The DEA Files - and other random ramblings...

Last CT offering of the night - Gredia

2009-08-13T20:16:00.002-05:00

This stunning kit is called "Gredia in Green" (or "Gredia" for short) by The Urban Fairy. You can purchase it at her shop here: One Stop Digi Shop. The darling fairy is by Marjolein Gulinksi and can be purchased over at CILM. It's a nice combination of reds and greens, in my opinion. LOL Thanks again, Dannie!

CT offering #2 - Roza

2009-08-13T20:07:00.002-05:00

This lovely kit is called "Touching the Urban Twilight" by The Urban Fairy. You can buy it here: One Stop Digi Shop. The tube is by Guy Powers over at Up Your Art. I love this tube!! I've had it a while, and while I usually don't do Adult Content tags (yes, those flowers are across her bosom for a reason LOL) this image was just too pretty and tastefully done to ignore. Thanks to Dannie for creating a great kit that complimented it.

CT offering #1 - Summer

2009-08-13T19:59:00.003-05:00

I give you my first offering using the FTU scrap kit - "Summer". The tube is by Caroline Jamhour of AMI and the scrapkit is by the lovely and talented Hezalin of HezaScraps & Tags.

I was WAITING for a kit that went with this tube! LOL Thanks, Hezalin!

CT Member- dat's me!

2009-07-18T19:28:00.003-05:00

So, I decided - yanno, since I don't have ENOUGH going on already ... why not join a Creative Team? But hey - why stop there? Let's join TWO! LMAO

That's right. I am now a proud CT member for The Urban Fairy and HezaScraps & Tags.

Right now I'm concentrating on tagging and using their kits, but I might wind up doing some tutorial writing - if I find some more hours in a 24 hour day. Hehehehe

Keep your eyeballs open - I've got two new tags in the works!

Sea of Glass - freebie kit & alpha!

2009-07-18T18:40:00.005-05:00

OK. Now THIS is totally cool! Glassy shine, frames, embellishments, sandy papers...

I so want to be at the beach now! LOL

Download it HERE

But wait! There's more!! How's about a matching alpha??

That's right - free!! Go download it HERE

PLEASE remember to leave some love for Dreamer - she's worked hard making all these free goodies for you. She appreciates every little message, believe me! Thanks!

California Dreamin' - freebie

2009-07-18T18:38:00.001-05:00

This is a cool new freebie for you - quick page, frames, tags ... you name it!

Download it HERE

My Memories - freebie

2009-07-18T18:36:00.003-05:00

More frames & paper - in a mini bundle for you. Premades, clusters, and embellishments!

Download it HERE

Spring Things - freebie mini

2009-07-18T18:34:00.001-05:00

Frames & Paper - premades and clusters in a great color combo!

Download it HERE

Ocean - freebie

2009-07-18T18:32:00.001-05:00

Frames & Paper - and a couple of alphas!

Download it HERE

P.S. I love you - freebie with alpha

2009-07-18T18:25:00.003-05:00

This one's fun - an alpha, cluster/premade frames, tags... see what I did, below.

Download it HERE

Mucho Mango - freebie mini

2009-07-18T18:23:00.001-05:00

Glassy & glossy - 2 alphas, fruit, cluster frames, premades, embellishments & more!

Download it HERE

Luau - freebie

2009-07-18T18:21:00.001-05:00

Grab your sunglasses, flip-flops, and a coconut drink - and come sit by the tiki!

Download it HERE

Independence - freebie mini

2009-07-18T18:19:00.001-05:00

Here's one for ya - lots of goodies in it! Premade cluster frames, tags, papers...

Download it HERE

Fab Fushia - mini freebie

2009-07-18T18:16:00.003-05:00

A little cutie, in MY book. Simple & sweet - what more could you ask for?

Download it HERE

Cinema - freebie mini

2009-07-18T18:12:00.001-05:00

Here's a mini kit I'm sure you'll find a use for - premades, frames, papers.

