After almost two years, I’ve decided that the time has come for me to leave Funky Playground Designs and go on a new adventure.    All the products currently remaining in my store are 60% off and are RETIRING on FEBRUARY 15th.

Never fear, the other products haven’t been retired, they are simply in progress of being moved into their new home which will be opening soon! 

The blog you are currently reading will be disabled after February 7th – so if you’d like to keep up-to-date with my designs and news, please sign up for my newsletter or become a fan of my facebook page.

I’m running a little behind on the Me: A to Z workshop and the next prompt will be posted within the next few days.  It will be the last prompt that will be hosted at Funky Playground – the February 15th prompt will be posted at my new home.  So if you’d like to continue following along with the workshop, please sign up for my newsletter or become a fan of my facebook page to find out where it will be located.

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If you didn’t make it to the speed scrap earlier this week but loved the participation prize I donated, you have a chance to buy it in my store – as always, 25% off through Sunday!

By Melissa (also using The End is the Beginning):

By Becki (also using This is Halloween Collab):

By Memi (also using This is Halloween)

Seeing those Creative Team layouts with my older Halloween products along with Leah’s Fun House brought back some fond memories, so I decided to have a 50% off sale on them through Oct 31st – Lowest price of the year!

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Ari and missi_me are hosting this month’s Speed Scrap and Chat at Funky Playground Designs, so stop by the FPD Chat Room on Tuesday, October 18 at 4 pm Eastern (check this chart to convert to your time zone) for a fun-filled Speed Scrap – or just stop by for some laughs and chatter. Scrapping is definitely not a requirement to attend!

Remember that you need to be logged into the FPD forum in order to get into the chat room, but if for ANY reason you can’t get logged in, please stick around, because our hostesses will also be posting the speed scrap instructions in the FPD Speed Scrap forum, so you won’t miss a thing! Except maybe some random silliness LOL

Everyone who completes the speed scrap will be entered into a drawing for a $10 coupon from JenC Designs and everyone who completes the “slow” version of the speed scrap (you get several days to complete your layout) will receive this fun paper pack from yours truly:

I’m hoping to be able to stop by and say hello during the chat, but that’s not the best  time for my family as I’m home alone with three young kids so I can’t promise – but I’m definitely going to try and be there!

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That’s right, FPD just ended their designer call (and I hear we have a bunch of really exciting new designers joining us over the next month or so YAY)  and now its nearing the end of the quarter and that means that it’s Creative Team Call time again!  Deadline is September 22 – click the image below for all the details:

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I guess I haven’t mentioned that I am also back at The Digichick – nope, not selling there, just helping out behind the scenes with previews and other pretty graphics

Well they are also having a call right now – they are looking for some Guest Creative Team members for September!

Would you like to join our Creative Team for the month of September? We are looking for a few guests to join us next month!

Our requirements are simple. Choose one of our CT teams to join for the month of your stay:
- Chatty Chicks (hanging out in the forums and chatting it up)
- Gallery Lovers (leaving lots o’ love in the gallery)
- Challenge Chicks (help out with our challenges)
- Social Network (get the word out about TDC news, etc via social media)

There are NO layout requirements for our guests, but you are welcome to scrap as much as you’d like during your stay with us!

If you are interested in a guest spot for September, please send the following information to christine@thedigichick.com:

- Your name and username
- A link to your most complete gallery
- Which team you’d like to help out with & why you’d be a great fit

Call ends Wednesday, August 31st! Be sure to send in your application today!

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No, I am not retiring from designing – I will still be selling my designs at Funky Playground!  But after a wonderful year and a half as owner of Funky Playground Designs, it has become necessary for me to say good-bye. Although this was a difficult decision, I know this is what is best for me as well as for the continued success of Funky Playground. I want to thank all of the loyal FPD customers and dedicated staff who have supported me on this adventure and wish you all the best.

I have chosen to pass the store on to someone who has been by my side assisting with the day-to-day operations since day one; someone who I know cares about the Playground as much as I do and is honest, dedicated and reliable. So, effective September first, Cindy Siebert (AKA scribler) will be the new owner of Funky Playground.

And if that isn’t exciting enough – Cindy is having the first open call for designers in almost a year and a half!  What a fantastic opportunity to get in at one of the warmest, friendliest and supportive design teams around!

Funky Playground Designs is looking for a few designers to join our design team. If you are looking for a store with a fun, supportive environment then look no further than FPD.
Details & Requirements

3 Contract Types Available:
*Exclusive Designer (may have personal store)
*Exclusive Content (one additional store + personal store)
*Non-Exclusive Designer (two additional stores + personal store)

Consignment Fees:
*Exclusive Designer – 15% + $5 monthly server fee
*Exclusive Content – 20% + $5 monthly server fee
*Non-Exclusive Designer – 25% + $5 monthly server fee
(PayPal fees are included in consignment fee.)

