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I have been busy and that’s good news for you :)

Sat, 6 Sep 2008 21:03:04 -0400

I am finally starting to feel better and with that I searched through all of my hard drives and server and started grabbing goodies that I’ve made a bit ago and never packaged or uploaded for sale.

I have finished 2 mini kits, Swirly for You (there’s a hint in the photo above) and Flora. I have also finished a kit that I am renaming so that’s all you get to know LOL! It’s a very bright and punchy kit that will be lots of fun to work with. Oh, and the coolest new alpha I’ve ever made. This has to be one of my favorites of all time! Can’t wait to show you. I will post here when I have uploaded them to my stores.

I am the “Designer Spotlight” with LPD Designs (Laura) at Gotta Pixel next month. We have been working on a fantastic fall kit which is exclusive to GP and there will be a daily download the entire month of October with pieces to the kit. You must come to the site every day to get the kit -- pretty easy. I am excited and I hope to see you there! I will post a preview of the kit and a link to it when it’s all finished :)

Peace and Scrappiness,
Randi

PHEW! migraines

Sat, 2 Aug 2008 22:31:55 -0400

I am SO sorry for not emailing, PMing or replying to ANYBODY.. I’ve been out of commission, in bed a lot and generally feeling blechy. MIGRAINES SUCK! and they SUCK the life out of you. and the meds SUCK too!

BUT... I WILL be back and I WILL be back soon and I WILL be back with LOTS of goodies.. so watch out for me :D

New in Stores - MUSIC TO MY EARS ALPHA

Sat, 10 May 2008 21:33:31 -0400

Listen up -- are you a lover of music? Take note and use Music To My Ears Alpha on your pages to show you do. This Alpha is another of my fun and quirky alpha's; perfect for a multitude of pages, including school band, your favorite song, children dancing, you dancing :) - and so much more. The edges are lightly inked to give some dimension and included is a musical note, a frame and a swirl. Dance with me?

and one for Gotta Pixel!
click the images to get the alpha ;)

DigiShopTalk - Scrapper’s Choice Awards 2008

Sat, 10 May 2008 21:25:41 -0400

I was so lucky (I mean, they picked me!) to have the opportunity to sponsor The Best Graphic (nominated) Layout Scrappers Choice Awards 2008 at DigiShopTalk -- I mean, how cool is that? It’s way cool! The nominations were amazing and fabulous and the judges narrowed them down to 3. I voted today for the winner and then the honorable mention was named as well. CONGRATULATIONS to... hahaha.. not just yet... will be revealed at DigiShopTalk :) -- and then here ;)

FREE Layered Template & FREE Mother’s Day Kit!

Thu, 1 May 2008 13:56:51 -0400

in case you cannot read the ad text.. here it is:

Crisdam Designs, that's Isabel Mendez, and Randi Oh Designs bring to you a Template Challenge in celebration of National Scrapbooking Day!

Celebrating at A Cherry on Top.com during 52 fun filled hours of cropping, classes, chatting and challenges - you'll want to mark your calendars - for Friday, May 2nd at 7p.m.

Here's the scoop:
We're giving you a free, layered PSD template, available free for download when the party starts. You create a Layout using the template with any papers you choose, add any additional elements you wish. It does not have to be one of our digital scrapbook kits, although that would be nice ;). When you've completed your Layout, you must post to the NSD thread at ACOT with a link to your page. Please upload your LO to both Crisdam Designs and Randi Oh Designs Galleries. At the end of the contest and
the end of 52 hours of happy, magical fun at A Cherry On Top, you will be given
Mom: a Mother's Day Kit as our gift to you. See ya there :)

here’s a preview of the FREE kit: MOM: a Mother’s Day Kit
15 papers, 30 elements... gorgeous colors, textures and details!

the details:

here’s a preview of the FREE layered PSD Template: Click on it and grab it ;)

and my Layout using the template and Mom: A Mother’s Day Kit:

MOM: A Mother’s Day Kit:
A first collaboration of Crisdam Designs and Randi Oh Designs! Combining talents and designs to create Mom: a mother's day digital scrapbook kit. It's a versatile mix of patterns, florals, swirls, paisleys, dots, stripes and solids which are classic and cheerful and oh so perfect for Mother's Day. The papers and elements are a perfect compliment to a wide assortment of photos and themes, it's not just for Mom! A touch of old world with a kick of now make this kit a good choice for both masculine and feminine layouts. A color scheme of kiwi and reds, bright and old world blues, corals, pinks, creams and white, will make this kit a favorite of yours to use. With superb attention to detail, the elements will last through the years and are certain to become some of your favorites. What a delightful, refreshing kit to use!

