(please note that this post reads backwards…the NEWEST news is  on top!)

IMPORTANT UPDATE TUESDAY 11/04/2008 THE LINKS SHOULD BE WORKING AGAIN BUT THEY WILL BE TURNED OFF 11/05/2008 AT NOON EST!

EDIT by Tangie-Sunday 4:00 PM: It’s ALL HERE!

THANK YOU SOOOOOOOO MUCH EVERYONE!!!!!!!!
Your patience in the beginning while we got everything worked out was so wonderful! ALL of these freebies will be here for you to enjoy until TUESDAY!

PLUS! Christina is planning a very special something for you ALL (when things calm down a bit), sign up for her newsletter (it’s on the right hand side —->) she’s going to be sending out a FREEBIE of her own! She wanted so badly to get something for you but she was online/on phone with hosting company all day Saturday trying to get the store back up!

Don’t forget the Block Party goes until TUESDAY! And then it’s time to say goodbye! (Check the home page of the store for more details!
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*EDITED TO ADD Sunday 3:30 pm* WOW yesterday was quite a day!This is the FIRST time I’ve been able to log in the back end of the blog! I’m going to work on getting ALL the freebies up here! WAHOO! But in the mean time you can check them out {HERE AT DST}

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Tangie here ;)! I snuck into the AA blog for the day Shhhhh!!! :D and YES you heard that right! We’re going to have freebies aprox. every hour on the hour starting at 10 AM EST from your new favorite Block Party Designers! Keep checking back as *this very post* will be updated over and over throughout the day with the new freebies!

A Walk in the Park #13 (ACTIVE): The final freebie, a set of 5 assorted uppercase (1 lowercase) alphas! Hope ya’ll enjoy and a very HAPPY DSD TO YOU! You can download it {here}!!!

A Walk in the Park #12 (ACTIVE):From Viivie–A delightful team member of CR too! You can download her kit {here} and or course you don’t want to miss {her shop} at CRD!

A Walk in the Park #11 (ACTIVE):You can download this BEEEautiful kit by emd designs {HERE} And you can check out her shop at CRD {here}!

A Walk in the Park #10 (ACTIVE):This is from Emily a CR CT  Have you checked out all her GORGEOUS papers at the Block Party?You must go check them out {here}! You can download her portion of the collab {right here baby!}

A Walk in the Park #9 (ACTIVE):From who? yours truly…Tangie Baxter! You can peruse my CRD shoppe {right here}! And of course you can download my portion of the collab {here}!

A Walk in the Park #8 (ACTIVE): We bring you a mini kit from the ever so talented, ever so popular duo Sophia Sarducci! You can download it {HERE}! And you can browse their CRD {shop here}!

Walk in the Park #7 (ACTIVE): From JESS GODAN!!!! You should go visit her blog WOW she really does some amazing things http://scrapbookideas.wordpress.com/ !   Here is {her shop} at CRD This month! You can download her fab little kit {here}!

A Walk in the Park #6 (ACTIVE): I LOVE the green floral paper in this mini-kit by AndreaC.! For those of you who don’t know Andrea is CR’s personal assistant and helps keep the store running! She is also just starting her designing career, the Block Party was her debut! Check our her designs {here} and of course You can download the mini kit {here}

A Walk in the Park#5 (ACTIVE): From Newlife Dreams! You can see her amazing products she did for the Block Party {Here}! You can download the freebie {HERE}!

A Walk in the Park #4 (ACTIVE): Well here we go ladies, number 4 by Unica! Can you guess who she is? Yup that is right another designer in the works from CR’s CT! Way to go!!!!! CR has really encouraged these ladies to find the designer in themselves and give it a try so they could participate in the Block Party! You can browse Unica’s goodies {here}! Download her {freebie here}!

A Walk in The Park #3 (ACTIVE): Isn’t this gorgeous? Also by a BRAND NEW Designer from CR’s CT! You can see all her prodcuts in the shop {right here!} You can download the FREEBIE {here}! Leave her some love too! :D

A Walk in The Park #2 (ACTIVE): This one is by a new designer from Christina Renee’s Creative team JOY! You can check out all her product in the shoppe {here}! ENJOY! Remember You only have 2 hours! ;) Download the {mini-kit here}

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If you PROMISE not to tell the Boss I’ll give you the first FREEBIE EARLY! This one will be available all night! But don’t get used to the idea because just like the ad says the rest of the freebies are only going to be available for a few short hours!

A Walk in the Park #1 (ACTIVE): Look at this spectacular first part of “A Walk in the Park” by ScorpioSue! Isn’t it gorgeous? Make sure you read the interview getting to know all about her and check out her designs in the shoppe! Click {here} to download!

Here’s today’s ad, just be sure to check back early tomorrow for give away’s EVERY HOUR! By the end of the day you will have a full kit called “Walk in the park”.  More details on this tomorrow am and we will send out a newsletter also.  Happy shopping and scrapping!! :)

Hello everyone! We have so much coming your way that we’re running a little behind! Sherriejd jumped right in and created this absolutely magical freebie for you! Isn’t it breathtaking?

1. Where did you grow up?
podunk TEXAS. my  high school graduating class was 52. We won’t talk about how many flunked out my senior year *wince*

2. Where do you live now?
cumming GEORGIA, no seriously, that’s the name of the town

3. What’s your sign? TAURUS

4. What interested you in Digital Scrapbooking?
I have a background in IT and have always been computer literate which led to me using vintage images and digital scrapbook products in my mixed media art. Then the more I played with it, the more I wanted to make digital look as if it were a photo of the “real” thing.

