Daddy and Me Blog Train

Okay, I am so excited about this, you guys! This is my first attempt at designing. I had so much fun working with these colors and theme and I have (what I think is) a neat kit to share with you! I'm posting the preview of the kit and also previews of the two wordarts because they're hard to see on the kit preview. :)

Please, please leave me comments if you like it and also comments about what you think I could improve on. I'd love to work on more kits in the future and using fewer CU items, but really need some feedback first!

So, without further ado, click on the preview link to head over to 4shared to download and leave some love, then continue on your merry way down the blog train. I've listed all the stops for you below!
Also, here are a couple layouts I did. The first with my kit and the second with the kit from Jenasis Design. I turned that one into a QP for you too, which you can download here!

Always Be Neighbors Designs
Anyecs
Becky Young Designs
Dream Big Designs
Dreams Inspired
Digi-designs by Nicole
Eva Marina Scraps
Every EverAfter Moment
Flower Scraps
Jackie Torres
JenasisDesign
JW Digi-Scraps
KnittinJen
Mad Genius Designs
My Digaddiction
Nibbles Skribbles
Pure Pixel Designs
Resistance is Futile
Scrappin' Serenity
Scrapping Sisters
Scrapping Words
Scraps of Ellay
Seal Scraps <--- You Are Here! Sexy And Hot Mama Scrapper
Shel Belle Scraps
Tanya's Crossbone Cuts
Tery Hooson,
The Latest Scoop, Too
The Scrappy Kat

You can join next month's blog train over at the STS forums!

Woohoo! Another Speed Scrap!

The ladies over at STS just keep 'em coming! There's another one in the works for tomorrow! Here are all the details:
And the prize:
I'll see ya there!

New Kit and a Freebie!

JeNaSiS DeSiGn just came out with a gorgeous new kit called Roxy. Here's a preview of it; you can click on the preview to head over to the STS store to grab it, but before you do, keep reading cause there's more here for you for FREE! This kit is going to be SO versatile! I'm already thinking of tons of layouts I could do with it: girly, grungy, even boy! The first thing I did was a layout from a girls' night we had last night:
Then I decided to turn it into a QP for you. Click the preview to head over to 4shared and download.THEN, as if that weren't enough, Shelby made another freebie for you, a great cluster frame, so jump over to her blog to download:

A Great Speed Scrap!

Wow, today's speed scrap instructions included using striped and polka-dot paper - i.e. NO solids! I like how it turned out though, take a look:
Credit:
Scraps of Ellay, "Bears Eat Beets"

Speed Scrap Today!

There's a speed scrap today over at STS and the participation prize is so cool! Check it out:
Click on the flyer to head on over!

Something for YOU!

So I've been playing around with Kat's new kit, "That's Groovy Baby" which you can download for free until next Friday (There's a whole description of it in the post below). I made a couple layouts and decided to turn them into quick pages to share with you!

Just click on the previews to download and leave some love if you like them! I'm always looking for constructive criticism! :) Once you're done, go download the rest of this kit so you can personalize these with some more of her awesome elements and alpha!

Another Awesome FREE kit from The Scrappy Kat

Wait 'til you guys see this one! The Scrappy Kat is still in the running for the Next Designs In Digital Design Star competition over at Just Digi Layouts and if you ask me, the kits just keep getting better and better! This week's kit is totally awesome and you can start downloading on Friday! Check out "That's Groovy Baby":It's got a bunch of cool stuff to go along with these great colors. Here's a description:

This kit is groovy baby! A throw-back to the 60's & 70's, That's Groovy Baby! is full of everything from lava lamps to flower power. This kit is so groovy the van and car even double as photo frames! You will find That's Groovy Baby! is perfect for scrapping a huge variety of photos; those of you in your bellbottoms, your groovy teenagers & toddlers, and even that road trip vacation you took with your family. Included in this kit are: 10 papers (2 solid, 8 pattern); 1 full alpha (includes upper, lower, numbers, & punctuation in sheets and individual pngs); 20 Elements (1 flower power van, 1 groovy car, 1 embroidered flower frame, 1 ribbon with bow, 1 straight ribbon, 1 brown straight stitch, 1 "Peace" flair, 1 Groovy word art, 2 flower journal pieces, 1 chipboard flower, 1 sticker lava lamp, 1 chipboard lava lamp, 1 sticker Peace Sign, 1 chipboard Peace Sign, 1 jeweled butterfly, 1 epoxy butterfly, 1 binder clip, 1 paper clip, 1 staple).

