Trixie Scraps Stars Summer On The Boardwalk Blog Hop

Hi everyone, I hope you're here because you've found me during the blog hop. If not then jump on the train here (hehehe). I am SO excited to be a part of the Trixie Scraps Stars Blog Hop! You should have arrived from Stacy's blog Stacy’s Scraps and your next stop will be Jackie's blog Living Life Simply. If you get lost be sure to head back to your Map of the Stars at Trixie Scraps blog-hop post.

This month we all created little freebies with Summer On The Boardwalk. I love this kit because the colors just scream summer, not to mention the wonderful elements. Just look at the linked preview below.

Here's a layout I did using the kit. It features one of my favorite things...family. Nothing better than getting together with family during the summer.

I created a page starter for you using the above layout. So simply click on the preview to download.

Once you've downloaded my freebie, make sure you head over to Jackie's blog Living Life Simply. And if you get lost be sure to head back to your Map of the Stars at Trixie Scraps blog-hop post.

Prehistoric Pals & a Freebie

Happy Sunday all, I hope you are having a wonderful Palm Sunday. Can you believe it is already April??? I know I can't. I've not pranked anyone or been pranked yet, and I hope it stays that way. Today I'm here to show you a layout I made using a new collab by Scraps by Andrea and Queen Wild Scraps called Prehistoric Pals and it's companion Prehistoric Pals Cardstock. It is a fun kit perfect for all your dino pics. Great colors and fun elements will land this one in your favorites.

My layout features one Cole Garrett, when he was just a little smaller...ok a lot smaller. He was such a cute kid. Not that he isn't cute now. He was on the front step of mom and dad's old house. I loved the little creatures in the kit and just had to use as many of them as possible.

I created a little freebie for you from the kit as well. The preview is linked so simply click on it to download. And as always don't hesitate to leave a comment.

Make sure after you download the freebie you head over to Stuff to Scrap and pick up Prehistoric Pals and Prehistoric Pals Cardstock for your stash.  And also Scraps by Andrea is the Featured Designer at Stuff to Scrap right now so that means wonderful prizes, just check out the linked flier.

Sweet Spring & Freebie

Happy Thursday all, I can't believe it is already Thursday, I don't know where the week has gone. But I am finally here blogging about a a new release by Digi-designs by Nicole called Sweet Spring. It is a beautiful kit, packed with great elements and fun papers.

I used a picture of Sharla for this layout. We went out a couple of weeks ago to photograph spring flowers. I can't tell you how happy I am that she is moving so well, and I know she is happy too. I love the soft colors in the kit and all the flower elements.

I took the cluster off of my layout and put it into a freebie for you. Simply click on the preview to download. Feel free to leave a comment if you want, I always enjoying hearing from ya'll.

After you download the freebie make sure you head over to Stuff to Scrap and pick up Sweet Spring for your stash.

On The Road Again and a Freebie

Hi all, I hope you're having a wonderful March. Can you believe January and February are already gone, boy time is just flying. Today I'm going to show you a layout I created using a new kit by Scraps by Andrea called On The Road Again and the it's companion On The Road Again Cardstock. It is a bright colorful kit perfect for scrapping your road trips and so much more.

I really love the colors in this kit and the signs are just too cute!!!! I used it to scrap Cole in his truck. Like most boys he was sooooo happy when he got wheels!!!!

I also created a small freebie for you. Simply click on the preview to download. Once you've downloaded the freebie, make sure you head over to Stuff to Scrap and pick up On The Road Again. It will be a great addition to your stash.

Love Bugs and a Freebie

Happy Monday all, and Happy Valentines Day because I know I won't be back tomorrow. But today I'm going to show you a layout I made with a new bundle and add-on by Scraps by Andrea. Love Bugs Bundle and Love Bugs Add-on are great Valentines kits, with bright colors and fun elements.
My layout features my little love bugs, Tucker, Cooper and Zoey. I love all the cute bugs in kit and just had to use them!!!!!

And Andrea asked her team to create brag book pages for freebies, so after you pick up mine, head over to the Stuff to Scrap store and pick up Love Bugs Bundle and Love Bugs Add-on and then check out Andrea's blog to get more freebies. The preview is linked, so simply click on it to download.

