Out and About in the Digiworld - Goodbyes, Hellos and a Happy Birthday

Andrea Burns is retiring. We will miss you Andrea. Everything in her store is 60% off through the end of January (discount will be applied at checkout).

Christy Sturm is closing Butternug Squash and everything is 75% off through January. You can pick page sets, elements, commercial use items at a steal. Two page templates created to emphasize photos and journaling, like the one show below are just $.38 each or $1.31 for a set of 4.



ScrapbookBytes is turning 6 and will be celebrating with chats and events all day tomorrow (1/25). You can read more about it their forums here. They are also welcoming two new designers, Shawnery Mathis and Armina Designs. I'm enchanted by Shawnery's Autumn Wash Papers. These would be perfect for scrapping little artists.



Check out the Little Dream Designs blog for a wonderful post on creative ways to use storyboards. You'll find a tutorial, beautiful layout inspiration and a freebie jumpstart your own page.



Where do you go when you are looking for something specific in digiscrapland? If you've checked your favorite shops and still haven't quite found what you are looking for, there are several sites that allow designers from all over the web to post their product previews. The newest such site is DigiScrapFinder sponsored by the folks at ACDSee. Other such sites include Digital Scrapbook Previews, and the DST Product Gallery.

I was looking through the DST gallery for inspiration and fell in love with the composition and striking colors in JanaO's page, Croatia 2008. Reading her credits I see she did this for the template challenge at Pixel Canvas. Check out the challenge post for loads of gorgeous inspiration (and pick up the template free).