So, if this sounds like something you can't live without ~ which I know you can't ~ click on the preview and go download it while it's free, free, free!

Bubble Blowin' Boy

Blowing bubbles with grandpa. :) Did this for the color challenge over at STS!Credit:
STS Collab, "Life's Inspiration" kit

Speed Scrappin'

Here are a couple layouts I did for the last two speed scraps over at STS. They are so much fun and I love knowing I will for sure have a layout done at the end! :) If you haven't been to their SS's you should give one a shot ~ they're SO fun. The next one is Sunday at 2 CST.

This one is using Ellay's new kit, "Child's Play," which you can download for free over at her blog.
This next one, I'm super-excited about. I did the layout at tonight's speed scrap and used a kit I am making for the STS June blog train! I'll have it here for you at the beginning of the month to download, along with maybe a QP or two. :) For now, take a look at my incredibly adorable sister and my darling daddy:

Holy Moly, They're Doing It Again!

The gals over at STS decided to have a Memorial Day Sale, even though we got so many great deals at the store opening a couple weeks ago! How awesome is that?! Both the designers I CT for, JenasisDesign and The Scrappy Kat, sell here, plus a lot of other awesome designers. Here's a flyer with all the details you need, so click on it and get over to the store and SHOP! You know you need some of these super-cool kits!

Twinkle, Twinkle My Little Star Kit!

This is the name of The Scrappy Kat's great new kit and boy is it ever cute! Take a look:
You can get the kit over at the STS store, but I've got some QP's for you today. There are two of them to download and you can use them separately, but you can also put them together to make a cute two-page spread, see:I also happen to know that Kat's being introduced on the STS blog tomorrow (Wednesday) and that if you head over there and check out her bio, she'll have a cool freebie for ya to go along with this awesome kit!

So, without further ado, here's your QP's. Just click on the preview to head over to 4shared to download!

Download-A-Day Resumes

Don't forget, the STS Download a Day starts again tomorrow! This is the last week for it, so be sure the head over every day to collect the rest of this huge and awesome collaborative kit!

Good Grief - lots of layouts!

So I've been scrapping away and have (apparently) forgotten to post some of them on my blog! LOL! Here are some of the layouts I've done this week over at Stuff to Scrap:

Layout for the Word of the Week Challenge (friends):
Credit:
JenasisDesign, "Boys Summer" kit

A layout for a speed scrap Thursday:
Credits:
ScrapElf, Alphas, solid & camo paper
No Reimer Reason, buttons, ribbon, hanging star, stitched star
DMK Designs, star paper (recolored), metalic star in circle

Some baby layouts of Colin. This one was for another STS challenge.
Nibbles Skribbles, template challenge:
Credit for all three of these:
The Scrappy Kat, "Twinkle, Twinkle, My Little Star" kit

And one I did today for a quote challenge. The quote, though hard to see is "From there to here and here to there, funny things are everywhere." By Dr. Seuss if you didn't already know! :) I used pictures that honestly make me chuckle each and every time I see them. They never get old! Percy covered in snow, dad eating cake, Michael being...um, himself, and a funny sign we saw in Sweden near a moat and the sea! Credits:
Nibbles Skribbles, Template
The Skrappy Kat, "You Glow Girl" kit, recolored

Willful Wordart

Here's a wordart I did for a challenge over at Stuff to Scrap. I thought I'd share it with you in case anyone else has a willful munchkin! Click on the preview to download the png file from 4shared!

Lil' Gal Pals Kit and Layout!

Remember Kat's kit "Lil' Gal Pals" I told you about yesterday for the Next Designs In Digital Design Star competition? Well, you can still download it for a few more days! Here's a layout I made with pictures of my friend's daughter. Isn't she darling with those chubby feet sticking out of the tutu? The kit is just perfect for those precious girly pictures!
Here's a preview of it again (check out the description in the post below). Just click on the preview to head over and download!

Callin' All Girl Mammas

Kat is still in the running for the Next Designs In Digital Design Star competition and she's got another gorgeous kit coming out! This one is called "Lil' Gal Pals" and is available for free starting today and for ONE WEEK ONLY over at the Just Digi Layouts Store. Just like little girls, this kit if full of everything nice. This freebie kit is dedicated to all those little girls that love to play make-believe and is perfect for scrapping your little ballerinas, princesses, and tea parties.

