A Timeless Challenge....

Hi, everyone, it is Janel, and I have a my weekly Saturday challenge for you! Have you seen the new Timeless kit that Kiki has out at Scrapbook-Elements??? It is gorgeous!!! (You can click the preview below to go to the store for a close up view!) My challenge for you this week is to do a great layout about time, a time of year, a great time in your life, or the passage of time!

I did one for autumn, and I of course had to use the new Timeless kit!


OK, so here is what you need to do:
Try and use some Kiki items in your layout! Upload your layout to your favorite online gallery, come back to this post and post the link in the comments for this post by Friday, October 31st at midnight EST. If you aren't comfortable with that, you may post your LO on your blog or your photobucket account instead. Just make sure you link us up! We will choose a layout (using the random number generator) to win a $5 gift certificate. Here is the best part, the winner picks which one of Kiki’s shops you want to spend it in. Can I get a woo hoo??!! Which will it be Plain Digital Wrapper, Scrapbook-Elements, or Sunshine Studio Scraps?

What a week! Hope you all had fun!

Well, it's hard to believe but the week of celebration is over. It was so filled with fun and all those goodies. There were new products available at amazing deals too! We had some winners who sported my fan blinkie for the celebration. Congrats to RoverGal, Netty, and KimberlyRae at DST. They'll be enjoying more goodies! And congrats to Kiki's Greatest Fan, graciesgram! She'll be a new CT member for the month of November!

But there's more exciting news to be had...onto my new release at Scrapbook-Elements.com today:


I was inspired by the fall colours, and I wanted to make a kit that I could use for photos of my husband. Of course my CT team also have men in their lives, and they need something masculine to scrap with too. I'm sure you do as well. So Timeless was born.

Classics never go out of style--they're 'timeless'! The color palette in this kit includes sage green, burnt orange and dark gray. The papers are lightly-textured and beautifully color washed with subtle patterns; you'll find no end of uses for masculine, heritage or any other layout you can think of. The embellishments will add a perfect touch: classy clock borders and one single foil clock, a full-size bracket in a neutral shade, buttons, brads, two different photo corners, ribbons, beaded wire, flourishes and frames. Your memories are timeless...this kit make sure you're scrapbook pages are too! 11 patterned and textured papers, 3 clock borders, 3 frames, 2 different leaves, 2 buttons, 1 beaded wire, 1 string, 1 swirl, 1 journal tag, 1 journal card, 1 metal nameplate, 1 plain wire, 1 foil clock, 1 brad, 1 grosgrain ribbon, 1 set metal photo corners (4 each), 1 set fabric photo corner (4 each), 1 curly ribbon.

And of course, when you get it Sunday or Monday, it's on sale. So hurry over to pick it up and get those autumn pictures into some layouts!

And keep your eyes here for a CT call of a different kind. I'm on the hunt for some hybrid project members. The call will be going out this week, so I hope to see some interesting project photos in the applications.

The party isn't over yet!

Hi, everyone, it is Janel!! Has everyone been having fun at Kiki's party??? I know I have!!! Tomorrow is when we find out who the winner is for the layout contest and who Kiki's biggest fan is. SO, that means you still have time to get in on those party games! Just scroll down for the details to the posts from earlier this week.

And I have a my weekly Saturday challenge for you! Since we are celebrating Kiki's 2nd design Anniversary, I want you to scrap a celebration, however, it does not have to be an anniversary! LOL, I did choose to scrap an anniversary though, I scrapped photos from my grandparents 60th wedding anniversary from a few years ago.


OK, so here is what you need to do:
Try and use at least one Kiki item in your layout! Upload your layout to your favorite online gallery, come back to this post and post the link in the comments for this post by Friday, October 24th at midnight EST. If you aren't comfortable with that, you may post your LO on your blog or your photobucket account instead. Just make sure you link us up! We will choose a layout (using the random number generator) to win a $5 gift certificate. Here is the best part, the winner picks which one of Kiki’s shops you want to spend it in. Can I get a woo hoo??!! Which will it be Plain Digital Wrapper, Scrapbook-Elements, or Sunshine Studio Scraps?

