Timeless Mini - Free For a Limited Time

Recently digides posted a color palette on her blog for a challenge at IvyScraps. (Check out her blog posting for a preview of the gorgeous starter kit she has available for the challenge.) The color combination is very trendy with shades of grays and gray-brown and a pop of yellow. Now I actually have 2 nieces who are getting married this summer, so I immediately thought the palette would be perfect for creating a classic, elegant kit that I could use to scrap some of the awesome wedding photos that I am hoping to take! But my vintage/ancestor photos are never far from my thoughts either. So I am trying to create a kit that is suitable for both. So far I have this mini that I decided to call TImeless. With iNSD ( inter-National Scrapbooking Day) coming up, I decided to post the mini as a freebie. What you get is 5 full-sized papers (12in x 12in) and 10 elements: a frame, an iron bird cage, a clock, a curled ribbon, a bow, a flower, a eucalyptus branch, a wire swirl, a button and a brad. As always, everything is created at 300 dpi and is suitable for printing. And here's the preview:

Download here from 4shared. (Sorry - freebie retired)

Hope you like it and Happy iNSD everyone!!

Secret Garden Mini -- Free For a Limited Time

Here's my latest free mini-kit, once again made for the color challenge at DSS. This kit contains three 12X12 inch papers and seven elements - all created at 300 ppi so they are suitable for printing. The papers are highly textured with lots of layers of overlays and brushes - and I love the way they turned out!! The papers (along with the color palette) reminded me of garden paintings and were the inspiration for the kit title and the elements. The included elements are: the iron grill, the ribbon (these are separate, NOT intertwined as shown on the preview), the cluster frame, the flourish/swirl, the butterfly, the vine and the tag. And here's the preview.

If you like it, it is available for download at
4shared (Sorry - freebie retired)

Shabby Valentine Mini-Kit - Free for a Limited Time

I just finished a new mini kit called Shabby Valentine. It has five papers and ten elements. It combines glitter and glitz with shabby and distressed. The elements include a large oval frame with inlaid heart shaped gemstones, a glitter border, a folded and curled ribbon, a curled strip of lace, a flower, a folded heart, a Love tag, a leaf, a gemstone brad and a flower with stem. The papers are 12x12 inches and all elements and papers were created at 300 ppi so they are suitable for printing. I used the color palette for the Color Challenge at DigitalScrapbookingStudio so hop on over there and check the other minis for coordinating kits.

If you like it, here's the download link:
4shared (Sorry - freebie retired)

Thanks for looking and Happy Valentine's Day!

January Blues Mini-Kit - Free for A Limited Time

First, I wanted to thank NanaScraps for letting me know about the designer contest at StuffToScrap. I really appreciate that you let me know about it, but I decided to pass on it because I've got some major projects that I have to finish up. I don't think I have the time right now to tackle a designer contest. (maybe the next one :) ). That being said, I still want to do some designing, so I decided to make a mini for the color challenge over at DigitalScrapbookingStudio. So here it is -- 5 papers and 10 elements. It's called January Blues. I started out thinking a wintery kit, but wound up adding in some vintage! The elements are a string of beads, a line of stitching, a torn paper frame, a ribbon curl, a tag, a flower, flowers on a stem, a knotted ribbon, a vintage pin (hanging by a safety pin) and a double staple. The papers are 12x12 inches. Both the papers and elements were created at 300 ppi so that layouts made with the kit are suitable for printing.

It can be downloaded from
4shared here. Sorry - this freebie has been retired.

Also, don't forget to hop on over to DSS and check out the mini-kits from the other designers.

Take care (and stay warm if you're in the Northern Hemisphere) and enjoy the freebie!

Long Over-Due Update

It's a little belated, but I hope everyone out there in cyberland had a great Christmas/New Year holiday!

Now for an update that is really long overdue -- but better late than never :)! Anyway, the digital scrapbooking store at which I was selling closed in November of last year. My original plan was to apply to another store right away, but then things got a little crazy. The bottom line is that I am currently taking some time off, but plan to get back into designing soon. I'll probably start posting a few freebies, and then start looking for a new store to sell.

Hope to be back soon!

~jmdt

November Blog Train - The Orient

I have another freebie - this one for the November Blog Train. The theme for this train is "The Orient." Once again, there are about 100 designers and the freebies are really amazing! My piece contains 3 papers and 5 elements: a frame, a folding screen, a chop stick, a bow and a crab. It is pictured below. (Click on the preview for the download - it will be available until at least 12/13/10).

 

In case you run into any problems, the home site of the blog train is here.

And this is a snapshot of where you are now:
65. Scraps by Mara
66. designs by jmdt  <-- you are here
67. Scrappin Wright

Enjoy the train and all the great kits!

Fall Carnival Blog Train

I am very excited to be part of the September 2010 Blog Train Fall Carnival! Once again, there are just over 100 participating designers offering some awesome freebies! My contribution is pictured below.  It has 3 papers and 5 elements all at 300 ppi. The papers are 12x12 inches. (Cick on the preview to download.)

Here'a a snapshot of where you are with links to the sites before and after mine.

47. Scraps by Mara: Scraps by Mara
48. designs by jmdt: <--- you are here
49. AliSarah Designs: Scrappin' Cuteness!

You can access the home page of the blog train here: Blog Train Home

Enjoy the freebies!!