Owl Always Love You and a Freebie

Happy Monday all, I hope you're having a great February. So far it has been good. Sharla has started back to work part time, which is great for her!!!! But that is not what I'm here for today. No I'm going to show you a layout I made with a new kit by Digi-Designs by Nicole called Owl Always Love You. It is a bright cheerful kit perfect for scrapping those you love.

I did this layout for the font challenge at Stuff to Scrap. The photos are Sharla and Cooper. I really love the colors in this kit, they remind me of springtime.

I also created a freebie for you from the cluster in the lower right on my layout. The preview is linked so simply click on it to download. And feel free to leave comments, I always love hearing from you.

After you download the freebie, head over to Stuff to Scrap and pick up Owl Always Love You, it is on sale for 30% off this week.

Believe and a Freebie

Happy New Year everyone, I hope you've had a blessed year so far. It has been a little rocky for us, but we are handling it. Mom's defibrillator went off on Tuesday so she is currently in the hospital , but feeling much better. I hope she is coming home soon (like today). Sharla starts her first physical therapy with her new leg today, so she's off and running....ok off and walking slowly, but we'll take it. But that is not what I came to talk about today. I'm going to show you a layout I created with a new kit by Scraps by Andrea called Believe. A wonderful Christmas kit filled with rich colors and cool elements. I love that is has Christmas things, winter things and just general elements so it can be used for all kinds of layouts.

 My layout features Sharla on opening one of her Christmas presents. When going through the ads for Black Friday she mentioned a mini cupcake maker, but we didn't get out and she totally forgot about it. I saw one on Christmas Eve when I was getting some last minute supplies and couldn't resist. I told her I bought something she asked for, but she kept saying she didn't ask for anything. That was up until she opened it. Score one for me, well if she ever cooks me cupcakes with it...hehehe.

I took the cluster from the layout and created a freebie for you. The preview is linked, so simply click on it to download. Feel free to leave a comment.

I am sorry but this freebie has been removed. There is some question about the copyright on it and I don't want to mess with it.
Make sure you head over to Stuff to Scrap and pick up Believe soon, it will be a great addition to your stash. You should also check out Andrea's Blog for other freebies.

'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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Play Soccer & Freebie

Happy Monday all, I hope you've had a great start to your week. Today I'm going to show you a layout I created with a new kit by Digi-designs by Nicole called Play Soccer. It's basically your one stop kit for scrapping both your son and daughter who play soccer. And the non-themed soccer elements and these fun colors make it friendly for scrapping other things too. My layout is little Ms. Callie kicking around a soccer ball. I love that her top is almost as big as she is. I love the mix of soccer elements and flowers, but ya'll know me. I love flowers.

I took the cluster and put it on a frame for your freebie. Yes is it more girlie, but hey I like it....hehehe. The preview is linked, so simply click to download. And as always feel free to leave a comment.

Now make sure you head over to Stuff to Scrap and pick up Play Soccer, and if you do it this week you'll get 30% off.

Made Beautiful and Freebie

Happy Tuesday all, I hope your week has been a good one. Today I'm going to show you a layout I made with a new kit by Digi-designs by Nicole called Made Beautiful. It is a great kit that is a wonderful mix of colors and elements. I love the mix of yellow, pink and black.

My layout is that little cutie Ariella, she is just growing so fast. It is hard to believe how big she is getting. I love the elements in this kit especially the orange fabric flowers. I don't know why I love them but I do.

I also created a freebie for you using the frame cluster from my layout. The preview below is linked, so simply click on it to download. I hope you find a great use for the freebie and feel free to leave me a comment.

After you finished downloading the freebie, head over to Stuff to Scrap and pick up Made Beautiful!!!!

Have ya'll heard that one of my fave designers, Trixie Scraps, is this month's Featured Designer at Digishoptalk? She has created a beautiful kit which is a FREE download for all the Gold/Diamond DST members! Here's a look at it... you can head to DST to read her Featured Designer interview and download the kit, if you are a Gold Member!

In celebration of her time in the spotlight, Trixie has placed everything in her store on SALE for 30% off! Also, mark your calendar for all the fun events that are planned this month - see the schedule below and make sure not to miss a second of it!

Finally... the reason you are here!! The Scrap Stars have gotten together to turn all of our pages with the fabulous Gold Member kit into Quickpages and we're offering them on this Blog Train for FREE just for you! Here's a look at the Quickpage I have for you today - just click on the preview to download it!

