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Everyday Life Inspiration:

Kim Gehring from PixelGypsyDesigns shares some more wonderful inspiration below.

Who or what inspires you most?

"My kids are a big inspiration for me, which is why my designs usually end up bold and fun. I'm also very inspired by color. I could easily spend hours browsing design and craft blogs or magazines just enjoying the color schemes!"

Since our Blog is about celebrating “Everyday Life” Kim shares a layout below and tells us about the special everyday celebration.

"This layout is special to me because it highlights the relationship between my kids. Despite their six-year age difference, my kids share a strong bond that makes me so proud to be their mom. They love each other to death! "Best Buds" captures them at these special moments...reading together, playing, cuddling."

Celebrate Halloween: With Kim Gehring!

Kim Gehring from PixelGypsyDesigns tells us about her scrapbooking history and shares a wonderful Halloween Freebie!

How long have you been scrapbooking?

"I started digi scrapping about two and half years ago. I’m a graphic designer (and a total computer geek ), so it was the natural way for me to go over paper scrapping. Last January I started playing around with designing. It was so much fun that I soon found myself spending waaay more time designing than scrapping. I joined the Pixel Gypsy Designs team in July, and now I try to mix my design time with scrapping time."

Do you hybrid scrapbook and if so tell us about your experience with it.

"I like to create hybrid gifts like money envelopes, altered blocks for holiday decorations, cd case calendars, and goodie bags with special treat toppers. Unfortunately, time always gets the best of me and I run out of time to photograph these projects."

Check it out, Kim created an adorable Halloween card freebie for you all to download. It is adorable and this is just one of a few to come! Enjoy and remember that all freebies are for personal use only.

 Download KimGehring_GreetingCard

Hello! : Kim Gehring

A special hello to Kim Gehring from PixelGypsyDesigns . We are so excited to have Kim here with us as we head into the Halloween season. She is full information, inspiration and of course wonderful Halloween freebies!

Lets start off by getting to know a bit about Kim!

"I’m a thirty-something mom to two awesome kiddos (9 and 3), a full-time admin/graphic designer, and a digital scrapbook designer for Pixel Gypsy Designs. I’m a really laid-back person who is usually found working behind the scenes to make sure things run smoothly. I enjoy spending lots of time at home with my family and, in my spare time (when I’m not designing!), I like reading and gardening. I’ve never been one to talk much about myself…I’m a much better listener.  So I’d love to hear from you about what you like and what inspires you to scrap."

Below is a great layout created by Kim! Enjoy and check back often in the next couple of weeks to collect some wonderful Halloween treats.

Thank you : Susan Darter

A big thank you to Susan Darter, owner of Raspberry Road Designs for sharing such wonderful fall inspiration with us.

Susan has one last treat for all of us. She has created a rich, beautiful mini-kit that is perfect for the season. We hope you enjoy downloading the kit and creating a project perfect for the holidays! Please remember that all freebies are for personal use only!

Download HarvestBlessingsKit

Holiday Inspiration : By Susan Darter

Susan Darter, owner of Raspberry Road Designs shares some holiday inspiration with us.

What is your favorite Holiday and do you have any fun scrapbook traditions or project traditions that you do during the holiday season? ?

"Christmas! I love making an extra special QuickPage, framing it, and then giving it as a gift. I am also going to continue the tradition of making Holiday Shutterfly books for the family as extra special gifts."

With Fall well underway and Thanksgiving coming in a month Susan created an adorable freebie QuickPage perfect for the season. Of course the QuickPage is Shutterfly ready so you can put your own pictures and journaling  on it and have it printed just in time for the holidays at Shutterfly!

  Download HarvestBlessings_QP_Template

Everyday Life : With Susan Darter

Susan Darter, owner of Raspberry Road Designs is here with us and shares some amazing inspiration below.

Since our Blog is about celebrating “Everyday Life” Susan has offered to share a layout and a quick paragraph telling us about a special  everyday celebration in her life and what made it so special.

"This is a layout entitled “Life”, and it represents the little things that we miss the most when it’s gone. This is a layout with my son, daughter and granddaughter having an informal breakfast on one of their trips back home for the holidays and it just made me realize how much I missed them being home and sharing some family time".

Beautiful Fall Card : Freebie!

Susan Darter, owner of Raspberry Road Designs is here with us to share more wonderful info about herself and to share an awesome fall freebie card for each of us to download. Let's start with a bit about Susan.

Who or what inspires you most?

"Lori Davison, her designs are so extraordinary, I drool over everything. I would also have to say that Christina Renee will always be my favorite. Her style is just so inspiring! I am finding inspiration in some strange places here lately like old china patterns. They have great color combinations and the styles are endless."

What is your creative style?

"Right now I am all about Altered Art but I never get far from my Vintage style that has become a favorite with the customers."

Check out this card freebie below that can help you with all of your "Fall" greetings. The colors are rich and beautiful. Please remember that all freebies are for personal use only.

Download HarvestBlessings_Card

Welcome :Susan Darter

A special welcome to Susan Darter, owner of Raspberry Road Designs. We are thrilled to have her here as a our featured artist. Let's start right off by getting to know about her a bit!

Tell us about yourself.

"I am a forty-something, somewhat educated woman who shares my life with my sweetie, two grown kids and two granddaughters. ~I have yet to see any of the world outside of the states but hold out hope that I will still be able too. ~

I have loved, lost, forgiven, forgotten, even quit a time or two, but I have never given up on anything or anyone that matters. ~I love taking something old and making it new again. ~I have a soft side that can turn dark very quickly if you cross the ones I love. ~

I hate the rain. ~I have no sense of humor but I am learning to laugh at things with a new perspective. ~I believe that all things old are beautiful. ~I love the Arkansas Razorbacks.~ I love my crazy family history.

I forget lots of things-mostly names, faces, even my way around the Mall but never where I came from. ~I have no regrets because everything has brought me to this place, and it's who I am."

Here is an outstanding layout created by Susan. Enjoy the inspiration!

Thank you : Robyn Gough

A huge thank you to Robyn Gough, owner of Robyn Gough Designs for sharing her everyday inspiration with us in the past month!

As a special treat Robyn has created an adorable freebie mini-kit for you to download called "Play Hard". The colors are bold and adorable! Enjoy the freebie and please remember that all freebies are for personal use only.

Download RGough_HardAtPlayMiniKit

More Info : From Robyn Gough

Robyn Gough, owner of Robyn Gough Designs gives us some "Techno Tips" below!

What is your favorite piece of technology and why?

"That one is a tough call, but I would have to say Photoshop. I absolutely love designing and working in Photoshop, but my camera would be a very close second. I am a keen photographer and I used to have my own darkroom. I dearly loved producing photos in it and watching the images so magically appear was fabulous. Once the kids came along however, being cooped up in a chemical filled room for hours on end was no longer practical. Thankfully it was around this time that digital photography became more common and once I was able to purchase Photoshop I was in heaven! I had so much more flexibility and the creative options were endless. I then discovered digital scrapbooking and there was no going back from there!"

What is your favorite digital technique that you love to use?

"I really enjoy doing blended layouts. I love experimenting with blend modes to create different effects and styles."

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