All designs are high quality, created at 300 dpi and are perfect for digital scrapbooking, hybrid and collage work.

This Collaborative kit is a National Scrapbooking Day template challenge prize at A Cherry on Top. If you didn't win it, you'll still want to own it.

Mom: a mother's day kit contains:

15 beautiful papers:
11 textured patterned papers
4 textured solid papers

30 amazing elements:
1 PostCard
1 embroidered butterfly
1 clothing label with hand sewn words
1 large glitter heart
1 rolodex card
1 stickpin with shadowed piercing
1 jeweled swirl connected with thread
1 key with tied ribbon
1 flower with stitched button center
5 hand stamped, cut and pierced paper borders
2 buttons with stitched centers
1 huge bracket (parenthesis)
1 chipboard word: Mom
1 cluster photo frame for 3 photos
1 felt flower with brad center
1 stitched felt flower
2 polka dot paper flowers with button centers
1 stitched heart
1 round journal tag
1 large paper striped bow
1 set of straight stitches
1 large ribbon wrap
1 A Mother's Love word art, in png and .abr brush format

With thanks to Atomic Cupcake.

May Prize Surprise at Gotta Pixel

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 02:12:23 -0400

Oh what fun there is going to be -- 7 challenges during the month of May with one big one at the end (don’t forget about all the other regular challenges, they rock!) -- win a May Prize Surprise bag from me or one of 6 other designers... there’s even a BIG win at the end.. visit GottaPixel and check it out for yourself.. COME ONE COME ALL!! Lots of goodies to be had :D

Peace and Scrappiness, Randi

A Template Challenge - scrap and win a free kit!

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 01:41:19 -0400

Join Crisdam Designs, Isabel Mendez and me, (ha) Randi Oh Designs at ACOT starting on Friday at 7pm -- come to the “Crop Around the Clock” NSD (National Scrapbooking Day) -- 52 hours of scrapbooking classes, both paper and digital.. YES, 52 HOURS! --

The template challenge is sure to be inspiring! Bring your favorite kit, or purchase one of mine or Isabel’s ;), download the template from my store for free and create a layout using it and post your designs in our galleries. We will send you a link to a beautiful FREE kit perfect for Mother’s Day and so much more! Here is a preview of the template ... a preview of the kit designed by me and Isabel will be available tomorrow and I will update this post! I am so excited and hope to see you there!!

this Ad was created using items from all the designers that created pieces for the new Collaboration kit: Cherry Bits Collection 1 - Revitalized, exclusive to A Cherry on Top.com... cool!

More information and the kit preview to follow ;) yeah, tomorrow. YAWN :O

Peace and Scrappiness,
Randi

I’ve been awarded and now so have you!

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:45:25 -0400

Two terrific and wonderful ladies sent me an award! I am truly honored, touched and feel oh so very special! Reading what they said about me brought tears to my eyes.. I am a sensitive gal. Thank you to Sylvia Romeo for awarding me with the Arte Y Pico Award and for your kind words. You are a doll and I am honored to know you!

and then guess what happened? I was awarded again! oooh my goodness! THE Kathryn Estry sent me an award and said the sweetest things about me that I actually shed a tear. She is a doll! An amazing designer, more importantly a dear friend, someone I trust and admire.

I want to be like both of these ladies when I grow up.. even though I am up there in the age bracket category, ehem.

So here is the award and the rules.. because now I get to choose 10 people to award.. and that is still not enough :)!

pretty, isn’t it?

