DigiScrapping With Debbers

Download the Free Week 1 of Design Contest Entries

noreply@blogger.com (deb) — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 04:28:00 +0000

Week one of the Design For Me contest at NutHouse-Scraps is underway, and all the submissions are available for you to download (free) and use. I made the page at the left from the very first kit up this past week and it's in the gallery. I can't wait to see the rest!

Show your appreciation for these crazy brave contestants and upload a layout for them! A design contest is a pressure cooker of stress and creativity! Watch the Forum each week for the new submission thread where contestants will upload their kit according to the rules and regulations that week.

Who will be the next new Digital Designer at NutHouse-Scraps.com?

On the 4th Day of Christmas ... it is my SALE day!

noreply@blogger.com (deb) — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 07:01:00 +0000

If you've been waiting for that REALLY killer sale on something ... it's here.

Today only, 50% everything in my shop at NutHouse-Scraps.com. Commercial use, personal use, glitter, absolutely everything I designed, it's all on sale only for the 4th day of Christmas, Tuesday, Dec. 28th.

The sale begins at 00:01 Tuesday in the wee hours of the morning, and ends promptly at midnight Tuesday night. (The shop operates in Mountain Time, USA, for those of you who were wondering!)

Every day of the 12 Days of Christmas there's a new sale, and two new freebies! You'll love them! Go get them, too!

Every Day of the 12 Days of Christmas has a new freebie

noreply@blogger.com (deb) — Sat, 25 Dec 2010 08:10:00 +0000

Actually, each day has TWO new free downloads!

It begins today, Dec. 25th, and continues for each of the 12 Days of Christmas - there will be a wonderfully whimsical new 12 Days of Christmas stamp (pictured to the left) that you can download from the main shop page, one for each of the 12 Days of Christmas, plus ... in the shop, you will find a free new part of the amazing 12 Days of Christmas Collab, pictured below.

The 12 Days of Christmas FREEBIES for 2010

noreply@blogger.com (deb) — Fri, 24 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0000

We're almost there - the 12 Days of Christmas starts Dec 25th, and at NutHouse-Scraps, we're celebrating again this year with free digital scrapbooking gifts for everyone. But this year, we're giving away TWO different special Christmas-themed gifts each day.

1. There's a beautiful 12 Days of Christmas Kit collaboration from all the designers at NutHouse-Scraps. It includes 114 elements and 28 papers in a gorgeous holiday palette of Warm Wine, Holly Berry Red, Mistletoe Green, Granny Smith Green, Midnight Blue, Winter Storm Blue, Touch of Nutmeg, and Winter White.

Every day, there'll be one zip file of one 12th of the collaboration which is free that day. Just check the shop for it.

2. There will also be a free Christmas Stamp for each day, based on the amazingly whimsical 12 Days of Christmas characters by Americo and decked out to coordinate with our 12 Days Kit. You can see from the preview below that the 12 Days stamps have a wonderful sense of humor to them. Check out those 3 French hens, the leapin' lords, and the "calling bird" is one of my personal favorites!

Every day, right on the front page of the shop at NutHouse-Scraps, there will be a download button for the stamp that displays to everyone once they are logged in.

So, here's a sneak peek at what we're giving away for the 12 Days of ~~Freebies~~ Christmas!

And the stamps . . .

It all starts on Dec 25th, and continues for 12 days; with new freebies each day, plus an all-new 1-day blow-out sale daily, too!

Yes, I know, we're NUTS! Nuts about digi-scrapping, that is.

Christmas Prints Pack for Commercial Use

noreply@blogger.com (deb) — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 07:52:00 +0000

They're brand new in the shop; so new the pixels are still wet!

6 delightful greyscale overlays for your Christmas projects. This is a mixed variety of greyscale images. Use them as overlays, as masks - use them under a color blend mode. Use them for papers, use them on borders, mats, and other elements.

I loved making the Christmas prints up and wanted to share them with others who might need a real fast paper starter for that new kit.

You'll find more details in the extended preview slideshow in the shop for a peek at the whole page design for each one.

And don't forget to take advantage of my DESIGNER SPOTLIGHT Offer - PM or email me when you use one of my prints in your products for sale. Then I'll feature it on my blog and add it to the most recent previews right in the shop for this set.

Christmas Paper Pack

noreply@blogger.com (deb) — Sun, 28 Nov 2010 06:45:00 +0000

I love Christmas! Here are 16 Christmas Papers for your Scrapbooking, Crafting, and gift-giving. In the colors of the season, you'll find these all-new Christmas Prints ready to decorate, enhance, and create holiday memories for the ones love!