"Lil' Gal Pals" includes: 10 Papers (4 Solid, 6 Pattern), 2 Ribbons With Bows, 2 Photo Frames, 3 Girly Word Bits, 2 Princess Crowns, 1 Best Friends Flair, 1 Stitched Flower, 1 Doodled Castle Sticker, 1 Teapot Sticker, 1 Teacup Sticker, 1 Doodled Tutu Sticker, 1 Lil' Princess Sticker, 1 Lil' Ballerina Sticker, 1 Flower Journal Piece, & 1 Alpha (full upper, numbers 0-9, & 4 punctuation) Wow! Here's a Preview of it for ya:So click on the preview to head over and download it quickly before it's gone!

Can you believe it?! Another Speed Scrap!

So, here's the layout I did for the speed scrap yesterday over at STS:
It was so much fun, and guess what? They're having another one on Thursday! Here's the flyer:
Britt's CT member Tanya is hosting it this time and her layouts are awesome!
And the participation prize is equally cool ~ it's an add-on to a super-cute kit Britt just put in the store. So come and have some fun Thursday evening; just click the flyer to come on over!

And the Sale Goes On...

If you missed it, here's your chance:

Speed Scrap Today!!!

***If you're looking for the QP's I did for today, scroll down a bit!***

Eva over at Stuff to Scrap is hosting her first ever speed scrap in a few hours! The participation prize is so cute, so head on over for a fun hour and while you're there, check out the stuff on sale in the store for their Grand Opening! :) Here's the flyer and the participation prize:

Just click the flyer to go to the Speed Scrap forum!

Posh Baby and Hawaiian Vacation QP Freebies!

So the new kits, "Posh Baby" from JenasisDesign and Kat's new kit, "Hawaiian Vacation", I've been telling you about are both available at the Stuff to Scrap Store opening IN THE MORNING! However, before you run over there to check out their kits and all the other amazing designers at STS, I have TWO quickpages for you! So snag these, leave some love, and then go crazy at the store ~ there's all kinds of great discounts on everything this week!

Click on the previews to download at 4shared!

Grand Opening and Mega Collab Kit!

The Grand Opening at the STS Store is tomorrow!!!! I have already registered and gotten my 20% off, which I will add to the 40% off tomorrow for a whopping 60% off anything in the store! WOW! What a great deal! :) Here's the flyer in case you've forgotten! Get over there and pick out some stuff to scrap!
Also, don't forget that the May collab starts back up tomorrow (Monday) with a download a day for this next week! This kit is turning out so cool! I've already started scrapping with it and am excited to see what all the parts are!

Willful Little Boy

Here's a layout I made over at STS for their Word of the Week Challenge. The word this week was "willful" and I knew I had to do a page. The only problem was picking a picture! I managed to narrow it down to a handful that run a large spread of Colin's life (the most recent is the lower right corner, taken yesterday!).

Awesome Freebie kit!

So, my friend Kat is participating in the NDIDDS, which stands for Next Designs In Digital Design Star, competition over at Designs In Digital. Anyway, her Week 1 submissions just became available for free download!

This kit is perfect for scrapping all those photos of "Glowing" Mommies-to-Be (or in my case, not glowing! LOL!). The kit includes 8 papers (5 patterned & 3 solid); 15 embellishments (2 pregnant mommy doodles, 2 word art, 2 photo mats, 1 journaling mat, 1 epoxy flower, 1 stitched circle, 2 polka-dot ribbon, 2 curled ribbon, 2 decorative page borders); and 1 full-size Alpha set (including upper, lower, numbers & punctuation). Wow! Here's a preview of it:

Anyway, click on the link to go download it and check back here. Maybe I'll be brave enough to dig out some of my fat preggo pics! :)

Posh Baby ~ New JeNaSiSDeSiGn kit!

Shelby, over at JeNaSiSDeSiGn, is coming out with a new kit over at the STS store opening Monday called "Posh Baby" and is it ever cute! She's got 38 papers and 81 elements, plus 4 alphas for you. Wow! They are all just darling ~ and the boy colors are the colors of my son's room, so you can bet I'm going to be scrapping tons of baby layouts from this kit! Here's a preview of it for you and some of the layouts I've done so far. Come on back later because I'll have a great QP for you using this kit!