FREEBIE FRIDAY - 9th December 2012

Oops, sorry you missed it, but the image is now only available in the shop.

The first Friday of every month Digistamps4Joy releases a free digistamp,
and as this is the first Friday of December, here is the freebie we are GIVING YOU!

This is a SET of calendar months for 2013, compiled by Margy, and is perfect as a gift for the new year! Scroll to the bottom of the post for the link.

IMPORTANT NOTICE

The freebie is now ONLY available for downloading in the DS4J SHOP, and I have extended the availability time to 3 days (7-9 November) to cater for different time zones, after which it will be available for purchase in the shop.  There is however no reason to be 'afraid' of setting up an account in the shop as it IS free, and IS easy, and when you add the freebie to the cart and checkout it WILL be free. There is NO obligation to purchase any other items, and of course next month your account will already be set up! I made this decision to prevent any stamp theft.

Not sure HOW to use this?
Just look at what fantastic projects the DT have created!

 Jackie added the DS4J image "Fairy Lily"

Angela added the DS4J image "Miss Mandy"

Ursula added the DS4J image "Cool Cat Clan"

Riette added the calendar to a notepad holder she purchased

Charlene 'created' a notepad holder and added the DS4J image ""Wisteria splendour"

Alex added elements from the DS4J "Garden Set"

Margaret 'G' added the DS4J image "Cosmos corsage"

Berni added a basket and flower embellishments

NOW ISN'T ENOUGH INSPIRATION OF HOW TO USE THE FREEBIE?

PLEASE NOTE: Our freebies may NOT be shared, posted on another blog, website, Pinterest, or forum. Only the owner of DS4J has the right to distribute the freebie.

FIVE New DT members!!!

I received so many applications for the recent DT Call, that it was very difficult to only
choose 2 entrants, so I chose FIVE instead!

I am therefore excited to announce the names of these FIVE new 
Digistamps4Joy Design Team Members!!

WELCOME to the following super ladies

Margaret Gilmer

I have been a scrapbooker since 2001.  I started making cards in 2008 and have been at it ever since.  When I started making cards, my scrapbooking fell by the wayside.  I am a Christian woman, widowed and retired.  I live in the USA, in Southern California.  I have two stepdaughters, one stepson, 7 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren.  Most of the cards I create are sent to Operation Write Home, an organization in the states for sending blank cards to our military to write letters home.  In addition to my addiction to making cards, I enjoy reading mystery novels, traveling (cruising mostly) and my three cats who are pictured on my blog.

 
Padmaja Ramesh (aka PAM)

I live in Houston, Texas.  I love to paint especially watercolor and love scrap booking. But my first love is always books. I love to read. My favorite authors are Isaac Asimov and Anne McCaffrey. Been married now for 17 years and have 2 kids and 2 dogs (papillons). What I consider my most valuable material possessions are my books, paints, the zillion brushes and of course the Cricut Expression, the Gypsy and the zillion cartridges.

Regina Hardy

Hi, my name is Regina Hardy and I live in Lake St. Louis, Missouri with my husband, Brett and three dogs that are like kids to me.  My hobbies were baking and reading but since I started paper crafting a couple of years ago, probably every single day of that time, those hobbies have been put on the backburner.  I’m addicted to everything about card making!  I have met so many online friends all over the world that really inspire me.  I love challenges and to see what others have created and enjoy being part of a team that share the same interests as I do so that we may inspire one another and have fun. 

Lisa Overstreet

I live in Bedford, Virginia, United States Minor Outlying Islands. I have been happily married for 28 yrs to a wonderful man and awesome father. We have 1 son, who recently got married to a wonderful woman that I am proud to call my daughter in law. I have 2 pekepoms and 2 kitty's, they are babies. I have been crafting for about 3 years now, started out doing scrapbooks, and then started doing cards.. To me it is so relaxing and so much fun.

