Simply Shayla

Art of Digital Design 2 Blog Hop!!

Shayla — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 10:51:21 +0000

I’m so excited to be able to participate in the Art of Digital Design 2 Spring Blog Hop! I’m super thrilled to share this spring-themed mini-kit with you for FREE! Of course, it coordinates with all the lovely ladies participating in this blog hop, so you’ll have a full and beautiful kit when you’re done downloading. You can download my kit by clicking on the preview image below:

Your previous stop should have been at my friend, Stock Hop Studio’s site. Wasn’t her contribution so beautiful?

The next stop on the list is a pretty paper pack at Three Owls in A Nest, I’m sure you’ll love it.

If you get lost anywhere along the way, you can go back to the beginning to http://ajanise.blogspot.com and get back to hopping! Have fun!

If you like my little mini-kit above, I’m selling a coordinating full kit at Polka Dot Plum where I sell my designs exclusively. It’s a very warm and welcoming community over there and we’d love to see you in our galleries and forum. Links to the coordinating kits can be found by clicking on the previews. Thanks for visiting my site! Stay awhile and have a look around.

Just interested in buying the paper pack or element pack alone? Click on either image to be taken to the store:

Once again, here is a list of blog hoppers in case you get lost along the way:

http://ajanise.blogspot.com

http://www.bytheshoredesigns.com

http://crumpledpaperdesigns.blogspot.com

http://cloudychais.blogspot.com

http://confessionsofahomeschooler.com

http://scrappingdownalane.blogspot.com

http://elaineanjos.typepad.com

http://foosamoon.blogspot.com

http://jeaniesdesigns.blogspot.com

http://www.lanakoopman.com/blog

http://nadidesigns.blogspot.com

http://rosanissenbaum.blogspot.com

http://www.stockhopstudio.com

YOU ARE HERE

http://www.threeowlsinanest.com

http://hundoghand.blogspot.com

http://www.passport2creativity.com

Sweet Valentine

Shayla — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:03:52 +0000

Finally, here is Sweet Valentine. A kit for all your valentine layouts or craft projects. I think this is my new favorite kit of mine. The colors are delicious and the little heart banners are adorable. You can buy the whole kit for $5.00 by clicking on the preview below:

I also created a fun little collection of journaling cards that easily fit into Project Life, P365 or P52 or even Project12 layouts. Print them out and add your journaling or add them to your digital layouts, as is. They’re on sale for only $2.00. Click on the image to link to the store.

If desired, you can also purchase the paper set or element set separately for $2.99 each.

Have a Happy Valentines Day!!

February Plum Pickins’

Shayla — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:52:56 +0000

And since it’s actually February today, I get to show you the super sweet Valentine products I designed for this month. These photo card templates can be easily customized in Photoshop with your own photos and words. They’re a part of the February Plum Pickins’ and are only $2 this month. I made some of the ticket cards for my oldest daughter. I just added her picture, her name and printed them out on 4×6″ photo paper. Once printed, I just used a paper cutter to slice the photo in half. Two valentines for the price of one! Here’s a preview of all the cards included:

Here are some previews of the cards in use:

January’s Plum Pickins’

Shayla — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:37:59 +0000

Each month at Polka Dot Plum we’re given a color swatch and told to create whatever we want to contribute to a store collaboration. These are usually priced at $2 or $3 and can be mixed and matched as they all include the same colors. January is over, but you can still access the kits by clicking on January’s Plum Pickins’ link at the store. Here’s a preview of my contribution kit:

You can buy this kit for only $3! Just click on the image preview to go to my store. Here are a few more previews of the papers and elements up close:

January – even though it’s February!

Shayla — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:30:02 +0000

I never did get a chance to showcase my January releases here. Where did January go? I’m not very good at the “social networking” that goes along with selling your products. Sometimes I think I would enjoy just giving my designs away for free. So much less commitment, so much more audience. For now, the store requires me to set a schedule and keep designing, which is good for me. I don’t think I would maintain designing as much if I didn’t have something specific to have it done for. I’m not that motivated. So, this gives me motivation and time to build my skills for whatever may come.

So, on to January’s releases. Both of my releases for January were for collaborations, either for Polka Dot Plum or for The Digiscrap Addicts monthly promotional newsletter called The Fix. They highlight a few different stores or designers in their newsletter and then sell a huge collaboration kit with portions contributed by all the designers shown. It’s a great deal if you’re looking to “test” out a few “new-to-you” designers in a great big package, all for $5.00. Anyway, here is a preview of my portion:

And here are the papers:

And here are the Elements:

Cute, huh? I love those little snowmen. I’m loving Illustrator and learning to draw all my own artwork. I actually feel like a real artist! To buy this kit and all the other kits included, click on the preview below. It’s available until February 15th.

New Releases November 16th

Shayla — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 22:27:00 +0000

I’m so excited to announce the release of my first set of Blog Wear for Blogger. I’ve always loved designing pretty blogs and have wanted to share that love in a way that would be easy for anyone to do. I spent hours on this 30+ page tutorial walking you through EVERY step of the process to install your own pretty blog with my pretty graphics. Yay! And it’s so cheap at only $4.50. Wanna see a preview? Of course you do! Clicking on it will take you to my shop, where you can look at previews of blogs I’ve made with it, as well as, see a description of everything it includes.

Now that I’ve got the tutorial down, I can’t wait to start adding some more fun blog designs to suit every taste and style. How about I add some more previews, just for fun?

These are just SOME of the combinations you can make with all the elements I include in this kit. Go grab it, then send me a link to your blog when you’re done. I’d love to see it!

Happy Creating!
Shayla

Happy Digital Scrapbooking Day!

Shayla — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 18:30:15 +0000

This is the big weekend for digital scrapbooking stores all over the internet. I figured, it may be my first weekend as a designer at a store, but I didn’t want to get left out! So, I’m offering 40% off all my designs for the weekend, the 4th through the 6th. This brings the prices down super low! Don’t miss out. Hope to see you out in digi-land this weekend. I know I’ll be perusing the sales with the best of them.

Grand Opening!!

Shayla — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 14:38:07 +0000

I opened my shop today at Polka Dot Plum. I’ll be designing digital scrapbook items, such as paper, elements, templates, printable projects, etc. I am really excited to have this opportunity. It gives me just enough push to continue designing (which brings me so much joy!), but not so much that I become overwhelmed and burnt out. Well, at least I hope it stays that way!

Would you like to see my store? Just click on my logo below:

I also have some products in this month’s Plum Pickins’, a collaborative monthly kit that we all can contribute to. The kits I made are perfect for Thanksgiving layouts or projects. I love the warm colors of red, brown and orange. Here’s a preview:

I’d love for you to stop by and check out what I have for sale. I’ll be having a grand opening/Digital Scrapbooking Day sale this coming weekend when I add a few new things to the store, so come check it out!

New Website!

Shayla — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 23:10:05 +0000

I’ve been making some changes around here, cleaning house and upgrading my template to prepare for my opening debut as a digital designer at a shop this month! Can’t wait to get started in this new venture. Join me?