I've been scrapping with "Summer Delights"

Lance was out playing in the sandbox. This is actually normal for him. This day, however, he caught my eye. Normally, he is content to get as dirty as possible. We had some rain the night before and I don't usually prevent him from his outside time regardless of the rain. He'll wash after all. I had gone out to check on him and saw him not sitting...rolling...laying...in the sandbox, simply...squatting...I stood there smiling...listening...I couldn't resist, I stepped back in the house and grabbed the camera. The words were precious, "Hey, don't put your sand on me" as he threw sand on the toy dinosaur and quickly covered him up. He unburied him again, and repeated. "Look mommy, I found a dinosaur!" His excitement was infectious.

Fonts used: Artistamp Medium and Bradley Hand

Kit used: "Summer Delights" by Stacey Sansom

My latest paper pack

I am not 100% sure that this will always stay a paper pack as I've got some ideas for elements in my head, but I am releasing the papers right now. I really need to finish something right now - something other than homework and housework.

I just have to finish zipping up the pack and upload to the store. It will be found at Dragonflaire Studios.


It has come a long way from the preview I showed earlier. It contains 4 solid papers in the 4 different colors. There is a striped pattern in the 4 different colors as well as 2 muted versions of a couple of them (for those that like their colors a bit more toned down). Then it also includes 3 additional patterned papers in 4 different colors. All together there are 22 sheets of digital paper.

I got disappointing news

I found out this week that one of the stores that I sell in will be closing their doors soon. Seaside Scraps will be closing up shop on May 22, 2008. I am sad, but I totally understand their reasons. Everything in the store will be 50% off until that date.

My concern lays in the fact that I am not 100% certain about the future of the other store either. The forums have been dead for weeks now. It appears that the economy as a whole is affecting every aspect of our lives.

Somehow, even with the sad news, I have been able to finish another paper pack. Go me! My plan tomorrow is to scrap and decide just which 3 universities I am going to pick from to pursue a BA in Visual Communications.

Sneak Peak!

I know you all are wondering what I've got up my sleeve now. I am not entirely sure as of right now. I do have a new product coming out SOON! Here is a sneak peak. . .

It has been a while

It has been a while since I have done any designing or even updated this blog. I am sorry for that. I have been truly busy with school and kids and life in general.

That being said, I just really want to scrap. I want to design some more too. There is some stuff in the works, but I've another another week of classes before I can crank out new fresh product.

However, I am offering everyone a coupon! $5 off any $10 or more purchase at Dragonflaire Studios on any of MY products! Sorry it is just on mine, I am not authorized to give that discount on anyone else's product. This offer runs from May 3rd to May 8th, 2008.



Have fun! Scrap lots! And keep your eye out for more fresh products soon.

New products

It has been a while since I have turned out new products, but the day has finally come. I have released 3 new paper packs - Array of Color - Blues, Two Shades of Purple, and Stormy Skies.



The 3 new paper packs and their corresponding paper packs already in the store are available at 25% off through January 19, 2008. Corresponding paper packs are: Array of Color, Basic Shades, and Two Shades of Green.

As we continue to ring in the New Year and say goodbye to 2007, my 2 Christmas paper packs - Holiday in Red and Holiday in Green - are still on sale for 30% off at Dragonflaire Studios.

Finished product

I couldn't just leave you all hanging on the whole CD Case calendar. I've had some interest on how to make them and I wanted to be sure to post a finished product so you could see just how useful they are. I LOVE them!

I am seriously considering making templates for them. I am not sure how fast I'll get to that, but I am seriously considering it.

I think I am making progress

I couldn't take it anymore. I finally just went and sat down at the PC simply to use Photoshop and Illustrator. Let me tell you I was suffering from serious withdraw! I was up until 2:45AM this morning as a result. BUT in all fairness. . . I did get something done while working way into the wee hours of the morning. Yay! I even got my MacBook Pro backed up to the backup drive (I think), so hopefully soon I will have Windows installed on there and can have Photoshop back again (at least until I can afford the CS3 suite).

I'll add the rest as I get them done today. I am working diligently!!! I hope to have them all done today.














Fonts used: Artistamp Medium, Berylium, and Bickham Script Pro

Things I am thinking about doing. . .

I really need to get on the ball and get some gifts done.

Things I am thinking about doing:

• Shutterfly book for my grandmother with the pictures from the family reunion in July. Nothing fancy, just slap the pictures in.


• CD Case calendars with big pictures! I want it to be quick and mass reproduce-able. So, that meas I need to get my camera out and get the kids in at least matching shirts and shoot a TON of pictures. I mean, I need 12 pictures of the 3 of them together. I think it will be fun.


