We are so excited to kick off another fabulous month of THE DIGI FILES!! The Daily Digi Team has had so much fun working with these contributors products over the last month (they work a month ahead and are already to get started on October). The designers for September have knocked it out of the park and you will not be disappointed! We are so excited to be welcoming:

Tracie Stroud

ErinInk (templates)

Three Paper Peonies

Eva Kipler

MLE Card

Karla Dudley

Melissa Bennett

We are also very excited because now you can get the PLAYBOOK at the beginning of each month!! We have already completed September’s Playbook and it is filled with some of the layouts that will be featured on THE DAILY DIGI during September. There are some really great tips, tutorials, links, resources, and even a couple of surprises packaged inside. Some of the PLAYS we share with you in September are:

Altering papers
Layout Design
Creating your own journaling block
Hybrid projects
Title tricks
Drop shadows
Brushes

There are enough techniques and tutorials in this Playbook that you could do one per day during September and still have some leftover (for those days you might want to do more than one)

You can get the PLAYBOOK & THE DIGI FILES together for just $7.50! Are you wondering if it’s worth it?? Read yesterday’s post for some links to a couple of free Playbooks (check out the comments too and see what other readers think).

Here are the random winners selected from those that commented in yesterday’s post:

Tiffany
BrendaE
Cintia
Amelia
Sheri
Rebecca
Donna U

They each won $10 in digital digital scrapbooking product from one of August’s contributing designers. Check your email, codes have been sent!!

We would like to say a BIG THANK YOU to August’s contributors:

Dysfunctional Designs
FeiFei’s Stuff
NeeNee’s Designs
Flergs
Captivated Visions
Amy Wolff
Hazel Olive Designs

We are at the final stretch for THE DIGI FILES#20.  Today is the last day to grab ALL of this digital goodness for just $5 total!  You can see detailed images on our awesome designers page.  It’s unbelievable, I know, but it is TRUE! After today, all of these products will go home with their designers and be added to their stores for full retail value!

Since THE DAILY DIGI is an ad-free site, THE DIGI FILES are the way we support what we do.  It’s because of these designers (and our fabulous customers) that we are able to bring you such great content and resources!

THE DIGI FILES are also a great way for you to try products by new-to-you designers or styles at a very low risk!  It really is a win for everyone!

If you haven’t grabbed August’s Playbook, be sure to download it as well for the tricks, tutorials, and play-by-plays for creating the layouts you saw on the site during August.  Be sure to snag July and June’s as well, they will be gone soon

We would love to hear something new that you learned from any of the Playbooks we released this summer!  Leave us a comment and SEVEN people will win $10 in digital scrapbooking products each!

Are you ready for yet another AWESOME month of THE DIGI FILES!?!?  I am super excited about this month’s files and my team has been too! We are very excited to be welcoming:

Dysfunctional Designs
FeiFei’s Stuff
NeeNee’s Designs
Flergs
Captivated Visions
Amy Wolff
Hazel Olive Designs

THANKS FOR JOINING US THIS MONTH!!

If you would like to see your layouts on THE DAILY DIGI, then grab the files and start creating.  You can see more information about submitting your layouts on our LOOKING FOR page.

THANKS to everyone who purchases THE DIGI FILES each month!  We really appreciate it!  Without your support, this site would not be possible!!

Our random winners from yesterday’s comments are:

Carolyn
Chrissy
Melissa
Kris
Belle
Terri
rsheedy

They each won $10 in product from a past contributor to THE DIGI FILES!  Check your email, codes were already sent!

We are on the final countdown for THE DIGI FILES #19!  Today is the last day to grab ALL of these products for only $5!!  Today is also the last day to get Emily Power’s products as she is retiring from designing.  After today, the rest of the designers are free to add their products to their own stores for full retail value (a minimum of $5 per product).

We had a lot of great posts this month, a few free gifts, and many changes (including some to THE DIGI FILES).  We would love to hear what you liked at The Daily Digi this month!  So, leave us a comment and 7 people will be randomly selected to win $10 in product from one of the contributing designers from July!

