Divine Digital Bunny Hop

How's your hopping going? We've got a great bunny trail planned for you today!

I've hidden a bunny print on my blog - can you find it and get your freebie?

New Release Friday - "My Dream" and "Birthday Party"

Hello, all, and welcome to New Release Friday! I have a TON of stuff coming into the store for you today! :)

I'm really excited to debut my two new kits, the first of which is called "My Dream". This kit was definitely inspired by my daughter, and the many, many photos I take of her via Instagram. It has a total of 8 patterned papers and 17 elements for you to play with.

 I love bold colors, on my walls, on myself, and on her. At the same time, I also wanted the kit to be versatile enough to scrap lots of things with - and I think it would definitely work with little boy pictures as well, or with any I have taken of my husband or other family members. It's bright enough to work for Spring and Summer, and it's exactly that boldness and "alive" feeling that I search for in the depths of Winter.

The Mini Kit will be normally priced at $2.50, but for the release weekend, you can pick it up for only $2! That's 20% off!

When I finished the mini, I realized that I had made WAY too many papers! I couldn't make myself let them languish on my hard drive, so I put together a little paper pack for you. It contains 5 solid papers and 7 patterned papers, and is priced to make your budget happy at only $1.50.

 

And when I had it all finished, I realized that I hadn't made any alphas! To make up for not having one in the original kit, I bundled three together - the whole bundle costs $1.50 - so that means you are only paying .50 an alpha. That's a great deal!

Now, when I previewed this kit earlier this week, I announced a giveaway as well, and for my first one on my blog, I was very excited to see the response! I am happy to announce that the winner was poster #2 - Shelly! Please email me at vsomdesigns@gmail.com to get your coupon code, hon.

For those of you who were interested in the kit, but didn't win it, feel free to use this coupon code for 15% off your purchase of at least $5 in my shop through the Sunday the 8th of April:

nr_mydream15

 

My second new release is also dear to my heart. It's called "Birthday Party", and it was created to celebrate TWO birthdays happening in the next week. Divine Digital will be celebrating it's birthday on Monday, April 9th - and I will be celebrating my own birthday on Friday, April 13th! I love the colors in this kit - they range from bright and bold to more pastel and subtle. And the theme was amazing. 

This kit is filled with stickers, doodle flourishes, and my favorite element - icing splatters! I don't know about you, but I am the world's messiest birthday cake eater. Icing always ends up on EVERYTHING. That, honestly, is probably why I don't eat a lot of it. :) The two ribbons in the kit were also hand-extracted by me, which is a great design achievement for me. The iced cookie alpha is lower-case only, but don't despair - keep your eyes peeled to Divine Digital and my Blog/Facebook on Monday and you might, just maybe, find the other half of the alpha floating around for free...

The kit has 24 papers - 8 solid and 16 patterned, 1 full lower-case alphabet, and 45 elements. It is priced at $3.50. There is no sale on this kit this weekend.

I also separated the patterned papers, for anyone who would rather purchase them by themselves. They are priced at $1.50.

I made a whole bunch of add-ons for this kit - I just couldn't stop!

I created this paper pack for those scrappers who prefer more subdued patterns in their layouts - while I am a fan of bold patterns and bright colors, I know that lightly patterned papers fit better with other artistic styles. This paper pack contains 16 lightly patterned papers, and is priced at $1.50.

 

Click the bunny print to be taken to your freebie!

I also made this single-case birthday candle alpha. I love birthday candles, the bright colors and beveled stripes. I made this alpha in FIVE colors for you, and this alpha pack is priced at $1.50.

And then, what is a birthday cake without number candles to commemorate your age? In the same vein, what is a birthday kit without number candles to decorate your page? This pack contains four 0-9 numeral candle sets, and is also priced to move at $1.50. They are more decorative and less traditional than candle alpha, but who doesn't want something pretty to spice up their pages?

As a reminder, all my products are PU/S4O friendly, and are not for commercial use. Each preview in this post is linked to it's individual store listing, but if you would like to see my whole store, you can find it here. You can also "like" me on Facebook for instant news and updates about my business.

I am also hosting the shape challenge at Divine Digital this month! Hustle over here to the challenge thread to partiicpate, and you can pick up this PU pack of .png shapes to edit and use to enhance your layouts!

