Thursday, July 9, 2009

NEW TUTORIAL BY JOYITA!

My fellow cellmate, Joyita, over at "The Padded Cell" made this awesome tag using my brand new Do You Believe tagger kit!


DO YOU BELIEVE



Hop on over to Joyita's site HERE for this wonderful tutorial
(and make sure to check out her other tutorials while you are there!)
Thank you for the wonderful tutorial!!!!

Grab my new kit HERE

AND...if you love tagging, challenges and a great group of gals (and a guy)...come join us at The Padded Cell

NEW GORJUSS TUTORIAL BY BRIGHTEYES


The very talented Brighteyes of Bright's Kreationz has created a wonderful tutorial for all the ©Gorjuss fans out there using my Spring Garen Kit


GORJUSS GARDEN



Make sure to hope over to her blog HERE and give it a whirl!

Grab the freebie kit HERE

Gorgeous work, Bright!

NEW TAGGER KIT FREEBIE!! THE PADDED CELL FAIRYTALES AND FABLES BLOGTRAIN HAS ARRIVED!

The Padded Cell's "FairyTales and Fables" Blogtrain is here!
Jump aboard and get ready for a journey of Downloads Galore.

The members of the cell have taken on the challenge to make a wonderful assortment of goodies from Fairytales to Fables.

The Journey includes, Scrapkits, Masks, and Templates Galore.

** If you enter a station and are awaiting your supplies please be aware all
members are on different time zones so u may have to check back**

Some stations have more than one Download so remember to grab them all!

Here is my tagger kit freebie to you!


DOWNLOAD HERE

Make sure to stop by the other stations and grab your goodies along the way!

THE PADDED CELL HOME BASE - http://xthepaddedcellx.blogspot.com/

Simply Devilish Scrapz - http://simplydevilishscrapz.blogspot.com/
ButterFly Flutterby Creations - http://butterflyflutterbycreations.blogspot.com/
Scrappy Bit Of Fun - http://scrappybitoffun.blogspot.com/
Suz Creations - http://suzcreations.blogspot.com/
Cuddz Reflectionz - http://cuddzreflections.blogspot.com/
True Taggin Love - http://truetagginlove.blogspot.com/
Tyger Tidbits - http://tygerstidbits.blogspot.com/
Stayyseee Productionz - http://stayyseeeproductionzz.blogspot.com/
Miggins Place - http://migginsplace.blogspot.com/
Creative Intentionz - http://creativeintentionz.blogspot.com/
Amys Easy Peasy - http://amyseasypeasy.blogspot.com/
Caravan Gypsy - http://caravan-gypsy.blogspot.com/
Xtenziv Images - http://xtenziv.blogspot.com/
Creative Crazy Scrapz - http://www.creativecrazyscraps.blogspot.com/

Enjoy the ride!!!

Hugs,

Jill

Wednesday, July 1, 2009

THE STARVING ARTIST MEGA DESIGNER/STORE TAGGER KIT COLLAB HAS BEGUN!!!

How exciting is this????

180 Designers + 1 color scheme = 1 HUGE tagger kit!!!

I created 3 different kits from the color palette...grab all 3 and you have 39 papers and 149 elements!

Each tagger kit contains 13 papers and either 49 or 50 elements!






You can find my kits in the following stores:


Grab them at their low introductory price of $2 each for the month of July!

GOTHIC INSPIRATIONS SUMMER BLOG TRAIN FREEBIES KICKS OFF TODAY!!!!


Welcome in summer with the Gothic Inspirations Summer blog train!!!
Stop by all the stations and snag your FREEBIES from July 1st thru July 15th*!!
(*after that the designers will be putting their items on sale!)

Grab my portion HERE

Stop by the rest of the stations along the rail for more goodies!!!

Jessica with: Gothic Inspirations
Jill with:
Created By Jill <------YOU ARE HERE Nita with: Anti Social Distortions
Sky with: Sky's Scraps
Justine with:
PSP Addict
Dianna with: Digicats (& Dogs)
Natasha with: Sticky Kisses Designs
Pia with: Digital Blue Print
Melissa with: Melissa's Scraps
Sarah with: Pimp My Tags With Scraps
Julie with: Bits N Bobs
Laura with: Laura's Designz

WELCOME ABOARD THE AUSSIE SCRAPS SPRING GARDEN DESIGN FREEBIE BLOG TRAIN

Come aboard and gather up loads of goodies at the 29 stops along the blog train!
Due to time zone differences, stations may be staggered, so make sure to come by if you missed someone's part!

