them. I would want to make the one for my Dad too (he's gone now) but I still have to find some pictures of him with his parents and siblings.
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Now, here's your QP Freebie:
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Aren't they cute? I love these photos. I'm sure these kids will treasure this card that I made for them.
Now, for the first set of Cluster Borders available only for magicmaker-scraps members.
