Artsy Fartsy Scrap Emporium

Swirls Paper Pack by Doormouse

2007-12-24T13:34:00.000-08:00

Well, It is a long time since I had something for you I know, life has just got in the way! Just a little Christmas present for you - a pack of 12 papers based on the pattern I found in some tooled leather. I had great fun, playing with colours etc. I actually found these on my hard disc just waiting to be shared. Heres wishing you all a wonderful Christmas.

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Dark Beauty by akida29

2007-12-18T21:27:00.000-08:00

I know most sites are offering Christmas kits, so I apologize that I don't have one for you, but I do hope you enjoy this one. I really like the drama of this kit, and I absolutely love the colors! Happy Scrapping, and let me know what you think!!!

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Spiked Sophistication by akida29

2007-12-01T16:38:00.000-08:00

Well, it's not a big kit, but it's a NEW kit!!! And there certainly hasn't been anything new here for a while, I'm sorry to say. I hope you enjoy this one!

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Poppies by Doormouse

2007-10-17T06:04:00.000-07:00

Well, Like Linda things have been very hectic lately and I haven't had much time for creating new kits, so I have dug into my archives and found this kit that I completed several months ago! I have no idea why it didn't get posted, but I am correcting that now. I have to say that these are some of my favourite frames that I've created. Poppies are one of my favourite flowers, so I couldn't resist using them for a kit, the colours are just beautiful and I hope you agree. This is the largest download I have posted, so I am giving you two options for downloading - the whole kit in one go, or split into 3 sections for those of you without broadband.
I have to say - I didn't anticipate how hard it would be to say good bye to my "little" boy as he left for University a few weeks ago, but I got used to the empty house very quickly. And I don't understand the anomaly that means I miss the kids at the same time as being pleased to have some peace and quiet!
Anyway, I hope you enjoy this kit and I will get back to creating some more kits soon. As I am busy scanning the photos from my great uncles album I will need to do some more family history pages, so maybe that will spur me on! Have fun creating your pages and we still love to see them!

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Or Download the kit in three parts -
Part 1Poppy Papers(11.6MB)
Part 2Poppy Boarders & Elements(13.8MB)
Part3Poppy Overlays & Frames(34.9MB)

Opps - Sorry I can't spell!

2007-09-25T09:47:00.000-07:00

I am very grateful that there are scrapbookers out there that can spell! Thank you so much to Betty who let me know that there was a spelling mistake in one of the labels of the Family tree kit. I have corrected the problem and here is a link to download the corrected file!

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Family Tree Kit by Doormouse

2007-09-25T06:05:00.000-07:00

Well, it seems like years since I posted on our blog and it is in fact only about 3 weeks! Life has been very hectic getting both of my children ready to go off to University, and hating the idea of them leaving..... Oh well, life goes on. Now I am beginning to get my head back together again, here is a little something I have been working on for a while. I am a complete Family History addict - along with scrapbooking - so what better than to provide some tools for combining the two? I love the subtlety of the backgrounds and had to stop making elements as I could have gone on forever. However, if you think there are some elements that are glaringly obvious in their absence please let me know and maybe I'll create a complimentary kit!

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Dreamy Glimmers by akida29

2007-09-20T19:29:00.000-07:00

This kit is GREAT for all of you who love to layer your pages. Most items have drop shadows added for the depth effect, and everything you need to build your own star strings is in it's own little folder! Lots of Backgrounds and swags to mix and match, and lots of different frames. Have fun, and remember; There is nothing more satisfying to us than to see how you've used our kits, so please send us the links to your pages!!!!!

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Sunshine & Smiles by akida29

2007-09-11T12:37:00.000-07:00

This kit was inspired by two flowers which made me think of sunny days and lipsticked smiles. The elements are made of pewter and glass, and the kit includes glass inserts to put into the frame tiles if you choose not to use 4 pictures.

I would really love to see how you use this kit, so please send in your links, or message me at SBF!! Thank you, and Enjoy!!

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We're Slowing Down A Bit!!

2007-09-07T22:23:00.000-07:00

Hello all you wonderful fellow scrappers!! Just a quick note to let you know we have NOT forsaken you!!!! All three of us have a very busy month ahead of us, and aren't able to do as much creating as we would like :(. I've returned part time to work (which I love) and Pauline has family milestones galore this month, and Linda is dealing with her own personal projects as well. So....with all that being said, we will be posting new kits from time to time, just not on the schedule of every three days which we've managed to do so far!

Thanks so much to all of you who have left such wonderfully encouraging remarks, both here and on our downloads pages....they are what keeps us going!!!

