4.12.2010

A new kit!

FOR TODAY... april 12, 2010

outside my window... dark and raining cats and dogs!
i am thankful for... cyber friends!
I am wearing... my pj's.
noticing that... is way too hot for april.
i am currently reading... "the swan thieves" by elizabeth kostova.
on my mind... my 15 year old is already driving!
pondering these words... "one must from time to time attempt things that are beyond one's capacity" -auguste renoir-
from the kitchen... a big pot of coffee!
around the house... evidence of life and fun during the weekend - lots of things to be done but i'm ok with that.
one of my favorite things... i'm a list maker.  notepads are a must.
i'm creating... slightly better elements for my kits and being patient about the learning process.... 
a few plans for the rest of the week... get some new plants for the backyard, blog-hopping to catch up with what friends are up to & stay on spring cleaning mode... 
from my lens... another picture from my spring break vacation:

full moon at the beach

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phew! i finally finished a kit i've been working on for some time & with so many things i kept pushing it aside but i definitely feel better about it than i did with my first one. the color palette is subdued earth tones which i find can be useful for various themes and truth is i tend to shy away from bright colors a bit so these feel more "me'.

many of you have asked me if i'm planning to become a designer and all i can say now is that creating kits is a whole new layer in the creative process for me - it is still out of my comfort zone and i am taking baby steps towards acquiring more experience in order to offer more solid, reliable & quality products. for the time being, i'm happy digi-scrapping and creating a few freebies here and there for you to enjoy. your comments are always important and serve as a measure and an indicator of how i'm doing and what things are well received and which ones are not. i guess, time will tell.

let me tell you, designing new stuff is fun but it is also time-consuming & hard work. trying it has given me an immense amount of renewed respect for all of those genuinely experienced designers out there who time after time can manage to inspire us with their creativity and offer quality products. hats off to you guys!!

i can't wait to read your opinions & thoughts on this kit. remember to leave me a link to your creations so that i can see how you use it and so that i can leave you some love too!


captured [moments] kit

... 2 of my layouts with the new kit:



..and here are 2 beautiful layouts with the new kit and template #13 by my very talented and dear friend helen who's forever supportive, well-disposed & always there for me. thanks my friend - you make my life in the digi-scrapping world wonderful and inspiring!




from my gallery:


check out the gorgeous "friends" kit -  a collaboration by ninascraps designs & ashalee wall designs - coming this week at o'scraps. 



awesome kit to scrap the photos i have with my girlfriends - having these  girls in my life is the richest of blessings and i wish and hope that i hold on to & cherish these friendships forever. here's to us my friends! looking forward to another girlfriend's getaway in may 2011!




i hope you have an awesome week! 

42 comments:

  1. i love the combination of grunge and beauty in your new kit. thanks again!

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  2. beautiful and elegant kit. Thank you!

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  3. Wonderful new kit Nini ... I mean this as a compliment, it reminds me of Vinnie Pearce's design style, totally fabulous! Off to download & create. Hugs, sue.falstaff

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  4. Just a quick note to let you know that a link to this post will be placed on CraftCrave in the DigiFree category today [12 Apr 02:00pm GMT]. Thanks, Maria

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  5. Thank you for your wonderful kit, I really love that photo mask, the floral border and frame with the tape and your papers are lovely too.
    That full moon on beach photo is amazing too! Hope you had a lovely Easter :)

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  6. I like it .. a lot!!!! Thank you so much

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  7. Thank you, beautiful ;) Sammib

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  8. Thank you for the beautiful kit and for sharing your talent. I love the frames and the word art.

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  9. love this kit and downloading it now

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  10. Beautifully simple. Thanks for sharing.

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  11. Looks very elegant. Thank you so much!

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  12. Wonderful new kit Nini. Love its tenderness.
    Thanks for sharing, you are gorgeous as always!

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  13. I loved the kit- layout here: http://ozone.oscraps.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=156648&limit=recent

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  14. So many things that I don't know where to begin. OK, first... I'm so happy you're back and you had a great time for holidays! Your photos are gorgeous!!!
    Second, your new freebies are fabulous as usual! You're so talented Nini!
    And third, I used your previous template (the one you published before your departure) and I loved it! :) You can find my LO at my blog and at my Oscraps gallery of course!
    Gracias como siempre por compartir con nosotros tu talento y las bellezas que haces! Un beso!
    Soco

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  15. Love your beautiful minikit
    (and all your earlier stuff that i downloaded)
    THANK YOU!

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  16. Thank you bunches for the AWESOME kit Nini!

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  17. I just DL'd your gorgeous freebie! WOW! Thank you so much for sharing with us :D

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  18. I LOVE this kit! Thanks so much!

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  19. Your kit is awesome, so stylish! Thanks for sharing that with us!

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  20. thank you so much, your kit is so elegant.

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  21. Your kit is gorgeous! Thank you for sharing it.

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  22. What a nice and classic kit!Beautiful in everyway! I´ve made a LO and it will be posted on my blog Foto In Scena on Thursday. The kit will be on my freebies suggestion list on Wednesday.
    Hugs and thanks for sharing!
    Vania

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  23. Wow, I just discovered your blog hopping over from Oscraps.
    Your designs are beautiful and it is so generous to give us this gorgeous kit for free.
    Thank you so much and oh, you have a new follower. ;-)
    Hugs
    Corinna

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  24. Thanks for this beautiful kit!

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  25. Thank you for this beautiful kit. BTW, I used one of your templates. Here's the link.http://www.digishoptalk.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=986225&title=my-hans&cat=all

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  26. Really beautiful. Thanks so much for sharing

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  27. Thankyou so much for the kit! I LOVE it! Here is a layout I created with it.
    http://ozone.oscraps.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=156981&limit=recent

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  28. Thanks so much. This kit is gorgeous!

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  29. This is simply beautiful
    this is what I made
    http://ozone.oscraps.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=157373&cat=500&ppuser=16696

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  30. and so fab i made another!
    http://ozone.oscraps.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=157376&cat=500&ppuser=16696

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  31. I haven't used it yet but it's really a lovely kit. Thank you for your generosity, I can't wait to try my hand at mini minimilism.

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  32. Love this one too! Great work :)

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  33. Thanks so much for this freebie. Wonderful as usual...

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  34. Im downloading this kit now. thanks so much for sharing your work. I really like the style of this kit and i'm anxious to use it!

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  35. Wahouuuuuuuu it's fantastic ! Thanks !

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