For those of you receiving the Award, here are the rules:
1) You have to pick 5 blogs that you consider deserve this award for their creativity, design, interesting material, and also for contributing to the blogging community, no matter what language.
2) Each award has to have the name of the author and also a link to his or her blog to be visited by everyone.
3) Each award winner has to show the award and put the name and link to the blog that has given her or him the award itself.
4) Award-winner and the one who has given the prize have to show the link of "Arte y Pico" blog, so everyone will know the origin of this award. http://arteypico.blogspot.com/Make sure you visit the link above. There are crafts of all kinds shown; you are bound to come away inspired!
5) Show these rules.

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Well now, because I was awarded twice, I can double my pick of favorite blogs... i would if i could award the 2 that awarded me, but i don’t think that is part of the rules :) so, without further ado... and in NO particular order...

Tricia - StarWarsFans -- Such a sweetheart! Amazingly talented, incredibly kind, a true friend and I love calling her my friend! Go and check her blog and be inspired by her amazing designs. Thanks for everything, Tricia! Love you! Sorry your ‘teenage’ sisters are leaving soon and hope Dad (Grandpa) is doing well.

Karen - Makabe -- I love this girl! What a kind heart, always ready to listen and is incredibly talented and an all around wonderful spirit. Check out her blog and do prepare to be inspired, I call her the queen of clusters and negative space -- and she writes SO well, enjoy reading her blog.. thanks for everything! I hope your daughter is home soon and Sam knows he’s staying put!

Sarah Ellis -- If it was not for a PM at DigiShopTalk, I would not be designing and I would not be receiving this award. Sarah is one of the sweetest people you could ever talk to. Funny, upbeat, lively -- just like her digital kits.. come and visit my dear friend Sara’s blog and get yourself some FUN and FUNKY stuff for your pages. xoxo!

Steph - MomMiaKai -- a new member to my CT, but not new to me.. we’ve been in the same adoption forum for more than a year... I admire you, Steph! you are a strong woman with amazing morals. I am so glad to be getting to know you, big hugs and lotsa love! Go on, check out her blog and believe it when I tell you she just started scrapping.. hard to believe it, I know!

Elaine Bittencourt -- We don’t have to talk often to know we can be honest and share our thoughts. I love Elaine and I love her designs. Check out her blog and I wish you huge success with your photography and all the best to your family.. I met Elaine a couple of years ago on a Digital Scrapbook site when I was considering design and she welcomed me with open arms. Gotta love ya!

Beth - FuzzyBunny -- aaaah, my dear Beth.. my sister... the house down the street is for sale and i need sugar, sugar! my newfound friend is somebody I must have known before.... I love you Beth and am honored and inspired and enthused my your enthusiasm and vive for life!! I think I just broke the rules.. BETH get a blog, please!

Shelle Pukas - Designs by Shelle -- ya know when you meet somebody and you click? that’s us! amazingly talented, selling her designs in 3 stores (I don’t know how she does it!), and as sweet as can be.. ask her neighbor how much help she is?! I’ve actually known Shelle through designer forums for a couple of years, but we just picked up the pace and have gotten to know each other and I am so glad I can call her my friend! huggers, Shelle :) GO get ‘em and I know you’ll reach that goal! Visit her blog here.

Miriam Lima - LimaBeanDesigns.. fantabulous designs! Check her blog.. oh Miriam, we must meet, you let me know when you are in Jersey ;) I was so touched and will always remember a private message you sent to me when I was caught up in the middle of awfulness. I love you for that! Thank you!

Amy Teets - Amy Teets Designs... you probably think I am a stalker! Nah, just dig your designs and I’ve watched you for a couple of years and you are blooming! I wish you all the success you ever wished for and more than that! If you are seriously ready to be blown away with incredible artistry, check the blog!

oooh geez, only 1 more! .. that’s SO not fair ... I have MANY more!

ok... and the last award goes to (I’ve always wanted to say that!):

Amy Sumrall - Amy Sumrall Designs, hiya Amy! You are such a bright light full of life that it touches everyone around you. your designs show how much fun you are and your words speak volumes on what a sweetheart you are. I am glad to know you! Visit Amy’s blog and be ready to fall into the cutest, most adorable digital scrapbooking land -- fun!

