Happy Thanksgiving-- Free Recipe Card Printables

For those of you in the U.S., Happy Thanksgiving!  For everyone else, Happy 24th of November!  ;) 

I just love Thanksgiving-- I love getting together with my family, enjoying a day off, and most of all, eating good food!  In that spirit, I made some cute printable recipe cards just for you.  These four cards are 3 in x 5 in, so you can attach them to a regular notecard for extra durability.  I used my Thankful kit-- it's perfectly autumnal, don't you think? 

Click on the image below to download your PDF-- the download will begin automatically. 

Enjoy your freebie and have a wonderful day! 

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So Thankful

Even though I've been whining about missing the summer, the truth is that I really do love fall.  I love getting my sweaters out of their storage box at the top of my closet, I love putting on woolly socks, and I love walking through crunchy leaves.  I think most autumn-lovers will agree: the best thing about the fall is the color.  I can't resist creating a colorful fall kit each year, and this year is no different.  I wanted to do something for one of my favorite holidays, Thanksgiving (I love the food!), but I wanted to keep it neutral enough that you can use it for any occasion.  I'm totally digging on orange and grey lately, so this palette really worked for me.

Here's Thankful-- 20% off at my guest store at The Digichick!

Oh, and we have a winner!  Congrats to Christina G-- and thank you everyone for your comments!  Here's what Christina had to say in comment #5...

Christina G,  November 16, 2011 1:05 PM I love that big dotty leaf!

Here are your random numbers:

5

Timestamp: 2011-11-17 18:12:12 UTC

Here is some loveliness from the team to get you inspired for everything you're thankful for!

As for me, I'm thankful for my sweet little family, for good friends who know just what to say to make me smile, and for a safe and loving home.  I'm also thankful for you, my dear scrapping friends.  Now go make some memories!

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Thankful for Sneak Peeks!

I bet you can't tell what this week's kit is about?  ;)

And of course, with a peek comes a chance to win!!  I'm having a little trouble contacting my winners, so here's the deal-- if you'd like to win this kit, simply post a comment here with your e-mail address (you can do something like elisehansen1 at gmail to avoid spammers) by midnight PST 11-16-11 and I'll let Random.org pick a winner tomorrow morning!  YAY!! 

I'm really excited about the colors of this kit-- it's very autumnal-- and I can't wait to show it to you tomorrow!  Happy days! 

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We're "Just Friends"!

Happy Thursday everyone!  It's New Release day at The Digichick, and I'm just thrilled to show you my latest.  As always, New Releases are 20% this weekend!  This kit is called "Just Friends"-- take a look...

Before I forget, here's your winner from yesterday:  Laina!  Here's what she had to say:

Laina,  November 9, 2011 2:01 PM  

This sneak peek is so cute! thanks for a chance to win :)

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

2 

Timestamp: 2011-11-10 15:35:46 UTC  (Thanks Random.org!)


Laina, be sure to e-mail me at elisehansen1 at gmail.com so I can send you your code!  Congrats!

On to the story behind this kit!  First, I asked my Creative Team to give me some suggestions for future kits and the amazing Ashlie suggested this palette with grey, light turquoise, and yellow.  I knew I wanted to use the colors right away-- I love how gender-neutral they are, and how they make a really clean looking combination.  

The theme idea came from my six-year-old son, Gordon.  Not to brag or anything, but Gord is a charmer.  He is energetic, good-looking, smart, and a natural leader and everyone, including the little girls, are drawn to him.  Lucky for me (for now), he is subscribed to my suggestion that he is WAY too young to be interested in girls and I'm pretty sure that he and his buddies think they have cooties.  This doesn't mean he hasn't noticed, though-- a couple of weeks ago, Gord brought home his school picture.  He pointed to one of the girls in his class and said, "Kenzie is the cutest girl in our class.  But don't worry, Mom-- we're just friends!"  Whew!  ;)  Here's my layout with my little ladies man...

 Our fun conversation made the perfect theme-- a fresh, young kit based on liking, crushes, friends-- nothing too romantic or girly.  I kept the patterns very neutral and included some fun school-type elements like a lined paper strip and a number pattern here and there.  There are also lots of doodle lines all around and one little red heart for that extra touch of color.  I hope you like it as much as I do!  :)

My CT and the CT at The Digichick came up with some great crush-themed layouts!  Take a look...

 

And here are some more with other themes-- AMAZING, aren't they?!  

Here's to likes, crushes, friends, and everything else wonderful to scrap!  Speaking of "like"-- we're only 10 likes away from 1000 likes on Facebook!  WOW!!!  :D

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Ack-- Late Sneak Peek!

