Eye Opening Designs

Taking Back PSP

2012-01-27T11:14:00.001-08:00

Taking Back PSP is a community event designed to bring taggers together for a fun evening, and at the same time raise funds for PinkRibbon.org
- an international organization focused on breast cancer research --
something that has affected each of us in one capacity or another.
Join us at the end of March, when we will hold a one time event, where attendees will have access to a TON of exclusive tubes, scrapkits, CU items --- and win door prizes including gift certificates, tubes, and other wonderful things.
For further info stop by their blog
http://www.takingbackpsp.blogspot.com/

Back in the stores

2012-01-19T13:36:00.000-08:00

Been thinkin about getting back to scrap making and now I've taken the plunge.
I've been accepted into Sunshine Daze and am getting my scraps put into the store.
If you haven't been over there, stop in and visit because there's lots of sales going on and lots of new designers joining the store.

Super easy tut with a frame cluster

2012-01-18T16:28:00.000-08:00

Here's a tut that shows you how easy it is to tag with a frame cluster.
The tut is called Year of the Dragon for the freebie dragon tube from Capricious Scraps.
You can find the tutorial HERE.

New tut - funyihng

2012-01-18T16:14:00.000-08:00

Here's my newest tutcalled funyihng.
funyihng translated to English means Welcome.

This tut uses a great scrapkit from Dark Kat Kreations and a beautiful poser from Meine Bastelwelt.
You can find the tutorial HERE.

New Year Reso Tutorial

2012-01-14T10:17:00.001-08:00

My newest tutorial is called New Year Reso.
This tut uses a kit from Freeks Creations called Resolutions and a Poser from Elisa Design which you can get both of these at Heartbeatz Creationz.
You can find this tutorial
HERE.

Jar of Hearts blog Train

2012-01-11T17:49:00.000-08:00

Here's the first Heartbeatz Creationz Blog Train of this year.
It's called Jar of Hearts.
I've made a tag template for my part of the train.
You can see my preview below and you can
LINK FIXED
Download it Here.

Be sure to visit each stop of this great train for some great goodies.

Bello Scarto
Ditz Bitz
Dwana Designs
Eye Opening Designs
HF Projekte
Misty Scraps
Saphira's Scraps

Christmas Bit tutorial

2011-12-31T09:37:00.000-08:00

Just finished a tut with a cute Christmas kit by Honored Scraps.
A preview is below and you can find the tut HERE.

First Tutorial for Heartbeatz Creationz

2011-12-29T09:29:00.000-08:00

Heartbeatz Creationz has accepted me onto their Creative Team and I thank them for that.
Here is my first tutorial for them.
This tutorial is called Autumn Baby and is made with an autumn scrapkit from Scraps by Storm and a freebie poser from Moody Designz.
The preview is below and you can find the tutorial HERE.

Steampunk Farewell Journey Blog Train

2011-11-27T10:54:00.000-08:00

Heartbeatz Creationz is sending out another great Blog Train and if you're reading this, you're lucky enough to have found it.
Here is my preview and download for this train and you can move to the other train stops by following the links below.

Download my part HERE.

AW Design
Bello Scarto
Craftypoly
Ditz Bitz
Dwana Designs
Eye Opening Designs
HF Projekte
Saphira's Scraps
pamkez
MamaLlamaLisaDesigns

Autumn Harvest ct tags

2011-11-18T09:58:00.000-08:00

Here are my newest tags I made for Heartbeatz Creationz.

I made these tags using Scraps by Storm Autumn Harvest kit.
The first couple tags are an avatar and a forum sig tag.
I really like these size tags for using anywhere, not just in forums.

First tags for my new ct

2011-11-16T22:03:00.000-08:00

So I'm ready to get back into tagging and I've been invited and accepted to the ct at Heartbeatz Creationz.

Here are my first two tags.
These tags were made from Bello Scarto The Shades of Autumn kit

Life Goes On...

2011-11-06T08:51:00.000-08:00

Well...it's been just over a year since my Kenn passed away
I've spent this year trying to figure out what I'm supposed to do now.
I finally figured out that since I'm still here, the only thing to do is...Live Life.

Every day is a gift and since no one knows how many days they have left in this life...it's best to enjoy each day as it comes.
I think I finally figured out what people mean when they say, "Life is what you make of it."
Believe me when I say, Life truly is what you make of it.

So if you have lost a loved one, be happy for them that they have finally found the peace that we so desperately search for and know that they would want you to enjoy the life that you have been given today.

I love you all and certainly would be willing to email anyone who wants to talk.

Always Remember,
God is Merciful and Life is Good...
So Be Happy.

I love you All,
Janet

After Christmas

2010-12-27T11:24:00.000-08:00

Kenn's parents came over a couple days before Christmas.
It was a good visit and I'm so grateful to them for their support.
They gave me the most beautiful picture of my Kenn at the very beginning of his military career.
He was so young.

Sometimes it feels impossible to go on, but I keep going because I know that God has a plan and as long as I know that God is in control, I know that everything will be okay.

I love you all,
Janet

Well...Still Getting There

2010-12-17T06:23:00.000-08:00

We had to wait until Sunday to get back to Salem but that worked out just fine.
Met my boys at the house and got the rest of my things from the house.

My Kenn was a member of the local Faceters Guild and had a love for rocks so we had a whole outbuilding full of rocks. Even though I supported his desire to be a rockhound, I didn't share his passion for the hobby. So that left us with a bunch of rock to deal with. Fortunately my brother in law knew somebody who was interested in all those rocks. They met us on Sunday and it took them the better part of the day to go through all the rocks but they took them all.
As it turns out, they are members of the local Faceters Guild here in Eugene and they have a rock identifying program for the schools. I'm sure Kenn would be very happy to know that his rock is going to be helping so many kids.

While my aunt stayed at the house and cleaned out the garage, myself, my boys, and my other aunt went over to the storage place and cleaned out the big one. It wasn't as hard to go through as I thought it was going to be but I'm sure that's because of all the help I had. Kenn's mom called while we were cleaning it out and she encouraged me and made plans to come up this weekend to visit.

