teresabelle designs

valentine freebie

2012-02-12T02:27:00.000-06:00

Need a quick Valentine idea? Here's a quick one (and for free, of course). I made these today for my kids to give to some family and friends. Then I realized I should probably share them with you all in case you need some Valentine help. Of course I got the idea off of Pinterest!

Here's what you can make...

You just need to take a photo of your child (or you!) as though they are handing someone candy. Then print it off and add a sucker or something. Even my 19 month old did it, which surprised me. I tried to get the 4 month old, but she wasn't interested (hehe).

There are four of them. All of them you can do some altering to if you know how to use psd files. I've included psd and png. They look cuter in real life than they look in the photographs! It's night, so the lighting isn't the best in the house at the moment...

You can download it here.

http://www.mediafire.com/?z161i80m176owat

If you have any troubles or find errors, let me know. I hope I put it all together correctly. I realized last minute that I could share this with other people and put it together a little faster than usual since Valentine's Day is approaching.

Oh, and I was just noticing several new subscribers (welcome!) and it reminds me to mention again that if you subscribe via email (all my stuff is always free), make sure you keep an eye out for an email from Feeburner and click on the link in that email to confirm your subscription. Otherwise it doesn't work.

Hope you all have a fabulous weekend and holiday!

(ignore this, it's just for the search engines sake since I can't add it to a link like I usually do!) ?digifree?cbh

the season of giving

2011-12-12T09:09:00.001-06:00

Hello Everyone,

I hope the season is treating you well!

Often this time of year, we ask family and friends, friends we may or may not know who read our blogs, as well as random passerbys who happen to walk within a certain radius of us, to please consider donating to the Fanconi Anemia Research Fund (www.fanconi.org).

As many of you know, our daughter, Emma, was born with Fanconi Anemia (FA). It's super rare, so almost the only way they get any money for research is from parents begging people to donate. There is no ongoing public support, since the public is unaware. There are FA researchers who think if they can unlock the mysteries of FA cancer, then it could potentially cure anyone with cancer. So, while FA is rare, it could potentially have a big impact on everyone.

I made a little video about my girl to explain FA, as well as to show some of what her life is like. Everything shared in this movie was done so with Emma's approval and help. She's old enough now that we feel like we need to respect her privacy.

Please consider donating, even if all you can manage right now is $1 or $5. If everyone donated, even just a tiny bit, it would end up being a lot!

If you need the direct link, here it is: http://youtu.be/FX4Y73V0NmQ

Thanks so much!
Teresa

christmas lights tutorial

2011-12-06T23:24:00.001-06:00

I posted a few photos on our family blog of our children decorating our Christmas tree. Some people emailed/left a comment asking how I did it, so I thought I would share here in case anyone else wanted to know. If you have a point and shoot camera, this probably won’t be helpful for you. But if you have a dSLR, keep on reading on…

I used Manual Mode.
Shutter Speed: 1/100
Aperture: F1.8 (used my 50mm lens)
ISO: 1000
No flash

I used a tripod to keep it steady and used a 2-second timer so that there would be no movement in hopes of making the photo be as clear as it could be. All the lights were out, except for the Christmas tree lights. You might need to adjust your settings depending on the lighting you are dealing with.

If it’s still too dark for you, try changing your ISO to a higher number and/or your shutter speed to a higher number too (higher would be something like 1/50, 1/20, etc).

If my settings make it too bright, try changing your ISO to something lower and/or your shutter speed to a smaller number (going in the direction of 1/150 or smaller).

It can take several tries before getting it right. So, keep on trying!

For the settings I mentioned, here are the results:

If you don’t have a tripod, it doesn’t seem to matter very much. The photo below was taken with me holding it, not on a tripod. Still looks pretty good. This is almost exactly the lighting and the way it looks in our house. Love our camera! It’s a Canon EOS 60D for those who are wondering, but a Canon Rebel is a great option too…as are many others.

Hope that helps! Let me know if you have any questions (disclaimer: I’m totally new at this. I have only had my camera for a month, and I never took photography classes, so my knowledge is quite limited. But, I might be able to help if you are even newer than me!).

Teresa

TUTORIAL: How to create/install your own background

2011-12-01T23:26:00.001-06:00

The video I created on how to make your own blog background is a bit outdated. So, I thought I would create this entry to update the video a bit.

Blogger changed how they do things a while back. There is a CSS code you can enter to place your new background, but I haven’t found a way to do that that works as well as this way (unless you want a repeating background with little control over how it looks). So, I’m sticking to this. Please know that I’m NO EXPERT when it comes to html or css. It’s all gibberish to me...mostly.

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STEP ONE: Create your blog background.

A: I like to use the dimensions 1980 X 912 pixels with the resolution at 72 (when viewing things on the web, you don’t need a resolution any larger than 72). This creates the background large enough to fill most screens, but you can adjust these numbers if you want. Just know that if you make it smaller, it will not fill the screen on all other computers, even if it appears to do so on yours.

