Deena Rutter

{inter} National Scrapbook Day 2012 - Blog Hop Freebie

This weekend is {inter} National Scrapbook Day, and to help you with your digital stash the Design House Digital designers are giving away this amazing collaboration kit, called Retrospect:

You can get this kit for free!  We have made it easier than getting it download by download...just collect the coupon code letters as you hop from blog to blog starting at the beginning.

Now for a quick tip:

MAKING A PATTERN BRUSH IN ILLUSTRATOR

Just for stopping by, I would like to share one of my most used tools in Illustrator...making dotted and scalloped shapes!  I am a "self-taught-project-by-project-Illustrator user", so when Carina Gardner shared this quick tip, I decided I had to pay it forward!  I did some crazy time consuming work to get a dotted or scalloped shape for many years, I can't let you do it too! 

 

First make a circle and keep it selected.

 

Make a new brush by selecting the "new brush" button, and selecting "new pattern brush". Click OK.

 

The pattern brush options will come up. Change your scale to what you would like.  I set this brush to scale - 25%, spacing - 100%. Click ok.

 

Your brush will appear in the brush pallette. Draw a circle without a fill.

 

With the new circle selected, click on the new circle brush in the brush palette.

(You can change the spacing and size by double-clicking it in the brush palette, and even see a

preview if the preview box is checked.)

 

I also made a half circle and did the same steps as before to make a scallop brush.

 

I wanted my scallops closer together, so my spacing came down to 15%.

 

Make another non-filled circle and keep it selected.

 

Select your half circle brush for a scallop edge.

 

 I made another circle and changed the size and spacing for the look I was going for.

 

This is how my decorative circle turned out.  I hope this helps you in your creativity.  The possibilities are pretty endless with this little tip!  I know it makes my work so much more fun!

 

 Now for something to WIN!:

STARS AND STRIPES FABRIC GIVEAWAY

I know it isn't paper, but wouldn't you love to win some of my Stars and Stripes fabric?  Perfect for a picnic quilt to spread out and make some memories to scrap about! 

 

Enter to win your pick of 5 different fat quarters from the Stars and Stripes Fabric Collection by commenting here and telling me the song that reminds you most of SUMMER!!!

You can enter again by becoming a liking the Deena Rutter facebook page and commenting that you did!

Entries must be in by May 7th, 11am MST.

 

Don't forget to grab your letter, you will need it to get the RETROSPECT kit for FREE!

If you are doing the DHD Layout Challenge, my challenge is to use the font league gothic in your layout.

Now, head over to Carey Bridges blog to get some great info from her as well:

Carey Bridges

 

 

Freebie: Clover SVG cutting file

 

Hey! It's Tiffany here with a quick and easy hybrid project just in time for St. Patty's day this weekend. I used paper from Deena's Jolly Holiday collection at Design House digital. Then I used this freebie clover from Deena. (click here to link)

I cut out three different sizes with three different papers and sewed them together in the center. I fluffed them a little to get the 3D effect I was wanting and glued them to my paper. Hopefully it will bring us some Luck this St. Patrick's day!

 

Free XOXO digital cutting file

 

Here is a little something to help welcome in February...a free digital cutting file. 

Make sure you stop by Design House Digital during the month of February, too!  2 new kits in the shop every day for just $1. By the end of the month you could have 60 new kits for $1 each! Fun and amazing.  Here is a sneak peek of my release on Saturday February 4th.

 

 

 

 

Owl Treat Box - Free Template

 

Click the picture above for your free template to make your little Valentines really HOOT!  Check out the Design House Digital blog for how I personalized my little owl friend.

FREE MATROYSHKA DOLL PINCUSHION PATTERN

Look what we have been up to over in Riley Blake's Cutting College.  Cute little matryoshka doll pattern made with So Sophie fabric...use as a pincushion or for your decor. 

Giveaway + Design House Digital Blog hop

**Giveaway Closed**

Time for another Deena Rutter product giveaway. I have tons of great new products and I would love to share them with all of you. We will be chosing 5 different winners ... one for each of the following products:

$10 gift certificate to my Etsy shop

$25 gift certificate to my digital shop at Design House Digital

Good Works Bird necklace

So Sophie fat quarters

Happier 6x6 paper pad

 

 




Head over to these great designers to complete your amazing Design House Digital Collaboration.

 

Audrey Neal

Angie Hinksman

Celeste Knight

Dana Zarling

Gennifer Bursett

Jen Allyson

Karen Funk

Karla Dudley

Robyn Meierotto

Shannon Hegarty

Tiffany Tillman

 

Design House Digital Designer Blog Hop Freebie!

  
Happy Digital Scrapbook Day!

I have the privilege of working with some amazing designers over at Design House Digital.  We are hosting a blog hop to help you get to know each of us a little better.  You will see there is a lot of talent and inspiration flowing from each one of these women.

 
click here to download my contribution to the hop.  Click to the two following directional icons to get to the next blog, for your next piece of the kit! Thanks for playing!

 
 

Freebie: Halloween Digital Cutting file - SVG

This is my favorite time of the year. The leaves are changing, the air is crisp. Seems like a great time for a FREEBIE- This cutting file is just a little bit of what you can get with my new Superstition Cutting Files release at Design House Digital.

SVG FILE includes crows and tree outline cut. - It does not include the wordart or tree backs. 

For some of the cutest little Halloween cutting files, see my latest cutting file collection, SUPERSTITION CUTTING FILES, releasing Thursday September 23,2010. 

Here is a preview and just a couple of projects I have done so far using my BLACKBIRD COLLECTION for My Mind's Eye and SUPERSTITION from Design House Digital.

For this really simple canvas project I used a $1 bin canvas from Michaels.  The cat is a cut from the new Superstition Cutting Files, and the paper is from the Blackbird Collection.

For this easy to make dessert topper, I used my D-cut Basic Shapes for the circle scallop and inner circle.  The spider is a cute cut from the new Superstition Cutting Files, and the paper is from the Blackbird Collection.

Facebook Freebie 500

Thank you for becoming my fan! Or if you haven't already, head on over to my facebook page.

Once you have downloaded your free kit, don't forget to grab the rest of the Hotel California Collection over at Design House Digital, if you haven't already.

Digital Freebie: Graduate printables

School's out for SUMMER!! Graduation time is here. For this reason, I've created a great freebie for you.  This time of year makes me remember my first college apartment... crazy girls, late nights and 6 different gallons of milk in the fridge labeled with initials.  To make those cute little "newbies" lives a little easier, here is an easy print and cut label.  I printed it out on Avery full page labels and cut apart. It fits on avery address labels as well.  I am sending these along in all of my favorite high school graduate's gift.

©2010 Deena Rutter  For non-commercial use only.  Altering the file does not void the copyright. Please do not share the 4shared link.  Please link directly to this blog.  Thank you for understanding.

 

Also, another freebie!! A super cute printable card. 2010 style. I paired it up with a kraft paper cardstock cut with my petal envelope at Design House Digital.

©2010 Deena Rutter  For non-commercial use only.  Altering the file does not void the copyright. Please do not share the 4shared link.  Please link directly to this blog.  Thank you for understanding.

Congrats to all of the graduates in your lives.