Pretty Pixels Creative Team

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2008-11-20T04:30:00.002-05:00

LynnCal & K2 Designs! You've each won 'Serene Moments'! I hope you enjoy the kit ladies and thank you to everyone else who played along!! For those who weren't lucky this time round, keep your eye open for another RAK coming your way next week!

It's RAK Time Again!

2008-11-18T15:40:00.004-05:00

Yay! I love writing these posts although I do lack a bit of imagination lol! Any suggestions??
Anyway, today two lucky readers have the chance of winning....'Serene Moments'. This kit includes 18 papers, 3 textured doodle flowers, 2 film reels, 6 flowers, 2 glitter trails, 2 crochet doilies, a clock face as well as the clock parts seperate for you to align, 2bows, 2 frames, 1 journal tag, 2 laces, a diamond swirl, and 2 threaded stitch lines.

Here's a lo called 'Bubbles' that our talented designer Tanyia did with 'Serene Moments'

To have the chance of winning this kit, all you have to do (if you don't mind) is share a 'moment' in your life. I personally like funny moments but it's up to you. To read my funny moment (although it wasn't at the time) check out this post of mine here and I will be back tomorrow to pick 2 lucky winners! Good Luck :)

$1 Monday!!!!

2008-11-17T09:09:00.006-05:00

Yay it's time for the 'Monday $1 Moments' again at Designing Moments!! You can pick up a few things from a load of the Designing Moments designers for just $1 each FOR TODAY ONLY!!!
Here's what Pretty Pixels has on offer:
The 'Feelin' Playful' kit which has 14 papers and LOADS of elements for just $1! Scroll down for an awesome lo done by our very own Tami (aka MrsRomer)

'Paper Palooza Vol.6' an extravagance of beautifully colored, textured, and patterned papers that are great for blending!

And finally there is 'Paper Palooza Vol.7'

Here's Tami's page called 'Playful' using 'Feelin' Playful'

Feel free to leave her some love here and while you're there check out the forum! It's relatively new and just starting to pick up so come and join the fun! After you make 5 posts you get a free kit!!!

Well I hope you pick up some bargins today & be sure to come back tomorrow as I'll be posting news of a RAK or even a freebie :)

Congrats Holly!

2008-11-13T20:48:00.003-05:00

Congrats to Holly, for winning the template challenge, hosted on our blog! She did a beautiful LO:

She will be receiving a 5 dollar coupon to one of my stores! :) Great job Holly! I left you a comment on your blog telling you to email the me, Tanyia, at prettypixelsctATyahooDOTcom!

Also in case you missed it there is a contest still going on until tomorrow morning at DST to give someone AND their friend a copy of the new Copacetic kit that is being released tomorrow! You can add your guess now while there is still time, by going to THIS link :)

Tomorrow will be the new release of copacetic! :)

OMGosh!!! What A RAK!!!

2008-11-12T10:47:00.005-05:00

You won't want to miss this!!!! Pretty Pixels has a new kit coming out on Friday called 'Copacetic'

And there's also a matching luggage tag album

Wellllllll......how would you like BOTH FOR FREE???????

All you have to do is go to this thread at DST and guess how many megs the kit is (not including the tag album)and the LOWEST w/o going under wins not only the kit, but the luggage tag album as well!

AND THERE'S MORE!!!

The winner will also be able to pick one friend that will be RAK'd with the kit AND tag album as well!
How Awesome is that?! So take a look at the kit & post your guess in the thread here - Please DON'T put your guess in the comments here otherwise it may inadvertently get missed - we welcome any other comments though!

Good Luck! :)

2008-11-11T18:47:00.001-05:00

In case you can not see the ad:
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Designing-Moments.net is looking for a few aPRAISErs! Send us and e-mail for req's that could earn you up to 25.00 a month in free products plus a free monthly mega kit!
Send an e-mail to: tanyia@designing-moments.net with a bio about you and a list of your existing scrap related commitments.

Freebie Day!!

2008-11-11T07:53:00.003-05:00

Ellie here with another freebie for you from our talented designer! But first I'd like to introduce you to a great forum/gallery/shoppe called Designing Moments. Pretty Pixels has a store in the shoppe here. The forum is relatively new, but everyone is sooo nice there. You even get a free collab kit after you've made 5 posts! So if you're looking for a new place to hang & have some fun doing some awesome challenges or would like another gallery to post your wonderful layouts then check out the forum here. If you look here you can see the free kit :)
Anyway onto your freebie! Today you are getting an awesome alpha! It's called 'Alpha No.4'

This alpha will only be available for a few days - then it's going into the shoppe so get it for free while you can! All I ask is that you take the time to leave our awesome designer a comment to say thank you :) Ok, that's all from me today, your alpha is here - enjoy!

Designing Moments: Monday $1 Moments!!

2008-11-10T08:51:00.004-05:00

That's right ladies today only you can pick up a few of Pretty Pixels awesome designs for only $1 each!!!! On offer today at Designing Moments are:
Ewe Are So Cute - found here

The Feelin' Playful Coaster Album - found here

And finally the Feelin Playful Bracket Album Pages - found here

So go grab these awesome deals for $1 each before the day is done! And don't forget we always love to see what you create with Pretty Pixels designs!

Sunday Spotlight

2008-11-09T04:00:00.000-05:00

Tami here to bring you another fabulous interview from Kaytee! This week she interviewed me. And don't miss next Sunday's interview when she interviews our very own Tanyia!

Kaytee: Tell us a little bit about you?

Tami: I am 36, wife to my Navy husband, Michael. Mother to Tony, 15, and Jonathan, 4. We live in Southern Mississippi. Moved here 2 months before Katrina and she threw us a heck of a house-warming (tearing up) party. LOL! I work FT for a small car hauling company. We take karate (Tang Soo Do) as a family, which is a great activity for us to share. I also volunteer a lot with our H.S. JROTC since my oldest is in it & I love teaching my kids patriotism! I love photography and plan to get into it professionally when I don't have to work FT any more.

Kaytee: So tell us how long you have been scrapping for?

Tami: I have been a wanna-be paper scrapper for a few years. A close friend of mine has been into digi forever & I swore I would never do it. But after months of her sending me the pics of stuff she had done and it was beautiful and didn't look as 'flat' as I had imagined it would, I got curious. I think I started digi-scrapping in June '08.

Kaytee: Now that you are the awesome CT leader for Tanyia, how is that going? I bet you are busy busy busy!!!

Tami: That would be putting it mildly. I had actually only had a month or so of CT experience and this is the first as CT Leader. But it is for a GREAT designer, with a FABULOUS CT group ~ what else could a girl ask for?

Kaytee: If you had to name one product of Tanyias that is your favorite, which would you choose?

Tami: That is getting hard to say now with the new releases and upcoming releases, but I think I'll have to go with my first love...Feelin' Fresh!

Kaytee: Have you ever paper scrapped? If so do you much anymore?

Tami: LOL, as I made the comment in the first question, I considered myself a wanna-be scrapper. You know the kind that spends WAY too much money on supplies, but only has a few finished pages and quite a few of half-finished pages to show for it. But just HAD to buy the next greatest product, because that will be the one that helps me to be the greatest scrapper ever. HA!

I made my mom a little memory book this past spring for Mother's Day. It came out ok (but would have looked awesome if it was digi :) )

Kaytee: How many layouts do you do in an average month?

Tami: (rubs her forehead as she thinks) Not really sure. Really depends on my activities for that month and if I get sick. I would say at least 5. Maybe sometimes 10 - 15.

Kaytee: How long does it take you normally to complete a layout?

Tami: Too long. LOL I am completely anal about the tiny details. Maybe 2 hours, sometimes 3 or 4? The placement has to be just right, the shadowing just right...LOL

Kaytee: Do you ever take part in digi challenges? If so what are some of your favorite ones?

Tami: I love to, just haven't had the time so much lately too. Template challenges are among my favorite. And I really like speed scraps too.

Kaytee: Can you show us a layout or two of your favorite pages you have done with Tanyias Kits?

Tami: How about 3 :) I think 'Playful' using Feelin' Playful, 'Friends' using My BFF, Rose and 'Oh No You Didn't' using Feelin' Fresh are some of my favorite!

Kaytee: Is there anything else you would like to say while you are standing in the spotlight?

Tami: Hmm, never seem to know what to say at this part. I am a huge joker and love kidding around. Think that's why Tanyia & I get along so well. I'm also EXTREMELY patriotic!

Pretty Pixels Friday New Release Day

2008-11-07T16:28:00.002-05:00

Hi girls!!!! It's finally Friday! I am so glad, frankly.

The girls and I have a cold, and my poor head is so stuffy and achey. I have not spent much time on the PC at all today.

I did manage to get online though and get my new products into the store for today.

I have three new mini kits for y'all today. Right now they are in Divine Digital . They will be in in Designing Moments as well, but I am having an FTP issue right now, so a slight delay there as well.