(you can click on any image to see it larger):

B: MAKE YOUR MID-SECTION
Make it 15 inches wide.

C: CENTER IT OFF THE BACKGROUND (a tip if you use Photoshop): As seen in red in the image above, in the LAYERS PALETTE highlight your background and mid-section layers, then press the “Align Horizontal Centers” button at the top (which you’ll see available when you have your “move” tool selected). This will center your mid-section on your background.

D: ADD A SHADOW TO YOUR MID-SECTION (if you want). These are the settings I usually use, give or take some.

TIP: If you want a header for your blog, do not add it to your background. Add it as a separate element on your blog. If you put very much on the sides of your background, it will depend on the screen shape and resolution as to how much will be visible on any given computer.

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STEP 2: Save your background to use on the web.

Go to FILE, SAVE FOR WEB & DEVICES.
Save your image a size smaller than 1M (something with a K at the end is what you want). See image below to see where to look for the size (the circle in the center). And, you adjust the size of the background by changing the quality size (upper right circle).

(You can click to see image larger.)

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STEP 3: Upload to Photobucket (or another similar site).
www.photobucket.com

Make sure your settings are set to allow for large size files. You can do that by following the images/instructions below:

(You can click to see these larger)

1. Click on “customize your upload options”.

2. Select “Best possible quality (while staying 1 mb or less)

3. Save it.

4. Then upload your image.

5: Once it’s uploaded, you can view your image.

6: Locate the “direct link”, as seen in the image below. You don’t need it yet. Just remember where it is.

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STEP 4: Add your background to your blog!

1. Go to your blog.

2. Go to the TEMPLATE option.

3. Choose a “picture window” template.

4. Go to LAYOUT.

5. Click on “Add a Gadget”

6. Choose “HTML/JAVASCRIPT”

7. Paste this code into the box that pops up. Within the code, add your direct link from your background that you uploaded to photobucket:

<style type="text/css">body {background-image: url(ADD YOUR DIRECT LINK); background-position: center; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: fixed; }</style>

8. Save it.

It should now show you your new background when you view your blog. If you want to change the background in the future, just change the direct link to your new background link. If you ever want to get rid of your customized background, just delete this gadget off of your blog, and it’ll return to whatever template you have chosen on blogger.

If you want to customize your blog a little more, use the Template Designer.

Choose TEMPLATE, then CUSTOMIZE:

Choose ADVANCED: You can scroll through all the options and change the font, size, coloring, etc…on all the different areas of your blog.

On my blog, I don’t want a title since I created my own, but I haven’t taken the time to figure out how to remove it. So, instead, I changed the font size to 1px and matched the color to my background (as you can see in the example below). Now it’s not visible.

Special thanks to Easy Custom Blogs. I had originally had a different code that I used for my background, but when Blogger updated things, my code wouldn’t work for new backgrounds anymore. Jeanette had a code that worked great – so yay!! If you want more tutorials on how to customize your blog, she has great ideas over there: http://easycustomblogs.blogspot.com/

Please let me know if you have any questions!

she’s here

2011-10-18T20:10:00.001-06:00

I’m only three weeks late in posting this, but our new baby girl is here! Things went well with the birth and our new little girl looks healthy and is so sweet. She’s our baby #5. The kids all love her.

I seem to have very little personal time these days…and right now is no exception! Ella was sleeping when I started, but I think she must have heard me typing because now she’s crying. I better run. We have more pictures on our other BLOG.

Oh, and I do have a kit in progress, but I have NO idea when I’ll have time to do anything more with it! I might just give it away as a paper pack when I have time to upload it.

Off I go!

the Boy (a free kit)

2011-07-08T23:28:00.001-06:00

Okay, I finally finished a kit! I told you I would one day. I really didn’t think I’d average like only three kits a year (assuming I finish another by the end of the year). But apparently that is my new top speed. Ha! Hopefully I’ll get a little faster.
And it’s ALL FREE.
I say it’s a boy kit, but it’s really a gender neutral kit overall. There are some elements that are more boy, though. Plus, I think my kits are usually girlie, so I thought I’d focus one of BOYS this time!
**Download links are at the end of the entry**

A couple layouts:
I used JennCK Designs at Scrapbook Bytes for the templates. She has a ton, and they are great!