Be sure to look at them all at the shop, click on the main preview image to see the slideshow of all of the previews. There's something in there for all sorts of styles. I think you'll love both the variety and the flexibility.

Let's see what you make with them! Link me up to your layouts and projects this season! Enjoy!

50% off Black Friday 'til Cyber Monday

noreply@blogger.com (deb) — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 07:00:00 +0000

No lines, no waiting, no limited supplies ... everything, including Commercial Use, 50% off for this spectacular blow-out sale in my shop at NutHouse-Scraps!

You won't need any special coupons or codes, it's just as simple as going shopping. You'll love it!

Enjoy the extended days for the sale and may you enjoy the holiday weekend with your family.

I'm putting on the Christmas music and getting out some Christmas decorations. Some presents are already purchased ... some not even thought of! I better get busy!

Persimmon Pudding - a Holiday Fav

noreply@blogger.com (deb) — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 03:19:00 +0000

My Grandma Leta Metcalf Atwood served this rich dessert for special occasions while Persimmons were in season, and it is a holiday favorite in our family. We freeze ripe persimmon pulp, blended and measured into 1 C. portions for use in recipes all year long.

Grandma's original recipe card for Persimmon Pudding was dated 1931, from the magazine, California Farm Life.

Try it ... this is a baked pudding, not a custard. You'll LOVE it.

Persimmon Pudding Recipe

Makes 8-9 servings
Preheat oven to 350 degrees

Ingredients:
Dry Ingredients:
1 cup Flour
1 cup Sugar
1/2 tsp. Salt
1 tsp. Cinnamon
1 tsp. Baking Powder
1 tsp. Soda

Add:
1 Egg, well beaten
1/4 cup Milk
1 cup Ripe Persimmon Pulp, (blended, w/ skin on)
1 Tablespoon Vanilla

Add after wet & dry are mixed:
4 Tablespoons Melted Butter (but NOT Hot!)

Nutmeg Sauce: (make this just before serving it)
1 1/4 cup Boiling Water

2/3 cup Sugar
2 Tablespoon Flour
1/8 teaspoon salt
Dash Nutmeg

Directions:

Mix dry ingredients together.
Mix wet ingredients together EXCEPT THE BUTTER.

Mix wet and dry together thoroughly. Stir in the melted butter.
Bake at 350 degrees in greased 8x8x2 pan, or 8 inch round cake pan for approx 40-45 minutes. DO NOT OVERBAKE.

We've always found them best when baked at least a day ahead. Store at room temperature.

Directions for Sauce:
Mix dry ingredients VERY well.
Stir into 1 1/4 Cup boiling water.
Add 2 Tblspoon butter to boiling water. Stir fast, cooking at boiling until clear, approximately 5 minutes. Add 1/2 tsp. nutmeg after done (or less to taste)

Serve the Persimmon Pudding with hot Nutmeg sauce over it and a dollop of whipped cream on top.

Falling For You Designer Clusters

noreply@blogger.com (deb) — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 09:18:00 +0000

Designs by Patchas did these INCREDIBLY GORGEOUS Clusters to match my Falling For You designs. I can't say enough about what a great design eye she has for clustering elements like this!

There's 5 of them, 3 framed clusters, 1 border cluster, and one element cluster. Use them on your Falling For You page layouts for an instant designer touch.

The regular price will be $3 - on sale Sunday and Monday for an introductory 35% off. It doesn't get much less expensive than this!

Enjoy them, I sure will be!

Here's a zoom in of the border cluster (reduced for the web page, of course) ... isn't she brilliant?!

Sports Paper Packs

noreply@blogger.com (deb) — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 20:31:00 +0000

I love making papers. It's just my favorite thing to do. So that's exactly what I did for a new sports theme collab the designers at NutHouse-Scraps were putting together. Paper Packs. Four of them.

Football, Soccer, Baseball, and Basketball papers. With 4 extra all-purpose ones painted in light that will mix and match. Whether you have players or fans, I think you'll find lots of uses for the variations on each sports theme:

Each sport is available separately, too - but if you need more than kind of ball game, this bundle is priced so inexpensively that it will cost you less to buy the bundle, than to buy two sets!

Perfect for action shots at practice, during games, or for pics of your crowd sprawled all over the family room watching "THE GAME" on TV.

Clearance - It's Retirement Time for 7 Sets

noreply@blogger.com (deb) — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 04:57:00 +0000

CLEARANCE SALE on 7 Commercial Use and Personal Use digital scrapbooking products. This is your last chance before they start sitting on the porch and collecting their retirement pensions in the Seniors' Center and scrapping their little hearts out!

