Pages for May

It has been a busy month, and I didn't get much scrapped.  I was too busy quilting.  But I did get two pages created for Trixie Scraps Designs, so I thought I would show those to you.

First is one I created for the word challenge on her blog.  It is a simple layout using Heart of a Friend Value Bundle, which is a fantastic kit.  I picked the word "friend" for everyone to use, and so it was an easy choice for me to use a photo of Sharla, since she is my best friend.

Next up on Memorial Day I was missing my mom and dad, so I decided to do a layout remembering them.  I used the kit Remembering You Value Bundle, which is great for these types of pages.  The photo was taken on a trip to the Grand Canyon.  I chopped Sharla and I out of it (hehehe).

Both of these kits are available and I linked the kit names to her store.  If you do digital scrapbooking they are a great for your stash.

Catching Up

It seems like forever since I blogged. Life has been busy. Yes I have been scrapping, but not as much as normal. It seems like life is passing by very very quickly these days. So today you are going to get to see several layouts, done with beautiful kits by Trixie Scraps Designs. She has been creating some wonderful kits!!! First up is a layout I did for a challenge on her blog...Trixie Scraps Blog. It was a word challenge and I selected the word Grateful. It has been a hard year on my family, but we still know we have lots to be grateful about. The layout uses Trixie's After 10 Years Bundle, which I have to say is one of my newest favorites. I love the colors. The photo is Sharla getting her definitive prosthesis, and can I say I'm so proud of her.

My next layout is using November Templatetopia by North Meets South Studios and That’s My Boy by Trixie Scraps. I love the templates Trixie Scraps and Connie Prince create, they are easy to use and make the pages look great. The photos on this one are of my #1 boy, Tucker. He had just been groomed, so he is looking sharp.

Next up is a layout using the You Matter Bundle. It is a wonderful set, with colors that I love (yep pink/green). Trixie always has great elements in her kits and this one is no exception. It is another page of Sharla and her new "Gertie". I saw this quote on pinterest and it just screamed Sharla to me and so I made it my title.

My last one for the day is using Sweetened With Gratitude which is Trixie's GAB pieces and I really have to say she knocked this one out of the park. I love the colors and the elements and the word arts are perfect!!!! I used an old photo of Mom, Dad, Sharla and I at the Grand Canyon. With the holidays approaching, I'm missing Mom and Dad more and more.

That wraps up things for now, but make sure you head over to Trixie Scraps Design Store and pick up these kits, you won't regret it!!!!!

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!!!).

Grillin' It

Happy Wednesday all, I hope you're having a wonderful week. Today I am going to show you some layouts I created with a kit by HD Creations called Grillin’ It. It is a bright cheerful kit perfect for scrapping your bbq photos and much more.
My first layout is mom and dad taken years ago after a bbq. I love the hat and apron daddy is wearing (hehehe). I also love the flag banner in the kit and just had to use it.

My second layout I wanted to show how versatile the kit was so I didn't do a bbq page at all. I took one of the photos I took of Angela in her dance costume. I really love the dark brown against the bright colors. I think it makes the photo really pop.

That is it for now, but make sure you head over to the Stuff to Scrap store and pick up Grillin’ It soon.

Happy Saturday

Ok if this works I will be able to get caught up on showing ya'll lots of layouts. I'm trying to use the slideshow feature of photobucket. I've loaded all of the layouts I've been doing for Trixie Scraps (since I got the idea from her blog). I think there are about 30 layouts in the mix. It is so much easier than loading one layout at a time. If it works, then I'll try and do more of my challenge layouts this way and maybe I'll get caught up again (hehehe). We can only hope.



All the products for the layouts in the slide show are created by Trixie Scraps and can be found in her store.

Ohh Where to Begin

I have so many layouts to show ya'll I don't even know where to begin. It seems like forever since I've had a big blog post, but that changes right now. I'm going to cram as many as possible into this post...ok, I promise not to do more than 15, but I've got to get some out of my to post folder!!!! I think I'll show you challenges I've doing at Polka Dot Plum, since I am the Challenge Wrangler there, I do lots and lots of challenges.

The first up is one I did for an All About Me challenge, where I had to scrap something I use every day. I of course did my favorite new toy my Ipad and the cool little stylus I got for it. The kit I used is called Go for the Goals by Dawn by Design.

