Woo - Hoo!! March Blog Train is HERE with Free Scrap Kit "Shine On"

March is here and along comes a brand new blog tarin "Shine On" Beautiful colour scheme along with over 100 amazingly talented participating designers!!

Visit the BLOG TRAN BLOG for more goodies and updates!



Here is my part :)



Your next stop is My4PrincessesDesigns

Here is the list of all participating designers:

1. Rustic Charm Creations - http://rusticcharmcreations.blogspot.com/
2. Inspiredbydominic Designs -http://www.inspiredbydominic.com/blog
3. Jeanne Marie Scraps - http://jeanne-maries-scraps.blogspot.com/
4. JayaPrem's Hangout - http://scraps-by-jayaprem.blogspot.com/
5. Pixie Mama Designs - http://pixiemamadesigns.blogspot.com
6. Wyld Web Designs - http://wyldwebdesigns.com/wordpress/
7. AnDi Designs - http://andreaditonno.blogspot.com
8. Graham Like The Cracker - http://gltcblog.wyldgrahamcrackers.com
9. Laura Marie Scraps - http://lauramariescraps.blogspot.com
10. Chris Greiser - http://sketchmeifyoucan.blogspot.com
11. Barb Speck - http://www.barbspeck.blogspot.com/
12. Kalo Designs - http://kalodesigns.com/wordpress/
13. Leslie G. Designs - http://lesliegdesigns.blogspot.com/
14. JennCk Designs - http://jennck.blogspot.com/
15. Color With Caryn - http://blog.colorwithcaryn.com
16. Shanmomto4designs - http://www.shanmomto4designs.com/
17. jennylyn Designs - http://www.jennilyndesigns.com/journal
18. DeliciousScraps - http://Deliciousscraps.com < -- You are HERE

