'Tis The Season and Freebie

Happy Thursday all, I hope you're done with your shopping...Christmas is just around the corner!!!! Today I'm going to show you a layout I made with a new kit by Scraps by Andrea called ‘Tis the Season. She was inspired by her daughters pjs, so it is a bright cheerful kit just fully of fun elements. I think it is perfect for all kinds of holiday layouts. And she had her team make brag book pages for you as freebies, yeah!

My layout features Callie taken several years ago, but she was very excited to get a phone for her room. I love kits where I can cluster and this one is perfect for it. Lots of great elements including some great flowers and greenery, not to mention great frames.

I took the cluster from my layout and put it onto a brag book page for you. The preview is linked so simply click on it to download.

After you download the freebie, head over to the Stuff to Scrap store and pick up ‘Tis the Season and then head over to Andrea's Blog and pick up her freebies. And don't forget to check out my fellow CT's for brag book pages.

Pine Cones and Holly Berries

Can you believe it is already the 21st of December? Well thanks to Amazon I've got the majority of my shopping done, and lots of it already wrapped. Still waiting for the UPS man to bring a few more and I have to pick up a couple of things locally, and then I'm done. Nothing like waiting until the last minute. But that is not what I'm here to talk to you about today. I'm going to show you layouts I created with this month's Mega Collab at Stuff to Scrap. And it is mega and it is fun!!!! Pine Cones and Holly Berries is a kit that is packed full of elements and great papers, perfect for your holiday pictures.

My first layout is Sharla last year at Christmas. She was quite excited to open her iPad, and who wouldn't be. I love the yellow (gold) in this kit, it really pops against the other colors and I love the flowers, but ya'll know I love me some flowers.

My next layout is a little more whimsical, and I love a kit that can go from traditional to whimsical. The photos are my babies with Santa. We had to miss that this year, with everything going on with mom and Sharla, it just wasn't in the cards. I also love the addition of brown in the kit, it makes the kit so versatile.

So head over to Stuff to Scrap and pick up Pine Cones and Holly Berries because it will be a great addition to your stash.

A Merry Celebration and Freebie

Happy Monday all, I hope you are all ready for Christmas. I'm pretty close, hopefully I will finish this week (hehehe). But enough silliness, today I'm going to show you a layout I made with a new kit by Digi-designs by Nicole called A Merry Celebration and give you a freebie I made with it. It is a great Christmas kit, that is full of fun elements and great papers. I did pictures of Zoey with Santa last year. With everything going on we didn't get pictures with him this year, but we'll go again next year I'm sure. I really love the color combination in this kit, I think they will work for almost any holiday layout.

I made the cluster into a freebie for you. The preview is linked so simply click on it to download, and feel free to leave a comment.

After you finish downloading the freebie, head over to the Stuff to Scrap store and pick up A Merry Celebration for your stash.

Glisten, Old World and Templates

Ok, I'm behind again, well with my blogging. Luckily I'm caught up on my layouts. Today I'm going to show you layouts I made with kits by JennCK Designs as well as some of her templates. The first kit is called Glisten and I love the mix of blue and brown. I also used Modern Style Templates Vol. 10. I love love love her templates. The photo is one I took in 2010 during one of the many snow storms. Ok so there weren't that many, but to this Texas girl it sure seemed like it.

My second layout is Sharla and Tucker last winter on a snow day, they were snuggled up together most of the day. I used Paper Inspired Templates Vol. 10 on this layout.

Next are two layout I made using her Old World kit and Modern Style Templates Vol. 11 and Paper Inspired Templates Vol. 11. This kit is so cool, it is an old fashioned Christmas kit and since I'm old, it fits me perfectly. The first layout is Tom and Callie on Christmas Day 2006, she loves her daddy!!!

My second layout is Tom and Mecca opening presents a couple of years ago. I love the fun templates in the Paper Inspired pack.

Ok that is it for now, but if you love Jenn's stuff as much as I do then you will definitely want to check out her retirement sale. You can find all the info on it at her blog and the ad below is linked to it.

Most Wonderful Time

It is the Most Wonderful Time of the year, at least in my opinion. I love the Christmas season, it brings out the child in me. I know it's silly, but I love to sing along with the carols, and look at the lights and watch all the movies. I know I'm sappy, but hey that is me. Today I am here to tell you about a new kit by Scraps of Ellay called Most Wonderful Time and it is perfect for you holiday photos. It is packed with great papers and elements that can be used for all kinds of things.