Here are the previews for the minis, which are called "Duos" as they are made from a "duo" of colors. :

We have so far one participant in our template challenge, sooooo if noone else enters she will for sure win the 5.00 gc! :)

Her name is Holly and check out her ADORABLE layout:

So get your LOs in now ladies, have fun with the template. Ill be back tomorrow with some Pixel News! :)

Template Challenge

2008-11-06T11:05:00.003-05:00

Hi ladies!!!

What a beautiful Thursday it is here in Central Florida! It is cool, sunny, and just plain gorgeous. My husband is working from home today, which I love cause he is around all day as well! :)

This week's challenge is going to be a template. I just love making templates and I love seeing how creative people can get with them. Pictured below is the template for the week. You have until next Thursday morning to come post your LOs, and when I get on I will certainly have the winner announced as well as bring you a new challenge.

So, here is how it will work! I am giving this cute freebie template. You download, and use it, and post it to any gallery as usual. Then come back and leave a comment here with your download link. **check it and make sure it works, sometimes blogger flubs up DST links*

EVERY participant will receive a 2.00 coupon to my store, and one winner will receive a 5.00 coupon to my store. *One entry per person plz* If the winner uses Pretty Pixel products, they will win a 10.00 coupon instead of 5.00! So good luck ladies, have fun, and be creative!!! Oh, and P.S. ... there is a clue on this template as to what an upcoming release will be themed on! :P

Here is your template which you can download HERE.

Here is a LO, made using Feelin' Fresh, by Dani

Here is a LO made using Feelin' Tough by me

Can't wait to see what y'all do with it! :) Have a scrap happy day ladies!!! See ya next Thursday for coupons and winners!

It's ONEderful Wednesday!!!

2008-11-05T09:17:00.002-05:00

Hi ladies,

It is ONEderful Wednesday again, yay!!! I am bringing you a one dollar item today, featured at Divine Digital. Check out the preview, it's one of my favorite alphas, I love the pattern in the letters, and the cute brackets holding everything together!:

Tomorrow is our Challenge day and I will be bringing you all a template to play with. If you use the template, and come to the blog and share your link with us at DST or DD or DM using my template... each one of you will receive a 2.00 coupon to my Divine Digital store. And one lucky winner will receive a 5.00 coupon :) So stop by and grab that tomorrow, you will have a week to complete the challenge.

On Friday there will be a couple of "small" new releases! :)

For now I would love to share with you a few recent LOs my awesome CT have made, and also welcome Jessica to the CT... she will be helping me out with previews! whew, thank goodness lol!

LO by Ellie:

LO by Tami:

LO by Dani:

LO by Ellie:

LO by Tami:

Congratulations to...

2008-11-04T07:24:00.003-05:00

Mary Ann! You were selected to win the fabulous 'Ewe Are So Cute' kit from my post yesterday - go & check your pm's at Divine Digital :)
As for the rest of you that were kind enough to leave a comment, I have a little freebie for you...
But first I'd like to let you know that the fun is just getting started on the Pretty Pixels blog! Thanks to our awesome designer Tanyia & our fabulous CT Leader Tami, we're getting organized so that there will be a contest or rak EVERY Monday (keep your eyes open near the end of the month - there's a BIG one coming!) on Tuesday we're going to do our absolute best to make sure there's a freebie for our faithful readers, we're also going to be having ONEderful Wednesday's where you can pick up something from one of the Pretty Pixels stores for a GREAT price! Thursday will be challenge day - who knows what your prize may be?? Fridays we will be bringing you news of any new releases, Saturday will be news/update day & Sunday you get to learn more about one of our awesome CT members in the Sunday Spotlight!
So that should be enough to keep you coming back for more 'pretty pixels'!
Anyway, on to your freebie! Today we have a couple of cards made using the 'Ewe Are So Cute' kit which you can find in the Divine Digital store. Here's the preview: And here is your link. If you download, please leave us a comment, it only takes a minute!
Well I hope you've enjoyed reading about what's coming up on the blog, and a quick note for all our American friends - don't forget to go & vote today - as if you could forget! It's all over our tv & I'm in the UK lol!
Thanks for reading :o)

Ewe Are So Cute!!

2008-11-03T05:27:00.008-05:00

Hi & welcome to the Pretty Pixels blog! Ellie here with todays post :) Hope you had a nice weekend, it was raining most of the time here in the UK but we still went out with our little one's & managed to get some Christmas shopping done!! It's never too early in my book lol
Anyway, if you've been following the blog recently then you'll know that we've had sooo much going on!! We've recently taken on some new CT members (more on that coming soon) AND The Pretty Pixels store at Divine Digital is now OPEN - YAY!! You can find it here if you'd like to go & have a look! While you're there take a look at this kit that was released on Friday - 'Ewe Are So Cute' This is one of the cutest kits I've ever seen! You've got to love those sheep lol
So my question to you is do 'ewe' like the new kit & why? (Click on the image to make it bigger) If you let me know by leaving a comment, someone will be lucky & get a RAK - so be sure to leave your email address or if you prefer, your Divine Digital forum username so I can pm you :) I will be back with another post tomorrow to announce the lucky winner!
Good luck to ewe!!!

Tami here to add on. This is such a great kit to give-away Ellie! Just wait until everyone see's the other kits that will be released this month, wowsiers! Tanyia is on fire!

I just wanted to put a reminder out to all our American fans to get out and vote tomorrow! It is important to know where the candidates stand, their voting history and what will come of our Country in the long haul. Our Founding Fathers sacrificed so much to make our nation great! It is our responsibilty as citizens to get out and vote! It is our VOICE! So take this day to research and be prepared to make our choices tomorrow!

Sunday Spotlight!

2008-11-02T05:22:00.002-05:00

For this interview, Kaytee interviewed our Guest CT Member Amanda (AmandaDawnRN). But at the time of posting, she is no longer our Guest CT. But it's a GREAT thing! She has joined our CT permanently. That is super news for us. Without further ado...

Kaytee: How long have you been scrapping for?
Amanda: Started traditional scrapping as a teen (paper, stickers and markers). Began scrapbooking with "real" scrapbooking supplies in 2005 when my daughter was born. It became a passion really fast. I decided to try out digital scrapbooking in October 07 and converted to digital shortly after. I sold my entire traditional scrapbooking lot (minus my cricut and a few other things) for $650.2.
Kaytee: So you are a guest on Tanyias CT right now, so how do you like it so far?
Amanda: I am loving it and I have just begun. Her kits are very easy to work with and the communication on the CT board is great.
Kaytee: What is your favorite kit by her?
Amanda: I am really loving the Ewe are so Cute!
Kaytee: Is there anything about her style of kits that really sticks out to you, like element wise, or colors or whatever?
Amanda: I love Tanyia's color combos and the variety of embellies that she adds to her kits.
Kaytee: Can you show us one of your favorite pages that you have done using Tanyias products?
Amanda:

Kaytee: Other then scrapping, tell us a little about yourself?
Amanda: I have a bachelors in nursing degree and just started a new job as a work at home Telephonic Critical Care Manager on 10/27. I have never worked from home so the past week was very interesting. I am married to my high school love and we have been together since 1993 and married since 2003. We have one beautiful BIG girl who turned 3 on Halloween. We will begin trying for #2 in 2009.
Kaytee: What is your favorite subject to scrap about?
Amanda: My daughter of course! I also enjoy scraping about myself sometime because I want to share my life with my daughter and I know she will read my scrapbooks in the future.
Kaytee: Do you ever take part in any digi challenges? What are your faves if you do?
Amanda: I use to participate in challenges a lot but the last few months have been pretty busy. Hopefully things will settle down soon and I can jump back in. Challenges have really inspired me when I had a scrapping block. I like ones that make you scrap things you would not normally scrap.
Kaytee: Is there a specific style of scrap that you tend to do more then others (layering, white space, journaling ect)?
Amanda: I do a little of it all. I still feel like a novice in some areas though. I do layering on every page although again I only know the basics and haven't learned yet how to make shadows on my own. Almost every page I do also has journaling on it. I have kept a journal since I was 11 so it comes natural to me.
Kaytee: Is there anything else you would like to tell us about?
Amanda:As if scrapbooking wasn't a big enough hobby I have been wanting to learn how to sew. I think it would be totally awesome to make things for my daughter to wear when I can't find what I want in the store or not willing to pay what it cost.

That was a fantastic Interview Kaytee! I really enjoy getting to learn more about our CT Members and fellow scrappers. I do apologize for not having having a picture of Amanda yet. This is my first experience as a CT Leader and we have been on fire the last few weeks with opening 2 stores, holding our CT Call and the other zillion things we are working on. But that is all good news for you because it means new kits weekly, lots of freebies, RAKs, give-aways and challenges in store. Keep posted!

Happy Halloween & New Release Friday!

2008-10-31T10:51:00.007-04:00

Tami here! First I would like to say Happy Halloween. This has different meanings for some people. To me, it just means a fun time for my boys to be able to dress up. My oldest (15) has an away football games that he gets to go to with the band. He dread's the bus ride and is bummed because he would rather be running around his friend's neighborhood, dressed up in his straight-jacket. LOL

So we will be taking my little one (4) to a fall festival at a friend of mine's church down in Louisiana. He'll be excited because they are going to have a jumper. Plus, I think they are having a fall celebration at his pre-school today too. Oh no! Too much candy!

