Cherry Chocolate

Well, it's the first day of the new year, what better way to celebrate it then with Chocolate? Well, maybe Cherry Chocolate. lol Tracy at Growing Pains Scrapped is releasing her newest kit today on her blog and it's..... You guessed it, Cherry Chocolate. It has lots of reds, pinks, and browns! It would be great for everyday pictures and even some special Valentine's day pictures! Anyway, it's free on her blog for this week. You get a little each day. Click on the preview to go to her blog and start collecting this kit now!


Here is a layout I did using this kit. Of course it is of one of my granddaughters! My husband took this picture one evening while we were driving back from my parents. Not sure why she has a straw in her mouth, but....

I'll be offering this next week as a quickpage, so make sure you check back.

U-Da-Bomb

Well, it's the last day of the year and I want to share a kit with you. It's call U-Da-Bomb by Digi-Designs by Nicole! It's a great kit to use for those boy pages, from toddlers to teens. I love the colors on this kit, and all those elements. Lots of grunge and metal. What more could you ask for? I love the metal frame and the stitches. Click on the preview to find it at her store. I don't have this kit yet, but it's on my wish list!

Love to Bake

Stuff to Scrap had this great Collaboration kit this month called Love to Bake. It is packed full of all kinds of paper and elements. Anything you could think of that has to do with baking, it's in here. From the items use to make the baked goods, to all kinds of bake goods. All kinds of cookies, cakes, pies, cookbooks, and even an oven! Click on the preview to pick it up at the store. It's on sale for 30% off through the end of the year!

Here are a couple of layouts I did with this kit. Don't you love the paper! The elements are great too.

Autumn Love

Here is a kit by Digi-Designs by Nicole called Autumn Love. It's a beautiful kit, I love the colors of this kit, but then again, Autumn colors are some of the prettiest colors ever. There are lots of flowers, an owl, ribbons, and wire mesh. You can make some pretty pages with this kit. I'm adding it to my wish list. Want to check out this kit too? Just click on the preview and it will take you to her store. Check out all her kits and decide which one is your favorite. Maybe you can decide, I can't!

Christmas Cards

Do you want to have your Christmas cards all ready for next year? Well, head over to Facebook and become a fan of Melly Scraps. If you do it before the 28th, you get this great set of Christmas cards. All I have to do is add my pictures and I'm set for next year. Since I didn't get one sent out this year, I'll be ahead of the game for next year. Also you are in the drawing for a $5.00 coupon from her store. So if you FB, hurry over to become a fan, you will be glad you did. Click on the preview of the cards and you will be taken to her facebook page.

Want to find a good sale

Tracy of Growing Pains Scrapped is having a sale in her store. You get 50% of your entire purchase if you purchase a minimum of $3.00 or more. Check it out, she has some great kits! If you click on the flier, you will go to her store. I'm not sure how long it will last, so hurry and take advantage of this great deal today!

Fishing Anyone?

I have been wanting to take the girls fishing for a while, but it's hard to find a place around here. Well I found one the other day and I can't wait to take them. I remember my dad taking me out fishing when I was younger and even though I refuse to touch the fish or the bait, I still enjoyed it. Well, Digi-Designs by Nicole has a kit out called Gone Fishing. I'm adding it to my wish list. I love the color theme on this, and the elements! There are fish, flowers, and a silhouette of a fisherman. She even has a dotted circle, so you make sure everyone notices the big catch! Here's a preview of the kit, click on it to go to her store.

Enjoy the Ride by SAHM Scrapper

Becky had a new kit that is available in two places. In fact, you get half on her blog and the other half on f.o.r.e.v.e.r free (she's in the spotlight from the 24th to the 27th.) The kit is Enjoy the Ride and it is great. I played with it some this week and loved it!

Here is a preview of the kit. I love all the papers. She has some great swirls, flowers, a tree, and a bird.


Here is the layout I did with the kit.

Beautiful You by Digi-Designs by Nicole

I have added Beautiful You to my wish list. I have seen so many great layouts using this kit, that I want it, so bad! I love the papers in this kit, it's so pretty and goes with just about everything. The buttons, strings, brackets, and ribbons! She even has coordinating CU friendly glitters you can get! Here's a preview of the kit, if you click on it, you will go to her store.

It's Snow Much Fun by Scrap N' Pieces

Scrap 'n Pieces has a new kit out. It's Snow Much Fun. It has all kinds of snow items, sleds, skates, skis, tubing, gloves, scarfs, hats, penguins, snow covered trees, snowflakes and the cutest little snowman. I love the colors of this kit. We don't get much snow here in NC, but when we do, we spend all day outside playing. I'm still a kid at heart when it comes to snow! Click on the preview to go to her store. I'm sure you will enjoy this kit! It's also on sale now, so hurry over to pick it up.

This is Me by Melly Scraps

This is Me! What a great title for a kit. Melly Scraps has this kit available in her store now and I just had to have it. I love the colors and we never do enough layouts about ourselves! Well, I didn't do one of me on this one, but I'm planning on it! Here is the preview of her kit. If you click on it you will go to her store.


