September is a month of birthdays around here! Not only was yesterday mine and my husband’s birthday… but 3 years ago today I took the designing leap and opened the doors to my very own store www.designbydani.com. We had a huge grand opening chat and I distinctly remember us crashing the small server we thought would be plenty of bandwidth in a mere 10 minutes! LOL! Thanks to my technical support… aka my computer geek husband… we got everything back up and running and since then… WOW what a crazy ride it has been! 2 Server upgrades, a site redesign and many many new releases afterward we are still up and running and I am still living my dream of being able to stay at home and still do the design work I love, and I couldn’t do it without the amazing support of the digi-community! Since joining the team at Sweet Shoppe I have truly found my digi home! I am so proud to be part of the amazing team here!
Last month I released “Birthday Cake: A Second Helping.” It is a complete overhaul of the very first kit I had up in my store for the grand opening. I loved the pairing of chocolate, cream and pastels that worked great for boys and girls then, and I love it even more now in the updated kit! I have seen AMAZING layouts gracing the galleries with this kit, and I wanted to share some Dani’s Girls inspiration with you!
Click the Images to See the Full Size Layouts. I couldn’t post them all, but for more inspiration check out the Dani’s Girls gallery here.
Now I can’t leave without showing you my latest release, “Rag Tag Cowboy!” This kit was so much fun to make and I just love all the rootin’ tootin’ layouts I have been seeing with it lately! Here is the preview and some rockin’ inspiration from some of the Dani’s Girls!
I had to play a little bit with this kit and some sweet pictures my cousin took of her little cowboy!
And here is some Dani’s Girls inspiration (click to see full size):
And just for you I have a little free gift that coordinates perfectly with the Rag Tag Cowboy Layout kit! Click the preview to Download and Enjoy!
Ok- just a couple more things and then I will leave you to enjoy your Wednesday! First, a special early sneak peek of the New Release that is still a work in progress for this coming weekend!
And lastly but certainly not least! Be sure to leave a comment because tomorrow 3 lucky random comments on this post will win a $10. gift card to DesignbyDani! Be sure you are logged in when you comment so I know where to contact you!
It’s the month of birthdays here, too! My 3 daughters and I from 16th Sept – 25th Oct!
I have always loved your work, and can’t believe it’s been 3 years! Time flies!
Congrats on your digi anniversary! 🙂 Thanks for the fun papers. I’m totally loving that cowboy kit! Awesome sneak peek! Can’t wait for Saturday morning!
Happy Birthday to “designsbydani”, to you and to your husband! I love the re-worked “Birthday Cake” kit! Thanks a bunch for the paper pack…………….I just love digi scrapping, whenever someone has a birthday, we are the ones who get the gift, too cool! 🙂
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mari said...
on September 24th, 2008 at 9:33 pm
Happy Birthday!!Thanks for the gorgeous papers.Can’t wait until Saturday to get the new Halloween kit,it looks so cute 🙂
coila said...
on September 24th, 2008 at 9:37 pm
Happy late birthday! My husband and my birthdays are one day apart too! Thank you for the adorable papers!
Rona said...
on September 24th, 2008 at 9:44 pm
Congratulations on the 3 years, Dani!!!
Suzann said...
on September 24th, 2008 at 10:02 pm
Congratulations Dani! I LOVE your designs! Thanks for the freebie!
Jennifer (littlekiwi) said...
on September 24th, 2008 at 10:37 pm
Congrats on 3 years Dani!
Jacinda said...
on September 25th, 2008 at 12:56 am
September is the month for birthdays in my family too. We have 3 on the same day! Congratulations for living the dream. 🙂
Donna said...
on September 25th, 2008 at 2:15 am
It’s the month of birthdays here, too! My 3 daughters and I from 16th Sept – 25th Oct!
I have always loved your work, and can’t believe it’s been 3 years! Time flies!
AllieP said...
on September 25th, 2008 at 2:20 am
Congrats on your digi anniversary! 🙂 Thanks for the fun papers. I’m totally loving that cowboy kit! Awesome sneak peek! Can’t wait for Saturday morning!
LauraBean said...
on September 25th, 2008 at 4:13 am
Congratulations, Dani! Love your stuff.
Mary said...
on September 25th, 2008 at 4:21 am
I love the faded gingham look. Thanks for sharing!