DH bought a few bags of halloween candy a couple of weeks ago. I just looked at him and asked 'Why?'. We don't get trick or treaters in our area. Think the most we ever had was 4 - and that includes our own 2. Guess it's just a good excuse for him to have candy. I wanted to share some tips with those of you who take your little one's trick or treating. I'm sure you know them all, but since it's only once a year, we can all use to be reminded!

We all remember going from door to door and shouting "trick or treat!" Well, now that most of us have moved over to the other side of the aisle and are taking our own kids around the neighborhood, here are some tips to remember when out in the dark collecting sugar.

When trick-or-treating:
• Make sure that the costumes and bags are bright and reflective, so that they can be easily seen by drivers. Also, make sure that everyone’s shoes fit well and that costumes are short enough so that kids won’t trip over them. The leading cause of Halloween injuries is tripping accidents!
• This may sound like a gimme, but kids should try on their costumes before Halloween night. You don’t want to buy an outfit for your child, then go out at night, only to find out that they can’t see out of the mask or something.
• Walk on the side of the road, carry flashlights, and go out when you still have some daylight left. More time spent in daylight means less time out in the dark.
• Make sure that kids have adult supervision at all times. If older kids are going out, have them use the buddy system so they are never alone, and have them carry cell phones and cards with their emergency information if something should happen. Plan the route they take so you know where they are.
• When you buy a costume from a store, only buy clothes or wigs that are labeled “flame-resistant.”

Before/after you get home:
• Don’t let the kids eat too much candy on Halloween night. Even though it’s not on a school night this year, too much sugar will keep them up late and may even give them an upset stomach. And when that happens, guess who they’ll complain to? Have them eat a full meal before going out, so they won’t eat as much when they get home.
• When they get home and get in their pajamas, have them dump their bags of candy onto the floor in separate piles. Inspect each item of candy to make sure that it hasn’t been unwrapped or tampered with. Once a piece of candy has been cleared, put it back into the bag.
• To check candy, look for spoiled, unwrapped or strange items, including things that are discolored or have tiny pin holes. Throw out homemade baked goods and remove choking hazards for the small kids like gum and peanuts.
- taken from Dave Ramsey's Gazelle Gazette (Total Money Makeover) newsletter

Now, for some BIG NEWS! We have a NEW RELEASE from Pretty Pixels! Woo hoo! Matter of fact, you will find a new release every Friday now! I know our CT has been biting at the bit for this to get released. We have had so much fun playing with this amazing kit, now they want to show their work! I would like to show you: Ewe Are So Cute!

We don't have it in the stores just yet, but they will be soon. Reason being: We are working on opening our newest store at Divine Digital! You can click on that link and as soon as we have all the products in, it will bring you right to the Pretty Pixel store!

And of course, you will also be able to find the kit at Designing-Moments! Did you remember we are having a 50% off sale there????? Not only are we celebrating the Grand Opening of the Pretty Pixel Store, Designing-Moments is also celebrating the re-opening of their forum!

The wonderful designers all got together, and decided to put together a (not so) mini kit, as a way of saying THANK YOU, to you all for taking the time to join Designing Moments..

I just love being able to share freebies with you! So just go to Designing-Moments and sign up and then go to THIS thread to find out how to get this awesome (not so) mini kit! Be sure to also check out some of the amazing challenges they have set-up including this phenomenal template by Pretty Pixels.

This is Tanyia's (Designer Extraordinaire) LO using both the freebie template and the newest Pretty Pixel kit Ewe Are So Cute!

Okay, sorry this became so long! Just soooo much to talk about (yes, there's more). But I will end it here, right after I show you some LO's done by our CT's.

By Kaytee:

By Amanda:

Well, I promised to let you go...Have a FAB day and see you tomorrow!

Thursday.... I think!

2008-10-30T10:40:00.002-04:00

Whew! There is so much fun and awesome stuff going on at Designing-Moments I have to fill you in!!!

First DM is re-opening their forums, yay!!! PLEASE come join, and have some fun with us!

For joining, you get a really cute ,not so mini, welcome kit. Also there are challenges going on, and when you do those challenges you will be earning reward points. When you have 20 reward points...you have FIVE FREE DOLLARS for the DM store!!! Hello!!??! You can NOT beat that!

Right now there is a template challenge, color change, font challenge, monthly posting challenge, scrap lift, speed scraps... it is just totally rocking!

Here is the template I am hosting I made for the challenge:

and what I did with it:

I will be hosting a Euro friendly speed scrap today at 4:30pm EST / 9:30pm UK time then another tonight at 9pm EST, both of which will be different so feel free to come to both!

I also have a new kit that will be released tomorrow... it is ABOUT TIME don't you thinK! lol

AWESOME, AWESOME Sale!!!

2008-10-27T08:00:00.001-04:00

Hi! I'm Ellie - the newest member of the Pretty Pixels CT - YAY!! I'm so excited to be here!
So if you've been following the Pretty Pixels activity recently then you will know that Tanyia (our awesome designer) has her designs at yet ANOTHER store - Designing Moments! To celebrate she's having an AWESOME sale that runs until October 30th that you won't want to miss:

Yes that's a HUGE 51% off EVERYTHING!!! So go take a look in the store & see if anything takes you're fancy :o)

CT Call!

2008-10-26T14:42:00.002-04:00

I am so pleased to announce that we have just begun a CT Call to make an addition to our talented current CT. We are looking for enthusiastic scrappers to apply by November 9th by sending us an email to prettypixelsct@yahoo.com. Give us a short bio, list of forums you are active at, CT's you are currently on and a link to your best gallery.

This is a great time to jump on in on the fun as Tanyia is opening 2 new stores and has some superb products to be released! We look forward to hearing from you!

HUGE sale and grand opening at Designing Moments!

2008-10-25T18:16:00.003-04:00

PLEASE please please come check out our new store and our new packaging and our HUGE sale til the 30TH!!

FRIDAYS NEWS

2008-10-24T13:46:00.003-04:00

I apologize for not getting the blog post up earlier, but things got crazy busy at work. Won't bore you with the details :). Normally Fridays are New Releases, but Tanyia is holding her new creations for when we get to Divine Digital. I have seen the newest full-size kits, mini kits and alpha from Pretty Pixels and all I can say is Tanyia has outdone herself!

We have been working on our November schedule and you will not want to miss a day at the blog. We have it packed with RAK's, give-aways, interviews, challenges and tons of information! By the end of November, we will also be starting a newsletter you can sign up for yo stay current on all the Pretty Pixels action! There will also be a contest for those who sign up for the newsletter with UNBELIEVABLE PRIZES!

Stay tuned for new & big news to be hitting the blog too. We are on fire and not slowing down!

You have until 10/29 (5 more days!) to get these ten items for .99 each Yep less than a buck for full kits, alphas, and more!!!The items can be found on pages 6 and 7 of Tanyia's Exclusive DC STORE!!

See you tomorrow! :)

ONEderful Wednesday

2008-10-22T12:46:00.002-04:00

We don't have a special for ONEderful Wednesday today, so just wanted to remind you about the 10 amazing 99 cent specials Tanyia has for her retirement sale. You have 1 week left to grabs them before they are wiped away permanently from the digi world!

Don't take a chance on missing out on these awesome alphas & fabulous kits! Once they are gone, they are gone FOREVER! Trust me, you'll regret it later. We don't want you to have any regrets, so go NOW! :) You can find them on pages 6 & 7.

I have seen the new kit that will be released! Ewe are going to love it, it is so cute! I really wish I could give you some hints! You will not be disappointed though!

Please keep Tanyia's husband and family in your prayers!

Tuesday Freebie cancelled.

2008-10-21T16:31:00.000-04:00

I am so sorry ladies, no freebie today! :(

I spent the day in the ER with my dh and he has been admitted due to chest pain, for further testing.

Thanks for understanding, and Ill see how the next day or two go, I may have something a little later in the week for you instead

Monday Contest Day Winner and EXCITING news!

2008-10-20T18:01:00.003-04:00

Happy Monday everybody!

Unfortunately, there were only incorrect guesses so nobody wins this time around!

I do, however; have the exciting news for you!!!

I am so so thrilled to announce that I am going to be
selling at Divine Digital!

They are a wonderfully huge site! They have such an amazing variety of work, for all tastes and styles. They have everything from hybrid to digital, they believe in supporting good causes with regular charity kits and events, they have challenges, chats, podcasts....it is a wonderful, exciting variety of things, and I am so proud to be a part of it.

I am currently getting my products ready for the store, and have a brand new ADORABLE kit ready for release. The kit has matching Qps and a cute freebie as well. So as soon as I can upload my things I will release that!

I also have a new CT member you will be hearing more from and about soon! She took advantage of the ability to e-mail in ahead of time about the CT Call, so I snatched her up!

