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Freebies on Friday: Mini Kit
Be sure to check out the latest freebie kits from our partners at Design House Digital. Shown here is Be Cool, Be You created by Mye De Leon. Be Cool, Be You is a vibrant mini kit. Perfect for both boys and girls and it’s even more fitting for adults!
Comment to Win
And don’t miss out on a chance to win a seat in iScrapit, Renee’s popular mobile scrapbooking class. Last chance this weekend at the Creating Keepsakes Blog. Don’t delay, because comments must be received by Monday, September 17, at 9:00 am MDT. Good luck!
Wacom Pen Scrappers “Festive Moments” Contest

Oh what fun it is to have a contest! Anna Aspnes, Tiffany Tillman and I invite you to create a scrapbook page sharing your favorite festive moment from the holidays. All you have to do is download the contest kit and show it off on your entry. We can’t wait to see what you’ll celebrate!
The Prizes
One Bamboo Create tablet
One seat in Renee Pearson’s Collage 101 Self-Paced Workshop
One seat in Tiffany Tillman’s Summer Templates Self-Paced Workshop
$30 gift card to Anna Aspnes Designs at Oscraps
$15 shopping spree at Rhonna Designs
$25 gift certificate to The Digital Scrapbook Teacher
Now’s your chance to show off your skills. Get the kit and strut your stuff! Enter at the Wacom Penscrappers site.
Let’s Make a Class: From Mindmap to Curriculum

Last time, I shared my process for conceiving a new class. The mind mapping exercise was fun for my right-brain. Now it’s time for my left-brain to turn it into something I can actually deliver as a class. It’s time to organize those thoughts into a cohesive curriculum. That’s where we’re going next. (more…)
Friday’s Freebies: Design House Digital Papers

Continuing yesterday’s fun, today’s freebie pointers are all from our new partner, Design House Digital. I think these digi-papers are delicious.

Gidget Digital Paper by Gennifer Bursett
Breezy Papers by Karla Dudley
For the Boys by Karen Funk
Grungy Solids by MaryAnn Wise
There’s lots more, so check out all the freebies.
And don’t forget to register to win a $25.00 gift certificate to the Design House Digital Shop. Just answer the question in yesterday’s post.
We’re teaming with Design House Digital

Update: Sep 28.
The winner of the $25 Design House Digital gift certificate is #12 Christy Carlson who wrote, “I love blues! All shades…navy, teal, aqua, very light blue, grey blues, they are all soo pretty!” Christy, please contact us to claim your prize.
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We’re thrilled to announce that we’re teaming up with Design House Digital to bring you the best digital scrapbooking designs on the web.
Design House Digital has a reputation for gorgeous designer digital products and they offer the highest quality digital papers, elements and printables and more to help you tell your stories and preserve your memories. Our own Tiffany Tillman sells her popular products there.
To kick things off, Design House Digital is offering a $25.00 gift certificate to one of today’s readers. To enter, just leave a comment below answering the following question.
“My favorite scrapbooking color is…”
Which color do you find yourself returning to over and over again? Mine is green. I love green, all shades of green. Right now I’m moving into the wonderful olives of Autumn. What about you?
You have until Monday to leave a comment. We’ll announce the winner here, so be sure to check back to see if you’ve won!
Oh! And be sure to visit Design House Digital’s blog. They’ve got a special giveaway, too!
It’s Mad Monday!

If you’re interested in great deals on digital supplies (and who isn’t?), then you have to check out the “Mad Monday” sale at Design House Digital (DHD). (more…)
Friday’s Freebie & A Winner!
Creating Keepsakes Winner
The winner of the free subscription to Creating Keepsakes magazine is commenter #10, JennM. Congratulations, Jenn! To claim your prize, please send an email to renee@reneepearson.com
Today’s Freebie
Today’s freebie is my very own Melange, the kit I wrote about yesterday. There are two files to download. One is the original kit, the other a bonus set of extras.
Hope you enjoy them!
Let’s Make a New Class

A question I get a lot from both students and other designers is, “How do you create and organize a brand new class?” My reply, “It’s a mystery wrapped in an enigma.” (Insert your own version of a smiley or LOL here.)
Actually, I do use an organized process while still allowing myself the creative freedom to follow new paths that open up. I’ve been working on a follow-up to Collage 101 for several months. The hold-up hasn’t been the lack of ideas. It’s the lack of time that has put this pet project on a back burner more times than I care to admit.
I have to confess there’s an ulterior motive to my sharing the development of this new class with you here. If I move the ball forward to tell you about it, then the ball is…well…moving forward! Sound like a plan, yes?
Let me bring you up to date on where I am now. (more…)






