A Freebie and what I have been up to....

How are you all this lovely day/evening?
I guess you figured that I have been busy, so much happening in my personal life and digi world that I have not found the time to do any freebies... Good news is I have still been growing my cu stash so when I pull my finger out and get going, you should be in for a treat... lol
So yes there is a freebie today...
Some time back I stumbled upon some really lovely word art, purchased and the designer contacted me to thank me, well several did lol.. But Karen actually returned my email, and we have been emailing ever since...
Karen is yet another wonderful lady I have been fortunate enough to be able to get to know and become friends with...
So anyway She used to sell under "My own Fonts by Karen" she wanted to expand her creativity..
So she left the store and gave herself a whole new makeover and now designs by "Snickerdoodle Designs by Karen"  
So pop on over to her blog and say hi, sign up to her newsletter and you will receive this scrumptious alpha set for free..

Anyway  she gave me the honor of working with her first kit, I have to say I feel pretty special :)
And this is where your freebie is coming from.  
Here is the kit... clicking on the picture will take you to her store to buy....

And here is what I have gotten so far from it, cos I still havnt played with the cookies and all the other fantastic elements that make part of this kit.... 

See that really cool alpha comes with the kit :)

The word art at the top is also Karens , I did tell you she did some amazing word arts, hehe I have most of them :)  Ties that Bind by Snickerdoodle Designs by Karen
She is so talented, word arts, kits , fonts, overlays ect..  I am eagerly awaiting her next kit :)
So a few more things came from me talking to her, she introduced me to another designer... 
Whose things I really love as well... Just So Scrappy 
So anyway this weekend was their debut at  Scrap Professor
So anyway karen linked me up and off I wandered to have a look, she said they were going to be running a few challenges... I love challenges rofl.. You all know that by most of my layouts... 
So I jumped right on in, the site has been really quite for very good reasons, but they are going to get it rocking again now... 
What I like, designers there I havnt seen in nearly every store I have been to, yes fresh and original and I liked... I also had a good look around and liked the things I saw there as well.. 
So anyway one of the challenges is called the Creative Jump Start.. 
I hadnt done one before, you get colors and lots of choices to decide what you would like to do for your entry... So because I tend to respect sites and their designers, next step was to work out what I wanted to do, and then go track down kits there that matched the colors and contained what I was looking for.. Well I guess I got abit carried away lol but I love the end result... 
What do you think ?

What I used to make this page...

Designer Debut Collab by Scap Professor Designers
Be Happy by Tallula Moon
Winter Frost Kit by Just So Scrappy
Text Paths All Around by Snickerdoodle Designs by Karen

All Worn out Overlays by Tallula Moon Designs

I scored doubly, lol I have added several things to my stash that I will use again and again ,

and because the  things I had to have come to $10 I got this gorgeous kit for free...

Its got so so much in it and its all top quality, I will be using everything in this..

I tend to not buy collabs, cos often there is only a couple of things that are any good and the rest well,

I wouldnt buy if it was being sold seperately... But this kit worth every cent...

But it gets even better because I played the challenges it gave me a chance to win the comp...

So I won the Grand Prize.. Check this out wooooo hoooooo

Am I spoilt or what... Wowie, I cant wait till the postman delivers this, its going to be like christmas... Thank you ladies so much :)
So ladies I would consider going on over and checking out the sight and signing up, and jumping in for the next lot of challenges.. 
I will post something on here as soon as they start them up.. 
So thats it for this post, I am actually really tired so not all that chatty tonight. lucky for you... 
So here is a peek at the freebie... 

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