I just can't stress enough how important it is to let your family know how much you love them and to thank them for what they do.

If your family has helped you at all during your life, this would be a great time to let them know how much you appreciate them.

I feel that I would be lost without my family and I am so grateful that God has blessed me with such wonderful family members.

Hug one of your family members for me.

I love you all,
Janet

Friends

2010-12-08T19:50:00.000-08:00

I am awed to be blessed with such wonderful family and great friends.
One of my friends recently sent me the link to a charity collab kit that some great designers have put together.
I have cried and shared and I feel so overwhelmed that designers would volunteer their time and talent to help me.
Thank you so much everyone.

If you want to see the great kit they've made, go to
Janet's Floral Fantasy Collab at So Sweet Scraps.

Thank you again and ay God Bless All of You.
Janet

Getting There

2010-12-02T06:24:00.000-08:00

We've got all of the house stuff moved except for just a few things.
Saturday we're headed back to Salem to start clearing out the storage units.
Fortunately there are only 2 of them.

My kids are coming to help so hopefully we'll get the storage done in 1 trip.
When the storage is done, I'll be moved out of Salem.

Leaving the house this last time was really hard. I was sure I'd have another 20 years with Kenn and sometimes my brain has a really hard time accepting the fact that he's gone.
I'm glad for him that he doesn't have to live with anymore pain but I sure miss him.

Remember that we don't know how long we are destined to be on this earth.
So don't take anyone for granted.

Hug one of your loved ones for me and Happy Holidays.

I love you all,
Janet

Miracles

2010-11-14T05:56:00.000-08:00

Kenn's brother George came up yesterday and we got the big stuff out of the garage. None of us realized how much there actually is in the garage so there is still another load of things to be packed and moved just out of the garage.

Fortunately on the road from Salem to Eugene, George was following us with his truck and trailer. So he noticed when our trailer tire popped and shredded right off the rim. Fortunately Melba safely got the truck stopped and she and the boys sat in the truck while George and I came on into Eugene to get a new tire and rim. We made it into Les Schwab 2 minutes before they closed.
Talk about everday miracles.
We were able to get a tire and rim that fit perfectly and safely got back to the truck to change the tire and by the time we got both trucks and trailers into Eugene it was dark, cold, and rainy. We unloaded our first load into the storage units in Eugene. We were wet, cold, and tired by the time we got unloaded but we were all safe.

I am so greatful for the love and support of my family and totally awed by the way God is taking care of us through this whole ordeal.

This next week will be spent boxing up the rest of the garage and hopefully we'll get to start on the storage units in Salem.

It looks like this move may not be complete until the first weekend in December. I certainly would like it to be done by next weekend but we just have too much stuff to go through and because of the weather I think we're getting sick again. So please keep us in your prayers.

Remember that God is always there for us watching and waiting to take care of us and he has everything under control.

Hug one of your friends or family members for me.

I love you all,
Janet

The Weekend Starts

2010-11-13T05:07:00.000-08:00

Well, my son came over and helped us move some of the heavy things last weekend.
He's a teacher and the Wrestling coach at a local high school so he was tired when he got here but he put in the hours to help anyway.
I sure do love my family and feel very blessed to have them in my life.

Today is when Kenn's brother is coming up to help load the heavy tools and empty, or at least start on the storage units.

We've made so many trips with the truck and trailer that by the time the big move day comes, I'm thinking that it won't be such a big thing.

Just a couple more weeks and I think we'll have everything moved or at least packed and ready to move and I'll be glad when it's over because it gets harder and harder to come back into our house without my Kenn here.

Thanks so much for all the encouraging words and emotional support.

Remember that people are put into our lives for a reason so do not take them for granted because we can't even fathom God's master plan and we don't know how long or short a time we will have these people in our lives.

Hug one of your friends or family members for me.

I love you all,
Janet

Family is Important

2010-11-05T07:05:00.000-07:00

I talked with my dad for 2 hours last night.
He lives in Florida and is having his own health problems and can't make it back here to Oregon to help but talking with him was more helpful for me than having his help with the packing.

The packing is actually the easy part. The hard part comes at night when there is nothing to distract my mind from running wild.

The house phone was shut off today so my computer and my cell phone are the only communication avenues I will have with anyone not helping us move until we actually get moved.

My Aunt, Cousin and her 8 year old son are taking me into their 5 bedroom home and I'm sure it will be a good thing because we all get along and care about each other so much.

My oldest son is coming over this weekend to help pack the rest of the house up. Then we'll only have the 2-car garage and the 2 storage units to go through.
My Kenn had lots of hobbies and he did things in a big way so we have way more stuff than we know what to do with but now that his brother is getting involved, the thought of this whole thing is not so overwhelming.

Remember that family members are gifts from God so hug one of yours for me.

I love you all,
Janet

Update on me -- Exhausted

2010-11-03T20:24:00.000-07:00

I didn't realize that you could become so exhausted that your body refuses to operate correctly.
We've worked so hard packing and moving - we've made 3 trips now - and I guess I hit a wall because I'm having a hard time walking and eating and thinking.

My brother-in-law came up today and volunteered to help which has taken quite a bit of pressure off. So since we're all so exhausted, we're going to try to relax for a couple days in the hopes that we don't have relapses and come down sick again.

My Kenn's family is so wonderful and I feel very blessed to have been given the opportunity to get to know them.
My in-laws are my favorite people right up there with my own family.

What meaning would life have if it weren't for family members.

Hug one of yours for me.

