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I have put together two freebie quick pages. They are in 12×12 ” and A4 formats, all in the one file. I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and are firing to scrap all those yuletide pics!
Commiserations to Nicole of NBK scrap. Nicole is a talented and generous designer. She designs a massive amount of gorgeous freebies then gives them away. Some nasty people decided to download her material stored on 4shared and upload it again to new links as their own work. Not only that, they took private unrealeased material as well!
Folks, just because you can do something doesn’t mean you should. Theft is theft. Creating a separate download site of Nicole’ s scraps was not necessary, and taking the credit is well, just pathetic.
So I was inspired to put together:
THE BEST WAY TO DOWNLOAD FREEBIES
Always, always take the time to say thank you. You have got something for nothing, it doesn’t mean you can take it for granted! Just a simple TY in the comments section is all it takes -although more is much appreciated 
. Have you ever noticed the proportion of downloads to comments!
Leave the image file names intact- (if they have enough detail). That way you know whose stuff you are using, so you can give due credit when posting layouts in galleries.
Never, ever upload a freebie created by someone else for others to download, or post a direct link to the download address. Direct them to the designer’s site.
If you rename the preview image to ‘folder’ it becomes the folder thumbnail image making it easy to see what is in each folder. Helpful as your stash of freebies explodes in size!!!
If its a freebie, don’t go back to the designer and criticise if you decide you didn’t like the download. IT’S FREE, so you haven’t lost anything by downloading it and no one is forcing you to use it! ( Yes, this apparently does happen.) Constructive comments are helpful but there is a right way to go about this.
Although you know deep down that the people who are going to thieve will do it any way, 
I still had to get that off my chest.
Look out for some new freebie kits coming this way very soon!
Happy New Year.
Nikki
For those that like to be organised in style, I have put up a blank template (png form) of a Christmas gift list as well as the Christmas card list posted yesterday. These templates are without the cute pictures by Little Dreamer Designs, so you can trawl through your stash and decorate them how you like.
Template
Template
Download blank templates here. Leave some feedback when you download.
Have fun….
I decided to try and be more organised with my christmas card list. It has been a floating scrap of paper in my address book. The address book has a Xmas card list but I got sick of flipping back and forwards to the addresses. So I made an all in one (A4 size) before my luck runs out and I lose my list. I have used the gorgeous freebie Candy Canes by Heidi Larsen for the header.
To all those people who have so far donated to TEAR Australia, THANK YOU!!!!!
Your gift will change someone’s life for the better. If you haven’t already and you would like a really huge Xmas scrap kit, click here and follow the instructions and links!
Okay, this is going to work on an honour system. I have neither the money nor resources to set up a shop, so I am trusting in your good will. I have put together a christmas kit, BUT IT IS NOT FOR FREE. The cost…. a donation to TEAR Australia. They help people in developing countries that are living in unimaginable poverty. They also help break the cycle of poverty through various education programs and small business loans etc. You can find out about their work in this post or the TEAR site here.
There is over 80 pieces in the kit. The downloads are divided into 5 parts.
You don’t have to live in Australia to donate, it can be completed online. You can simply give them a donation or purchase a ‘gift’ from their Really Useful Gift Catalogue- they can send you an e-card if you are enviromentally minded. Exchange rates will be in your favour, the Australia dollar is worth less than the US dollar, so $5 AUD is less than $4.50 US, and about 3 Euros.Your donation will change someone’s life for the better.
Make your donation to TEAR here. If you download without making a donation, THAT IS STEALING.
LINK EXPIRED Download: Papers1, Papers2, Papers3, Elements1, Elements2. Password is at the bottom of this previous post, if you have made your donation. Please don’t steal from someone far less fortunate than yourself. If you can afford access to a computer, you can spare a little money to help someone out. The link will be open until the end of December.
This is the sole initiative of Just Passin’ Thru. The kit is offered exclusively here, you are expected to make a donation to TEAR Australia in exchange for downloading. This offer is not promoted or organised by TEAR Australia, it is an act of good will which the creator hopes you will be a part of.
Merry Christmas..
Hi there,
I am hoping you’ll take time read this in between your freebie hunting. Its that time of year again when we start shopping for chrissie presents for our near and dear. Before you go shopping this time consider purchasing a present that could change someones life for the better.
TEAR Australia are the group which came up with the Really Useful Gift Catalogue where you can purchase a gift that will help out someone who is living in circumstances we will probably never experience let alone see!
Gifts purchased from the Really Useful Gift Catalogue will help people living overseas overcome poverty and marginalisation, take control of their future, work together to benefit each other, and participate regardless of religious or political beliefs.
What do you get?
For every item you purchase, TEAR Australia will send you either a traditional printed card or an e-card as a token of your gift. Each card has a photo and description of the gift, and provides blank spaces for the name of the friend or family member who will be ‘receiving’ the gift, and for your name. It doesn’t mention the amount of money. The printed cards are all-occasion and can be used for Christmas, birthdays, weddings, anniversaries or as a special thank you.
What can you purchase?
You can spend as much as you like from…
$5 AU will purchase school supplies to enable a child from a poor family to attend a community school in countries like Cambodia,. India, Ethiopia, Zambia or Bangladesh.
$40 AU will provide access to family health care to people in a remote areas of Afghanistan, India, Nepal, Sudan or Uganda.
$200 AU Women’s Self-Help Group in Bangladesh, India, Nepal. Small groups of up to twenty women support each other as they acquire literacy skills and learn about health and human rights. They can also begin savings and credit schemes and start small businesses.
There are many other choices like goats, toilets and other world-changing gifts in the TEAR catalogue- one for every budget. Please check out their catalogue and consider doing some of your Christmas shopping there!
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