Also happening today is Divine Digital's Bunny Hop!

 

Keep an eye on the Divine Digital forums, my blog, and my Facebook today - as well as all the other Divine Designer's Social Media sites - we will be giving away freebies all weekend - a veritable scrapper's easter basket full of supplies!

So, I hope I have inspired you to not only check out my store, but also to spend some time with your pictures and SCRAPBOOK. Always remember, I do what I do to provide you with beautiful, versatile scrapbooking kits because your memories matter.

Have a wonderful Easter weekend, and happy scrapping!

New Release Friday - Sneak Peek #1

Check it out! This is one of two new kits I will be releasing on Friday (April 6th!). This one is called My Dream. And you could win it!

Here's how to enter: 

- Comment on this blog entry.

For extra entries, you can:

- "like" Virginia State of Mind Designs on Facebook, and leave a separate comment telling me you have done so.

- become a follower on my blog, and leave a separate comment telling me you have done so.

The contest will close on Thursday, April 5th, at midnight EST. Any comments posted after that point will be ineligible for the drawing. I will draw for a winner from the comments on Friday morning, when I post the full kit preview. 

Good luck, and happy scrapping! :D

April LDS Blog Train!

(Image courtesy of LDS.org)

My dear Relief Society sisters, you are closer to heaven than you suppose. You are destined for more than you can possibly imagine. Continue to increase in faith and personal righteousness. Accept the restored gospel of Jesus Christ as your way of life. Cherish the gift of activity in this great and true Church. Treasure the gift of service in the blessed organization of Relief Society. Continue to strengthen homes and families. Continue to seek out and help others who need your and the Lord’s help.

Sisters, there is something inspiring and sublime about the little forget-me-not flower. I hope it will be a symbol of the little things that make your lives joyful and sweet. Please never forget that you must be patient and compassionate with yourselves, that some sacrifices are better than others, that you need not wait for a golden ticket to be happy. Please never forget that the “why” of the gospel of Jesus Christ will inspire and uplift you. And never forget that your Heavenly Father knows, loves, and cherishes you.

Thank you for who you are. Thank you for the countless acts of love and service you offer up to so many. Thank you for all that you will yet do to bring the joy of the gospel of Jesus Christ to families, to the Church, to your communities, and to the nations of the world.

Sisters, we love you. It is my prayer and blessing that you will never forget that you are truly precious daughters in God’s kingdom, in the sacred name of our beloved Savior, Jesus Christ, amen.

~Dieter F. Uchtdorf 

It is a great honor and privilege to be a part of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. One of the many blessings I have received as a member of the church, countless times over, is the blessing of hearing our modern day prophet and apostles speak across the miles on subjects that directly affect my day-to-day life. By the time President Uchtdorf closed his talk at the General Relief Society meeting last October, I was sobbing. His words touched me in ways that changed my view of myself and my spiritual contribution to my family and my church community.

I know that I am not forgotten. I am a divine daughter of my Father in Heaven, a princess in his kingdom who is destined for many spiritual blessings. I know that I am enormously blessed to have been sealed to my husband in a temple of the Lord, and to have my daughter and unborn son sealed to us in an eternal family. I know that I have been gifted with a knowledge of the fullness of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, who is my brother, my teacher, and my redeemer, the divine son of God who walked as a human on this Earth for the sole purpose of learning of my trials and taking upon himself my sins. I know that I am incredibly blessed to have His atonement in my life, that if I am diligent in repenting of my sins I can return, clean, to my Father in Heaven. I am so thankful for His church, the things it has taught me, and the opportunities is has given me to service my fellow man. I know that Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ love me, just as they love you. And with that, I close my testimony in the name of my brother, my Savior, and my friend, Jesus Christ. Amen.

And now... Down to business.


This month's Blog Train theme was Forget Me Not, which is also the title of the President Uchtdorf talk I quoted above. You should have found me from Word Art World. If you are wondering why the preview below looks different than the preview in the video above, it is because I decided to unveil my new product packaging this month, and ended up repackaging my part of the train after I had submitted my preview for the video.


Here is my portion of the blog train:

Some elements were resized to fit on the preview. Drop shadows are for the preview only. Blog Train Downloads will be available on my blog for 1 year after the original posting, after which I reserve the right to add them to my store. All Blog Train contributions are hosted on my personal ftp and offered for direct download for your convenience.

