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HAPPY DIGITAL SCRAPBOOKING DAY!!! Kudos to whoever decided that there should be a day set aside for us crazy digital scrapbookers!! LOL!

If you are here for the ScrapMatters Blog Train.....welcome to my humble little blog!! And if you've made it this far.....congratulations!! I hope you've enjoyed picking up all the great little goodies that the SM designers and CT have put together for you!

You should have just come from Sya's blog.......

Here is my little freebie.....another quick page for you!

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Your next, and last stop is Anna's blog......

AND, I have info on ANOTHER great freebie for you!! How would you like to receive this adorable, **EXCLUSIVE** element pack from Chelle's Creations?

Well, there's only ONE way you can get it! Chelle wants to show appreciation to all her "fans" this DSD weekend. So....become a Facebook Fan of Chelle's Creations between now and Monday (11/9) at 6pm Mountain Time to receive your gift!

Click HERE to go to Chelle's Facebook Fan Page and become a fan.
Not on Facebook yet? No problem, just go to http://www.facebook.com/ to sign up for an account and then become a fan of Chelle's.

Hope you are having a wonderful weekend!

Let the celebration begin!

Hooray! The DSD weekend is officially underway! ScrapMatters huge sale starts today! Also, if you make a purchase of $15 or more, you will receive the MEGA collab. kit "A Slice Of Life" absolutely FREE!!



Also, many of the designers at ScrapMatters have put together grab bags for this special weekend. I LOVE grab bags! They are such a good deal! You know me.....I LOVE a good bargain! LOL! So here are some layouts that I've done using some of the GB's that are new in the store today.

From Haynay's bag.....

From Stolen Moments bag....

From Denise Beatty Originals and Pressed Petals......

From Sahlin Studio......

So what are you waiting for? Go shopping!!

And don't forget to stop back for the blog train tomorrow!!
"I hear the train a comin', a comin' round the bend......"

BIG weekend coming up!

Yayyyy!!! Digital Scrapbooking Day/ Weekend is coming up!! ScrapMatters is having a huge celebration.....games, speed scraps, a great collab. kit, grab bags. And who doesn't like a sale??
Plus.....they will be having about the LONGEST blog train I have ever seen. You don't want to miss it.....AMAZING, FREE goodies!!!! I'll be participating, so make sure to stop back on Saturday!

So clear your schedule this weekend and get ready for some good scrapbooking fun!!

You're invited!!

I know I haven't been keeping up on the blog too well lately, but I'm hosting my very first Speed Scrap at ScrapMatters on Wednesday at 1pm EST and I would love for you to come!!!

And here is the fun participation prize that Wendy of WM[squared] Designs has made for the occasion! Very cool.....huh?

Hope to "see" you there!!!

Want a free kit????

Then be sure to head on over to ScrapMatters starting tomorrow for the beginning of the October Daily Download!!! This is a GREAT kit! You won't want to miss a day!!

This is where to go for the Daily Download!

A Scrappin' Machine!

Hey there! I guess it's time to update the blog with some new layouts! I just didn't have the gumption to post last Friday.....so I guess you get a whole boatload of LO's today!

First off, here are two layout using Haynay Designs TWO new releases today. Heather wanted to create a new volleyball kit, but couldn't decide on the color scheme. So what did she do??? she created TWO kits!!! AMAZING!!!

First is "Dig In The Sand." This is a beach volley ball kit and is really cute. It also matches Haynay's "Diamond All-Stars" kit! Mixy-matchy.....love it!!

The second kit is "Side Out." It is a bright volleyball kit that just happens to match Haynay's "Triple Play Sports Pack!

And as you can see, both kits are great for non-volleyball layouts as well!

Next up is a layout I did using a new collab. kit out today by Sahlin Studio and DeCrow Designs called "Play." They've also created an Alpha and word art pack to go along with this fun kit.

Molly of DeCrow Designs is a guest designer at ScrapMatters for the month of September. She has some great products and I used one of her templates for this layout of Noah. (Also using "Dessert" by Juno Designs.)

This one is using a new release today from WM[square] Designs called "Gypsy Girl." I also used "Building Blocks Templates, vol.2" from Chelle's Creations also new in the store today. (Buy both sets and SAVE!)

This is using a really pretty kit from Stolen Moments called "Pure Perfection." Amber of Stolen Moments is a new designer at SM and is really talented. Check out her stuff!

For this one I used "Bright Sunny Day" by MickeyB Designs. It really IS a bright, sunny kit......very cute!

This one is with my new favorite Fall kit......Autumn Blush by Jennifer Barrette Designs. It has such rich colors and I just love it!

I'm REALLY excited to be hosting my first challenge over at ScrapMatters.....Roadmap To Scrap! It just began today and you have all month to complete the challenge. Check it out and come play along! Here is the layout I created for the challenge......using "D Is For Dog" by WM[squared] Designs and "We're Just Dating, vol.2" by Britt-ish Designs.

And last, but most certainly not least, is a layout that I did that is really special to me because of the wonderful memory it tells about. I think I eluded to the amazing experience we had at the dunes in Michigan when we visited family there back in August. Still get teary when I think aboout it.

Here's the layout.......

I used a great kit from Erica Zane called "Sail Away." In case you can't read it, here is the journaling:

"At Warren Beach State Park Mike decided he wanted to try and carry Sam to the top of the huge dune. He made it about 3/4 of the way up and began to lose steam. He and Sam sat down on a log. A young man made hisway over to to Mike and asked if he could help him get Sam to the top. Mike hesitated, but realized he could not do it on his own. A group of the young man’s friends gathered around, cheering them on and taking turns carrying Sam ....all the way to the top! We will never forget that day.......the blessing we received from the kindness of strangers and the lessons learned about humility and our own weaknesses."