It’s been so long, I’m not sure I have a CT anymore (hehe!), but IF I do, I’ll be checking with them soon to see if they want to create some freebies for you as well. If so, I’ll post those later. If not, I’ll post my quickpages as freebies in another entry in a few days (don’t have time at the moment).
Hope you enjoy! Here are the download links:
The Boy Free Kit – Elements
The Boy Free Kit – Papers01
The Boy Free kit – Papers02
The Boy Free kit – Papers03
PS: If you’re new to my blog, I no longer have time to sell designs (can’t keep up with the required amount!), so I’m giving them away for free for now. Baby #5 is due at the end of Sept, so I’ll have my hands pretty full. You can subscribe via email if you want to be kept up to date on any new kits. If you do subscribe, be sure to check your email for an email from Feeburner. You’ll need to click on the link from them in order to fully subscribe (so many attempted subscribers have forgotten that last step!).
Thanks!
Teresa

Charity Voting Results

2011-05-27T09:48:00.001-06:00

I apologize for taking so long to report the results! I was waiting to make sure our final position was truly final (after Chase went through each charity and verified all the votes as being by the rules. In the past, some charities have been switched around, etc). It looks pretty for sure we placed in position #29. It's not a winning position, which is disappointing, but it is an awesome position when you consider everything! We had been at #37 at one point, so to make it to #29 is amazing. Also, when you consider how small of a group of us were fundraising, and about 1000 votes per day came in the last few days, is beyond words to me! We were less than 700 votes from placing in the top 25! Soooo close…

The support has been incredibly touching and uplifting. All of us, while disappointed we didn't win, have felt astounded by the response of everyone. Who knew so many people would reach out?! I've been blown away by all the comments, emails, and support. I feel bad having to tell everyone that we didn't win! Your effort was worth it, though. Thank you so much!!

The good news is, we did win $25,000 in the first phase (had to place in the top 100). This was the second phase that we lost (had to place in the top 25). There is also a third phase. In this phase Chase will look at the top 100 charities individually and select five charities. Then those charities will present their "Big Ideas" to the advisory board. There will be a $200,000 grant and then additional ones for a total of $500,000. So, we just have to hope they'll choose us as one of the top five...odds are against it, but hopes & prayers that they chose us!

If you’d like, you can look at the final leaderboard to see the big winners (around $100,000-$500,000). Actually the link doesn’t seem to work. If you go here, then look at the tabs along the top and choose the “leaderboard” one, it’ll show you the winners. You can click on each one to see how much they won:
http://apps.facebook.com/chasecommunitygiving/charities/930995453-fanconi-anemia-research-fund-farf?src=charity_share

Thanks again for the love & support! I am still trying to respond to everyone who commented or emailed, but in the meantime, just know how grateful we are to you!

Teresa & all the other FA Families

bribery…to help Emma

2011-05-22T01:04:00.001-06:00

Hey Everyone! I do have some freebies for you, but if you wouldn’t mind, please read this before you jump to the end to snag them. I’m kind of using them as bribery this time. I’m hoping to enlist your help in something that will only take about ten seconds of your time (not asking for money, so no worries!), and it will mean so much to us and many other families.

OUR STORY
It’s just after 1am in the morning. It’s taken me WAY longer to get this all put together than I thought! So, I apologize if this isn’t very coherent (not like it’d be any different than my usual self…hehe). And, I’ll try to keep it as short and to the point as I can.

I’d like to introduce you to our little girl, Emma. She’s my oldest daughter (8 yrs) and has a unique story to share and a purpose in sharing it right now.

When Emma was born, we soon discovered that she was a very special little girl. She had to fight from the beginning to survive. She had open heart surgery when she was a few days old to repair a major heart defect (TAPVR)…

As some of you probably can relate from your own personal experiences with a sick child, it was a very terrifying experience. Thankfully she healed quickly. It seemed like everything was moving along well, soon it would all be in the past, and we’d be able to move along in our new lives with our new beautiful baby girl.

But that wasn’t to be…

When Emma was eleven days old, just six days post-heart surgery, she was diagnosed with a really rare, fatal disease called Fanconi Anemia (FA). It causes aplastic anemia (bone marrow failure), leukemia, and different types of cancers.

It was a devastating diagnosis.

We’d never heard of it before. Turns out there are only about 300 cases in the USA and 3000 in the world. It’s incredibly rare. We almost always know more about it than doctors do, not the most exciting position to be in. It’s a double recessive gene, so both my husband and I carry it and now have a 25% chance in having another with it.

Due to FA, she also has hypothyroidism, only one kidney, very small stature (at 8.5 years old, she weights 37 lbs and is about as tall as a 5-6 year old), hearing impairment, and some other issues. FA presents itself differently in all children. Some have very few abnormalities, and some have several.

She had a cleft of the soft palate that repaired when she was three (see pic below). Poor baby did not have a good experience.

Since FA causes bone marrow failure, Emma has had to have her blood levels checked regularly, at least every three months since birth (usually every 1-2 months due to her thyroid issues). We’ve watched her blood counts slowly decline over the past several years. It’s a hard thing to see.

Here she is with her (then) two year old brother as she is about to get her blood taken (she hates it). He is the sweetest little guy and put his arm around her and kept telling her it was okay. He seems beyond his years in his understanding and compassion. They have such a special relationship.