• Custom calendars would be nice too. Little bit more work, but fun.


• Travel Mugs? Design the inserts.


• Checkbook Calendars. I found them for $1 at Michaels. I want to design covers for them for people.

There are things that are not scrapbook related that I want to try and accomplish. Two of the kids have asked for sweaters. *shrug* We live in Texas for crying out loud! But I do have a knitting machine so sweaters shouldn't be too difficult, right? We'll see. I also want to try and make a quilt or two.

Thanksgiving Sale!

Everything in my store at Dragonflaire Studios is on sale from NOW until November 27, 2007! Everything is 35% off! Everything Christmas is 50% off!

It is Friday once again. . .

It is Friday once again, which means it is time for my Friday 1-day Sale! So what do you think about that? Pretty exciting stuff, right? Remember it is ONE DAY! ONE PRODUCT!


This week we have "Raspberry Lemonade" on sale 50% off! "Raspberry Lemonade" is a huge paper pack. It is a delightful pack of yellow and pinks with hints of purples, reds, and browns.

You can get "Raspberry Lemonade" at Dragonflaire Studios.

I know that I said it would be on sale at both stores I sell in. It isn't. I wasn't feeling well the last couple of days and didn't get it set up with Seaside Scraps. I'll try harder next week. It will be Black Friday, so you'll just have to wait and see what I do next week. *wink*

I'm not groovin'

I am not sure if I found my groove, but it I have new product nonetheless.


"Two Shades of Green" will hit Dragonflaire Studios and Seaside Scraps in the next few days. It will be available at 25% off through November 22, 2007.

Look for it!

Trying to find my groove

There has been a lot of craziness going on here. I haven't designed in a while. I've got stuff started. I just can't get into that groove to get things finished. There is just too much going on right now.

Anyway, in attempt to find that groove, I am having a sale. One day. One product. 50% off.

Today's product is my "Array of Color" paper pack. It is a vibrant array of colorful papers - 10 colors in 6 different patterns.

You can find "Array of Color" at Dragonflaire Stuidios.

Next week the product will be on sale at both stores I sell at, so watch out for the next product to hit the huge discounts.

Digital Scrapbook Day Celebrations

For those of you who are not aware that Saturday, November 3, is Digital Scrapbook Day. . . . Now you know. To celebrate at Seaside Scraps we are having a 30% off store-wide sale.



To celebrate at Dragonflaire Studios I will be running a 30% off sale.

There has been a lot of talk about Terms of Use lately

Since there has been a lot of talk about "terms of use" lately, I can't help but think about my own. Something I wanted to do is make it available to the general public as a way to share. I like the whole "know what you're getting before you buy it" concept. I know that doesn't make any guarantees about the quality of the product, but at least you'll know up front and center what you can and cannot use my products for. That's good, right?

Anyway, I am seriously considering widening the allowable uses of my products. The changes will be retroactive to all products available of mine. You will see any changes here on my blog. Until I make said changes, you can read my TOU below:

TERMS OF USE

This product was created by Stacey Sansom. You can find information about Stacey, specials, new products, and where to purchase products at Stacey's Digital Scrapbook Creations (http://digiscrapcreations.blogspot.com). I keep the list of where to buy my products updated on my blog, so if in doubt look there.

This product is for PERSONAL USE ONLY! This means that you may use it for your personal use. You may use it for any project that is not sold. You may scrap for yourself. You may scrap for others so long as you are not paid for the end product. This includes, but is not limited to: flyers, brochures, cards, etc. You may use this product to create items for others so long as they are given as gifts in either a flattened, single layer digital file (finished product) or printed format. This may also include using this product to create handouts, flyers, invitations, brochures, etc for churches, non-profit organizations, etc. Remember, you should not be paid to create the items for these said organizations and all end products should be either printed or single layer digital file.

If you are interested in a "SCRAP FOR HIRE" use of this product, please contact me at sasansom@yahoo.com and we will discuss the terms. This includes if you want to use this product to scrap other individual's pictures and memories as a paid service. If you are paid for an end product, it is a "scrap for hire" use and you need to contact me before you sell it.

If you are interested in "COMMERCIAL" use of this product, please contact me at sasansom@yahoo.com and we will discuss the terms. This includes using items to create other items that you will then turn around and sell as your own. I generally do not allow this use, but with the right incentives I am willing to consider it. Contact me.

If you are interested in "CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION" use of this product, please contact me at sasansom@yahoo.com. This includes if you want to advertise a charity or if you would like to offer an item or service using this product in an auction or fund raising type setting.

