Sep 012010
Jul 062010
we returned home from vacation to a broken air conditioner… in this july georgia heat, that’s not good!! with that breaking down plus my new, and always inspiring, issue of cooking light magazine (don’t subscribe to it? check it out here!), i decided to make some homemade patriotic popsicles instead of cupcakes! 
a great alternative to those store-bought, ultra-sugary pops, these strawberry/yogurt/blueberry popsicles are all natural, fresh, AND delicious!
the hubs ate several…
they were such a hit that i’ve already ordered more popsicle molds and i want to test some new flavors! so tell me, what’s your favorite popsicle flavor?
Jul 032010
Last year, the hubs and I hosted a cookout plus swimming & fireworks for July 4th. We’ll probably do the exact same thing this year. But no complaints here… I love this new tradition!
I’ve decided that what we need now is some good, patriotic cupcakes to complete our celebration! I can’t help but share a few masterpieces that I stumbled across while looking for an easy, but still impressive creation! (Sorry in advance! 
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WOW! These are truly amazing & inspiring, BUT I think I’ll just make some simpler buttercream cupcakes with a little decorative star on top! HA!
In other news – We’ve just been at the beach for a much-needed, week-long vacation. It was so beautiful & relaxing (maybe that laid back attitude is affecting my cupcake energy)! I’ll need to sort through my pictures, and I’ll post some of my faves this week. In the meantime, here’s just one that I took on my phone (<-- my new iPhone 4, which I love!) So pretty…
Heading home now, and wishing you all a safe & happy Independence Day weekend!
Dec 312009
courtesy of little brown pen, the useless verbalisms 2010 printable calendar. for free!
it’s randomly hilarious to me. 
Dec 302009
it’s been a couple of weeks of non-stop Christmas preparations & celebrations… here’s our sweet logan showing off all of our hard work of Christmas shopping & wrapping! LOL, i love this pic of him!
hopefully you had a very merry Christmas last week and are now looking forward to the new year! i know i’m excited for 2010 ~ just in january, i’ll be attending a friend’s wedding and CHA Anaheim! is anyone else planning on going to CHA? i’d love to see you there! (plus, i have two cousins who are both having babies in 2010!)
to help us all ring in the new year, i’ve got a new template and number art set available at oscraps for just $1.00! the set includes: 1 12″ x 12″ PSD template and 4 number line variations
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have a wonderful rest of the year!!
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Nov 082009
a huge thanks to sunghee of creativityinprogress.com for her inspiring mini album project – made with my mulberry paper pack and frames & stitches from my cream & sugar kit!
look at her brilliant album – titled the last leaf! the dimension that she created with the torn papers is awesome, don’t you think??
if you have a project made with my products that you want to share, email me at danielle at danielleyoungdesigns.com and tell me about it!!
Nov 052009
my guest month at the digi chick has come to an end! i had a great time with you girls at TDC in october… thanks for having me!! this week, my new releases have all relocated to oscraps!
SEVEN new products!!
and for a limited time, get a FREE set of Full Circle Quick Pages with your purchase of the Full Circle Page Kit!
AND, there’s more!! i’m having a custom kit contest all weekend ~ today through monday! are you searching for the perfect kit made just for you?! tell me about it! just email me at danielle at danielleyoungdesigns dot com with as many details about your concept as you can think of (could be colors, theme, inspiration, anything!). you can enter as many times as you want before november 9th!
Sep 242009
i don’t know about you, but i’ve been so inspired by all the halloween stuff in stores lately… my crate & barrel and pottery barn catalogs have already shown up with their festive goodness inside!
stay tuned for a new halloween kit coming to oscraps this sunday!! here’s a little sneak peek of “halloweentown” for ya!
i finished up the elements for my new “halloweentown” kit this week, and then i made a couple of pages on scraphd, too. they’ve made a ton of improvements already based on your beta testing feedback. if you haven’t already, check it out and tell them what you think!! @ www.scraphd.com
here’s one of the pages i made:
and i leave you with just this:
it’s has me nearly in tears every time i watch it!! hahaha
Aug 252009
this past weekend, i started brainstorming a new “dog-themed” page kit… briefly mentioned here. since the only “child” in our current household is a big black furry one, i am frequently inspired to scrap a page about him! and yet, i have never created an animal-friendly kit of my own!
so, i scoured the internet searching for cool, new pet-friendly products to inspire me – and LOOK what i found! i had no idea dog bowls could be sooooo cool!!! these HUGx ERGONOMIC BOWLS come in several different colors are ever-so stylish! available at chewedslippers.com
i now, of course, must have one of these!
ABC News Online article on digital scrapbooking to check out: “Scrapbooking the Digital Way Offers Ease, Speed”
http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/WireStory?id=5687185
i have to admit that i was excited to see this published! i love the acknowledgment of our industry, and highlighting the obvious benefits of “going digital” … there’s a very brief mention of hybrid designs, too. so, we know that digital scrapbooking is a growing industry, but does this somehow validate us? because the associated press at ABC News decided to write an article summarizing what we do and love?!
what do you think?