She also has to have a bone marrow biopsy at least once a year, sometimes more, depending on results. This checks for cancers and bone marrow status. As of right now, only about 10-15% of her bone marrow makes blood. At her age, it should be about 92%.

Here she is about to have one. They put her to sleep for it…thank goodness! It’s not a fun thing to watch, but we always stay with her because it makes her feel safe.

As of about 18 months ago, she fell into severe bone marrow failure ranges and required red blood and platelet transfusions for about four months. As she started her first blood transfusion, we also started her on androgens in hopes of it boosting her bone marrows ability to make blood.

Here she is having a blood transfusion. She likes to make faces at the camera.

After each transfusion, she’d go home and run around really fast. She’d tell us how fast she could run now that she had enough blood. She told us that before the blood, she could only run really slow, which was true. And, when it got really bad, she could hardly walk to the bathroom and back. She would get so out of breath and exhausted.

It’s been heart breaking watching the disease progress.

Finally, after four months, the medication boosted Emma’s bone marrow production of red blood cells high enough that she no longer needed transfusions. Now she goes in at least every six weeks for blood work. Her platelets are very low and her immune system is very weak. Her red blood cells are doing pretty good! They are low, but it’s nothing like it was. The medicine is helping.

A bone marrow transplant is a treatment for the bone marrow failure. In Emma’s case, a sibling donor is especially important. We have had three more beautiful little children, and none of them are a match for Emma. But, each one of them is healthy! What a blessing. We are currently pregnant with baby #5. We’ll find out if she is a bone marrow match for Emma once she is born. We’ll save the cordblood for her. So far all testing shows that she is also a healthy little one.

Here are some pics of our little clan (it’s nearly impossible to get a normal shot. They LOVE to make faces!)

But even after a bone marrow transplant, it doesn’t cure them of FA. They have a crazy high risk of developing various types of cancers (especially reproductive and head/neck cancers). Due to how FA works, they can’t radiate or do chemo like they can on non-FA people. In the end, there is no cure for the cancer, and thus, no cure for FA. It’s always fatal.

I’m nearing the part where I need you…

As I mentioned at the beginning, FA is very rare. There is a research fund that is dedicated to finding a cure. They’ve already done a tremendous amount of research and improved treatments. Children are living longer now. There are more successful bone marrow transplants. But, still, way too many are dying young. There needs to be more research, and we need more money for it. There is no public awareness of it, so almost all incoming funds are from FA families holding fundraisers.

Now, you’re part…

There is a charity contest going on. We need votes – no money – just a vote! It really only takes about ten seconds. We already won in the first phase, and our charity earned $25,000. The current phase we need to place in position somewhere between 1 and 25. Right now we’re in the 30’s. I just looked, and we are SO CLOSE to getting in the top 25. If we rank high enough, we could potentially get $500,000 for FA research, which we desperately need! The contest ends on May 25th. We don’t have a lot of time to get all these votes in.

Would you mind voting for us? I haven’t had time to create a new kit (I’m so sorry!), but I went through some of my layouts I’d created in the past using my kits and have created some freebie quickpages for you. It’s my bribe attempt to encourage those of you with Facebook accounts to vote and help us earn money to hopefully save my baby and other little ones with FA too.

Obviously I’ll have no idea if you do or don’t, so it’s up to you.

If you don’t have a FB account (which means you can’t vote), please feel free to download the quickpages still! I’d love for you all to have them.

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VOTING:
If you’d like to vote, here’s what you can do:
- Go here: http://apps.facebook.com/chasecommunitygiving/charities/930995453-fanconi-anemia-research-fund-farf?src=vote_share

- You’ll need to “Like” Chase Community Giving (the company that is donating all the money to the charities – awesome group!).

- Then cast your vote for us. You can only vote one time. And no money donations can be accepted through them, so no worries about that!

- If you feel comfortable doing it, I’d love it if you could pass the link on to your family & friends! The more the merrier!

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Also, I do keep a blog about our family and updates on Emma for those interested:
http://cliftonclan.blogspot.com

And, thank you so much for reading to the end! I’m sorry it’s so long. It really is summarized, I promise! hehe. For those who vote, thank you, thank you!

QUICKPAGES
I hope you enjoy the quickpages as my way of thanking you. They are a bit of a mish mash. I really wish I had a new kit to give to you! I am working on it when I can. Hopefully it won’t be too much longer.

If you’re new to my site, I’ve had to quite selling my designs. I needed to put more focus on my family & knew I couldn’t keep up with the demands of creating/selling kits. So, for now at least (and probably for a long time), I’ll be giving my stuff away for free. I’m much slower than I was, but you can subscribe and be notified when I have something new out, if you’d like!

For some reason the link on the preview below isn’t working. So, I added another one HERE and at the very end of the entry.

