Win a free kit!

I've posted a chance to win Sarah Bennett's newest kit, Tough Boy, over on our CT blog! (See previous post for a preview of the kit.) All you have to do is leave a comment for a chance to win, so you have no excuse not to go try! :)

Lots of layouts!

I was sick over the weekend and didn't get around to posting the layouts I did last week. Yes, I said layoutS. I was a good little scrapper last week! :)

I absolutely LOVE the layout that I did with Sarah Bennett's new kit, Tough Boy. This kit is SUCH an awesome boy kit and can be used for almost anything! If you visit Sarah's blog, you can download a really cute little add on for free!


Here's my page (I used Sarah's Clearly Funky alpha from last week, too.):

I also did this page for this week's Saturday Special. (I'm loving those Saturday Specials lately!) Cyndi taught us how to shadow clear elements, which has always driven me crazy!! I was so glad to learn an easy way to do it!

One of my other "layouts" this week was actually a hybrid card. I used Sarah Bennett's Old Time Christmas kit for it. (The green Christmas tree paper is actually from her Feels Like Home kit).


This is a page I did using a kit from AnnaBV Designs called The Brightest Star of Christmas.


I wouldn't have done a page like this if I hadn't been inspired by her beautiful kit, but I LOVE how it turned out, and I'm so glad I scrapped this memory. Here's a preview of the kit:


Last, but not least, I also did a page with Erica Zane's new kit, Winter Crush.


It's times like these when I wish all my scrapbook pages didn't have to be so boyish. Look at all those cute pink things! I was able to make a page with it, though and I really love how it turned out!


I also did this page for the scraplift challenge at Scrap Matters. I lifted Super Mom by Sarah8914.

WHEW! Was that enough pages for you? :) I will be enjoying the holidays and some family time this week, so you probably won't be seeing anything else from me for a little while. I hope you all have a wonderful and safe holiday!! :)

Saturday Special

Look at me... posting two days in a row! LOL

I just wanted to mention that Sarah Bennett is hosting the Saturday Special challenge over at Scrap Matters this week. She's teaching us how to emboss, which I never thought to do before, but it's really cool! If you're wanting to learn some new tips and tricks for scrapping or photo editing, check out some of the past Saturday Special challenges. There are some awesome tips in there!

I made this layout for the challenge (the snowflake is embossed):


I used Happiest Season of All by Britt-ish designs for this page. I also used Britt's new alpha (Candy Stripped Alpha) and one of her new templates (Pocket full of Templates 4).

New Release Friday!

It's Friday, and that means new goodies at Scrap Matters!!

Sarah Bennett released this Clearly Funky Alpha at Scrap Matters today. I love it because the font she used makes it unique from the other acrylic alphas floating around out there! I can't wait to use it!



Speaking of Sarah Bennett, have you been visiting our CT blog every day? There have been some awesome freebies so far and they're still coming!

Also new at Scrap Matters today is this awesome Christmas kit by Erica Zane, called A Touch of Winter. I love the colors of the kit and the papers are especially fabulous!



Here's what I did with it:


I also finally had a chance to use Erica's awesome kit from last week, Jack's Track:



Erica is seriously the queen of boy kits, and this is another really awesome one! Here's the page I did with it:

Sarah Bennett CT daily download!

Don't forget to get over to our new CT blog for Designs by Sarah Bennett. I posted a freebie QP/Template pack for you to snag today!

So excited for Christmas!! (and some freebies)

I'm getting so excited for Christmas!! All week long, my boys and I have been decorating and listening to Christmas music. I love it!

Sarah Bennett's new kit fits my mood perfectly this week! :) It's called Old Time Christmas and it's a beautiful kit!



And here's what I created with it:


This kit is actually available at Scrap Matters because Sarah is a guest designer there for the month of December, which is SO exciting!!

Know what else is exciting? FREEBIES! We have a new CT blog for Designs by Sarah Bennett and we're kicking off the new blog with a new freebie to download every day! Amy has posted an awesome mini kit today and I get to post a freebie tomorrow! Be sure to check back to find out what it is! :)

Some layouts

I keep blogging announcements and stuff, but I keep forgetting to post pages I've scrapped! So, here are a few that I've done and not posted yet:

Everything I used for this page is by Sarah Bennett: Cut it Out V.2, Feels Like Home, and Remember Me.