My first layout is Tucker visiting Santa. He loves people, but Santa isn't his favorite. I think it is because of the gloves. The poor Santa didn't look like he was having a good time last year. Tucker enjoys going to the store, but he would prefer that Sharla or I hold him. I love the blue and pink in this kit because they really make the layouts pop.

My next layout is Callie opening her rake. She asked for a rake and we bought her one and wrapped it. She laughed when she saw it because you could tell exactly what it was. I had fun using the tree and packages elements on this one, and I really love the patterns on the papers in this kit.

I made a freebie with the kit too, and to get it you have to visit the Stuff to Scrap Inspiration Blog. So head over there and get the freebie and then go to the store and pick up the kit Most Wonderful Time for you stash!!!!

Thankful

Happy Sunday all, I hope you have had a wonderful week. Are you Thankful, I know I am. I have so many things to be thankful for that I can't even begin to list them. But that is not what I'm blogging about today. I'm here to show you layouts I made with a kit by MDK Scraps called Thankful. It is a wonderful mix of fall colors, great elements and perfect for all kinds of layouts.

My first layout I did for the template challenge at Stuff to Scrap. The photos are Sharla and Cooper. It is one of my favorite photos of them together. He doesn't like his photo taken, he will turn away from the camera. I love the colors in this kit, they are fallish, but in a wonderfully muted palette.

Next up is another photo of Sharla and Cooper, I think they are just on my mind a lot these days. Sharla is doing so well, but that big sister in me still worries. I did this layout for the scraplift challenge, which was a little odd, because the original layout was mine. So I scraplifted myself.

I created a freebie with this kit, and you can find it on the Stuff to Scrap Inspiration Blog. After you pick up the freebie head to the store and pick up Thankful for your stash.

Emma's Room and a Freebie

Happy Friday all, I hope you've had a wonderfully productive week. Me, it's been ok. I'm actually blogging on the day of release, so things are getting better. Today I'm going to show you a layout I made with a new kit by Scraps by Andrea called Emma’s Room. It is a beautiful kit of purples, greens, browns and blues, that work with all kinds of layouts. It has a nice mix of elements including my favorite lots of great flowers.

My layout features My Sweetie, also known as Tucker Joe. I love the purples in the kit, but the green really popped out at me and I had to use it. And I had to use the flowers, they were just begging to go on the page (hehe).

I also created a freebie for you using the kit. The image is linked so simply click on it to download. And as always feel free to leave a comment, I love hearing from fellow scrappers.

After you download the freebie, head over to Stuff to Scrap and pick up Emma’s Room it is on sale through next Friday.

Lots to Show You

Ok this is another catch-up post. November was as crazy as October and I got behind on my blogging. But the good news is both Mom and Sharla are home. Things are still a little crazy, but much less so now that I don't have to visit two different re-hab facilities every day. Mom is doing really well, she is moving around with much more ease. Sharla is doing great as well, she is learning to do more and more each day. We are hoping to meet with the people about her "new foot" next week.

Now let me show you some of the goodies I've been making with JennCK Design's products. She has some really wonderful stuff and I have to say I LOVE her templates!!! If you are a template person, check out her stuff they are really wonderful. I'm going to start with the newest stuff first, because I love Dr. Suess, and How the Grinch Stole Christmas is my favorite Christmas story. And today she is releasing Who-Village at Ginger Scraps. There are four pieces to it, Who-Village Paper Pack, Who-Village Element Pack, Modern Style Templates Vol. 9 and Modern Style Templates Vol. 9. I love the colors and the slight quirkiness for these pieces.

My first layout is Tucker and Cooper with Max from the How the Grinch Stole Christmas. They weren't happy posing with him, and they didn't like him really at all. In fact we have to make sure he is not where they can get to him or they will take him and rough him up a bit. I used the modern templates for this one.

My second layout is using the paper inspired templates and features that goofy group...ohhh I mean Tom, Mecca, Callie and Cole. The photo was taken last Christmas. It is hard to get a good picture where all of them are serious. One or another is always making a face.