CLOSE UPS:
Here are close-ups of the layouts I made to see what you’re getting in the QP pack:

Below: This one got messed up last night in my delirium as I was working on these. All the layers deleted (sob). So, no psd file, but there is a png file. At least I have the original full size jpg so I can print it off. I can’t believe I did that! Be sure to try using your eraser tool if you have any photos crossing over into places you don’t want:

You can download the QP from here:
http://www.mediafire.com/?z6fan51hu37aiwh

I haven’t used mediafire much before, so if any of you have any problems, let me know, and I’ll upload it to another site.

Thank you again!!
Teresa

charity kit…

2011-04-01T20:33:00.001-06:00

Hey, remember me?! It’s been a while! Turns out almost as soon as I finished selling at the store and decided to turn into a rogue freebie kit maker (at least for a little while), I found out I was pregnant with a very surprised baby. Actually I don’t think the baby was surprised, but we were! I’m almost 13 weeks along and morning sickness has FINALLY passed (thank goodness!).

That makes five offspring. Our last two kidlets will be about 15 months-ish apart (oops!), and the youngest four will be under five years (I need a nap thinking about it). I think I’m going to be pretty busy for a while. They are the most wonderful little people that we love and adore and are so excited to add another to our little clan. Here’s a couple photos to show you our awesome little people:

Our kids love “Tangled” and are wearing their new little dresses.

My little man was trying to not smile in the pic below…

CHARITY COLLAB: BELIEVE IN MIRACLES
I am slowly in the process of making a new kit (for free). In the meantime, here is a charity collab kit that I participated in for a designer who had some bad fire damage to her house. A lot of designers donated to this in hopes of raising funds for her to help her deal with her loss (I *think* she didn’t have home owners insurance either!!).

There are more than 200 papers and 376 elements if you get the whole thing, which you can grab HERE. If you would rather buy just bits and pieces, follow the links below. I will link each preview to where you can get them.

Here’s my portion of the kit (not available separately):

Get it ALL – the complete Bundle – HERE for $14.99:

Get only the Kit HERE for $7.99

Get the Alpha Pack Only HERE for $3.99

Get the Template Pack only HERE for $3.99

Get the Glitters only HERE for $2.99

Get the Gels only HERE for $2.99

I know that Heather will appreciate any and all donations to her cause! Thank you so much ladies and gents. I hope to have a freebie kit for you in not too much longer…

sale extended

2011-02-01T12:00:00.005-06:00

So, I closed my store for a few hours, but due to popular demand (you guys are so cool!), I am re-opening until Saturday.

You can still BUY MY STORE FOR $10 or buy my kits for only $1.50-2.00.

And, of course, I'll be offering freebies in the future:-)

uploading site suggestions?

2011-01-29T21:12:00.001-06:00

I’m going to miss not having a store to upload files to! Does anyone have a favorite uploading site to use for free? I could pay for an account, but then I’d be paying you to download my kits for free…hmmm…hehe. It seems like there are issues with each site I’m using. 4shared won’t even open up on my computer. I can get the account part to open, so I can upload it. I just can’t view the download page itself, and some of you have issues getting to that page too. Then megaupload.com has a limit on how many downloads a person can do in a day from it, which can make that frustrating for you guys. Both have wait times to download. Anyone have any sites to suggest? I can keep using 4shared and megaupload, if I need to. Just curious if anyone knew of any better sites. It would be nice to have something that worked for everyone.

Also, in case you missed my update on the previous entry, some have asked for smaller files to download, and I thought I’d share with everyone in case it helps. Here are some more additional links/options. If you’ve already downloaded this quickpage, you don’t need to download any of these again:

Get only the Font & QP in png format (no large psd file):
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=GZVWMGXQ

Get only the font & nothing else:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=T2RQXHSJ

Get both QP file types & font (original link from previous post):
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=HJ4V72S4

Enjoy!
Teresa

freebie quickpages

2011-01-29T07:31:00.004-06:00

Howdy Everyone!

Here’s a coordinating quickpage to go with the kit (my photo will not be included). I’ve included a png version, as well as the full psd file (which is why it’s such a big file to download!). Figured if you already have the whole kit, why not let you choose to modify what you want by including the psd.

Just clip your photo to the photo layer. Here’s some instructions if you don’t know how (for PS/PSE):

Place your photo above the layer named “PHOTO'”.
While the photo itself is selected in the layers palette, press ctrl+G (or ctrl+alt+G for CS4), and it’ll have the photo take shape of the white photo layer beneath it.
Press Ctrl+T on the photo layer itself, if you need to resize the photo (be sure to hold the shift key while adjusting the corners in order to keep the proportions correct).
To save it, go to File, Save As, choose the file extension jpg, name it, and click okay. It’ll flatten it really quick, then save it, then return it back to a psd file. Then you can save your psd file by pressing ctrl+s.

FREE KIT: And, if you’re new to my site and missed my first post, here is the freebie kit you can download. I’m “retiring” from designing due to having too much going on with my four little ones, and I need to put my focus on that right now and can’t keep caught up on designing responsibilities. I will be offering freebies in my free time, so feel free to follow my blog, subscribe to it (both options off on the right of my blog), and/or follow me on facebook.