And since we are still in the midst of a party, I have another gift for you! A quick page I made using Damask Romance!

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Don't you love Fridays?

Hi everyone. Kiki here. I just love Fridays. It's the end of something and the beginning of another. The end of the week, and the beginning of the weekend - all at the same time. Kind of like my digital design anniversary. The end of two years of designing and the start of the third. I'm not done yet by any means. I hope that you are enjoying playing along with us in our celebration. If you haven't done so yet, make sure you play Kiki's Greatest Fan, which was posted just a few days ago. And as always, if you are making any lovely pages of your memories with my products, I'd love to hear from you. I always enjoy seeing beautiful layouts. I also enjoy hearing feedback on my products too.


Did you know that Plain Digital Wrapper now has challenges on their forum, that you can use as inspiration to reach in a new direction, to learn a new skill, or to just get those pictures all scrapped. Be sure to visit and see what's new there. In November, you'll see a new challenge from me there as well. It's a QP Exchange really. So how better to tease and tantalize you than to give you another taste of what you'll get from that challenge:

Download this lovely QP by Janel, here. (download expired)


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Remember to come back tomorrow for the last day of fun. We'll be choosing our winners and dishing out more for you!

Layout contest, freebie and more

I hope you're ready for more party fun! Cause I've got a few really cool party tricks up my sleeve...

Firstly, a layout contest:
Make a layout with Damask Romance.
Upload it to a gallery of your choice
Link your layout in the comments of this post
And you could be the lucky winner of a $5 GC

My next trick is a reminder of the blinkie contest over at DST. You could win the kit of your choice from Kiki Halbert Designs!

And last but not least, another freebie with Damask Romance. (Download expired)

ETA: Link to the freebie is fixed, so sorry about that!

Wow, it's half over!

Can you believe the week is half way over? It's been a great ride so far, and it's still going! The sales are still on at Plain Digital Wrapper and Sunshine Studio Scraps, and don't forget Scrapbook-Elements.com!

Did you know that you can find this new beauty at PDW for only $2 this week? As well, there's a lovely new paper pack that you'll find there as well, called Mint Chai. You have to see it to believe it. It's a rich minty chocolate combo.

And here's Seeing Spots. Popular for its versatility:


And for all of you playing Kiki's Greatest Fan, by now I guess you know where all these elements and papers come from for this little gift to you all:

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Be sure to check in tomorrow for more news, more inspiration and more fun!

Is everyone having fun yet???

Hi all, it's Janel. I know I am sure enjoying this party! If you aren't sure what I am talking about, go down a couple posts and come back to this one, trust me, you won't regret it!

SO, big sales, presents (freebies), a party game...the only thing that could make it better would be more presents, right!!! And it just so happens that I do have another great present for you, an awesome alpha, made by Kokonut Jacque!

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Be sure to keep checking back, we have lots more fun planned this week!

Are you Kiki's Biggest Fan??? Want to win a guest CT spot??

Hi everyone, it's Janel with a fun party game and a gift!

If you are Kiki's Biggest Fan then I have the challenge for you! And the prize is just amazing, Kiki has agreed to add the winner to her Creative Team for one month. How great is that? Let me tell you, being on her CT is so fun!!!

I know you are asking yourself, "So, what do I have to do?"
Here is your answer:

1. Identify the kit and store for each number in the image below.
2. Send your 20 answers to me at JanelScraps(at)gmail(dot)com (Do NOT put them in the comments section!)
3. Make sure to put Kiki's Biggest Fan in the memo line, so I don't think it's spam, LOL

Here are Kiki's Stores: Plain Digital Wrapper, Scrapbook-Elements, and Sunshine Studio Scraps

You have until Saturday night (October 18th) to submit your guesses! Depending on how many e-mails I get with all the answers correct, we may choose a winner (using the random number generator).

And I have gift for you! Another quick page made with Damask Romance!

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Be sure to keep checking back, we have lots more fun planned this week!

It's Party Time!!!

Woo Hoo! Party time at Kiki's place.

