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Giveaway: Custom Canvas Print

Sep 172011

I recently purchased two gallery wrap canvas prints from CanvasWorld.com, and I am so impressed by the quality of the print itself and the customer service I received! The ordering process was easy ~ I just uploaded my own high res JPEG file, and they did the rest!

CanvasWorld.com has generously offered to sponsor a 12″ x 12″ canvas giveaway (a $92 value)! An exclusive offer just for my blog readers & customers!! So, what favorite photo or layout would you love to have hanging on your wall?! These gallery canvases would make fabulous gifts, too (did someone say, “Christmas!”?).

* images courtesy of CanvasWorld.com

There are four ways to enter to win the 12″ x 12″ canvas… here are the details:

1. Leave a comment here on this blog post & describe what artwork or photo you would order – or even better, if you have the artwork in a digiscrap gallery, link us up! (one entry per person, please)

2. Share the giveaway on Twitter. Come back and link us to your tweet to make sure it counts. (up to one entry per person per day)

3. Share the giveaway on Facebook. Come back and link us to your FB status to make sure it counts. (up to one entry per person per day)

4. Use coupon code: CanvasGiveaway to get 20% off my store at Oscraps this week (valid through Saturday, September 24th at midnight EDT – excludes collaborations). Every time you use the coupon code, you will automatically be entered into the giveaway! (unlimited entries)

Giveaway entries will be accepted until Saturday, September 24th at midnight EDT, and one random winner will be chosen on Sunday, September 25th. All store entries will be numbered consecutively after all blog comments.

Good luck to everyone & a huge thank you to my new friends at CanvasWorld.com!

Remembrance Digital Kit Revealed

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Sep 082011

The wait is over! My newest kit, Remembrance is now available at Oscraps! It’s 20% off this week, too! But before you head to the store, check out the beautiful inspiration pages my creative team and the O girls have designed…

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~THE GIVEAWAY WINNER~

Thanks to everyone who entered to win Remembrance this past week! Your comments are so encouraging!

Our lucky winner has been randomly selected as #42 aka Corinna!

Congratulations Corinna! Please email me at danielle at danielleyoungdesigns dot com to claim your prize!

Sneak Peek & Giveaway: Remembrance Digital Kit

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Sep 032011

I’m thrilled to show you a little peek of my upcoming kit, Remembrance. A delicate combination of paper patterns & embellishments, it’s a beautiful way to scrap the memory of your loved ones. Coming to Oscraps this Thursday!

~THE GIVEAWAY~

Leave a comment here on this blog post before Thursday, September 8th at 8 pm EDT, and you could be selected to win a Remembrance Page Kit! Share the blog post on Facebook and Twitter for more chances to win. Come back and add a new comment with a link to your FB post and/or Tweet to make sure it counts!

Be sure to return on Friday to see if you were the lucky winner & claim your prize!

Photo Fun | Tip No. 3: Pop-Art Photos + Wall Art Template

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Aug 282011

Hi there it’s Amy again…with some more “Photo Fun!”

I hope you’ve all been enjoying your summer…I know I have . To commemorate the end of summer, I’ve got a fun technique to share with you today, as well as, a template that you can use to make your own pop art poster for the walls of your home, office or even your kids’ lockers!

To make my “The Things I Love About Summer” wall poster I used elements from Danielle’s Citrus Summer Kit to add a few summer touches and a fun photo technique to give my photos a sketched, pop art effect.

Follow the steps below to get this same look:

1. First open your photo in your version of Photoshop.

2. Next got to Filter—>Artistic—>Poster Edges and enter the quantities specified below:

Thickness: 2

Intensity: 1

Posterization: 2

3. Now go to Filter—>Artistic—>Cutout and enter the quantities specified below:

Levels: 3

Simplicity: 2

Fidelity: 1

4. Now convert the photo to black and white.

5. Use your magic wand to select the lightest color of grey in your background and select it–you may have to select it in more than one go so make sure you’ve selected to “Add to Selection” option in the Magic Wands menu bar.

6. Double click on your background layer to unlock it and then clear the selection by pressing delete–this is going to allow more of the color you choose to blend the photo with to show through.

