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Welcome to my scrap space, my own little piece of paradise away from real life.View my Galleries, or shop away at some of my favorite shops by clicking on links provided in my blog post. You can find me at Scrap n' Art magazine as a Digital Layout Designer/Writer HERE and on ten additional Designer Creative Teams. Thank you for taking a look at my blog. View my most complete Gallery HERE
Blog layout created with "What's buggin you" by Marshmella designs (retired designer)

Friday, February 4, 2011

What's new at Gingerscraps?

Here are just a few of thew new things this week at Gingerscraps
head over to the store HERE to see what else is new.
Perfect for all your project 365/52 layouts and versitile enough for all your everyday layouts too. 
Everything is 25% for a week. Except the bundle which will be 39% off for a week!!
The kit inlcudes 10 pattern papers, 5 solid recolored papers and 51 elements.
Coordinating alphas – a-z & 0-9
Dates include: 
7 calanders, 60 months, 28 weekdays and 36 highlighters. 
Versitile colors to match any kit.
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And the bundle for a HUGE 39% off savings. Includes everything!
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Some inspiration layouts by the CT team and I





and My layout using this fab jumbo kit
Leave my layout some love HERE

And here is your Freebie gift from Marshmella.
     Head over to Marshmella's blog HERE to download and leave some thank -you love!
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and my layout using this fab new kit by Julie Marie
 Leave my layout some love HERE
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Is there a little ballerina in your life? Wyld Web Designs has the perfect kit to make her photos shine!
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And there is of course a coordinating alpha pack!
My layout with my ballerina my DD Skyler when she was little
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Thursday, February 3, 2011

Fooling around with a fantastic freebie kit from DC

Don't let the wonderful freebies out there pass you by here is a layout I made with a FREEBIE called
You and Me by Bellisae designs. I caught it while free at Digital Creations

 and here is my layout with this amazing freebie of my Husband
(greenery from another kit)
Leave my layout some love HERE

Gingerscraps February daily download is on

 Find the downloads HERE on the Gingerscrap blog Daily
My layout using this months Daily download
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A New release and a fantastic sale from Karen Lewis Designz

New by Karen Lewis Designz
All new at The Digichick this week is “Yesterday Today Tomorrow“.   A sweet & simple collection of papers & elements for scrapping memories from yesterday, today & tomorrow.
Regular Price $6.25  On Sale $5.00 for a limited time.
(Papers also available separately)
Also this week Karen is having a retirement sale on the SEASONS OF CHANGE COLLABORATION COLLECTION.  All pieces of this collab are on sale for 50% off (Valid 3rd Feb – 9th Feb)
Visit her store here as a starting point.
Thanks for looking. :) 
And now my layout using 
Yesterday-Today-Tomorrow
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New from Nikki Epperson at the Digichick!

Nikki has some fabulous new releases today!!  Take a look at these bits of fabulousness:
 Heartfelt
Love is in the air and I'm certainly feeling all lovey-dovey right now! Classic colors with messy paint make this perfect for scrapping those lovey moments that aren't perfect!
Kit includes -
14 papers (6 solids), 1 full alpha with uppercase, lowercase, numbers, and some punctuation, 3 buttons, 6 flowers, 4 hearts, 1 lace, 2 messy paint smears, 2 metal frames, 2 metal hearts, 4 ribbons, 2 ricrac, 1 scallop, 2 stems, 2 strings, 2 tags, 2 word art

Papers are 12 x 12, 300 dpi, .jpg format.
Elements are 300 dpi, .png format.
Drop shadows are for preview purpose only.
  Nikki's products are S4H/S4O friendly.
 In the Air
In the air... Is it love? Only you can be sure and only you can scrap those memories.
Jennifer Fox and Nikki have teamed up again and this time they are bringing you a soft, lovey kit
full of beautifully textured papers and bold yet fun elements!
Kit Includes:
18 papers (6 solids), 1 lowercase alpha with numbers and some punctuation, 1 banner,
1 butterfly, 1 bow, 1 bracket, 4 buttons, 1 circles, 2 clouds, 6 flowers, 3 frames,
1 journal box, 1 journal lines, 1 journal strip, 1 lace, 3 hearts, 3 paint smears,
4 ribbons, 2 ricrac, 1 scallop, 1 staple, 2 stems, 2 stitches, 1 string, 1 tag

Papers are 12 x 12, 300 dpi, .jpg format.
Elements are 300 dpi, .png format.
Drop shadows are for preview purpose only. 
Nikki's products are S4H/S4O friendly
Sweet Starts, Photoless
Do you need to tell your story and don't want to include photos? This is THE template pack for you!

We all need help and inspiration sometimes which is why Nikki put these templates together! I love layers and layers and now you can too -- plus, put layouts together quickly!

Included are 4 12x12 templates in psd and tif format! (psd and tif files are in separate downloads for your convenience)
Beautiful, right?
Go on to her store at The DigiChick & get your shop on!! 
Can't wait to see what you do!
 All the images are linked, so just click away. :)
My layout using Heartfelt and Sweet Starts photoless
Leave my layout some love HERE

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

A fantastic freebie to match with Puppy love

Today I have a FREEBIE for you!  It was made by one of my fellow CT members of the Marshmella Designs team, Jayne! (briarwoodpups) She's awesome!  Thanks so much Jayne!  It goes perfectly with the kit that Marshmella released a this past week called Puppy Love! 
 