Karen (makabe) said...
on September 25th, 2008 at 4:21 am
HAPPY HAPPY Birthday!! Thanks for the adorable papers!
jessica31876 said...
on September 25th, 2008 at 5:31 am
Love that ragtag cowboy kit. I just wish I had more pictures that would fit it. I might just have to get it anyhow!!
stayawake said...
on September 25th, 2008 at 5:33 am
Congrats on three years!!! WOW! Your designs just get better each time. I hope you still LOVE what you do! (because I do!! *LOL*)
Gee Gee said...
on September 25th, 2008 at 6:05 am
Love your kits and can’t wait to see the newest!
Rachal Perry said...
on September 25th, 2008 at 6:08 am
Wow, thanks Dani, Love the Rag Tag Cowboy kit and the freebies are just wonderful. Happy Birthday for all of September….
Elizabeth (mummytothree) said...
on September 25th, 2008 at 6:21 am
Congrats on 3 years!!! I remember your birthday box from last year….that’s what introduced me to you and a few other SSD designers!!!!
Cath said...
on September 25th, 2008 at 6:43 am
Congrats on 3years! Just love your design! Thank you very much for the wonderful freebie papers!
Christina G said...
on September 25th, 2008 at 7:01 am
Thanks for the papers!! Can’t wait to see what’s coming out Saturday!
Shannon Hager said...
on September 25th, 2008 at 7:30 am
Happy Birthday!! Thanks for the freebie and chance to win!
maryse said...
on September 25th, 2008 at 7:32 am
love your papers!!
Thank you so much for sharing :))
Christine Meier said...
on September 25th, 2008 at 8:18 am
WOW..congrats on the 3 years Dani….You just keep gettin better and better girl!!!!
~Julie~ said...
on September 25th, 2008 at 8:32 am
Congrats on the 3 years Dani!! Your stuff rocks!! Thank you for the freebie!
Sheana said...
on September 25th, 2008 at 8:38 am
Congrats on 3 years Dani!!
nun69 said...
on September 25th, 2008 at 9:17 am
congrats and 3 years and can’t wait to see the new kit!
fluffypuppies said...
on September 25th, 2008 at 10:16 am
Looks like a really cute halloween kit!!
Katie Pike said...
on September 25th, 2008 at 10:49 am
The birthday one is awesome!
Brooke W said...
on September 25th, 2008 at 11:46 am
Congrats Dani on the anniversary! It’s great you’re able to live your dream 🙂
Jenny (LilCameronsMommy) said...
on September 25th, 2008 at 12:00 pm
Woo Hoo! Congrats Dani on your digi-versary!! And thanks for the freebie and sneak peek!!
Chris in RI said...
on September 25th, 2008 at 12:59 pm
Happy Birthday! Thank you very much for sharing your gingham papers, I especially love these.
Danielle said...
on September 25th, 2008 at 1:24 pm
I fondly remember your grand opening! Congrats Dani on 3 years! And I love the new kit it looks awesome!
scrapulette said...
on September 25th, 2008 at 2:32 pm
Very cute papers, thank you !
Tracey said...
on September 25th, 2008 at 4:25 pm
Thanks so much for the add-on! Love it!
Karen said...
on September 25th, 2008 at 5:41 pm
Thanks so much! Love the colors. I appreciate your sharing your talents with us all
Muddy Paws said...
on September 25th, 2008 at 7:33 pm
Holy smokes! LOVE them cowboys!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Stetson’s off to YOU from the wild west!
tracy said...
on September 25th, 2008 at 8:39 pm
Thank you for the freebie. 🙂
PhyLLis said...
on September 25th, 2008 at 9:54 pm
I love gingham and I love grunge, so these papers are especially fantastic – thank you!
Jaye said...
on September 25th, 2008 at 11:03 pm
Thank you very much !!
😀
akizo said...
on September 26th, 2008 at 5:17 am
Congratulations Dani!!
Thank you so much for lovely papers.
This is my layout.
Marilyn C. said...
on September 26th, 2008 at 5:52 am
Happy Birthday to “designsbydani”, to you and to your husband! I love the re-worked “Birthday Cake” kit! Thanks a bunch for the paper pack…………….I just love digi scrapping, whenever someone has a birthday, we are the ones who get the gift, too cool! 🙂
Regiane Musa said...
on October 24th, 2008 at 3:10 am
thank´s for sharing!!