Scrap Time

Let's start with some PDW news. Are you looking for an awesome CT to join? Plain Digital Wrapper is having a CT Call.

They also have a new Facebook Fan page you will want to check out.

I have a new template challenge up there this month too.

Here is my layout I made from the template. I used Blue Skies and Sunshine by Julie. It is.

I haven't done much template designing lately. Been in a funk so I have been trying to scrap my way out it. Here are the layouts I have done in the last month.

Brighter Days by Dani's Delusions

 Life's Little Surprises by Scrap Matters Design Team

 Tinker Toy Kit and Word Art Pack by Flergs

 Bubblegum by Southern Creek Designs. Flavor F Template by me (modified).

 Heart to Heart by SuzyQ Scraps

 Spring Rain by Julie. It is.

 Silver Peony by Julie. It is.

 Jillyn By Southern Creek Designs

I Dunno by Southern Creek Designs

 Bubble Gum Fun Collab by Sunshine Studio Scraps Designers.

So, what have you been scrapping? 

Happy iNSD!

How will you be celebrating? I had plans away from the house but it looks like they got canceled so I will HAVE to stay home and play on the computer. Poor me. ;)

Here are some things you won't want to miss.

1. Make sure you are following me on twitter or Facebook since I will be giving away a few $2, $5 and $10 GCs today.

2. Pick up the iNSD coupon catalog from DST to find out how to get a free template pack of your choice from my store.

3. Did I mention my store is still 50 percent off plus there are lots of other great sales going on at PDW today, like the everything $2 sale Julie. It is. is having.

4. Stop by the chat at PDW tonight (10 p.m EST) for a chance at lots of great prizes including this template from me.

and this alpha from Julie. It is.























I heard some rumors about Gift Certificates at the chat too . . .

6. Speaking of gift certificates, PDW is giving away a pack of Gift Certificates for anyone that follows them on Twitter during the month of May. So what are you waiting for, go follow!

7. Finally, for my fellow MemoryMixer fans LeeLou has a coupon for 30 percent off on her blog PLUS The Little Things by MemoryMixer blog is giving away a free copy of their software and three coupons for their store. Did I mention I get my photobooks printed there and they are fantastic?

OK - now go have some iNSD fun!

Free Template and a 50 percent off sale!

I am having a 50 percent off sale for my birthday this week and NSD this weekend. Plus I have this free template for you too! This is a sampling from my Candy Wrappers: Flavor E Template pack that will be released on Friday. You can download it here.

If you like the circle theme in your layouts, then be sure to check out the Scraplift Challenge I am hosting over at PDW this month. We are scraplifting an awesome circle-themed layout by LDHOriginals. There is still time to participate and you even get a posting bonus if you do.

Here is the layout I did for the challenge using Well Worn by Julie. It is.

I released some double page templates a couple of weeks ago but don't think I ever posted them here.

This weekend, I played with the new kit The Way You Look by Sir Scrapalot Designs. I needed to work on my daughter's book but couldn't bring myself to do another pink girlie layout at the moment so this kit was the perfect inspiration.

We were on a camping/boating vacation trip with several friends from church/work when I captured our friend Bill snuggling with baby Alexis.

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I need to blog, I need to blog, I need to blog . . .

That is what I keep telling myself. I had one crazy, whirlwind of a March with a move and finally selling our house after it being on the market for over two years, no Internet for three weeks because of said move and then a huge project at work. OK, so that is my excuse for March, yet it is now mid-April. Thinking. . .thinking. . . thinking. . .yep, fresh out of excuses for April. Truthfully, I have been in a little bit of a funk and feeling unoriginal in my scrapping and thus in my designing. Scrapping is stress release for me so I continued to scrap despite my feelings. I finished this one particular layout that I wasn't feeling all that crazy about because I had this "have I done this before?" feeling but I posted it anyway. Imagine my suprise when the kit designer e-mailed me telling me how much she loved it. So apparently, it wasn't my scrapping that is the issue but my taste. :) After some more thought, I think maybe I just needed a change of pace. I have pretty much only been scrapping baby pictures of my daughter because I am trying to get her 300+ baby book done by the end of this year. So I opened up my nature albums I am working on and played around in the landscape one and actually created a layout I like. So, I am curious, have you ever found yourself in a scrapping rut? What do you do when you find yourself in this sitution?

I have a Facebook Fan Page now and a special offer for my blog readers. If you join my fan page and post a comment on my wall and answer the question above about how you get out of a scrapping rut by Saturday April 24, I will send you a GC for $5 to my store. (If you only fan the page and don't leave a comment, you will still get a GC for $3 but you have to do that by the end of this weekend).

OK, enough rambling . . .Here are a few things I have scrapped since my last post.

Tomboy by Julie. It is.

Firefly by Southern Creek Designs

Leaves from French Quarter by Julie. It is., everything else from Prism by Julie. It is.

Lynn's Watermelon Picnic by Dani's Delusions

Earth Glow by Julie. It is.

Painted Whites by Southern Creek Designs

Happy creating!

Three Free Templates!

Wanna play with my templates? I have three template challenges going on right now.

This one was from the Speed Scrap at PDW on Saturday. Better grab it quick though if you want to play. The link will expire on Wednesday.

This one is up at Hummie's World this month:

And I am really excited that we have added a Variety Pack challenge section at Plain Digital Wrapper. The challenges and hosts will change from month to month so hopefully you will be able to find lots of inspiration there and maybe even your favorite type of challenge too. I am hosting a template challenge for the variety pack this month.

So what are you waiting for? Go grab some templates and get to scrapping!

I think we have all been touched by the devastation in Haiti last month. I had the opportunity to join with designers throughout the digiworld to create a collab with the proceeds going the support Compassion International's efforts in the rebuilding of Haiti. You can read about Compassion's disaster relief efforts here.



This kit contains over 2 GB of scrapping supplies. (Not all shown.)

You can pick this kit up from either Divine Digital or Scrapbook-Bytes for only $8. This was my contribution.



After you pick up this spectacular kit, I would also encourage you to support another charity near and dear to me in their recovery effots for Haiti, The Salvation Army. The Salvation Army has several children's homes in Haiti and has had a ministry there for decades. While they often operate behind the scenes and aren't usually quick to jump in the public eye during disasters, The Salvation Army has an amazing disaster services outreach. My husband has had the opportunity to work direclty with them on one of their mobile canteens serving meals to those in need on a few occasions and spent a month on the golf coast helping out following Hurricane Katrina. It really is amazing to see the difference providing basic supplies that we so often take for granted can make in someone's life during times like this.

White Chocolate Alpha Freebie & A La Carte

Happy Valentines Day! I have a new addiction that is sure to add a few pounds to my waist. I have always loved white chocolate but several months ago someone gave me a Lindt White Chocolate Truffle and I was hooked from the first bit. So in honor of my new addiction, I made a white chocolate alpha for you for Valentine's Day. Download it here.



It coordinates with my Milk Chocolate and Chocolate Latte Alphas which are part of the new Al La Carte (mix and match) section at Plain Digital Wrapper. They are on sale for the rest of February for $1.50 each.



Here are a few layouts I did with some of the A La Carte offerings by Southern Creek Designs. The papers in these mini kits are just gorgeous!