Here is the layout I did using this kit. I really love the way it turned out.

Christmas Eve Magic

Becky of SAHM Scrapper has a new kit out in her store. It's called Christmas Eve Magic. It is a beautiful kit. It doesn't have the usual Christmas colors in it, it is mostly pastel blues, pinks and greens so it is very versatile. It even has all the nativity scene in it. Here is a preview of the kit, if you click on it you will go to her store.



Here are the layouts I did using this kit.

Winter Wonderland by Scrapteam2008

Wow, Nicole and Hannah really outdid themselves on this kit! It is beautiful! I love all the snowmen, the icy flowers, the ribbons, the lace and the snowy window! We rarely get snow around here, but I love it when we do. I'm hoping for snow this year just to use this kit! But I'm already thinking of ways to use it without snow! Take a look for yourselves. Isn't is great! Just click on the preview and you will go to the store! Pick up a copy for yourselves at a great price, you'll be glad you did!

Designer Darling Contest

Starting January 11th, Stuff to Scrap is holding a Designer Darling competition for new designers looking for a home, and for designers just looking to expand their stores.

Come join the fun, get great feedback, ask questions, and participate for your chance to join Stuff To Scrap as a Designer Darling.

Sign ups going on now. Click HERE to sign up or for questions go HERE.

Strawberry Fields by Nibbles Skribbles

I am almost out of Christmas pictures from last year, so I'm going back to catching up some of my other pictures. What makes you think more of spring than Strawberry Fields. This is a great kit by Nibbles Skribbles. I love all the paper in this kit, and the alpha is so cute. All kinds of flower, fence and the cutest little caterpillar! Here is a preview of the kit. If you click on it, you will go to her store.


Here are a couple of layouts I did using this kit. It is a great kit and I can see myself using it again and again. This layout is of a scrapbooking retreat in the mountains. It's planned every year, but this was only the second time I've been able to go.


This layout is of my granddaughter playing in the yard. She is so carefree when she is out there, and rarely sits for long!

All I Want for Christmas by Growing Pains Scrapped

Tracy at Growing Pains Scrapped just released her newest kit and you are going to love it. It's a great kit and I love all the elements. She has a string of light, all kinds of gifts, and the cutest snowman. She is putting it in her store today, so hop over there and pick it up. Click on the preview to be taken to her store. I think it's even on sale through Christmas!


Also here is a layout I did using this kit. I can't wait until after Christmas, so I can use it again.

Recent Layouts

I have been doing some layouts lately, but haven't posted them. So I thought I would share some of my layouts with you.

Digital Kit - Night in the Spotlight by Melly Scraps. I have just started CTing for Melly and she has some great kits!

Digital Kit - Hannah Banana by Just so Scrappy


Digital Kit - Faithfully by Connie Prince

Woodland Park Zoo by Misty O'Brien

I used Misty O'Brien's kit called Woodland Park Zoo for some pictures I took of animals. This kit is great for zoo pictures, or for any animals. She has the cutest animals in this kit. I almost planned a trip to the zoo so I could use some of the animals. Here is a preview of her kit, if you click on it you will go to her store.


Anyway, here are the layouts I did using this kit. Now to plan a trip to the zoo!

QuickPage Freebie

Here is the layout I did for the quickpage.

And here is the quickpage. Just click on the link and it will take you to the download. Hope you enjoy it.

A Warm Cup of Cocoa

With winter upon us, a warm cup of cocoa sounds good. Tracy at Growing Pains Scrapped came out with a great kit called A Warm Cup of Cocoa. It's a beautiful kit full of warm chocolate colors! I really like the elements she did for this kit. It can be used for so many things. Here is a preview of the kit and she had it for free on her blog this week only. Click on the preview to go to her blog to pick it up.


Here are a couple of layouts I did for this kit this week. The first one is of the kids drinking hot cocoa. They both love it. I'm also showing off my new dishes! I used a sketch by Stacey Curry for it.


This one is of a cafe we visited while in the mountains. We found it online so we weren't sure what we were getting into, but the food was very good. It was all organic. It was kind of a preppy place, but very nice.


Stop by and pick up this kit, you are going to love it!

Template Freebie

Well, tomorrow is my birthday and I'm celebrating by giving you a template to use. I'm turning 51, but I'm not old! My husband and I have planned a quite evening at home and I hope to get some scrapping done, but we will have to see. Anyway, I made this template from a layout I did a few weeks ago. Here is the layout I did. I used SAHM Scrappers kit Homestead Harvest.

And here is the template. Click on the preview to down it. I would love to see your layouts using this template!

Just Married by Misty O'Brien

I just saw this kit and now I want it. The papers are gorgeous! They are rich in color and I can see this kit being used for lots of things, from my parent's 50th wedding anniversary, my friend's wedding, my granddaughter's fairy princess play! The usages are endless! And look at all those elements! I love the flowers and the carriage, all the swirls! Wow! You can click on the preview and it will take you to the kit in her store. Just imagine all the memories you can create with this kit!