19. My4PrincessesDesigns - http://www.my4princessesdesigns.blogspot.com
20. Trish H. Designs - http://trishhdesigns.blogspot.com/
21. TMA Designs - http://themathematiciansassistant.com
22. Designs by BubblyKori - http://bubblykori.blogspot.com/
23. GeniaBeana Scraps - http://geniabeanascraps.blogspot.com
24. JW-DigiScraps - http://www.jwdigiscraps.com
25. Mad Genius Designs - http://bothmadandgenius.blogspot.com/
26. mITSYBELLE Designs - http://mitsybelle.com/blog/
27. Chaos Lounge - http://jen-at-chaos-lounge.blogspot.com/
28. Bon Scrapatit Designs - http://bonscrapatitdesigns.blogspot.com
29. Starry Eyed Designs - http://starryeyeddesignsbyamy.blogspot.com/
30. HotFlashDesigns - http://p-u-s-h.typepad.com/
31. Scrapper's Delights - http://scrappersdelights.com/blog/
32. Lizard Dau Designs - http://liz-lizarddaudesigns.blogspot.com/
33. SandEz Creationz - http://sandezcreationz.blogspot.com
34. KimB Designs - http://kimbsdesigns.blogspot.com/
35. Wilma4ever - http://wilma4ever.blogspot.com/
36. FoxyDesigns - http://foxydesigns.biz
37. KimericKreations - http://kimerickreations.blogspot.com
38. ikscrap - http://www.ikscrap.nl
39. Charlize Creations - http://beautyframe.blogspot.com/
40. Christine Smith Digital Design - http://christinesmithdigital.blogspot.com
41. GET Designs - http://ginnytallent.blogspot.com
42. Robyn Pali Designs - http://robynpalidesigns.blogspot.com/
43. Trixie Scraps Designs - http://blog.trixiescraps.com
44. gabs-art - http://www.scraplantis.com/gabs-blog/
45. Willow Grace Designs - http://willowgracedesigns.blogspot.com/
46. Designs by Keira - http://designsbykeira.blogspot.com/
47. Little Red Scraps - http://littleredscraps.blogspot.com
48. Altered Sea - http://alteredsea.net
49. Wetfish Designs - http://wetfishdesigns.com/blog
50. A-liya - http://a-liya.blogspot.com/
51. Mel's World - http://mels-world1.blogspot.com/
52. Sweet Tomato Designs - http://sweettomatodesigns.blogspot.com
53. Kiss This Designs - http://littlebitofthisandalittlebitofscrap.blogspot.com/
54. AliSarah Digiscraps - http://scrappincuteness.blogspot.com
55. Flutter Expressions - http://www.flutterexpressions.blogspot.com
56. Major Scrapola - http://majorscrapola.blogspot.com/
57. Jennifer Fox Designs - http://jenniferfoxdesigns.blogspot.com/
58. Polka Dot Pixels - http://polkadotpixels.blogspot.com
59. Nikki Epperson - http://gonescrappindesigns.com/blog
60. Digital Artistry by Nicole - http://crop-a-holic.blogspot.com
61. Happy Scrap Girl - http://happyscrapgirl.blogspot.com/
62. Susan Robinson Designs - http://susanrobinsoncreative.blogspot.com/
63. LDrag Designs - http://ldragdesigns.blogspot.com/
64. Sherri Tierney - http://sherritierney.blogspot.com
65. Mikki Designs - http://mikkidesigns.blogspot.com/
66. Digilicious Designs - http://digilicious.typepad.com/digi_licious_designs/
67. BooLand Designs - http://boolanddesign.blogspot.com/
68. Photocowgirl - http://photocowgirl.blogspot.com/
69. Jewelscraps - http://jewelscraps.blogspot.com
70. Kathy Winters - http://wordartfun.blogspot.com
71. Late Night Scraps - http://latenightscraps/blogspot.com
72. Creations By Rachael - http://www.creationsbyrachaelb.com/wordpress/
73. Allison Pennington - http://allisonpennington.familyartspace.com
74. Sherry Ferguson - http://sherryfergusondesigns.blogspot.com/
75. Day Break Scraps - http://daybreakscraps.blogspot.com
76. Shel Belle Scraps - http://shelbellescraps.blogspot.com
77. eqrAveziur- http://eqraveziur.blogspot.com
78. Moonchylde Creations - http://www.moonchylde906.blogspot.com
79. Geek Chic Scraps - http://geekchicscraps.blogspot.com/
80. ScrapBug Designs - http://scrapbugdesigns.blogspot.com/
81. Sara Ellis - http://scrapsillysara.blogspot.com/
82. Andrea Dickinson - http://the-dickinsons.blogspot.com/
83.
84. LouCee Creations - http://louclark.blogspot.com/
85. Twin Mom Scraps - http://twinmomscraps.blogspot.com
86. DesignZ by DeDe - http://designzbydede.blogspot.com
87. Tahera - http://scrapbookartstudio.wordpress.com/
88. AmyEdwards -http://amyedwards.com
89. Lillyscrap - http://lilleyscrap.blogspot.com
90. Tricia Curtis - http://triciacurtis.com/blog
91. A+ Designs - http://www.aplusdesigns.blogspot.com/
92. KariQ Designs - http://kariqdesigns.blogspot.com/
93. Snips & Snails - http://snipsandsnailsscraps.blogspot.com/
94. Brandi Beaver - http://www.brandibeaver.blogspot.com
95. Scrapmuss Designs - http://scrapmuss.blogspot.com/
96. Kris Myers Designs - http://nwfotobug.blogspot.com
97. Project B Designs - http://www.projectbdesigns.com
98. Rebeccapsp Designs - http://rebeccasscrappingsilliness.blogspot.com/
99. Smooth Sailing Designs - http://myplaceintimelaura.blogspot.com/
100. Victoria Feemster - http://victoriafeemster.wordpress.com
101. Verena Designs - http://www.verena-online.info/blog/
102. Pixelfairy Designs - http://pixelfairydesign.blogspot.com/
103. BTA Designs - http://btaphotography.blogspot.com/
104. SgD DESIGNS - http://scrapbooksgonedigital.blogspot.com/
105. Maitri - www.maitriscraps.blogspot.com
106. Topsy Turvy Digital - http://blog.topsyturvydigital.com/
107. Designs By Sassy - http://sassyscrappin.typepad.com

Free Commercial Use "Pop" Photo Action

New Photo Action - a slight colour "Pop" Tested and working in Photoshop CS3 and CS4.