Requirements
*$50 monthly sales minimum
*Participation in store collabs
*Involvement in FPD forums

Benefits
*Control over your products/sales/coupons in our x-cart shop
*Designer payments are made twice monthly via PayPal
*FPD offers a private designer forum
*Weekly Newsletter & Blog Post to promote new releases
*Site CT

Ready to apply? Then send the following information to funkyplaygroundcalls@gmail.com

*Your name
*A short bio (please include design and store history)
*The reason you want to join the FPD team
*Links to your current store(s)
*Links to your blog, Facebook Fan Page and/or Twitter account
*3 previews of kits currently available in your store(s)
*a downloadable sample of your work. (Kit designers should include several papers, elements and alphas from at least three different kits. Template designers should include several templates.)
*Any other information you would like us to consider when reviewing your application

All applicants will receive a response when the application has been received. Each application will be carefully reviewed and applicants will be notified when a decision has been made. Because this is such an important decision, a response time cannot be guaranteed.

Application deadline is 12 September 2011

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I’m so excited to be participating in this wonderful blog train for Digital Scrapbooking Day, called So Thankful, sponsored by DigiScrap Addicts!  By following this train you can download over 40 wonderful products!

You should have come to this post from Jen Yurko’s blog but you can stop by DSA to get the full blog train list if you’ve become lost or missed a stop along the way.

I was assigned to create a paper pack – hope you like it!  It will be available for FREE through Monday, November 8th, after that it will be available for purchase in my store at Funky Playground Designs.

SORRY, DOWNLOAD EXPIRED. YOU CAN PURCHASE THIS PAPER PACK IN MY STORE HERE

Now head over to Sara Gleason’s (Zinnias and Swallowtails) blog to get your next gift!

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Did you know  that you can get our brand new collab kit, Life is Good absolutely free when you make a purchase of $15 or more at Funky Playground in November?

It’s so easy to get lost in the hustle and bustle of daily life. Too often we forget the good things, the small things in life that really matter. The FPD designers have taken this opportunity to reflect and remember that no matter how crazy our lives are that Life Is Good! Be sure to check out the extra previews because this kit packed!

Life Is Good contains:
[42] 12″ x 12″ papers
[1] full alpha (uppercase, lowercase, punctuation, and numbers)
[85] unique elements
[2] 12″ x 12″ page templates
[9] 12″ x 12″ quick pages

Participating Designers: Amanda Carlson, Donna Duncombe, Girl Boy Girl Designs by Jen Balding, Jaclyn Bernardo, Jennilyn Designs, LaLi Creations, Michelle Batton, Recherché by KH Designs, River~Rose, Roseytoes Designs, Ruby Lane, September Blue, Shanmomto4 Designs, Siamese Studio, Sir Scrapalot, Tootlebugz, and Trixie Scrap Designs.

Participating CT Members: Maria (AKA MariaS), hoo-rah (AKA Becky), c0r1nn3 (AKA Corinne), gonewiththewind (AKA) Cheryl, made_by_mandy (AKA Mandy) and Evelyn (AKA Memi)

And here is some team inspiration!!!

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Funky Playground is Turning 4!

Come join the designers and staff at FPD now through Nov 17th while we celebrate Digital Scrapbooking Day and Funky Playground’s Fourth birthday!  Almost the entire store is 40% off through Nov 17

November Playgroup: Inspired by Leonid Afremov

For this month’s playgroup we browsed the gallery of Leonid Afremov for inspiration.

I drew inspiration from Mr. Afremov’s colors to create my paper pack, Flecked Cardstocks Two, and his painting style and the prominence of all the autumn tree themes inspired me to create Kraft Scatters.

And Mr. Afremov’s rainy day paintings inspired me to create Rain Gems:

And here’s a layout from Cindy using all three of my November Playgroup products:

New Deals!

And just in time for the celebration, I’ve released the 2010 Playgroup Bundle!  Get all nine of the Playgroup products that I’ve personally released in 2010 for the low price of $10! That’s over 60% off the regular selling price when purchased separately!

I also decided to bundle up all 16 of the Studio 365 products that I’ve released this year for a mere $15 – that’s over 65% off the regular selling price when purchased separately!

I also released this cute alpha, Don’t Press My Buttons (previously a speed scrap participation prize – so if you missed out, here’s your chance to grab it!)

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