Art Journal

I had the opportunity to join Studio Tangie's Art Journal Caravan and decided to hop on board. Here is the cover of my journal and I decided I was going to go digital but print my pages at home and then add them to a moleskine journal, which I still have to purchase :) But that will allow me to do some non digital stuff also if I get the urge.

Looking forward to the journey and one of our first week assignments was to pick a word for 2010 and my word is FULFILL. I think it descrides what I want to get from this year for lots of reasons but mostly because I have a tendancy to start things and not finish and my goal for this art journal is to finish it. Hope everyone's new year started great!! Be back with more to share soon :)

A new start

So my poor blog has been VERY neglected!! I am starting a new year and I want to give my blog a fresh new start too. I want to post more about me, my life, my photos, what I have going on and my layouts of course :) I am going to participate in Tangie's Art Journal Caravan and I am really excited about doing something for ME! I think it will help me to have something that I do simply as a way to express myself. I am still giving designing a break and I am really not sure what will happen with that because I just don't forsee having the time needed to devote to it. I still have my one store open at CSD so I guess we'll see. I want to share my art journal pages on here so be on the lookout for that and of course the occasional freebie too :) But for now hopefully I can give my blog a new look and such before the new year. I'll be back and enjoy the last little bit of this decade!! I have big plans for the next one!

Some pics and stuff

So I decided that I wanted to schedule a photo shoot with the girls at least once a month. I don't feel like I take enough pictures of my girls. (at least not good pics) Anyways we went Sunday for our October shoot (actually the 1st of November but whos counting?) we went to the arboretum which was PACKED! I really didn't know so many people go there just to hang out, we only have ever gone to do pictures for people, even though we have a family membership. But we really need to start going more, we bought a sandwhich and laid out a big blanket and they had a band playing, it was really cool. The pictures on the other hand did not go so well. We forgot the battery for my newer camera so I had to use the OLD digital rebel (like the first one!) but at least I brought it I guess. We also forgot the sippy cups, huge mistake! Neither of the girls wanted to cooperate but here are a few of the ones I could salvage.

anyways at least I got some new pics and hopefully next month goes better. I also have another freebie for you from the SAS-y lady contest. It was my week 2 entry called Soul Sisters. Hope you enjoy it!

DOWNLOAD HERE
AND HERE

Also, I was having so much fun being a Studio Crew temp at scrapbook graphics they asked me to stay full time!! YAY! I am so thrilled to be there and it is one of my very favorite sites anyway so it couldn't get much better! But they are having a chat tomorrow at 9pm EST and the theme is Color my World. Be sure to check it out and you could possibly win a gift certificate to Studio Peta!

Here are some more layouts I have done too. I have been in a funky mood lately and I think it shows in my layouts.

All of the layouts were made from products available at scrapbookgraphics.com

I hope everyone had a safe and happy Halloween and wish you all happy scrapping!!!

Its been a while

Wow! I have been seriously neglecting my poor little blog!! Well I have been super busy with school lately so you'll have to excuse my absence. I also have had to look at things and make a decision to take a major step back from designing for the time being. I closed one of my stores and will not have anything new coming out anytime soon other than maybe a template or mini here and there. But I have been having great fun this month as a Studio temp for Scrapbook Graphics! It has been soooo great, seriously the best gig in town so if you ever get the chance be sure to snatch it up!! Their designers are some of my favorites and look at all of the cool stuff I have made using their products.

Peta Boardman Spring Kiss bundle

Glam Fairy's Mon ami Perrot

ON Designs Grabbag 16

Randi Oh Boho Grace

You can pick up all of these products HERE. Ans they are having a get to know you chat tomorrow at 9pm EST sponsored by Miss Vivi, another of their fabulous designers. Be sure to stop by for your chance to win gift cards to her store!

And finally if you didn't get to pick this up at the SASy-lady contest here is a little winter themed mini for you to grab.

DOWNLOAD HERE

Hope you like it and thinks for stoping by!! As always happy scrapping!!

October Blog Train, CT Call and New Release

Choo Choo I am part of a blog train this month! But first my new release! It has been a while and my poor blog has been neglected too because of school starting this month. Bu there it is in celebration of my birthday in September my new kit is Celebration. You can pick it up at My Store it will be on sale through the weekend 50% off.

And a freebie quickpage for you. Hope you like it!
DOWNLOAD HERE

Also a CT Call! If you are interested in working with and promoting my designs please e-mail me at francoisphotography@yahoo.com with a little about you and a link to your most complete gallery. The requirements as listed above are 2 LO per kit posted to 3 galleries, enable each new release and to have fun! Not much and I only plan to release two kits a month. Hope to hear from you!




Now what you have been waiting for! The blog train :) My portion can be downloaded HERE

The next person in the train is

Scrappin Page Designs


and you can find the complete list of blogs

HERE


Hope you enjoy the ride and happy scrapping!!

Page Frocks new releases!

Page Frocks has a super cute new kit in the store today Goodbye Summer and it is 50% off today and 30% off through the weekend. She also has these super cool Blocked Templates out that I used on the layout of my oldest Aubrey. She also has a freebie to go along with Goodbye Summer on her blog.



Be sure to go check them out and Happy Scrapping!!

4shared hacked

Aparently 4shared was hacked sooooo i am going to have to change the links to all of my freebies except for the last quickpage. Please don't try to download anything until I post that all of the links are fixed because I don't know if they are infected with a virus or what is going on. It will take me a bit to re-upload and change the links but I will post when they are all done. The Soul Sisters quickpage is on my personal server at Divine Digital so no problems there you can download that one with no waiting! Thanks!