Here's the list and thumbnails to the items on Clearance ... all at 65% off. Yes, you read that right, 65% discount sale. Each image below is hotlinked.

$1.23 CU ColourWashed Papers 3 - The Pastels Debbers has 4 more new commercial use ColourWashed Papers that are ready to start soft flowing background papers for your...	$1.23 CU ColourWashed Papers 2 - The Brights Debbers has 4 more new commercial use ColourWashed Papers that are ready to start brilliant, flowing background papers for...

$1.23 CU ColourWashed Papers 1 Debbers has 4 new commercial use ColourWashed Papers that are ready to start beautiful, softly flowing background papers for...	$2.10 CU Persian Dreams Patterns I 12 high quality grayscale repeating pattern tiles for commercial use bring exotic and intricate designs reminiscent of...

$1.05 Making Memories Every day we're Making Memories - and you'll find this kit a work-horse for a wide variety of all sorts of memories. Put...	$.70 Kandy Kisses The delightful sherbet tones of conversation hearts will give you a great atmosphere where you can scrap your favorite...
$.70 Fairy Trappings Just the right little touches of special colors and flowers will trap all of your favorite fairy-like settings forever on a...

Damask Set On Sale One Day Only $1.99 (27 Oct 2010)

noreply@blogger.com (deb) — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 15:22:00 +0000

Like Cinderella, this price expires at midnight (today, that's Tuesday!). Click on the image to the left and view the up close details.

Are you tired of seeing the same old damask patterns? These are new, original damasks in absolutely clean, high quality transparencies. The patterns are 12x12 inch black motifs against a transparent background for the ultimate in flexibility in your designs.

The usual, generous terms of use still applies to this special price today.

These are damasks for today - modern with a nod to the past. Each one is so unique I named them: Damask Whimsy, Damask Riviera, Damask Jardine, and Damask Royale.

FREE Two Hearts Quick Page

noreply@blogger.com (deb) — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 01:03:00 +0000

Limited Edition Freebie

Two Hearts that Beat As One ... is the golden sentiment in this free quick page. You'll have to provide your OWN happy couple, tho, my lovely bride and groom don't come with it!

Made with my new Falling For You kit, this exclusive quick page will only be free until November 1st, and sports a frame not included in the kit. After that date, the only place it will be available is in the bundled complete set of Falling For You.

Image above, just give it a click to follow on to where the page is available.

From the Falling For You kit:

Damasks featured by Che Yang Designs

noreply@blogger.com (deb) — Sun, 24 Oct 2010 05:31:00 +0000

Oh, look at this AWESOME Collab by Che Yang and Scooty's Designs! Che used my CU Damasks 2, large motifs, in some of the prints throughout this soft and whimsical, Autumn Romance kit.

Featuring a carefree and precise styling in peaches, pinks, greens, and browns, there's a definite easy-going freshness to this look at Autumn Memories. Here's just the paper pack:

I can see the Damask Riviera in that beautiful brown and pink, and again in a pink tone on tone paper. The swirling, detailed lines of Autumn Romance walk that unusual and beautiful line between hand drawn and elegant. All in all, this is one classy digital scrapbooking kit that is very flexible. I hope you'll look at the all the other layouts, too - you'll agree with me that barely pink, green, and soft doe brown have never been this versatile.

Thumbs up Che! This is 100% gorgeous! It's exactly what I envisioned people using Damasks by Debbers for.

Falling For You - a new look

noreply@blogger.com (deb) — Sat, 23 Oct 2010 04:26:00 +0000

Here's an all new look at my new Falling For You kit. Same kit, same elements, same papers - just in a better sampling, I think!

Tell me which one you liked best!

Falling For You

noreply@blogger.com (deb) — Sat, 16 Oct 2010 17:59:00 +0000

Falling For You is done and in the shop at NutHouse-Scraps.com - it will be on sale at 35% off today until Midnight eastern time. It is a romantic creation in the tones of Autumn. My inspiration ... wasn't around me, Fall comes late to us here in California. But a few years ago my daughter had a Fall Wedding; Burnished Oranges, Chocolate browns, and accents of all the colors of fall. The wedding was gorgeous, far more so than I had imagined. So that's what I kept in mind as I worked in the colors of autumn for this set.

The detailed 100% zoom looks like this:

Here's a page of the bride made from Falling For You:

I'll look forward to seeing what YOU create with Falling For You ... it's so versatile!

