Let's get caught up!

So it's been well over a month since I last posted my layouts! I've been scrapping but have been busy with fun activities that I just haven't had the opportunity to share layouts here. But I'm back with some gorgeous goodies to share with you all!

These are just the layouts I've done this past week - check out my full gallery at DSA to see other layouts I've created in the past month. :)

First up I have this fun layout documenting our camping adventures. I used Penny Springmann's fun kit Gotta Get Away - I absolutely love the activity tiles!


Next up is a fun page of my hubby and I :) I used Shawna & Lauren's latest collab - We're All Waiting For Something. Gorgeous colors in this kit!

I used 3 yummy goodies from the Sweet Shoppe on this next page :) A fun kit by Melissa Bennett, a fab template from Cindy and a fun new font from Darcy Baldwin. And adorable pics of my little guy :)

This next one I did for one of the challenges over at Sweet Shoppe - scrap a page with only 5 solid papers. I was pretty nervous about doing this one since I love patterned papers but Kristin Cronin-Barrow's new kit Naturally You has some amazing solid papers!

A sweet page about my son and his mormor using Shawna's new kit Cozy Blue Jeans.

Last up is a page using Julie's newest release - Smart Chic. I LOVE the colors of this kit! Especially that black paper with the flowers - gorgeous!

That's it for today! Here's hoping I don't wait a month to post! lol

Fabulous new releases!!

It's been a while since I've updated this blog - June was a crazy busy month for me! Guests, seminars - an all out busy month! So please look at my gallery at DSA for a look at the fabulous layouts and products I was able to work with! You can find it HERE.

First up I have La's newest release - You Make Me Crazy. I paired it with a fabulous template by Cindy - Set 63. I absolutely LOVE how it turned out :)


Next up is a absolutely gorgeous kit from Kristin - Sugar and Spice. I also paired this one up with a template from Cindy's newest release. And I used pics from a fellow scrapper since I don't have any girly pics :)



And finally I am extremely excited to share this next page because it is will my new CT!!! I am now part of Julie Billingsley's team :) One of my favorite designers!! This last layout showcases Julie Billingsley's newest alpha - Art and Soul Alpha: Neutrals and uses an older kit of hers: Leaps and Bounds.

That's it for this week! I'll be back soon with more :)

What a Sweet Sunday!

Hello!! I am finally back! These last few weeks have been busy and I just haven't taken the time to update the blog! Sorry about that! But I have a bunch of layouts with today's new releases over at Sweet Shoppe Designs! (so they are on sale today!!)

First up I have this fun page made with goodies from Libby Weifenbach and Cindy Schneider. Libby's kit is inspired by Scooby Dooby Doo! So fun :) It's called 4 Meddling Kids. And Cindy's templates are perfect as always :D

And Kristin Cronin-Barrow has this fabulous road trip kit - Going Places. The color palette is a ton of fun and she loaded this kit with a TON of elements!

Next up is a perfect boy kit from Shawna Clingerman & Micheline Martin! I know I will use this kit to scrap more pics of Blake! It's perfect

And guess what? La is back with the color series! This week is rocked the yellow color palette - and she added a fun LONG kit name too! You Make Me All I Was Meant to Be is perfect :)

This next page isn't using a Sweet Shoppe product - it's using Jennifer Fox's fabulous Tomorrow's Another Day kit. And I wanted to share that it's Jennifer's 1 yr design-iversary so she is having a sale! And today is the last day!!! Everything in her store is 50% off!!! So RUN over to The Digi Chick and pick up some of Jen's gorgeous goodies :)

And lastly I have to toot a little bit :) My layout featuring Kristin Cronin-Barrow's kit Tropical Hideaway and Cindy Schneider's template set 55 is the layout of the week over at Sweet Shoppe! (well the week end's tomorrow - so I'm a little late in post this!) If you go to the Sweet Shoppe Designs home page you'll see my layout in the lower left hand corner :)

Alright - that's all I have for today. I hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend! Fingers crossed that I'll be back again soon :)

Post & Run!

Just wanted to post a few of the layouts I did with last week's releases! This coming Saturday is interNational Scrapbooking Day there will be a TON of goodies out - so I've got lots to work with this week! I will be back on Saturday!


Alright - on to the layouts :)


A gorgeous kit from Lauren Grier this week: Forever Moments. And I love this pic of my sister and I :)

Shawna Clingerman has this amazing birthday kit! He's a Jolly Good Fellow is perfect for all those boy birthdays!

Libby Weifenbach has a great graduation kit out! Check out my layout with Class Of.

And lastly - I am now part of Kristin Cronin-Barrow's creative team!! Her designs are absolutely gorgeous and I am so excited to be part of the team! Here's my layout with her newest release - Oh Snap! I also used a new template set from Cindy Schneider (I LOVE her templates! They rock!)

New Pages!

Lots of pages to share today! So we'll get right to it!

First up is a page using Snowy Sweetness by Wild Dandelions and Kristin Cronin-Barrow. I knew as soon as I saw this kit that I needed it - it has figure skates and figure skaters in it! One of my passions! And I absolutely love the page I created :) My best skating friends! (who I get to see in a few weeks! yay!!)



This next one is for my All About Me book - the 10 things I love about me! I used ScrapKitchen designs gorgeous kit Kiss me Kate.