FOR KIT:
Download from 4shared or MegaUpload

FOR QUICKPAGE/FONT:
For Font Only: MegaUpload
For Font & Quickpage (png format only): MegaUpload
For Font & Quickpage (png & psd formats): 4shared or MegaUpload

FONTS: The fonts that I used on my layouts are “the King and Queen” font from dafonts.com, and the other one (used for the journaling) is my own handwriting turned into a font named “teresabelle”. I have included my font in the download with the quickpage because many of you have asked for it. Just be aware that my font doesn’t work to enlarge very much. You can’t create an alpha, or anything like that, because it loses a lot of quality when enlarged (must be the site I used to create it). But it works great at journaling size. Here’s an example of my font, clipped from my completed layout:

MORE FREEBIES:
Some of my CT members wanted to offer freebies as well (aren’t they so nice?!). You can stop by their blogs and download their offerings…

MARA
CASEY
JENNIFER

SALE:
Only three more days left for my sale, and then my store will close! Not sure if it’ll be closed forever, or just for a few years or what, but these kits likely won’t be for sale again. None of these products will be available for free. So, it’s now or never…
http://scrapbookbytes.com/store/manufacturers.php?manufacturerid=155

Also, if you didn’t see, Scrapbook-Bytes got a new facelift! Amy redid the site again, and I LOVE IT. It looks awesome. I’ll miss that store & the designers/owner!

Hope you enjoy!
Teresa

free kit “Bare Winter”

2011-01-22T05:00:00.001-06:00

Greetings! I’ve finished up a partially created kit and am offering it as my first official freebie. It isn’t a full kit, and it’s not a mini-kit. It’s more of an in be“tweeny” kit, hence the kit description. I know…that’s like super cool. (download links at end of entry)

KIT PREVIEW: It has five papers and 33 elements, including a glitter pack.

LAYOUT: Within a week, I’ll have more layouts (hopefully) to show you from my creative team, and potentially some additional freebies from them. No promises, though, as I’ve yet to ask them.

(Download links are below…)

NEW TO MY BLOG?
For those new to my blog, I’ve decided to stop selling my designs, at least for a little while, so that I can put focus on my family more. I will still be making kits but will be offering them for free instead (and much slower than I had been). So, if you’d like some free kits, you can subscribe to my blog, follow my blog, and/or follow me on facebook. I do prefer no real life stalkers, though.

FINAL STORE SALE
In case you missed it, I am having my final sale in my store. I’ll be closing up at the end of January. Right now you can get my whole store for only $10 ($100 worth of products). I will not ever be offering these kits for free, so if you want to get them, it’s the perfect time!
Store Link: http://scrapbookbytes.com/store/manufacturers.php?manufacturerid=155

DOWNLOAD LINK FOR KIT:
http://www.4shared.com/file/NGaSOX5s/tbd_barewinter_tweenykit.html

Some of you have mentioned having trouble getting the 4shared link to work, so I'm adding this link as a backup (if 4shared works, you don't need to use this link):
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=QJA59DJ7

Enjoy!
Teresa

permissions

2011-01-10T11:03:00.001-06:00

I have had some questions regarding my TOU, and I thought I would answer it here for others that might be wondering. You are more than welcome to take advantage of my Buy My Store for $10 to use for your S4H or S4O work.

You may create things for others with my designs. Quickpages, blog design, cards, or other similar types of creations, are totally okay by me. Please only give them a flattened version, though (no files with layers). It’s fine if they pay you for your time and work to create the product for them.

To make sure there is no confusion, you may not use my products in your own kits. For example, you can’t take elements or papers from my kits and sell them as elements in your kits, even if you alter them. The only products you may use in your own kits are my products that are marked as commercial use.

My TOU applies to small business. If you are a larger business, please contact me.

The one thing I ask is that you include a link to my blog in your credits (http://teresabelle.blogspot.com). If anything is posted publicly, please include a link back to my blog. I’m not going to hunt anyone down if you don’t do this (even though I am a fully trained ninja), but I would appreciate it since I will still be offering designs, very slowly, for free.

If you still have any questions, please ask! teresabelle@gmail.com

Thanks,
Teresa
My Store

the ad…

2011-01-05T19:22:00.001-06:00

Here’s my little ad for the sales.

STORE LINK: http://scrapbookbytes.com/store/manufacturers.php?manufacturerid=155

closing shop & final sale

2011-01-03T22:32:00.002-06:00

Happy New Year! Can you believe it’s already 2011?! I really can’t. This past year went by soooo fast. It must be a sign of my old age…hehe.

