Designs from the Toy Box

New Products and the Big Reveal!

2008-10-09T17:03:00.013-05:00

New Products in the store this weekend:

This weekend we have the Basics collection premier. These paper packs are great for all your layouts. Check them out in the store today! Make sure you read on to get your coupon codes for this weekend!

You were patient and now it is time to reveal my newest kit. GIRLY ROCK is here. It includes lots of grungy pretty things. Visit my store to pick it up this weekend for 50% off! And here is a layout made using both the freebie and the kit: And here is a freebie just for you! Enjoy and have a great weekend. Finally if you have made it this far you deserve a reward. Use coupon code daddybday for 50% off your order of $5.00 or more!

2008-10-05T21:56:00.008-05:00

Well, it has been crazy-busy around here recently. We live on the coast of Texas outside of Houston and yes we got the full brunt of hurricane Ike. We have minor damage to our townhome, but are alive. I say minor, but my landlord is making it out like the place is falling down around us. I guess some people just have to live in the drama of things. Now for some updates. I have been very busy working my part time job, taking care of the family and getting the house back in order. I have not had time to keep up with everything at SAS, so I have decided it is best for me to focus on my own store for now. I have to say, everyone at SAS has been great from day one til close. But, in the mean time I have some how been able to get a new kit made and it will be available this friday October 10th. So I thought I would give you a preview of what is to come from "Girly Rock"! I will have a full preview and a freebie to match the kit for you on friday, but today I have another freebie for you. A border for you to use for either Halloween or Christmas. Visit my store today to pick up this great freebie. It will only be available this month!

New Release and Back 2 School Sale!

2008-08-14T15:27:00.003-05:00

Back 2 School Sale Now thru August 31st

Everything 50% off

New from Toy Box Designs

www.sas-ytoybox.com/boutique

Sweet Emotions Page Kit

Was $5.99 Now $3.00 Save: 50% off

This beautiful kit includes:

3 sets of photo corners
11 different borders
3 binder clips
1 cardboard button element
2 word art
4 frames
1 painted element
1 orchid
1 butterfly
1 raffia bow
1 grossgrain ribbon bow
2 journal tags
10 ribbons
2 fancy bird elements
17 papers
2 full glitter alphas

Soft Romance Page Kit

Was $4.99 Now $2.50

Save: 50% off

This kit is vintage, soft, antique, and just beautiful. You will love putting together that perfect album for that special someone. Kit includes 11 papers (5 are textured solids), and 15 elements includin flowers, boarders, frames, tags, glitter stickers, and more.

2008-07-08T08:34:00.004-05:00

I wanted to share a layout that I did using my new kit "Give Them Wings" today.

And here is a freebie for you. A template made from my layout. I hope you like it.

Big Announcement and Blog Challenge Layouts

2008-07-07T12:59:00.005-05:00

I have a big annoucement! TOY BOX DESIGNS STORE IS NOW OPEN! Bookmark www.sas-ytoybox.com/boutique in your favorite sites so you won't miss any of my newest kits!

And now for more layouts made using my newest kits, Summer Bloom and Give Them Wings:

From Sussanne79 (one of my newest CT Members)

By Iwannalife2 And another one from JCSimon

The July Challenges are up at SAS and here is a preview of posting bonuses you can receive for playing along:

2008-07-01T08:40:00.004-05:00

Today we have our first two layouts of the competion! They are by JCSimon from SAS. You will soon be able to find my designs in three places. Stone Accents Studio, Studio Style Designs and Toy Box Designs Boutique. Yes I am working on opening my own store. Yay! Don't forget the CT Call is still open and I am still looking for several scrappers to join us! So Email me your layouts for the contest and/or your CT application to toyboxdesigns@sbcglobal.net

A New Freebie!

2008-06-29T16:37:00.003-05:00

I hope you all have had a great weekend. I can't wait to see your layouts for the contest here at Toy Box Designs. Remember you need to email me a copy of your layout using one of my two newest kits, Summer Bloom or Give Them Wings, to ToyBoxDesigns@sbcglobal.net. Please make it 500x500 at 72 ppi.

I am still taking applications for my CT Call. You can email me at ToyBoxDesigns@sbcglobal.net to apply.

And as promised I have a freebie for you today. This desktop is made from my Summer Bloom kit. You can download it by clicking on the preview.

And here is another freebie that is only available at Stone Accents Studio. Click on the preview to go to my store!

2008-06-28T23:17:00.002-05:00

Well, I have been very busy this week. I actually found time to get two new kits (that I just love) into my store at Stone Accents Studio. I will soon be joining the design team at Studio Style Designs, also. So you can look for me at both stores. This newest kit is called Summer Bloom. I can't wait to see what you all come up with so I decided that I would host a contest here on my blog. Email a copy of your layout made with one of my two newest kits, Summer Bloom or Give Them Wings, to ToyBoxDesigns@sbcglobal.net and one lucky scrapper will win a gift certificate for $10 to my store at Stone Accents Studio. I will post all layouts here on my blog for everyone to see. Also don't forget I am still having an open call for my CT(see last post for details). Oh and don't forget to come back tomorrow for a freebie!