Sharon Hudson

I live in the U.K in a small town called Bromsgrove which is near the city Birmingham. I am single mother with two teenage boys and have recently within the last year have had a lot of time on my hands due to an injury.  So with all this time on my hands I decided to start to make cards and have only been crafting for the max 5 months.  I have had my blog approximately 3 months and I keep it as active as I can. You will find on my blog I do all kinds of crafting and I just love a challenge and creating something unusual or 3D.   I make cards, create my own jewellery, I do scrapbooking and my favourite past time is colouring stamps and digi stamps using my trusty Pro-Markers.


WELCOME TO THE DS4J TEAM LADIES

CHALLENGE #56 - Baby it's COLD outside

This is a "recipe challenge" - please make sure you READ below.

With winter already being felt in the Northern hemisphere, it's time to  make those COLD creations!

 We want you to make a card with the theme

BABY, IT'S COLD OUTSIDE
but you must use the following "recipe"
1 image, 2 patterned papers, and three snowflakes. 

Challenge runs from 5-18 December 2012

My talented Design Team "A" have produced some wonderful cards, 

ALEX

AMANDA

ANGELA

DESIRE

KARIN

LISA

 
RIETTE 

PAM

So enter your paper projects (maximum 3 entries per person, each from a separate blog post) in Mr Linky below, and let us all share in your wonderful thoughts! The randomly drawn winner will win THREE images of your choice from the store, and 2 runners up 1 image each.  

Of course, if you use a Digistamps4Joy image, you could win the big prize of $10 of images, and could be chosen as our Guest Designer!

Please remember to link your POST and not your blog to the Link tool below.

Also, you must create a link on your blog back to this challenge post!

(The challenge rules are in the side bar)

A special request

As this is a child-friendly blog, we will appreciate it if you do not post scary or demonic entries.

NEW RELEASES - Sunday 2nd December 2012

Here are our new releases 

Our artists have been busy creating some super images for you! 

Note: The artists' name is in brackets. Click on the category link to take you directly to the shop. 

Airplane (Jen) (Boys & their Toys)	Tap dancing Tammy (Jen) (Cutie Pies)
Christmas hearth (Margy) (Holidays)	Love birds (Margy) (Animals)
Gwendoline (Jen) (Teenz)	Victoria (Jen) (Teenz)
Panelled room (Margy) (Backgrounds)	Two-wit twooo (Margy) (Animals)
Sahara (Jen) (Teenz)

Here are 2 cards made by the DT using the image "Gwendoline" drawn by Jen


     Alex     Elenor

 

  Jackie

  Karin 

Ursula

Margy created these cards with her own images

Images used:  

"Two-wit twooo"

"Love birds"

"Christmas hearth"

"Panelled room" combined with "Bedtime Barbs"

Our artist Jen created these cards with her own images

"Victoria"

"Tap dancing Tammy"

"Gwendoline"

  Thanks for visiting and we hope you enjoyed our showcase!  All of these images are now available in the DS4J Shop.

DT CALL 5-30 November 2012

DIGISTAMPS4JOY DT CALL !!!

(This post will stay on top until midnight 30th November)

Would you like to be a member of our Design Team? 
DS4J is looking for TWO new members.

Do you love working with a wide variety of styles of digistamps?

If you have an active card making blog, can commit to creating a papercraft
project every fortnight, and commit to a 6 month term of office,
then I need YOU.

If your answer is YES!!! to all of these questions, 
I'd love to hear from you.

To apply, send the following information:

1. Your name and email address

2. A link to your blog

3. Links to 3 papercraft projects where you have used digistamps and that you feel best showcase your papercraft skills.

This DT call will run from 5 November 2012 to 30 November 2012 (Central Africa Time)

EVERY application will receive a confirmation of receipt.

The new Design Team member will be announced on the blog on Monday 3rd December.

Send your application to

info[at]digistamps4joy[dot]co[dot]za

I look forward to hearing from YOU!!!