Grab my portion HERE

Gail http://aussiescraps.blogspot.com/
Rachel http://rachelsexpressionz.blogspot.com/
Miriana http://littlecornerofscrapbooking.blogspot.com/
Susan http://tootypupscraps.blogspot.com/
Ang La Rue http://www.anglarue.missesbeehaven.com/
Lynne http://babycakesscraps.blogspot.com/
Ella http://foxyladycreation.blogspot.com/
Lena http://a-design-lena.blogspot.com/
Nicole http://irresistiblescraps.blogspot.com/
Jill http://created-by-jill.blogspot.com/ <-----------YOU ARE HERE
Caitlyn
http://crazycakesscraps.blogspot.com/
Grazy http://grazythebeauty.blogspot.com/
Incognito http://www.incognito11967.blogspot.com/
Stacie http://www.cakescreations.blogspot.com/
Lou http://designzbylou.blogspot.com/
Charly http://perfectposers.blogspot.com/
Marieche http://scrappindsigns.blogspot.com/
Kara http://karasdesigns.blogspot.com/
Vicki
http://geminicreationz-byvickig.blogspot.com/
Lorraine http://artlorsdesignshoppe.blogspot.com/
Connie http://conniescreativechaos.blogspot.com/
Darla http://darlajcapes.blogspot.com/
Terri http://terisscrappinplaytime.blogspot.com/
Steffy & Laura http://thefishqueenandtheprincessofpinkdopsp.blogspot.com/
Tina http://tinasmagicalscrapworld.blogspot.com/
Tammy http://this-n-that-by-tammy.blogspot.com/
Candy http://candystreasures.blogspot.com/
Jalee renee http://jaleerenee.blogspot.com/

Tuesday, June 30, 2009

STARVING ARTIST MEGA STORE & DESIGNER COLLAB BEGINS TOMORROW!!!

YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS THIS!!!

180 designers set out to make a unique tagger kit, with 1 common color scheme.The result was the LARGEST tagger collab in HISTORY!

All of your favorite designers, All of your favorite stores are hosting thisone-of-a-kind multi-store collab!Just look for the "Starving Artist" collab folder!

Click HERE for a list of participating stores and designers.

Be sure to check them all out to get one heck of colorful, unique tagger MASSIVE collab!

But Hurry!!!

This collab ONLY runs through the month of July at a low introductory rate per kit!

Monday, June 22, 2009

CREATED BY JILL 50% OFF SALE AT AUSSIE SCRAPS

Head on over to Aussie Scraps and save 50% on everything in my store!
New items just added!

Use this coupon as many times as you want for the rest of the month!

Just enter coupon code:

SUMMERBREAK

at checkout


Click on the link to start shopping

http://www.aussiescrapdesigns.com?action=designer&id=40



Friday, June 19, 2009

NEW PTU TAGGER KIT

Have some fun in the sun with my
Splish Splash Splosh Tagger Kit!




12 800 x 800 papers
69 elements
1 upper case alpha

Available at:

Twilight Scraps

Aussie Scraps

Monday, June 8, 2009

NEW GORJUSS TUTORIAL

Brand new from Jenny of
using my new Gorjuss II Kit
(see post below)



You can find her wonderful tutorial HERE

Thank you Jenny!!!

Saturday, June 6, 2009

NEW PTU TAGGER KIT FOR ©GORJUSS FANS!


BRAND NEW TODAY!!


Here is the 2nd in my ©Gorjuss series of tagger kits!

10 - 800 x 800 papers

69 elements

Available at:

Twilight Scraps & Exquisite Scraps

(papers and elements also sold seperately!)

Monday, June 1, 2009

NEW PRODUCTS & SALE @ SCRAP IT SASSY

SAVE 40% ON EVERYTHING IN MY STORE!

BRAND NEW TODAY:


8 sparkling elements to dress up your projects.

Available in Full and Tagger size

Personal use only



12 papers & 57 Elements

Available in Full and Tagger size

Personal Use, S40 and S4H ok!

Start shopping my store HERE

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

NEW CU CLIPART



Ready for a summer picnic?? Here are 25 fun summery clip art graphics for all of your spring and summer creations! You will receive everything you see here: 2 families, baseball and horseshoe sports equipment, lots of food, a picnic table, 3 word art, sun and tree, barbeque grill, drink cooler and 1 1500 x 1500 background. All elements in this kit are very large and are perfect for layouts and print but also resize beautifully for web graphics and tags!

This kit comes to you in both JPG and transparent PNG format.


