A New Look For Nettio Designs

POSTED ON February 7, 2014 IN Announcements, Behind-the-Scenes

If you happened to stop by Nettio Designs of late, you may have noticed the site’s been in maintenance mode all week. That’s because the web-coding elves, aka me, have been busily working behind the scenes on a fresh new look for Nettio Designs!

Like most web design projects this one took on a life of it’s own, but considering how long it’s been on my to-do list it feels good to finally check this baby off as done.

For reference, here’s what the site looked like before:

And here’s what it looks like now:

A moment of silence for the loss of our beloved woodgrain…

My goal for this redesign was two part: a) to give the site a fresh modern new look that feels more me and b) to make the site easier to navigate for you.

If you’re reading this post in a feed reader or email, I highly recommend popping over to Nettio Designs to check it out! There’s a bunch of new features you won’t see from the screenshot alone. And if you aren’t seeing the new design, you may have to clear out your browser cache so that it serves up the new images instead of the previously saved ones.

With that, there’s a couple of new features I’m excited about that I wanted to point out:

1) A Responsive Design: The site has been rebuilt from the ground up on a new framework and child theme (Genesis Framework with the Dynamik Website Builder child-theme for those of you who like to know those things) which means it’s now fully mobile responsive. What this means in the real world: the design will adapt to display for whatever size device you happen to be browsing on whether it’s a laptop, tablet or smartphone. As a Mac/iPad/iPhone lover who does the majority of her browsing these days on mobile devices this was really important to me and well worth the extra time and effort to make it happen.

2) Updated Sidebar Links: The blog sidebar not only has a new look but has been updated to make it easier for you to find all my best content including: links to my main blog categories, my top 5 most popular projects and a list of must-read posts, chosen by yours truly.

I’m also really proud of the new Archives page which not only made me realize I blogged more last year than I thought, but should also make it much easier for you to find that specific post you know exists but aren’t sure where to find.

3) A New Project Page: In addition to the popular project links in the sidebar, there’s now a dedicated projects page where you can find images and links to ALL of my projects included Week In the Life, Holiday Faves and much more. Check it out here.

4) The Nettio Designs Shoppe is Officially No More: Yes after three years, the Nettio Designs shoppe is officially closed for business. A few of you had discovered you could buy really really old products through the store and while I appreciate the support, it was time for the templates to go. All product links now redirect to the shoppe homepage where there’s a friendly note about my retirement as a product designer and to stay tuned for what’s next.

Of course there’s still a few tweaks I’d like to make (aren’t there always?), like an updated About page, a Work with Me page, a project category with all my digital layouts and some more category customization, but for the most part I’m super happy with how it turned out. It feels fresh and new and makes me excited to share in this space once again.

And finally, if you’re wondering how the Nettio Designs redesign fits into my plans for 2014, just consider this phase 2 of my three-step plan for 2014:

Phase 1: Retiring as a template designer

Phase 2: Redesigning Nettio Designs

Phase 3: The launch of something completely new which I promise I will spill the details on very soon.

For now I’m going to take a break from the world of web coding and try to remember what it’s like to speak in a language that doesn’t involve CSS, PHP or HTML…and maybe take a shower, haha. If you happen to stumble upon anything wonky with the design, feel free to leave me a note below to let me know.

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hello 2014!

POSTED ON January 7, 2014 IN Announcements

Well 2014 started off with a bang, if by bang I mean coming home from two weeks away in California to discover my beloved compy would no longer start. Wah wah. All I could get was a grey screen, a familiar Apple chime followed by a spinning wheel of doom before it would shut off.

Thankfully it was nothing a trip to the Genius Bar couldn’t fix, well if you consider a complete wiping of the hard drive and reinstall of the operating system a “fix.” But it means I am now upgraded to the most current Mac OS, Mavericks (hooray, Finder tabs!) and because I had an up-to-date Time Machine backup I thankfully didn’t lose any data.

So let this be your friendly reminder for the start of 2014 to always always always back up your computer. If I hadn’t, I would have lost 9 years of photos along with all my scrapbooking layouts and non-CT products. No fun, right?

This is also why I always advocate for having both a local backup (like on an external hard drive) as well as an online backup (like Backblaze) because even with restoring everything directly off my external drive, it still took six and half hours! to copy everything over again. Pretty sure if I’d had to download all that data from the cloud, I would have been here for days.

But hooray, I am back up and running which means we can now move on to more exciting things, like the start of 2014!