Also I wanted to say a quick thank you to the great ladies at DST I met this weekend that did a quick page call for me. They were so great and helped out last minute and hopefully we will get to work with them again!

On a side note my total designer crush .... lol yes designer crush of course is Duchess Designs, she just rocks, anyway have you seen her new blinkie?

She totally made that herself and I love it! So I bribed her to make a couple blinkies for moi! She is re-doing the Pretty Pixel fan blinkie and CT blinkie, so look for those soon. And take a look in her stores at GDWI and Scrapdish cause she might be offering the service in the near future!

That is all for today :) But... make sure you stop by tomorrow for another Freebie Tuesday!

Happy Scrapping Y'all!

Sunday Spotlight

2008-10-19T12:44:00.003-04:00

Happy Sunday, everyone.

I hope everyone has been having a wonderful weekend. It has been lovely here in Central Florida. The weather is nice and mild. I just can not wait for winter to full out bring some cold weather!!!

I thought for today's Sunday Spotlight we would Spotlight Pretty Pixels. :)

We are back into the swing of things again, and totally lovin' it! We have a brand new kit, that is definitely the cutest thing I think to date we have put out, in addition to the best in quality and elements. There is a good, large variety, almost no re-coloring so lots of unique stuff. Also there was a lot of time spent in attention to little details to bring you the best quality yet, as well as additional products that will correspond with the kit to bring ease into your scrapping life, and your everyday life :) I can not wait to bring it to you.

At this point a few details are being finished and it will be released on Nov 1st.... IF nothing delays that! lol.

I am pretty sure there will be a CT call in the near future as well. I had all my CT and guests planned out til Feb, BUT I messed most of that up with my absence, so sorry girls. So we are in need of highly motivated scrappers at the moment. If you have any interest in pre-applying before I get the ad out, which I am planning also to come out around the 1st, feel free to emai me or Tami at prettypixelsct@yahoo.com Since re-evolving into a new team, with a new mission I am truly looking forward to working with some great ladies.

With that said, I am truly happy to say that Tami ... aka MrsRomer on most forums, will be my Creative Team Leader. I am glad to be working with her, and that I asked her...begged her lol, to help and take the position. She is a total cheerleader, workhorse, and motivator. She is amazing! Seriously...so thank you Tami !

I wanted to share a few LOs done using Pretty Pixels' stuff since there has not been too much of that from us lately. But get ready for bigger and better!!!

OH! And dont forget TEN products for 99 cents each until the end of the month at Digital Candy only!!!! Just look on the last two pages, 6 and 7, of products to see what you can get for cheap! :)

ONEderful Wednesday

2008-10-15T15:50:00.002-04:00

Woo hoo! Tanyia is so generous! Not only is she having a retirement sale with 10 products for 99 CENTS! She also let me talk her into putting feelin' fresh as our $1 ONEderful Wednsday special!!! I just LOVE this kit and has used it for a couple wedding LO's.

And because we were late getting this posted, you have until 11:59 pm on Thursday to get this fantastic kit at 83% OFF!

This is by T3R3SA at Digital Candy. Please be sure to leave her some love!

This is my latest wedding LO done with this kit :)

Tuesday Freebie Day

2008-10-14T15:19:00.001-04:00

Happy Tuesday, y'all!

I am anxious to see if anymore guesses come in for the Monday contest before next Monday. I am so excited I am gonne burst! lol

I am feeling renewed and inspired again, and ready to create!

Today for our Tuesday Freebie I have a really cool paper pack for you! :) I started this with the idea of making a cool kit... something I could use for my teenager's pics. But after so long on these papers, making the patterns just so, and just grungy enough, I was spent and I am pretty sure nothing else will come of it lol. So I would LUV to share them with you!!!

Everything is usually so darn cutesy in digi world, I wanted to stir the waters a bit! Enjoy and feel free to leave a comment and let me know what you think about them!!!

You can download them HERE! They will be available for one week only and will not appear in the store. So grab 'em now ladies!

Merry Monday Contest Day!!!!

2008-10-13T11:59:00.003-04:00

Hi everyone! So thrilled to finally be back and active again! I sure missed this!

I wanted to announce a new contest ... as is our weekly agenda for Mondays, that we will now be able to keep up with again! Yay!

Fall is a wonderful time of year, things old die away, waiting for the snow and harsh colds to come and cleanse the land...leaving a blank palette for nature to paint in the spring! And to some, change can be a scary thing, but I say it is a time of evolving into someone and something new, stretching your proverbial wings and trying out a new flight path!

So, in honor of that idea, you might have noticed our retiring products sale... out with some of the old to make way for whatever new might be coming... not sure what that is yet, but Im confident it will be good! :)

Also there will be some changes going on in Pretty Pixelville!

Our first contest gives you an opportunity to guess what that might be! You can guess once and once only... but the first 5 people to guess correctly will be able to win ANY one product from the Pretty Pixel store. Yep...anything you like! We can get joy from the news and you can share in it with us!

So...just leave a comment here and post away!!! Good guessing!

On another note: I have a new TOU, which is pretty much the same, but frankly I am so tired of hearing what we can NOT do, I thought I would just point out what you can do. So you can do what is says, and if it doesnt say...you can't. lol I figure we can figure it out, but for anyone that is unsure or wants to ask a specific question, or ANYTHING else simply send us an email at prettypixelsctAThotmailDOTcom.

This will soon be replaced in all old files as well as all to come.

Dont forget our big .99 cent sale and take a moment to guess what is new and upcoming for us! Good luck!

HUGE retiring sale!!!!!!!

2008-10-11T17:35:00.002-04:00

Nope not me ... just my ten eldest products! lol

I figured it was a good time to purge a bit, make room for anything new, since I am back and trying to get back in the swing of things!

For TWO WEEKS you can get these ten items for .99 each Yep less than a buck for full kits, alphas, and more!!!The items can be found on pages 6 and 7 of my Exclusive DC STORE!!

FREEBIES

2008-09-18T08:49:00.003-04:00

Please leave the girls some love and be sure to pick up your copy of this fun kit and start scrapping your birthdays away!

Did Ellie mention something about a freebie? Wouldn't want to disappoint you, so here are 2 Quickpages by our CT Members Kaytee & Jodie. They did a GREAT job! These are from Happy Birthday, Buddy and you can pick it up at Digital Candy.

And here are your Qickpages ~ you can pick them up HERE

And The Spotlight Is On...

2008-09-15T16:09:00.008-04:00

our one and only Kaytee!

CT: Tell us a little about yourself...

Kaytee: Well, my name is Kaytee and I have been married for 4 years. We have a baby girl named Nichole, who is not much of a baby anymore!! lol, She is 2 1/2 and SPOILED!!! We are currently trying to add to our family!! We also have 2 dogs and a cat. A black lab named Strider, a beagle named Ally McBeagle, and the kitty is Sassi.

CT: When & how did you start digiscrapping?

Kaytee: I started digiscrapping about a year and half ago. I was using a crappy program that didn't use layers and such at that time!

CT: Do you use a laptop or desktop & what program do you use?

Kaytee: I use a desk top computer with Paintshop Pro X2, we just got a laptop as well, but I can't get my program to upload on it :(

CT: What's your fave Pretty Pixels kit & why?

Kaytee: Hmm... so many to choose from!!! If I had to choose one though I think I would go with My BFF Rose. Its just so girly and FUN!! That frog is just the cutest thing ever!!! lol

CT: Do you take part in challenges? If so what's your fave?

Kaytee: I do! I love challenges, I go to those when I am having problems getting started on a page, which is often! lol My favorite challenges are templates or journaling! I also really like doing the recipe challenge and Digital Candy. I have never done those till last month and it was just great!!

CT: What do you enjoy doing apart from scrapping?

Kaytee: Well I am a co-owner of a parenting website, so I do spend some time doing that. I also play World of Warcraft with my dad, my uncle and great Aunt, and even my husband! lol We are all dorks. I love to read and my favorite book is Lord of the Rings, though I am reading The Other Boleyn Girl right now and its FABULOUS!!

CT: I like your Digital Candy username - nvr.4.gtn - is there a story behind this?

Kaytee: There is! This is my user name all over the internet. Its pronounced (never for gotten) for those that didn't know. Its for my brother. He was killed in Iraq in june of 2005. He was 23 years old and my baby brother! I will never forget him and want others to remember the soldiers fighting right now. Not just honor the fallen but to honor all of them. My father is a retired Marine who served in Vietnam and Desert Storm, my other brother, Kevin was a Marine (with 2 tours in Iraq) and then transferred to the Army where he went for a 3rd time. His 3rd time there was my brother Nick's first tour. They served at the same time though in different areas of Iraq. Nick was killed when I was 3 months pregnant. I never even told him I was pregnant, though my mom says he knew. So we named our child after him. Her name is Nichole. CT: What can I say? That is a tragic but lovely story...

CT: And finally, have you got something you would like to share with the blogs readers like a quote or a trick to the program you use or any scrapping advice etc?

