Circus Fun!

I have scrapped these pages about a month ago, and was waiting to share them when the kit was in the store, so here goes, finally:

I love this kit by Scrap'it Designs! It is so versatile and fun! I used it to scrap my favorite picture from my mom's visit.

Credits:

Sweet Surprise by Scrap'It

Designs

Fonts: Windsong, Pea Pumpkin Peters

And then I made a photo-less page.

Credits:

Sweet Surprise by Scrap'It Designs

Fonts: circus, CK believe, The Typewriter by Heather Hess

I'm sorry for not being able to share the journaling, since I'm talking about other people, but let me say that scrapping this page was very therapeutic!

Friday Releases!

It's Friday, and there are some fabulous new releases at The Lilypad! First off, a fantastic collab by Sahlin Studio and Kate Hadfield:

and there are some great additional packs too:

As you must have learned by now if you're a follower of this blog, I don't have any camping pictures, but that's not a problem! This kit is very versatile and works great for any outdoor pictures or hybrid projects! Here's a card I made with it:

Credits

Summer Camp by Kate Hadfield and Sahlin Studio

Summer Camp Snipettes and brad from Recreational Icons by Sahlin Studio

Next, a funky new kit by Emily Merritt:

and my page:

Credits:

Rock It by Emily Merritt

Gimme Space font by Lauren Reid and Darcy Baldwin

Sew Cute!

Mari Koegelenberg has a new collab out today, and it's so cute indeed!

I am in love with the patterns of this kit, Mari's papers are always fantastic!

Credits:

Sew Cute by Mari Koegelenberg, Sugarplum Paperie and Danielle Engebretson Designs

Font: Pea Pumpkin Peters and CK Mama O

Christmas in July!

There's a great sale going on at The Lilypad on Christmas products, which includes today's new releases! And there are fun games and challenges in the forum, make sure you check them out! Here's a lovely new Christmas kit by Karah Fredricks that I used:

and I paired it with this new alpha by Sahlin Studio:

I used both to scrap a page about Christmas gifts:

Journaling:

In the past few years I have to say I’ve always been pretty good at getting Christmas presents well in time, but this year I beat all records for sure: it was March when we bought these two gorgeous necklaces for our moms!

Credits:

Naughty or Nice by Karah Fredricks

Permanent Marker Alpha by Sahlin Studio

Gimme Space font by Lauren Reid and Darcy Baldwin

And then  I used this Christmas kit to scrap a non-Christmas page: it's the theme of one of the fun challenges running at The Lilypad for Christmas in July!

Credits:

Garland Templates 2 by Amy Martin

Naughty or Nice by Karah Fredricks

Permanent Marker Alpha by Sahlin Studio

Font: Pea Pumpkin Peters

BTW, make sure to check out those fabulous templates too, because they're on sale as well! That's all from me for today, have a great weekend!

New Releases!

I have so many gorgeous new products to show today!! Let's start with this fabulous collab by Erica Zane and Jenn Barrette, at ScrapMatters:

This kit is fantastic! The colors make me so happy, and the doodled elements and papers are so gorgeous! I fell in love with this paper, so I made this page with it:

Credits:

Oh, Happy Day by Erica Zane and Jenn Barrette

Font: CK Chloe

Next, there is a seriously awesome new kit by Valorie Wibbens at The Lilypad.

I scrapped this page this morning during breakfast, because I could not wait to use the kit! And I'm dying to get back scrapping and use the other fabulous papers!

Journaling:

Today, a Friday, I was working at the kitchen table and I got up to get a glass of milk. I glanced out the window and I saw a fawn just outside out backyard. DH was out, unfortunately, but I had time to take a few pictures. Then, after the fawn walked away, I went outside and saw that in fact there are two fawns, not just one.

Credits:

The Everyday and The Everyday papers by Valorie Wibbens

Candy Flowers by Sahlin Studio

Free Spirit Alpha by CD Muckosky

Font: Typewriterhand

What a fun Friday! And I have more to share in a bit!

Messy Inked Templates

I love these templates by Amy Martin that are 50% off today for Wibbit Wednesday:

I'm not much of a template scrapper, because I generally find it faster to come up with a design myself, based on the orientation and size of my pictures, but recently I have been using templates a lot more, because some are just too pretty to resist! These are so much fun, with the ink splatters! Here's my page:

Credits:

Messy Inked templates by Amy Martin

Let's Play by Kaye Winiecki and Kate Hadfield

Font: Pea Pumpkin Peters

Have a great day! Come back Friday: I'll have something fun to share!

P52 Cards Weeks 27-29

My Project 52 Cards is still going strong, and we are now well past the first half of the year. Here are the past 3 weeks' worth of photos. :)

You can see the Week 27 card here.

You can see the Week 28 card here.

You can see the Week 29 card here.

(Late) New Releases

I have been a bad blogger this week! I have two new releases from Friday to share, and am only getting around to posting them now! First off, a gorgeous element pack by Kate Hadfield at The Lilypad:

And here's my page, also using a mix of products from the July BYOC.