Thanks again to this month’s contributors!!

Chelle’s Creations
Michelle Batton
List Girl Designs
Valorie Wibbens
Queen of Quirk (and here)
Emily Powers
Audacious Designs

I am really excited about the lineup for July’s set of The Digi Files!  Can you believe we are in JULY!?!?  I can’t!!  We have made a few noteworthy changes that I will describe in more detail AFTER I introduce you to THE DIGI FILES #19 DESIGNERS:

Chelle’s Creations
Michelle Batton
List Girl Designs
Valorie Wibbens
Queen of Quirk (and here)
Emily Powers
Audacious Designs

This month is the first month where we will have past contributing designers back as part of THE DIGI FILES (outside of Janet and myself).  Audacious Designs was one of the very first contributors to THE DIGI FILES #1 and we are excited to have her back!

Something else new this month, I changed how the files are organized, after reading some of the feedback from our survey.  Each designer is set up as a download link.  The zip folders have been named TDD_TDF19_(NumberOfZip)_(DesignersInitials).  This should help you know at a glance if you have all of the downloads (there should be seven because we have seven contributors this month). It will also help you know what’s inside, even before you download.

I also added a preview similar to what we post at the end of the month, with all of the kit previews on one image.  Each zip has one of these previews.  I had some requests from people to add this since they organize The Digi Files by designer and not by site (The Daily Digi).  They wanted a way to be able to recognize at a glance everything that was included in that month’s files.  If you don’t want these images, you can always delete them.

Lastly, a change I added that many of you will be very happy about, was to the site.  Now, when you click on ‘previous posts’ at the bottom of the homepage, the prior 10 posts will come up, all together (not summaries, but actual posts).  You can click on it again and get 10 more posts.  So, you will only need to click 4 times to get through a whole month’s worth of posts.  This will keep our homepage loading quickly, yet give all of you a way to read many posts at one time without clicking a whole bunch!

Congratulations to those that were randomly chosen from the comments in yesterday’s post!  We read each and every comment!  You each won $10 in product from one of the June’s contributor’s, check your inbox!  The winners are:

Nadine
Donna U
Laser
Amber565
52Scrap
rags
pennyshilling

We always have something new we are working on!  So, don’t miss anything and be sure you are subscribed to our RSS feed and newsletter!

Elise’s Pieces
Fizzy Pop Designs
AnnaBVDesigns
Jennifer Barrette Deigns
Kristin Aagard
Karah Fredricks
ksharonk Designs

Today is the last day to grab the contents of THE DIGI FILES #18 for a total of $5!!  After today, these products will be sold at full retail value!  You can see detailed views of everything included here.

We want to say a big THANK YOU to the designers that contributed to THE DIGI FILES this month!  It is the designers that contribute to THE DIGI FILES each month and those customers that purchase them that make THE DAILY DIGI possible!  The Daily Digi is a completely advertising free site.  None of the designers pay to contribute to THE DIGI FILES or for the features we post about them.  We choose the designers based on their quality designs and reputations in the community.

THE DIGI FILES is a win-win-win for everyone!  The designers contribute their designs and let us sell them for one month as part of THE DIGI FILES, you (our readers and customers) get to purchase a whole bunch of supplies for hardly anything, you also get to try new-to-you designers at a very low risk (even if you only love a couple of the kits, you still win), you also support this site and help us continue doing what we do (did you know each time you read The Daily Digi, even if it’s in a reader, it costs us money?).  Since the designers do not pay to be part of THE DIGI FILES, every designer has an equal chance at being a contributor (being able to afford it or not is not an issue).  At the end of one calendar month, the designers take their contributions and add them to their stores…they don’t have to give us exclusivity.

I love building long-lasting relationships with the designers in this community.  I also LOVE getting to know our readers through the comments, emails, and survey responses.  We read every single one of them!

