The DSS Birthday Bash and Next Designer Contest!

Ok, so I'm just crazy enough to enter again this year! I may have already posted about this, but it's exciting! The contest starts on September 1st, and goes all month long. After some thought on the 2 years past that I've entered, I've realized that this year will be the first one that will not be during Mercury Retrograde period. I do hope this is in my favor this year. I'm not in it for the prizes, but for the experience, and even the possible chance at being on the design team at the Studio. I've looked back at kits I've created and I've seen just how far I've come. It's really amazing to me, and I've STILL got so much to learn!
Tricks of the trade? Having great resources for kit materials. Yes, creating your own is and always will be most awesome, but to have that action/ribbon/style already for you to use? priceless. definitely worth the small amount you will pay for them! If you can find great quality CU Freebies even better. These are the sites i HIGHLY recommend if you're looking for designer resources:
Http://www.actionfx.com Memberships are quite inexpensive and the amount of information is just INCREDIBLE!
http://www.atomiccupcake.com again, the quality and number of actions/styles and yes, even kits if you're a scrapper is fantastic!
http://www.obsidiandawn.com Love, Love, LOVE her brushes! She gives them away for free!! Do her some lip service, and donate too if you have the means!
IF you're a PSP user, an invaluable resource is http://www.outlawbydesign.com her tubes are just fantastic!

and now, for next kit preview I've got in the stores ^_^

That's all for now folks! thanks for stopping by!