I love you all,
Janet

Steampunk Blog Train

2010-11-01T01:00:00.000-07:00

Fortunately I had my part for this train done weeks ago.
Hope you all find great stuff along this train.
Download my part here:
http://www.4shared.com/file/p9Wm8YiP/eodSteampunkBT.html

Here are the rest of the train links:

Main station

Contributors
AW Design
Barking Penguin Scraps
Bello Scarto
Bunchie's Bin
Creation by Sanie
Debs Design
Designs by Sharonb
Emjay Scraps
Eye Opening Designs <---You Are Here
Gothic Inspirations
HF_Projekte
Laura's Designz
MamaLLamaLisaDesigns
Purple Dragonfly Creations
Scrap Rebellion
Scrappin with Lil Ole Me
Stargazer Musings
Wishingonastarr

The Move Has Begun

2010-10-31T07:23:00.000-07:00

We were supposed to start moving last week but so many of us have been so sick that we just couldn't.
The weird thing is how it has affected us all differently.
At first it just seemed like a cold. I knew it wasn't the flu because I got a flu shot a couple months ago.and then my Father-in-Law got a secondary lung infection, my Aunt thought she had pneumonia, and I was throwing up and had a wicked headache and have had that deep cough.
But we all finally seem to be doing better and yesterday we got the first load moved.
Some of the paperwork has started falling into place and since that was such a big strain on all of us, maybe that's part of why we're all starting to do better.

Anyway, Thank you so much for the thoughtful gifts, kind words, and positive thoughts and prayers.
Without friends and family my life wouldn't be half as rich as it is and I feel so blessed to have all of you in my life.

Hug a family member for me.
I love you all,
Janet

Update on me

2010-10-27T04:34:00.000-07:00

I know I don't use this blog for personal info but I've been tagging, tut writing and scrap making for over 2 years now and have come to know many of you as family.
And I am proud to have you as my family and appreciate that so many of you have sent some much needed positive thought and prayers my way in my time of need.

My Kenn, whom I was with for 18 years, passed away on Oct 13th.
My heart broke when I lost him, but Kenn's family and my family have been here for me every step of the way.
I love them all so very much and Thank God for giving each one of them to me.

Hug a family member and tell them you love them because they are all gifts from God.

I am losing my house that we have lived in for 10 years but have wonderful family members who are taking me in because I have a hard time making small decisions right now let alone the big ones.

Where I am moving to is 100 miles away so this move will involve storage units and carrying many trips from here to my new home.

I appreciate the offer that I have received from several of you about helping out and since I am going to be able to keep my coinmagnate@comcast.net email address, you can use this address to send any donations to me thru Paypal.

Please don't feel obligated to send money but please do keep me and my son in your thoughts and prayers.

This is something I never thought I'd be going through and now that it is thrust upon me, I hardly have time to breathe between all the decisions having to be made so I really appreciate all the positive energy and prayers being sent my way.

Remember that our time on this earth is sometimes shorter than we expect so don't take things for granted and make sure your affairs are in order because only God knows when it will be our time to leave this earth.

I love you all,
Janet

Kenn's Notices

2010-10-21T06:30:00.000-07:00

My Kenn's notices are in these two papers.

Eugene Register Guard:
http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/news/obituaries/25421292-41/eugene-died-oct-esgate-service.csp

The Coos Bay World here:
http://www.theworldlink.com/news/local/obituaries/article_7b71ba84-db9e-11df-b398-001cc4c03286.html

New Awareness tut - FTU

2010-10-12T10:18:00.000-07:00

Here's a new tut on Child Abuse Awareness using a freebie kit and freebie tube.

The tut is called Why? and you can find it here:
http://www.eyeopeningpsp.com/tutorials/why/index.htm

Coming Soon Steampunk Blog Train

2010-10-11T11:02:00.000-07:00

Heartbeatz Creationz is launching a Steampunk Blog train on Nov 1st.
Go to the store or stay tuned here to catch the train when it leaves.

I've got a pre train launch freebie for you.
Here is a template to use with all your great Steampunk goodies.

You can download it here:
http://www.4shared.com/file/T8LxbsMA/EODtemplate14psd.html

Apples, Pears, & Country Fairs

2010-10-06T09:48:00.001-07:00

New collab at The Creativity Box.
You can get this great collab with 99 papers and 324 elements for $8.oo or as a free gift with any $8.oo purchase.

New Products

2010-10-06T09:41:00.001-07:00

Here are just a few of my newly added products and you can find them all on sale in my Store at Scrapping Your Memories

Sale at Scrapping Your Memories

2010-10-06T08:41:00.000-07:00

Most of the store is on sale and I'm having a sale of 25% and it will be going the whole month of October.
I've got some new things planned to get into the store this month so head over to Scrapping Your Memories and pick up a Bargain.

New Halloween Tutorial

2010-10-05T20:23:00.000-07:00

Just finished a tut with a really great kit.
The kit is called Toxic Mess by Scraps By Roo
The tut is called Toxic Slush and can be found here:
http://www.eyeopeningpsp.com/tutorials/toxicslush/index.htm

Another New tut using Rac Addict collab

2010-10-03T07:48:00.000-07:00

This tutorial uses Designs by Karma's part of the Rac Addict collab.

The tut is called Beauty Me and can be found here:
http://www.eyeopeningpsp.com/tutorials/beautyme/index.htm

One More tut using the Rac Addict Collab

2010-10-01T06:23:00.000-07:00

This tut uses Chaney Jo's Creations part of the collab.
The tut is called Picture Perfecte and can be found here:
http://www.eyeopeningpsp.com/tutorials/pictureperfect/index.htm

Another tut using the Rac Addict Collab

2010-09-30T06:47:00.001-07:00

This tut uses Black Widow Creationz part of the collab.
The tut is called Ohh Frankie and can be found here:
http://www.eyeopeningpsp.com/tutorials/ohhfrankie/index.htm

New tutorial using Store Collab

2010-09-27T09:21:00.000-07:00

This tutorial uses Darkmoon's Creations part of the Rac Addict collab at Underground Scraps.

The tut is called MacAdoo Fab and can be found HERE.

New tutorial for Underground Scraps Collab

2010-09-19T10:07:00.000-07:00

Here's a tutorial using Crystal's Creations part of the Rac Addict collab at Underground Scraps.