Ok now for some other layouts that I've not posted before. Autumn Walk is a beautiful fall kit, I love the colors because they are fallish, but muted at the same time. They work with all kinds of photos. I also used Modern Style Templates Vol. 4 and Modern Style Templates Vol. 4 because as I said I love her templates.
This one used Autumn Walk and the paper inspired templates. The photo is one I took of Angela a couple of years ago when we were at a park on a warm December day. I the yellow leaves behind her, they add great color to the photo.

The next one also uses Autumn Walk and the modern templates and features Zoey in the pumpkin patch. I was very sorry we didn't get to take the dogs to the patch this year, but it wasn't in the cards.

Timeless Traditions Paper Pack and Timeless Traditions Element Pack are what I used for the next layout featuring Sharla and Tucker. I was wanting a photo of Sharla playing on her iPad and Tucker just had to join the fun.

I love the kit Honor not only for the colors and elements, but for what it represents. I don't think we honor much any more and we really should. I also used Modern Style Templates Vol. 5. One of the biggest "honor" situations I've seen in a while is when the Jr. ROTC at Guyer HS honored veterans and that is when this photo was taken. I couldn't have been more proud of Cole and his unit.

That is is for today, but make sure you check out all the kits and templates, because you will definitely want to add them to your stash!!!!!

Isn't She Lovely + Freebie

Happy Monday all, it is a very happy day for me, my sister is home from the hospital and I was told that mom is coming home tomorrow. But that is not why I'm writing today. I am here to show you a layout I made with a new kit by Digi-designs by Nicole called Isn’t She Lovely. Plus I made a freebie for you with the kit. Also I realized I hadn't shown you layouts made with a couple of her other kits, so I'm going to show them to you as well. First up is my Isn’t She Lovely layout, which features the cutie Ariella. I love the colors in this kit and it is packed with great elements.

I created this freebie for you using the kit. I love the fabric roses and just had to use them. The image is linked so simply click on it to download. And as always I love when you leave comments.

I also created two layouts using Template Two-Pagers: Volume 1 and Family Picnic. I don't normally do two page layouts but these templates really made it easy.

I also created a layout with her Be Thankful kit. I did this layout for the template challenge at the Stuff to Scrap forum. This is a great kit for all kinds of layouts.

Ok make sure you head over to the Stuff to Scrap Store and pick up Isn’t She Lovely, Be Thankful, and Template Two-Pagers: Volume 1.

A Baby Story

Happy Thursday all!!!! For those of you who visit that are friend and/or family we got some good news today. Sharla's white blood cell count is 6.3 so she is definitely in the normal range. Which means hopefully she will be coming home next week, and it looks like mom may get to come home too.

Now for the kit I'm here to talk about, it is called A Baby Story by Scrapteam2008. It is a great kit for all those baby boy photos and even more. My first layout is Cole, such a cute little chunk!!!! I love the mix of colors and patterns in this kit, I think they work great with black and white photos.

My second layout is Cole also, but with Sharla. She was giving him a real hair do...ok maybe a hair don't. I love boy kits that include flowers and this one has several.

I also created a freebie and if you want it head over to Stuff to Scrap Inspiration Blog to download it. And when you are done there, head to the Stuff to Scrap store and pick up A Baby Story.

Sweet November and a Freebie

Happy Tuesday all, I am so behind it is not even funny. Today I am here to show you a layout I made with a new kit by Scraps by Andrea called Sweet November. But when I was looking through my posts I realized I forgot to post about her last kit called Autumn Splendor and I had a freebie for that kit. So I'm going to show you both today.

My Sweet November layout was created for the quote challenge at Stuff to Scrap. I love the quote and it made me think of Tom and Mecca so I used photos of them. I love the colors in this kit, and all the wonderful elements. Andrea did this kit as a collab with Scrappin' Serenity, so you should check it out as well.

Now for the layout I forgot to post before is from her kit called Autumn Splendor and it is a beautiful kit. I did a layout with pictures of Callie and Mecca, now those are two peas in a pod. I love the flowers in this kit.

I created a freebie from this kit and the preview below is linked, so simply click on it and download. I hope you find a good use for it and as always feel free to leave a comment.

Now that you've gotten the freebie, head over to Stuff to Scrap and pick up both Autumn Splendor and Sweet November you will love both of them.

Woodland Fall

Happy Saturday everyone, I hope you are having a wonderful weekend. I'm here today to show you some layouts I made with a great new kit by This Little Missy called Woodland Fall. It is a great kit full of cool elements that are perfect for your fall photos, and maybe even little boy pages. Just look at the linked preview to see how great it is.