So some fantastic news from Sarah Bennett - she is now selling at Scrap Matters permanently!!! We are so stoked for her! She has a fabulous release this weekend - a gorgeous vintage feeling Valentine's day kit called Love You Always. I LOVE the alpha! And the kit is so beautiful!

Lyndsay has a new release!! YAY!!! She really outdid herself this time! Love and Lullabies has all the perfect elements for sleeping beauties! And a bunch of gorgeous papers! Love it!

This next page uses Amanda Heimann's newest kit - Momma's Boys. As soon as I saw it I knew I needed to combine it with Scrapping with Liz's new Block Alpha Templates. I LOVE how the page turned out! Definitely thinking of printing this page out and framing it up in Blake's room. (btw - I have so many ideas of how to use these Block Alpha Templates - so glad I picked these up from Scrap Orchard!)

So I am trying to do Project 365 - and so far I've been pretty successful. (well it's only been 2 weeks! lol) Here is my first week - I used Snowman Soup by Tracey Howard and DeCrow Designs Project 365 Blueprints.


I hope you all have had the chance to check out the January Mega over at Scrap Orchard because this kit is absolutely GORGEOUS! And if you do/did pick up the kit - check out the Mega Challenge (hosted by moi!) - I'd love to see your layouts using the Mega!

Last one up today uses a oldie from Jennifer Fox - Lil Dude (which is actually a collab with Melissa Bennett and Nikki Epperson). I love all the papers and elements in this kit! Perfect for all your boy pages :) I also wanted to send you all over to Jennifer's blog - there is an awesome template challenge going on right now - you don't want to miss the opportunity to win a free kit from Jennifer!

Starting the New Year off right!

Yup - that's right. I've spent a good amount of time of the new year scrapping. Mainly because my dear husband has an eye infection and he feels the best when his eyes are closed or is sleeping. So once Blake's in bed for the evening I'm relaxing with a fun scrapping kit :) It's been very fun!

Anyway - on to the new pages!

First up is this fun Sisters page using Jennifer Fox's kit {Another} Crush on You. I love the vibrant colors! So fun :)

This next one is using some fun products from Sarah Bennett. I mixed and matched kits to create this layout and am very pleased with the finished product. My favorite teddy bear!

So right now Scrap Orchard is down for a new site design. It feels so weird to not be able to log-in and check out the gallery or any of the challenges there. But it will be up hopefully sometime tomorrow! I can't wait to see the new look!

I decided that while SO was down that I would try some challenges over at Sweet Shoppe Designs. They have a new challenge system that really is inspiring! And I've been able to use some of the kits in my stash - which is always a good thing!

This next layout was created for the Treat of the Month challenge. Each month a scrapper is showcased and other scrappers are encouraged to choose a layout from her gallery to lift. This is my lift using Softly Falling by Dani Mogstad.

Did you know that January 23rd if National Handwriting Day? Well it is! And I created this layout using my own handwriting! I'm so glad that I had my handwriting made into a font! I also used Tutti Frutti by Zoe Pearn - I love the end result! Most of my layouts feature Blake so it was nice to do a page about Kevin and me.

And for my last layout the challenge was/is to scrap someone wearing their favorite or wackiest hat. This is my favorite hat of Blake's. I just absolutely love how cute he looks when he wears it. And I LOVE how this layout turned out! I used Amanda Heimann's Year in Review template and Meg Mullens & Kristin Cronin-Barrow's collab Snowy Sidekicks (which I know I will be using a lot of since the kit is devoted to winter and hockey!). I also used a special font that will be showcased over at SO for a challenge soon :)

So that is all I have for today. I am sure that once the week starts I won't be scrapping as much :( I definitely enjoyed my long weekend!

Summer treat!

Over the weekend I was able to sit down and scrap during little man's naptime. I've been wanting to scrap his first ice cream cone experience for a while and finally got the chance to do it! I'm pretty pleased with the end result :)

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So yesterday was a very anxious day! The results for the week 3 contestants for the Scrap Orchard CT contest were posted....but they waited until close to midnight to release the results! (there were so many amazing lo's that I'm surprised it didn't take them longer!). I'm very happy to report that I did make the week 3 list! I'm currently working with this kit - Far, Far Away - and hope to have my layout finalized by tomorrow! The deadline isn't until Thursday but I'd like to get it posted and done!

Speed Scrap!

During Blake's nap yesterday, I was able to sit down and participate in a Scrap Orchard Make it Snappy challenge. A Make it Snappy is an speed scrap. We were given 7 instructions and 2 hrs to finish the product. I created the following layout:

I thought it was perfect since it was father's day! I'll be participating in more speed scraps - it was a lot of fun!

Weekend Layouts

I've been pretty busy this weekend scrapping :) I played with a lot of fun kits in creating these layouts! So much fun!!

You are My Sunshine: Created using Feelin' Happy by Julie Bullock

Skinny Dipping: Used Seaside by Kristin Cronin-Barrow

I used Lottie Dottie by Amy Sumrall & Pamela Donnis for this page

Blue Eyed Beauty using Blue Eyed Beauty by Libby Weifenbach

Crusisin' created using Cruising the Playroom by Misty Cato