Download it HERE

Old School Christmas - freebie

2009-07-18T18:09:00.001-05:00

This one is pretty - green, red, cream ... very "old school". LOL

Hope you enjoy it!

Download it HERE

Green Things - freebie

2009-07-18T18:04:00.003-05:00

Another totally cool mini kit! With an alpha, tags, and cluster/premade frame.

See what I did with it, below!

Download it HERE

Grandma's Garden - freebie

2009-07-18T17:59:00.002-05:00

This one's neat. It's got cluster/premade frames and an alpha!

I'll show you the tag I created with it, below.

Download it HERE

Here's what I made with it:

Iced Elegance - freebie

2009-07-18T17:56:00.003-05:00

This one is SO pretty! Soft and delicate, with just a *hint* of glitter.

Download it HERE

Sunflower - freebie

2009-07-18T17:54:00.001-05:00

I just LOVE sunflowers! Here's a mini kit you'll enjoy if you do, too.

Download it HERE

Merry Christmas - freebie

2009-07-18T17:51:00.003-05:00

A nice, traditional Christmas mini kit. Just right!

Download it HERE

Baby's First Christmas - freebie

2009-07-18T17:46:00.004-05:00

This one's a cutie! Dreamer did a great job on it!

It's tagger sized and includes artwork by Annie Lang.

Download it HERE

Rainy Day Scrapkit - freebie kit

2009-04-29T21:42:00.002-05:00

I know - it's a tiny preview. But trust me when I tell you this one

is a really cute kit. A cloud Alpha, raindrop accents, tags...

this is one that will make the rainy day blues fade away.

Download Here - and thanks for leaving some love!

Simply Blue - freebie kit

2009-04-29T21:40:00.001-05:00

This one's neat - frames galore!

This one might be cool for Father's Day, maybe?

It's a great color combo, I think.

Download Here - and love is appreciated.

Summer Breeze - freebie kit

2009-04-29T21:36:00.003-05:00

WOW! What a hot little number!! ~Wo0t!

Bright colors, fun accents - a great way to start summer!

Download Here - and remember to leave some summer love!

Winter - freebie kit

2009-04-29T21:27:00.002-05:00

I know - "But it's not winter!" - but it's FREE!! LOL

Another cool one (no pun intended) from Dreamer. An alpha,

pretty papers, doo-dads ... it's just a neat little kit.

Download Here - and please leave her some love!

Words of Love - freebie kit

2009-03-05T19:30:00.006-06:00

Buttons, bows, flowers, frames, papers, word art and more! So pretty.
Download Here - and please leave some love! Thanks!

Plumalicious - freebie kit

2009-03-05T19:14:00.002-06:00

Pretty & Purple! Again, click the picture for the full image.

Papers, embellies, doo-dads, frames - a little of everything.

Download Here - and please don't forget to leave some love!

Fall Celebration - freebie kit

2009-03-05T19:08:00.002-06:00

This one's GORGEOUS!! (OK, I'm biased LOL) Click the picture for the full image.

Let's see... 15 papers, tiles, frames, tags, an alpha, flowers, fern things, ribbons, staples - oy!! Go grab it! And leave some love, please!
Download Here

Scrapkits by DreamersFX ToU - PLEASE READ

2009-03-05T18:44:00.005-06:00

The scrapkits you'll find here are the wonderful work of my partner in crime, Dreamer. Since she's always creating, she has no time for blogging. And I have no desire to get into scrapkit making (I just use 'em like mad!!) so I'm the blogger. Wouldn't you know - we struck a deal. SHE makes 'em, and I share 'em (with her permission, of course)! And YOU get to reap the benefits! LOL

All I ask is that you leave her some love for her work, either here on on her 4shared site. Now... on to the ToU mumbo-jumbo:

All items in her scrapkits are for PERSONAL use only. They are for non-profit use and under no circumstances are they to be used for commercial purposes.

