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Blog Hop + Freebies + Giveaway

May 2, 2012   Author: Renee Pearson   Categories: Events | Giveaways | Tips

Continuing in the spirit of blog hopping, we’re celebrating International Scrapbook Day with our friends at Design House Digital. If you have no idea what’s going on, head over to the Design House Digital blog for the low down. If you came here from another participating blog, welcome! Today’s post is chock full of goodness so read on!

1. A Tip

A well-placed drop cap can add visual interest to an all-text blog post. You can create your own in Photoshop or Photoshop Elements, but why do that when designer Jessica Hische provides a beautiful collection of illuminated alphabets at Daily Drop Caps? Jessica even provides the code and instructions to drop into your post. It doesn’t get any easier than that! Check out how I used one below.

2. A Free Kit

Happiness is a free massive digi kit. Design House Digital is celebrating International Scrapbook Day all week, and you can pick up this gorgeous collaborative kit, Retrospect, for free! To get it, you need to collect all of the letters in a special phrase. Each participating blog in today’s hop has a secret LETTER for you to collect as you pass through. Get more info at the DHD blog.

3. A Challenge

If you’re doing the Design House Digital layout challenge, my contribution is to add a drop cap to your journaling. It doesn’t have to be elaborate, a simple alpha will do.

4. A Giveaway

Add a comment below and tell me how you’re enjoying the hop so far. You could win a $10 gift certificate to Design House Digital. The giveaway has ended.

Got all that? Good.

I’m sure you’ve figured out that the drop cap was a tip-off. The letter you need to pick up from me  for the fabulous Retrospect kit is…
H

Thanks for stopping by! Your next stop on the hop is Celeste Knight’s place.

Renee Pearson

Renee Pearson

Renee Pearson is a digital designer, illustrator and educator and the owner of reneepearson.com. An established authority in the digital crafting world, she’s the author of two digital design books and former Associate Editor of “Digital Scrapbooking” magazine.

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113 thoughts on “Blog Hop + Freebies + Giveaway”

  2. What an awesome collab. Looking forward to checking out drop caps. Love your example. TY.

  3. Sounds like it is an amAzing kit!! I can’t wait to get it all and use it!!!

  4. I am definitely going to try this with my blog. Thanks! So far, I have enjoyed learning about this the most. I am always looking for ways to brighten up my blog.

  6. I am LOVING the blog hop so far…I can’t wait to get this great kit & start playing with it!!

  8. I have found so many new blogs that i did not know about!!! so many I will return to! thank you!!

  10. Enjoying the blog hop, which I just stumbled on a few minutes ago! The tips and ideas are great!

  11. I’m loving all the inspiration of LO and advice already and we have only got through a couple of blogs! Thanks so much.

  14. Had to go and learn what a drop cap was. Thanks for this new design element tip and the chance to win a GC.

  16. Blog hop is fun so far — freebies and I learned something FUN today! I’ve seen drop caps before but never knew what they were called.

    Thank you!

  21. I really like drop caps but never think to use them in my layouts. Thanks for the push!

  22. Thanks, Renee! This is fun! My first blog hop! Also, thanks for the chance to win!

  23. I am enjoying all of the tips and advise! Keep up the good work.
    And thanks for the kit, which is beautiful!

  28. Love the idea of blog hopping. Never knew there were these many blogs out here just talking about scrapbooking. Thank you so much.

  30. I’m excited to finish the hop and learn everyone’s tips. I love the drop cap H with the little h as well.

  32. DHD HAS THE BEST BLOG HOPS EVER, EVER, EVER! SO.… I AM HAVING A BLAST. LEARNING A LOT, GAINING INSPIRATION, AND EAGERLY COLLECTING MY CLUES TO GET THIS FABULOUS KIT!!!

    THANKS, RENEE!

    CANDICE

  40. I’ve never used a drop cap before-thanks, Renee for the tutorial. You’ve always got something great to share and steer us in the right direction. Glad to see you’re participating in the hop!

  42. I am a blog hopping fool! Love these kind of things! Thanks for the chance to win :)

  44. Loving this! Just downloaded it! My husband didn’t share my same excitement-other than it was free :) Thanks!

  49. I love the blog hop, and the tips that I am getting along the way. I am looking forward to getting the kit to use!

  52. enjoying all the tips. gotta get a notebook to write all these up. thanks.

  55. Renee, it was so wonderful to meet you at the DHD crop. Thank you for your help and understanding with the Scraphic Design classes. This blog hop is such a fantastic way to highlight the partnership with DHD. I’m looking forward to taking more classes at your site soon.

  57. Hi, Renee, I’m from Belgium and of course I’m going to collect all the letters, it’s a gorgeous kit. As for the challenge, your challenge, what is a ‘drop cap’?
    Thanks for letting me know!
    Anja

  59. Thanks Renee !

    Love the tip, the chance to win and the letter to get the free kit :)

  60. Thank you for the site on the drop caps!… This is the 2nd DHD free collaboration kit blog hop I’ve done. It takes awhile, but sure is fun! :)

  63. Great Blog Hop — I’m getting good information and a free kit! Love INSD!

  64. thank you.. i love this blog hop. since i’m newbie in discrap world. i just love to see tons of beautiful kit and gorgeous layout. i can found soo many inspiration, freebie and tutorial.

  70. I LOVE DHD’s Blog Hops! You always LEARN so much! Besides getting an awsome kit at the end too! Thanks so much!

  74. Love the hop and can’t wait to collect all my letters for this great kit. Thanks!

  76. Love the drop caps idea, will certainly use it. LOVE blog trains that are informative, fun and add up to a freebie. THANKS.

  77. One two blogs into the hop and I have already found encouragement to stay on the right path with my P12 project and a great journaling tip (yours !) if the rest continues like this. It’s going to be a hit !
    Thank you.

  78. Just hoping right a long! Checking out how to add a drop cap to my layout!

  81. Hahaha — this was definitely a “why didn’t I think of that?” moment! I love elaborate drop caps in story books. Will definitely try it on my journaling!

  82. Thank you for your tip in using drop caps.

    I am totally enjoying the bog hop so far. Looking forward to finishing it.

  84. Thanks for the tips, the great free kit, and the chance to win the GC.

  91. I love your initium! :) Learned that from your link to Wikipedia! Thanks, Renee!

  93. The blog hop has been great so far. Thanks for the tip and the chance to win!

  94. I Love Blog Hops! Not only do you get tips and a free kit but I bookmark all the blogs so I can go back again and again . Thanks for the chance to win!

  100. Love the kit!!! For a beginner digital scrapper it’s a great way to learn to PULL it ALL TOGETHER!!

  101. Renee, thanks for the letter and as a beginner to digital, It’s great to be hopping and learning new tips! Thnak you!

  102. opping along and enjoying what I’ve seen so far. Great advice and thanks for letting us know about Daily Drop Caps. It’s now in my favs.

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