Deena Rutter

A few days left - $1 sale and Giveaway

Hi There! It's Tiffany. Anyone else receiving HUGE amounts of snow over the past few days?  Well, I have a few things to warm you right up.  First,  you still have TWO days left to get some of Deena's kits for $1.   Remember, I posted about them here 

       

      

Yes, now head on over and grab them at Deena's new shop at Pixels and Company.

Second, Don't forget to head over to this post to find out how to enter the Scoot giveaway.  Don't forget.... If you share the post on facebook, be sure to send us a screenshot (for some reason it's not recording it correctly on facebook.)  Good luck!  Thanks for playing!

New in the Shop - $1 kits

Hey! It's Tiffany. So, you've heard the news about Deena's new digital home at Pixels and Company. Have you visited her shop yet?  You won't want to miss out on the great deals going on right now. Hang out for a few minutes and while I show you 4 fantastic kits that are only $1 right now. 

       

      

and now for a little bit of inspirtation for our AMAZING Creative Team:

 

by Jenn Summers

   

by Tiffany Carter

 

 

by Aria Andrus

   

by Arielle Gordon

 

 

by Arielle Gordon

   

by Aria Andrus

 

 

 

by Arielle Gordon

  

by Tiffany Carter

 

 

by Aria Andrus

   

by Arielle Gordon

 

 

by Tiffany Carter

 

 

Now head on over and grab one (or all) of these fantastic kits for only $1 today!!  

The BIG Reveal + a Freebie

Today is a new day. The day when we do the BIG reveal of Deena's new home: Pixels and Company. We are super stoked about P&Co and we hope you feel the same way! Deena and team have so many new and exciting things planned for 2013 that we can hardly contain ourselves. 

First up in our exciting plans... Because we all know we LOVE giveaways, we're hosting a Scoot With Me contest.

Get a chance to win one of the following three prizes:

• GRAND PRIZE: 5 pack of fat quarter Scoot fabric, Echo Park paper pack of Scoot (physical product), and the complete Scoot digital collection (paper pack, element pack, journal cards)
• 2nd PLACE: 6x6 Scoot pad (physical product) + $10 gift certificate to Deena's store
• 3rd PLACE: $10 gift certificate to Deena's store

How do you win you ask? Simple. Just share the news of my new home on your blog, Facebook, and Twitter accounts.The more you share the most chances to win!

• Find the Scoot With Me Facebook post on Deena's Facebook fan page for ONE entry. Make sure you are sharing the actual post from her fanpage so we can track it.
• Share this blog post ("The BIG Reveal") on your own blog for ONE entry. Make sure to come back with a link to your blog post by commenting below.
• Retweet on Twitter for ONE entry. Make sure to include the hashtag #scootwithme so we can track you.

The contest Friday, February 1st at midnight so don't delay!

While we are still getting all of Deena's kits loaded into the store we do have 2 NEW releases available in the store today. The best news- one is only $1 and the other is a freebie. Yowzers!

Get the Count on Me brushes for FREE. This are PERFECT for adding to your PL album, either on journal cards or even your pictures.

Get Count on Me papers v.1 and This and That v.1 for only a $1 through the end of January.

Check back often because we've got several more NEW releases for only $1 this month. Told you. BIG things!! LOL

So get ready to share, share, share so you can WIN!

Peace.

Jeryn

Closing shop at Design House Digital- HUGE sale

Yes, it's true. Deena is retiring at Design House Digital. Her store is 50% off and TODAY is the last day to get it at that price!

Don't worry though. Deena is opening up shop at a new and exciting place tomorrow so stay tuned for some cool promotions we have in store for you! Make sure to come back tomorrow to see the news.

Peace.

Jeryn

Create your own Alpha Tutorial

Hi everyone, Jenn here with a tutorial on how to create a matching alpha for any kit.

Start out with a new document in photoshop. Type out the wording you would like to use for your title using a font of your choice. In my example below I used LetterOMatic! font in a size 150. I would suggest using a large font size to start out, you can always adjust your letters to a smaller size later.

Next, open the patterned paper you would like to use for your alpha. Copy and paste the patterned paper on to a new layer on top of the title you just created. Right click on the patterned paper layer. You should see the menu in my picture below. Click on 'create clipping mask'.

Youshould then have your patterned paper in the shape of your title. Merge all of your layers together. You can use the alpha as is or I like to add a white stroke to all of my letters which makes them look like stickers. To add astroke go to your 'edit' menu and click stroke. For this example I chose a white stroke, width: 15 px, outside.

Arrange the rest of your title on your layout and add shadows. Voilà, quick and easy way to make an alpha!

Layout made using Deena Rutter's Scoot Collection.

 

The Woodsong Collection: Thank you notes

Hi There! Tiffany here with a quick and easy solution to all of those Thank you cards you've been needing to send after the holidays.

I decided to merge two of my favorite kits together. First I used the Woodsong Collection. I'm in love with the woodgrain and the perfect colors. I feel like they are so warm and versitle. Then I used Deena's D-cut Basic Envelope and Notecards.  I used the JPG version as a clipping mask and designed my thank you cards.  

My oldest son, also turned four years old this Christmas, so we have double the thank you cards to send for him! I decided, that since he is just learning to write his letters, I would do something a little more simple for him to fill in the blanks and sign his name. Perfect. He's so excited to send them.  For the card below I used one of the Woodsong Element frames and enlarged to a thank you card size. I'm sending them in 5x7 envelopes!

Enjoy! I'd love to see what you have been creating with the Woodsong Collection!