The tut is called Rac Fire and can be found HERE.

New Halloween Tut

2010-09-04T06:49:00.000-07:00

My newest tut is a Halloween tut.
You can see a preview below and the tut is called Beyond Beware.
You can find the tut here:
http://www.eyeopeningpsp.com/tutorials/beyondbeware/index.htm

New Lil Purple Kit Freebie

2010-08-31T05:49:00.000-07:00

Well I've got one last freebie as Featured Designer at The Creativity Box.
The preview is below and you can find the kit here:
Lil Purple Kit Freebie

New tut - Cooking With...

2010-08-29T07:45:00.000-07:00

Here's a new tut I just finished made with a really cute kit.
The tut is called Cooking With... and you can find it here:
http://www.eyeopeningpsp.com/tutorials/cookingwith/index.htm

New CT New Tut

2010-08-22T09:49:00.000-07:00

I'm now on the Creative Team for Underground Scraps.
Check them out because they have some great designers.

Here's my first tut with Cazie's Designs kit.
You can find the tut here:
http://www.eyeopeningpsp.com/tutorials/heartbreathe

Featured Designer

2010-08-22T09:43:00.000-07:00

I'm the Featured Designer at The Creativity Box for the month of August.
In celebration I'm having a 50% off sale ALL month long.
And check out my freebies at The Creativity Box.

My Birthday Sale

2010-07-25T14:55:00.000-07:00

I always have big intentions for giving you lots of freebies over an extended period of time for my birthday but...real life always swallows up my time and I end up with some last minute quickie offering to you.

Hopefully you will forgive me this year and I'll try to start planning earlier for next year.

My birthday is tomorrow and I'll be 46.
So as a celebration, I have put ALL of my products on sale for 46 cents.
Yes that's right...46 cents. No coupons needed. Just add products and save.

So get your bargains at my store, Eye Opening Designs at The Creativity Box here:
http://thecreativitybox.com/index.php?main_page=index&manufacturers_id=25

I've also got a new way to get free tubes.
Check out how you can get one or more free tubes here:
http://www.eyeopeningpsp.com/newoffer.htm

New July Tags with Madhatter kit

2010-07-17T08:39:00.000-07:00

I got 2 more tags done with this great kit.

You can find this kit called the Balmy Sea on sale during July here:
http://www.madhatterscrapbooking.com/2010/07/the-balmy-sea-tag-kit/

New Wintery Tutorial

2010-07-12T07:56:00.000-07:00

Maybe subconsciously I'm tired of this heat so I've been working with a beautiful wintery kit.

I've finished a new tutorial and it's called Queenie.

This tut is created with a soft colored kit from Athena Designs and you can find the tut here:
http://www.eyeopeningpsp.com/tutorials/queenie/

July Tags with Madhatters Kit

2010-07-12T07:25:00.000-07:00

Madhatter Scrapbooking is back and I've got 2 more tags with one of her great kits.

You can find this kit called The Balmy Sea here:
http://www.madhatterscrapbooking.com/2010/07/the-balmy-sea-tag-kit/

New Twilight Tutorial

2010-06-28T09:11:00.000-07:00

I've just finished a new Twilight tutorial called My Love.
You can see a preview below and find the tut here:
http://eyeopeningpsp.com/tutorials/mylove/

New Digital Devices in store

2010-06-23T07:28:00.000-07:00

Now you can play with the digital iBad, iBad2, and iBad Phone.
Each one of these great CU products has multiple screens so you can customize them to your hearts content.

You can find all of these great products in my store at The Creativity Box.

Tags with Madhatters Kit

2010-06-23T07:24:00.000-07:00

Here's 2 more tags I created with Madhatters Scrapbooking kit called Lazy Day.
You can find this kit here:
http://www.madhatterscrapbooking.com/2010/06/lazy-day-tag-kit/

Tag with Madhatters Scrapbooking kit

2010-06-16T22:25:00.000-07:00

Here's my second tag for Madhatters Scrapbooking:

The kit I used is called Lazy Day and is on sale for the whole month of June and you can find it here:
http://www.madhatterscrapbooking.com/2010/06/lazy-day-tag-kit/

First tag for Madhatters CT

2010-06-09T15:11:00.000-07:00

I'm so exited that I'm now on Madhatters CT.
I won't be writing tuts for her but creating tags and posting them here.

Here is my first tag made from her kit called Lazy Days.

For the month of June this kit is on sale and you can find the kit here:
http://www.madhatterscrapbooking.com/2010/06/lazy-day-tag-kit/

New Resizing Service

2010-06-04T21:15:00.000-07:00

Been having difficulty resizing those large and full size kits or do you just not have time to resize those kits you've got stashed away?

Your Worries Are Over.

I'll resize those kits for you and you won't have to deal with any of the hassles that come with resizing large file sizes.

You can find this service at The Creativity Box.

Personal use Paper Pack

2010-06-04T21:07:00.000-07:00

I've got a new Personal Use Pack of 28 papers for just $1 (regular price).

These papers are a mix of 7 different textures.
Such a deal.
Pick up your paper pack at The Creativity Box.

New tuts using Crazy Carita Scraps

2010-05-11T14:23:00.000-07:00

Here are my first two tuts using Crazy Carita Scraps. I'm excited to be on her CT.
Please take a look at the tuts and let me know if anything is confusing or out of place.

The first is Queen of the moment and can be found HERE

The second is Wonder Honey and can be found HERE

NSD Fantastic Sale

2010-04-27T13:05:00.000-07:00

National Scrapbooking Day is May 1st and have I got a sale for you.

All of my products at The Creativity Box will be 50 cents EACH on that special day.

But Wait...There's More:

When you buy a full size kit, you will get a full size kit free.

Your free kit will not come with your order.

To get your free kit, you will need to mail your order receipt to me at coinmagnate@comcast.net and let me know which full size kit you want.
I will then email you a special download link for the kit of your choice.