Personal, S4H, S4O and Commercial Use ok. See TOU for details on using this set. Original artwork by Alice Smith of Whimsy Primsy Graphics

Available at:

Monday, May 4, 2009

AWARD TIME!!!

I received 2 wonderful awards from some great ladies over the past few days!!!

This first one, Blog Magico, was awarded to me by
Serina of Stylin Serina and Gypsy of Caravan Scraps

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Thank you so much ladies!!!!

I'm passing this award on to some blogs I find truly magical:

Bel

The Pimptress

Jessica W.

Maritza

Krissy

Julie

This next award was given to me by Marta of MIP Scraps !


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I'm passing this one on to some more talented ladies!!!






Make sure to check out all of these fabulous blogs!!!!!

Hugs to everyone!
Jill

Sunday, May 3, 2009

GORJUSS PLUMS TAGGER KIT UPDATE



Now available at Exquisite Scraps HERE

Friday, May 1, 2009

THE SPRING FEVER BLOG TRAIN HAS ARRIVED!!!

Wow!!! This train is HUGE!!!!!

63 designer stops on this one which means TONS of freebies to be had!!!!

Full Size, tagger size, you name it!!!
Make sure to check out all the stops and grab your goodies!


Download my part HERE


Enjoy the kit and enjoy the ride!!!

Created by Jill <-----------YOU ARE HERE

Country Hollow Creations

Cancer Moon Creations

Artlor Designs

Crazed's Creations

DigiDesigns By Pamela Yates

Serenity Dezynes

Latte Dah Designs

Colleen's Creative Scraps

Arkansas Outhouse

Designz By Lou

Northern Bird Scraps

ASwtlyreCreation

I Don't Give A Scrap

Scrapper Girl Designs

Stephs Graphx

Crafty Scraps

HutchsBaby

Angel Flowers Scraps

Kolor'Scapez!

Joyfully Jimi

EMS Arts

Mystical Moocow

Chingjp Design

Digital Embellishments

S.G.Rowe Designs

Addie's Designs

TwistedScrapper / SotoCreations

Sharon Becker

Country Girl Creations

Scrappy Deesignz

Tagging Angels N Scraps

Pinky Couture Scraps

Shortcut Creations

Heartfelt Perfections

DigiLover's Addiction

Ivana

Designs by Angel

Lindas Dreams Designs

Stacey's Designs

Tickled Pink DigiScrap

WillowRaven

3+1 Scrapper

Designs By Pebbles

Blue Cat

Scrapping Kittens

Aleahs Mommy Designs

To Create Fire Designs

Patz Scrapz

Tori's Tidbits

Miggins Does Scrapsville

Foxylady Designs by Kelly

Scrappin With Lil Ole Me

Poka Dot

Candys Treasures

Urban Mermaid Designs

SAHM Of Drama Queens

Tickle Me Pink Scraps

Jens Sweet Temptations

Wildcat Designs

KnC Scrapz

Baby Cakes Scraps

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

NEW TUTORIALS FROM SOME TALENTED TUT WRITERS!

I have some great new tutorials to share!
(just click on the tutorial titles to be taken to each one!)

The totally talented Bel, of Bel Vidotti Tutorials &
used my Simply Frayed kit to create this wonderful PinUpToons (my fav) tutorial!

Frayed Flowers

(make sure you click on the translator for your language!)


Lorelei of Wild's Dreaming Tutorials created this great tutorial using one of my very first (and one of my favorite) kits, Rion Rocks I which is part of my Rion Rocks Series!



Simply Irresistible


The talented Dee of Little Mama Dee's PSP Tuts
surprised me with this adorable animated tutorial using my Lil" Tagger Freebie kit available HERE

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Many thanks to the talented ladies that created these!!! Now I've gotta to tut SOMETHING (it's been way too long!)

All kits can be found in my stores on the left

(sales going on in all stores!!!!)

Hugs,

Jill

NEW KITS @ EXQUISITE SCRAPS


EXCLUSIVELY AT EXQUISITE SCRAPS!

12 papers
62 elements



Saturday, April 25, 2009

I'VE BEEN TAGGED!!!!!

I've been tagged by my two wonderful friends, Sam and Jessica!!!
Thanks guys for picking me!

*8 things I am looking forward to*

My next nap
Liking my new Vista computer
Summer
Finishing about 6 scrap kits in different stages of production
Figuring out how NOT to get nauseatingly dizzy doing jumping, spinning kicks in Tae Kwan Do
Really polishing all of my TKD forms (I have 16 of them to perfect)
A visit from one of my Dallas BFF's this summer
Going to Ocean City, NJ in August with hubby and the kids
(I haven't been to Ocean City since I was a kid!)