It was a day I will NEVER forget because they don't come around every day.

Okay, I think that's it! I gotta quite because, GADS, it's almost lunchtime!!! Sam is still home with me so I need to throw together some grub for my little man.

Have a great scrappin' weekend!!!

New Layouts

Well hello there!! It's Friday once again and you know what THAT means!!!! New Release Friday at ScrapMatters!

Haynay has a new kit out today called "World Traveler." It's a great collab. with new designer Sarah Bennett. This is a really rich kit with great papers and elements. Here's a layout I did using "World Traveler" from Epcot in 2008.

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Denise Beatty also has a new release today...... "All Squared Away" templates. Here are a couple layouts I did using these really versatile templates.

I haven't mentioned it yet.....I guess because I've been so busy with Sam's surgery and recovery and the start of school......but I am a new member of the ScrapMatters creative team! I am so thrilled and excited to be part of this great site. I'm honored to have been chosen......the talent of this creative team and design team is INCREDIBLE. I'm very excited to have this opportunity to get to scrap with such great products and share them with you. Here are a couple layouts I've done in this first official week as part of the ScrapMatters CT........

This LO uses a REALLY PRETTY new kit from Pressed Petals Designs called "Softly Spoken."

This next page uses another kit that's new today. This one is "Miss Mary Jane" by Jennifer Barrette Designs. It's a super cute kit!

And this last one is using "Dessert" by Juno Designs and a template from Jennifer Barrette.

Well, I gues that's it for now! I'm BEAT!! Been lifting Sam a lot and it's taking a toll on my back!

I hope everyone has a great weekend. And to those in the States, I hope you enjoy the holiday!

See'ya!

Speed Scrap at SM

I'm hopin' to be there!

Back To School

This was finally the week. Back to school at our house. Last week was a little crazy because of being at the hospital with Sam, but I was able to pull all the school supplies together and get everyone ready. Monday afternoon was open house. We took Noah and Grace in to meet all their teachers and see their classroom and find their locker....all that fun stuff. And Tuesday was the big day. It was a little odd to just send Noah and Grace. Hopefully Sam will be able to go back in a couple weeks (he started home instruction yesterday.) The first week of school is always so nice.....everyone is on their best behavior and no one has gotten "bored" yet! So we will enjoy the peace while we can and brace ourselves for the days to come.

In the spirit of Back To School I wanted to share with you a few awesome new scrapping kits available now at ScrapMatters

First is Elementary, My Dear by Jeni Hopewell Designs and Hafen Creations. this kit is filled with such great stuff! I love it! And here's a layout that I did of the kids first day....

Next is Back To School by WM[squared] Designs. Such cuteness!!

This is Kindergarten Kid by GG Digital Designs. I like the "outside the box" colors of this one.

And last, but not least is Explore, Learn, Grow from Sahlin Studio. Another great kit from Krista!

Here's a LO from me.....

Such a fun time of the year!

Have a GREAT weekend!!

Where I am....

Wonder where I've been at and what I've been doing for the last five days??? Here's a clue:

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Happy Birthday Haynay Designs!!

Today marks one year that Haynay Designs has been selling at ScrapMatters. To celebrate, Heather and the Haynay Hunnies have cooked up some fun for the weekend.....including a huge 30% off Birthday Sale!! Take a look.....

Unfortunately, I am at the hospital with my son Sam who had surgery on Tuesday, so I probably won't get to participate much.....but I wanted to let you know. There are some great games and contests planned to win GC's to Haynay's store or a free kit. Plus the Speed Scrap on Saturday has a really cute participation prize. Check it out!

In the mean time, Heather has a BOATLOAD of new products being released today!

First is a GORGEOUS kit called "Pebbles and Butterflies."

I LOVE this kit!! Here is a LO I did with it....

Next is "Together Forever" photo cluster templates.

These are a great tool for making blocked layouts. So much easier than trying to figure it out yourself! Here is my LO.

And next are these great rub-ons! You can use these for LOTS of things!

And last, but not least, Heather has put together two QP albums for Baby's first year. They are made from her "Angel Baby Boy" and "Angel Baby Girl" kits and have pages for every month of your baby's first year. What could be easier to help you get all those baby photos scrapped?

Angel Baby Girl First Year Album

Angel Baby Boy First Year Album

And don't forget that the whole Haynay Designs store is 30% off during the birthday sale!!!

Before I go I want to introduce you to my new friend Denise of Denise Beatty Originals. Denise is an AWESOME scrapper and, lucky for us, she helps US be awesome scrappers also by making some of her layouts available in templates. She has a new set of templates out today called "On The Edge." Check out Denise's shop at ScrapMatters to see all her template packs and other goodies!

You might want to check out the whole ScrapMatters store.......there are a ton of new releases today! The weekend's almost here......GO SHOPPING!!!

Have A Good One!!

A good article

Just thought I would pass along this link to a good little article today at thedailydigi.com. It's about making your digital scrapbooking layouts look more real, like a paper layout. Good tips!

thedailydigi

Speed Scrappin'!

I've done three speed scraps over at ScrapMatters in the last few days. Here are the layouts I did....

Santa's Little Helper

Sisters



You Are My Sunshine (Photos by Sally Kelly)

And here are two others that I have done in the last couple days.

Shabby Chic
Blessed (Photo by Sally Kelly)

So I've been having a lot of fun. I have a lot of other things I should be doing though......like buying school supplies, cleaning and organizing our house so it can be appraised (and so hopefully we can get a loan for an addition). And in one week Sam will be having another surgery on his hip. On one hand, not looking forward to it, but on the other I just want to do it and get it over with! So it should be busy around here. And yet, I scrap! Keeps me from totally losing my marbles, I think! Or maybe it's too late!