Here are some before and after shots. **using royalty free images from stock.xchng**

This action is not for every photo but it is worth giving it a go - works best with darker background photos as it brightens them up - here are some results

before


after


before


after


two times is the charm :)


Experimenting is fun - plus you may also try and apply one of the earlier actions I have like "Nostalgia"

Here is the action - click on the preview to download it at my shop without registration or checkout



Its free but only if you have fun with it :)

Free Commercial Use "Double Up" and "Lucky Me" Frames

Free Commercial Use Frame Templates pngs and .csh files included



And another frame made with them :)



Enjoy!

Gorgeous OKC Layouts with "Pink Love" and new CT Member - Denise!

I would like to welcome the newest member of Delicious Scraps Creative Team - Denise! I am very excited to her add to the amazingly wonderful CT :)

You may visit her blog HERE

Here is "Pink Love" Click on the previews to grab it from my shop for only 99 cents.





These beautiful pages were made by Denise - just click on the previews to visit her blog.







This beautiful page was made by Yvonne. Click on the image to visit her stunning gallery at DST.



These pages were made by Lisa. Visit her amazing photography site Renaissance Photography. Gorgeous pages.







This page was made by Ryan - so absolutely adorable! Click on the preview to visit her gallery!



These cute pages were made by Cecilia. Click on the pages to visit her blog.





This lovely page was made by Mara. Click on it to visit her blog!



And last but not least - two beautiful QPs by my CT member Toni!! Visit her blog by clicking on the previews to grab them!!





THANK YOU LADIES!!! These pages are simply FABULOUS!!

Oh and don't forget to grab all the freebies that came with it :D







Here is the free Add-On

Free Commercial Use Heart Doodle 2

I made a little variation of the last doodle - png template and wired doodle included.



Have fun!

Free Commercial Use Heart Doodle and Custom Shape and the dreaded host move

Some of my freebies may be temporarily unaviable as the host switch is in progress and it take some time - so please check back later if something is not downloading or leave me a message or email me at DeliciousScraps@gmail.com.

Here is another Free CU doodle for you :)



Thank you in advance for your understanding :)

Photoshop Tutorial: Creating Actions - The Basics

Actions are ones of the best things in Photoshop :) I have created some major time savers and use them every time I am designing or creating layouts.

I will show you today how to begin recording actions - the basic steps. This tutorial was made by me in CS3 - the basics will work for CS4 as well.

First we want to make our Actions palette visible. Click on Window->Actions.

Photoshop Tutorial: Using Styles in Photoshop

I was asked to create this tutorial a few times. There are a few ways to get the styles into your workspace - you may also drag the styles into Photoshop. Here is another way. I am using my free "Pink Love" styles available HERE

Firs off open Photoshop.

Then we are going to open the styles - click on File-> Open

Photoshop Tutorial: How To Open And Use Actions

Here is a quick tutorial on how to open and use actions in Photoshop.

First you have to download an action - you may get some for free HERE

Click Read More to continue

Ok, Now let's just make sure the actions panel is open. Click on Window->Actions

Free Scrap Kit "FruityLicious" Mini

Want to be first to get all the freebies and updates on Delicious Scraps become a Fan on our Face Book Page HERE!

Here is a cute little mini kit :)



Enjoy!

Free Scrap Kit "FruityLicious" Mini Papers

Free S4H/S4O Ok "FruityLicious" Alpha

This is an alpha from a kit I am working on :) Capital letters have the fruits - lower case letters don't.



Enjoy!

Free Commercial Use Layered Dotted Tag Template

These layered tags are currently my best selling CU items in the shop!

Click on the previews to get them at my shop!











I decided to make another freebie since they are so popular



Have fun with it!

Free Commercial Use "Brighten Up" Photo Action

I got a huge amount of emails to make more photo actions so here is yet another one. Created in CS4 by me - just open your photo and press play :) Or be adventurous and run it a few times for deeper effect. Here are a few before and afters :)

Not sure how to install actions in Photoshop - click HERE for a tutorial

*** all images are from royalty free stock.xchng ***

before

after

after 2x


before

after

after 2x


Here is the action - Click on the preview to download

Free Commercial Use Wire Hearts

One with pink heart and one is just the wire - both pngs