August Variety Challenge at Nuts 4 Digi

Fond Memories

Death has been a played a major part of my family's lives this last two months, for those who don't know we've lost my mum and hubby's dad within 4 weeks of each other and we've been looking at a lot of old photos and many have been bringing back a lot of memories. So to follow on from last month's special memories theme, for the August variety challenge I would like for you to dig out any old photos, preferably black and white of a family member who has past, a little gloomy subject but sometimes we need to reflect on the good times to bring us back into the perspective of the present, it's also a part of the grieving process.

I must admit that I was a little lazy this month and used this stunning QP that was a freebie created by Linda Cumberland using her "A Sweet Love" kit. Well lazy isn't really the word I should have used, just very short of time and the end of the month caught up with me quicker than I would have liked.

If you'd like to participate in this challenge this month, then pop on over to Nuts4Digi and have a go and you'll receive a stunning participation prize too.

Roll up Roll up

Hi everyone, hope you've all been having a great time, me I've been rather busy and if you look below you'll see why, I've just finished another new kit for you all. Big Top has all the fun and elements for creating your scrap layouts of trips to the circus. Fun bright and funky colours make this kit a must for anyone who's visited the circus. Kit contains 55 12x12 papers and 100 embellishments. Everything is 300dpi with Shadows added for preview purposes only. PU and Scrap for Hire OK. Now available in my stores at Nuts4Digi, DigitalDesignDen and Southern Comfort Scraps

Here's the preview of the kit and of course there's a freebie for you right at the very bottom

And as promised the freebie, 4 delightful bracket frames created with the goodies that are available in Big Top. Just click the image to download

Party Time

Well the party is one...Nuts4Digi is turning 5. There's plenty of new challenges being held for the birthday week and a free download a day for the whole week. So scroll on down and see what wonderful fun is too be had by all and the wonderful mini's that are the participation prizes.

Download a Day for Day one

Let's Party Challenge is hosted by Tracy from Phlox Dragon Designs

 Scraplift With a Twist is hosted by me Lesley from NutkinTailz Designs

Kay is hosting the Birthday Bash Scrap-a-Layout

Come along and have some fun with a game chat night hosted

by Lesley from NutkinTailz Designs

Caro from Caroline B Designs is hosting the silliest page challenge

Coowee Cobber has arrived and a freebie too

So it's Australia Day tomorrow in our neck of the world and to celebrate I've created a funky little kit called Coowee Cobber now available at The Digital Design Den and Nuts4Digi. It's only a smallish kit 20 papers and 45 elements but I have a freebie for you too a just scroll down past the previews and just click on the freebie preview and it'll take you straight to the download link

My first challenge

Wahooo I'm hosting my first challenge at Nuts4Digi I'll be looking after the Variety Challenges and you can bet on getting lots of variety over the next few months. Those that know me from where ever, will know that my challenges can be exactly that, a real challenge. July's challenge is a mix n match kind...you're scratching your heads wondering what on earth this is all about. Here's how the challenge works. You use your date of birth and age to find the elements for your page. My date of birth is 23/03/1961, and I'm 48. Add each set of numerals until you have a single digit. 

This is what mine is:

Month (0+3) = 3

Day (2+3) = 5

Year (1+9+6+1)=17 (1+7) = 8

Age (4+9) = 13 (1+3) = 4

There are four categories: (my items are in bold)

Month = Subject/Inspiration Ad Jingle

Day = Title 1 alpha & 1 Font

Year = Element Bling

Age = Paper Dots

Then use the following chart to find your "mix". 

And here is what I quickly knocked up to show everyone :)

Why not pop on over and have a look at the wonderful pages being created and have a go while your there.