CT Call and New Kits in my SAS Store

2008-06-27T16:21:00.003-05:00

New kit in my SAS Store:

One Day Only Sale!

2008-06-04T14:51:00.006-05:00

My Mary Kay Director has set a challenge to have a $1000 day before me, so I said okay, my ladies can do it! Kaylyn is graduating and you get the gifts! Place an order thru my Mary Kay website This Saturday, June 7, 2008

8am to 10am get 30% off your total order!

10am to 12pm get 20% off your total order!

12pm to 3pm get 10% off your total order!

This is a great time to stock up and also to try our new mineral makeup. We have new eye shadows, blushes, foundations, and lipsticks. Don't forget to add that new modern compact to your order.

Also, summer is here and we all need to take good care of our skin. Mary Kay has everything you need to protect and rejuvenate your beautiful skin. Give me a call if you have any questions or want to get together for a one on one consultation.

Can't wait to hear from you,
Toye Mason
(281) 482-1154
toyemason@marykay.com
Visit my Web site at http://www.marykay.com/toyemason.

A NEW KIT AND I HAVE BEEN TAGGED!

2008-06-01T23:23:00.004-05:00

Well, I have another new kit for you in the store at SAS this week. Crazy Beautiful is a soft romantic kit. It is full of roses and cherry blossoms. I sure hope you enjoy it. It is on sale 25% off until the 15th of June. I will be posting the new Font Challenge for June tomorrow along with a preview of the posting bonus.

That's right - the lovely Melody had tagged me!! So here are the rules and what I have to do and what you have to do if I tag you!!

Rules:
1.) Link your tagger and list these rules on your blog.
2.) Share 7 facts about yourself on your blog, some random, some weird.
3.) Tag 7 people at the end of your post by leaving their names as well as links to their blogs.
4.) Let them know they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their blog.Right here goes nothing.My 7 facts about me, do you really want to know!!

1. I am Houston born and raised. I have never lived outside of Texas and I now live outside of Houston, in Friendswood near the lovely brown waters of Galveston. LOL

2. I have a Stepson who is 24 and is fixing to make me a grandmother at the ripe old age of 34. I also have a daughter 17, fixing to start college, and a son, 7, who is ADHD and so much fun. LOL

3. I work part time at the local video store to make some extra spending money and get my movies for free (and a week earlier that everyone else).

4. I am not very good with money, but am really improving on that.

5. I am a freebie hunter. I have rss feeds to some of my favorite designers. I have thousands of kits that I have never used. But I love every one of them.

6. I have been married twice and if anything happens to this one, I am marring Jonathon Rhys Myers. In my dreams.

7. I am addicted to the Showtime series "The Tudors". I am so upset this season just ended. I am going to need a fix, any suggestions?

Here's who I am tagging:
Digitreats

Misty Cato (I adore your designs)

Allie Hoopes

Bethany

Meridith

Becky Wallace

DigiMom Designs

My First Template

2008-05-27T23:13:00.006-05:00

Well, I did it. I have attempted to make my first layout template. I hope you like it. I love the way it turned out using Digitreats Jump ABC Papers. Please leave some love here on my blog and let me know what you think!

2008-05-27T09:10:00.004-05:00

Several of my bloggies have requested I repost my ABC Kit Freebies. I am doing so today. Click on each numbers below for a different part of my addons to DIGITREATS ABC KITS. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Also if you have not already please check out the current SAS newsletter for more great kits and freebies. The May Mega Kit was just released also.

I am back, from outerspace........

2008-05-26T10:11:00.002-05:00

I have so missed my bloggies lately. My computer had crashed and I was not able to design or blog. But, I am back from outerspace! LOL. I have some new items in the store and they are on sale also. I have created my first commercial use item also. I will be very busy this week trying to get caught up with some more goodies for the store. I am also working part time now so that makes it even harder for me to get time on here with you. So since you all have been so patient and kind I have a freebie for you today. It is an addon to Digitreats Skip ABC Kit. Please visit her blog for more wonderful goodies to the ABC kits.

Also I have been tagged, but will have to continue with that tonight as yes I have to go to work on Memorial Day. LOL. Love and Hugs, Toye

ABC Kit Addon!

2008-03-30T11:00:00.005-05:00

It has been a while since I have done an add on to Digitreats ongoing ABC Kits. This freebie consist of 3 twill tapes and three frayed denim labels. I hope you enjoy.

Earth Hour 2008 is TONIGHT!

2008-03-29T13:16:00.002-05:00

Tonight, March 29, is the night! We can make a huge impact on our environment. Join with me and millions of others and TURN OUT THE LIGHTS AT 8:00 PM YOUR TIME. One hour of your time to make a difference in Global Warming. EARTH HOUR 2008

It's a Blog Party!