This is a two-pager I did with Let's Get Together by Erica Zane and Denise Beatty Originals. I also used Erica Zane's EZ Paths V.1 for the journaling.


This is the page I did for the template challenge I'm hosting at Scrap Matters. I used Erica Zane's Black Friday Grab Bag (Got Green?, EZ Neutrals Paper Pack, EZ Date Tabs).

Tuesday Template Challenge!

I'm hosting the Tuesday Template challenge at Scrap Matters this week!! This is the very first challenge I've hosted and I'm super excited, so come play!

This is the template I'm giving away:



All you have to do is go to THIS THREAD at Scrap Matters, download the template, use it, and post your layout! Hope to see you over there! :)

Happy Thanksgiving!!

Well, it's been a while since I've posted, and I completely missed release day posts for Scrap Matters AND Sarah Bennett, but that's because this past weekend was Thanksgiving for me!! We went out of town and spent the weekend at my parents' house for an early Thanksgiving feast... and it was so fun!

But it's back to business today, and I've been trying to catch up on everything in the digi-scrapping world. I have quite a few things to share with you today!

First, here's a page that I did last week with a new release from Stolen Moments called Chocolate Covered Snow Flakes. I also used her new template pack, Scraps by Number: Just Call Me Lori. This kit has such adorable elements in it and I love the colors!



I used two other Scrap Matters new releases in this page:


Happiest Season of All is by Britt-ish Designs and is SUCH an adorable Christmas kit. This color combination is so cheerful!

I also used a new Template (Completely Clustered 2) from Saya's Blueprints. Her templates are fantastic!

Next up is Sarah Bennett's new release from yesterday:

Cut it out Vol. 2

These shapes are SO cute and I'm determined to get a layout done with them this week. Maybe tonight after the kids go to bed....

Last but not least, I wanted to let you know about Scrap Matters' Black Friday sale!!

I've seen the template pack (and contributed a template!) and it's seriously awesome!! You don't want to miss it!!

**WHEW!**

I'm still recovering from DSD weekend, are you? I do have two layouts to share....

I did this one for the Inspiration Point challenge at Scrap Matters and I love, love, LOVE how it came out!!!


I used Play by Sahlin Studio and DeCrow Designs (love this kit!) and Sarah Bennett's Scribbly Alpha.

The second page is the one I did for a speed scrap over DSD weekend.


Everything is from Sarah Bennett except the alpha (Nikki Scott) and the button, circle element, and red stamp (Erica Zane).
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Designs by Sarah Bennett Blog Train!

Are you ready for another awesome freebie?? Sarah Bennett's CT got together and came up with a fun little kit for you all to enjoy. This was my first time really designing something and I definitely learned a lot!! Each of us designed a little mini kit and if you stop to download all the minis, you will have the complete "Home Sweet Home" kit!



Here is my mini kit:

You can download it HERE and HERE.

Make sure you visit all the other blogs on the train to get the full kit!

Sarah
Jude
Stacy
Amy
Meggan

SM Blog Train!!

Are you here for the SM blog train? Then you're in the right place! If you don't know what I'm talking about, you'll want to start out on the Scrap Matters blog because you don't want to miss a single one of these awesome freebies!!

Have you checked out the new mega collab kit that the Scrap Matters team has put together for DSD??? You can get it for free with a purchase of $15 or more this weekend! Just to give you a little taste of how fabulous this kit is, the SM CT has put together a TON of freebies for you. If you make all the stops on the blog train, you will get 45 freebies!!!

Here is my quick page for you to download:


If you're follwing the train correctly, you came here from Sarah's blog and you'll be heading over to visit Suzanne's blog next. Have fun!

***Sorry, the link has expired.***

DSD Template Freebie!!

I'm back with a template freebie, as promised! This template includes pngs as well as the psd file. Leave me some love if you like it!


Click image to download.

Enjoy!

Are you ready to celebrate?!?!

DSD weekend is here!! There is so much going on, I don't even know where to start!

First of all, Sarah Bennett is having a store wide sale!!



