Slishity-Slosh + Freebie

Happy Easter, I hope ya'll have had a wonderful day!!! I had a great one, wonderful service at church today, lunch at Tom and Mecca's, and then a nap. A great day!!!!! But I'm here today to show you a layout I made with Slishity-slosh and Slishity-slosh Cardstock by Scraps by Andrea. It is a super cute kit that is perfect for your rainy day photos, but so much more!!!!

My layout is lots of photos of flowers I've taken over the last couple of springs. I love flowers and I love the colors in this kit, because it shows the photos off so well!!!

I also created a freebie for you using the kit. The preview is linked so simply click on it to download. And feel free to leave a comment.

Now head over to Stuff to Scrap and pick up Slishity-slosh and Slishity-slosh Cardstock, they will be a great addition to your stash.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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!!!!!

Amusement Park Fun

Happy Thursday all, I hope everyone is preparing for a wonderful weekend, a nice long one at that!!! Well if you're in the US. I know I hope to do lots of things this weekend, nap, watch TV, scrap, nap, read, nap, shop, nap...are you catching on to my theme for the weekend. Well enough of that, today I'm going to show you a couple of layouts I made with Scraps by Andrea's September BAKs (build a kit). They are called Amusement Park Fun Patterned Papers, Amusement Park Fun Cardstock, and Amusement Park Fun Elements and they are so much fun. Perfect for scrapping your photos from the amusement park, fair or carnival. I love the colors and Andrea did a great job with all the elements. My layouts both use photos I took last year at a local carnival. Sharla and I went to take photos, just to play with our cameras, and had a really cool time. I loved capturing the motion on the ferris wheel in the first layout. I hope a carnival comes back soon because I want to play some more.

My second layout was photos I took of the teapot ride. It was waiting for people to get on it and I thought it looked pretty. And when I saw Andrea's teapot element I remember these photos. Next time I'll have to see if I can get Sharla on the ride (hehehehe).

So head over to the Stuff to Scrap store and pick up these pieces as soon as possible. If you buy all three together you get 50% off, how cool is that!!!!

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.

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!!!!

Sea Life & A Freebie

Happy Wednesday all, I hope you're having a wonderful June. I don't want to wish time away, but I'm ready for fall. With the rain we've had the last couple of days, it is super muggy outside, which is no fun!!! But the good thing is I have more time inside to scrap!!!! Yeah me. And let's just say that Andrea of Scraps by Andrea has been very very busy this month. Part of it is because she is the designer of the month at Stuff to Scrap, and what that means to you is that everything in her store is 50% off this month wooohooo!!! Today she is releasing a new kit called Sea Life and it is wonderful. Great for you photos from the aquarium and so much more. She has packed this kit with so much goodness it isn't even funny!!!!

My first layout I did to show you how versatile the kit is. When I saw all the wonderful flowers I knew I wanted to do a layout with them. I used photos I took of Callie during Memorial Day weekend. She was in a feisty mood and was having a grand time irritating her brother.

My second layout I used some photos Sharla took several years ago when we visited the Dallas World Aquarium. We're going to have to go back soon. I love the "Dory" fishes.

I made the cluster from the first layout into a freebie for you. I hope you can find some use for it. Simply click on the preview and download and as always feel free to leave a comment.

Make sure you head over to Stuff to Scrap and pick up Sea Life soon while it is on sale for 50% off. Also Andrea has created a couple of add-ons to her kit It's About Time called It's About Time Again and It's About Time Again Cardstock and they are perfect for Father's Day photos. And they are on sale as well!!!!!

Bouncing Beach Balls

Happy Wednesday all, I hope everyone is enjoying their summer.  Maybe you've been to the beach and gotten lots of great photos.  Well then I have the perfect new kit for you from Scraps by Andrea, and it is call Bouncing Beach Balls. Bright colors, great elements, perfect for those beach photos!!!

My first layout is Cole at the beach at Nag's Head. He attempted boogie boarding and then just settled on playing in the sand. I love the sand splat in this kit, and well as cute beach ball.

My second layout is Callie on the same trip, but she is out in the waves (although it was the end of summer, so it was pretty cold). The bright colors in this kit just scream sunshine to me, and I love the stitched sun!!!

So head over to Stuff to Scrap and pick up Bouncing Beach Balls soon, because for the month of June Andrea's store is on sale for 50% off, and you can't beat that deal!!!!

Snips & Snails plus a Freebie

Happy Saturday all, today I'm going to show you a layout I made with Scrap by Andrea called by Snips and Snails. What are little boys made of? Snips and snails and puppy dog tails. That's what little boys are made of! Looking for a kit to scrap your little boy? Snips and snails is just for you! It is a grea mix of blues, greens and tans. With my month long sale, you can snag it for $1.50 until July!

I created my layout using photos of Tucker and Cooper, who are "My Boys". I couldn't resist these photos, they were such a cute pair. On the kit I love the mix of colors.

I really liked the placement of the frames, so I used them to create a freebie for you. Simply click on the preview and download. As always feel free to leave a comment.