Over Halfway Done...

noreply@blogger.com (deb) — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 22:42:00 +0000

Here's a sneak peek ...

I'm in the home stretch of some stunning fall colors in a romantic-looking new digital scrapbooking kit that'll bring home all the drama of autumn colors and the loves of your life!

No, this is ALL you can see! Yes, I'm a tease!

Now, it's back to work for me!

Facebook Page Just Opened

noreply@blogger.com (deb) — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 05:45:00 +0000

I don't know why it took me this long, but I finally put the beginning of a Facebook page up for DigiScrapping with Debbers. I'm rather ambivalent about Facebook in general, and that's probably why it took so long!

Go give it a LIKE and stay tuned for some goodies that will be posted there on Facebook this coming month.

You can see a post from my Aunt Marilyn there - that made my day!

I put up some previews of recent kits and commercial use items in the albums. If you have a great idea of something you'd like me to do/show/have on this new Facebook page, please let me know!

A Week of Family, and More Damasks For You

noreply@blogger.com (deb) — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 15:30:00 +0000

It's amazing how fast the milk goes when kids and grandkids come over a couple times! Both the boys got to spend the night at Nana and Papa's house this week - together! They went to sleep (in the same room...) like champs without a single problem. At bedtime!

Saturday night all the grandkids got to go to a Fresno Grizzlies game - even the baby! The two-year old made it through, the 5 year old thought it was a blast, and the baby? Well, she was just happy to be with family. That's her and her Mommy there in the photo from the grandstand. Adorable, aren't they?!

I put four more of my original Damask Designs in my little shop at NutHouse-Scraps.com today. They'll be on the usual introductory sale for 35% off all day Sunday and Monday.

The Damask designs are high resolution, pristine black graphics on a transparent background. Available in two sizes on 12x12 "digital" scrapbooking papers, one is a regular-size background fill, and the other is the special extra-large sized damask motif.

Designers are able to use these Damasks By Debbers are for commercial designs, according to my liberal terms of use.

Click on the image above to see a few sample ideas and the 100% zooms on the damasks.

Be sure to let me know what you create with them! I'd love to spotlight your work here on my blog.

ManuScraps Chooses Blossom Prints for Major Collaboration Kit

noreply@blogger.com (deb) — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 06:16:00 +0000

Designer Spotlight

Manu Scraps and Aquarius just released a gorgeous new collab called Cherish The Love - and Manu used Blossom Prints for some of her designing with it. Isn't it beautiful? I love the colors, the terrific assortment of papers, and look at all those elements!

She's made a beautiful QuickPage that's free this week that coordinates with it - so don't miss it!

At first glance, it's a digital scrapbooking kit for weddings , but you could use it for so many other things. It includes yellow tulips, pale blue hydrangeas, yellow roses, greenery, a parasol, ribbons, all manner more flowers, embellishments, elements, and I tried counting the papers and lost count!

It's no wonder Manu used Blossom Prints Overlays for her designs, with all those blossom elements. GREAT job on your beautiful designing work, Manu and Aquarius!

Half-Drawn Image Effect from Photo

noreply@blogger.com (deb) — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 12:08:00 +0000

I ran across this incredible special effect from Bert Monroy, one of the Big Names in Photoshop, and wanted to share it with you. It's an incredible bite-sized tutorial about making a half-colored in drawing effect from a photo. It's not long, and you'll be AMAZED at how simple the steps are for this great special effect!

You don't have to be a Photoshop Guru to get results like this when you know the tricks!

Thanks Bert - you ROCK!

Photodrawning Tutorial Video

My Journey to Damasks

noreply@blogger.com (deb) — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 22:18:00 +0000

It was a simple request. My friend Rachael asked for a set of Damask patterns. I already have quite a few I've cleaned up from royalty free collections which I could have used. But as I stared at them a bit longer, there was that nagging voice in my brain, the one that comes deep from my very soul, wondering how in the world I could make my own. And I just had to learn how to do my own. Just HAD to.

I already understood exactly how to create the repeating pattern, and the variations on the fills. But ... really, a damask motif on a sheet of paper has some specific things which set it apart. It's painfully symmetrical. The space that isn't filled is as important as the space which is filled. The design looks good in light on dark or dark on light. It's all ... curvy ... and seems to just be pleasing to the eye no matter who admires it in any century.