Personally I think she just wanted to see how much stamina we all really had LOL. BTW, think mine is done :) Just kidding Kiki (shhhhh not really but don't tell her) It has been a blast preparing for all the activities and the week is just going to get better. So make sure you don't miss it. Every day there is something special and sometimes more than one thing. So don't miss even one day. We have all worked very hard to make YOU feel special this week, so

COME ON IN, RELAX, HAVE SOME FUN, DO A BIT OF SCRAPPIN', AND GET SOME FREEBIES!

Let's start this party off with a new kit. Damask Romance is soft, femine and ready for many types of LO's. And it's on sale all week! Plus remember, if you purchase it you will have many opportunities to get other free stuff with it. I can't say much because it's Top Secret, but I can say it's GREAT!

Pick this up at ScrapbookElements starting Sunday, Oct. 12.

I can tell you this much...it will come in handy this week!

And of course NO party is complete without the gifts!

Here's a QP I made that coordinates with Damask Romance

and I left plenty of room for your own personalization.

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{Wow what a week planned!}

It's party time! I'm celebrating my second year as a digital designer!

There is so much that's going on this week, from Sunday, October 12th to October 18th, it's making me and my Creative Team, the Kokonuts, absolutely dizzy! We almost couldn't fit it all into one graphic. So I'll give some a breakdown of some of the events without giving it all away. You'll just have to pop in to see what's going to be happening next!

Everything at PDW and SUN = $2, and $2 off everything $3 and more at SBE

All week, my products over $3 at Scrapbook-Elements.com are going to be $2 off. So take advantage of that sale! You'll find some beautiful new kits like Damask Romance and Je Ne Sais Quoi.

And at my store at Plain Digital Wrapper and Sunshine Studio Scraps, every personal use product will be $2 or less. For the week. Wow! How crazy is that? It's time to stock up people!

Wait...it gets better!!! $10 GCs

Interested in spending $2 and getting money back? Yes, you read that right. Here's how it works.

At my stores at Plain Digital Wrapper and Sunshine Studio Scraps, every 10th completed sale from each store, that is the 10th order at PDW, and the 10th order at SUN, gets a $10 coupon for my products from that store.

Every tenth order. So, let's work this out. That's a 1 in 10 chance of getting $10 to spend on newer products that might be coming out later, or right away. The choice is yours. So don't miss out.

Now, what else is going on....oh yes. You'll want to be here, for at least a little visit, every day. You never know what you'll find to add your stash. *wink*

And there's going to be contests, challenges, and prizes galore! So don't miss out! Make sure you visit every day. Subscribe to my blog to be sure you know about changes. That way you won't miss out.

I know it's going to be a blast for us this week. Be here for the fun!

Saturday Challenge 4 October 2008

Hi, everyone! It's Janel, representing Kiki's Kokonuts and welcome to the newest edition of our Saturday Challenge. Today I have a recipe challenge for you, a recipe for a scrapbook page, anyway! LOL

Here is what your layout needs to include:

• only 1 photograph!
• one word title
• one ribbon
• one flower
• one flourish
• three frames
  

So here is my example so you can see how I chose to interpret the challenge:

I used lots of different kits and elements from my Kiki stash so you will have to click on the image to get the credits!

OK, so here is what you need to do:
Try and use at least one Kiki item in your layout! Upload your layout to your favorite online gallery, come back to this post and post the link in the comments for this post by Friday, October 10th at midnight EST. If you aren't comfortable with that, you may post your LO on your blog or your photobucket account instead. Just make sure you link us up! We will choose a layout (using the random number generator) to win a $5 gift certificate. Here is the best part, the winner picks which one of Kiki’s shops you want to spend it in. Can I get a woo hoo??!! Which will it be Plain Digital Wrapper, Scrapbook-Elements, or Sunshine Studio Scraps?

Our winner for our PINK challenge from last week was Teri

Great job, Teri!!!!

I hope to see lots of layouts for this challenge!

Get ready, get set....go scrap!

Layouts, layouts, layouts...

Hi, it's Melissa again :o) I'm back from my fabulous long weekend, and ready to blow you away with some awesome CT layouts.