*8 things I did yesterday*

Argued with daughters before each of them left for school
(it's a daily thing in our house)
Tried to figure out how to get my filters installed and get this darn new computer working
Read some of "Marley and Me" (great book)
Tried to take a nap
Hit the grocery store
Went to Tae Kwan Do class
Argued with eldest daughter
Watched TIVO'd "Dancing with the Stars" with youngest daughter

*8 things I wish I could do*

Look as good as Jackie Chan does in my TKD class!
Get on a plane and surprise my girlfriends in Dallas
Lie on a beach in Cabo sipping chi chi's
Have a 24 hour period of peace and quiet
Have a cigarette (I know...bad thought....have been smoke free since Feb 1st)
Figure out how to keep pug dog from peeing in the house
Fast forward to August so I can be on that beach!
Find a great deli and Chinese restaurant in my area

*8 shows I watch*

Castle
House
General Hospital (my 9 year old is addicted now)
Dancing with the Stars
Boston Legal (cancelled but love the reruns still)
Two and a Half Men
24
Nip/Tuck

*8 people I'm tagging*


Hugs all!!!

3 CHEERS FOR THE BEAUTY OF ONLINE BACK UPS!

Well it's been a rough few weeks!

First, the power supply to my computer with EVERYTHING on it died. Not good. Couldn't rush out to get a new computer or get it fixed due to the fact that my daughters and I were testing last weekend for our next belt ranks in Tae Kwan Do. Good new there tho', we all passed! I got my brand spankin' new Red Belt, Hope got her Blue Belt and Sydney got her Green Belt with stripe! I am so glad that hurdle has been jumped. Lotta pressure there!

So the test is over, computer is still dead. Last Sunday went out and replaced the whole thing....no XP anymore. Only VISTA. Freedom of choice gone. I had read that you can buy a Dell and although it comes with Vista, based on the version of Vista software you buy, you can DOWNGRADE to XP and Dell will install it ....but that would mean ordering one and I needed a computer immediately. What's a girl to do? Had to have my computer...withdrawal symptoms were fast approaching. So I bought the Vista (have I mentioned that Vista and I are not quite friends yet?)

Now it was time to load the programs I used that may or may now work right (as I got a 64 bit vs a 32 bit computer) and manually select all the XP programs that I had backed up online and restore them to their appropriate Vista areas (so much for hitting the "Restore My Computer" button. BUT! The files were there!!!!! Every single one of them from my XP...just waiting for me!

STOP!

I highly recommend, if you don't already do this, PLEASE back up your files with a reputable online backup company. I use Carbonite and they are awesome! For $54.94 (that's the 1-year subscription price...there are 2 and 3 year ones that are discounted), this little gem of a program backs up everything in your Documents and Settings folder (called Users in Windows Vista), including documents, photos, email and data files from applications, such as Quicken, Money, etc. Once a subscription is purchased, music is also added to the list. The default backup does not include programs, system files, temporary files, videos, or individual files greater than 4GB. You can, however, manually add any of these to your Carbonite backup (and MAC users can now subscribe now as well)

Then, Carbonite uses a combination of encryption techniques, similar to those used by banks, to safeguard your data. Files are encrypted twice before they leave your computer and remain encrypted on our servers, making it virtually impossible for anyone to access your files without your secret password. Users are also given the option to manage their own encryption key.

Best of all...there are no limits on backup storage capacity. Carbonite will back up all the supported files on your internal hard drive whether you have 1GB, 10GB or more.

The cool thing about Carbonite is that it's always running....when you create and save a new file, image, etc, it flags it to be added to the nexk back up, so new stuff is always added throughout the day. Carbonite regularly searches your computer for new stuff! If you change file that has already been backed up, it will be flagged to back up and overwrite the original copy.

This program saved my butt big time! It had everything I needed (even my EC custom filter settings), all my Incredimail contacts, messages and data...all of my scrap kits....EVERYTHING! At least 70 gigabytes of information...all readily accessible to restore! Of course where all the XP files went was a challenge so I have to thank the IM people, the Carbonite people and some great online friends for helping me with that task!

But man, thank God for Carbonite! (I'm sure there are other programs and I am no way affiliated with them, but if you don't already have something like this...it's work every penny!!!!)

So that's where I've been! After a week being down, I'm all set up again! I'm still not quite used to Vista....but I have my stuff! (YAY) Now I can see if it all works...LOL. Actually so far so good!

Be on the look out for more kits soon (perhaps I'll name the next one "Vista")....I'll also try and get a few tuts done as well.

Hugs to all,

Jill