DSO October Colour Challenge: Funny Fellas


















Here's something for the kids, 5 funny fellas. Have fun!

Download Funny Fellas here.

Hugs
Sue

PS The tallest funny fella underwent plastic surgery as part of the quality check but lazy Sue couldn't be bothered redoing the preview (he's just a little bit different). Shame on you, Sue!

PPS Dear Digifree be kind to me!

DSO October Colour Challenge: Fun Pack 1


















This month's DSO Colour Challenge swatch screams fun so I'm making a couple of little fun packs - elements that you can use in your layouts & add to the kits created by other talented DSO fans. Enjoy!

Download Fun Pack 1 here.

Hugs
Sue

PS Dear Digifree, be kind to me!

Peony Dreaming Elements Freebie


















A little late but at least there's some weekend time left to play. Just love how it turned out! There are 30 elements (more than shown) & I also popped in the black background used for the preview. Click image to see detail.

Download Peony Dreaming Elements here.

Hugs
Sue

PS Hubby is glued to the Bathurst race all day so I'm off to start my DSO kit for this month's Colour Challenge.

Peony Dreaming Backgrounds Freebie


















This pretty kit is kinda old fashioned & shabby with a modern twist. It's inspired by my gorgeous new pjs (a gift from my sister) hence the 'Dreaming' in the title.

Download Peony Dreaming Backgrounds here.

Hugs
Sue

PS File size is large because the front gunge paper is a png file to preserve battered edge.

PPS The shoji screen style frame in 'Kyoto' would work well with these backgrounds.

PPS The elements will be here soon. I have a couple of hours to work on them now while hubby & the rest of Oz are glued to the Rugby League Grand Final but not me (the tackling & bum sniffing just doesn't float my boat - SHOCK HORROR - HOW UNAUSTRALIAN!).

Kyoto Add-on Freebie

Don't let tales of high costs frighten you away from experiencing Japan. It's a magnificent culture & so different from anywhere else in the world.

We grabbed $300 Jetstar tickets & had no complaints about the service. We spent 1 week in a teensy but immaculate apartment just outside Tokyo. This was residential Japan (not a tourist in sight) which was a great experience & cheap. The apartment was $100 a night, French perfumes (not fake) $30 & Aussie Merino wool jumpers $20. Hubby stocked up on clothes while I spent my money on papers, perfumes & calendars (they are amazing). We then headed down to Kyoto where we'd found a great weekday deal on the net for the Hotel Granvia (POSH). On weekends when the rate went right up we took off to Takayama (old Japan) & Hiroshima. Our JR Pass took us absolutely everywhere at speed & in great comfort so that we didn't need to spend an extra cent on transport. Food is expensive if you want to eat at restaurants designed for tourists or big Aussie style steaks but if you eat Japanese food ( YUMMY!!) it costs no more than in Australia. Hubby is a conservative eater (a pain in other words) but he loved the Japanese bakeries, the food halls in department stores & the food courts in shopping centres. Everything is so immaculate everywhere that we had no hesitation in buying from street stalls & markets, something I've never done before. The 3 weeks we spent in Japan cost us less than 3 weeks in Thailand, considered by many Aussies as a budget OS destination & while Thailand had a certain charm I'm not in a hurry to go back whereas I could quite happily live in Japan.

As for the Add-on, it's 'Surprise Bag' style (I loved the bag & couldn't wait to use it). There are 5 papers & 20 elements. When you combine the Add-on with the rest of the kit you'll find that many of the elements come in multiples of 3 (even the papers are 3x5), in true Japanese style.

It's all been uploaded to the DSO Colour Challenge Gallery (not an easy feat for such a techno dumbum) so if you haven't done a layout for the Challenge yet there are still a couple of days left. Click preview to see detail.


















Download Kyoto Add-on here.

Hope you had a great weekend.
Sue

PS I think the Add-on is better than the original kit!
PPS Dear, dear Digifree, be kind to me!

Kyoto Elements Freebie

Kim's palette reminded me of our beautiful room at the Granvia Hotel Kyoto. Japanese decor favours natural, restful colours like these (bright hues are reserved for kimonos & festivals) & natural timbers (very few places are painted). Our trip to Japan was amazing. It's high on my list of faves & I might blog about it & create a small add-on tomorrow itla (if the leg allows).

There are 27 elements (more than shown) with a shoji screen style frame, 3 yukatas (casual kimonos), bonsai, a lantern & even 2 pretty shopping bags because the packaging in Japan is so beautiful it is often a work of art. The calligraphy means 'dream'.


















Download Kyoto Elements here.

Cross your fingers & toes that Numbbumm hasn't drowned any deeper in the Digifree sea.

Have a fabulous weekend.
Sue

Kim B Needs a Hug Freebie


















Kim B is my hero for so many reasons & she's been upset by an ignoramus (is this really a word?) so head on over to her blog for a great little lesson on what's involved in producing a Quality product & give her a BIG BIG hug.

I've bought quite a few CU goods since my 'nanna knee' decided that strolling around a shopping centre was off limits & a girl has gotta shop - right! Another reason is that sitting at the computer is so darned painful that taking some shortcuts with CU goodies has been a BIG help. BUT, I'm a fusspot (everyone at work will tell you I'm anal) & many of the products I've bought have gone straight to the recycle bin with angry expletives from me. Kim has explained some of the Quality problems but there are many more. My pet hates are over exposed & unevenly lit photographs with blurry bits & straight extractions of curved lines so that the item looks like it's been cut out by a kid. In my job as editor of school publications I spend my life cleaning up other people's mistakes & polishing the ordinary so I'm darned if I'll do this for my hobby as well.

Kim's stuff is ALWAYS the best, so good that I never need to check it. If we had Logie Awards for the digi industry she'd get 'Queen of Extractions' (imagine the fun photos she'd post of that night).

A few people have invited me to sell at their stores but I've declined gently, the truth being that I didn't respect the quality of their products. The day that Kim B says 'Come & work for me', I'll be a very happy numb bum (girl can dream - right).

This is turning into a much longer tale than I'd planned so to cut a long story short, Kim's sad face made me even more determined to support her by having another crack at the DSO Colour Challenge. Click preview to see detail. Hope you like the results.

Download DSO Colour Challenge Kyoto Papers here.

Hugs
Sue

PS The patterned papers were bought in Japan & scanned in. Elements are for preview purposes only. They are part of the elements pack which will be here soon!

PPS Thank you for your support & help with the piracy issue. Seems it was a review site with direct downloads (very naughty) that had been disabled. I've deleted the piracy post because it makes me sad.