The Winners Are....

Thank you everyone who enter!!! Just a heads up there is a coupon code at the end of this post :)

The winner of PRIZE #1 - Witches Halloween Party Set & Witches Halloween Bingo Set:

The Winner of PRIZE #2 - (5) FIVE Halloween/ Pumpkin theme clipart and/or digital paper packs:

And since I can't pick all of you as winners I am offering a coupon code for 25% off your order at all 3 stores. Use code GIVEAWAY at checkout. Not valid on custom orders (anything that is not a design already available in the shop). Code valid through 9/25/13 (Wednesday) 10 PM PST. 

Thank you guys again, I anticipate having giveaways for the major holidays (although I don't think I will be doing one for Thanksgiving). Not sure if they will all be blog giveaways, so make sure you check my FB page often as I generally post there first for any sales, new items or giveaways!

Halloween GIVEAWAY!!!! CLOSED

GIVEAWAY CLOSED

I reached 1,000 sales on Monday....so excited!!! I had already planned to do a giveaway for Halloween but it coincides nicely with this milestone. 

Now for the giveaway...Halloween is fast approachng, so why not give away some Halloween goodies!

*** There will be TWO prizes and TWO winner (one for each prize)***

PRIZE ONE

-Witches Full Halloween Party Collection 

For more info on whats included see HERE

 -Witches Halloween Bingo Set (not currently available for sale)

(10) 5"x7" bingo cards, caller cards, 1" markers

PRIZE TWO

-Choose FIVE (5) Halloween/Pumpkin Theme Clipart/Digital Paper Sets from the listing below;

Silly Pumpkins, Sweet Shoppe Halloween, Patterned Pumpkins, Little Witches, Pumpkin Patch & Scary Pumpkins

Spirit-Maroon, Orange, Goldenrod*, Halloween '13, Mixed Chevron Halloween*, Halloween Tented*

 *denotes a set not yet available for purchase at With Envy Paper. 

HOW TO ENTER:

REQUIRED:

1)Leave a comment on this post indicating whether you want to win prize ONE or TWO

2)Like us on FB and leave a comment on this post with your FB name

EXTRA ENTRIES:

3)Share this giveaway through FB, twitter, your blog etc and leave a comment with links to the posts. ONE extra entry for each share

Giveaway ends Sunday, September 22nd 10pm PST

Winner will be announced Monday, September 23rd on the blog!

Good Luck!!

On The Home Front...

I'm back with a little update on my journey. There are not really any "uglies" like in my last post about my journey. 

On the business front, I have so many things going one, its holiday time so I have a ton products I'm trying to get into all the shops, and it's slower going than I thought. My sales are not what I thought they would be. They aren't horrible they are steady but I was hoping for more of a boost now that the holidays are approaching. 

Its hard because last year this time it was crazy at my then day job and I was not putting much into my shops so I can't really compare last year this time to this year. I know that January-Valentines day and then right before Easter through the middle of June are my busiest times but I am hoping with 3 months in a row of major holidays that I will be very busy. Fingers crossed!!

But despite that I can at least see that my sales for With Envy Paper are picking up month to month. With Envy Parties is my main shop, my main source of revenue, With Envy Babies is kind of in the background. I love it but I'm not expecting it to be the main revenue so I am slowly building inventory and I'm just content with whatever I bring in there. But I really enjoy creating scrapbook paper packs and clipart and I'm really hoping eventually to make With Envy Paper more of a contender with With Envy Parties. Baby steps :)

On the home front I am happy to report that I am starting to feel better about how I am doing as a mommy. I think this is in part due to my decision to "homeschool" my daughter this year. So I think I mentioned before that in order to leave my former job and make With Envy Studios my full time gig we had to pull my kids out of their daycare. My daughter starts kindergarten next fall (she missed the cut off by a month). Her daycare also had a preschool and private kindergarten. My kids have learned so much going there and I really didn't want my daughter to lose any of that this year being home. Plus I didn't want us just hanging out all day. 