The MAYs:
You may share her 4shared link
You may resize or color to suit your needs
You may mix her scrapkit pieces with her other scrapkits

The MAY NOTs:
You may not change the file names or claim them as your own work
You may not alter any artists' work used in her kits in any way, except to resize only

Groups:
If you share in your group, original preview must be shown along with credit to DreamersFX

Tutorial Writers:
All of the above applies

No link back to her is required. If you'd like one, though, you can find more of her work here: http://lilyndreamerspad.aimoo.com

OoLaLa kit

2009-03-04T22:55:00.003-06:00

The preview does this kit NO justice! LOL This is amazing - you gotta see for yourself!

papers, wordart, embellishments, frames, flowers ... wow

Download Here

That's My Baby Girl kit

2009-03-04T22:32:00.002-06:00

Just as cute as the "guys" kit - this one is purple & precious!

papers, frames & embellishments - again, all free.

Download Here

That's My Baby Boy kit

2009-03-04T22:08:00.007-06:00

A cute little kit designed for those snips & snails & puppy dog tails.

Papers, alphas, frames, and embelishments - all free!

Download Here

YET another award! LOL

2009-03-04T21:31:00.005-06:00

Here is the second award I received. I received this one from Sarah at Scraps by CWD. I'm very grateful that she gave me this award - this is all so new to me. LOL

Here are the Rules:

• Display the image of the stamp "Look How Cool Blog" you just won!

• Post the blog link you provided.

• Indicate your choice of 10 blogs.

• Let them know.

• Post the rules.

• Check if the blogs post the prize and followed the rules.

Holee buckets!! 10 more blogs to nominate? Yeesh. K, here goes:

Pam at The Posh Box Scraps

Heather at HezaScraps & Tags

Titzi at A Blonde Moment

Peggy at Eclectic Chaos

Danielle at DMK Designs

Loyal at The Urban Fairy

Kaylek at kaylek keegan designs

Patty at Honored Scraps

Rockin' at Rockin's Ruckus

Normas at Swheat Creations

~whew~ LOL

New Blog Design

2009-02-22T22:13:00.002-06:00

Please bear with me as I get my blog re-designed. Design and installation by The Posh Box Blog Design Studio. Testing signature and quotes. My Quote:

Tarter Sauce!

Blinkies ~R~ Us!

2009-01-25T19:42:00.005-06:00

Remember how I said I wanted/needed a new blinkie for here? Well, I got 3!!

Loyal - from A Dash Of Whimsical - made these for me, bless her heart - they're FABBIE!!

and

Then, I "bought" one/had it designed by Kaylek - of Kaylek's Designs - who did a fantastic job:

Aren't they just the coolest freakin' things?? LOL I just got the program to make them. Now all I have to do is sit down with Dreamer and figure the damned thing out.

Ah yes, let the torture begin! Wo0t!

I got ANOTHER award!!!

2009-01-11T12:22:00.005-06:00

Yep. You heard me right. Another award! Das' right - I'm bad. LOL

OK, that TOTALLY didn't come out sounding as cool as I'd hoped. Why do I try? Hehehe

This award comes from Heather from HezaScraps & Tags. She needed some help getting blinkies to work on her blog, so we put our heads together and worked it out. Now you look at her blog and wonder - "Yeah, right. She needed help. Uh huh. Suuuuuuure she did." {insert eye-rolling here}

It didn't look like that before - I swear! Sheesh. I help her with blinkies and before I know it she's off and re-vamped her blog and is more stylin' than I am! LMAO OK, not that I ever really was stylin'. But I'm working on it!

Anyhoo. Thank you, Hez, for the award. And who knows... maybe we'll be neighbors soon. {keep yer fingers crossed, k?}

I got an award!!

2009-01-11T11:35:00.010-06:00

This NEVER happens! LOL I'm just lil' ol' me, not into designing scraps (yet) or fancy stuff like that. I just sit in awe of all the talented designers out there.

Some of which happen to be some of my bestest friends - the gals from Terminally Unique Designs.