7. Now drag your photo on top of the colored background layer of your choice and change the blending mode of your photo’s layer to multiply.

Note: If your using more than one photo with this same technique, you may want to go through afterwards and adjust the levels of all your photos so that the contrast in all of your photos is similar to one another.

To download my Summer Wall Art Template (.PSD), CLICK HERE. I hope you will enjoy using it along with this technique and I look forward to sharing more Photo Fun with you next month!

Amy Kingsford is a happy wife and blessed mother from Northern Utah who has been scrapbooking for 12 years. She teaches at Get It Scrapped and Masterful Scrapbook Design and is a creative team member for Danielle Young Designs and fellow Oscraps Designer Biograffiti. To see more of her work visit her blog Scrappydoo. And for more “Photo Fun” join us next month to see what other tricks she has in store for you!

Touchdown Digital Page Kit

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Aug 242011

Whether you’re a football fan or a parent to one, you’ll want to grab this Touchdown kit & quick page set! Both are 20% off this week at Oscraps!

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To everyone who entered to win the collection, thanks so much for your wonderful comments! With the help of random.org, our winner has been selected.

AND THE GIVEAWAY GOES TO…

Congratulations Connie! Please email me at danielle at danielleyoungdesigns dot com to claim your prize!

Digital Sneak Peek: Touchdown!

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Aug 212011

Are you ready for some football?!

High school games have already started up, college football is just around the corner, and the NFL lockout has been “unlocked.” If you’re an American football fan, you will not want to miss this new collection ~ coming Thursday, August 25th!

WIN IT!

Leave a comment here on this blog post before Thursday, August 25th at 8 pm EDT, and you could be selected to win a Touchdown Page Kit! Share the blog post on Facebook and Twitter for more chances to win. Come back and add a new comment with a link to your FB post and/or Tweet to make sure it counts!

Good luck!

Free "Back To School" Digital Number Set

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Aug 132011

This summer, The Hubs and I started discussing adopting a lab puppy. After careful consideration, returning home from our beach vacation to a very lonely 8-yr old black lab, and inspiration from a perfectly symbolic & literal SIGN, we made the decision to go for it! Our chocolate lab “Topher” has been a member of our family for the past 3 weeks. He’s easily made his way into our hearts – despite the lack of sleep!

Thanks to Lauren Reid’s 100 Things kit (available at My Scrapbook Art) & K Studio’s Dirty Denim Alpha Set for inspiring this page:

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Are you & your kids ready for school this fall? If you’ve started back already, I’m sure you have a few “first day” photos – and probably at least one standing at the bus stop! Enjoy this free Otto number set to help you scrap those snapshots. Just click the preview to download.

Amy Kingsford’s Photo Fun Tips are back next week & I can’t wait for you to see what she’s come up with!! Stay tuned…

Special Offer: Free Digital Kit with Purchase

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Jul 302011

Locally, we have several school districts that start back next week… kids… in school… the first week of August!? I cannot believe it. It seems like the summer just started. Since the Hubs and I don’t have kids yet, the only change that directly affects us this time of year is an increase in traffic during my morning commute! However, this year is special… my little sister is beginning her teaching career! It’s such an exciting time as she decorates her new classroom and prepares for her students to arrive on the first day of school.

In celebration, I’m resurrecting my New Lunchbox Page Kit with an incredible deal. When you purchase $5 or more of my designs at Oscraps, add the New Lunchbox Page Kit to your cart and get it free! Hurry, it’s a limited time offer & the kids are on their way!!

Custom Illustrations & Free Birthday Cake!

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Jul 242011

Shortly after completing my custom illustrations for Tamara of Eh! Good Looking Photography, my new friend Carol requested a totally unique set of whimsical illustrations. Carol wanted three note card designs as a gift for her son’s upcoming birthday. Each note card needed a different design having special meaning to her son: a lobster, a bowl of blueberries, and chocolate birthday cake.

Here’s what I came up with… These were so fun to create & I love this sponge-painted effect!

If you love this layered cake as much as I do, I’ve turned it into a downloadable sticker for your digital creations! CLICK HERE to grab your free birthday cake! ENJOY!