I was just telling Adam the other day, that with the exception of years that end in a “5,” I always feel extra optimistic toward years that end in an even number – perhaps because I was born in an even-numbered year? – and 2014 is no exception to this rule.

I’ve got some exciting stuff to share over the coming weeks, including more details about why I chose to leave Sweet Shoppe Designs, why I went crazy and retired all my products, and what that means for the future of Nettio Designs.

From what I hear there’s been some speculation, probably partly due to it seeming like an abrupt, out-of-nowhere decision to those on the outside, so all I’ll say for now is that while the execution of it ended up seeming a bit abrupt due to the holidays, it was most definitely a much thought out decision on my part. And I chose to leave so I could focus my time and energy toward building something new, not joining anything that currently exists.

But I’m afraid that’s all the hints you’re going to get for now since I’m not quite ready to spill the beans on my plans, haha.

In the meantime though I will share more details about my decision as well as my 2013 Holiday Faves mini album wrap up, 2014 goal-setting and a few other things I have up my sleeve. I’m really excited for this year and I hope you are too! It feels good to start the year off fresh and have time to dedicate to this space yet again.

So with that I say, hello 2014. So happy to have you here.

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Final Hours of the Nettio Designs Retirement Sale!

POSTED ON December 31, 2013 IN Announcements

Happy New Years Eve everyone! I’m just popping in real quick from my California vacation amongst the big trees with a friendly reminder that the Nettio Designs 40% off product retirement sale ends TONIGHT, December 31st at Sweet Shoppe Designs.

After today, all of my templates and digital products will be retiring so there’s only a few hours left to grab these goodies before they are gone for good. If you’ve had your eye on something, now’s the time to grab it!

Click here to shop the Nettio Designs retirement sale!

I’m keeping this short and sweet today but I’ll see you in 2014 with more details on what’s next for Nettio Designs!

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Changes Are Afoot at Nettio Designs!

POSTED ON December 21, 2013 IN Announcements

Hello hello everyone! I hope the last week before the big day is treating you well.

If you’ve already read the Sweet Shoppe newsletter, you’ve probably seen my big announcement but I wanted to tell you myself as well and share a little more about why I’m making this decision. Changes are afoot here at Nettio Designs and while it may not seem like it on the surface, it’s actually a really good thing!

Since I’m pretty sure there’s no good way to sugarcoat this, I’m going to take the bandaid approach and just go for here, so here goes:

I’ve made the decision to step down from Sweet Shoppe Designs and retire as a template designer.

Now before you panic too much, hehe, I am NOT retiring from scrapbooking nor will I be retiring from having a digi business. I’m simply shifting my focus away from templates and product design toward something I believe will not only be a better fit for me and my strengths but also provide much more value you for you too. I’m not quite ready to spill the beans on my plans just yet – you’ll have to wait until the new year for that – but I can say, if you’re a fan my work and my approach to scrapbooking, I think you’re going to be excited about what I’ve got planned.

In all honesty, this was a tough decision for me and definitely not one made lightly! I love the Sweet Shoppe and am so proud and honored to have called it my digi home for the past six years. But I’m not superwoman and sometimes you have to be willing to close one door in order to have room to open another.

Nettio Designs Retirement Sale

Robin was kind enough to allow me to host a retirement sale on all my products at Sweet Shoppe Designs so between Dec 21st and Dec 31st you can save 40% off ALL Nettio Designs products. After the first of the year, all Nettio Designs products will be retiring for good so if you’ve had your eye on something, now’s the time to grab it!

Click here to shop the Nettio Designs retirement sale!

Finally before I go, I wanted to say THANK YOU to each and every one of you who’ve supported me during this Nettio Designs venture. I’ve loved seeing all your different takes on my templates over the years and I’m so honored you felt my designs were worthy of your awesome stories. This is definitely not the end for me or Nettio Designs, it’s just the start of a new adventure.

And with that, I’m going to wrap this bombshell email up. You may hear from me again with a reminder about the end of the retirement sale but otherwise have a very merry Christmas and I’ll see you in 2014!

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New Release | FAVE-O-RITES 2013: December Faves

POSTED ON December 14, 2013 IN Monthly Faves 2013, Shop News & Releases

Happy Sweet Shoppe Saturday everyone! Can you believe the end of 2013 is already here? This week’s release marks not only my final New Release of 2013 but also the final release in one of my absolute FAVE (pun-intended) scrapbooking projects: the Monthly Faves!