This does exclude the awesome grab bag that will be released tomorrow, but the grab bag is an amazing deal all on it's own! You get 5 brand new products for only $3!!! AND (as if that wasn't good enough), if you buy the grab bag, it comes with a coupon for $2 off a purchase of $5 or more!

Here's a peek at the bag:



And a page I did with it's contents:



Also, don't forget about the contests that Sarah is having right now. You could win some free stuff! Check it out HERE.


Now for Scrap Matters. There is sooooo much going on over there this weekend!! Here are a few highlights:

~Speed Scraps! If you haven't tried these out, you really should!! You can read about how a speed scrap works HERE if you're still trying to make up your mind to try one.

~Free Mega Kit with a $15 purchase!! This kit is awesome and packed full of so much stuff! There will be a blog train tomorrow morning with 45 different freebies that coordinate with this kit, too! Can you believe that???

~Games! There are lots of different kinds of games going on at Scrap Matters this weekend and you can win prizes, freebies, and gift certificates just for participating!

~Grab Bags! Most of the designers have come out with grab bags which are loaded with awesome stuff for only a few dollars! Run over to the store and check them out now because after DSD weekend, you'll have to pay full price for each item in the bag!

Are you ready for a little peek inside some of the bags? Here are a few pages I did:

Using Erica Zane's grab bag:


Using WM [squared] Designs' grab bag:


Using Trixie Scraps' grab bag:


I'll have more to post later today and of course tomorrow, and most of those posts will have freebies in them!! I'm participating int TWO blog trains tomorrow, and I'm hoping to have a template freebie of my own for you as well, so stay tuned!!

Now, what are you waiting for?? Go have some DSD fun!! :)

Sister Sue

I almost forgot!! Sarah Bennett has a cute new kit out today (that I didn't get a chance to scrap with yet *sniff, sniff*) called Sister Sue. It's 20% off today only, so run and grab it while it's on sale!



Also, if you run over to her blog, you can snag the coordinating freebie.... and CT member Amy also made a cute little word art freebie for you!

DSD is coming!!

Digital Scrapbooking Day is coming up this weekend and there is going to be a lot of celebrating in digi land!! I can't wait! I know the Scrap Matters design team and CT are busy getting ready.... lots of fun games, grab bags and freebies!!!



I also have one page to share. I did it for the Grand Theft Layout Challenge at Scrap Matters and I used It's a Jungle Out There by Haynay Designs and Simply Sweet Designs.


I lifted Cherish Moments by lacidock.

SNOW!

It SNOWED here this week! I can't believe it!!! And I'm not talking about a few little flurries. We practically had a blizzard on Tuesday!!



I was hoping fall would last just a little bit longer! We did have an early Thanksgiving dinner with my husband's side of the family, though, which made it feel a little more "fall". I used a cute new kit from Erica Zane and Denise Beatty Originals to scrap the event.... it's in the store today! It's called Let's Get Together. I also used Erica's newest set of templates.





I'll let you in on a little secret.... if you visit Erica's and Denise's blogs you just might be able to snag a couple of coordinating freebies! :)


I actually did a few other pages this week, too, but I can't show them to you yet! :) They will be coming up soon.... along with that template I've been promising.

Going Hybrid

I can't believe I didn't blog about this fun little project yet!! I completed my first real hybrid project last week and I love how it turned out! I used Sarah Bennett's newest kit, Crazy Beautiful for this. I was so excited to have a chance to use this fabulous kit!! (Since I don't usually git to scrap girly pages!)



I made this notebook:


And here's a closer look at the cover:


I also used Hottie Tottie alpha by Britt-ish Designs.

It's Friday!

And that means new stuff at Scrap Matters!!

This week, I was able to scrap with Erica Zane's new kit called AJ Attitude. Erica is so good at boy kits and this one is no exception! It's awesome!!



For the page I did, I also used a template from Scrap Like Alli Templates by Chelle's Creations, which are new at Scrap Matters this week.



And here's my page:


Also used Scribbly Alpha by Sarah Bennett

The second page I did this week used Boo Bash by WM [squared] Designs, which came out last week. The new products I used for my page are Ticket Tape: Halloween by WM [squared] Designs and Bracketed Words: Halloween by Trixie Scraps.





I love how this page turned out, so I think I might make a template out of it..... stay tuned! :)