My next layout is one I did for a photo challenge. The challenge was to get a close up of some one's face. Well with the weather, I wasn't around too many people and Sharla refused to pose for me, so I used Tucker have he had been out eating the snow. The kit I used is called Softly Winter by Designs by Sweet Mesquite.

Now for a layout I did for a scraplift challenge. The photo is Zoey just sitting on my bed. She isn't fond of the camera, but every now and then she'll let me take her picture without a fuss. this kit I used is A Fresh Start by Sugar Pie Scraps.

Ok I have to show a layout with Cooper just to finish off the trio. This one was done for a twisty lift, you scraplift a page but change it in some manner. Doesn't Cooper look cute!!!! The kit used is Memory Lane by Jen C Designs.

Ok how about a layout with people in it? Hummmm Sharla is so fond of these pictures I took of her in the hospital. I did this layout for a one word challenge where I had to use the word "Time" on a layout. And for those who know Sharla she is doing much better, we are working on getting healthier, and she has come a long way since her second stay in the hospital. I used Sugar Pie Scraps kit A Fresh Start again for this layout.

I've gotten lots of comments in the gallery from other Angry Bird players when I posted this layout. The kit I used is Jangle by Sweet Tomato Designs. The photos where taken on Christmas morning when Tom, Cole and Callie were having Angry Bird races to see who could get through the levels the fasted. It was so much fun to watch because they did not take failure well.

This layout wasn't done for a challenge, it was done for a new designer at Polka Dot Plum called Farynar's Wings. She does wonderful kits and this one is called Mysterious. The photo is Cole and Dani on Christmas Day. Don't they make a cute couple!!!!

Now for another cute couple, Tom and Mecca. The photo is one of the series Sharla took at Thanksgiving in 2009 at Callie's house. It is one of my most favorite set of photos. I use them a lot because they look so good. I did this one for a newsletter challenge and the kit is Bee Mine by Bean Bunny Designs.

Here is one of Callie taken at Thanksgiving this year. She was laying on the floor posing and I just couldn't resist snapping a photo or two. I did this one for Dawn by Design for her to use as a sample in her shop. The kit is called Go for the Goals and I do love the colors in it.

And last for today, because 10 is a lot of layouts, I promise to try and come back tomorrow and Tuesdays and have big post days as well. This last layout is another one I did for Farynar's Wings for her to use as a sample. The kit is Mystic Mountain and the photo is Callie and Mom at Thanksgiving.

Hopefully I'll get several big posts done this week!!!!

Catch Up Post

Ok I'm going to have a fairly large post tonight. I'm going to show you lots of layouts I've done using Victoria Feemster's products. She has had lots of great new kits in the last month or two and some really cool ones coming soon.

My first layout is of Tom and Mecca and the kit is Everlasting Love, somehow they just went together well in my head. I love the fallish colors of this kit, and it has great elements too.

Next is a layout I did of Callie and Mom. The photo was taken last Thanksgiving and it is one of my favorites of the two of them. I used the kit Hope, which is a nice kit with beautiful neutral tones.

I love the kit Hey Dude because it is bright and graphic and perfect for photos of Cole. So of course I used him in this layout. I'm not sure what the look on his face is about, be I think he rocks that hat.

Next up is a layout with Cooper. The kit is called Monsters Under the Bed. I didn't have many sleeping kid pictures, so I decided to scrap my little monster....ain't he cute.

Now for a layout that Callie will hate!!! I'm not exactly sure why Sharla felt the need to snap a photo of her on the potty, but it was perfect for the kit Potty Party. And don't you love she was reading...hehehe

Ok do you recognize the person in this layout...well I was going through old Halloween photos and found this one of someone I used to work with...ok so maybe she was out on Halloween and her department mates decided to fill her chair. This kit is called Spooky Town.

Ok the kit for this layout is called This One Life
This One Life and the photos are Callie and Cole with Mom taken on Mother's Day. They were having such a grand time messing with her. She just ignored their antics.


Ok the last one for today is another Halloween layout. The kit is Trick or Treatin' Cuties and the photo is an old one of Callie and Cole. She is a french maid and he is a pirate. I wish I had been better about dating the photos, because I have no idea how old they were. But I love she is "dusting" him.

Well that is it for today, hopefully I'll be back tomorrow or Sunday with another big catch up post. I have lots to show you!!!!