Today, we would love for you to leave a comment sharing what you enjoyed during June.  Seven random comments will each win $10 in product from one of the contributors to THE DIGI FILES #18.  Comments must be posted by 11p.m. ET, June 30th to be valid.  Participation is void where prohibited by law (my attorney made me say that ).

I know it sounds trite, but I really do get excited each month to introduce a new issue of THE DIGI FILES!  We have such amazing talent in our digital scrapbooking community and this months designers are no exception!  I love getting to know these designers better and really love sharing their talents with you!

THE DIGI FILES #18 has contributions by all of these amazing designers:

Elise’s Pieces
Fizzy Pop Designs
AnnaBVDesigns
Jennifer Barrette Deigns
Kristin Aagard
Karah Fredricks
ksharonk Designs

If you are new to THE DAILY DIGI, THE DIGI FILES is the product we sell that supports our site.  We do not have advertising of any kind on our site, which means that anything we endorse, we truly stand behind and believe in.  All of the designers that contribute to THE DIGI FILES are selected for their quality designs and reputation in the community.  It’s a great way for you to try some new-to-you designers at a low risk OR try a different style from what you usually scrap with.

At the end of the month ALL of the products in THE DIGI FILES will go into the designers store at full price (which will be at least $5 each).  We will be revealing the products in the THE DIGI FILES one at a time on the designers feature day.  You can see what has been revealed by clicking on ‘Our Amazing Designers’ at the top of this page OR by looking at the detailed images for THE DIGI FILES in the store.

If you aren’t already registered for our newsletter, we have some really big announcements coming up over the next month (starting later this week), and our newsletter subscribers will be the first to hear about them!

P.S. Here are the random winners from yesterday’s post, THANKS to everyone that took time to leave a comment!  We love hearing from you!  Each of the following people won $10 in product from May’s designers:

Kelly
Gypsy
Cathy S
Gina
ChrissyW
Cindy
Trina

P.S.S. Following are the random winners chosen from those that purchased THE DIGI FILES during May.  Each of these people won $20 in product from the contributors to THE DIGI FILES during May:

Amanda
Bamber
Kimberly
Ella
Cathy
Alexis
Tanya

Check your inboxes!  Your codes  have been sent!

Today is the LAST day to pick of THE DIGI FILES #17!  After today, these fabulous designers will be able to put these collections in their own stores for full retail value (worth well over $5 EACH). You can see close-ups of each collection in the product detail images in the store or on our contributors page (as well as finding links to the designers’ features and coupons).

As we bid farewell to these designers, we want to say a big THANK YOU to them for being with us this month!  We always enjoy sharing their talents with our readers!

We also thought on the last day of the month, we would love to hear from you, via the comments, what you enjoyed reading this month here at THE DAILY DIGI!!  We will randomly select SEVEN WINNERS from the comments left before 11p.m. ET.  Each person selected will win $10 in product from a this month’s contributor’s to THE DIGI FILES!

THANKS so much for your support!!  We really do love what we do!

I am so happy to have After Five Designs here with us this month!  After Five Designs is truly a fun digital scrapbooking store with designers that have a unique and well-loved design style!  I am really excited to share with you their contribution to THE DIGI FILES:

Don’t you just love all of those fun doodles?  They make me smile! I love the unique elements in this kit! This is just ONE of the SEVEN collections you get for ONLY $5 with THE DIGI FILES!  I know it sounds too good to be true, but it isn’t at THE DAILY DIGI! Let’s look at some layouts created with this kit:

Layout by Karen, additional supplies: Alpha, Designs by Lili

Layout by Katie, additional supplies: (template from A5D kit in TDF17) font is CK Becky

Layout by Amy W

Layout by Dunia

Layout by SharonS (a reader) supplies: Paper, Elements, Template: After 5 Designs, Fonts: Pea Deborah, Century Gothic

My name is Amy Hutchinson, and I am the owner of After Five Designs. Above all else, I am a 30-something full-time mom. I have 3 beautiful girls (ages 10, 12, and 16), and one rambunctious son (age 5). We live and love in the music-filled city of Memphis, TN.

