Owl Tree Studio goes Live today!

Check it out! August Product Reveal

Our designers have put together an incredible lineup of digital goodies for Owl Tree Studio members and we’re thrilled to share them with you. Checkout the previews below, then become a member to download the products!

Full Digital Kits

Designer Bonuses

Creative Team Quick Pages

New Release from Filledesiles Designs at DMS!

I have another great new release today from Filledesiles Designs! This is now my 4th or 5th kit to work with her on, and I must say, they get better every time! Take a look at this preview:

Gorgeous as usual! So make sure you stop by DMS today and pick it up!

Here are a couple of layouts I did with this kit:

My litte Courtney having a tea party

See how different it can look? Same kit but totally different layouts! So stop by today and pick it up! If you use this kit and post a comment here with your link by August 7th at 12:00, I will have a little surprise for you too! So let me see what you got!

 Til next time!

New Release at Scrap Orchard

I am really excited to announce that I have been invited to join the creative team of Tracie Stroud at Scrap Orchard. This is such an honor as she has been one of my favorite designers for as long as I have been scrapping! If you have never visited Scrap Orchard, do not hesitate..check them out today! They have a fantastic team of designers, and I have really grown to love the people that visit there as well! I have felt at "home" at Scrap Orchard since the very first day that I posted my first picture! It truly is a fantastic place to belong!

Tracie has released her brand new kit this week at SO called Calliope and let me tell you that this kit is gorgeous! It is filled with tons of original doodled goodness, whimsy and just the perfect touches of girly! From tiny girls to big girls, there is something for everyone in this kit!

Here is the preview:

 Isn't that beautiful???

and here is my first layout as a member Tracie's creative team!

AND..in case you haven't heard, Scrap Orchard is hosting a fantastic contest right now with some great prizes! I have been competing myself, and am working hard to win the iPad! Here are a few of the layouts I have submitted these last two weeks...

This was made from Tracie's "July Grab Bag" on sale for a limited time for $4..this is a FANTASTIC deal!

This is from the Iron Scrapper Collab kit called Perfect Pair

This is from week one of the iron scrapper. I used the collab kit "Apple of my Eye"

and I love this one created using a gorgeous kit over a Sweet Shoppe designs called " I Love This Boy" by Tracie Reed..hard to believe that cute little boy is now joining the Navy and leaving for boot camp in November...

Well, that is it for now.

Till Next Time...

Day 3 of Meet the Designers at Owl Tree Studio! Welcome…Girl-Boy-Girl Designs’ Jenn Balding!

When it comes to providing amazing customer service to her clients, Jenn Balding sets the bar pretty high for other designers. In addition to running a digi store at Funky Playground Designs that is growing in inventory weekly, Jenn keep a digi-blog where she has been known to give away freebies that correspond with her shop products (and we’re not talking chintzy freebies, either, folks).

We’re super thrilled to have her join us at Owl Tree Studio, where she’s bringing that same level of customer interaction to our club members, in addition to her fabulously talented designs.
Here is a little about Jenn in her own words:
Describe yourself in five sentences or less:
Incredibly “anal” and somewhat of a perfectionist.  I love crafting of all sorts…my faves are scrapbooking and crocheting. Very happily married to my high school sweet-heart for 16 years with 3 wonderful children.
Tell us one random fact about yourself:
I’m short…5 foot on a good day!
Name your favorite color combination:
I love lime green and black.
What is your favorite quote?
All things in moderation.  Don’t know where that one came from, but I think it’s a pretty good principle to use in most areas of life.
Tell our readers about your super power:
Smell power.  I smell everything!  I often walk around totally disgusted by some smell that no one else (but my mom and sister) can smell.
If you could be any fantasy character, what would you be and why?
Sheesh…what fantasy character would I be?  Maybe Darth Vader…does that count?  Darth Vader ended up a good guy in the end!
Not being a Star Wars fan (I’ve never seen the final installment), I can’t confirm whether or not Darth Vader turned out to be a good guy, but I can confirm that Jenn brings an outstanding amount of talent to Owl Tree Studio. Click the previews below to get a larger image of her product line up for August’s club members.

It is almost here..If you haven't signed up for our newsletter and received your new "free" Beach kit, stop by today and add your name to the list....

We’re having a GIVE AWAY at Owl Tree Studio!

We are T-4 days away from launch date and our excitement is growing every day. The design team has put together an incredible August lineup (while you check it out on Facebook, go ahead and like us so you stay up to date on our all things OTS and important) and our creative team has put together some incredible quick pages, blog posts, scrap challenges and page templates for you to enjoy.

Many of you have been faithfully following our growth for weeks now and as we get closer to opening day, the Owl Tree Studio crew wants to give you an opportunity to try us out for FREE.

That’s right…F-R-E-E!