You MAY USE this product for as many scrapbook pages as you like. Do not feel you may only use this product one time in one layout or project. Create a whole album from this product. That is the beauty of digital - repeat use.

You MAY PRINT scrapbook pages or other projects using this product as many times as you like. If you need 10 copies of a particular item for a hybrid project, go for it! If you need 10 copies of the same layout to give as gifts to 10 different people, then print, print, print.

You MAY POST scrapbook pages using this product in as many online galleries as you see fit to post them in. Please give credit where credit is due. I like seeing my products in use. I do occasionally run across layouts using my products and it brings me great joy. I even leave comments in galleries where things are posted.

You MAY SUBMIT for publication in various magazines (digital, print, or otherwise). Just be sure to give credit where credit is due. State my name (Stacey Sansom) as the designer, the item used, and the product name where the item was found. If your submission is selected for publication, please let me know I would love to hear about it/see it. Email me at sasansom@yahoo.com and let me know about it.

PLEASE GIVE CREDIT WHERE CREDIT IS DUE! This credit includes stating my name (Stacey Sansom) as the designer, the items used, and the product name where used items were found. If you use a brad from "Kit A" state: "brad found in Kit A by Stacey Sansom." I'd appreciate if you also give some indication of where you purchased said product - either a store name and/or link or a link to my blog (http://digiscrapcreations.blogspot.com) is appropriate.

You MAY NOT REDISTRIBUTE this product. This includes digitally or otherwise. You MAY NOT resell this product in full or in part. If someone wants a copy of it, tell them where they can get their own copy. You MAY NOT distribute this product in full or in part via email, email lists, online groups, file sharing services, etc.

You MAY STORE this product on more than one saving device or computer so long as you own said device. I recommend that you make regular backups of all your digital scrapbooking goodies (layouts, kits, etc). You MAY NOT, however, store this item on a friend's computer or external hard drive (or any storage device that does not belong to you). If your friend or family member does not reside in your household and wants their own copy of this product, tell them where to find this product so that they may purchase their own copy.

You MAY USE this product for blog banners, web backgrounds or elements, etc. DO NOT SELL these items as this product (or any product) is FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY! This means that you can use this product on a personal, non-commercial website, blog, etc. If you want to use them where money will exchange hands, contact me at sasansom@yahoo.com first.

Happy Scrapping!

Stacey Sansom

I'll be back at it again

I know it has been at least a couple of months since I released a new product. I just wanted to let everyone know that I will be back at it again soon. We're in the process of trying to get Photoshop on my Mac running via VMFusion. Hopefully, it will run efficiently enough that I can get something DONE. I just haven't been able to do anything with Fireworks as it takes forever. It is not efficient at all on the Intel Macs. Keep your eyes open, I'll release something soon.

Big bummer

I found out last night that another designer will be quitting. There is nothing official yet, but I am sad. It just goes to show how difficult it can be to make it in this business. If I didn't love it, I wouldn't be doing it. It certainly doesn't pay the bills. I don't think that it ever will. Anyway, I am sad for my friend. I am sorry she'll be giving it up. On another note, I am happy that she's trying her hand at something else that hopefully she'll love and enjoy even more!

Hey, maybe I should recruit her for my Creative Team!

I had to do it!

They kept bugging me for an "about me" layout for the site at Dragonflaire Studios. I don't have many pictures of myself, so that was the first part of the challenge right there. I don't like the pictures I do have. That is another issue all together. It isn't so bad now that I have lost 20# but I am not glad to post pictures everywhere. I guess it just means that I'll have to update the page once I get newer pictures. The last part was "what do I do?" I didn't know! I started over at least 10 times.

This picture was taken in April by my son, Andrew. I like the picture simply because he took it! The papers in this layout are from my "Basic Shades" paper pack. The doodles are yet to be released. The font used is Bradley Hand.

The Shaker Box has a monthly kit club

A smaller site that many of you might not be aware of is The Shaker Box. It is a very friendly environment for both digital and traditional scrappers alike (and everything in between). If you haven't been there, you should go check it out.

They have started offering a "Monthly Kit Club." I just checked out the information on it and it is exciting stuff. The description says that it is full of stuff for all types of scrapbookers - digital, hybrid, and traditional paper. Interesting! Information about the kit club is on the front page of the site.

Check out this preview:


And that's just the preview. You can find the listing for the contents of September's kit here: http://theshakerbox.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=28
This thing is loaded with paper supplies!

I'm not 100% sure how it benefits us 100% digital girls, but I'll try to get some more information.

Labor Day Sale!

Store wide LABOR DAY SALE @ Seaside Scraps. Everything 35% off - Monday, September 3rd ONLY!