I love photography and have been improving my skills slowly over the past couple years. I have been a digital designer for nearly 3 years now, but I was a scrapper before that. My designer name is ah! Designs, named for my initials but also for the sound you make after taking a refreshing swig of something nice. And, yes, I do enjoy the occasional cocktail!

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Here’s a list of designers you will find at After Five Designs:

ah! Designs
bisontine
Catherine Designs
Cinnamon Designs
Createwings Designs
Designs by Sunghee
Dido Designs
FruitLoOp Sally
Glam Fairy Designs
Jazzmin Designs
Jofia Designs
K Studio
Karina Designs
Kimla Designs
Kristin Aagard
Lily Designs
Martencja Designs
Nikki Beaudreau Designs
ON Designs
zinnias and swallowtails

We often post tips on our blog, and we have an entire tutorial / tips section in our forums as well.

After Five Designs began on September 16, 2008. It was a spur of the moment idea – the whole process from conception to launch took only about 4 weeks. I had been designing for about a year, and I decided that to celebrate my birthday, I would like to take the leap from designer to store owner. I envisioned a one-stop shoppe that would house the industry’s best quality and creative artists, as well as offer a community of inspiration, talent, and fun. I gathered a few of the most talented scrappers and asked them if they would like to learn to become designers. They all said yes, and A5D was born!

We wanted to put the emphasis on the joy and relaxation that digital scrapping brings, so we designed the site around “happy hour.” Work is over, it’s playtime! We are committed to bringing the community the best in digital scrapbooking supplies. We keep quality a top priority while taking time out now and then to have a little fun!

My personal favorite collab kit that we have done is Time Flies.  This kit was done with the colors of our site and was offered as a freebie for our 1-year birthday celebration, it is now for sale in the store:

Our bestselling collab kit is Down the Rabbit Hole:

Here are some of my favorite products that you can find at After Five Designs:

Here are some inspirational layouts to get your creativity flowing (layouts are linked to originals with credits):

I would like to THANK Amy and the team at After Five Designs for being here with us this month!!

Go have a look in the store at After Five Designs and come back and tell her what you like, we will randomly select a winner from those comments to win $10 in product from her store!  (Comments must be posted before midnight EST and must include a product name to qualify)!

As a thank you to our readers After Five is giving us this coupon to use in their store!!!

Happy iNSD (International Scrapbooking Day)!!!  This is the weekend that digiland will be hopping with great deals!!  THE DAILY DIGI is no different, because today we are releasing THE DIGI FILES #17 with a lineup you won’t want to miss!!  With products valued at well over $5 EACH…it has to be one of the BEST deals in digital scrapbooking!!  Here’s the list of this month’s contributors:

Connie Prince
Scrapping with Liz (templates)
A5D
Kelley Mickus and here
Cinzia
Jennifer Fox
Danielle Thompson and here

We will update the Awesome Sponsors page during the month with previews and links back to the designers’ features and any coupons.  We also started posting the previews in the detail images in the store, as we revealed them.

We would LOVE to see your layouts this month created with The Digi Files!  If you would like to see your layouts featured, be sure to check out the LOOKING FOR page.

We really appreciate the support of our readers and customers!!!  To show you how much we appreciate you showing support by purchasing THE DIGI FILES, we randomly drew 7 names from those that purchased THE DIGI FILES during April to each win $20 in product from the contributing designers!!  We will do this again next month!! Here are the winners, check your inbox, the codes have been sent!

Emily B
Carly D
Pam L
Megan M
Bamber G
Valerie M
Mirands D

Make sure you grab THE MISSING DIGI FILES that were posted yesterday and be sure to check in with us on Twitter (TDD Tweets on the iPhone app) as we will be re-tweeting great deals from past contributors all day today!!