I call myself the "resident un-creative non-scrapkit makerer person" over there - because I'm a photographer, not a scrapper. I'm getting adventurous and making stickers tho (baby steps, baby steps), but for now, I'm just a "fifth wheel". LOL

One of the ladies, Helga of Classie Creationz, gave this award to the gals at TUD. Thank you, Helga! You made my day! I'm going to pass this to Peggy over at Eclectic Chaos - she's the one that got us all together in the first place. And I can't thank her enough.

OK... I need a new blinkie

2008-12-15T16:47:00.000-06:00

The one I have is mainly for my main website. I need to get one for here. I'm going to start creating stickers and alphas... I just need to get creative.

Any ideas??

Terminally Unique Designs Christmas Collab Kit!

2008-12-06T20:30:00.009-06:00

The designers of Terminally Unique Designs have banded together to bring you this Christmas collab kit which contains 38 papers, 166 elements, 1 Christmas flood fill and 2 Alphas. This wonderful taggers kit is free with a $10 purchase! Simply add $10 worth of products as well as the Collab kit, which you can find here, into your shopping cart and then during checkout apply the discount code: TUDChristmas and you will receive the kit free! You must add the collab to your cart along with your products or the coupon will not work.

Ho Ho Ho!

Brynna's Kit is ready!! Holy Buckets!!

2008-11-03T10:56:00.005-06:00

This kit is a labor of love for Treasured Scraps as Brynna is the niece of their owner, Patty (one of my Butterfly/Terminally Unique Designs friends - see Designs By Honor in the Blinkies section). Brynna is a remarkable 9 year old, going through something no child should ever be forced to endure. So Patty decided to put together a Charity Kit for her and 41 designers have come together to bring you this very special kit that contains: 339 papers, 1040 elements, 6 background tiles, 3 alphas, 4 Quick Pages and 1 Brag Book - for only $13! You can find the kit by either clicking on the preview above or going to the Treasured Scraps Exclusives or Charity Kit sections of the store. 75% of the proceeds go into a fund for Brynna herself and the other 25% will be donated to a wonderful charity called RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network).

You can find out more about Brynna at the blog Aunt Patty set up for her HERE.

If you decide to purchase this kit - thank you and bless you.

Come On, Ride The Train...

2008-11-02T21:25:00.003-06:00

The gals from Terminally Unique Designs

have come together for a Blog Train!

I didn't have any photos that matched their

theme colors, so I didn't participate. That doesn't

mean that I can't advertise for them, though!

Loyal, Helga, Hezalin and Patty (Honor) are wonderful designers

and I'm proud to be a part of their little corner of the 'Net.

I hope you enjoy the freebies - I know I've snagged 'em!

A Dash of Whimsical - Loyal KD

Helga's Classie Creations - Helga

Hezascraps & Tags - Hezalin

Honored Scraps - Patty

Ah, November

2008-10-31T23:25:00.003-05:00

Time for another change of scenery.

*sigh* Changed the layout of the blog again. I like the 3 column better, personally. I wish I could have figured out how to get one of the fancy-schmancy ones to work. I kept getting an error code, and by the time I was done - I was seeing stars. So I just edited this template to give me another column.

Yes that was almost as rough, but in the end, I like the colors and the look of this one. Next time I decide to do it again though, y'all have permission to smack me. Seriously.

Tonight we didn't have too many trick or treaters. I was surprised, given the fact that it was in the 70's today. An absolutely gorgeous fall day. Oh well, at least those few that stopped by got lots of candy from us! We emptied the bowl - so we weren't tempted by the leftovers. Not that I'm a huge fan of smiley-face gumballs....

Anyhoo. It's November now. Well, in 30 minutes it will be.

Time to put up the Christmas lights (while the weather is still good) and set up the tree. Now, before you think I'm crazy - which if you know me, it's too late - we got a new kitten back in June. Boo is now 10 months old and into everything. I'm thinking of putting up the tree (no lights or decorations, you weirdos) so he has the chance to get used to it. I'm thinking it would be better to have to pick up an undecorated tree over and over than one with ornaments and stuff on it. Hope fully he'll get used to it and there will be no trouble.

