Do you want to shed a few pounds as well? We have a new forum at the Orchard ("Trimming the Orchard" to be exact) and I (along with my dear friend Cari) are joining Weight Watchers tomorrow (NOT my first time using the points... sigh....) but I'm giving it the good ol' college try ONE MORE TIME! So I'll be posting in the new forum and I'd love to see some of you guys join me there and keep me company! I'm trying to figure out some way that I can make an incentive program for those of you... Read Full Story

So.... many many months ago (6 to be exact) I - like many of you - was trolling some freebie sites and came across a blog where I was absolutely STUNNED by the designs of someone whom I had never even heard of before... Irene Alexeeva.... I emailed Irene and told her that I'd LOVE for her to come on board at the Orchard (where we had nearly NO other designers at the time! LOL) and she explained that due to contractual obligations to her past store, she was unable to sell anywhere for the next... Read Full Story

Ethan, my darling 8 year old son, and I just discovered the SINGLE COOLEST BOOK (and book idea) that I think I've EVER seen... and my "I don't LIKE to read" and "Reading is BORING" son is hooked!!! If you have an 8-14 year old (or close enough) OR love puzzles, games and Harry Potter (I think I loved those darn books WAY more than my kids did) then check out my new blog (yes... I said my new blog... sigh) that Ethan and I have started to blog our experience with this new book series (and to... Read Full Story

Sorry ladies... life's been a bit rough here lately so I've got NO freebie today... SIGH... maybe this weekend??? But I did want to share my new stuff with you! I had SUCH a good time making this new kit with the FABULOUS Amanda Heinmann (at TheDigiChick) and I can't wait to see what you all think about it! (all the images are clickable by the way!) I also have some new Commercial Use items out this week! Some "grungy" crease brushes and some new vintage paper styles (requested by one... Read Full Story

You know what day it is!! HUMP DAY! And Bethany, of ElegantWordArt (along with Ziggle Designs this week!!) has made you a little FreeBee to get you over that "hump"! LOL Click on the image to download!! And don't forget to post your layouts in the WordArt Wedneday Gallery so that we can leave you some love!! Enjoy ladies!! Read Full Story

Welcome to my very own Challenge, the newest one at the Orchard! When I was a digital customer, there is NOTHING I liked more than a good challenge (except maybe a challenge with a FREE'BEE' attached...LOL) And I was always curious about how on earth the designers "came up with" their ideas! Well, as I began designing I figured out pretty quickly that nearly EVERYTHING inspired me! LOL A favorite photo, A cute baby outfit in a store window, an ad for a store, a decorating magazine... you... Read Full Story

New products (and a Freebie) from me!! So... first things first... LOL! I wanted to show off my THREE... yes THREE new products this week! Woo hoo! First I have some cool new Commercial/Personal use WOVEN OVERLAYS! (click on the images for more info!) Some new Commercial/Personal Use set of silk flowers (easy to re-color!) And a new kit!! And last, but never never least... A FREEBIE ADD ON TO MY NEW KIT....Autumn Whisper! Click on the image to download! I love the paper in this... Read Full Story

So I just had to share it too! I love MiYon's Alphas and this one is SPECTACULAR!! If you like her alpha, check out HER STORE! Click on the Image to go to MiYon's blog and download her alpha! Enjoy! Read Full Story

Cool news! Our little store, ScrapOrchard.com has reached the 9,000 member mark! 9,000 people just like you have registered at the store in order to shop, download freebees, take part in challenges and be part of our scrapping community! Thank you to all of you who have made Scrap Orchard THE up-and-coming store in the digital community!! :) Also, we need to welcome the newest Orchard Girl, Rachel Freer of Cuppycake Digital Designs! Rachel took part in our "So You Think You Can Design... Read Full Story

Yuck yuck yuck... I can't stand the flu! My head is stuffy, my throat is killing me, the coughing is keeping me awake all night, and all I want to do is take some good medicine and curl back up into bed - which is EXACTLY where I'm headed right after I show you some of the new stuff in the Orchard...LOL! It's Fresh Fruit Friday and there is some GREAT stuff in the Orchard for you all, this is just a "taste" of it! I have some new overlays! Kami and Becky did a collab that is darling... Read Full Story