SnickerdoodleDesignsbyKaren

Over the past weeks, I have been fortunate enough to work with two very talented designers: Sherah, of SKrapper Digitals, and Min of Deli Scraps.  Our goal was to provide a Collection that conveyed the feeling of a rustic, grungy, vintage garden.   We believe we accomplished that goal with “Vintage Garden.” We were expecting to see layouts from our creative teams highlighting their outdoor photos, garden efforts, or flower gardens! While we have seen some of that, we have also been treated to many gorgeous layouts that have nothing to do with gardening!  That is when we felt we had a true winner!  A Collection that is versatile and can easily accommodate multiple styles, themes, and  subjects!

You can find the complete Vintage Garden Collection at theStudio.  Individual products are currently priced at 33% off, or you can pick up the entire Collection at a 55% savings.

 And here are just a few of the amazing layouts from my creative team!

by Jody:

by Jen:

by Bernie:

by Kabra:

by Lynn:

And here is a gift for you, designed by me, using just some of the design elements from my contribution.  Simply click on the image to download it.

“There is always music amongst the trees in the garden. But our hearts must be still to hear it.” – unknown

May you find a few minutes to be still this week.

Karen Schulz
SnickerdoodleDesigns

In my blog post of March 23rd, I presented Flower Creek Lane to you, which was my contribution to the Color Coordinated Designer Collaboration, Spring Fling, at theStudio. I said that I would love to see any of your creations, and I was delighted to see so many lovely layouts uploaded to my Studio Gallery. Thank you so much!

I held a random drawing to present one person with a $5 coupon to my store, and the winner is…….. Renee!

Congratulations, Renee!  Be sure to check your PM box at theStudio today for information on picking up your prize.

Don’t forget that my designs are on sale for 33% off until the end of April, so stock up on what you need now!

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Thanks for stopping by today!  I do have a free gift for you!    Thanks to Tammy for this darling Quick Page, designed using my Kitty and Tweet kit! (I’m sorry. This link has expired).

Also, be on the lookout for my newest kit release, this Wednesday, the 18th!  Think…. daisies and sunshine!    See you then!

Karen Schulz
SnickerdoodleDesigns

Today is Thursday, December 22nd.  I hope that we are now all in the position to sit back, relax, and enjoy the remainder of this holiday season… unless, of course, you are one of the ones who enjoy last-minute Christmas shopping, the bustling excitement of the stores, and the frantic search for that one last present.  I’ve been on both sides of the fence.  This year I plan to relax! 

Don’t forget… I will be sending my newsletter out this evening.  Be sure to sign up today to receive it, as you won’t want to miss the special goodies I will be including in it!

Newsletters can be a fabulous source of information. For instance… remember how I have encouraged you to sign-up for the newsletter at Digital Design Den?  All Den newsletter subscribers received a special package in their email today!  And it’s ONLY for them!  This isn’t something you can go to the store to pick up… however, I did think this was SUCH a splendid gift that I got permission from the store owners to show it to you:

But then I thought… Wow! If I saw a preview of this simply adorable, printable calendar that I didn’t find in my mailbox, I would be soooo sad!  So I asked for a favor of the good ladies at the Den, and they agreed!  ………. IF you go sign up NOW for the Den newsletter, and send an email to:  robyn at digitaldesignden dot com   and ask her for the calendar, she will be kind enough to send it to you!  (Don’t forget – we type email addresses out fully to fool those nasty spammers… so replace the “at” with “@” and the “dot” with “.”  and Robyn will get your email.) And tell you that I sent you!

  * Don’t  forget – theStudio Blog Train is active until December 27th, so if you missed it, you can find out about it HERE (I’m sorry. This link has expired), as well as pick up my contribution.

 * If you like FUN Challenges, click HERE to visit my Surprise Me! Challenge and the Christmas Forum Fun Challenges at theStudio.

 * The Den is hosting a Countdown to Christmas on their Blog. You will find your daily gift HERE.

 *Don’t forget to sign up for my newsletter and/or facebook page in order to be entered into a drawing for a $100 gift certificate to my store.

 * theStudio is having a Storewide 40% off Sale from now until December 24th. So if you’ve had your eye on anything of either mine or another designer’s, head on over and take a look around! You will find some great values! Here is the link to my Studio store

 Tonight I have the most adorable recipe card and YUMMIEST-EVER recipe for 5 Minute Chocolate Mug Cake….. I am sooo going to make this tomorrow!!  I’ll probably hide the recipe after the holidays though…. it is just tooo easy to make,  and I can see it becoming WAY too addicting.  (Microwaves vary!  This recipe cooks for 3 minutes in a 1000 watt microwave.)  Thanks to my anonymous friend for yet another dynamite gift for us!… Oh.. and I was so excited about this gift that I almost forgot…(honestly!)  the card is made using my Ginger Magic Kit, which is now on sale at theStudio for $2 for December 22nd and 23rd only!

And guess what……… inside of today’s free gift download, there is ANOTHER surprise, not shown in this preview… Nope! Not gonna tell you.  You will have to download it to find out!  

You can download today’s gift HERE! (I’m sorry. This link has expired).

Karen Schulz
SnickerdoodleDesigns