This beauty from Debbie uses Frosty Limeberry, the Frosty Limeberry add-on blog freebie alpha and Botanical Overlays. These products are available in Kiki's Scrapbook-Elements store.
I love the unique way Debbie used Botanical Overlays on this summery page. She also used
Aqua Cabana PaperPack, Craft Basket Finds, Sunshiny Day and Sweet Life all available at Plain Digital Wrapper.
This striking page by Janel uses Tan Lines and Mum's High Tea, both available at Sunshine Studio Scraps.Kiki's Cool Nights Blue Sky, available at Sunshine Studio Scraps, is just perfect for this gorgeous layout by Diane.Erica also used Cool Nights Blue Sky, available at Sunshine Studio Scraps for this amazing layout.
Leave us a comment with a link if you would like to see your layout with Kiki products featured on the blog!

Saturday Challenge 27 Sept 2008

Hi, everyone! It's Janel, representing Kiki's Kokonuts and welcome to the newest edition of our Saturday Challenge. Today I am going to a Scrap Pink crop at my local scrapbook store, and proceeds go to support breast cancer. So this week we are going to have a color challenge. The color for the challenge is Pink, you choose the shade or shades! Not everything needs to be pink like my example, but your layout needs to have some pink in it!

So here is my example so you can see how I chose to interpret the challenge:



Kiki has the perfect paper pack for this challenge, Haute Pink!!! It is available at Sunshine Studio Scraps.

Ok, so here is what you need to do:
Upload your layout to your favorite online gallery, come back to this post and post the link in the comments for this post by Friday, October 3rd at midnight EST. If you aren't comfortable with that, you may post your LO on your blog or your photobucket account instead. Just make sure you link us up! We will choose a LO (using the random number generator) to win a $5 gift certificate. Here is the best part, the winner picks which one of Kiki’s shops you want to spend it in. Can I get a woo hoo??!! Which will it be Plain Digital Wrapper, Scrapbook-Elements, or Sunshine Studio Scraps?

We had 3 entries for last week, and our winner generated by the random number generator is entry #2, Gracie and Fred's Grandma!!



This is her winning layout. Click on it for credits!



I hope to see lots of pink layouts for this challenge!

Get ready, get set....go scrap!

Sunny Sunday Sale at SunshineStudioScraps

Sunshine Studio Scraps is having a Sunny Sunday sale every Sunday with select items on sale for $2 each.

BUT...what makes it cool is that some products will be $1, but it's a surprise.
Even better, on Sunday one of the kits will be Kiki's! YEAH! Here's your chance, for one day only to get one of Kiki's beautiful kits for no more than $2.
I hear the skies are going to be blue and the nights will be crisp and clear. A perfect day! Which is also a perfect day to grab on to this fantastic sale.

Remember, every Sunday...but for one day only!

Click here to run over to SunshineStudioScraps!

Remember, you have to search for the sales :)

Oh yeah, and if you buy one of Kiki's kits, (or more) we'd love to see yor LO. Send it to Kiki and we may even use it in our blog.

Just when you thought it was over!

Kiki's got another big sale. Okay so it's actually a sale at the whole store at Scrapbook-Elements, but this means Kiki too! Now that you went and bought out her store at PlainDigitalWrapper (you did, right? You had to :) ) They are having a big sale at her other store now. And I know, you say, "I've just been so busy downloading from the last sale". But isn't that a scrapper's life? Downloading kits and scrapping. What else is there???? Nothing I know of. Okay, maybe kids, family, work, housecleaning, but HECK that can always wait LOL!!! So get on over to the sale and download some more before time runs out!

Kiki Halbert Designs at Scrapbook-Elements

30% off on most items in our store*
4 Days Only!

Wednesday, September 24th through
Saturday, September 27th
(central time)

*excludes New Releases, Gift Certificates, Designer of the Month,
In the Spotlight, Closeouts, Designer Resources, CD Burning,
Grab Bags, Items $2 or Under

Here's just one of the many kits of Kiki's you'll find on sale!

Kiki's Neopolitan Sundae Page SetHere's a LO by our talented Kokonut Erika

It's almost over! The sale that gets you my entire store at 85% off. Plain Digital Wrapper's annual Pillage and Plunder Sale ends tonight! Don't miss these deals. Buy my store for only $19.95, or buy individual items at $1, $2 or $3!

