Free Printable Blank Art Calendar, Giveaway, Great Sample Ideas and Take it Easy Set Dilemma

Hi Everyone,  I'm writing from Mexico as we were asked last minute to join friends in San Jose Del Cabo at a cool house they rented.   Airfare was so low we couldn't resist as the house worked out to less than $85 a night for our share and  we are saving $$ by cooking here.  Plus - look at the snow we left!  We went to Cabo yesterday and spent $12.00 each to go in a glass bottom boat to lover's Beach. I had no idea it was so pretty.

I cleaned out the Art Calendar I had posted in January and have a blank one now that you can use for any month and just write in the days. Just click it left click  till big as possible and right click to save to a picture file.   You could also color 1 page or 4 seasonal pages and just replace the month and cut the flourishes so a monthly card can tuck in the center.  I've included some pretty samples below by our talented Design Team ladies.  I'm giving away a $25.00 Gift Certificate for feedback on Take it Easy Digital Set (see below). 

Here's the sample calendar by DT Member Darlene Pavlek and the colors seem to suit a summer or fall month.

Here's the calendar page by DT Member Elizabeth Lincoln and look how she did the 2 tone green.

Lastly, here is the calendar tutorial by DT Member Michele Kovack which is done in pretty Spring colors.

Here's a great shabby spring card by DT Leader Kathy Clement using an image from our Seasonal Booklet with paper from the Earthy Floral Printable Papers
  with Uttee (her fave) and pretty ribbons.

Look at this adorable card by DT Member Vicki Chrisman using an image from our Farm Fresh Scraps

DT Member Elizabeth Lincoln has created a bunch of beautiful cards including this beauty using papers and designs from CD 3 Creating With Vintage Typography.

Here's another pretty card by Elizabeth and she pasted in a bird with papers from CD 2, Creating With Vintage Illustrations

DT Member Sheila Rumney has great Tutorial showing how to use the Burn Tool to age papers with Photoshop Elements.  Sheila used papers from our Sew Decortive CD.

This is the Take it Easy Set we sold out of.  I've always wanted to add a lamp and bird cage and didn't have room on this small set - but there are no rules with digital so check out the new ADDITIONAL DESIGNS BELOW - BUT i NEED FEEDBACK

 Diane (my ad lady) changed some of these images over to PNG files and she left a couple with white in the center, please tell me if you like this idea better or not? The lamp and the table are white instead of transparent, so you can still print them off on any color paper but you wouldn't be able to layer them digitally over color or pattern papers. Which do you like better??  Do you think all digital stamps should be transparent PNG files?

When I get it sorted out and added to the store in the next day or so it will be priced like a small set for the first 2 weeks at $3.50. 

Here are some samples that were made with the original Clear Set before the extra designs were added.  Michele Kovack just finished creating the first cute blue chair card.

I will do a post on San Jose del Cabo after our trip is over and include links to our favorites like this house we are staying in.  This is part of a mural painted on the patio wall where I've been working. 

 Our Easter Banner and Easter Cut-out Kids will be added next, they are just undergoing some changes.

Leave a comment on the Take it Easy Stamp Set or on anything you've liked to be entered in our $25.00 Giveaway. Winner announced this Monday at our March Linky Party.  Come join the fun!

Have a great weekend!


Sandy Redburn
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See Our DT Calendar Challenge, Free Christmas Printables, Game & Giveaway!

Hi Everyone,

See Crafty Secrets DT Calendar Challenge and Giveaway
Fun Christmas Packaging, Cards and Layouts
Free Printable Santa Card
Christmas Songs Riddle Picture Game
Farm Chicks Stamp Samples

Today is our Design Team Challenge and it’s a calendar theme to celebrate the coming new year! We also have a 2 Great Giveaways you can enter to WIN today for a Calendar gift pack - plus a 'Country theme gift package to introduce our new Farm Chicks Clear Art Stamps! You can see either of our new FREE Printable  Calendars HERE! (NOTE: see our Blog for current Calendars)

First click on these links below to see the cool calendar projects our DT Ladies have created!


Vicki Chrisman Team Leader

Pam Hooten  

Heidi Blankenship 

Michele Kovack

Melissa Phillips

Julie Campbell

Mary Hamer

To be entered to win a calendar gift pack you just need to leave a comment on this post. A random winner will be announced Dec 26 and receive 2 sheets of Calendar Creative Scraps, (now $1.25) and a Seasonal Booklet!  UPDATE: Dec 2013 , now just $3.95

Too bad DT member's Flo Teixeira and Linda Duke couldn't join in the challenge today but if you missed Flo's Christmas Album HERE you can see it on the link here.

Also, look at this beautiful card DT member Linda Duke created with our new Angel Blessings (now a $9.95 Digital Art Stamp Set! You can see more close up pics and info HERE on Linda's blog.

If your looking for a unique way to package a gift card, look at this beautiful one that DT member Michele Kovack created. You could modify the design if you don't own a Imagine machine (from Provocraft) but the image (from our Birds and Blossoms Scraps with the beads looks fantastic! Details HERE on Michele's blog.

Look at this adorable mini Christmas layout DT member Julie Campbell created of her uncle when he was little. I love that she has his real letter to Santa from the 1900's and made a copy of his signature for him to hold in the photo below. She used our Altered Fairy Scraps and the mini postcard is from our Christmas Scraps sheet.  You can read the story and see more details HERE on Julies blog.

Look at this pretty layout DT member Mary Hamer created also using different pieces from our Christmas Creative Scraps. I love how she used an envelope to hold journaling that tucks in a stitched pocket. You can see more details HERE on Mary's blog.

Here is a free Santa printable GIFT for you!  It originally said A Happy Holiday Menu but I erased Menu so you could use it for a quick card as well. Just left click on the image with your mouse until it gets big as possible and right click it to save it to a picture file. Please note: Our Free Printables are for personal use only.

 I also have another fun printable for you. This is an old rebus style game someone sent me over 10 years ago where you have to guess the Christmas Carols in each of the pictures. It's in rough shape but fun to play if you print a few and divide into groups and see who can finish first. Just left click on the image with your mouse (a couple of times) until it gets big and right click it to save it to a picture file. You can share this file as long as you give us credit.

UPDATE: I came back and added the answer sheet here to make it easier.

Look at these fabulous cards featured on our free postcard by DT Member Lisa Zappa, Pam Hotten and Vicki Chrisman created using the Farm Chicks stamp set! 

 Here's some Stamping Tips and Tricks that will your cards looking great and check out the cute tags which were simply stamped in black ink and and embellished.

This second giveaway will be for both the Farm Chicks Set plus our Down on the Farm stamp set!  When our Clear Art Stamp Sets sell out they are being turned into Digital Art Stamp Sets - which are larger, re-sizeable, less money and no shipping!

 Here's a card by Linda Duke using the cow from the Down on the Farm Stamps

 Lastly, here's a cute card by Darlene Pavlick using the free printable image I posted last month.

Okay, don't forget to leave a comment to be entered to win either a Calendar  or a Country Fun package. Winners will be announced Dec 26 when we kick off our SHOP HOP SALE!
 
Wishing you joy and creativity
Sandy Redburn
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Our Website: http://www.craftysecrets.com  


Toll Free Phone or Fax 1-888 597-8898
Local Phone 604 597-8817


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Surrey, BC V3S 8R4


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Blaine, WA 98230