Birthday Girl & Freebie

Happy Monday morning all, and no it is not my birthday, but Scraps by Andrea has a wonderful new kit called Birthday Girl and it perfect for your girlie birthday pictures plus to much more. I love the color combination and the elements are a wonderful mix, that work for lots of different types of layouts.

My first layout is of Mom. The photo was from 2005 and she was not happy about posing for the photo because her scar was still very visible, but we insisted. I love the Happy Birthday banner and just had to use it.

My second layout shows the versatility of the kit. I didn't do a birthday a layout, instead I did a layout of Zoey. We were sitting outside enjoying the mild fall weather and Zoey jumped up in Sharla's lap and I snapped a few photos. I know I cut Sharla out of this one, but she preferred that because she wasn't photo ready. I love the pink, purple and green color combination of this kit, it is one of my favorites.

I love the second layout so much that I decided to make a quick page for you using it. I hope you like it and feel free to leave a comment, I love hearing from other scrappers. The image is linked, so simply click on it to download.

Make sure you stop by Stuff to Scrap and pick up Birthday Girl because it is on sale for 32% off this week. Also her entire store is on sale as well...it is her birthday week!!!

Feelin' Shabby and a Freebie

Hi all, today I'm going to show you layouts I created with a new kit by Scraps by Andrea called Feelin' Shabby. It has fallish color and great elements and it is perfect for all kinds of layouts.

My first layout is my Mom, Aunt Sallie and Aunt Hazel all wanting to learn about computers, so they are gathered around my first laptop playing a game. This kit has great flowers and the colors are just gorgeous.

My second layout is Zoey, posing on my bed. She has gotten where she will jump up on my bed in the mornings looking for a little ear rubbing. She likes her ear rubbed, but she isn't fond of having her picture taken. I really enjoyed using this kit because the colors go with everything.

I created a frame cluster off of my first layout and I'm giving it away as a freebie. The image below is linked.

Ok make sure you head over to Stuff to Scrap and pick up Feelin' Shabby and then check out Andrea's blog because she has a freebie for you there. Also check out her CT's blogs because I'm sure you'll find some other freebies there as well. And I'll be back tomorrow to show you more stuff.

Splitsville and Making the Grade

No, I'm not splitting up with anyone, I'm going to show you some layouts made with a new template pack by Modern June called Splitsville. It is available at DSM and Scrapables. And since I somehow missed blogging out her new kit from last week, I'm also going to show you her collab called Making the Grade.

First is one of the templates from Splitsville. I used a photo of Tom and Mom from Mother's Day and a kit called Girly Girl from Mandy Made Digi Bits. You know pictures of Tom just scream girly girl (hehehe. I love this set of templates because it uses paper in a way I don't normally use, so it really inspired me to do something different.

My second layout is Sharla and Cooper doing what they love to do, snuggling, cuddling, etc. I used a kit from Valerie N Designs called Oodles and Burst because I love the colors. And again the template splits the paper which I think is so cool.

Ok now for Making the Grade which is a collab by Modern June and Miss Mis Designs. I was supposed to blog about these last week, but I forgot. The kit is available at both DSM and Scrapables. My first layout is Callie reading. She was really into the book and took it with her out to feed Jake and stopped to sit on a trailer and read.

My second layout is my first grade photo, yes a picture of me. I love the papers in this kit, and the elements are just too cute (don't you love the crayolas)

That is it for today, just make sure you pick up Making the Grade and Splitsville. And I'll be back later with more layouts.

Always and Forever

Happy Saturday all, today I'm going to show you some layouts I created with a kit called Always and Forever by Ivory Keys Digital Dreams. It is a beautiful kit with great colors and a wonderful mix of elements. It is an elegant kit, but can be used for almost any type of layout.

My first layout is of Mom and Dad. They had almost 52 years together before we lost Daddy, but when we went through the photos there were not a lot of them together. Guess one or the other was always off chasing one of us kids (Tom or Sharla...I was the good one...yes I was!!!!). I really love the papers in the kit, and I thought they looked good with black and white photos, so I de-saturated the more modern photos.

My second layout is Callie and Mecca from Mother's Day. Callie lives in Waco now, and it seems like she rarely gets back to Denton...ohhh why do they have to grow up. I love the photo of Mecca resting her head on Callie, it seems like just yesterday Mecca was holding Callie on her shoulder.