My first layout is my niece at Thanksgiving a couple of years ago. I love the colors in this kit. And the elements are perfect for so many kinds of layouts.

My second layout I did for the Scrap What challenge in the forum. This month we are scrapping about something we are thankful. I love kits with lots of flowers for clustering and this kit has great ones.

I was also given permission to make a freebie for ya'll. I took the cluster from the last layout and modified it slightly for you. You can pick it up on the Stuff to Scrap Inspiration Blog. Once you download the freebie, head over to the store and pick up Woodland Fall, it would be a great addition to your stash.

Grab Bags by JennCK Designs

Ok I suck I am so behind on blogging, but with everything with mom and Sharla, I just haven't had the heart or time to do it. For those of you that are friends and family, I'll give a short update. Mom is at rehab and doing good, they are working her hard, but I'm hoping she will be home soon, she is making good progress. Sharla has also been moved to a rehab facility last Friday. She has a great attitude, but has some work ahead of her.

Now lets get to scrapping stuff I have some really cool stuff to show you, the designers I work with have been very gracious about giving me time with everything happening, but I don't want to let them down. I am going to start with the wonderful Grab Bags created by JennCK Designs for DSD. They are all on sale for $4 through today, so hurry and get them!!!!

First up is a layout I made using her Holiday Cheer Grab Bag and Paper Inspired Grab Bag. They layout is Callie and Tom playing Angry Birds on Christmas day.

Next is a layout using her Friends and Family Grab Bag and Paper Inspired Grab Bag. The photos are Ariella and her favorite toy Tigger. She so funny when she laughs at Tigger.

Here is another layout that uses Friends and Family Grab Bag and Modern Tempates Grab Bag. The photo is Tina, Samuel and Angela taken about a week before they got married.

And lastly is a layout I made using Modern Tempates Grab Bag and Indian Summer. The photo is Tom and Callie taken a couple of years ago. She is definitely a daddy's girl.

So head over to one of her stores and pick them up today!!!!!

Just Fallin'

Happy Sunday all, with everything going on I am definitely behind, but trying to get caught up as fast as possible. Today I am going to show you layouts made with a great new kit by Flower Scraps called Just Fallin’. It is perfect for your fall photos, and will work for both boys and girls. My first layout I did for the font challenge at STS and I really liked the font called Lily Page. I really like the color concept of blue, green and orange, because the photos really pop with it. And such great papers in this kit!!!!! The photo is Zoey at the pumpkin patch.

My second layout I used more of the greens and oranges and I really love the combination. I also love the shiny elements like the copper brad and swirl, I think they look great on the page. And the lattice green paper is my new favorite. The photo is Callie at her birthday a couple of years ago.

I also created a freebie, and to get it you simply have to go to the Stuff to Scrap Inspiration Blog and download it. When you are done, head to the Stuff to Scrap store and pick up Just Fallin’ too.

A Passonate Summer

Hello all, I'm here today to show you layouts I made with a kit by Queen Bee Scraps called "A Passionate Summer". I love the colors in this kit and it is packed with great elements. It is an elegant kit, that will be usable for so many things.

My first layout is Cole through the years. I look at him now and just can't believe he is so grown-up, he should still be about 6 years old. He was such a fun kid, and that playfulness is still there, thank goodness. It is just packed in a much larger body. I did this layout for the template challenge at Stuff to Scrap.

My second layout is Angela, posing for photos in her dance costume. She is growing into such a big girl, it seems like all the kids in my life are growing up way to fast. It means I'm getting old. I did this layout for the recipe challenge.

I created a freebie and you can pick it up at the Stuff to Scrap Inspiration Blog. So head over and pick up the freebie and then go to the Stuff to Scrap Store and pick up A Passionate Summer.

Mystery Machine & Freebie

Hi all, I am so behind, this should have been posted yesterday. But with Mom in the hospital, my world has been a little on edge. So far they haven't found anything, but she isn't seeming to improve either. But that is not what I came here to show you today. Scraps by Andrea has just released a new kit called Mystery Machine, which was the blog train theme at Stuff to Scrap this month. She expanded the kit and made a matching Mystery Machine Cardstock. I really loved playing with this kit because the colors were fun, and it had all kinds of goodies in it. My first layout is my three little Scoobys...yep the wonderful Tucker, Cooper and Zoey. Although they are out of sync right now, they don't like the changes to their schedule. I really love the yellow/cream color in this kit, I think it really highlights the photos well. And I loved tucking all the different elements around the layout.

