Layouts for January

I did more quilting than scrapping this month, but I did get some layouts done.  The kits I used are mostly older kits, but they are ones I really love.  My first layout is probably my most favorite for the month.  I created it for the Recipe Challenge on Trixie Scraps Designs blog.  I love the kit and it is call Triumphant Value Bundle because the colors are just fun to use.  And they matched the photos so well.  The photos were taken at Christmas and we had some fun with a present Callie received.  Yes that is Sheldon in the photos, the present was a life sized cutout of him.

Next up is a layout I did using Best Year Ever by Trixie Scraps as well. This kit is great because of the great flowers in it and ya'll know I love me some flowers.  But it also has wonderful papers in great fall colors. The photo is also from Christmas of the kids...yes they are still kids to me even if two of them are now engaged and we've gone from three to five.

Next is another layout using Best Year Ever, and I created this one for the mix it up challenge at GingerScraps.  I really am drawn to the colors in this kit.  The photo is an old one of Callie and Cole, it is hard to believe how much they have grown, but the boy in this picture is the bearded boy in the picture above...ok so maybe not a boy above.

And lastly is a layout I made using King of the Pride Value Bundle.  It is a wild kit and perfect to scrap the newest wild thing in my life...Hollywood.  The bright oranges really look wonderful and I love the alpha in the kit, good for so many things.  Hollywood is getting so big, but he is still all puppy, chewing, jumping, etc.  But we love the little...oops big stinker.

All of these kits are available at Trixie Scraps Shop and would be wonderful additions to your stash.

November/December Layouts

Ok I was on track at the beginning of November, but something went terribly wrong and the rest of November and December have gone way off track.  I had such wonderful plans, and very few of them came to fruition. But hopefully I will get more on track for 2014.  So let me end the year right by showing you layouts I made for the last two months.

To begin with I have one using Autumn Spice by North Meets South Studios.  I love the colors of this kit, they are really beautiful.  For my layout I used a photo of Callie and MawMaw.  They might have been very different but they shared a very special love.

Next up is one using A Life That's Good Value Bundle.  The flowers in this kit are awesome and ya'll know I love flowers on a layout.  The photo is from several years ago, and is of a motley crew.  But a crew that I am blessed to a part.  Even when I'm down these guys make me smile.

Now for a layout that was really fun.  Not because the photo is great, it was taken in my garage, but because of what the photo represents.  Sharla and I got a long arm quilting machine and I took a photo of the box as we waited patiently for the floors to be redone so we could get it put together.  Ok we weren't very patient.  The kit I used is After 10 Years Value Bundle and November Templatetopia.  I love templates, they make scrapping so easy and this kit is not my normal colors, but I love working with it because it makes everything look great, even a photo of a box.

My last November layout used Blue Jean Boy Value Bundle which is an awesome kit for doing boy layouts. Great colors and elements make it very easy to put together a page quickly that looks great.  I used an old photo of Cole for this one.

Now for my December layouts. First is one I did for the Recipe Challenge on the Trixie Scraps Blog and I used A Life That's Good Value Bundle again.  As I said earlier this is a great kit that is just plain fun to use. The photo is of Tom and Mecca, after all these years they are still happy together.

Next is one I did for a font challenge.  I used Triumphant Value Bundle which is a great kit because it can be used for so many different types of pages.  For this one I featured Cooper, the precious baby that went to the Rainbow Bridge in November.  I miss him every day!

Next I got to used some photos from Christmas Day of Tom's family.  The family is growing and growing. We now have Jessica (engaged to Trey) and Beau (engaged to Callie).  And I will say this, they made me laugh all day.  They are crazy but I love them!!!!  I used Picture A Family Value Bundle which is perfect for family pictures.  A great mix of colors and elements!!!!

And my last layout for December uses Spunky Monkey Value Bundle which is just a fun kit.  I didn't use any of the cute monkey elements, but they are simply wonderful.  The layout is of Hollywood, my nephews puppy.  He is a lab mix and way to big to be a lap dog, but he just refuses to believe that.  In this picture he is sitting on me.  Crazy boy!!!!

Well that is it for now.  Make sure you head over to Trixie Scraps Store and pick up these wonderful kits. They will make scrapping your pages easy and fun!!!!  I promise that things will be different in 2014 and I will blog more.  I hope to add lots of posts about quilts I complete as well.

I hope each of you has a very HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!

Nature Walk and Sailor Duck

Happy Friday all, today I'm going to show you two layouts I've made recently. The first uses Nature Walk Bundle by Trixie Scraps Designs. It is a wonderful bundle full of blues and greens that enhance all kinds of photos. My photo is of Angela, and anyone looking at her would have to agree that she is definitely a Natural Beauty!!!

 

My second layout uses a new kit by North Meets South Studios (aka Trixie Scraps Designs and Designs by Connie Prince) and it is call Sailor Duck. It is perfect for any of your Donald Duck photos or any boat/water photos and more. It is bright and cheerful with the red, white, blue and yellow. I love the water, so nautical kits are just up my alley. This layout features Tom and Callie and Joe's boat. :)

 

Now head over to Trixie Scraps Design Store and pick up Trixie Scraps Design Store and Sailor Duck. Both will be great additions to your stash!!!!

December is almost over

I can't believe that December is almost over. It has been such a hectic month. I started it off in good shape, but between Sharla going into the hospital and me getting a cold, it has gone down hill fast. But I want to make sure I show you some goodies from Trixie Scraps Designs. First up I used the December Templatetopia and Sweetened With Gratitude Bundle for this layout. I love the templatetopia bundle because it is such a great deal!!!! The photos are of Callie, Cole and Trey, it is so hard to believe they are all grown.

