celebrate independence day with these grungy, but ever-so patriotic alphas & papers! they’re buy one, get one free through july 5th! just add both products to your cart, and the discount will automatically be taken at checkout! ENJOY! (images are linked!)


PLUS, here’s a freebie quick page just for you!! simply drop in your own photo and print!

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this afternoon i flipped through an issue of paper crafts (my supplement to digital scrapbooking and simple scrapbooks, which WERE my two favorite mags!) and i got inspired to try something new! so i dug through my old paper stash to see what i could pull together… it’s been so long since i uncovered the stacks of patterned paper, the jars of buttons and brads, the boxes of chipboard, etc and i still love it! now i remember why i keep all that stuff!
i used some scraps of this and that, an old gift bag i had lying around, and of course my newest kit: amate!

here’s how my re-purposed gift bag turned out!



and now hubs wants a present FOR HIMSELF inside it. HA!
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introducing my newest custom kit, amate! thanks to andrea’s inspiration, this kit is filled with bright colors, a variety of textures, and lots of doodles! it’s on sale now ~ get 25% off!
STORE LINK

and check out these beautiful layouts that my creative team designed!!
Congratulations to Andrea Boyer!! Andrea won a custom kit designed by me! Thanks so much for the inspiration!
To everyone else who entered the custom kit contest: thank YOU, too for your great concepts!
So, what IS the winning idea?! You’ll just have to wait and see!
have you collected all of the team blog hop quick page freebies so far??? if not, be sure to hop through all of the blogs, grab your freebies, and collect some words along the way! after you gather all the words, you’ll have a complete phrase… email it to me at danielle at danielleyoungdesigns dot com to receive $2.00 off your next purchase of my designs at oscraps!! (deadline to email phrase: sunday, june 14th)
and hurry ~ today is the last day to enter my custom kit contest!

okay, back to the blog hop fun! did you miss the previous blog stop? visit jenny’s blog to grab a beautiful freebie quick page: http://thedaveydaily.blogspot.com/
your final words to complete the word hunt are: “AND HOME”
and here’s a quick page freebie just for you ~ using *mostly* my “black market” kit!
click the image below to download!

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this monday marks one year of fun challenges and awesome prizes for our team blog ~ june 8th, 2008 we posted our very first challenge for the digital world!! to say thanks for your support of the team blog, my creative team and i will be offering freebies throughout the week; my entire oscraps store will be on sale; i’ll be hosting a custom kit contest; and a very special someone will win my entire store! (stay tuned in this week for more details!)
www.danielleyoungdesigns.com/teamblog

don’t miss my newest kit, too! on sale this week – just in time for summer fun photos!

and a little creative team inspiration for ya!
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Introducing my newest kit, Granola Girl! Special thanks to kaylea (kaytebug) for coming up with such a FUN name for this natural kit! And my fabulous creative team has been busy creating some inspirational layouts to show you how versatile this kit is!
Purchase this earthy new kit before Sunday, and you’ll get $2 off!!
Be sure you stop by our team blog to participate in our lift challenge (deadline Sunday)… you could WIN this new Granola Girl kit!
thank you so much to everyone who took the time to apply to my creative team call! your talent is incredible, and it made this decision VERY difficult! everyone should have received a little token of appreciation in your emails by now ~ enjoy!!
and here’s a big, warm welcome to my new creative team ladies! i’m so excited to be working with all of you!

i wear my blue jeans every chance i get & they go with anything, too!! i was inspired to create a blue jean alpha to go with any LAYOUT you can dream up!
since everybody loves a little denim, this is my gift to you!! enjoy!!
FREEBIE LINK

i’m looking for several talented layout artists to join my creative team! details are below! email danielle at danielleyoungdesigns dot com to apply! 
i’m also in search of a “team blog coordinator” – someone to help organize postings, challenges, & rewards. this position does not have a monthly layout requirement! if you’d like more information on the team blog coordinator position or if you’d like to apply, just email me! same addy as above!
call closes: wednesday, may 13th
