I have a surprise for all my Friends!

This will be a new post I'll do regularly. It'll showcase projects in various stages of completion and new designs ready to go out into my Etsy shops and Brown Gingham Creations website. I have a few things started..yes, all at the same time.....I do that to complicate things for myself..tehehe. I'm not going to showcase those right now because I have a Valentine Surprise for all my Bloglandia Friends. But, more about this later, and bear with me, you will definitely want to read more.


For a few weeks I have been playing with a new digital scrapbooking program I was awarded over at Daniella Hayes....Layers of Creativity. I posted about that HERE  Before some of you start LOLing because you know how digitally impaired I am, the My Memories Suite V3 is an absolutely wonderful point and click program. Now. you may be saying, 'Melody, you don't do scrapbooking?' Well, you're right, but I am always on the lookout for some great desk top publishing venues to make my blog and selling website a little unique and MMv3 is perfect. The banner above with the quilt and sewing embellishment was created by Me 8o) I can even add music or my own voice to this banner...uh....as soon as I learn how to do it...okay I haven't mastered the whole program, but wait......
I have also created a BGC tag that will be printed and attatched to all my creations.....

an 8 1/2x11 Stationary/Letterhead..........that can be e-mailed straight from program or print and mail.

There are a myriad of business apps for this program. If doing craft shows...signage. Need business cards?

Create your own design and take to the printer! Do you do seminars online or at locations...flyers to put in storefront windows, e-mails, or community bulletin boards. See! The options are limitless.

Oh, and it seems I have found I enjoy digi scrapbooking!

Print, add a little stitching, cut out, embellish with a little lace and sworovski, and you've got  an ATC..or..
Take a vintage pic, add background and some text..................................

print on computer fabric sheets and voila'...an embroidery 6x6 square to stitch up and apply to a pillow!!!

Can you tell I am LOVING this program. 

Recently, I was contacted by Liz of MMS and asked if I would like to try v3. I did and now comes the Valentine surprise for my blog friends.......dutdutdutdah..... 

She has allowed me to offer a free software download of My Memories Suite v3 to a lucky winner! I am sooooo excited to be able to give someone such a fun giveaway and this is going to be so simple you won't believe it. All there is to do to enter my giveaway between Sat. Jan. 28 to Feb.4th is click on this link  www.mymemories.com  look around, go to the Digital Scrapbooking Kits and pick out your favorite kit, come back and leave me a comment mentioning it. That is it. Told ya it'd be simple. Winner will be announced Sun. Feb. 5th.
I can't wait to hear back from you all...Oh, and tell your friends...the more the valentiney!
My giveaway debutes  on Pink Saturday with Beverly and continues all week at all the blog parties listed Here I visit. Come with me  there is always something fun.