Kaytee: Hmm... I don't know. lol I guess my only advise would be to scrap with purpose! Scrap little things that don't mean much now but you know they will in years to come. For example I recently did a page on little things Nichole says. Just little phrases she says that are so funny when she says them, but I know I won't remember them when she is older. Now because they are scrapped she will know how silly she was!

CT: here is that lo in the Digital Candy gallery and here's a couple more...

This lo is using Kaytee's favourite Pretty Pixels kit - My BFF, Rose - which you can see here exclusively at Digital Candy

I just LOVE Kaytee's journalling on this lo - you can read it better here in the Digital Candy gallery! You can see the kit - Reflections - here

A HUGE thank you to Kaytee for playing along - and now it's your turn!! Please leave us a comment - Would you like to comment on this interview? What's your favourite kit from Tanyia's Pretty Pixels? What would you like to see on our blog? If you include your email addy in the appropriate box on the comment form - who knows - you might find a nice surprise in your inbox :)

Thanks for reading and be sure to check back soon, rumor has it there's some freebies on the way ;)

CHALLENGES COMING SOON

2008-09-12T10:34:00.002-04:00

Coming soon...Thursday Challenges!

But for now, I wanted to share some cool links Tanyia has shared with us over at Digital Candy:

Art Contest: http://www.crayola.com/theartofchildhood/gallery/

It's simple and has online registration. K-6th graders.

Rubber bands: http://rubberbandcontest.org/

A contest for 5th to 8th graders to build something out of rubber bands!

Legos: http://shanghaiist.com/2008/08/06/photo_gallery_the_lego_olympics.php

These pictures are so awesome. Amazing talent ... a must see!

Tanyia has quite the talent of finding really neat sites. Be sure to leave a comment and share any sites you know of.

Keep in Prayers Please

2008-09-10T20:18:00.004-04:00

As many know, Hurricane Ike is heading towards Texas. So bare with us a bit longer before we are able to get loud & rowdy. Please keep these folks in thought and prayer. I can tell you first hand how difficult things can be after a major hurrican as we moved to Mississippi JUST in time for Katrina. If you haven't already, please think about making a donation to your Red Cross. If not monetarily, other things to think of are blankets, pillows, socks, underwear, diapers, clothes...almost anything you can think of.

On a lighter note, tell us what you would like to see on Tanyia's blog? Tutorials, freebies, challenges??? Please let us know in the comments. Be sure to leave your email address, you never know what you may get :) !

Alive & Well!!!

2008-09-07T09:32:00.003-04:00

Hi, I'm Tami and the newest addition to Tanyia's AWESOME Pretty Pixels CT Team! A quick thank you to Tanyia for inviting me to the team!

We apologize for being so quiet, but we will make it up to you. We promise! It has been a busy time for Tanyia & the CT with school starting back up, hurricanes to run away from and that wonderful thing called life! Now that we are Feelin' Fresh, we have so much coming in store for you.

First I would like to start off with Tanyia's newest kit .... (drum roll please) ....Happy Birthday, Buddy!

Don't you just love it???? Have you scrapped your little guy's birthday pictures yet? Or are they still sitting in your EHD (like mine are, LOL)? Here is the perfect kit.

Check out this LO by JodieMae using Happy Birthday, Buddy and also Tanyia's template from the Template Challenge at Digital Candy!

Click on the LO pic to go leave JodieMae some love. Browse through the gallery while your there and be amazed at the talent out there.

Well, so much to do and get ready for...
psssst....don't quote me, but I believe their has been a rumor about another birthday kit, but for girls?????

Tuesday Freebie Day!!!

2008-08-05T12:18:00.006-04:00

Today we have a really lovely brag book that Ruby made, using the Feelin' Fresh kit.

You can download this 6 page brag book set LINK EXPIRED

Tomorrow will be ONEderful Wednesday again! Yay dollar deals are great!

On Thursday we will be starting our second challenge, and then on Friday is more new products! No kits this time, but we will have some goodies! :)

Also ... if you like the Feelin' Fresh kit

You can use this coupon code 40offFresh for 40% off the kit, for a limited time.

Sunday Spotlight!!

2008-08-03T19:14:00.003-04:00

happy Sunday y'all! This evening I am brining you a fun little interview I had with Jolene!

CT: Hi Jolene!!! I am so happy you were free to do this!
Jolene: Hello! I'm so glad to be here!

CT: Let's see... why don't you tell us a little bit about yourself?
Jolene: Well I'm 25 years old, and I live in Central Florida with my husband of 5 years and our 3 little girls. Obviously... I'm a little bit of a digi-scrap addict!
CT: Well, I have to say I never knew you were another Central Floridian! lol So are Brooke and I, we are probably quite close.

CT: And I have to ask...what is the deal behind your forum name (mighttyjomomma) lol?
Jolene: Ha! I knew this was coming! I was in a mommy email loop when I was pregnant with my twins three years ago, and after seeing my belly pictures one of my friends nicknamed me that, and it just kind of stuck!

CT: How did you get into scrappin' and CTing?
Jolene: Well I actually started out making siggys for my friends, and a couple of my friends "crossed over" into the digital scrapbooking world and I thought to myself "How great!" because I am not very crafty at all, but I think digital scrap gives you more options and it's just so much more fun to play with! So I ended up giving it a try and now I'm 100% addicted!

CT: What do you spend your time doing when you aren't on the PC?
Jolene: Chasing around my three girls, ha! I try to keep them active outside, go to the park, we are huge Disney World junkies, bowling, just anything that's family friendly for kids under 5. I'm also a big movie buff! It actually makes me a little bit of a nerd because I'm known to quote movies -- often! But sshhh! Don't tell anyone!
CT: I hate to break this to ya... but this is an interview lol...so it might be too late! hehe

CT: Have you read any good books lately...anything you'd recommend?
Jolene: Well the lastest books I've read are Dr. Seuss books to my kids, haha! But in what's left of my spare time I read "Eat, Pray, Love" by Elizabeth Gilbert and I'm really enjoying it.

CT: Oh, I have to tell you! I totally love your LO titled "Tough Girl!" It is so adorable! Is she really a tough one, hehe?
Jolene: Thanks! That's my oldest, and she is definitely a tough girl. All of her cousins were boys until she came along and in her classroom at school I think there was one other girl so she has to keep her ground, ya know? Thankfully, she's not as rough and tough with her little sisters as she used to be!

CT: What has been your fav Pretty Pixel kit to work with so far?
Jolene: Definitely Feeling Like A Princess. It's got lots of swirlies and pink, and pink seems to dominate my house so I find it the easiest color for me to scrap with.

CT: Any behind the scene Pixel gossip we should know about? How do you like working with the team?
Jolene: We have a wonderful solid team! I'm very happy with the group of girls we've got and not to mention one heck of a designer!
CT: Awww...shucks! :)

CT: Do you have any advice for scrappers out there? Any little Jolene tricks up your sleeve?
Jolene: Just to keep at it, play around with your program a little and get familiar with what you can and can't do with your layouts. Don't be afraid to just really layer your elements and do what YOU think looks good. That's the trick, you're making these for your own memories so you should make it the way you like it.

CT: Thanks so much for being with us today, Jolene and sharing a bit about yourself with our Pixel Pals! :)
Jolene: No problem, thanks for having me!

Here are a couple of Jolene's beautiful LOs :)

If you have any questions or comments for Jolene or I, please feel free to leave em here :)

Don't forget to drop by tomorrow...never know what you may find! :)
This weeks schedule includes sales, freebies, challenges, and more! So we shall see you all throughout the week!

Template Challenges At Digital Candy

2008-08-02T12:30:00.003-04:00

Hi ladies, I have the two template challenges ready at Digital Candy.

Come and play with us.

This LO using ONdesigns Kit No. 17

was made using this template:

You can download this template HERE!

This bb LO was made using our new BFF, Rose kit

from this template

You can download this template HERE!

Do not forget to stop by tomorrow and get to know one of our girls better during our Sunday Spotlight day!

See you then! Happy Scrappin!

Sneek Peek Reveal and Challenge Winner :)

2008-08-01T11:03:00.002-04:00

Ok remember this:

Well I get to finally after TWO LONG DAYS!!!! hehe reveal it to you :) Here it is, our newest kit, titled "My BFF, Rose."

If you did grab this during its two days at just one dollar I would love to hear a comment from you and see if you were pleasantly surprised when you opened it :) Hopefully, you were hehe.

This is one of those cute kits that I kinda had nothing to do with, I sat down and out it came in one big creative burst. I love working with it!

Here are a few LOs my CT and I have made using this new kit:

Made by moi:

Made by Brooke:

Made by Kat:

Made by Jolene:

Made by Kaytee

And the winner of our first blog challenge and this kit is........................... CHRISTIE! :) Congrats hun I have sent you a personal e-mail.

Thurs Challenge is on-going

2008-07-31T12:04:00.000-04:00

Hey there y'all! Happy Thursday!