On Sunday, August 1st, 2010 Owl Tree Studio plus each of our three resident designers will be giving away free memberships to Owl Tree Studio. You can enter to win as many times as you want between now and July 31st, 2010 at 10am (EST). Everyone’s contest rules are different, so you’ll have to visit each designers’ blog to find out exactly what you have to do to enter their portion of the giveaway.

Enter to win a free membership from the official Owl Tree Studio blog by:

Following us on Facebook – 1 Facebook follower will win a free 1 month membership

Follow us on Twitter and ReTweet:

“Follow @OwlTreeStudio & RT this for a chance to win a free month of great digital scrapbooking goodies http://bit.ly/aib6cA #digiscrap”

- 1 Twitter follower will win a free 1 month membership

Join our mailing list (and get a free beach themed digi kit) – 2 mailing list subscribers will each win a free 3 month membership

Leave us a message below and (who knows?) we may give away an extra month to someone who comments on this post. Sometimes, the studio owls get a little over excited.

Follow us on Facebook and Twitter AND join our mailing list for the biggest chance of winning, then visit our designers’ blogs to pick up more chances to win through the designer contests!

[Fine print: Winners will be selected using Random.org. You can only win one time. If you win, you will have to sign up as a paying member to continue accessing the OTS members’ area AFTER your free membership period ends].

Day 2 of Meet the Designers at Owl Tree Studio! Welcome…Torta Gialla’s Linda Tieu!

Many of us have probably dreamed about packing up and moving to a new country for an adventure. Linda Tieu turned that fantasy into a reality, moving from California to Italy to pursue a life of creative passion. Aside from working as a resident designer at Owl Tree Studio, Linda runs an Etsy shop where she sells handmade journals, a ShopHandMade store where she sells adorable digital stamps and two blogs, Tortagialla and Back To Paper. We’re thrilled that she’s decided to share her creativity with our club members on a monthly basis!

Here is a little about Linda in her own words:

Describe yourself in five sentences or less:

I’m originally a valley girl from California who moved all the way to Tuscany, Italy to get married and chase my dreams! Now I’m happily living la bella vita as an artist designer. I work in graphic design, web design, illustration as well as bookmaking…but I’m always learning new things, letting my creative muse run free. I’m all about enjoying life and making the most of it!

Share one random fact about yourself:

I adore turtles – since childhood – who says the tortoise is too slow? Maybe you’re just moving too fast to see the beauty all around you!

Name your favorite color combination:

Greens and blues like the ocean

What is your favorite quote?

“Genius is one percent inspiration, ninety-nine percent perspiration.”
-Thomas Edison

Tell our readers about your super power:

A happy dance that makes everyone break out in laughter – or maybe the power only works on my husband?!

If you could be any fantasy character, what would you be and why?

I would be a shapeshifter – talk about cool – be whatever you like whenever you like!

Linda’s positive outlook on life is matched by her creative designs! Click on the photos below to view larger images of her August OTS product lineup.

Owl Tree Studio Introduces….Wild Blueberry Ink’s Shirley Woodard!

Owl Tree Studio is incredibly excited to include Shirley Woodard Polk of Wild Blueberry Ink to our in-house designer lineup. Shirley is an incredible designer who runs an Etsy shop where she sells digital collage sheets to jewelry crafters and maintains a digi shop at Little Dreamer Designs.

Here is a little about Shirley in her own words:
Describe yourself in five sentences or less:
I love chocolate milk. I don’t do mornings. I think I am funny.  I love having a 2 year old because it gives me a legitimate excuse to watch cartoons. I wish I could adopt every single stray animal and bring them to live with me.
Share one random fact about yourself:
I love grilled cheese and pickle sandwiches
Name your favorite color combination:
Sage Green and Brown
What is your favorite quote?
I actually have two.

Watch your thoughts, for they become words.
Watch your words, for they become actions.
Watch your actions, for they become habits.
Watch your habits, for they become character.
Watch your character, for it becomes your destiny
-Unknown

Everyone has a plan ’til they get punched in the face
~ Mike Tyson

Everyone has a super power. What’s your’s?:

I am a Stay At Home mom who manages to take care of a 2 year old, 2 dogs, 2 cats, 1 house, a husband, a husband’s personal training and public speaking business while volunteering with the SPCA and running an Etsy Shop, a freelance graphic design company and designing digital scrapbooking products.

My kryptonite is sleep.
If you could be any fantasy character, what would you be and why?

I am 100% Team Edward, so I guess that means I would I have to be a vampire so we could be together?

However I really do think the werewolves are adorable – could I be a werewolf vampire?
Just listening to everything Shirley does in a day leaves me exhausted! Somehow, in her really busy schedule, she’s finding time to create fabulous kits for our club members! Click on the photos below to see a larger image of her OTS product lineup for August.