New CT, Coupon and a Grand Opening!

So, I applied to be on the CT Team for Bre of BTA Designs and I was chosen!  She's mostly a template designer but does do some other things.  Here are a couple of the layouts I have made so far using her products:

Made with Jacabean Designs "Contempo Yellow"

Using Traci Reed's "His Playroom"

Using Stolen Moments "Cotton Candy Christmas"

As a Christmas gift to everyone Bre is giving out a coupon to her shop at Scrapable.

And if that wasn't enough she has announced a Grand Opening at Enchanted Studio Scraps.  This excited me because I am a Pixie (site CT) at ESS.

Did you see that?!  A $50 gift card is up for grabs if you make a purchase between 12/30 and 1/3!!

Well, that's it for now.  Hope you all have a wonderful holiday. 

Merry Christmas!!!

Gift Wrapped and a freebie or two!

Jacabean Designs holiday kit is out today - Gift Wrapped!  The kit was created with a color palette chosen by all of Jackie's fans.  This kit is packed with 16 papers, 57 elements, and a lower & upper case alpha with numbers.

And, if that weren't exciting enough she also has a pack of holiday cards created with this kit.

Gift Wrapped Cards contains 6 quick cards, each in 2 sizes (8" x 4" and 7" x 5"), pus 9 titles, and 7 inside verses to make your cards in a snap. As part of Tidal Wave Weekend, you can get either of these at 25% off through Sunday.

Here are a couple layouts that I created with this kit:

And now on to the freebie portion of this post.  LOL!

I've made some gift tags using Gift Wrapped. 

You can download those here.

Also, Jackie has a free Christmas Card available on her blog.

Head on over to Jackie's blog to pick up this freebie.

Glitz & Glam and a freebie!

Hello everyone and Happy Black Friday!  Hope you all had a blessed Thanksgiving.  Right now my family and I are tucked away in a beautiful cabin in the mountains enjoying a break from our regular world.  We do this every year and never get tired of it.

So, let's get down to business.  LOL!  Jackie aka Jacabean Designs has a brand new kit out at Scrapable.  Glitz and Glam is a beautiful kit.  I just love the vibrant blues, browns and oranges in this one.  Here is the layout that I created with it:

If you enjoy this kit, like I know you will, make sure you head on over to Scrapable and see what else she has in her shop.  You are sure to find other kits that you will just love.

And I've made a freebie for you all with this kit.  Here are a couple beautiful bookmarks that you can print at home and use them to enjoy with your favorite book.

Download Here

Phew..what a weekend

What a full weekend this was for digiscrappers.  DSD (well weekend) was a weekend full of sales, challenges and tons of fun.  I literally spent all day Saturday at the computer.  My hubby was a great sport about it though.  LOL! 

I thought I would share just a few layouts I did over the weekend.  All of these layouts were done for challenges over at Scrapable.

Song-Lyric Challenge (I Hope You Dance):

Theme Challenge (Pumpkins):

And a pumpkin recipe to go with that:

And a Midnight Speed Scrap:

Thanks for looking!

Scrapable Blog-It Challenge - Winter

Well, I live in an area of California where we really only see two seasons - Summer and Winter.  I really would rather have Fall or Spring but those, sadly, only last a couple of weeks it seems.  I do like the Winter.  I prefer our Winter weather over Summer...who likes 115 degree days?  Not me.  I love curling up by the fireplace and reading a good book or watching a movie with the hubby and kiddos.  I love the holidays that fall in the Winter months.  I look forward to our week long getaway during Thanksgiving...tucked away in a cabin in the mountains.  I look forward to spending time with family and friends for Christmas.  The Winter brings many good things and a lot of wonderful blessings.

Scrapable LOTD!!

My King of the Forest page was chosen for Lei-out of the Day over at Scrapable! That's very exciting for me.

Swim School - Week 7

This week was exciting for me! We learned how to use blending and the gradient tool. I've always seen this done on layouts and just think that it's a beautiful way to create a layout. Here is mine:



I scrapped a photo of my hubby and I that was taken at a 30th Birthday Party.

Credits: LoveUForever - Collab at SSD

Swim School - Week Six

The homework for this week was to create our own elements. I used the Cookie Cutter tool in Elements to do this. In my LO, I created the paw prints and the paper clip. It was very easy to do.



Credits: Doggone by Snowflake Beach Designs

Swim School - Week Five

The Law of Thirds. Something I've NEVER even heard of. Course, I'm pretty new to the digiscrapping world. It makes complete sense but was a bit of a mystery to me. We were given this template:



Basically the object of the rule is to use the dots/squares as your focal points of your layout. Put images either in the boxes or allign faces/images where the dots are. Here is my lei-out:



My daughter's faces are alligned where the two lower dots are.

Credits: BFF by Lauren Grier and Shawna Clingerman

Swim School - Week Four

The assignment for this week was to create custom Drop Shadows. Drop Shadows are something that took me a while to figure out. I use Photoshop Elements 5 to create my layouts and the preset shadows don't always look right to me. I had to learn how to create my own a different way.

Here is my Week 4 Lei-out:



Credits: BBQ & Bottle Rockets by Sarah Morgan Designs and Gabby Palmer Digitals

Swim School - Week Three

The assignment given to us for the week was Negative Space Layouts. This kind of layout is something that I really love. It was very easy for me to come up with my LO for this assignment and here it is:



Credits: Ohana by Britt-ish Designs

Swim School - Week Two

This week our assignment was to use a Layered Template. We were all given the same template to use with our assignment. It was really neat to see all of the different lei-outs using the same template. Here is mine:



Credits: Shabby Daddy by Traci Reed and scrapkitchen designs at SSD

Swim School - Week One

I've been participating in the Swim School at Scrapable. Each week we have a new assignment that we have to complete. It's been a lot of fun.



Week Ones assignment was to create a basic layout. Here is mine:




I chose to scrap a picture of my daughter, Mattisen. I think the title and picture pretty much say it all. LOL!

I used Rock On: Chicks Rule by Lauren Grier at Sweet Shoppe Designs.

Lots Happening in my Scrapping World!

Some very exciting news for me is that I'm now a part of the Creative Team for Sarah Morgan Designs!! I'm so excited to share this news. This is a huge step for me. Here are a couple of the layouts that I've created using her products:

The first layout is using her collab kit with Gabby Palmer Digitals called BBQ and Bottle Rockets. I scrapped some pictures from our Tahoe trip for the July 4th holiday.

The second layout is using her kit The Great Outdoors.

Both of these kits can be found at Inspiration-Lane.



In other news, I'm now an Aloha Girl at Scrapable. I get to spread love around the gallery and forum every day. It's fun to see all the wonderful Lei-Outs being created by all in Paradise. If you want to come check out the fun, make sure to stop by and say hello. All the ladies there are awesome!