Next I used Presents Everywhere for this layout. I love bright colors of these pieces and it was so much fun to use. I used a photo of Callie posing by her presents last year. Such a cheeky girl!!!!

Next up and the last for today is a layout I made using Winter Carolers. Now I love all of Trixie's kits, but this one is simply wonderful. I love the everything about it!!! I think it is my new all time favorite. The photo is Tom, Mecca, Callie and Cole on Christmas morning a couple of years ago. Don't they look cute in their matching pjs.

That is it for now. I will be back tomorrow or the next day with a great new collab from North Meets South Studios (perfect for the new year!!!). And don't forget to head over to Trixie Scraps Design Store and pick up these goodies soon!!!!

After 10 Years

Happy Monday all, I hope you had an excellent weekend. It turned cool here, so I'm so happy. But today I'm here to tell you about a new collection from Trixie Scraps Designs called After 10 Years. It is her GAB collection this month and it is simply beautiful. The colors are orange, black and cream, and instead of doing a Halloween kit, she went in a different direction and it is perfect. My first layout is Callie and Beau, and I loved this photo. When I saw the word art for the kit, I knew it would be perfect for this photo. I have to say I used something from almost every piece in the collection, because I couldn't resist.

Now my second layout features a couple that has been together a little longer than the first one, but my biggest wish for Callie and Beau is that they are as happy together for as long as Tom and Mecca have been. On this layout I cheated just a little and used the pre-made clusters. The layout came together in absolutely no time. They are a great way to make fast layouts.

Ok all the pieces are on sale this week, so make sure you head over and check out After 10 Years soon!!!!!

Be Mine

Ok, it is official, I'm old, yes I know that is hard to believe, but I am. I am also tired of ERs and hospitals. I have spent way too much time in them since last October. Last night being another trip, this time with my dog Tucker. His blood sugar got so low he couldn't walk. I had to leave him overnight and pick him up early this morning. So very little sleep and an early morning makes me feel about 102. But that is not what I came to talk with you about today. I'm going to show you layouts I made with a new kit by Shell Belle Scraps called Be Mine. It is a Valentine's kit but with a new cool color scheme. I love the mix of pink, brown and gray, very modern looking and it is packed with great elements.

My first layout is of my loves, Tucker, Cooper and Zoey. I love the papers in the kit and just had to show them to ya'll. I also love the elements they are so versatile. The photos were taken at different points last year, because they refuse to sit together at the same time for me.

My second layout is Tom and Mecca, with one photo from their wedding day and one more recent. It is so hard to believe that they have been married over 25 years, again it just shows I'm old!!! I loved playing with the flowers in the kit to create the cluster, but then I do love to cluster.

Now head over to Stuff to Scrap and pick up Be Mine, it will be a great addition to 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.

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.

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.

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!!!!!

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!!!).

This Wonderful Life

Happy Tuesday all, I hope you're enjoying July...me not so much it is very hot here. But that means I spend more time inside scrapping, so that is good. Today I'm going to show you layouts I made with a new kit by Scrappin' Serenity called This Wonderful Life. This Wonderful Life is the perfect kit for scrapping those everyday moments in life. The colors in the kit are perfect for girly or boy layouts! This is a kit that will keep you coming back to it to scrap with!

My first layout is Callie and Cole just being "Kids". Ok maybe they are a little old to be called kids, but they will always be kids to me. I really love the flowers in this kit, they are perfect for clustering.

My second layout is Tom, Mecca, Callie and Cole. I love that this kit has color on color papers along with some great prints. That makes it easy to come up with lots of great layouts.

So make sure you head over to Stuff to Scrap and pick up This Wonderful Life soon, because it is on sale right now!!!!

Berry Delight

Happy Wednesday all, I hope everyone is having a good week. Today I'm going to show you layouts I made with the kit called Berry Delight Mega Collaboration Kit. This kit is prefect for scrapping any sort of summer pictures and is full of yummy berries and fruits that just make summer so great. This kit works great for either boys or girls, the young, the old, anything or anyone at all. It is packed full of great papers and elements and I really really love the color combinations.

My first layout I did for the Template Challenge at Stuff to Scrap. I used the more of the berry colors and I had such a hard time picking which papers to use. The photos are Miss Ariella and just a touch of Sharla.

My second layout is Callie and Tom, the photo was taken after Cole's graduation when we were all just sitting and visiting. I did it for the Song Lyric Challenge at Stuff to Scrap. I used more of the blueish papers in this layout, and I love them too. That is what is so cool about the mega collabs, they always have so much great stuff, it is hard to choose.

Ok I've just shown you a little of the great stuff that is in the Berry Delight Mega Collaboration Kit. I recommend you head over to the Stuff to Scrap store and pick it up soon!!!!

Combing The Beach

Hi all, I hope everyone is having a great Friday. I'm here to show you a couple of layouts I made with a kit by Growing Pains Scrapped called Combing The Beach. It is perfect for your beach/lake photos and so much more. A wonderful color combination and great elements make this an easy kit to use and enjoy.

My first layout is Cole on the beach at Nags Head, NC. I used lots of the beachy elements and I really love the surf board. When going through my photos looking for a beach one, I really wanted to go back to the beach, and just relax for a while. But unfortunately that's not going to happen anytime soon.

My second layout is Tom, Sharla, Ira, Hazelene and I and the photo was taken several years ago when they drove down to Texas for a visit. I will say I don't remember a time when the group of us got together that we didn't have a good time. I did this layout to show ya'll that the kit can be used for so much more than just beach photos.

Ok you should head over to Stuff to Scrap and pick up Combing The Beach soon. And I mean real soon because it is on sale for 40% off until May 8th, a really great deal!!