Journaling:

This year we went to our first 4th of July concert+fireworks! It was Ralph's idea, although he almost canceled when he found out that this year they changed the ground rules, and you can no longer bring your own food and drinks. But we convinced him to go anyway, and it was fun! We ended up buying some cheese and wine there. We bought new camping chairs for the occasion. It was mighty hot, but still fun, and Ralph and Jeff were good company. It would have ended well, if only the Off clip-on mosquito repellent had worked. But even that was not the main problem, since I only got 4 mosquito bites. What was worse was the reaction to the bites: my feet/legs were swollen and hurting for a week and I ended up missing the fireworks in our town. I guess I should stick to indoor picnics… :)

Credits:

Liberty Templates and background paper from Let Freedom Ring Paper Pack by Emily Merritt

Al Fresco by Kate Hadfield

Red paper from Gingham Summer Papers by Kelly Schmidt

Patriot Tickets by Amy Martin

Next up, a great bundle by WM [squared] Designs at ScrapMatters:

I didn't have any camping pictures to go with it, but the adorable animals in it are perfect for hybrid cards!

Credits:

The Great Outdoors bundle by WM [squared] Designs

Fonts: The Typewriter by Heather Hess and SociaL AnimaL

Hello Sunshine

I am so excited to show you Mari Koegelenberg's latest kit, out today! It is huge and absolutely gorgeous!

I scrapped with it last night, and to give you an idea about how awesome this kit is, let me tell you a bit more about last night. I was not feeling too well and was super tired, so not exactly in the mood for scrapping, but I started making a page anyway and I got so into it that it's one of my favorites ever!

Credits:

Hello Sunshine by Mari Koegelenberg

Font: Dear Joe 4

This kit is soooo much fun! I love scrapping so much! :) And you really can't go wrong with such an awesome kit!

Puppy

No, we do not have a new puppy, nor do we plan to get one, but a dear friend of ours recently got a cute little puppy, so I had to scrap about it! :)

Today is Wibbit Wednesday, which means a lot of great products are for sale 50% off at The Lilypad, including these beautiful templates by Valorie Wibbens:

And here's my page:

Journaling:

Brian's new puppy, Gabby, is too stinkin' cute! He's been home for a little under a week, but he is the prince of the house already!

Credits:

Topography Set no.11 by Valorie Wibbens and Must Love Dogs by Valorie Wibbens and Holly Designs

Gimme Space font by Lauren Reid and Darcy Baldwin

I LOVE how this page turned out! :) Oh, and let me give a shout out to what has quickly become my favorite font!! It's a must have!

Have a great rest of the week!

Doodley Goodness

Jenn Barrette is guesting at ScrapMatters this month! Here is this week's new kit:

Here's the page I made with it:

Credits:

Lazy Days of Summer by Jenn Barrette

Font: Pea Pumpkin Peters

And here is today's new kit at the Sweet Shoppe:

I've never been camping, not do I wish to go (I need my comforts!), but this kit is just too cute! I used it to make this card:

Credits:

Happy Camper by Jenn Barrette

Font: CK Hand

DH and I are trying to plan a trip next month, we're still not 100% sure it will work out, but we're hoping it does. I am so looking forward to it!

Exciting News!

I have some fantastic news to share! As of today, I am a Pollywog!!! I was asked to join the CT at The Lilypad and of course I said yes. I've been wanting to be a Pollywog for a very long time! So check out my new blinkie! :)

I will be doing some marketing for TLP (just posting the new releases and sales, and enabling) and I get to be a Pollywog in exchange. How cool is that?! ;) I haven't scrapped this week, but I have a couple pages left over from the weekend to share. They happen to be all TLP products. :)

Credits:

Simple Scrap Templates No. 7 by Emily Merritt

Dear Mom by Valorie Wibbens

Red and yellow papers and word art from Enjoy the Moment and Doodley Borders & Frames Vol.1 by Sahlin Studio

Font: Pea Pumpkin Peters

Credits:

Lovely Papers and Lovely Elements by Rachel Young Designs

Frame from Monkeying Around by Jenn Labre and Kate Hadfield

Fonts:The Typewriter font by Heather Hess, CK Ali's hand

It's going to be hard for me to concentrate on work after receiving this news, luckily it's Friday! ;)

Summer Sunshine

Ju Kneipp has a gorgeous new kit at Catscrap:

Like all her kits, this really makes me want to scrap! I started by making this card:

Credits:

Summer Sunshine by Ju Kneipp

Font: Pea Noodle's Girlfriends

I have a couple of pages to show that I did this weekend, I will post them tomorrow.

Happy 4th!

Credits:

Country Fair Picnic Mixed Media and Country Fair Picnic Papers by Sahlin Studio

Happy July!

I'm no longer a guest Pollywog (sigh), but do check out the great sale going on, and the fabulous new BYOC!

This means that Krista's store is also on sale!! She also has two gorgeous new products for the July BYOC:

I love them both! I used them to make a fun little party decoration:

And the fact that I don't have any 4th July party planned is totally irrelevant. I can eat my watermelon in any way that pleases me, right? ;) :D I made a fun 4th July card too, but I'll show that to you on July 4th. :)