My layout with puppy love
That brings me to the great freebie!  
Thanks so much Jayne for the wonderful alphabet you made! 
Isn't it just so cute? 
You can download it HERE
Have an awesome day, and don't forget to stop by again soon! 

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Me + you =Love

It's the time of year when love is all around you ... so snap it and scrap it with "Me+You=Love" by Edeline Marta Design! What an amazing bundle of goodies - papers, elements, two word art packs and even printables - just irresistible! Ten gently patterned papers - just the right combination of bright and soft tones to let your creative spirit soar. Wonderfully unique elements - 40 in total - are sure to spark your scrapping imagination. Bright flowers in a variety of shapes and colours stand alongside doodle stickers and epoxy brads - you'll fall in love with the precious doggie cupid! Love word art? Look no further! A set of ten doodle words and phrases will bring a personal touch to your layout. Love bit labels are another great choice - nine ready to use plus two blanks for your own special messages. The "Me+You=Love" collection even includes gorgeous Valentine's Day card printables - perfect when you love the homemade touch but don't have the time to start from scratch. There are six super choices that you can print as is or customize using the other pieces in this great kit! "Me+You=Love" is a Valentine's collection not to be missed - everything you need to help your love leap off of your layout! 
My layouts with this fantastic filled kit!
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The GingerScraps Buffet is here!!

The GingerScraps Buffet is here!! 
It is an All You Can Eat .... or rather Scrap, lol, Buffet. Each month the amazing GingerBread Ladies will be given a color palette and theme, And they will create delicious goodies for you.  Then you can mix and match, till your hears content! Think of it like a way to totally customize a Mega Collab, "eat" as little or as much as you would like, after all..... you can indulge all day long and it never counts towards your calories for the day.
Our February color and theme will make you melt! Rich browns, and lovely pinks, it is all about Love.
Take a look at Chocolate Kisses-
 
Every piece in the Buffet is only $2.00 each! BUT this month to kick it off we are including all the Buffet goodies IN the Bake Sale!! Yep- you heard me, you can get every delectable piece of this Mix and Match Mega for only $1.00 each! Of course this is only good during the 24 hour Bake Sale, then they will all go back up to $2.00.
Here are a few Layouts from our amazing CT and Designers: pppssstttt... keep reading to the end! There is a YUMMY freebie for you! :)
Looks good enough to eat huh!! Well... go fill up your "plate" and feel free to come back for seconds!

And Last but not least.... here is a little fun freebie for you- I made an beautiful QuickPage for you! Enclosed in the zip with the QP is a folder with all the Chocolate Kisses Previews, and a folder full of scrumptious Layouts from Gingerscraps CT and Designers! If your in need of some breath taking inspiration, you will have plenty of inspiration in the enclosed folder. Included is a text document with full credits for each Layout, so you will know exactly which bits and pieces the artists used on their Layouts!
Here is the Layout/QP from me, and the direct download link to go pick it up!
Click on preview to pick one up
and here is my layout
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"Just love me" the free collab is here!

Sugar hill extends a Special thanks to participating designers for making this all happen!

A+ Designs, Bluebird Chic, eNKay Design, Just Jaimee, Luiza Garay, Red Ivy,
Sabrina's Creations, Sugary Fancy, t for me designs, Thaty Borges, Victoria Feemster and Miss Tiina



just the papers...



The first link is in the NEWSLETTER! Each day from today until Feb 14 you will search for the image below around the SHCO site to find all the 14 downloads that make up this HUGE collab! It contains 100 elements, 50 papers and 2 alpha sets! Each link will only be available for 72 hours, so be sure to stop by in THIS THREAD for hints and clues each day!

  
Here is a layout by me using this fabulous free kit!
Leave my layout some love HERE

Monday, January 31, 2011

New Precious Baby Boy by Elo Designs

Precious Baby Boy by Elo Designs in store now!!
you can buy HERE at:  Digital Creations
on sale right now for 25% off
My layout with Precious baby boy
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Dani is back to doing requests from us ct girls! She had a request for a sports kit and  thought it would be fun to included several sports instead of just 1. Dani came up with All Star which includes: Baseball, Basketball, Tennis, and Football. The kit is on sale this week for $3 and the templates for $2.
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My layout using All star:
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CU Goodies!
 Dani has some new CU goodies for you as well! Both are on sale for $2.50 this week!
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Freebie Time!!
And Here's this weeks freebie from a few of us CT Girls!
(image is linked to download)

Sunday, January 30, 2011

Another by my friend Deanna (Kooky cat Designs)

 Find it HERE
 I'm lovin' this kit and I hope you do too! I have a surprise in there also and not all is shown in the preview. Enjoy and leave Deanna some love. :O)

My layout using A cute winter
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New by eNKay Designa collab with Miss Tiina

I am so excited eNKay Design teamed up with Miss Tiina and the result is this fun kit about L-O-V-E! It is fun, it is cute, it is quirky,it has lots of doodleliscious goodies, perfect for scrapping just about any page.
available at
SHCO
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And let me show you what both of their Creative Teams and  have come up with, to give you some inspiration:
 
My layout using love in the park
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Friday, January 28, 2011

New from Karen lewis Desinz

I am super excited to reveal Karen Lewis Desinz latest kit Hearts Whimsy.
I love the fun and whimsical feel of the papers and she topped them off with some super sweet elements.  You get 15 papers, 46 elements & 1 alphabet set all for $6.75……but if you are quick you can grab it now at The Digichick for only $5.40 (two days only).
Take a look at some of her CT Inspiration along with my layout
 

 

 
and my Layout with hearts whimsy
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