There is one day left to win the new kit being released tomorrow at Digital Candy.

All you need to do is post a LO you did about a best friend.

You can leave the link in this thread, or you can go back to the original post last Thursday and leave the link there as well.

A random winner will win the kit :)

On another note I am SO looking forward to revealing the sneek peek tomorrow, I really like this kit a lot, as well as the beautiful LOs my CT has made with it!!! Check in tomorrow to see it and leave my CT some luvvins!!

ONEderful Wednesday...and a few LOs to show off!

2008-07-30T10:47:00.001-04:00

Happy ONEderful Wednesday, y'all! I have a lil surprise for ya :) Literally hehe.

You can grab it in the store, HERE!

WARNING: product is definitely female specific

Today until Friday when it is released in the store you can get this brand spankin' new kit for a buck! :)

This is just over 100 megs of girly goodness! :) Enjoy the sneek peek and the reduced price. On Fri it will go on sale throughout the weekend and then up to regular price next week. I will not show any LOs done with it til it is released on Fri. But if you do buy it now for a buck, come leave us a comment and tell us how you like it w/o revealing the kits contents :)

I also just wanted to show off some more beautiful Los done recently by my CT. They are so awesome!

Using the Feelin' like a Princess kit and the black paper pack, this LO was made by moi!

Using the Feelin' Tough kit, this LO was made by Kat:

Using the Feelin' Tough kit, this LO was made by Jolene:

Using Feelin' Tough Ruby made this LO:

Using Feelin' Like a princess this LO was also made by Ruby:

Tuesday's Freebie and a couple reminders! :)

2008-07-29T11:47:00.005-04:00

LINK EXPIRED

Hey, y'all! I made a set of templates that I would love to share with you all. I do hope you like them, feel free to leave me some feedback :) I am definitely liking the clean line approach to these templates. Plus if you wanna cluster em up...lots of room! :)

I wanted also to remind you that there is a couple of days left at DC for my template challenges, both 12x12 and 4x6 :) So if you have not done them or seen them, check em out!

Also...there s a few more days left to our very first challenge. Unfortunately there is only ONE entrant! :( :( All you need to do is link us up to a LO you did about a best friend. Then you have the chance to win the next kit we are releasing this Fri. I promise, it is worth it. I LOVE this kit... it is girly.

Also take a look in the DC forum at who I picked to receive the LOTW for this past week...such a BEAUTIFUL lo! Plus she received 3.00 to the Pretty Pixels Store :) Shopping fun!

Today 5 people were RAKed at Digital Candy, just for sporting their fan blinkies! I hope you enjoy what you received ladies!

See y'all tomorrow for ONEderful Wednesday!!!

Sunday Spotlight

2008-07-27T14:32:00.000-04:00

It's that time again!! Woohoo... I love chatting with our CT members and getting to know a lil about them!

Today we are going to get a few minutes with Shannon! Only a few cause she is way to busy making ads for us! hehe

CT: Hi, Shannon!
Shannon: Hi Tanyia!

CT: How are you today, hun?
Shannon: Oh so tired, and it's only 12:30! We went horseback riding this morning. :)

CT: Before I ask you anything, I just have to say you are a hot lil mama ain't ya? Don't you think all our pretty pixels are so purdy!?
Shannon:Oh gee, I just know how to take pictures, lol. I really love our team. Everyone's so great and hard working, and super talented!

CT: So what first got you into scrappin' and how long have you been doing it?
Shannon: Like most moms, I started scrapping because I had a child. It was slow going at first because I was paper scrapping. I love to create things, but I'm not very good with my hands, so when I paper scrap I have a really hard time making something look on paper like it does in my mind. But I've always been computer savvy, so once I started reading about digi scrapping, I couldn't resist! I started just using digital brushes on my photos before printing them. Then I started downloading freebies, and then I was hooked! I made my first all digital layout in October '07. And when I started I had no one to teach me, so everything I know has come from either tutorials, or trial and error. Or Maria *-)

CT: How many scrap sites are you really active in, and which ones?
Shannon: I am most active at Digital Candy. Everything I make is in my gallery there. I also go to DST, of course. Then after those it's probably the Digi Chick, they have fun challenges. I also like Scrapmatters and Oscraps.

CT: What is your favorite challenge and why?
Shannon: The one I made up and am hosting, hehe. *-) It's called Oh No You Didn't and I think we're going to have lots of fun with it. The other one I usually try to do is the template challenge, cuz I am nuts for templates!

CT: How many Los do you usually do a month, or week...however you recall it?
Shannon:Uh, that all totally depends on whether my husband is home or not. When he's gone I can usually make one per night. Usually. I can make something per night, even if it's a blinkie, a layout, an ad, whatever. Now that he's home and we've been doing a lot of family trips and stuff, I maybe can do 3 a week. In about a month Charly starts full time preschool! So I'll have blocks of time during the day to myself. Yay! (Oh, did I just say that out loud?...I really love being a SAHM, but I have no time to myself unless it's after midnight!)

CT: Why exactly do you CT?
Shannon:To learn. I applied to be on my first CT with Maria (Duchess Designs) because she was always posting tutorials in the DC forum, and she's a pro photographer. I have grown so much as a scrapper from each of the designers I've worked with. And oddly enough, now instead of making layouts, I'm making ads. But it's still so much fun! I love watching a designer grow, not only in her talent and abilities, but in popularity.

CT: What is your fav Pretty Pixels kit?
Shannon: Gee. I love Amber's All Glammed Up because purple is my favorite color and that kit has so many different, versatile elements.

CT: What is your fav LO using Pretty Pixels stuff?
Shannon: My fav layout of mine? Probably Wild Child. But I like my July Desktop too.

CT: What is life outside of blogging, CTing and scrapping like?
Shannon: I have a four-year-old daughter named Charly who speaks like an 8-yo and rolls her eyes like a 12-yo. She talks all day long, and constantly needs attention and approval. She is a wonderful artist, and we're all the time making something. She is what I shape my days around. My husband is in the Army and travels a lot, but I'm thankful that he's home way more than every 15 months!

CT: Anything else we should know?!
Shannon: I love Jesus, and owe everything to Him.

CT: I hope you know next time I won't let you off so easy! heehee
Shannon: Ooooooh, I'm so scared!! Lol.

If you wanna leave Shannon some luv, please do so. If you have any questions or comments for her; leave them here as well! :)

See y'all next time!

Happy Scrappin'

Musings of a bored designer

2008-07-26T13:12:00.000-04:00

Hey y'all. Just thought I take this nice quite Saturday moment to show off a few of my CT members recent layouts. It amazes me how these girls never seem to have a broken mojo moment...you know what I mean?!

I am sure you have been there, goodness know I have! It took me forever to finish the Feelin' Fresh kit because I just kept looking at PS and thinking... "Ehh...I think I'll play a game instead." lol Actually I think I read three books as well while I was procrasting.

Also Maria...bless her wittle heart tagged me! lol. So I am gonna post that too...but first...some great CT work. Thank you so much ladies! I have the best team. I am so thankful for them and their help...and every one of them go above and beyond! Thank you so much ladies!

Shannon made this LO for a challenge that she is hosting over at DC.

Kat made this beauty of her little beauty!

Ruby made this one using The Heart of the Moment.

Also if you have not participated there is a few more days left in the template challenges I am hosting at Digital Candy. So inspiring to see one template used so many ways!

Ok, So yep Maria, the genius behind Duchess Designs tagged me! So here is how it works!

These are the rules:
1. Link your tagger and list these rules on your blog.
2. Share 7 facts about yourself on your blog, some random, some weird.
3. Tag 7 people at the end of your post by leaving their names as well as links to their blogs.
4. Let them know they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their blog.

So Here are my Random Facts:
1. I am totally and utterly addicted to Diet Coke!
2. I am a high school dropout... but a college grad! hehe
3. Flattery will get you everywhere!
4. I love to read and am currently reading "City of Bones" (Vamps are SO hawt!)
5. I could not survive w/o music... right now I'm listening to One Republic's CD
6. I love love love a British accent :P
7. I am extremely shy

And now I'll pick the 7 that I'm tagging (hehe have fun ladies!):

1. JenLin of JenLin Designs!

2. Shannon a.k.a doomfaeryshannon from my CT

3. Brooke my good friend and Ct member/leader/html goddess!

4. Mrs.Romer a fan, fellow scrapper and mommy, and my future Guest CTer!

5. AmandaDawnRN another fellow scrapper, mommy, and future guest! Yay!

6. Ruby qp maker extraordinaire! Fab scrapper and sweet lil lady!

7. Kat another great CT member!

NEW kit release and contest WINNER!!!

2008-07-24T16:01:00.008-04:00

Hi y'all! I am so glad to finally announce this kit. I had the hardest time with it...because I do not know much of anything about boys. It is very very girly and pink here in estrogenville. My poor poor dh! lol

Anyway here is my new kit..... FEELIN' TOUGH! hehe.... although know that I have seen your guesses I think next time I'll let y'all name it cause I am loving those guesses! :)

Check it out!

