Hello! I survived breast cancer...YAY!

Here is what is going on with digital scrapping for me:

I was on Gotta Pixel's Creative Team; however, at the end of December Gotta Pixel closed. I am now on Kathryn Estry's Creative Team and have had a lot of fun creating new layouts for her. All her designs can be found at Pickleberrypop and at My Memories. It is great to be able to keep scrapping!

 Layout using Kathryn Estry's Penguin Playground Bundle

Template by lisi

Kit: January Scraps by Kathryn Estry; Template by Miss Mel

Kit:  Kathryn Estry's Frosy Toes Bundle

Kit: Kathryn Estry's Silly Snowan Gang; Template by Kristmess

Kit: Kathryn Estry's Snow Bird Bundle

Everything ON SALE at Bouquet of Pixels

My mom is needing much care these days, and I have decided to leave Bouquet of Pixels so that I can spend the time needed with her. Reap the benefits and head over to BOP to get most products between $1 and $2. I will only be selling there until the end of the month...so if you have your eye on anything...head over now to get it!

Here is the link: Bouquet of Pixels

Big Sales! Pretty Scrappy and Inspiration Lane

Well....I am a new designer at Pretty Scrappy and at Inspiration Lane. To celebrate Pretty Scrappy is having 50% off all weekend and 35% off for the month. Inspiration Lane is having 20% off to celebrate. I also put my kits on sale at Bouquet of Pixels and at Scrap Mall. Here are the links to the stores.
Bouquet of Pixels
Inspiration Lane
Pretty Scrappy
Scrap Mall

Stock up on some great kits while on sale!

BIG, BIG news!!!

I have been busy....uploading to 2 new stores...that's right....2 new stores! My designs will be for sale in both stores starting Saturday. I will give you all the details as soon as I know that I can let the cat completely out of the bag!

December Collaboration- Cold Hands, Warm Hearts

If any of you readers are bargain hunters...you MUST check this out. For $4.99 you get a humongous kit (and adorable, too). This kit has 93 papers and 167 elements, and I just love the color combination! You can find the collaboration in the store HERE.

I completed my page for a digital scrapbook challenge that Karen, from our CT, hosts over at Splitcoaststampers. The challenge was to scraplift a paper scrapbook page. I scraplifted dougnat's page HERE. Thanks for stopping by!

Snow Princess

Here is a layout I made using Kiki's Magical Winter kit. I just LOVE the colors and elements in this kit.


Also...Bouquet of Pixels is giving away a brag book page a day. Here is today's give-away made by Kirsten using Serene by RW's Agate Marbles kit. You can find the kit in the store HERE. Click on the image to download.

Card and Digi layout

Today was a very fun day. The kids and I went to a children's shopping spree, complete with getting their selections wrapped, AND Santa and Mrs. Claus. To scrap the photo of the kids with the Clauses...I used Kiki's Magical Winter kit found HERE Ahhh Scrap! I just love this kit and can't wait to make another layout.

I also stamped a card for the Inspiration Challenge at Splitcoaststampers. HERE is the inspiration piece. I used a brayer and embossing powder to create the image (Pocket Silhouettes, SU). Sentiment from Essence of Love by SU and Flourishes by Rhonna Farrer for Autumn Leaves. Thanks for stopping by!

Sorry!

I have to apologize for not posting much recently...my DH had a major surgery and it has been a week of driving, worrying, waiting, and caring for the kids. He is doing OK now.

Here are some layouts that I made using Monika Designs' kit- Sweet Lilac.
The first one was inspired by a lo by amymom24 at Digishoptalk and the second was inspired by a lo by Shelly at the Shabby Pickle gallery. Thanks for looking.

CT call and After the Summer by Serene by RW

I have been busy getting a creative team all ready to go for the opening of the Bouquet of Pixels store. So far we have 6 ladies and I am so excited about the talent they have! If anyone who reads this blog has been wanting to be a part of a digital scrapbooking creative team...click HERE for an application.

Oh, here is some news...I have actually stamped in the past few days! I feel guilty for ignoring my paper...but something has to give. I need practice at cardmaking again...my stuff sucked! Anyway, here are some layouts that I did using Serene by RW's kit After the Summer.
I used a template by Scrapmuss for the wedding page. Thanks for looking.

A couple of new layouts

I have been making pages for the Ahhh Scrap! November challenges. The prize for completing 8 challenges/month is their huge collab...so I am very motivated! The first page I made using using Serene by RW's free mini-kit...Sweet as Chocolate add-on. Layout inspired by a page by Jenny Hutson. Ribbon- Shabby PIckle, journaling card by WMsquared at Ahhh Scrap!. Brown paper-Serene by RW's Sweet as Chocolate kit. The second one is for the element challenge...use ric rac, a frame, and a button. I used a charity kit...Natali design, BA. Layout inspired by a page by mrs2a50 found at Digishoptalk. The last page was for fun...no challenges. I used Serene by RW's Baby Girl Torn Papers and her Baby Girl kit.