Coffee N Cream Paper Pack by Doormouse

2007-09-04T17:55:00.000-07:00

A third (and final) brocade paper pack. I am a bit of a coffee addict - don't you just love those coffee colours? I think these colours are great backgrounds for a more masculine look (even allowing for the brocade effect!) What do you think they would be good for? Let me know!

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Backyard Safari Add-On2 by akida29

2007-08-31T03:00:00.000-07:00

This is the final Add-On for the Backyard Safari Kit. It includes painted and embroidered elements, as well as 3 BG papers. As always, I hope you enjoy them!!!!

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Peacock Kit by Doormouse

2007-08-28T03:45:00.000-07:00

I think peacocks are just so beautiful don't you? I particularly love the colours and the way their feathers shimmer. I love watching them wandering about with their tail feather open, and the phrase "proud as a peacock" really fits don't you think? So naturally - I was inspired to create a peacock kit. I love some of these backgrounds so much and had such fun creating them that there might be a second kit inspired by these majestic birds one day. I have split the download in two to make it slightly easier for some to download.

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Add-On for Backyard Safari by akida29

2007-08-22T19:27:00.000-07:00

This is just a small Add-On of flowers and tags. I got hung up on experimenting, and then couldn't decide which flowers I liked best, so I included them all, lol! Hope you like them!

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Wild Roses by Doormouse

2007-08-19T08:55:00.000-07:00

Here is another kit based on a couple of photos I took. This time some beautiful wild roses. I love the deep pinky purple of this kit. By my standards this is only a small kit, there are only two papers with this kit and several elements but I hope you'll agree this is enough. Don't forget to let us see what you did with the kit, as we really enjoying seeing how creative you all are! Enjoy.

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Backyard Safari by akida29

2007-08-11T07:27:00.000-07:00

This kit contains some of the very first elements and backgrounds I ever created! Although it is not very big, I do plan on making additional elements at some point in the "maybe distant" future, so keep your eyes open for an addon!!! Happy Scrapping!!!

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Love Remembers by Doormouse

2007-08-08T01:10:00.001-07:00

Unfortunatly we all have times when we want to create scrap pages to remember, or pay tribute to, a loved one. Finding the right words can be hard, so I hope that the word art included with the kit will help you express the way you feel. When you love someone, you will always carry their memory with you, but sometimes you need something you can look at too. The kit includes a quick page with a poem on it that I think expresses very clearly how we always carry our memories of those we have lost with us. All you have to do is insert your picture.

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This page is the quick page that comes with the kit, with a photo of my grandmother.

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It's finally MY turn for vacation!!

2007-08-02T22:32:00.000-07:00

Hello all!! It is finally my turn for vacation!! WOOOOHOOOO!! Starting Friday August 3rd until Friday August 10th, I will be away, with no internet access, at a cabin we have rented!!! We have been looking forward to this since about February!! If you have any questions about anything, please do not hesitate to email Linda or Pauline...They will be more than happy to help you!
Everyone, please keep your fingers crossed for continued good weather!! Thanks, and be back soon!!
Your Friend,
Tina
xoxoxo

Prince Charming by akida29

2007-08-02T22:02:00.000-07:00

I seem to be stuck on the kaleidoscope effect, as well as "men" based themes! This kits includes various types of gold, and debonair bowties. There is a complete alphabet, as well as word art to insert into the sidebar frames, if you so choose!! I hope you enjoy this one!!!
Also, a big thanks to Linda for designing this Product Tag for me!!!

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Candy Pink Hearts By Doormouse

2007-07-30T02:29:00.000-07:00

Just a bit of fun this time, the whole kit is created from the hearts - the backgrounds and elements! Like Tina I have been playing with the kaleidoscope effect - I hope you like the results!

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Japanese Garden by Doormouse

2007-07-24T02:21:00.000-07:00

I have always love Japanese art forms and was inspired by Xntiks Oriental Odessey to design something Japanese. I could have gone on and on as there are so many possible sources of inpiration. Mostly my inspiration was a visit to a garden with an oriental theme and some of the photos I took. The bridge I found so beautiful I just had to include it. Its a bit different for me, I hope you like it. There is an alphabet included with this one. The background papers are all based on bamboo or crumpled paper with cherry blossom.

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Hollyhock Kaleidoscope by akida29

2007-07-20T22:07:00.000-07:00

I am really enjoying the Kaleidoscope effect, as both this kit, and my previous one, were made with it. Everything but the journal papers was made from a single picture of a hollyhock. I hope you find the designs as pretty as I do!!

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Xntrik Goes On Vacation - What Fun!!