2008-03-20T10:18:00.014-05:00

It's the first day of spring and SAS is having a Blog Party to celebrate! We had so much fun putting this MEGA kit together just for you, so get that Easter Basket out and get to hunting! Follow the blog train to get each part of this wonderful kit.

As always, if you download leave some love. We don't eat food, we eat love.

Click the image to go to the full download of the kit if you are not on dial up.

special thanks to The Ephemeral Victorian

For those that are on dial up, click here to go to smaller downloads of this kit.

Also my portion of this kit will stay up until the end of March. All of the girls

from SAS are leaving their links up longer for those with dial up. We

would not want anyone to miss out on this wonderful kit! Hugs and Kisses,

Toye

Darlene /

Candee (CanDesigns) / Julie C / Terrell / Kymm (Creative Chaos) / Stella / Boo / Beckie (lillypug34) / Heather (phreephorm) / JenLin / Sherah (Skrapper Digitals) / AneczkaW

ADSR3 Challenge #7 Freebie

2008-03-17T09:26:00.003-05:00

Are you trying to use my kits for the round? Did you find what Jamie found? I don't have many or any staples in my kits. So to help out here is a freebie for you. A set of nine staples. LOL

Have fun scrapping!

New Alpha Packs in Store Now

2008-03-15T15:16:00.007-05:00

Boy I have been busy working on alphas this week. I was so inspired last week with have to create some alphas as part of the PPF Designer Challenge, that I could not stop there. So here is a preview of the new alpha packs that are in my store now. They are all 25% off untill March 26, so grab 'em fast!

And I have a freebie for you today. This is my very first every wordart. Please let me know what you think. This coordinates with another alpha and maybe a kit that I am working on by request of my daughter. She just got her nails done today. She got zebra tips and a hot pink stripe. I will have to get a picture of them and post it for you. They are so cute, but she is at work. LOL. Enjoy and remember to leave me some love here on my blog if you download the freebie. Hugs and Kisses, Toye Freebie will be back up shortly as I just realized I don't know how to spell. ROTFLMAO.

Okay here you go.

PPF Designer Challenge Outcome

2008-03-11T18:44:00.002-05:00

Well, I want to say congrats to the ladies that won a place at PPF. I wish you well and much success. As for the kits from the competition, I have removed the links and will be expanding on them over the next few days and putting them in my store at Stone Accents Studio. Thank you to all of those who voted for me and gave me the high score in the last three rounds. Hugs and Kisses, Toye.

PPF Designer Challenge #4, 5 and 6

2008-03-10T15:41:00.009-05:00

Okay, I finally have the PPF Designer Challenges #4, 5 and 6 up. Go here to vote and rate my papers. Thanks ahead of time for your votes. Remember, you must register and login to see the gallery and vote. Links have been fixed. Click the pictures below for these new freebies. If you download, please vote tonight as the winners will be announced tomorrow at noon. It is now 9:39pm my time.

PPF Designer Challenge # 3 is up

2008-03-07T14:39:00.003-06:00

I have just uploaded my preview of my PPF Designer Challenge #3 Mini Kit to th gallery. I will make this available shortly here on my blog for you to download. Please vote for me if you feel mine is the best or your favorite. I so appreciate all the comments so far. You all make a girl feel special.

OMG! Round three id getting started

2008-03-07T09:28:00.004-06:00

Okay, first, thanks for all the love so far, but don't go anywhere. Round three is just getting started and I am fixing to get to work on it right now. Since there was so responce to my first two kits, I have decided it will be easier on me to just open the files and let you at them. So I have removed the password and they are ready for download. The links are in the pictures of my last two post. This round we have to design an Elegant Victorian Themed kit with 4 papers and 5 elements. So stay tuned. Also, the SAS Newsletter is out. You can pick your copy up HERE. There are several freebies in there from our great designers.

PPF Designer Challenge #2

2008-03-05T20:23:00.005-06:00

Okay my Mini Kit preview for the PPF Designer Challenge #2 is now up so go vote for it, too. Again leave me a comment here with your user name once you have voted and I will PM you the password at PPF. I am still trying to catch up with the last vote, so please give me til Sunday night to get the passwords to you on these kits. I just found out last night that my uncle passed away, and will be attending the funeral tomorrow. I'll be out most of the day as it is a two hour trip there and two hour trip home. I really appreciate all your votes and comments on my kits. Huggggggssss! Toye

I need your vote at the PPF Designer Competition

2008-03-04T10:35:00.006-06:00

Okay, I have entered a competition for new designers at Purple Paper Flowers. We had to create a mini kit with 4 papers and 4 elements. The theme was dots, circles, and doodles. I used PSCS2 and Art Rage to create this mini kit. It includes 4 textured grungy papers, 1 Metal Frame, 1 grungy journal tag, 1 glass and metal button, and 1 doodled painted flower. Please go here and rate my mini kit to vote for me. You will have to register before you can see this gallery. If you vote for me (by rating my preview, a 10 would be great) then leave me a comment here at my blog with your user name at PPF, I will give you the password to download this mini kit for free!!!! So hurry, voting closes Sunday I believe.