Blog Award

2010-04-26T07:53:00.000-07:00

Wow! I was given a Blog Award! How Fantastic is that.
Thank you Donna from Freedom To Bark for this great award.
(Sorry it took me so long to find it. I'm still learning the blogging ropes.)

Rules for this award are to put a link on your blog to the person who bestowed the award on you and then choose 5 blogs to give the award to.

So many of you have terrific blogs that it's hard to choose a finite amount of great blogs so I'll pick 5 from my favs list at random.

http://aliciasdesigns.blogspot.com
http://thescraploft.blogspot.com
http://vivisdesigns.blogspot.com
http://wackyscraps.blogspot.com
http://tezzastaggerscraps.blogspot.com

Twilight Freebie

2010-04-26T07:31:00.000-07:00

My goal is to have a freebie for you with each new Twilight kit that I create.

Here's a wordart freebie to match the Charlie Swan kit that I just released.
You can get the original Charlie Swan kit at The Creativity Box.

You can get the freebie Here.
Link fixed 5-11-10

New Twilight Kit

2010-04-21T06:24:00.000-07:00

I got the Twilight bug like so many others.
I can't seem to read the books or watch the movies enough and then about a week ago, it hit me. Why not start a new kind of kit/series.

So I started The Twilight Story. It will be a series of kits that describe a part of the story so that put together they will all tell The Twilight Story.

My first kit in the series is Charlie Swan. In my store I have included a detailed description of what is in the kit. I made quite a few of these items myself and I'm pretty proud of this kit so I hope you enjoy it and I would love to see any creations made with it.

Here is the preview and the link to the kit is below the preview.

You can find the kit at The Creativity Box Here.

Tomorrow is Wacky Wednesday

2010-04-13T10:47:00.000-07:00

Tomorrow is Wacky Wednesday and you can get 25% offall of my recently marked down items.
Everything in my store will be 25% off.
Come see the savings at
Eye Opening Designs at The Creativity Box.

New Low Prices & Spring Sale

2010-04-05T13:12:00.000-07:00

I've just reduced ALL prices in my store and with the current Spring Sale going on that makes loads of items under $1.
Check out my New Low Prices at my store in The Creativity Box.

All Wordart, Templates, Textures, Tagger and Full size kits...EVERYTHING is now at permanently reduced prices.
Come on over and check out the bargains while the Spring Sale is going on and save even more at The Creativity Box.

Double the fun - Free deal

2010-02-06T20:07:00.000-08:00

I'm going to make you a special deal.
Because you visit my blog and are so great to me, I'm going to double your deal for the whole month of February.
I'm having a $1 sale on everything in my store at The Creativity Box,
but because you are reading this, I am going to give you a free item for every item you purchase from my store.

That's Right!!
You buy one of my items for $1 and I will give you a second item of your choice FREE!!
So if you buy 5 items, you will also get 5 items FREE!!
It's hard to beat a deal like that.

To get this special deal just buy your item or items from my store Eye Opening Designs at The Creativity Box during the month of February and email the receipt to me at coinmagnate@comcast.net along with your choice of free items and I will personally package up your special deal and send it directly to you.

$1 Everything Sale

2010-01-25T08:23:00.000-08:00

Times are hard and we all need to save money so this sale is my way of giving back to you who have given so much to me.
Thank you for all the encouraging words and emotional support.

All of my products at The Creativity Box is on sale for $1.

All templates, textures, full and tagger size kits and more...EVERYTHING!!!
Come on over to Eye Opening Designs at The Creativity Box and take advantage of the savings.

Visit my store here:
http://thecreativitybox.com/index.php?main_page=index&manufacturers_id=25&zenid=73b18c5ec428164cfdadf4d0fbc1dfcc

Freebie Christmas Tagger Kit

2009-12-05T07:48:00.000-08:00

This little kit was supposed to be part of a Christmas collab but due to a misunderstanding, it got left out.
So as a present to you, I've made it a blog freebie.
This is a personal use tagger size mini kit.
Download is below the preview.

DOWNLOAD HERE

December Sale

2009-12-01T06:13:00.000-08:00

You can find your favorite EOD products at
Eye Opening Designs at The Creativty Box

Choo Choo Blog Train

2009-11-30T09:33:00.000-08:00

Got a great CU freebie for you as part of the Choo Choo blog train.
The train doesn't officially take off until Dec first but I'm so forgetful that I wanted to post this early to make sure and have it here on time.
My download is below the preview and make sure and stop at the rest of these great train stops below.

DOWNLOAD HERE

Follow the rest of the train below.

Artlor Designs Shoppe

CaysCreation Designs

DD Designs

DeBee DeZines

Designs by Teri

Eye Opening Designs

Hutchs Baby's Faith In Christ Scraps

GoldLace Designs

Gothic Inspirations

Holiday Scrapping

Horsedream Digital Scrapbooking

Jennie D Designs

JTs Designs

Just Another Scrap

Karla Scrapz

Lavendar Angels Designs

Lovely Scrap

Ms. WitchyPoo's Place

Karla Scrapz

KatNKDA

Pspgirl's Place

Sassy's Designz

Sugar Kissed Scraps

Crabz Creationz

TANS

Tootsie's Creationz

Treasures by Terry

Wildfire Designs

New Tag with My Diabetes Awareness kit

2009-11-12T05:38:00.001-08:00

I've seen quite a few tags made with my freebie kit and Iove them all.
Here is a great one from Miss Christine. Thanks for giving me permission to display this great tag here.

If you would like to get my freebie Diabetes Awareness Kit you can go to this blog post.

If you have made a tag with this kit that you would like to see posted here, send it to me at coinmagnate@comcast.net.

I love to see all your creations with my products.

Halloween Giveaway Results

2009-11-04T05:57:00.000-08:00

I didn't get enough votes to win the contest but the winning tag was awesome.

Thank you Angie for voting for all of my tags and since voting for the contest was over yesterday, you win this giveaway.

Angie, niteangel848990, you can go to my store at The Creativity Box and pick out any one of my items (any item by Eye Opening Design), and email your choice to me at coinmagnate@comcast.net.
I will then send you a link to download your prize.