2007-07-18T08:26:00.001-07:00

Well, my dear Friends, Pauline went on vacation, so Therol and I decided to follow suit. We're going to Utah to a family reunion and to see two of our Grandsons, then on to re-explore the wonderful Southwestern area we live in. We've plans for going to Moab, Utah (there is a fabulous micro-brewery there), the Petrified Forest (but I don't think they'll let me bring home a sample from there LOL), Canyon de Chelly and then where-ever the road leads us. We plan on being back around the 30th, but may come home sooner and just hang out here. That's whats lovely - no plans, no reservations, just the big old sky and us! I hope you enjoy my next kit - All In Green. Tina and Pauline posting it for me while I'm gone(it is in two parts - cause it's big). Hugs, Xntrik aka Linda

Raspberry Crush Brocade Paper Pack

2007-07-17T02:22:00.000-07:00

I loved the last paper pack I created for you so much that I decided to offer you the same papers in a different colour range! Raspberry, burgundy and purples, gorgeous hot colours! Enjoy!

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These are quite dark papers, and I was being a bit self-indulgent when I created this page. I just love these photos that Alan took of me last week - and I don't like so many photos of myself these days - and the colours of these papers seemed just right for them. So, this is me cruising on the English Canals - and having a great time! I know it is just a simple LO - but I couldn't bring myself to "hide" too much of the background paper!
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Outside The Citrus Box/Kaleido-Citric by akida29

2007-07-14T16:24:00.000-07:00

This is a bit off the wall, but I really liked it, then I hated it, and now I like it again, so decided to post it before I changed my mind yet AGAIN, lol!! Hope you can find a use for it!!

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Hi - I'm back

2007-07-14T06:40:00.001-07:00

Well - I have had a wonderful week cruising along the waterways of England. Our route was altered by the floods that the UK have suffered of late as some sections of river where inaccessable. However - we still had a great time! Below is a Layout of photos from the first half of the week. I decided that the photos said it all. The name of the narrow boat was "Just Chuggin Along" As you can see from the Lay out below - I have proof that I got to steer!

A LO from our holiday ~ Just Chuggin Along!

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And now a sneak preview of the Add On you will only get if you send us a link to a layout made with the Watercolour Daisies Kit. I have even added a couple of Alphabets to this one! I am looking forward to seeing what you did with the kit and can email me with a link, (my email address is under my photo on the left of the blog) and remember I need your email address so I can send you the link for the add on! I hope you like the add on!

The Watercolour Daisies Add On

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Water Colour Daisies by Doormouse

2007-07-08T10:05:00.000-07:00

I have to say, I think this is my favourite of all the kits I have created so far. I love daisies and found some amazing software that allowed me to create these beautiful papers and elements. I am looking forward to seeing what you can do with this one. Please send us some links - it makes my day to see how creative you all are!

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I am currently working on an add on for this kit - that will only be available to those of you who send us a link to what you have created with the kit, and your pages will be added (with your permission) to our slideshow so everyone else can see how creative you all are!

Time for a much needed holiday!

2007-07-06T14:33:00.000-07:00

Well, its the end of a very busy week and I get to go away for a much needed break! From Saturday 7th to Saturday 14th July, my family and I will be on a Canal Narrow boat with no internet access (how will I cope!) so I won't be able to answer any emails or messages, but Tina & Linda won't mind at all if you email them!
While I am away Tina is going to post my new kit - Watercolour Daisies - so just to whet your appitite, I thought I would show you a page I created with it.

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Oh, and if you like participating in scrapbooking challenges, I am starting a challenge with this kit at Scrapbook Flair on Monday 9th July. And I shall look forward to seeing lots of beautiful pages created with the kit when I get back! So this week while creating your pages, think of me in the English rain, drinking wine and relaxing on the Narrow boat. I am so glad that there are lots of pubs along the canals in England, which means I won't need to do much cooking!

Suave Silver & Power Ties by akida29

2007-07-05T12:14:00.000-07:00

This is a somewhat darker kit than usual, but I found there really was not much out there to use when scrapping pictures of men...hopefully, you will find this useful! The solid ties (cravats, actually), as well as the large tie tacks, can be used as journal tags.

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It's About Time by Doormouse

2007-07-02T10:12:00.000-07:00

One of my other passions (apart from digital scrapbooking!) is family history, and creating heritage scrapbooks. My frustration at not finding many kits that gave me the elements I wanted, resulted in this kit. I'm fascinated by time and the history of our ancestors. I really hope that you find this a good kit for all those heritage Layouts!
It started out as a very small kit - but I suppose you'd now call it a mega kit! I had such fun creating this one, playing with effects and layers etc to create the backgrounds. Every kit I make - I learn more and I hope this means that what I create for you will get better as time goes by!