My second layout is Cole when he played the Puppet Master in a play. He had such an evil laugh that it really sent shivers up my spine. Of course he would grin at me afterwards and I would just crack up. Such an odd mix is that boy. I used the more "boyish" colors for this layout and I really how the colors pop on the page.

I also created a freebie for you, and I hope you like. You should check out Andrea's blog and the links to her other CT's pages to get other freebies. Her blog is located HERE. The preview for the freebie is linked so simply click on it to download. And as always feel free to leave a comment.

Make sure you head over to Stuff to Scrap and pick up Mystery Machine and Mystery Machine Cardstock soon for you stash!!!!!

HallowScream and a Freebie

Happy Monday all, today I am going to show you a layout I made with Digi-designs by Nicole's newest kit called HallowScream. It is a great Halloween kit, just packed with fun elements and the colors are great too. I really fell in love with the purple paper, yes I do love some purple.

 My layout is my friend Phyllis a couple of years ago dressed up as Dumbledore...hope I spelled that correctly, I'm not a big Harry Potter fan. Yes I know I'm odd. I also really like the jack-a-lantern. I tried to show you several of the papers, because this kit has lots of great ones.

Now for my freebie, I made a frame cluster. I didn't have any witch pictures or I would have used it on my layout. I love the witches legs and just had to use them. The preview is linked, so simple click on it to download. And as always feel free to leave a comment, I love hearing from my fellow scrappers.

So make sure you head over to Stuff to Scrap and pick up HallowScream, it is even on sale this week for 30% off - $3.49.

Lots of Kits

Happy Saturday all, I'm going to show you lots of layouts today and all of them are done with kits by JennCK Designs. I was lucky enough to be invited to be on her team last month, and she has been really creating some great stuff. Now what I am going to show you is a mix of new kits and some re-releasing kits. She has opened new stores at Ginger Scraps, and is a guest this month at Gotta Pixel, so she is one busy lady. I love her stuff because she does lots of flowers and ya'll know me...nothing makes me happier than flowers.

First up I'm going to do the kits she is re-releasing. Fall In Love is a beautiful fall kit that is packed with goodies. I used the matching Fall In Love Templates for this layout of Tom and Mecca. The combination of green, red and tan is one of my favorites.

The next kit she is re-releasing is Delicious and it's matching Delicious Templates, which I used for this layout of Callie and Cole. They are the apples of my eye and I love the bright colors with the black and white photos, and those little apples are too cute!!!!

The last re-release is Indian Summer and Indian Summer Template. I love this kit the flower are TOTALLY awesome, and the colors just are yummy. I coveted this kit for a long time!!!! I used it in a layout with Sharla, Mom and Aunt Jean, and that blue background paper is just so pretty to me. Yes it is a solid paper, but I still love it.

Ok now on to some of her new stuff. First up is an exclusive she has at Gotta Pixel right now called Pride and Joy and if you buy the kit before 11/15 you will get the Pride and Joy Add-on for free. I used both in a layout I did of my little Zoey. I love the rich colors in this kit, and it will go with so many things.

Next is a great Halloween kit called Midnight and it is available in all of her store and if you purchase before 10/31 you will also get the Midnight Add-on for free (ain't that cool!!!). For this one I dug my photos of my little Sweet Pea Tucker. I need to get the costume out again and get some more pictures, because he is too cute in it.

And last but not least are two layouts I made with her Gotta Get It releases at Gotta Pixel (they are on sale for $1.00 per pack for the next week). The kit is called Breathe Easy and it is broken down into Breathe Easy Papers and Breathe Easy Elements and she has two template packs as well. For this first layout of Ms. Angela in a dance pose I used the Paper Inspired Templates Vol. 3 which are awesome.

And on my last layout for today I used the Breathe Easy pieces again along with Modern Style Templates Vol. 3. The photo is my Daddy, Grandmother and Uncle Clinton, three people I truly miss. And as the song says, "If heaven weren't so far away I would pack up the kids and go for the day.".

Ok that is it for today, but as you can see she has lots of great kits out there both new and old, and each of then names are linked. So if you want to see more on them just click on the names and it will take you to where you can see the kit (and buy it!!!).