I have to abide by the rules... and now I feel badly because I really want to add more, as much as I have been known to bend some rules, these I shall stick to.

If you are not mentioned and think you should have been, let me know or just know that I did think about you and didn’t have enough spots :o and don’t take it personally whatever you do.

Peace and Scrappiness,
Randi

Check out my Cherry Bits Collection 1- Revitalized

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 21:59:29 -0400

Put together your own collection of products from some of your favorite ACOT designers! My portion of the collection includes:
5 patterned, textured papers
5 solid textured papers
3 stitched ribbons
2 journal tags - 1 large, 1 small with tied ribbon
1 journal tag sleeve
4 photo corners
3 bling brads
1 staple
1 Quick Page

and it’s just 3 bucks! Each piece of this kit is amazing and stands on it’s own, but go ahead and make a huge kit knowing that all the colors and items work together.

Cherry Bits Collection 1 - Revitalized is exclusive to ACOT, and will be available for sale on May 2nd. It’s right around the corner! My kit contains 5 patterned papers and 5 solid papers, it’s fun and geometric and includes a quick page and 14 elements. It’s really a lot of fun.. wait til you see some of the LO’s my fabOH girls have created :D

without further ado... and yes, that is my precious boy when he first came home in the quickpage.. ah, i just love that kid!

Peace and Scrappiness,
Randi

Maybe not Running out of Time... it’s a need for more... would that be an oxymoron?

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 21:30:40 -0400

I have been so busy and every time I complete something or get a new design in the store, or contribute to the Mega Kit, or prepare and create and host a Template Challenge at ACOT (A Cherry On Top), with an amazing designer, Crisdam Designs.. check out her blog to see for yourself... oh yes, let me finish my train of thought, thanks. This weekend is National Scrapbooking Day and both Gotta Pixel and ACOT are having major stuff going on, lots of sales too.. I’m certainly grabbing some goodies. I know I will be getting some of Sylvia Romeo Designs.. this lady sure can design! If you want commercial use items, you must check her out and make a purchase because you will be thrilled! thrilled I tell you! her work is clean, so no cleaning up anything, an absolute top commercial use designer and one of the nicest ladies I have met through designing.

hmm... it seems that i am creating a sort of to do list as I type this post and as I recall what I’ve done!... ehem, create a grab bag for a surprise prize for the May event at Gotta Pixel - you really need to check out the events going on in May.. REALLY! Isabel and I are hosting a template challenge and by completing the template, posting it to our galleries you get a beautiful kit perfect for Mother’s Day. I’ll show ya a preview in my next post or 2. AND- omg, IF i have the time, I am going to join some challenges. I need to get some LO’s done, it’s not about wanting any more. I need more time! Obviously, I was speaking only of designing. I DO have a life away from DigiScrapping, although it always comes back to that. There is keeping up with the home - geesh, domesticated I am not! I really do not like to clean, but I like it clean so I clean... at least DH does the bathrooms. Good set up. And speaking of DH. He has been nothing short of my best friend. Oh so good to me. I love that man! :D and then there is my sweet, funny, gentle, all boy, happy, loveable son - my baby boy is amazing. I mean A M A Z I N G! He is 14 months old, yesterday. We are done with the teething, for now... can you see the big grin on my face? What a ride teething is! He was an early teether, coming home with 8 teeth and in the next 5 months getting the rest of the 14. OY, that sums it up. He is so much fun.. yes, FUN to be around.. I have a shirt with that saying,, could do a LO without any title work, ha ;) He’s sleeping at night and that really is a great thing. I however, am not! I’ve had a migraine for 2 weeks which is why my little blog has been neglected.. which brings me back to my original question:

HOW do YOU MANAGE your time. I’m talking to the Mommy’s out there. The one’s with little ones that require all of your time. I am trying to find pockets with which to work! Share with me, give me a daily list, help me find time. please :)

I’ve rambled. I don’t have the time to do that LOL. come to my template challenge, I’d love to see you there. and i know there are some capital I’s and some lower case i’s throughout this post, I nor i have time to fix that!

Peace and Scrappiness,
Randi

running out of time book cover by Margaret Peterson Haddix