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Time for another Lay out I think - after all, there is no point having all these kits if I don't do anything with them is there? This is one of the LO's I created with this kit and you can see others at Scrapbook Flair if you want to see how versatile it can be. The photos are of my grandparents, my dad and great aunt and uncle - taken during the war. I wanted to record how life carried on while grandad was away in the army during the war.

LO - A Walk Down Memory Lane

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Brocade Paper Pack by Doormouse

2007-06-23T22:21:00.000-07:00

I just love this paper pack, soft sherbert colours that blend together well. If you create a page using these papers send us a link and we will send you a link to a surprise download!

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This is me and my two sisters in about 1967. We often had matching dresses, but I also remember using the belt of this one to tie my sister to a tree at school.... I love the colours of these papers and the way they matched the colours of our dresses!

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Mackintosh by Doormouse

2007-06-17T15:46:00.000-07:00

I have always loved the designs of Charles Rennie Mackintosh from the 1920's. This kit is inspired by his work. I hope you all enjoy using it as much as I did creating it!

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Let us see what you did with our kits!

2007-06-16T15:21:00.000-07:00

Well I just thought I would drop in to say Hi. I hope you like what you are finding on our blog - we are having so much fun designing freebies for you! We would love so much to see what you have done with our kits. If you have created a LO with one of our kits and posted it in a gallery, then send us a link. You will then receive a link to a surprise grab bag as a thankyou for letting us see what you've done! And this download is only available for those of you who point us to you pages, so get creating and send us those links! Doormouse :-)

Summery Swirls by akida29

2007-06-15T17:57:00.000-07:00

Beautiful colors in swirls, streaks and waves. This kit was inspired by an absolutely adorable dress-and-hat set my daughter had when she was a baby. I hope you enjoy it!!

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Victorian Shimmer by akida29

2007-06-10T10:06:00.000-07:00

This is a great kit for vintage photos or a soft, romantic LO!!

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Fractal Fun by Doormouse

2007-06-07T13:47:00.000-07:00

This kit was the result of playing with colours, masks and shapes. Bright blues and aquas, fun shapes, twirls & swirls. Let your imagination go wild!!

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After the Ceremonies

2007-06-05T11:52:00.000-07:00

Well, here we are, one week into our blog adventure, and although housework won't usually keep me from my computer, sunshine will, lol!! And of course, it was gorgeous all last week, so didn't do as much designing as I would have liked....well, I didn't do ANY actually!! So I'll have alot of catching up to do once the housework is up to date, lol!! Luckily for us, Xntrik has been hard at work, and has a new kit for you all. Enjoy!!!

At the Grand Opening, the Crowd yells "SPEECH, SPEECH!!"

2007-05-29T21:01:00.000-07:00

Welcome to our brand new adventure into cyberspace...THE BLOG! Xntrik Echo and I got together originally because we wanted to give back a little for all the incredible freebies we ourselves have snagged along the way. And what better way than to SHARE!! Doormouse joined up with us just a few days ago so that's THREE TIMES the freebies for you, lol!!

The updates here will most certainly not be daily (I honestly don't know how Lindsay Jane and other, talented designers can do that, lol!!), but we WILL be putting up AT LEAST one new kit, element set, or other goodie, each and every week. Because of this anticipated sporadic updating, we have created, for you convenience, the A-FUN system (Artsy Fartsy Update Notification System). You can sign up for this wonderful service at the bottom of this blog :)).

We sincerely hope you enjoy our creations, and that they inspire you. Please, feel free to leave us feedback in the message box on the right side of this page, or come on into the Artsy Fartsy Cafe (ummm....OK, it IS just a message forum), where you can leave us questions, special requests....or just a hello! Or leave us a link to your gallery, we would LOVE to see the pages you create with our gifts to you. Who knows, we may just spotlight you on here!!

Again, from the Artsy Fartsy Scrap Gals
WELCOME, ENJOY!!!, AND PLEASE REMEMBER TO
VOTE FOR US!!

Pastel Pansies by Doormouse

2007-05-28T06:17:00.000-07:00

This is such a versatile kit! Perfect for scrapping quiet moments, weddings, or just a day at the park!!

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Girl's Gold by akida29

2007-05-25T06:07:00.000-07:00

Soft pinks, white and gold will make a great page for any gal!!

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Older kits still available

2007-05-22T10:08:00.001-07:00

Although Xntrik has never made a kit public before helping to create Artsy Fartsy Scrap Emporium, both doormouse and I have made a few under separate names. If you would like to take a look at them, you can find them at the following links (which will open in new windows);

for akida29's earlier kits, click here.

For Doormouse's earlier kits, click here.