Annies Digital Things

This is one of those posts that I hoped I would never have to write again. It seems like yesterday when we said good bye to our dear Jean Daugherty after her battle with breast cancer and now we have lost another designing friend, Anne of Annie's Digital Things.

When I worked as CT leader at Heritage Scrap, I first became acquainted with Anne.  She was enthusiastic and creative in every way.  I was a new scrapper and I had fun working with her kits.  This is a layout I created with her Parlor Music kit.

 

 

When I began designing, she encouraged me more and I can still hear her laugh when we did designer conference calls and chats.  I loved her Vintage Flying kit.  It was perfect for this and other flying photos I have.  She said her hubby was an aviation nut and there was a lot of plan "stuff" at her place, so she just had to make this kit.

 

 

My first collaboration kit as a designer at Heritage Scrap, was Autumn in Paris (no longer available).  I struggled a little, but she had no problem at all - this was an amazing vintage kit she put together.  I found it perfect for this poem written by my great grandmother.

 

 

 

Anne had worked many years designing and creating dolls/clothes and miniatures.  Thank Heaven For Little Girls came out of that love and the love she had for her granddaughter.

 

 

 

 

One of Anne's skills as a digital designer, was looking for the niche where a type of kit was needed.  Most of her kits have a particular topic or design theme.  This is something I have tried to emulate in my own designing.  This layout was created with her contribution to the Heritage Builder's Collab for the anniversary of the store. This is a beautiful vintage heritage kit that I think everyone should have in their heritage kit collection.

 

 





 

 

This is another layout done withe the Autumn In Paris collab which is no longer available.

 

 

 

For this layout I used the background paper and ruffle from the Thank Heaven For Girls kit mentioned above.  The rest of the items come from Grandmother's Sewing Basket.  Anne was particularly talented at extracting.

 

 



 

Another designer collab portion no longer available.  I believe this one was called Irish Linen.

 

 



This is another pedigree chart from the Heritage Builders Collab  mentioned above.  Anne and I shared a common surname in our family tree - Tisdale, but sadly we never found a connection.  It would be fun to be related to such a wonderful lady!

 

 

Tattered and Torn was a really fun kit to work with.

 

 



When I showed Anne this layout, she was delighted.  She said it was exactly what she had envisioned when she created On The Road Again.  It was perfect for my Grandparents' 1950s road trip.

This is also from Tattered and Torn, mentioned above.  It's an exquisite kit!

Another layout with Thank Heaven For Little Girls.

 

 

Lastly, I want to share Never Give Up.  This is Annie's Breast Cancer Kit.  She beat it and had an extra almost ten years.  The second time around,it got the upper hand.  Too many lovely people are lost to this horrible disease.  Somehow I think she'd still want us to join her in saying "Never Give Up!"  Even when she was battling it herself, she was often giving encouragement to others starting out on their breast cancer journey.  I've sure missed her this last year as she has battled the disease. And I miss her even more.  She only lived 4 hours away - I wish I had made that drive to see her.  My prayers are with her family at this time.

 

Please take a look around Annie's Digital Things shop before her beautiful work is gone.

 

So long Anne, it's been good to know you.  You may be gone, but you're not forgotten.

Le Jardin Quick Page - Blog Train For Heritage Scrap



Sometimes seeing *IS* believing, so with that in mind, I decided to put a picture and some writing onto the quick page I created using my portion of the Le Jardin May 2011 Heritage Scrap Designer Collaboration Kit.  Each piece of the kit is on sale now for $2.50 for the month of May.  And the quick page above is FREE!  Just scroll down to the next post to see find the link and to see the rest of the stops on the Heritage Scrap Blog Train.

Just for fun tonight I played around with the different portions and created this page using my papers, ribbons and lace, a brush from Annie's Digital Things, a frame and fern from Lynn Griffin and additional elements from Idgie's Heartsong.  The photograph is one I took at the High Sierra Iris Gardens in May 2007.  My friend and I are hoping to visit there again this coming week.

Thank you for looking!  Remember to scroll down for the free Shutterfly Ready Quick Page and the Blog Train!

Hearth and Home November Collaboration at Heritage Scrap (BLOG TRAIN BELOW)

The November Designer Collaboration kit at Heritage Scrap is perfect for the season!  You can find my my portion here.  Hearth and Home is a beautiful collection with rich, warm colors evocative of Autumn, family gatherings, Thanksgiving and cozy days in front of the fire.  Each designer has a different take on the theme and adds their own special touches.

*****If you are looking for the Faith Sisters Blog Train - PLEASE scroll down 2 posts.  The November collaboration for Faith Sisters is called Blessings and you can receive a portion of the kit at each designer's blog until 10/31.*****

Usually I end up buying each designer's portion because we have so much fun working on these.  It's fun to see how each of us comes up with something totally different and yet the components all work together!  They will be only $2.50 for the month of November!  Below are some of the other designer portions. If you click the "Hearth and Home" link above it will take you to the page where these can be purchased.