AND... in case you did not win... use the coupon code blogtoughcoupon not announced anywhere else; and it will take 1.50 off the tough kit. Coupon expires on the 28th at midnight.

Here is a LO I did with the kit in honor of my daughter who is definitely NOT a girly girl lol.

And a few from my wonderful CT!

You can look for more in my Digital Candy product gallery HERE!

And now to ANNOUNCE OUR WINNER of the Feelin' Tough kit: Steph!!! woohooo! Wtg girl!

Pretty Pixels Challenge #1

2008-07-24T15:36:00.003-04:00

In honor of a new kit that is upcoming... we thought we would challenge you (well ok, Brooke thought, and I stole her idea hehe), to make a LO about your best friend.

Now if your best friend is your PC, or your dog, or a person...no matter. You can use the term how you want but just show off your best friend.

I will give you one entry into a drawing to win said upcoming kit. Here's how you can enter...

If you share the link with us to your bff layout, you get one entry.
If the link happens to be a Digital Candy link, you get another entry.
If you use any of my products, (helllllo...freebie) you get another entry.
And you can do as many as you like.

For every entry your name will go into a jar that my little one will pick from. So the more you do or the more guidelines you follow...the more chance you have of winning! :) So just come back to this post and leave your entry links for us to "Oooh" and "Ahhh" over.

The winner will be announced on the Friday the kit is revealed...Friday August 1st.

All other entrants will receive a coupon for 50% off the new kit when it comes out. So every one will get a lil sumpin' sumpin'

On another note... ONEderful Wednesday is still going on...until late this evening. If you still want to grab the Sunshine Smoothie kit, shown in the previous post you can do so until tonight for only ONE dollare....78% off!!!

Our contest for the skateboarding kit is ending tonight as well. Noone has guessed yet, so it might be a random winner!!! The kit and winner will be announced tomorrow So check out and see who won! :)

The Tuesday freebie is still up and running and if you have not gotten it yet... you have until next Monday night to grab it, it will then be put in the store.

Onederful Wednesday and Contest is still going!

2008-07-23T10:27:00.004-04:00

Happy ONEderful Wednesday y'all!

Pretty Pixels is going to start featuring ONE product every wednesday for only ONE dollar! I figured why not start off a big one and took Brooke's suggestion of offering the "Sunshine Smoothie" kit for ONE dollar!!! Holy Snapple that's a good savings!!!

Now, since my timing is random, I am leaving the ONEderful Wednesday dollar deal up until the end of the night Thursday nights, so noone misses out.

You can check this pretty sunshiney, summery kit HERE!!!

On another note...the free kit contest for feelin' WHAT!?!? is still going on! I think its about two posts back? Take a look and leave another guess for the day? If noone guesses it by Friday when it goes in the store one random winner will get it :) Thanks for playing everyone!!!

Just to TEASE you all...there is a H U G E little contest/perk coming up within in... I'd said a month...no set date yet, but just wait!! I am so excited.

Also tomorrow starts our first ever challenge on the Pixel Blog :) Wooohoo! So come check it out tomorrow.

Tuesday Freebie!

2008-07-22T12:54:00.002-04:00

Hi there happy pixel pals!! (I know corney... BUT...cute! hehe)

I want to welcome you to our NEW Tuesday Freebie day!

That's right, you heard me... FREEBIE!!! Wooohoo!

Each week I will feature something for y'all to enjoy, and it will be available until the following Tues. At which point a new freebie will take its place, and the old one will be put in its happy little home in my Digital Candy store...at a reduced price, of course!

I hope you enjoy this week's freebie, please feel free to leave comments here if there is anything you would like to see offered here in the future!

Don't forget to check out the contest in the post below, it is still going on! :)

Have a scrap happy day y'all!!!

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CONTEST day :)

2008-07-21T09:25:00.000-04:00

Hi y'all! We are like little kids, I swear! Holding contests...we get so excited! It is so much fun though!

We have a brand new kit coming out...

If you have noticed Pretty Pixels' recently released kits have all been... "Feelin" something! lol Get your mind outta the gutter silly!

Here is out first ever contest! Its official...and oh so easy! You do not need to buy anything, take a pic of anything, scrap anything..Just... GUESS!

Thats right...take a look at the preview above of the new kit which will be released on Friday when this contest is over. Guess the title and its yours!

You are allowed one guess per day. The first person to guess it wins, if noone guesses it, we will randomly pick one poster. Make sure you leave your contact email addy in the response...nope noone else will see it!

Good luck...and tell allllll your friends!!!

So ... comment away! Guess, guess, guess! :)

-Pretty Pixels CT

~* ^..^~ Sunday Spotlight ~^..^*~

2008-07-20T11:45:00.004-04:00

Welcome to Sunday Spotlight, here in the Pretty Pixels ct blog!

Do I sound official?! hehe.

We are going to make a point of bringing an small interview with our CT members to you on every Sunday, so that you may get to know them better! We will start with the standard questions...and maybe a few wacky ones thrown in here and there ... just 'cause we can! :P

Today we are Spotlighting Brooke:

CT: Hi Brooke!
Brooke: Howdy Tanyia!

CT: How long have you been CTing for Pretty Pixels?
Brooke: I had to look it up, as we didn't know, and it was March of this year. :)

CT: How did you first get started in Digiscrapping, and CTing?
Brooke: I had been interested in it for a while, and oddly enough was on a Secret Santa thing on a message board. One of the things I wanted, was one of those "cool" scrapbooking programs so I could do something with my many photos. So, I got the program, and I'm thankful for it, but it kindof stunk! I started talking to you about it, found out that I could do it in Photoshop, which I already had for my photography and I jumped right in.

CT: Tell us about your family life.
Brooke: Well, if you've seen any of my pages, you know a LOT about my family!! Myself, I'm 31, married to my high school best friend Jesse who is 32. I have two kiddos from a previous marriage - Kourtni who will be 10 in August, and Kiana who will be 8 in August. Together, Jesse and I have our Little Man, Jackson who was born on my 30th birthday and just turned ONE May 31st.

CT: Name something about yourself most people do not know.
Brooke: I worked for 6 years for an event company called Gifts of a Lifetime. We did personalized events (birthdays, anniversaries, engagements) in the Disney parks. I LOVED every second of that job, and I miss it so very much. I once thought the company would be mine one day, but she changed her mind about moving and is still happily creating the most perfect events!

CT: What do you like to do outside of scrapping?
Brooke: Read, play video games (right now I'm replaying all the Resident Evils with Jesse who has never played them), play poker, swim, hang out with my family and friends

CT: What is your favorite kit from Pretty Pixels?
Brooke: Feelin Playful!! I love butterflies and I've used it a lot.

CT: Can we have a link, to check out your gallery?
Brooke: Sure. Here's my DC Gallery

CT: What is your current favorite LO using Pretty Pixels stuff? Can we see it?
Brooke: hmmm, that's a hard one. I guess This One, it's newer and I thought I'd just like Feelin Fresh, but I ended up loving it!

CT: Is there a scrapper you admire?
Brooke: Besides you? ;) I'd have to say Christie (Clemmon3). Her layouts are soooooo freakin cute, and she's got a little girl almost Jackson's age. I always enjoy seeing her photos and layouts!

CT: Ummm... I dunno Brooke... lol, did I forget anything? Is there anything else you want to say?!
Brooke: You forgotted (yes, I know, not a word, it's a Brookism) to say that we have the same middle name. LOL! I wanna say that I love you girlie. I'm soooooo glad we are friends. I'm happy that my technical knowledges meshes so well with your creative knowledge!

Thanks for coming and learning a bit about Brooke. If you have any questions or comments for her, feel free to leave them. And check back tomorrow for the new contest. Here is a clue.... Can you guess what it is?

~~Pretty Pixels Guest CT Call~~

2008-07-19T15:07:00.004-04:00

If you are interested in trying out our pretty products...check this out:

Guest Terms are for one month. You may do as little as one kit...two LOs per kit. You will have access to which ever kit you choose...you may do up to three kits during your guest term. You must post your LOs to Digital Candy and DST...any other places are your choice.

Months will be available on a first come first serve basis. We have from Aug of 08 available until Feb of 09.

Simply email us at prettypixelsct@yahoo.com with a link to your best/fullest gallery. We will decide as the apps come in, no waiting, no non-responsiveness.

***PLEASE NOTE*** Pretty Pixels will not be having another call until February of next year.

2008-07-18T17:33:00.006-04:00

I just wanted to thank Ruby for nominating us for the blog award :) Thanks so much sweetie!

So who gave me this award, you ask. It's Ruby Minoza, fromm my CT. I have known her since I first saw her beautiful pages and crossed my fingers that should would apply to my first ever CT call at Color Line Design. She is such a sweet person! She is very genuine, outgoing, so helpful...and an amazing scrapper! Take a moment and check out her BLOG if you like. She loves showing off her beautiful work!

Okay, so this is how it goes... of course, the rules.