Anywho, as you’ve probably gathered by now from the title of this blog entry, I have decided to close up shop and stop selling my designs. It’s something I’ve been debating about for a few months now. I find that as I become more successful, I have a really hard time keeping my focus where I want it to be. When I am with my kids, I find myself thinking about designing. Since I’m homeschooling them, I really need to not play a mental tug of war with myself, and I need to just throw all my focus on them.

I will still be designing now and again. Instead of selling, I’ve decided to give my work away for free for now. I figure it’ll be easier to keep myself focused! Plus, I know times are hard for a lot of you, and I’d love to offer a little something to help those of you might be a little tight on money right now.

So…I’m putting my store on a final sale. I will not be offering any of my current products in my store for free at any time in the future, so if you want them, be sure to get them now.

BUY MY STORE FOR $10
That’s $100 worth of products for only $10.
It’s over 200 papers and 535 elements, plus some template packs, quickpage packs, stickers, alpha, glitters, CU textures, CU ribbons, all my freebies, and some other items…

OR, if you’ve already bought most of my products, I’ve marked everything down to
$1.50-$2.00 (excluding the bundle) so you can grab whatever else you might want.

http://scrapbookbytes.com/store/manufacturers.php?manufacturerid=155

Hope you enjoy!
Teresa

bargain bytes friday!

2010-12-23T19:47:00.001-06:00

It’s almost Christmas Eve, as I write this – can’t believe how fast this year has gone by! I hope you are all having a special time this year with family and friends as you celebrate the holidays. We’re having a great time here, busy, and lots of fun!

I’m doing an extra special sale on my newest kit, Everybody Bundle. You can get it all for $3 (if purchased separately, it totals $20). I figured it was Christmas, why not almost give it away for free! I really wanted to do a Christmas kit this year, but I haven’t had time - oh well!

Just so you know, this sale is good Friday ONLY (well, if you read this tonight - Thursday night - it’s good now too!). You can go HERE to get it.

Here’s a few sample layouts:

it’s fixed…

2010-12-06T13:55:00.002-06:00

I fixed the settings in my store, and now all should be purchasable again! I apologize:-)

Get the BUNDLE for only $6:
http://scrapbookbytes.com/store/digital-scrapbooking-supplies/tbd_everybody_bundle_html

Or get only the Full Kit on sale for $3 (50% off):
http://scrapbookbytes.com/store/digital-scrapbooking-supplies/tbd_everybody_fullkit.html

BITS & PIECES
If you’re interested in just the bits and pieces, here are links/prices:

Glitter Pack ($1.50):
http://scrapbookbytes.com/store/digital-scrapbooking-supplies/tbd_everybody_glitter_html

Sticker Pack ($2.50):
http://scrapbookbytes.com/store/digital-scrapbooking-supplies/tbd_everybody_stickers.html

Quickpage Set (3.00)
http://scrapbookbytes.com/store/digital-scrapbooking-supplies/tbd_everybody_quickpages.html

Alpha (2.00)
http://scrapbookbytes.com/store/digital-scrapbooking-supplies/tbd_everybody_alpha.html

Template Set (3.00)
http://scrapbookbytes.com/store/digital-scrapbooking- supplies/tbd_everybody_template.html

Mini-Kit ($2.00 – or free if you purchase bundle)
http://scrapbookbytes.com/store/digital-scrapbooking-supplies/tbd_everybody_minikit.html

Thanks!

winner & “Everybody” Kit sale

2010-12-05T23:05:00.003-06:00

WINNER
It’s time to announce the winner of the “Everybody” kit! Ashley you have won (from the comments section) - congrats! Just send me an email, and I’ll give you your code to the kit for free: teresabelle @ gmail . com (minus the spaces).

The rest of you, if you follow me on Facebook, be sure to check there in case you won!

KIT SALE/BUNDLE
I’m doing things a little differently this time. I’m offering more options and BETTER sales!

You can opt to buy the full kit on sale for $3 (normally $6)
You can buy just some bits & pieces/add-ons of the kit ranging from $1.50-3.00 each
or you can buy the WHOLE BUNDLE - $20 worth for only $6.

PREVIEWS:

The BUNDLE contains:

Everybody Full Kit (60 papers/19 elements)
Everybody Glitter Styles (5 colors)
Everybody Quickpages (four pages, png format)
Everybody Templates (four pages: psd, tiff, and png formats)
Everybody Alpha (full lower case, 0-9, and some punctuation)
Everybody Sticker Pack (27 stickers)
FREEBIE: For those who missed it the first time around, the Everybody Mini-kit is included in this kit for free.

LAYOUTS from my awesome CT:

Layouts from me (also the Quickpages & the template layouts):

Hope you enjoy!

new kit “EVERYBODY” and Drawing…

2010-12-01T21:57:00.001-06:00

Hello Everyone!

My new kit, “Everybody”, has finally arrived. It has 19 papers and 60 elements. It coordinates with the blog train freebie that was given away a couple weeks ago (and will be for sale in a bundle with this kit for those who might have missed it, as it is no longer a freebie). There will also be some additional coordinating packs available with this when I release it for sale.