Head over to Stuff to scrap and pick up Snips and Snails, soon. Also have you seen some of the new challenges in the STS Forum? They just created a few new ones a couple months ago. One of them is the Featured Designer Challenge. Each month, one STS designer will put their store on sale - 50% off. You need to create a layout using one of their kits in the store. Easy-peesy. Well, for June the Featured Designer is none other than Miss Andrea herself (a.k.a. Scraps by Andrea). Head on over to her store now...grab something wonderful because all her stuff is wonderful...and scrap away. Post it back in the FDC Forum Thread to get points. For every 500 points, you get a $5 coupon to the store. This challenge is worth a 15 points.

Robotics & Freebie

Happy Saturday all, I am here tonight to show you some layouts I made with a new kit by Scraps by Andrea called Robotics. It is a great kit that is perfect for scrapping little boys, and I love the color combination. And I also made a freebie with the kit for you.

Both my layouts today feature one Cole Garrett,the first one I call Robot Boy. He was wearing a bucket on his head (and you don't see it, but he is on roller skates with a golf club).

The second layout is Cole wearing balloons on his neck and head. Are you seeing a theme with him? I love the colors in this kit because they go with almost anything.

I used the frame cluster from the second layer to create a freebie for you. Just click on the preview to download. Feel free to leave a comment

So head over to Stuff to Scrap and pick up Robotics soon!!!!

A Bunny's Tale and a Freebie

Happy Monday for the second time (two in one day, I know you're shocked). This post is about a great new kit by Scraps by Andrea, and it is called A Bunny's Tale along with the matching A Bunny's Tale Cardstock and A Bunny's Tale Polka Dotted Paper. This is a sweet kit just packed with lots of goodies. It is perfect for your Easter photos, spring photos and so much more.

My first layout is Callie and Cole after an Easter Egg hunt a few years ago, ok, maybe more than a few. I love all the flowers in the kit, and the word art is part of it as well.

My second layout is Callie wearing bunny ears. She is "acting" like a bunny. She always makes me laugh!!!! I love the combination of pink and tan, and I really love the dotted papers in the add-on pack.

I created a freebie for you off of the second layout. It is the frame cluster. I hope you download it and find a good use for it. The preview below 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 A Bunny's Tale, A Bunny's Tale Cardstock, and A Bunny's Tale Polka Dotted Paper soon, because they will be a great addition to your scrapping stash.

April BAK: Denim & Dirt

Happy Friday all, I think Spring is back here in Texas, we had a brief cold spell, but nothing horrible. I know I'm ready for spring, I love all the beautiful flowers. Today I'm going to show you layouts I made with parts of the April Build a Kit at Stuff to Scrap. All of these were created by Scraps by Andrea and they are her Denim & Dirt set. She has four parts, Denim & Dirt Papers, Denim & Dirt Worn Papers and Cardstock, Denim & Dirt Elements, and Denim & Dirt Clusters. The colors are a great mix of blues and tans, perfect for all kinds of layouts, but especially perfect for boy layouts.

My first layout is Cole with Jake taken a few years ago. It is so hard to believe he will be graduating high school in just a few weeks.

My second layout is Cooper after he has been rooting around in the mud. He doesn't do this often, but every now and then he becomes a mud puppy.

So if you have someone in your family that likes denim and dirt, make sure you head over to Stuff to Scrap and pick up Denim & Dirt Papers, Denim & Dirt Worn Papers and Cardstock, Denim & Dirt Elements and Denim & Dirt Clusters soon!!!!

Lucky You and a Freebie

Happy Thursday all, today I'm going to show you layouts I made with a new kit by Scraps by Andrea. This kit is called Lucky You and it has a matching Cardstock and well. This is a fun kit that can be used for lots of different things, like your St. Patty's photos and then so much more. I love the color combination, green which is a given but there is yellow and orange too, which really work well together.

My first layout is of Tom and Mecca. I think he knows he a lucky guy, and I know the rest of the world knows he is. As you can see the colors all work great together and Andrea has put lots of great elements in, so you can do so many different types of layouts.

My second layout is Cooper enjoying a spring day. He loves this time of year, and it is a challenge to get him to come in at night. He loves being outside and barking at anyone or anything that comes into his world. I love the little leprechaun and hat elements and just had to use them.

My freebie is the frame cluster from Cooper's layout. I thought it was fun and could be used to make a fun layout. Just click on the preview and download, and as always feel free to leave a comment if you want.

Make sure you head over to Stuff to Scrap and pick up Lucky You and Lucky You Cardstock you will count yourself lucky to have them in your stash.

March of the Animals and a Freebie

Happy Monday all, today I'm going to show you some layouts I made with a new kit by Scraps by Andrea called March of the Animals a great kit for your photos from your zoo trips and so much more. It is a great set of colors and fun elements.

The first layout is of giraffes. I took the photo at Arbuckle Wilderness. Cole was feeding them out of the back of the van. It was so funny to watch!!!

My second layout is Miss Callie, doing what she does best...text. She was at a conference this past weekend, and I think she tweeted/texted more than anything else.

And I made the frame cluster from the last layout into a freebie for you. I did give you the whole frame, not one that is cut away like I used (hehehe). Just click on the preview and download. And always feel free to leave a comment.

Make sure you head over to Stuff to Scrap and pick up March of the Animals. You will have lots of fun using it.