Freebie Tube

2009-11-02T09:32:00.000-08:00

Here is my first tube.
This little pig is my favorite character so far.
Please give me credit when using her and I hope you enjoy her.

Download Here

New Poll & New Thank You Gift

2009-11-02T07:06:00.000-08:00

I have a new poll on my tutorial site with a new Thank You gift for giving your opinion in the poll.
You can find the poll HERE along with a preview of the new gift.

Thank you so much for sharing your opinions with me because it helps me to better understand what you want.

Halloween Giveaway

2009-10-27T07:03:00.000-07:00

I've entered a couple tags in a Halloween Contest and need your vote.
As an incentive to vote for my tags, I will hold a raffle of all the people who vote for me and the winner will get any one of my products, cu or pu, that they choose from The Creativity Box.

To qualify you must go to the Halloween Horror Tag Contest
and vote for at least one of my tags.
The contest allows you to vote for more than 1 tag so you will get one chance in this giveaway for each of my tags that you vote for.
THEN you must come back here and reply to this post stating which tag or tags you voted for.
The last day to vote is Nov. 2nd.
On the Halloween Horror site, each tag has a voting code and a vote button beside it.

Below are the tags that I have entered and the voting codes you will use to vote for them:

Voting Code - 005HH

Voting Code - 0020HH

Voting Code - 0037HH

Voting Code - 0038HH

I've entered a total of 4 tags so if you vote for all 4 of them, you will have your name entered in this giveaway 4 times.

Good Luck!

Tut using A Diabetics Life

2009-10-26T06:37:00.001-07:00

Here's a tut I wrote using my first awareness kit.

You can find the tut HERE.

Medical Mayhem Blog Train - A Diabetics Life

2009-10-25T15:07:00.000-07:00

A new friend requested a Diabetes Awareness kit and just as I was finishing it up, I found this wonderful medical blog train about to take off.
I'm happy to say that this is a great train with fabulous kits from some awesome designers.
Keep checking the links to get all the train parts.
Below are some tags I made with my portion and you can download my kit below those.

Here is the preview of my Diabetes kit:
Download link and the rest of the train stops are under the preview.

Download here

Be sure and check out all the train stops for some really great kits.
HEADQUARTERS

Wicked Princess Scraps

Alyssa's Scraps & Such

::designed by stina::

Ahava Creative Ideas

Amy's Scrap Place

Angele Design

CaysCreation Designs

Crazed's Creations

Digicats (& Dogs)

Ella V. Grim

Envied & Admired Scraps

Eye Opening Designs <--You are here

Gothic Inspirations

Hippiedaze Scrappin' Stuff

Jennie D Desings

KiKeKa Kits Crafted by Gina

Majik Of Mystee Designz

Moonlight Laura Creations

Nette and Sherra's Scraps

Princess Tara Designz

Pspgirl

Scrapz By Sashi

Stef's Creations

Sticky Kisses Desings

Redesign of my tutorial site

2009-10-18T07:25:00.000-07:00

Well I've written enough tutorials now, that I needed to organize them into categories and I finally think I got it all done.

Below you can see previews of my newest Halloween tutorials and you can find them all HERE.

Please click around my tut site and see if you find any broken links or anything that just isn't right.
Thanks bunches and if you let me know, I'll send you a gift.

Designer Survivor in stores

2009-10-18T07:07:00.000-07:00

I finally got the Autumn paper pack collab in the store now.
The preview for it is below and you can find it in the store HERE:

I've updated all the Designer Survivor links on my blog and you can find all these originally unique creations at The Creativity Box.

New Tut and Poll

2009-09-26T12:15:00.000-07:00

I just finished a new tut for the tag below.
I'm starting to get into the Halloween spirit so I'll probably be doing more Halloween tuts soon.
The tut for this tag can be found HERE.

I've also got a poll on my tut site asking which tuts you'd rather see.
You can get a free set of tagger papers just for giving me your opinion.
See the poll HERE.

New layouts

2009-09-17T10:42:00.000-07:00

Maybe some day I'll get my own CT, but for now I'm on the CT at MooTwo Designs and just joined the CT at Scraps with Attitude.

Here are some new layouts I've just finished.

Both of these layouts were made with the same kit called Autumn by This-be-me Scraps at MooTwo Designs.
This kit is huge and for a limited time is on sale half off. You can find it here:
http://www.mootwodesigns.com/mooTwoStore/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=3388

Wordart Freebie

2009-09-13T16:41:00.000-07:00

Here's a wordart using the dog I made for my Joy emotion kit in the Designer Survivor contest.

DOWNLOAD HERE

Layouts made while on Vacation

2009-09-10T10:17:00.000-07:00

These are the lo's I got done while I was on vacation.
The links for each kit is under the lo.

The above lo was created with the fun kit from Donna Wheway from MooTwo Designs called Back Road Bikin.
These are images I took of the landscape in Northern CA.
You can find the kit here:
http://www.mootwodesigns.com/mooTwoStore/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=127

Saturday night dinner is always a group affair.
The above lo was created with Marvelouw Melons by Donna Wheway.
You can find the kit here:
http://www.mootwodesigns.com/mooTwoStore/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=137

I love how our dogs are in good spirits no matter what we put them through and camping is no different. They like to play no matter where we take them.
The above and below lo's were created with Tranquil Teal by Donna Wheway.
You can find the kit here:
http://www.mootwodesigns.com/mooTwoStore/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=2509

I've seen this on cartoons many times but was amazed to actually see it in real time.
These birds would sit here and chatter for hours making me wonder what they were planning and thinking that would cause such a noisy chat session.

Designer Survivor Final week

2009-09-09T09:13:00.001-07:00

I got voted of the island last week so I'm not competing this week but I had a lot of fun making it all the way to the semi-final week.
I even won Immunity during week 3 when we made the cluster frames.

