STS Blog Train - "The Great Outdoors"

Well, after taking a month off, I'm back with another STS blog train! This month's train colors are totally gorgeous and the train is called "The Great Outdoors". You can get my part by clicking on the preview below and then be sure to hit all the stops on the train below!

If you're interested in participating next month, head over to the STS forum and check out the latest, greatest theme!
Hope you enjoy!

Here's a peek at what's coming next month:


And here are all the rest of your stops:

Jellebelleke's
SAHM Scrapper
Jensen Motley Crew Designs
Snowlady
Scraps N Pieces
Luna Rosa's Scraps
Manda's Scrappin' Creations
Shel Belle Scraps
This Little Missy
Seal Scraps <--- You Are Here
Digi-designs by Nicole
HD Creations
The Scrappy Kat
Mommy Me Time Scrapper
Circle Of Life Scraps
Saphira's Scrapdesign
Adriana's Cafe
Let Me Scrapbook!
JeNaSisDeSiGn
Amy Owens Photography and Design
mdk scraps
Scraps By Andrea
Flower Scraps
Milly Dee Designs
Samantha Scraps
Jolly Kids Creations
Inspirations from Linda
Scrappin' Serenity

August Build-A-Kits - "The Soda Shoppe" & "Boho Chic"

It's the beginning of another month and that means another fun round of Build-A-Kits over at Stuff to Scrap. This is where all the designers choose a fun color palette and create mini kits that you can get for just $1.99 each to build your own kit. This month's colors reminded me of small town ice cream parlors, so I created a little mini for you with fun polka-dot and argyle papers, a few soda shop pieces, and lots of other neat little elements.

And here's one of the other awesome kits this month. It's called "Boho Chic" by The Scrappy Kat.

Here are some totally cute layouts by my CT Members:

Kendra:


Cami Jo:

I hope you enjoy it and don't forget to check out all the other great BAK's over at the STS store. Just click the preview to head over.

It's Christmas in July!

There's an awesome Christmas in July sale going on right now at Stuff to Scrap. I don't have any Christmas kits yet, but you can get some from lots of other really talented designers. Everything Christmas-y or wintery is currently on sale and if you're like me and aren't done scrapping last Christmas' photos (yeah, bad, I know), now is a great time to stock up!

"Take A Hike!" - My Latest Kit!

Are you a nature-lover and have lots of pictures of the great outdoors? Have you spent your summers and falls hiking trails and need a kit to scrap all these fun activities? I'd been looking for just such a kit and coming up a bit short on what I wanted, so I decided to create one! "Take A Hike" is a huge mega-kit with 36 papers, 87 elements, and 4 alphas. Yep, four. One of my CTM's told me I had too much fun making them and she was right! I just love how they turned out. I probably could have kept going on and on with this kit, but then I'd never get it to any one else to use! LOL! So, I've forced myself to stop and you can now get the whole thing in my store.

Or, if you're too busy enjoying the great outdoors to actually be scrapping this summer, I've created a set of 4 QP's to go along with it. Plus, at the very bottom of the post I have a cute little freebie sampler pack for you as well!

Hope you all enjoy using this one as much as I've enjoyed creating it!

Here are a couple of the layouts I've made with it. I can't wait to carve out some more time because I have TONS of camping/hiking pictures that are calling out to be turned into layouts!

I decided to try the versatility of it and do one of my sister from years ago too. :)


And here are some from my awesome CT:

Cami Jo:Sheri:

And here's your freebie sampler. Just click to download and then go check out the rest in the store!

"Click" - A JW-Digiscraps kit

I have just got to tell you about the new collab JW-Digiscraps has done with Angel Hartline. It's called "Click" and has been a long time in the making. Right now, it is the deal of the day at theStudio today and tomorrow, and you do not want to miss this deal at 70% off (which means you can grab the whole thing for just under $2 right now)!

I got to work with part of the kit a few months ago and was so glad when they finally brought it all together. You can see a couple of the layouts I made below, but first check out this fun kit:

Saturday Speed Scrap

Rainamoon Scraps is hosting a speed scrap this Saturday and the participation prize is SO cute! Really wish I could be there. :(

Congrats Knittin Jen!

I have some exciting news to share with you today! One of my own CT members applied for a position as an STS designer and is going to be Guest Designer over there for the next couple months. Right now she's got one adorable mini kit in the store and she was so sweet to let me play around with it!

It's called "Backyard Bliss" and totally cute, full of birdies and butterflies! You can get it by clicking on the image and heading over to her brand new store!

Hurry over, it's only $1.99 and you know you'd love to scrap with this. And keep your eyes peeled, there are some other new designers around and they and Knittin Jen will have more kits in their stores very soon!

Here's what I've done so far:

JW-Digiscraps - Great Deals!

I just wanted to let ya'll know that Janice is closing her Enchanted Studio Store in a couple days and now until the 15th you can get everything for less that $2. I think I'm going to have to head over for her Scallops and Stars templates - I just love her templates and I've seen some awesome layouts using this set!

Check them out:

Must-Have New Kits - both collabs!

I have a couple of really fun kits to tell you about today. The first is from JW-Digiscraps and

Angel Hartline called "Bella Luna". I think the colors and elements are absolutely stunning and sort of ethereal. Gorgeous!

Right now the whole kit is on sale for 25% off and if you like clusters and stackers, there is a coordinating set that is also 25% off right now. They are available separately or in a combo pack for an even better deal. Here's the combo pack to save room!

Here are a couple layouts I made with it:

The next kit is another collab that came out today and it is absolutely so fun and summery, I know you're going to want to grab it for yourself. It's a two-part kit by The Scrappy Kat and SAHM Scrapper called "Fruits and Veggies". Each of these kits has a slightly different twist though - SAHM's is garden-y and Kat's has darling little veggie and fruit characters.


Kat also has a cute set of 8 ~ 12x12 inch quick pages you can get from her store:


Right now you can also get freebies on these gals' blogs that coordinate with the kits, so head over there today!

Here are a couple layouts I've already made using this fun kit:

Speed Scrap Tomorrow Afternoon

This Little Missy is hosting a Speed Scrap Thursday in the Stuff to Scrap forum. Come on over to the forum or chat and receive a free template pack for playing along! Hope to see you there!

STS Sale and 4th of July Freebie

STS is having a sale to celebrate Independence Day and you're invited. Nearly everything in the store will be on sale for two days only, so be sure to head over and take advantage of this for any kits you've been eyeing lately.

I decided to put together a little 4th of July mini for you guys also. It's called "Flags and Fireworks" and is full of fun red, white, and blue goodies to scrap all those holiday photos.
Preview expired...you can now pick up this kit in my store!

Happy 4th of July!

"Vintage Independence" - STS Mega Collab

We gals at STS just finished up working on a huge collab celebrating American independence. The beautiful muted colors and vintage feel of the elements combine to create one absolutely gorgeous kit! Here's a look at the whole thing:
And here's a closer look at all the amazing papers (85 in all!)
And if working with such a large kit isn't your cup of tea (or coffee, I suppose) or if you're just a little short on time, check out the awesome set of matching QP's to go with it. You can get to both of these items just by clicking the previews and heading to the STS store!