The rules of the award are:

1. The winner can put the logo on her blog.

2. Link the person you received your award from.

3. Nominate at least 7 other blogs.

4. Put links of those blogs on yours.

5. Leave a message on the blogs of the girls you’ve nominated And here are the girls

I am nominating:

1. Maria... the proud royalty behind Duchess Designs. She is truly a wonderful person, she never complains when I bug her 80 times a day for help! She has so much knowledge to offer, her blog totally rocks and she is a great designer, thanks Maria...this awards for you hun! Check her out at her CT BLOG!

2. Trish...the absolute sparkling genius of Trish H Designs...formerly known as Templates-N-More. She has grown from a beginning template designer when I was selling with her at Do It Digi to almost a household name, I swear! Her templates are awesome, as is her kits...and she always has some new glitter in a color I never knew existed! She just shines! So thanks for being an inspirtaion Trish, this award's for you! Check out her BLOG!

3. Chris... otherwise know as Hutch, Hutchie, Chris, you name it, doesnt matter what we call her...she is a fabulous scrapper either way! She is a pillar at Digital candy. She helps so many people as often as she can, and she is an absolutely wonderful scrapper. Digital Candy is glad to have her, and I am happy to have met her. Chris...this award is for you hun. Take a moment and check out her sweet Bloggie!

4. Brooke... She is such a sweetie pie, who works her tushie off for me. All I need to do is ask and she is there. She is absolutely the only person I can trust to be one hundred percent honest with me at all times and I can be honest with her... I think that everybody needs someone like that in their lives! Plus have you seen her kids?! They are so adorable and sweet...plus she's got a great man finally! I am so happy for her and love her to death! MWAHHH! Brooke this award is for you babe! Check out her BLOG!

5. Wendy... Another great DC designer. I just met her but she is so nice and very talented. I really enjoy her designs. Her blog always has something pretty to look at and make me want! lol. She also has been supportive in my recent dealings as a designer and I so appreciate that. Take a moment to check out her BLOG. Wendy...this award is for you hun!

6. The Digi Twins...I am not sure I have ever seen a more talented pair of twins! :) They are great. They come up with a lot of innovative ideas...seriously...look at that fuzzy wuzzy alpha on their blog right now! Lets of great stuff to be seen on their blog, including their mega hit the "April Showers" kit! Check out their BLOG! So, Digi Twins...this award if for you!

and last but not least:

7. Jen...of JenLinDesigns. What a great store she has at DC...maybe I can be like her when I grow up! Beautiful products, great style, and I am pretty sure the only grab bag I ever actually bought for my own personal use! Nice job JenLin! You have to check out her awesome stuff, and take a look at her BLOG! JenLin... this award is for you!!

Thanks everybody! Hope you enjoy your awards...and keep payin' it forward! Luv ya! Scrap Happy!
Tanyia

LOVE the new look?

2008-07-17T11:10:00.002-04:00

Well, you could get it too!! Our new look for our blog is made with Pretty Pixel's NEW Kit ---

Feelin' Fresh!!

Here are some LOVELY Fresh Layouts, done by our CT ladies!

Grab Bag revealed!!

2008-07-01T18:28:00.004-04:00

YAY! We finally get to reveal what was in the grab bag collab with Duchess Designs! Check out all these awesome goodies! They are now available individually in the Pretty Pixels store at Digital Candy!

BINGO NIGHT at Digital Candy!!

2008-06-26T19:57:00.002-04:00

AND YOU'RE INVITED!!!!!

WHAT: Bingo Night - twice per month!!!

WHEN: EVERY 1st Monday and 3rd Thursday of the month

TIME: 9:30 pm EST

WHERE: Digital Candy's Chat Room

HOSTED BY: Tanyia's Pretty Pixels and Duchess Designs

There will be 2 rounds of bingo, each one hosted by one of us. We will have separate word lists of 75 words, of which you will need to choose 50 for your bingo card! The first person to have all their words called wins! And each winner receives a gift certificate to BOTH of our stores!Not only will every night have 2 winners, but there will also be 4 random freebie winners to recieve one product from one of us!!! The First Bingo night is scheduled for Monday, July 7th at 9:30pm EST. The words lists follow. Please email you word lists to maria@fitfortheframe.com and tanyiadeskins@hotmail.com no later than midnight, July 6th!HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!!!

Here is the word list from Duchess Designs:

And here is the word list from Tanyia:

Check out this thread at Digital Candy to see the full sized words list as this may be difficult to read the way blogger has resized it!

We can't wait to see you there!!

New Kit! Feelin' Like a Princess!

2008-06-26T19:43:00.005-04:00

Pretty Pixels newest release, a gorgeous kit named "Feelin' Like a Princess" is now in the store at Digital Candy and it is on sale for 25% off for a limited time! This lovely creation is full of flowers and bows and bling and it perfect for scrapping layouts of your little princess!

Oh! And if you love it let me see you wearing our Pretty Pixels fan blinkie around the DC forums or at DST and I might just give it to you!

Here is a layout I made using this terrific kit:

By Tanyia herself:

By Ruby:

By Kim:

You can see all the layouts created by our fabulous Pretty Pixels CT in the gallery HERE!

Lots of new goodies!!

2008-06-20T09:54:00.003-04:00

Hiya everyone! It's Amber here! Sorry I've been behind on this blog, I haven't been feeling well lately and I finally had my surgery yesterday to have all 4 of my wisdom teeth extracted. So as you can imagine I'm not doing to great today! But that's not enough to stop me from updating all you lovely Pretty Pixels fans on what is going on!!

Tanyia has some awesome goodies in her store that I have got to share with all of you!

First she released the kit Amber's All Glammed Up! a couple of weeks ago! She made this kit just for me, I picked the colors and name, and am soooo happy with how it turned out! You all will love it too:

And here are a couple of CT layouts using this kit (layouts are clickable & linked to gallery):

By Kim (kimbytx)

By me (Amber - southernmother):

By Ruby (rubyminoza):

Next released is the beautiful kit Precious. It is so soft and pretty!

And a few CT layouts:

By Tanyia:

By Kim (kimbytx)

And lastly, Tanyia has released several awesome grab bags too!! One with Cassi's Creations and one with Duchess Designs. They're both chock full of all kinds of brand new goodies, and let me tell you, I've seen inside and you'll be very happy with what you find!!

I guess that's it for now! I will be back soon and I promise I'll keep this updated better!!

xoxo - Amber

Hooray! We are having a CT Call!!

2008-06-03T12:13:00.004-04:00

I am so excited about this! We are having a CT Call! If you are a good scrapper, love to have fun, chat and wanna be a Pretty Pixels Girl then please send a short bio, a link to your most complete gallery, a link to your favorite layout, your current CT assignments and any other info you feel is pertinent to us at prettypixelsctATyahooDOTcom

Welcome!

2008-05-28T13:59:00.000-04:00

Welcome to the new team blog for Tanyia's Pretty Pixels! I'm still getting things set up, but please be sure to bookmark us and check back often!

Hugs,

Amber

Pretty Pixels Creative Team

Well Done To...

It's RAK Time Again!

$1 Monday!!!!

Congrats Holly!

OMGosh!!! What A RAK!!!

Freebie Day!!

Designing Moments: Monday $1 Moments!!

Sunday Spotlight

Pretty Pixels Friday New Release Day

Template Challenge

It's ONEderful Wednesday!!!

Congratulations to...

Ewe Are So Cute!!

Sunday Spotlight!

Happy Halloween & New Release Friday!

Thursday.... I think!

AWESOME, AWESOME Sale!!!

CT Call!

HUGE sale and grand opening at Designing Moments!

FRIDAYS NEWS

ONEderful Wednesday

Tuesday Freebie cancelled.

Monday Contest Day Winner and EXCITING news!

Sunday Spotlight

ONEderful Wednesday

Tuesday Freebie Day

Merry Monday Contest Day!!!!

HUGE retiring sale!!!!!!!

FREEBIES

And The Spotlight Is On...

CHALLENGES COMING SOON

Keep in Prayers Please

Alive & Well!!!

Tuesday Freebie Day!!!

Sunday Spotlight!!

Template Challenges At Digital Candy

Sneek Peek Reveal and Challenge Winner :)

Thurs Challenge is on-going

ONEderful Wednesday...and a few LOs to show off!

Tuesday's Freebie and a couple reminders! :)

Sunday Spotlight

Musings of a bored designer

NEW kit release and contest WINNER!!!

Pretty Pixels Challenge #1

Onederful Wednesday and Contest is still going!

Tuesday Freebie!

CONTEST day :)

~* ^..^*~ Sunday Spotlight ~*^..^*~

~*~*Pretty Pixels Guest CT Call*~*~

LOVE the new look?

Grab Bag revealed!!

BINGO NIGHT at Digital Candy!!

New Kit! Feelin' Like a Princess!

Lots of new goodies!!

Hooray! We are having a CT Call!!

Welcome!

~* ^..^~ Sunday Spotlight ~^..^*~

~~Pretty Pixels Guest CT Call~~