You probably came to me from Carolyn's Blog
Your next stop is Bree's Blog

Don't worry if you get stuck along the way - just stop by our Team Blog for the full list of stops! I hope to see you this month at one of the chats or speed scraps Trixie has scheduled and don't miss out on the extra freebies and sales this month - its going to be a GREAT month!

Back 2 School and a Freebie

Happy Wednesday all, I know two days in a row, ya'll are going to be spoiled. I know I should blog more often, and I'm trying to get better. Maybe that will be my new years resolution next year hehehe. Well today I'm going to show you layouts I made with a new kit by Scraps by Andrea called Back 2 School. It is a fun kit perfect for scrapping all of your school photos, and it is a great mix of colors that will work for boys or girls.

My first layout is Sharla's first grade photo. Doesn't she look cute in that bun! I remember Mom doing our hair with those, and I hated them. But I really love the school elements like the pencil and crayons, they are just too cute.

My second layout is Callie, doing some reading at one of Cole's football games. I won't swear it was study related, but I'm going to say it was just for the fun of it. Isn't the little bookworm cute too!!!

The freebie I created for you is based on the first layout. I took the cluster and put a frame on it for you. I hope you like it, simply click on the preview to download. And as always feel free to leave a comment.

So I recommend you head over to Stuff to Scrap and pick up Back 2 School soon and she even has a matching cardstock pack as well. Not to mention a freebie add-on that you can get on her blog - Scraps by Andrea.

Family Picnic and Freebie

Happy Tuesday all, I hope everyone is having a good week. Me, I'm just trying to survive the heat. Took Mom to the doctor today and the car was registering 116 degrees...which is just plain hot!!!! Well at least it is cool when I'm at my computer...hehehe. And today I'm going to show you a layout I made with a new bundle by Digi-designs by Nicole called Family Picnic - the Bundle and a freebie too. This kit is perfect for your backyard picnic and bbq photos. It is a great mix of colors and elements that will really be usable for so much.

My layout features Cole and Daddy (aka Papa), when Cole was first introduced to ribs. And let me tell you it was love at first site for that boy!!!! Papa had such a great time feeding him. I love the elements in this kit, a great mix of fun things like the grill and normal elements like ribbons and flowers.

I also created a little freebie for you. Simply click on the preview to download, and as always feel free to leave a comment.

Nicole has the kit on sale this week for 30% off and if you use the code DDBN_FP_Cardstocks you can get the matching cardstock for free. Or just pick up the Family Picnic - the Bundle.

Day at the Beach and a Freebie

Happy Monday all, I hope you're staying cool, it is definitely hard to do that here in Texas. We are on day 38 of 100+ degree temps, and it is supposed to be 109 tomorrow. Makes me want to go to the beach...well I want to go almost any day (hehehe). My desire to visit the beach matches the kit that is being released by Nicole of Digi-designs by Nicole called Day at the Beach. This kit is perfect for your beach, lake, and water photos. It has great colors and cool elements and it is on sale for 30% off this week.

My layout is of Callie sitting in the waves at Nags Head. I don't really want to get in the water but I would love to be sitting on the beach with a cool breeze blowing on me...probably not going to happen in August. I really love the colors in this kit.

I created a freebie from the frame cluster on the layout. Simply click on the preview to download. I hope you find a fun use for it and as always feel free to leave a comment.

You might want to check out Nicole's blog, because of my fellow CTs have created other freebies. And then make sure you head over the to Stuff to Scrap store and pick up Day at the Beach while it is on sale this week.

Froggies In Her Pockets & a Freebie

Happy Tuesday all, today I'm going to show you some layouts I created using Froggies in Her Pockets by Scraps by Andrea. It is a kit filled with cute little frogs and adorable little girls, and is perfect for scrapping both tomboys and girly girls! I love the color combination she picked!!!!

My first layout is little Miss Ariella looking super cute. Sharla and I took photos of her for her mommy. I love the all the flowers in the kit they are perfect for clustering.

My second layout is Miss Ariella with her big sissy Angela. It was hard getting a good pictures because Ariella got fussy for her bottle, but I thought this one was cute. And the pink, orange and brown color combo is really great!!!

I took the frame and cluster from the first layout and created a freebie for you. I hope you find some use for it. And as always free to leave a comment, love to hear from my fellow scrappers. The image is linked.

And once you have finished downloading the freebie, head over to Stuff to Scrap and pick up Froggies in Her Pockets and there is even an add-on for free!!!!