Shiver me timbers! There's been a mutiny and the sale is continuing today! All the designers at Plain Digital Wrapper insisted the sale continue so that no one misses out, or the owner would walk the plank! Get there now, while you can!!

You can get everything in my store for a fraction of the price, but only while the sale is going on. It ends tonight, so don't miss out on this amazing deal. You don't want to walk the plank on this one!

Hurry over! Here's a quick way to get there:

Click here to get to my store at PDW.

Hi, everyone! It's Janel,representing Kiki's Kokonuts and welcome to the newest edition of our Saturday Challenge. Sorry I am behind this week, I had cable outages yesterday, meaning no internet, no cable television and no phone! Boy do I love my technology! Ok, on to the challenge, since I have decided to change things up a bit, this week we are going to have a color challenge with a little extra requirement. The color for the challenge is PURPLE, you choose the shade or shades! The extra requirement is to use the word "color" (or: colors, colorful...etc.) in your title.

So here is my example so you can see how I chose to interpret the challenge

and here is what I used: Crushed Plums and Rough 'n Tumble Alpha both available at Plain Digital Wrapper.

I heard through the pirate grape vine that if you head on over to Kiki's Store at Plain Digital Wrapper it is still on sale!!!! But who knows for how long...

Ok, so here is what you need to do:
Upload your layout to your favorite online gallery, come back to this post and post the link in the comments for this post by Friday, September 26th at midnight EST. If you aren't comfortable with that, you may post your LO on your blog or your photobucket account instead. Just make sure you link us up! We will choose a LO (using the random number generator) to win a $5 gift certificate. Here is the best part, the winner picks which one of Kiki’s shops you want to spend it in. Can I get a woo hoo??!! Which will it be Plain Digital Wrapper, Scrapbook-Elements, or Sunshine Studio Scraps?

Our winner from last week, generated by the random number generator is entry #1, Teri!!

This is Teri's winning layout and she used Kiki's Fierce Kit available at Plain Digital Wrapper

Get ready, get set....go scrap!

Oh wow, there is so much going on around here! A fabulous recipe challenge, a buy the store promotion and a sale! And if that's not enough for you, here is some awesome kokonut eye candy.

First up is some Modern Art by Cindy.
This layout uses Crushed Plums, Felty Fall Alpha, Retro Jungle and Cool Nights, Blue Skies.

Erica used Craft Basket Finds for her layout Dream
Diane's Serenity uses Wasteland papers and Foil Flourishes
Fierce is the kit used for Janel's Indiana Corn And to finish off, sweetlife by Erica uses Kiki's Sweet LifeSee you all next week! Melissa

Are you ready for some HUGE news??

Right now at Plain Digital Wrapper, for Two Days ONLY, you can buy my entire store for only $19.95. We are celebrating our Pillage and Plunder Sale at Plain Digital Wrapper. Get there now to take advantage of the sale! You can get everything in my store for a fraction of the price, but only while the sale is going on. It starts September 19th, so don't miss out on this amazing deal. You don't want to walk the plank on this one!

And if that's not enough, for those two days, everything in my store is either $1, $2, or $3!! Hurry over! Here's a quick way to get there:

Click here to get to my store at PDW.

Hey everybody, seems we're a bit more on schedule this week. Kokonut Jacque here stealing Kiki's blog again LOL! I told you she had a new kit out and here it is "Je Ne Sais Quoi" I have to tell you as much as I love the sound of that name, for the life of me I can't remember how to spell it!!! Of course I didn't forget you and I have a freebie down at the bottom. Now I know you're thinking, if you give me a QP then I don't need to buy the kit. Well I didn't use everything, left lot's of open space, and the kit has a beautiful alpha to go with it as well. So get on over to Scrabook-Elements and pick up this great kit!

by Mara

by JacqueDownload QP here

I almost forgot, Mara has got a great competition going on. She's going to be handing out a few free kits to some people who share the best "Temper Tantrum" stories. It can be your kids, pets, husband, you, anything. Just run over and give her your story. Don't have one? (Yeah right LOL) go over and let her know which stories you like best. What have you got to lose? Oh yeah, possible a free kit! Here is the thread.