Wishful thinking.

I'll keep you posted. Wish us luck.

Updates, updates...

2008-09-25T11:34:00.001-05:00

Titzi gave me an award, which is what dragged my slow butt back in here. I needed some serious updating. LOL

I had to get a new PC. The power in our house spiked, causing my PC to get fried. Oh yay. Thankfully I'd been burning things to disk and had just ordered a new removable external 350MB drive for backups. Thank God for small favors, because I was able to recover everything but a few tubes from CILM. I think they were Rion Vernon tubes. Oh well, lesson learned.

Backup, backup, backup!!! Point taken.

So I've updated my blinkie links, added a chat box thingiemabob, and added a link to my friend Patty's blog so you can read about her niece, Brynna. She went through some tough crap, but kids are resilient, and I'm praying she'll pull through this and be able to grow up a healthy, happy young woman. Patty is putting together a collaboration scrap kit to sell for Brynna & charity, and if I have photos to "match" their theme then I will be donating them to her to use.

OK. I really need to get back to work. I work from home one day a week to save on gas, and I'm spittin' this out at lunchtime. I need to eat and get back to the grind.

I got an award!!!

2008-09-25T10:02:00.001-05:00

Titzi from A Blonde Moment gave me an award! That was so sweet of her. Hugz, hunny!

The Rules:

1. The winner can put the logo on their blog

2. Link to the person you received your award from

3. Nominate at least 7 other blogs

4. Put links to those blogs on yours

5. Leave a message on the blogs of the folks you’ve nominated

Here are my choices:

1. Lori from Doodles From My Noodle

2. Clarey from Clarey's Designz

3. Fi from Fi's Fault Scraps

4. Connie & Nicole from Irresistible Scraps

5. Yvette & Missy from Misfits Scrapz

6. Paula from Scrapz A Daisy

7. Norma from Swheat Creations

I am no longer requiring licenses to use my artwork

2008-07-29T22:50:00.003-05:00

UPDATE (7/30/2008) - I am no longer issuing licenses to use my artwork - although I am still selling them. As long as you give me credit for my photograph/s then I am perfectly happy. Please read the ToU below (or visit The Dea Files) for copyright/usage information.

What can I use your photography to make?
You can use my images to create (including, but not limited to) the following: signature tags (but NO blank tags!), IncrediMail stationery, Outlook stationery, web sets, and websites. Feel free to contact me if you don't see what you're looking for listed here. Heck, as long as you credit me for the photo - knock yourself out!

What kind of copyright credit do you require?
On any of my images used alone, please put the following info somewhere on the finished graphic: ©Dea Liang www.TheDeaFiles.com. If it will be used with another artist, please put the following info somewhere on the graphic: Photo ©Dea Liang www.TheDeaFiles.com. Please make sure it is CLEARLY visible/legible. Any stationery (stats) created featuring my photos must contain copyright credits in two places: 1. By the actual artwork on the stat, and 2. In the credits at the bottom of the stat. I appreciate you giving credit where it's due. Thank you.

What can I do with your photos?
You MAY crop, tube, resize (but don't make them look all wonky), colorize to monochromatic/black & white, add sparkles, mist, blur, and animate them. You can use them in tutorials, as long as you indicate you purchased the art and direct people here to purchase their own images. Or, simply print them out and frame them. I'm sure they'd make loverly Christmas presents! Still curious? Then drop me a line - Dea@The-Liangs.com

What can't I do with your photos?
You may NOT share them, recolor them, create blank tags, claim them as your own (obviously), use them without proper credit to me, make any monetary gain from selling them or the finished product, use them to promote pornography, use them to promote violence/abuse towards or against humans/animals, or use them to promote hatred or racism.