So I decided to homeschool her with a mix of prek & kindergarten curriculum. We are starting our 3rd week and I finally feel like we have a rhythm going. My days are pretty much focused on my kids and homeschool and then after 2:30 or 3 is playing and working depending on if the hubs is home or not. I only plan to do this for a year and then she will start kindergarten, but depending on how things go I might end up doing the same with my son.

My daughter loves school and its nice to be this hands on in her learning. I feel like I'm learning more about my kids this way and myself (this is definitely teaching me patience). I also think they are seeing that mommy doesn't spend all day on the computer, which makes me feel better. Unfortunately the trade off is I continue to stay up way to late and wake up way to early to get work in. But despite that I don't feel like I'm wasting any of time like I did when I had my day job. 

I hope you all have a great week!!

Freebie of my Eye!

Happy Monday everyone!! 

I haven't managed to be able to pull together a meaningful post about my progress on the self-employed journey but I promise to blog next Monday about it because there are some new things to share!

Instead I figured why not offer a FREEBIE instead :) It's September, fall is fast approaching (seriously how is time flying by ?!?!). September makes me think of apples, and cider and apple doughnuts...YUM. I thought apples would be a nice freebie theme. And since I have 3 shops with 3 different products, it makes sense to have THREE FREEBIES!!!

All of my freebies coordinate with my Apple Picking Paper Pack and Apple Picking Clipart Set.

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Apple Party Circles/Cupcake Toppers

(12) 2"x2" party circles, PDF format

 

DOWNLOAD HERE

Patterned Apples Clipart

6 PNG & 6 JPEG; 300 DPI, Terms of Use included

 

DOWNLOAD HERE

 

 

Apple of My Eye Transfer Design

5.433"x5.5" PDF Format

DOWNLOAD HERE

I hope you all enjoy!!

Digital Designers Color Challenge - Back To School

This month begins the September Etsy Digital Designer Color Challenge-Back to School. Participants are given a specific color pallet inspired by colors from Color Combos Galore scrapbooking challenge.

Robin, from the team and Digi Scrap Delights will be hosting the monthly color challenges!

So what does that mean for you, it means every month there will be lots of products and FREEBIES from members of the Etsy Digital Designers team just for you...and better yet they will all coordinate color wise!!

I created two items for With Envy Paper and also a FB Exclusive FREEBIE!!

Back to School Scrapbook Paper Collection

For Purchase at With Envy Paper

Back to School Alphabet Clipart 

(alphabet, numbers and symbols, full sets in 5 different patterns)

For Purchase at With Envy Paper

Back to School CC Clipart Set

FB Fan Exclusive FREEBIE 

(if you aren't already just 'like' my page for this FREEBIE and others)

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Here are the other AWESOME items from my fellow designers. Click on the links to be taken to the FREEBIES or items for purchase!! Like and Share this post! We would love to see what you guys create using our products!!

September Free Gift W/Purchase Preview

So if you read the previous post, you know starting September 1st I will be offering a FREE gift with purchase. Of course there will be a different free gift for each shop.

I updated the previous post regarding With Envy Parties. I will be offering a specific free gift with purchase depending on the item you purchase. 

The last Friday of each month I will preview the freebies for With Envy Paper & With Envy Parties. 

Here is the fine print before the preview :) 

This is a monthly freebie, if you happen to purchase from me more than once in a month I will only send the freebie in the first purchase. Please save the file to your computer as soon as you can. Once the month is over that item will no longer be available as a freebie. Freebies are bound by the same terms of use as all my other products. Please review TOU included with the product or in the respective shop.

 Ok on with the show!!!

I was inspired by this color palette from Design Seeds and I knew instantly what I wanted to create. Free set includes 6 clipart images, measuring 6" at their tallest or widest points, 300 DPI, PNG & JPG included. Also (4) 12"x12" digital papers, JPG files, 300 DPI, not textured.