I am all sorts of confused this week-- is it Tuesday? Or Wednesday?! Well, even though this little peek is late, I did want to give you lovelies a chance to win my latest kit for my guest spot at The Digichick-- it was inspired by a cute conversation with my 6-year-old! Here's your peek...

Post a comment here for your chance to win this kit!  I'll pick one winner from Random.org from the posts made before midnight Pacific Time today!  (It's Wednesday!)  Be sure to check back tomorrow for the full reveal!

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DSA Blog Train-- woo wooo!

Hey there scrappers!  I hope you're having a fabulous DSD and enjoying all of the amazing sales out there!  What a fun weekend!

If you've been following the DSA Blog Train, you should have been to Simply Magic Designs and grabbed her freebie.  Next up, be sure to visit Paper Capers!  I have a fun freebie for you today-- it's a fun Autumn-flavored mini:

Download Autumn Potpourri by clicking here or on the image above.  Please note-- I do design and zip all of my files on a Mac.  If you're a PC user and see extra "dummy" files, don't worry-- just delete them!  ;)

If you love freebies (and who doesn't?!) I have some treats for you!  This weekend only, I've teamed up with the designers at The Digichick for a Facebook Fan Page Hop!  Head on over to my fan page, click Like, and you'll have access to my freebie, plus links to the other designers.  And while you're here, be sure to sign up for my newsletter-- you'll get a lovely free kit just for signing up!

Be sure to read below for more DSD deals-- and thanks so much for stopping by!


* ETA: Sorry folks, my Dropbox account is overloaded and I cannot share public links for the next few days. I sent the freebies to 4Shared and will update with the public links again on Wednesday next week. Sorry about the inconvenience.

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40% Off at ScrapMatters & Another Freebie opportunity!

At ScrapMatters, we're celebrating DSD with a HUGE sale-- 40% off everything!  Woo!  Now's the time to stock up on all of your favorite kits!  Plus, when you spend $20 or more, you'll get the beautiful "Love Yourself" Design Team collab FREE! 

Plus, if you want some great prizes, be sure to play along with SM's DSD Party!  I contributed the prize for Kat's Speed Scrap tonight at 9pm Eastern/6pm Pacific-- don't miss this chance for another Freebie from me!  ;)

Hope to see you there!  One more thing-- don't forget to stop by the blog tomorrow-- I'm participating in an awesome Blog Train that you don't want to miss!  Happy DSD!!

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Happy DSD & Time Well Spent

Hello fellow scrappers!  I am so excited to announce my guest shop for November:  I'm back at The Digichick!  I just love those chicks so much-- it has been so fun to hanging out with them again! 

In case you didn't know, Saturday is Digital Scrapbooking Day!  I'll be celebrating all weekend with a brand new kit, a new freebie opportunity every day, and a big sale at my ScrapMatters store!  Let's kick this weekend off, shall we?

The girls at The Digichick are doing a Facebook Fan Page Freebie Hop (wow, what a title!) and I'm playing along, too.  Here's how it works:  head over to my FB page, be sure to "like", and you'll get links to my freebie plus a link to the next chick on the list!  We all used the same color palette, so you'll end up with a huge collection of gorgeous goodies.   The freebies will only be up until November 7th, so get crackin'!

First up, I created this brand new kit especially for my guest spot at TDC-- it's called Time Well Spent.  One of my fabulous CT members, Stefanie, requested a kit that has to do with time and how we spend it.  I started with a bright palette inspired by a photo I found on a wedding blog, went a little nuts with the flowers, and here's what I finished with:

Time Well Spent is 30% off for DSD-- what a perfect time to grab it!  I have some amazing layouts from my CT and the amazingly talented girls at TDC, too.  Take a look...

 

Congrats to the winners of my random Sneak Peek drawing:  the Facebook winner is Sarah and the Blog winner is Heather!  Congratulations ladies!  

Be sure to come back tomorrow for details on my SM store sale, plus another freebie opportunity! LIKE!  ;)

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I'm a guest! Here's a peek and a chance to win!

Hey scrapping friends!  I'm so excited-- I'm a guest at an awesome digi shop in November!  I have a brand new treat just in time for Digital Scrapbook Day, and you'll want to stick around-- there are some free goodies in store!  Here's a little peek at my new kit...

Would you like to win this kit free?  Just comment here or on my facebook fan page by Wednesday, 11-2-11 at 10:00 PM Pacific time, and I'll pick one winner from each place!  Be sure to check back tomorrow for the winners and to see the full kit!

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