The next stop on the blog train is DesignZ by DeDe.

As always, if you have gotten lost, you can find the entire station list at the LDS Blog Train Blog. 

Be sure to keep an eye on my blog for upcoming announcements about Divine Digital's Bunny Hop on April 6th AND the Divine Digital Birthday Bash on April 9th, as well as my own birthday festivities starting on April 13th! Don't miss it! 

Hope For Brady Blog Train & Facebook Fan Freebie

Hope For Brady began in 2011 as a multi-designer Mega Kit collaboration for which the proceeds were used to help Brady get therapy equipment to help him learn to speak. We accomplished that goal of getting him the equipment!!

Now it is an annual event in which the proceeds are donated to the Hope Scholarship fund for the Son Rise Program. This program has been a miracle for Brady…he is now almost 5 years old and has gone from being non verbal…to speaking approximately 20 words in only 3 months, THANKS to this program!! If you would like to follow Brady's progress, click here.

The Scholarship is given to parents to help with tuition to the program which teaches the program principals and enables them to help their kiddos overcome some of the difficulties they face due to their autism.

The Mega Kit is for sale at Just 4 Our Babies. Each year during the annual blog train you can collect extra pieces and goodies to add to your Mega Kit!!

Here is my contribution to the blog train, a set of stitched cardstock elements to make your pages stand out! (If you look carefully, I also included a 10% off coupon to my store, which expires on April 30th. Keep an eye out, I'll have some neat stuff going into my store this month!)

Some elements were resized to fit on the preview. Drop shadows are for the preview only. Blog Train Downloads will be available on my blog for 1 year after the original posting, after which I reserve the right to add them to my store. All Blog Train contributions are hosted on my personal ftp and offered for direct download for your convenience.

Your Next stop in the blog train is: Digi Deborah Designs

If you would like to start at the beginning of the train click here.

BUT BEFORE YOU LEAVE...

Be sure to drop by my facebook fan page and pick up my current fan exclusive freebie there!

My sister was diagnosed at 13 with Asperger's Syndrome, which at the time was referred to as an Autism Spectrum Disorder. Some of her doctors have called it "High Functioning Autism". As a result, World Autism Day and Autism Awareness are close to my heart. Since April 2nd is such an important day for me, I thought I would do a little something extra for this blog train. If you are interested, please feel free to hop over to my facebook fan page, like it,  and pick up this alpha (uppercase only) that I made to coordinate with the Hope for Brady Mega Kit.

Next post up is my contribution to the LDS Blog Train - check it out if you are so inclined, and happy scrapping!

Look What's Happening at Divine Digital!

Wow, April is just chock full of events at Divine Digital this year! I was contemplating when I would make my designing return, and when I saw all of the cool stuff going on this month, I just couldn't wait any longer!

First up will be two blog trains - the April LDS Blog Train and the Hope for Brady Blog Train. I hope you'll check back on Sunday and pick up both of those.


Then on the 6th of April, the designers at Divine Digital are going to be participating in a Bunny Hop! We'll be sending you all over the web, to our facebook fan pages, twitters, google+ pages, blogs, and the Divine Digital forums in search of bunny prints that will lead you to secret freebies! :) They will only be available on the 6th, though, so keep your eyes open, yeah?



April 9th is not only the day after Easter, it's also Divine Digital's birthday! We will be having all kinds of activities - including freebies, raffles, and sales! Stay tuned to my blog here for more information about the Birthday Bash. :)

So keep checking the blog and the forums at Divine Digital for more information, and happy scrapping!

A Short Hiatus

Don't you just love that face? This is my adorable, adorable little girl, M. My husband and I are loving spending every spare moment we can with her. We are also in the process of moving (possibly not for the last time in the next year - it really makes my head hurt), and restructuring our life again since we just found out that we are going to be expecting another addition to our family towards the end of next summer! Oh my gosh! So much is going on, that I need a little break.

A break to get my head in order. To get my spiritual life back on track. To spend some time with my loved ones. To get some sleep.

But I won't be gone forever! I promise! Look for me in the new year, and I will return.

Until then, happy scrapping!