Alpha by Pineapple Plantation Designs © by Shauna Burke-Smith.

Happy Halloween

Tonight was a fun one. One of the fringe benefits of having kids is getting to re-experience all of the joys of your own childhood!

Over at Splitocoaststampers in the challenge forum, they have digital scrapbooking challenges...and this week the challenge is to turn a photo black and white or sepia...and use color on a portion to hightlight. This page is also for the Ahhh Scrap Nov. Personal Challenge...to make a page about what you are most thankful for. I used Serene by RW's Panta Rei Paper Pack, Panta Rei Frames, Agate Marbles kit, and Agate Marble Torn Paper Pack.

Swirl- Designs by Monika's freebie kit- Herbal Essences.

Inspired by Cloud #9 Quick Page by Irene Alexeeva (a freebie you HAVE to check out...it is gorgeous!).

Part of the journaling includes a prayer that we sang before meals at Bible camp many years ago...it is funny how I can remember all the words to so many of those songs!

Herbal Essence by Monika and some winter pages

First off...I have to be quick with this post because my computer is acting up and I think it is due to overheating.I will quickly show you some new layouts I have made. The first one is using Monika Designs' free kit- Herbal Essences. Frame by Sunflowers. The next couple of pages are using Serene by RW's new kit- Winter Glitterland. The Joy page was inspired by a page in Scrapbooks, Etc...a lo by Paula Murakaimi. Thanks for looking...and I will be praying tonight that my computer makes it though this! Yikes!

Cucciola's Designs- Moment in Time Layouts

Each month I get 3 kits to use as a CT member of Ahhh Scrap! Sometimes I like to choose kits that are a bit outside of my comfort zone...just for fun. Well, Cucciola's Designs is a new designer at Ahhh Scrap! and I decided to use her kit- Moments in Time. It is a gorgeous kit- but not my cutesy style I usually gravitate towards. Here are the 2 layouts I made. The wedding page was inspired by this fabulous page by Michele Kovack (chelemom). Word art on the cousin page is from agnieszkag. Thanks for looking!

Share Joy's Euro Adventures kit

Oh, I had so much fun with Joy's kit- Euro Adventures by Share Joy. The colors are so easy to work with and I have tons of photos from Denmark that I should scrap. Thanks for looking.

What a Scream- Kathy Goldstein Designs

I used Kathy Goldstein Designs' kit- What a Scream for these pages. For the Goblins page I used the layout from this week's Pencillines Sketch- #106. I used a template from Red Leaf DigiScrapping for the Monster Pumpkin page. Thanks for looking.

Family...sweet as Chocolate

Renata (Serene by RW) is having another contest on her blog...download her free add-on kit and scrap a page. If you win...you'll get her full Sweet as Chocolate kit as a prize. Here is the page I made using her kit. Word art is from Kiki at Ahhh Scrap! which is also a freebie. I am almost done with Ahhh Scrap's 8 challenges for the month...and if I complete it...I will get the October monthly collaboration kit for free. Digiscrappin' is so fun!

October Collab. at Ahhh Scrap!

Here is the collaboration kit at Ahhh Scrap for October. You can get this huge, fun kit here for $4.99 until the end of the month (then the price goes up). Included is 113 papers and 187 elements. I said it was a huge kit. But, you can RECEIVE THIS KIT FREE by participating in Ahhh Scrap's October challenges see the challenges here and find the rules here.

Monika Designs-Milady kit

Monika made it to the final round over at Stone Accent Studios. She made a beautiful kit called Milady. I absolutely LOVE the colors and the gorgeous handpainted elements and luxurious ribbon. Here are the 2 pages I made using her kit. Milady is free...go to Monika's blog ,or if you are registered at Stone Accent Studios, download it by clicking HERE. Only the top 3 ladies will become designers at the end of this contest. If you like these pages...go vote for starlight- Milady. You'll need to register at Stone Accent Studios, so first go HERE. Thanks and have a great day!

A Little Bit About Me

Remember when I posted that idea of mine...that I should take those email "getting to know you" surveys and put them on a scrapbook page. Well, I did that today. I used Kiki's I Live For mini-kit for this page. Thanks for looking and I hope everyone had a fabulous weekend.

I Live for these Moments

First off...I have some news: I am now a CT member for Ahhh Scrap! I actually have been on the personal CT for 3 of the designers on that site, so I figured I should just go ahead and join the site's team.

Secondly, I have a page to share. One of my son's favorite things to do is feed corn to the deer. He really takes his "job" quite seriously. The whole thing involves more than what meets the eyes. First he has to get corn from his grandfather's, then he has to load up his bucket, beg someone to take him out to the woods, and then if it is kernel corn...he spends a LONG time spreading the corn. Here is RJ hard at work. I used Kiki's mini-kit called: I Live For... It has such fun elements to work with. This is for the Template challenge hosted by Cindy (fellow CT at Ahhh Scrap!). Thanks for looking.