Badge Holder Mini Album Tutorial

Hello, Arielle here with a little album I made for my kiddies featuring the exploits of our Elves on the Shelf, Chippy and Lula. I used Deena's Jolly Holiday Collection ~ I love the traditional Christmas hues and fun patterns of the papers!

I wanted this album to be grunge proof, since my children will likely be dragging it everywhere, so I used plastic badge holders for the "pages". Other than the badge holders (available at most office supply stores) you probably have everything you need in your stash for this project.

Supply list:

• Badge holders
• Washi tape, twine, buttons, rhinestones, flair, etc…
• Ribbon to secure the binding
• Adhesive. I used an ATG 
• Scissors, craft knife, or paper trimmer and a ruler
• Your digital kit printouts

  

Start with your digital scrap kit. My badges hold 2.5x3.25" inserts, so I  used Photoshop to layout my "cards". I printed extras that I could use to scrap with. You can see them in the picture above, at the bottom center. Then gather your supplies, also see above. For my pictures, I sized my Instagram prints to 1.75" square, and then set them all up on 4x6" jpgs to send to my local photo place. You can safely fit 4 to a print!

I won't bore you with the details on how to scrap your pages... haha, but below you can see some of mine.

 

You will probably need to put in extra pieces of thin cardboard or thick paper between your badge holders so that you album won't be a huge wedge. Mine measured 2.5x.5". I made the front and the back from my patterned paper to coordinate with the covers. The badge holders have holes in them, so I put a spacer in place and used my Crop-a-dile to punch the holes and used it as a template for the rest, as seen below.

Once your pages are done and inserted in the holders, stack them and your spacers. Next you'll get your ribbon (about 6 inches) and trim one end to a point to make it easier to thread through the holes.

   

Now tie off you ribbon binding. I love to make bows, but I decided for the kid's album I would knot it. I used a wide grosgrain ribbon so after I tied it & trimmed the excess, I used a lighter to melt the edges so they wouldn't unravel. Just be careful not to set the whole thing ablaze!

And that's it ~ all done! Now I have a cute little album the kids can take for show and tell and I don't have to worry about smudges! And it's almost Kool-Aid proof, too!

   

If you make one of these I would LOVE to see it... just leave a comment and share it!

Happy Christmas - Digital cutting files

Tiffany and Jeryn here, teaming up to showcase one of Deena's older collections: Happy Christmas - cutting files. Did you know there are 20 different cuts and overlays? One of the greatest things about this collection is all the different file types: SVG, AI, GSD, JPG, and PNG.  If you don't have a digital cutting machine, don't worry. This kit is still fantastic to use in printable/hybrid way!  Here are a couple of projects our creative team came up with.

For this hybrid Hot chocolate sleeve, I used THIS GIFTCARD freebie cutting file and made it just big enough for a hot cocoa packet. Then I added on the stocking file, a multi-layered cut, which is one of my favorites in the kit. I love the layers. Add some ribbon, and off you go. What a quick and easy project. It took me about an hour to complete ten of them, even with all the glue.

Pair it up with a cute little travel mug and it makes a perfect little gift.

Every year the kids and I make handmade ornaments for the tree. Some I will make myself and some the kids will make on their own (with my help, of course). Using the rectangle tag I created quick and easy tags for this year's ornaments. After cutting on the Cricut, I stamped it, added glitter, added washi tape- which BTW is THE best thing on earth and added twine. This project took probably less than 30 minutes to complete. Easy peasy!

Because this was quick and easy I decided to create a garland for the tree. I have been wanting to make a paper garland for the tree for some time now so this was a perfect opportunity. 

The circle tags were created with paper from Merry and Bright and textured cardstock glued to one side. String some twine through them and you've got garland! You can also hang one end from the ceiling along with other strands in different lengths for a pretty flowy look. 

We're fast approaching Christmas so we're going to take a few days off to enjoy the holiday with our families. We'll be back next week! Until then, Deena Rutter and the team wish you and yours a very Merry Christmas!

New Release Thursday: Holiday Essentials

It's New Release Thursday! For those of you following Deena's Facebook fan page you got a sneak peek of today's release. If you haven't liked Deena's FB page... well, what are you waiting for? You can find her here.

Today Deena brings you Holiday Essentials. This kit coordinates well with your December Daily album, your Project Life or just your everyday scrapbooking needs. These bits and pieces also go great with Be Merry. Check out what the CT created using both Holiday Essentials and Be Merry.

by Aria Andrus

by Jeryn Carlisi

by Arielle Gordon

by Tiffany Carter

by Tiffany Carter

Wow, that's some awesome eye candy right there! We also wanted to showcase a few other LOs created by our CT using Be Merry.

by Tiffany Carter

by Jenn Summers

by Arielle Gordon

Head over to Deena's shop at Design House Digital to pick up Holiday Essentials, 30% TODAY ONLY!

This is Jeryn, signing off till next time. 

Peace!

 

Holiday cards? Yeah, need to get those done

Jeryn here. I'm one of the new faces on Deena's team. *waving* I'll be joining Deena, Tiffany and team to bring you fresh new material and some eye candy that I hope is drool worthy. 

 If you're like me December is always a busy time for me and the family, whether it's making gingerbread houses, shopping or spending time with family. As the month progresses though I always have this nagging feeling I'm forgetting something. Oh, yeah. Yule cards. I have yet to digitally design mine. *sigh*

Half of December is almost done but it's not too late to get Yule cards out. Feel like you don't have time to create your own? No worries! Head over to Persnickety Prints, our beloved print shop, to snag your free Yule card template created from Deena's Be Merry digital scrapbook kit. Make sure to get them printed at Persnickety! Their metallic papers are gorgeous! 

Check back on Thursday for a new release. It's going to be an "essential" piece to your collection. ;)

Peace!