There is no Immunity option this week since it is the final week and only the people who got voted off the island get to vote for the sole survivor but everyone gets to download the kits they make this week.

The challenge this week is to create a kit in any theme, color, & size as long as 2 of the following Artsy looks are incorporated in the design and they have to clearly explain their techniques in the kit description post.

The Artsy looks they had to choose from are:
Watercoloring
Reverse Stamping
Doodling
Sanding
Stitching Fabric
Alcohol ink
Embossing

The kits are due by Thursday at 9 (pst).
There is already one submitted here:
http://www.browniescraps.com/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=675

Designer Survivor Links week 5 freebie

2009-09-09T09:00:00.001-07:00

This week was probably hardest for me because we went on a family camping trip and I had to work on my laptop.
The camping was goo except it was colder than we had expected and we ended up getting sick but I made my laptop work and came up with another kit that I am happy to offer to you.

This was the semi-final week and there were only 7 of us left in this week.
We each had to select an era from the list of options to create a kit from.
My era was the 1800's.
Once I had a few ideas of some of the styles from this era, it was really fun to work with.

The immunity challenge for this week was to create wordart that included more than just words.

Downloads are under the previews.

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Designer Survivor Links week 4 freebie

2009-09-09T08:44:00.000-07:00

Week 4 was a difficult challenge.
We weren't in teams anymore and the challenge was to create a white wedding kit with only one accent color, although we were allowed to use green for foliage.
Well amazingly I'm happy with this final kit also.
I guess I learned quite a bit about myself during this contest and one of the main things I learned is that if I work hard enough on a goal, I am usually happy with the outcome.

The immunity challenge for this week was to create a brag book from our week 3 kit.

Download links are below the previews.

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During week 4 I made covers for this brag book as an extra freebie.
You can find those in this post here on my blog.

Designer Survivor Links week 3 freebie

2009-09-09T08:34:00.000-07:00

The challenge fro week 3 was for each team member to pick an emotion and a color to go with that emotion and create a kit with only shades of that color and that emotion. We picked a team palette and my emotion color combination was Joy in shades of blue.

I was worried in the beginning because blue is hard to get warmth and joy out of but I'm surprisingly happy with my final kit.
Immunity for week 3 was to create a frame out of pieces from our previous kits with a new element added.

Download links are below the previews.

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Designer Survivor Links week 2 freebie

2009-09-08T10:52:00.000-07:00

The challenge for week 2 was to create a realistic camping kit.
We had a big group so my part seems small but I'm pretty happy with the way it came out and the links are under the preview.

For the Immunity challenge we did an autumn paper pack and I can only offer my part here as a freebie but I have permission from everyone in the group to sell the whole paper pack and I'll let you know when I get that in the stores.

LINK IS EXPIRED
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Designer Survivor Links week 1 freebie

2009-09-08T09:44:00.000-07:00

Remember, our challenge for week 1 was to create a kit in the style of Dr. Suess.
and the Immunity challenge was to create a beach themed alpha.
We named our kit Pigs on Parade and you can download my part of this kit below as well as the alpha.
These links will be good until about the end of September.
Let me know if you have any problems with any of the files.
Download links are under each preview.

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LINK IS EXPIRED
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Designer Survivor Finale

2009-09-07T07:04:00.000-07:00

Well the final week in the Designer Survivor Contest at Brownie Scraps is this week.
Since I got voted off the island in the last tribal council, I won't be competing this week but I'll let you know when they post the freebies.

We made a last-of-the-summer camping trip last week and I only had dial-up internet access which is why I couldn't post here about the week. I really feel for those who have dial-up internet as their main internet access. It's slower than grampa turtle.

Anyway, now that I'm home I'm going to post links to my contest entries right here so if you missed them, you can pick them up.
These links will be good for the rest of this month.

Keep a lookout over the next couple of days and as I sort out my parts, I'll post them here plus I'll post some extra freebies made along the way..

Thanks for all your votes and support.

Janet

Designer Survivor week 4 Freebie

2009-08-26T07:24:00.000-07:00

Voting for Immunity will be open today and tomorrow morning so we won't know who wins Immunity until tomorrow but I've got my main kit up for this week already.

BTW if you vote for me, Thanks a bunch and I'm going to have more freebies from these kits on my blog in the next couple weeks.
If you haven't voted yet, you can vote here:
http://designersurvivor09.blogspot.com/

The challenge this week was to create a white wedding kit with only one accent color.

Below is a preview of my kit and you can download it here:
http://www.browniescraps.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=12543

Designer Survivor week 4 Immunity Freebie

2009-08-25T11:23:00.000-07:00

Well we're approaching the end of another week and it's time to vote for someone to receive Immunity for the week.

There were no teams this week so all the designing is individually done.

This Immunity challenge required us to make a 4-7 page Brag Book using our emotion kit that we created last week.
I think it's really great that we are having challenges that require us to design with our own creations because it gives a designer a better idea of how their creations can be used.

Here is a preview of my Brag Book entry for the challenge:

You can download this Brag Book here:
http://www.browniescraps.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=12522

The deadline for posting the challenge entries is 9 (pst) tonight and voting will start shortly after that and run all day Wednesday.
I sure would appreciate your vote and you can send all your friends to vote for me here:
http://designersurvivor09.blogspot.com/

Thank you,
Janet

Designer Survivor week 4 Immunity Extra Freebie

2009-08-25T11:02:00.000-07:00

I'm getting ready to post my week 4 Immunity challenge and wanted to make sure you get this extra freebie first.

The challenge is a Brag Book but what brag book is complete without covers, so I made some special covers just for you.

Here is a preview and the download link is below:

DOWNLOAD HERE

Designer Survivor week 3

2009-08-21T07:48:00.000-07:00

Well it's the end of week 3 challenges and we have a bunch of mini kits for you to download.
The challenge this week was for each team member to choose an emotion and a color to go with it and express that emotion in a personal way to them through creating a mini kit.