Can I use your photography in conjunction with another artist?
I have no problem with it as long as you credit me for the photo (see Copyright info above) - but please make sure the other artist you'll be using has nothing in their Terms of Use against it. Some artists don't like you to use photography with their work that requires a second copyright. I personally have no problem with sharing a copyright on a finished product. I'm not picky. Hehehe

Do you use a special kind of camera?
Not really. Right now I'm just using an everyday Nikon COOLPIX L11 digital quick-shot type camera with a fairly decent zoom. I'm going to be asking Santa for a nicer one this Christmas, though!

Are those your flowers/animals?
The greater majority of the flowers are mine. All the animals are mine, too (including the squirrel, Walter) - or rather, I am theirs.

Do you shoot anything in particular?
Not really. I typically shoot flowers because of my garden. The cats, if they'll sit still, will tolerate me in their faces with the flash for only so long. The scenery is Kansas City and surrounding areas, unless I'm on vacation - which I haven't been on in years, so it's all KC. LOL I pretty much shoot whatever catches my eye.

Lily's garden - scrapkit by DreamersFX

2008-05-21T23:12:00.000-05:00

My good friend Dreamer has made me a scrapkit that matches Bryon & Maggie's wedding colors! I'm so psyched that I can scrapbook some stuff for them - and it'll all match!

It's called Lily's Garden - and she's even agreed to let me offer it here exclusively. Just go HERE to download. If you download it - leave some love (either here or there). She worked hard to make this kit and deserves lotsa love. LOL

DreamersFX/Dreamer Terms of Use:

All DreamersFX/Dreamer items are for personal use only. No commercial use is allowed under any circumstances.
Please do not claim these scraps as your own.
You may resize or colourize them to suit your projects, tags etc.
Please do not change the filenames.
Please do not upload to any website (except for tutorial writers)

Tutorial Writers:
If you are a tutorial writer and are using any of my scraps in your tutorials you may share all or part of the kit. You are welcome to link to my original 4shared link or upload the files to your own site. Please do not change the file names. Please give credit to DreamersFX

MSN Groups:
You may use any of my scraps in any of your challenges. Please share the original preview (save the one above) and credit DreamersFX

No link is required to DreamersFX. Just in case you need the link, though, here it is: http://groups.msn.com/DreamersFX/_whatsnew.msnw

Dreamer, owner of DreamersFX
~Dreams are Free so Free your Dreams~

Now we're rolling!

2008-05-01T21:19:00.000-05:00

OK, so it looks like I'm on a roll now. I added 2 more slideshows below, changed up my layout, made over my header, played with colors and fonts... ~whew~.

The floral slideshow contains shots of flowers from my garden & yard last year - before the killing frost we had wiped a bunch out. I must have done something good, though, because all my bulbs multiplied! Woo Hoo! I can't wait to shoot some more once they bloom.

The furry things album are my "kids". Caspian, the fuzzy black & white princess; Silas, the big gray chicken butt; and Macaroni. Good old tub-o-Mac. He's my bubby and I spoil him rotten. So there. Nyah. He's also an attention-monger, so most of my pictures are of him. The other two run and hide.

As far as seeking representation from AMI or CILM, I think I will hold off and do my own thing for now. I have some tagger friends that I can bounce ideas off of. Tagging, by the way, is using a graphics program like Paint Shop Pro or PhotoShop to create images, or "tags", to be used in email, forums, blogs, MySpace, websites, etc. I've been tagging for a few years now and have opened my own "Always List" (see link below-right: Lillerz' Alwayz Lizt) on the advice of a few dear friends. I even tagged my own header - I love Rion Vernon's artwork!

Anyhoo... I should probably wrap this up. It's getting crazy outside. I'm enjoying the sweet symphony of sirens, thunder, and the ever-popular "Kansas State Tree" - otherwise known as a Tornado Siren. Yep, we're under a tornado watch until 1am and a severe thunderstorm warning until then as well. Yay. I'm going to get zero sleep tonight! Thank goodness tomorrow is Friday.

Night Night - and leave me some love if you have an idea about my photos :o)
~D