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Friday Freebies!

Cute cute cute St. Patrick's Day freebies for you!

 Shamrock plus a saying from Kim Hughes on Paper Smooches.

 Shamrock covered frame from Miami Doodles.

 Vintage Mini-kit from Cajoline Scrap.

 St. Paddy's Day and Earth Day freebies this week from Creative Memories.

 Cute traditional icons from Aleisha Davis Designs.

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Happy Friday! Be sure to check in tomorrow when I post my Home Sweet Home segment!

~Anne Marie

Friday Freebies & Giveaway Round up

Who doesn't love FREEBIES?  YAY!  Let's see what fun things I found around the internet this week ...

Teresa Collins is offering a free sheet of stamps perfect for March from TCStampmaker.

Jennifer Fehr has several for you to grab on her new blog, Simple Pleasures Designs.

Topsy-Turvy is sharing some fun blog freebies here. 

Jen Reed has a freebie AND a giveaway if you comment on her post here.

Webster's Pages blog is giving away an awesome digital collection here. 

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Have a fun Friday, and check-in tomorrow for my new weekly Saturday post "Home Sweet Home" that focuses on userful & fun home decor!

~Anne Marie

In the Spotlight -- Roben-Marie Smith

I'm thrilled to introduce our first Spotlight artist, Roben-Marie Smith!  Located in Florida, Roben-Marie is a mixed-media, collage, and book artist whose passion for life is evident in her art journals, collage pieces and photography.  I've been a regular visitor at Roben-Marie's blog (and lover of her work) for many months, and I was excited to see her artwork featured recently in the Jan/Feb 2008 issue of Somerset Studio along with two sheets of Artist's Paper she designed -- a double treat!

If you're a collector of beautiful art books, you can find Roben-Marie's book Only When I'm Found Can I Be Me here, and if you're a stamp-lover, Roben-Marie designs her own line of art stamps for her online store Paperbag Studios.

On Roben-Marie's blog, she shares not only her works of art, but also journal prompts, quotes, tutorials, and a variety of photos available to use in your projects. (Her "Free Goods" page takes a while to download, but it's well worth the wait!)

This is an example of how you could use one of Roben-Marie's photos. I downloaded this beautiful door photo (that she photographed in St. Augustine) and placed it in the background.  I reduced it's opacity to 80%, added a woven texture and a frame. (The other elements used were all freebies from the links found in the right side-bar!) 

Another great reason to head on over to Roben-Marie's blog right now ... she's offering a drawing for one of her new rubber stamp sheets called Scrap & Journal Tools -- these new stamps aren't even available yet, nor are they on the website, so be one of the first to own this assortment of stamps!  And get this ... the drawing is ONLY for readers of ScrapBuzz!  How cool is that? 

To enter the drawing, visit Roben-Marie's blog -- take some time to browse around all she has to offer (including the link to her stamp store Paperbag Studios) and then leave a comment on the ScrapBuzz post she has on her.  In your comment list your favorite art supply!  Roben-Marie will do the drawing on Noon, Sat. March 1st and I'll announce the winner here! 

Thank you, Roben-Marie!