DRAWING
If you’re new to my blog, I always hold a drawing for each new kit I make. Here’s how you can join in, if you’d like:

Leave a comment, or…
All email subscribers are automatically entered to win. (You can subscribe off on the right of my blog, just be sure to complete the subscription process by clicking on the link feedburner emails you, otherwise you won’t be subscribed). Followers are included in this.
Or you can do both. Leave a comment & subscribe! It’ll double your chances.

FACEBOOK DRAWING
I will be doing things a little bit different on Facebook from now on. I learned it’s against the rules to hold drawings like I was (oops!), so now I’ll be randomly picking a fan of my page to give the kit to. If you’d like a chance, be sure to “like” my page!

http://www.facebook.com/pages/teresabelle-designs/112876432082493

Here are some previews of the kit:

Thanks!

black friday sale

2010-11-25T21:04:00.001-06:00

Hope you all had a great Thanksgiving (for those of you who celebrate)! I’m placing my store on sale again where all my products are only $2 each. This is good Friday through Sunday.

Hope you enjoy!

download fixed...

2010-11-08T10:11:00.003-06:00

You might have noticed there were some downloading issues with the mini-kits on many of our blogs (too many downloads from SBB at once!), but it's been fixed. I'm also adding a 4shared link in case anything happens again, so there will be a backup:-)

(Subscribers, you can get back to the blog here to get to the download links in previous entry: http://teresabelle.blogspot.com)

sbb blog train

2010-11-07T21:40:00.009-06:00

Hello Everyone…

FEATURED DESIGNER SALE:
All my products are on sale until Nov 15th for only $2 each, which is over 50% savings on most of them!

BLOG TRAIN
We’re doing a blog train this week! The designers at SBB are working with the same color palette and have created some super cute mini-kits for you for free. For those that participate in the color challenge at SBB, these kits will be used for that for November.

For those new to my blog, you can subscribe via email (on the right), and you’ll be given special freebies, sales, and automatically entered into any drawings I hold here to win my kits for free (I do one with each new kit). Just remember to verify your email address (in an email that will be sent to you) in order to confirm your subscription! :-)

Here’s my portion of the blog train. This will only be available for free through Nov 14. I’m also creating a full kit version of this kit that I’ll be releasing in the next couple weeks, so keep your eyes out for that. You can click the image or click (disabled link) to download the mini-kit. (Just added this to as well in case you need it.) **Links Disabled**

Here’s a layout I made:

You want to go to Connie Prince Designs for your next stop.

And, just in case you get lost, here’s the full blog train list for you to continue tooting your way along! (Just FYI: If you’re reading this before Monday morning, all of the blogs might not be ready yet, so be sure to check back!)

Mye De Leon
Designs by Helly
danimoy designs
teresabelle designs (you are here)
Connie Prince Designs
Aja Abney
Inspiredbydominic Designs
LorieM Designs
Spinky Dink Scraps
Armina Designs
Colie's Corner
Trixie Scraps Designs
Lydia Designs
Dreamer's Magic Designs
eNKay Design
JennCk Designs

Hope you enjoy! Thanks!

SBB Featured Designer

2010-10-31T20:24:00.005-06:00

Hope you all have had a great Halloween and aren’t too sick from all the candy!

I’m the featured designer at Scrapbook-Bytes from November 1-15th. All my products are on sale for only $2.

My new little team has been busy putting together some layouts with my older kits, and they’ve come up with some pretty cute stuff!

Hope you enjoy!

my new Creative Team

2010-10-28T13:57:00.007-06:00

I’d like to introduce you to my new creative team! I had originally only wanted five, but things got out of control, and before I knew it, there were a lot more...hehe! These are some great ladies with amazing talent. I tried to choose ladies with various styles, skills levels, and experience in hopes that there’s something here to appeal to everyone out there. I’ve included a list of their blogs (or galleries) below in case you want to stalk them:-)

BLOGROLL:
Jennifer R: http://www.aneedforcaffeine.blogspot.com/
Jacqueline: http://www.jacquelinesscrapblog.blogspot.com/
Flohbock: http://flohscrap.blogspot.com/
Tine: http://tine.bplaced.net/wordpress/
Amelia: http://www.createdbyamelia.blogspot.com/
Tricia: http://www.g6scrapped.blogspot.com/
Casey: http://ellasellagance.blogspot.com/
Krista: http://kjkreations.blogspot.com/
Jennifer B: http://jennibien.blogspot.com/
Jamie: http://digiscrapaddicts.com/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=500&ppuser=262
Cheryl: http://cherylraydesigns.blogspot.com/
Mara: http://pezzidifantasia.blogspot.com/
Julie: http://scrapbook-bytes.com/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=500&ppuser=100987

Thanks again to everyone who applied. I wish I could have said yes to everyone!