5. What’s your favorite food?
Mexican or Tex-Mex to be exact.

6. When did you start designing and how did you learn?
I entered the Little Dreamers Design Contest first part of this year and designed my very first products for that contest.  My photoshop skills are self-taught. I originally used Paint Shop Pro for years but found the common “language” among digital scrapbook artists seemed to be Photoshop so I converted over first part of 2007.

7. What are your two favorite products you have designed?
I LOVE how my kitschy kitchen kit turned out. I couldn’t’t believe that there were so many things that I wanted to keep adding to it and the kit just grew and grew. It turned out to be 600 mb and I’m going to guess that might be a record for the largest mega kit out there ROFL.

probably my second favorite is the little PUMPKIN EATER kit I created for the block party. It was the first time I really tried to create hand drawn and painted elements for a kit and I think they turned out so fun and they are a departure from my more vintage look.

8. Do you scrap? If so, can you link us to a gallery? My Digital Art Quirks Gallery! 

9. If you could only have three scrap items to use what would they be?
Photoshop, bamboo tablet, and my EHD full of CRD products :D

10. How do you know Christina?
Part of her amazing Creative Team.

11. Tell us where we can find you and your great products in the future.
Selling exclusively at TangieBaxter.com (unless I can convince CR to let me sell at her shop permanently ROFL)
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Wasn’t that fun! Thanks for spilling the beans to us sherrie! She’s also created this OH SO CUTE fall freebie for you too! You can download it {here}! Isn’t she a FABULOUS doodler!!?!!!

So are you a HUGE fan now? Check out her amazing blinkie….did you know that little girl in all of sherriejd’s packaging is her grandma who she just loved and adored?

It’s time to meet another one of the fabulous Block Party Designers! This time it’s Tangie from Tangie Baxter Designs! Tangie is also on CRD’s Creative Team and is organizing a SUPER FUN day on Saturday with  freebies every hour from our Block Party Designers! 

You will want to MAKE SURE you check back for all the details!

So without further ado let’s meet Tangie…

AA: Where did you grow up? Where do you live now?
TBD: I was born in Denver, Colorado but moved to Arizona when I was 8. We lived on a citrus ranch in the middle of nowhere until I was 12, I treasure those times and remember them very clearly! It was a great childhood. We then moved to the “big city” and I’ve lived in the Phoenix/Mesa area ever since (except one year of momentary insanity that hubby and I moved 3 hours away, but we missed our families just way too much)!

AA: What’s your sign?
TBD: I’m an Aries and all that, that implies! ;)

AA: What interested you in Digital Scrapbooking?
TBD: My sister’s friend introduced us and we were giddy with shock at the fabulousness of it from the very beginning! No mess, less cost, the ability to create with out the restrictions of hands on media,  another reason to be in love with our computers? What more could a girl dream of!

AA: What’s your favorite food?
TBD: Oh hands down, Mexican food! I haven’t met an enchilada I didn’t like! There is a little mexican restaurant here that my family has been going to since my mom was a little girl. It is quite possibly a slice of heaven on earth!

AA: When did you start designing and how did you learn?
TBD: I started designing about 6 weeks after I learned about digital scrapbooking! I’m a self taught illustrator and photoshop user. Of course I must confess my sister  has been there for me when I would get frustrated! She’s a designer too (Molly DeCrow) at {wst} and we have a BLAST working and throwing ideas off each other. I opened my store in October of 2007 just 5 months after dabbling in designing-now it’s my very full time job!

AA: What are your two favorite products you have designed?
TBD: Oh my that is easy! My favorite kit I’ve ever done is actually the one that is for sale at CRD this month–Midnight in the Parlor! I worked extremely hard on it and it’s one of those kits that came together exactly how I had it in my head! It’s vintagey-modern-classic with just a hint of Halloween lurking in the edges–but mostly can be used year round!

The second is my newest kit for CRD “Sew Girlie“! I love the “modern meets vintage” look of it and I think once people open it and get inside they will be thrilled with the versatility of the elements! Originally this started with just the freebie for my interview today, but I loved it so much I kept right on going!

 AA: Do you scrap? If so, can you link us to a gallery?
TBD: I sure do (although it goes in spurts)! I don’t scrap “events” as it were. Usually it’s more thoughts and feelings I have for my family/daughter or favorite quotes and of course I’m addicted to ATC’s. You can check out my gallery at DST and CRD.

AA: If you could only have three scrap items to use what would they be?
TBD: OH MY! I shudder at the thought! Just 3? I’d have to have a great pack of vintage flowers and leaves, a set of assorted vintage papers and some glitter of course!

AA: How do you know Christina?
TBD: We went to High School together and have been best friends ever since. Kidding! Okay seriously–does stalking her count? I have been digicrushing on her since her $1 kit back in the day! My whole “digi-world” was complete when I applied for my first ever creative team call and she accepted me, my husband wondered if he would ever be able to peel me off the ceiling! Crazy good times!

AA: Tell us where we can find you and your great products in the future.
TBD: You can always see what’s new with me in my shop at www.tangiebaxterdesigns.com! We also have a really fun team blog for Tangie Baxter Designs called The Loft @ www.tbdloft.typepad.com where we have a fun new challenge every week!
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Thanks so much for sharing with us Tangie! And thank you for stopping by to get to know Tangie better! Make sure you check out all her great EXCLUSIVE products right here at the Block Party! As a special treat she has TWO fantabulous  freebies for you! First the Frame she made from Midnight in the Parlor!  Click {HERE}!

She also designed this absolutely adorable add on to “SEW GIRLIE” for you!
You can download it {Here}!

DON’T FORGET! Tomorrow is the HUGE day! The BLOCK PARTY BLOW OUT begins! We’ll kick it off with 30% off everything and tons of yummy NEW exclusive products! Then join us Saturday for freebies every hour! You won’t want to miss it!