That's it for today, make sure you head over to Stuff to Scrap and pick up Always and Forever soon. It is available alone or in a collaboration with A+ Designs. I'm hoping to be back later tonight with another big catch up post, I have a ton of layouts to show you.

Butter Toffee and A Freebie

Happy Wednesday all...I love holiday weekends, but boy do they mess with my schedule, not to mention add a vacation day to the mix. Sharla and I have gotten lots of stuff done, but I'm so behind on posting. Today I'm going to show you a layout I created using a new mini kit by Scraps by Andrea called Butter Toffee. Andrea calls it a mini but it has 10 papers and 21 elements. It's full of rich colors that are perfect for scrapping your special occasions or everyday photos.

I used it to scrap an older photo of mom and dad. When I saw the kit I immediately thought is would be perfect for antique photos or older photos. The has an elegance about it that makes any layout look so nice, even simple ones like this one.

Also I created a brag book freebie for you using the kit. I tried to do one that you would be able to use with almost any photos.

So head over to Stuff to Scrap and pick up Butter Toffee and then go to Andrea's blog and check out the links to her CT team, because I'm sure others have done brag book pages as well. I'm a little late, so you may have to go back a day or two on their blogs, but it will be worth it.

Polka Dot Plum Layouts

Happy Wednesday all, I hope your week is going well. I'm going to show you a lot of digital scrapbook layouts today that I have created for the Polka Dot Plum Site. Some are ones I've done for designers since I'm on the store's CT and others are ones I've done for the forum challenges. If you've never done any of the forum challenges at Polka Dot Plum, you really should head over and check on them. They change weekly and for each one you do you earn a chance to win a gift card and % off coupons. I won last month and got a great gift card to Polka Dot Pixels' store and a 30% off coupon.

My first layout is Mecca and Cole taken at a balloon show years ago. This was for a template challenge and the kit used is Rocky Top Sweetheart by Polka Dot Plum Designs.

Next is a layout I did for an AAM (All About Me) challenge. The challenge was to scrap your favorite food or beverage. Well for those that know me, you know I had to do my Frappucino. I normally only get one a week, but boy do I look forward to it each week. The kit used is Fern by Polka Dot Pixels.

I selected Call Me Kristin Designs last month as one of my designers of choice and got to used her Vintage Vinyl kit. It is a mix of red, blue and black and I had lots of fun with it. In this layout I have Callie performing at a choir concert. She was and is such a great performer, she just lights up a stage.

My second layout with Vintage Vinyl is Callie again, this time the photo is her and two friends before a disco roller skating party. The girl can rock the disco look (IMHO).

Now for a layout of Sharla and Tucker, the photo was taken in the backyard and the kit I used is With All My Heart by Brandy Designs. I selected this kit because I love the soft purples and great elements. I used this as the example in the font challenge I led earlier this month.

My second designer for July was Berry Sweet Designs and she has beautiful kits and templates. I got to use her Twitter Goodies templates and In My Heart kit for this layout. It is Callie and a teeny tiny Cole. It was taken in the hospital the day Cole was born.

I also used the kit In My Heart for a template challenge. The photo is Callie posing by where she wrote Psalms 62:2 on the step of our garage as the house was being built.

I used the kit Collabracadabra Granny’s Attic which was a free blog train the first week of the month, but is available in the store now. Don't forget to always check out Polka Dot Plum Blog the first week of every month for their blog train. The layout was created for a font challenge and the photo is my grandfather, grandmother, mother and uncle.

I also did another AAM (All About Me) challenge where you were supposed to show your family. So I have Tom, Mecca, Callie and Cole in one photo, Mom and Zoey in another, Sharla and Cooper in the third and of course Tucker in the last, my family. The kit I used was It’s Not Easy… by Sir Scrapalot Designs.

Ok the last digital scrapbook layout for today is one I created using a template pack by BTA Designs called Tempting Templates Vol. 6 and the kit is Chocolate Truffle by Polka Dot Pixels. The layout was done for a one word challenge, and I had to have the word "you" in the title. I really love how this one looks.

Ok that is 10 layouts, and I think that is enough for one day. Hopefully I'll be back tomorrow or Friday with more. I have a back log of layouts to show you, so make sure you come back soon. And don't forget to check out the challenges in the forum at Polka Dot Plum.