Damask is the name of the type of weaving invented in China by the 5th century. That's 400AD for those of you who are keeping track. It's hallmark was that it was reversible; you could turn it over and you'd see a reversed color of the front. The pleasing curves of the motif probably didn't hurt it's popularity, either. The Syrians, notably the master weavers of Damascus, had imported the technique and by 1000AD had perfected it to the point of making stunning fabrics. Crusaders took the fabrics and the technology back to Europe with them, where every Royal, Noble, and would-be Lady in Waiting would clamor for the gorgeous designs by the 15th century.

The design of these beautiful textiles became synonymous with the name of the weave, Damask, and although it has a popular revival every several decades, Damask has truly never fallen out of favor in all the intervening years since then. Each new generation of artist ... and medium ... adapts this timeless design motif of 1500 years ago to their vision and time.

So a couple weekends ago, I spent nearly 18 hours reverse-engineering a slug of historic Damask pieces until I thought I understood the proportions and angles well enough to have my hand at my first, original Damask design. It ... was not pretty. I learned, I adapted, and finally began to feel it in my soul.

I've made a set of 4 damask designs in two sizes. They consist of black design on a transparent background in digital scrapbooking, standard 300dpi 12inch by 12inch PNG files. There's a regular sized pattern overlay and a special large motif set. They come with a commercial license. Be sure to look at the details of the extra views at the shop, so you can appreciate the quality of these high resolution damask images. (In the shop, click on the preview image to see the other views)

You can bet I'll be working on some more new damasks in the weeks to come. These were so much fun to create. In the meanwhile, tho, you can enjoy them for your papers, elements, and crafts in your upcoming projects. Be sure to drop me a line and let me know what you've done with them. I'd love to spotlight your creation with my damask designs right here on the blog and in my shop.

Rachael Hudnall Chooses Blossom Prints for Collection

noreply@blogger.com (deb) — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 19:34:00 +0000

Designer Spotlight

I'm SO excited, Rachael Hudnall chose to use my Blossom Prints in the design of her beautiful new digital scrapbooking collection, Sweet Summer. It's wondefully sweet and slightly worn; evocative of casual, warm summer days and nights. It reminds me of curling up with a good book and a glass of iced tea - of playing under the shade trees, or of adventures under a starry, warm evening sky.

Rachael has done a smashing job on these sets with her usual good sense of style. They're not too girlie, they're not too tailored - they do a great job of setting an unforgettable scene for our favorite summertime memories.

And she's made a matching album! I so love albums, they're my number one best friend because they save me all the time of laying out a page. All I have to do is plop in my photo(s) and it's done.

Look for her gorgeous free quick page (speaking of instant gratification!) and check out the great quality before you shop for the set:

It's always such a wonderment to see how people use something I made. Rachael really puts those prints to work for her in obvious and not so obvious ways. You rock, Rachael!!

Vacation at Home Almost Over

noreply@blogger.com (deb) — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 06:22:00 +0000

I got to see the baby yesterday evening, she's rolling over like she's been doing it all her life! And just barely 3 months old. Then I made her cry by taking her into a dark room and sitting down. What a bad Nana I am! What a way to mark the last official day of vacation, making the little cutie cry.

And so, friends, my stay-cation of rest, family, and Photoshop is nearly over. I go back to work on Monday. I've really missed my friends in the office, but it was kind of nice to be on my own clock for a while. It'll be great to get back to work..

If you look around, the blog has a few hints at what I've been up to - but you'll have to wait until Sunday when the new things at the shop are made visible to see what the end results are.

I will tell you I spent a good 18 hours reverse engineering the mathematical theory behind a classic damask motif, though. Yes, my head hurt before that day was over. ;)

It was a good kind of hurt, though. Sometimes I just need to stay working at something until I've figured it out, if you know what I mean. Now all I have to do is learn how to use what I discovered.

I'd better get going, I have THINGS TO DO between now and Sunday morning!! ::tease:: ;)

A Little Slice of My Life

noreply@blogger.com (deb) — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 02:49:00 +0000

By day, I'm the Media Director for SouthPoint Church, a medium-sized church in the heart of southeast Fresno.

By night, I share my time between three adorable grandchildren, their awesome parents, my incredible husband plus I'm a freelance graphic designer for NutHouse-Scraps with digital scrapbooking supplies, and a few select clients.

You'll see family from time to time when I am able to do scrapbook pages of them. I think you'll agree that we have the cutest grandkids on the face of the earth.

At work and home, I use Photoshop for my primary graphic tool. In addition to the graphics at work, I need to make videos from time to time, too - and that's when I turn to Final Cut Pro.

I hope to share some tips with you from my own experience designing and using digital media of all sorts. Be sure to let me know when you have a question!