Fall is approaching and as much as I love the sunshine of summer, I do love the coziness of fall. I created a Patterned Pumpkin transfer design. The design measures 6.5" wide by 4.58" tall. Mirror image also included. PDF file. Print on iron-on paper, sticker paper or cardstock. Can be used for shirt/onesie designs, bag designs or using the guidelines it can be cut used as an 8"x10" art print.

Hope you enjoyed the preview! Start shopping September to get your hands on them :)

Have a GREAT Labor Day Weekend!!

Savings & Freebies Ahead! UPDATED 8/29

**Read Below for update on With Envy Parties free gift with purchase**

Oh September is right around the corner!! I don't know in general why I'm excited, my daughter has another year before kindergarten so there really aren't any big milestones (well she is turning 5 but she isn't leaving me for the big school just yet). I think I'm excited because September is kind of the start of holiday time in a way. Especially for a business owner people start buying for Halloween in September (or before) so you have to be ready. 

I'm excited for what this time will bring and I'm hoping it helps to increase my ability to continue on this self employment journey...fingers crossed!!

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With September comes LOTS of new products and also LOTS of ways to SAVE and get FREE stuff. I'm a frugal person in real life, so I am one who loves a good sale or freebie, so I like to pass that on to you. 

With all the new I decided to breakdown how things will work starting Sept 1st. I'm hoping you guys will like these opportunities.

WITH ENVY STUDIOS OPPORTUNITIES TO SAVE:

*I already posted this on Facebook and its in full swing at With Envy Papers. I updated my coupon codes and replaced my Buy?Get? promotion with a straight discount depending on how much you spending. The discount goes up to 50% off your order if you spending $40. 

*I will be adding something similar to With Envy Babies starting September. 

*Currently at With Envy Parties, you receive 15% off your order if you purchase 4 or more pdf files in a single order (party collections count as 1 pdf). Also there are discounts for purchasing multiple pdfs of a particular item. These promotions won't change.

WITH ENVY STUDIOS OPPORTUNITIES FOR FREEBIES:

*For With Envy Paper & With Envy Babies I will be creating a Monthly FREE item with purchase (different item for each shop). I will preview the free item on the last Friday before the new month. So this Friday I will be previewing the Free items for September. 

Free items will be emailed to the email address you have connected to your Etsy account, unless you specify otherwise, If a file is too big to email I will send a link to download. 

*I decided to change the way I am doing the free gift with purchase for With Envy Parties. Because of the varied nature of the products I thought it would easier to have one set free item based on the item you purchase. For example, if you purchase any invitation from my shop you will get a free thank you card. Each listing will list the item you get for free. 

*Free item will be emailed, all free items are digital items.

*As I create new items for the holidays, I will be doing a giveaway for Halloween, Christmas, Valentines Day etc. (not sure about Thanksgiving yet). Because I sell 3 different types of items, each giveaway will have 3 prizes and 3 winners. The prizes will include my newest Holiday themed items. 

OTHER FREEBIE OPPORTUNITIES NOT CREATED BY ME:

*I am part of the Etsy Digital Designer Team. Its a great group of designers that either create digital items or use digital items in the creation of their products. I love this group, everyone is sooo talented and helpful. I have learned so much since joining earlier this month!

 

The group has several promotions that I will be participating in and most result in free items being offered by myself and lots of other designers. 

Currently there is a Monthly Color Challenge that I participated in. We are all given the same color pallet and we can create items for our shop, or freebies, or both. I am doing both. I missed the first one which is wrapping up now but Septembers theme is Back to School. I created a paper pack and alphabet set (took forever but love the result). I also created a freebie which I will reveal along with all the other designer's items on Sept 1st or 2nd (I can't remember the exact date). 

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I will also have random sales and offer random freebies when the mood strikes but I wanted to at least share the concrete ones for you guys. I will tweak and change things if needed or if interest changes. 

Also check out my new FREE ITEMS Page here on the blog I will be listing all the freebies I offer there. I am still working on adding everything. 

Also I have a Freebie section on the FB page with FB exclusive freebies!

Happy Wednesday!!