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.