These are the emotons we chose:

My team is the EYELET team and below is our preview:

You can download our kits here:
http://www.browniescraps.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=12292

Immunity Thank You Freebies

2009-08-20T07:07:00.000-07:00

We Won Immunity!!!
Thank you so much for voting for our team.

All the designers in this contest are very talented so there is lots of competition and it's nice to know that we can't get voted off this week.

As an extra special Thank You for voting for us, here are a couple gifts made just for you, and even if you didn't vote for us you can download them.
I made these from my contest kits.

Download links are below the previews:

DOWNLOAD HERE

DOWNLOAD HERE

Immunity Freebies

2009-08-19T05:57:00.000-07:00

All of the Immunity Cluster Frames are posted and voting is open.
My team is the EYELET team and here is the preview of our frames.

We would appreciate your vote.
You can vote here:
http://designersurvivor09.blogspot.com/

There was a mixup in the posting of previews and labels so because everything has now been redone, the voting deadline is extended to Thursday 4 am pacific time.

You can download these frames for free at Brownie Scraps gallery here:
http://www.browniescraps.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=12198

Designer Survivor Immunity Freebie

2009-08-17T09:35:00.000-07:00

The challenge for Immunity this week is for each team member to create a cluster frame from the elements they created for week 1 and 2 challenge kits.
Week 1 was Dr. Suess themed kits and week 2 was realistic camping kits so you can imagine the challenge.

The deadline for posting frames is 9 pm (pst).

Judging will begin shortly after the posting deadline and will be open until 4 pm (pst) on Wednesday.

You get to vote on your favorite and you also get to download all the frames for free.

My team is the EYELET team and we would appreciate your vote.
Voting will be here:
http://designersurvivor09.blogspot.com/

Here is a preview of our frames:

You can download our frames at Brownie Scraps here:
http://www.browniescraps.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=12198

85% off My Entire Store for 24 hours

2009-08-16T06:15:00.000-07:00

I just now got the sale going at Michelle's Angels.
Because it wasn't working earlier this morning, I'll let it run for 24 hours but make sure and get everything you want because after that, they'll be out of the store.

85% off My Entire Store for 1 day only

2009-08-15T11:41:00.000-07:00

Because of my recent health issues and heart problems, I'm having to cut back on my work and unfortunately that means I have to leave Michelle's Angels.

I've enjoyed the friendships over there and encourage you to shop at Michelle's Angels because there are some great designers in that store.

Tomorrow, Sunday August 16 my entire store will be 85% off all day and then my products will be gone from the store.
So get your great bargains at Michelle's Angels before they're gone forever.

Designer Survivor Contest Freebies

2009-08-15T05:48:00.000-07:00

Well I made it through another round.
Our week 2 kits are all about camping.
You can download all of the kits for free but hurry because the links will be taken down today or tomorrow.

The preview for my team's kit is called Wild Adventures and is below and you can download it here:
http://www.browniescraps.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=12097

New lo's with Vivienne

2009-08-12T14:37:00.000-07:00

These great lo's were made with a kit called Vivienne from Donna Wheway at MooTwo Designs.
You can find the kit here:
http://www.mootwodesigns.com/mooTwoStore/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=1644

Designer Survivor week 2 Immunity Reward

2009-08-12T07:06:00.000-07:00

Our week 2 Immunity Reward Challenge is up for voting.
All of the entries are fall paper packs and are free downloads for you.
You can download ours here:
http://www.browniescraps.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=12031
My team is the Strings team and here is a preview of our entry:

Please vote for us, the Strings Team with Falling Into Autumn to give us Immunity this week.
Voting ends at 3 (pst) today.
Click here to vote on the Designer Survivor blog.

Designer Survivor Contest Another Freebie

2009-08-07T12:40:00.001-07:00

Here's a QP made from our week 1 challenge kit, Pigs on Parade:

DOWNLOAD HERE

Designer Survivor Contest Freebie

2009-08-07T10:18:00.000-07:00

I loved this challenge and can't get out of the Dr. Suess mode so I decided to make some freebies to offer here.
The first freebie is a bookmark I just finished.
It is 2"x8" at 300 dpi.

DOWNLOAD HERE

Designer Survivor Contest week 1

2009-08-07T10:11:00.000-07:00

First week challenge is over. The deadline was last night and there are a bunch of talented ladies in this contest.
All the kits are fabulous and they are free downloads for everyone.
The first week was to create a kit, from scratch in the style of Dr. Suess.

Here is a preview of the kit that my team created:

You can download it in the Brownie Scraps forum here:
http://www.browniescraps.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=11770

While you're there check out the other great Suess-y kits.

Designer Survivor Contest

2009-08-05T03:25:00.000-07:00

Well it's week one of the Contest and the challenge this week is to design a scrapbook kit with a Dr. Suess theme.
No CU products are allowed in any of these challenges.
We had one team member not show up so my team is only two members but I got a great partner and we are certainly going to have our fabulous Suess kit done by the deadline of Thursday midnight (pst).

We get a chance at winning immunity with the Immunity Reward Challenge that the public gets to vote on.
The challenge was for each team member to design an alpha with a beach theme (using no cu products but the actual font),

I am on the ORANGE team and here is a preview on our alphas:

Please vote for my ORANGE team.
Voting is here on the blog:
http://designersurvivor09.blogspot.com/

All of the alphas can be downloaded at the Brownie Scraps forum here:
http://www.browniescraps.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=11729

Thanks so much.

Last Freebies

2009-07-26T19:18:00.000-07:00

I'm back from dinner.
We went to McGrath's, a local seafood restaurant and then we went to DQ for blizzards.
It was a very nice dinner and now I'm going to watch some TV with my hubby and then head for bed.
These last freebies will be active until I wake up tomorrow.
Here's the last of my birthday freebies.

LINK IS EXPIRED

LINK IS EXPIRED

Hope you enjoy the freebies.
If you missed any of these freebies, don't worry because I'm going to bundle them into one package and you'll be able to pick them all up for one low price.

Thanks for spending the day with me,
Janet