For those new to Nettio Designs & the Faves, my Monthly Faves project is a year-long scrapbooking project where each month you scrapbook one layout documenting your top-ten favorite things from that month. Your faves can be anything: events, food, tv shows, technology, clothing – the sky’s the limit!

I’ve done my Monthly Faves project twice before, once in 2009 & again in 2011, and I love it so much I’m doing it again here in 2013. I can’t even tell you how much fun it is to look back on those layouts and see what’s changed and what’s stayed the same. It’s like a mini time-capsule of your favorite things from way-back-when.

Here’s how my 2013 Monthly Faves layouts are shaping up so far this year…

I’ve written before about why I believe everyone should scrap a Faves layout but here’s the cliff-notes version:

Because scrapbooking lists is fun
Because you don’t remember nearly as much as you swear you do
Because it captures an easy snapshot of your life at the moment
Because it’s the easiest All About Me layout you’ll ever do. Seriously.

And this year I wanted to make it even easier for you to creatively capture your faves. So on the last(ish) Saturday of every month, I’ll be releasing that month’s Faves layout as a new Sweet Single template. Which should give you plenty of time to capture your Faves for that month before the new month arrives.

Which brings me to this week’s release…

FAVE-O-RITES 2013: December Faves

This week’s release is the final FAVE-O-RITES Sweet Single digital scrapbooking template of the year, FAVE-O-RITES 2013: December Faves. With it being the Christmas season, I thought it made sense to go a little festive with the design this month…

Here’s a bigger look at my 2013 December Faves layout that inspired this template. As you can see, my faves list is super random, which is exactly what I love! It’s not something you have to stress out over: make a list of 10 things, scrap it and boom, you’ve captured an easy snapshot of YOU in your scrapbooks. Just think how much fun it’ll be for you or your kids & grandkids to look back on one day!

Team Awesome Inspiration

Of course my team had a ton of fun this month scrapbooking their own take on the December Faves:

Bundle & Save on the Faves!

Since this is last FAVE-O-RITES release of 2013, I’ve also put together two bundle packs. If you’re looking to round out your Faves template collection, these are the way to go. First up, the FAVE-O-RITES 2013 Half Pack for Jul thru Dec…

And then the complete FAVE-O-RITES 2013 Collection which includes all 12 Faves templates from this year. If you missed out on the Faves in 2013 and are thinking of doing it for 2014, these are a GREAT way to jumpstart your project.

New Release Discount: SAVE 20% thru Saturday

And of course, as with every Sweet Shoppe Saturday, you can SAVE 20% off all new releases thru Saturday, include the December Faves template and both Faves bundle packs.

Want to save 20% off this weekend?

Pick up FAVE-O-RITES 2013: December Faves here today!

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Black Friday Sale & FAVE-O-RITES 2013: November

POSTED ON November 28, 2013 IN Announcements, Shop News & Releases

Hello, hello everyone and welcome to a very special Black Friday edition of Sweet Shoppe Saturday! Black Friday is our BIGGEST sale of the year at Sweet Shoppe Designs so you don’t want to miss it! SAVE 40% off storewide Friday & Saturday and 30% off Sunday & Monday for all you holiday travelers.

Of course what would a sale be without new goodies, right? This week I have a brand new FAVE-O-RITES template for you today, FAVE-O-RITES 2013: November Faves. This month’s template includes 10 customizable labels that are perfect for use with any digi kit.

Here’s a bigger look at my 2013 November Faves layout that inspired this template. If you’ve never done a Faves page, this is the perfect chance to try one out. Not only is a top ten list some of the easiest journaling you’ll ever do but just think how fun it’ll be to look back on your (or your husband/child/grandchild) answers down the road!

Of course my team had a ton of fun this month scrapbooking their own take on the November Faves. Here’s a look at a few of their layouts:

And finally, if you didn’t pick up the Holiday Faves 2013 collection last weekend, now’s a great chance to pick up the entire collection and SAVE 40% off as part of the Black Friday sale. The Holiday Faves fun is just getting started so there’s still plenty of time to join in on the holiday scrapbooking fun!

And for those of you who’ve asked if there’s a 12×12 version coming, I don’t have any plans for one this year, but at 6×8 inches these templates can be easily adapted for an 8×8 page. Or you can combine the 4×6 & 3×4 templates with any Project Life page design to create your own 12×12 page.

Well that’s it from me this week! I’m off to gorge myself on delicious pumpkin pie and cool whip. Click the link below to shop the Nettio Designs’ Black Friday sale at SSD…

Shop the Black Friday Sale here!

Have a great holiday weekend everyone!

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